| 1 ܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܘܬܡܝܗܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܬܢܝܘ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܨܝܦܝܢ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܛܥܘ | 1 For your judgments, O Lord, are great, and your words are indescribable. Therefore, undisciplined souls have wandered astray. |
| 2 ܣܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܝܪ ܚ̈ܛܝܐ ܕܢܫܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܥܡܟ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܐܣܘܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܡ̈ܠܘܟܘܗܝ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܒܢܦܫܗܘܢ | 2 For, while they managed to convince the unjust, so as to obtain dominion over the holy nation, they themselves were fettered with chains of darkness and of endless night, enclosed in their houses, fugitives of everlasting providence, lying in ruins. |
| 3 ܘܣܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܡܚ̈ܫܒܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܠܡܛܫܝܘ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܗܘܢ ܣܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܐܬܟܣܣܘ ܘܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܘܕܚܠܘ ܬܡܝܗܐܝܬ ܘܐܬܕܠܚܘ ܘܐܫܬܕܝܘ | 3 And, while they thought to escape notice in their secret sins, they were scattered under a dark veil of oblivion, being horribly afraid, and having been disturbed with great astonishment. |
| 4 ܘܚܫܘܟܐ ܕܐܚܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܚܒܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܩܠܐ ܕܠܘܛܬܐ ܩܒܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܚܫܟ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܢܘܗܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ | 4 For neither did the cave which enclosed them preserve them from fear, because descending noises disturbed them, and the sorrowful persons appearing to them intensified their fear. |
| 5 ܘܒܚܐܦܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܗܘܢ ܢܗܝܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܕܥܟܐ ܘܣܒܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܕܠܠܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ | 5 And, indeed, even fire had no strength to provide them light, nor could the clear flames of the stars illuminate that horrible night. |
| 6 ܘܢܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܗܘܬ ܡܢܗܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܫܐ ܗܘܐ ܚܙܘܐ ܕܚܙܘ | 6 Yet there appeared to them a sudden fire, filled with fear; and, having been struck with the fear of that face which is unseen, they considered those things which they did see to be worse, |
| 7 ܘܣܒܪܘ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܐܘܡܢܘܬܐ ܕܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܒܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܕܪܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܐܬܢܟܝܘ ܒܨܥܪܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܟܬܬܐ ܘܒܪܗܒܐ | 7 and, having been ridiculed, the illusions were removed from their arts along with their contemptuous rebuke of glorious wisdom. |
| 8 ܐܬܕܒܪ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܒܝܫܐܝܬ ܘܒܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܒܕܚܠܬܐ ܐܬܟܪܗܘ | 8 Indeed, those who promised to drive away fears and disturbances from a languishing soul, though they were filled with derision, were themselves languishing in fear. |
| 9 ܘܟܠ ܬܡܝ̈ܗܬܐ ܐܕܚܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܕܒ̈ܒܐ ܒܛܡܐܘܬܐ ܘܪܚܫܐ ܒܓܘܪܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܢܦܠܘ | 9 And, even if nothing unnatural disturbed them, yet being agitated by the passing of animals and the hissing of snakes, they died of fear, denying what they themselves saw even in the air, which no one thinks to be able to escape. |
| 10 ܘܪܬܘ ܘܐܒܕܘ ܘܡܢ ܐܐܪ ܕܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܥܪܩܘ ܟܦܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܝܡܢܘܢ | 10 For, while there may be apprehension with wickedness, it gives testimony to condemnation, for a troubled conscience always forecasts harshness. |
| 11 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܣܗܕܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܚܝܒܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܘܐܚܕܘ ܒܡܚܫܒ̈ܬܗܘܢ | 11 For fear is nothing else but unfaithfulness to thinking helpful things. |
| 12 ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܡܫܠܡܢܘܬܗ̇ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܥܕܪܢܝܬܗܝܢ ܕܡܚܫ̈ܒܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܐܝܬܝܗ̇ | 12 And, while expectation is driven from within, the cause of this is supposing that one is great in knowledge, and as a result, conflict excels. |
| 13 ܘܠܕܒܨܝܪ ܡܢܗ̇ ܡܣܟܝܐ ܘܗܝ ܝܬܝܪܐ ܗܝ ܡܢ ܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܐ ܘܗܝ ܥܠܬܐ ܕܨܥܪܐ ܕܐܬܐ | 13 Yet those who were truly powerless that night, being overcome by both the vilest and the deepest hell, were sleeping the same sleep, |
| 14 ܘܠܠܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܨܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܝܘܠ ܒܐܣܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܕܢܐܬܐ ܕܒܗ̇ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܢ ܗܢܘܢ | 14 sometimes stirred up by the fear of unnatural things, other times sinking down in disgrace of soul, for a sudden and unexpected fear overcame them. |
| 15 ܘܒܫܢܬܟ ܚܙܝܬ ܢܦܫܟ ܕܡܕܒܪ ܗܘܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܚܙܝܬ ܢܦܚܬ ܒܗ | 15 Then, if any among them had fallen away, he was kept in a prison without bars which had been left open. |
| 16 ܘܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܕܐܣܝܪ ܐܢܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܐܣܘܪܝܐ ܘܚܒܝܫ ܐܢܬ | 16 For if a farmer, or a shepherd, or a worker in a field of labor were suddenly overcome, he endured an inescapable necessity. |
| 17 ܐܢ ܦܠܚܐ ܐܢܬ ܐܘ ܪܥܝܐ ܐܘ ܒܠܐܘܬܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܠܐܝܬ ܐܬܢܣܒܬ ܘܩܡܬ ܒܐܢܢܩܐ ܕܠܐ ܣܟܝܬ ܠܗ̇ | 17 For they were all bound together with one chain of darkness. Or if there were a whistling wind, or the sweet sound of birds among the thick tree branches, or the force of water rushing excessively, |
| 18 ܚܕ ܗܘ ܡܥܠܢܗ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܨܠܝܢ ܡܛܠܬܗ ܒܚܕܐ ܓܝܪ ܫܫܠܬܐ ܕܚܫܘܟܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܬܐܣܪܘ ܐܘ ܪ̈ܘܚܐ ܕܡܫܪ̈ܩܢ ܐܘ ܩܠ ܓܦ̈ܐ ܕܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܩ̈ܠܐ ܚ̈ܠܝܐ ܐܘ ܩܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܪ̈ܕܝܢ ܒܚܐܦܐ | 18 or the strong noise of rocks crashing down, or the scattering of playful animals having been seen, or the strong voice of bellowing beasts, or the resounding of the highest mountain echo, these things made them sink down because of fear. |
| 19 ܐܘ ܩܠ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܢ̈ܦܠܢ ܥܠ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ. ܐܘ ܩܠ ܚ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܗܛܢ ܘܡܫܘܪ̈ܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܚ̈ܙܝܢ. ܐܘ ܩܠ ܚܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܢܗ̈ܡܢ. ܐܘ ܩܠܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܩܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢ̈ܬ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܫܪܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܕܚܠܬܐ. | 19 For the whole world was enlightened with a clear light, and none were being hindered in their labors. |
| 20 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܐ ܒܫܘܦܪܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܐ ܡܢܗܪ̈ܢ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܠܐ ܒܕܠܘܚܝܐ | 20 But then, the heavy night was placed over the sun for them, an image of that darkness which was about to overcome them. Yet they were more grievous to themselves than was the darkness. |
| 21 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܥܠ ܗܢܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܠܝܐ ܝܩܝܪ ܕܡܘܬܗ ܕܚܫܟܐ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܠܝܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ | |
