| 1 ܠܐ ܬܬܪܓܪܓ ܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܚܛ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܕܐ ܒܟܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܫܘܩܪܐ | 1 Do not desire a multitude of useless children, nor rejoice in ungodly sons. |
| 2 ܐܦܢ ܣܓܝܘ ܠܐ ܬܚܕܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ | 2 If they multiply , do not rejoice in them, unless the fear of the Lord is in them. |
| 3 ܠܐ ܬܬܟܠ ܥܠ ܚܝܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܝܡܢ ܕܗܘܝܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܪܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܒ ܗܘ ܚܕ ܕܐ̇ܒܕ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܦܐ ܘܗܘ ܕܡܐܬ ܕܠܐ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̇ܘܝܢ ܠܗ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ | 3 Do not trust in their survival, and do not rely on their multitude; for one is better than a thousand, and to die childless is better than to have ungodly children. |
| 4 ܡܢ ܚܕ ܓܝܪ ܕܕܚܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܬܬܡܠܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܬܚܪܒ | 4 For through one man of understanding a city will be filled with people, but through a tribe of lawless men it will be made desolate. |
| 5 ܕܣܓܝܐ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܚܙܬ ܥܝܢܝ ܘܕܥܫܝܢܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܫܡܥܬ ܐܕܢܝ | 5 Many such things my eye has seen, and my ear has heard things more striking than these. |
| 6 ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܝܩܕܐ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܒܥܡܐ ܕܡܪܓܙ ܫܠܛܐ ܚܡܬܐ | 6 In an assembly of sinners a fire will be kindled, and in a disobedient nation wrath was kindled. |
| 7 ܠܐ ܫܒܩ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܡܠܘ ܥܠܡܐ ܒܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ | 7 He was not propitiated for the ancient giants who revolted in their might. |
| 8 ܘܠܐ ܚܣ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܠܘܛ ܕܐܪܫܥܘ ܡܛܠ ܓܐܝܘܬܗܘܢ | 8 He did not spare the neighbors of Lot, whom he loathed on account of their insolence. |
| 9 ܘܠܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܓܙܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܐܒܕ ܡܛܠ ܚܛܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ | 9 He showed no pity for a nation devoted to destruction, for those destroyed in their sins; |
| 10 ܒܗ̇ܘ ܙܒܢܐ ܫܬܡܐܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܪܓܠܝܝܢ ܐܬܩܦܣܘ ܡܛܠ ܪܛܘܢܝܗܘܢ | 10 nor for the six hundred thousand men on foot, who rebelliously assembled in their stubbornness. |
| 11 ܘܐܦ ܚܕ ܐܢ ܢܩܫܐ ܩܕܠܗ ܗܢܘ ܬܡܗܐ ܐܢ ܢܙܟܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܡܗ ܘܡܣܓܐ ܠܡܫܒܩ ܘܐܦ ܬܒܥ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ | 11 Even if there is only one stiff-necked person, it will be a wonder if he remains unpunished. For mercy and wrath are with the Lord; he is mighty to forgive, and he pours out wrath. |
| 12 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܣܓܝܐܝܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܬܒ̇ܥ ܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܐܢ ܠܗ | 12 As great as his mercy, so great is also his reproof; he judges a man according to his deeds. |
| 13 ܠܐ ܢܦܠܛ ܠܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝ ܫܘܩܪܐ ܘܠܓܠܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܣܒܪܗܘܢ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܠܥܠܡ | 13 The sinner will not escape with his plunder, and the patience of the godly will not be frustrated. |
| 14 ܠܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܥ̇ܒܕ ܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܫܟܚ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | 14 He will make room for every act of mercy; every one will receive in accordance with his deeds. |
| 15 ܡܪܝܐ ܩܫܝ ܠܒܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܕܥܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܬܚܙܘܢ ܥܒܕ̈ܘܗܝ ܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ | 15 . |
| 16 ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܡܬܚܙܝܢ ܠܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܪ̈ܝܬܗ ܘܢܘܗܪܗ ܘܚܫܟܗ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ | 16 . |
| 17 ܠܐ ܬܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܛܫܐ ܘܒܡܪܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܡܢܘ ܢܬܕܟܪܢܝ ܘܒܥܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܝܢܬ ܪ̈ܘܚܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ | 17 Do not say, "I shall be hidden from the Lord, and who from on high will remember me? Among so many people I shall not be known, for what is my soul in the boundless creation? |
| 18 ܗܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܫܡ̈ܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܬܗܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܒܓܠܝܢܗ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܡܝܢ | 18 Behold, heaven and the highest heaven, the abyss and the earth, will tremble at his visitation. |
| 19 ܥܩܪ̈ܐ ܕܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܫܬܐ̈ܣܐ ܕܬܒܝܠ ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܙܝܥܝܢ | 19 The mountains also and the foundations of the earth shake with trembling when he looks upon them. |
| 20 ܘܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܣܝܡ ܥܠ ܠܒܝ ܘܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܡܢܘ ܢܬܒܝܢ | 20 And no mind will reflect on this. Who will ponder his ways? |
| 21 ܐܢ ܐܚ̇ܛܐ ܠܐ ܬܚܙܝܢܝ ܥܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܐܢ ܐܕܓܠ ܒܟܠ ܕܡܛܫܝ ܡܢܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ | 21 Like a tempest which no man can see, so most of his works are concealed. |
| 22 Who will announce his acts of justice? Or who will await them? For the covenant is far off." |
| 23 ܚܣܝܪ̈ܝ ܠܒܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܥܘ̇ܠܐ ܢܬܪܥܐ ܗܟܢܐ | 23 This is what one devoid of understanding thinks; a senseless and misguided man thinks foolishly. |
| 24 ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ ܘܩܒܠܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܘܠܟܠ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܗܒܘ ܠܒܟܘܢ | 24 Listen to me, my son, and acquire knowledge, and pay close attention to my words. |
| 25 ܐܡ̇ܪ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܘܒܚܟܡܬܐ ܐܚ̇ܘܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ | 25 I will impart instruction by weight, and declare knowledge accurately. |
| 26 ܟܕ ܒܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܠܩܘܕܡܝܢ ܥܡ ܒܪܝ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܢܡܘܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ | 26 The works of the Lord have existed from the beginning by his creation, and when he made them, he determined their divisions. |
| 27 ܘܝܗܒ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܪܬܐ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܗܘܢ ܠܟܠ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܟ̇ܦܢܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܨܗܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥ̇ܡܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܣܪܝܢ ܡܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ | 27 He arranged his works in an eternal order, and their dominion for all generations; they neither hunger nor grow weary, and they do not cease from their labors. |
| 28 ܚܕ ܠܚܕ ܠܐ ܣ̇ܢܝܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܠܐ ܡܥܒܪܝܢ ܡܠܬܗ | 28 They do not crowd one another aside, and they will never disobey his word. |
| 29 ܘܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܕܝܩ ܘܒܪܟܗ ܒܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܬܗ̇ | 29 After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his good things; |
| 30 ܢܦܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܡܠܐ ܐܦܝ̈ܗ̇ ܘܩ̣ܦܣ ܠܓܘܗ̇ ܟܘܠ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ | 30 with all kinds of living beings he covered its surface, and to it they return. |
