| 1 ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܪܝܗܝ ܠܐܕܡ ܘܡܗܦܟܘ ܢܗܦܟܝܘܗܝ ܠܓܘܗ̇ | 1 God created man from the earth, and he made him according to his own image. |
| 2 ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ ܦܠ̇ܓ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܘܐܫܠܛ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܠܡܕܡ | 2 And he returned him again to it, and he clothed him with virtue according to himself. |
| 3 ܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܐܠܒܫ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܐ ܘܟ̇ܣܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܚܠܬܐ | 3 He gave him the number and time of his days, and he gave him authority over all the things that are upon the earth. |
| 4 ܘܐܪܡܝ ܕܚܠܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܒܣܪ ܥܠ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ | 4 He placed the fear of him over all flesh, and he had dominion over wild beasts and flying things. |
| 5 He created from him a helper, similar to himself. He gave them counsel, and language, and sight, and hearing, and a heart, in order to think. And he filled them with the discipline of understanding. |
| 6 ܘܒ̣ܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܡܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܘܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܠܒܐ ܠܡܣܬܟܠܘ ܦܠܓ ܠܗܘܢ | 6 He created within them the knowledge of the spirit. He filled their heart with understanding, and he showed them both good and evil. |
| 7 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܡܠܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܛܒ ܘܒܝܫ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ | 7 He set his eye upon their hearts, to reveal to them the greatness of his works, |
| 8 ܠܡܚܘܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܢܣܬܟܠܘܢ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܗ | 8 so that they might highly praise the name of sanctification, and give glory to his wonders, so that they might declare the greatness of his works. |
| 9 ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܬܥܝܢ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ | 9 In addition, he gave them discipline and the law of life, as their inheritance. |
| 10 ܘܠܫܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܗ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܡܫܒܚܝܢ | 10 He established an eternal covenant with them, and he revealed to them his justice and judgments. |
| 11 ܣܡ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܩܝܡܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܐ ܐܠܦ ܐܢܘܢ | 11 And their eye saw the greatness of his honor, and their ears heard the honor of his voice, and he said to them: “Beware of all iniquity.” |
| 12 ܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܐܘܕܥ ܐܢܘܢ | 12 And he commanded each one concerning his neighbor. |
| 13 ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ ܚܙܘ ܒܥܝܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܘܐܝܩܪ ܡܡܠܠܗ ܫܡܥܘ ܒܐܕ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ | 13 Their ways are always in his sight; they are not hidden from his eyes. |
| 14 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܟܕܒܘܢ ܘܦ̇ܩܕ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ ܥܠ ܚܒܪܗ | 14 Over each and every people, he has appointed a ruler. |
| 15 ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܪ̈ܢ ܡܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ | 15 And Israel was made to be the manifest portion of God. |
| 16 And in the sight of God, all their works are like the sun. And his eyes, without ceasing, inspect their ways. |
| 17 ܥܠ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܐܩܝܡ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܢܐ ܘܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 17 The covenants are not hidden by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God. |
| 18 The almsgiving of a man is like a seal upon him, which will guard the grace of a man like the pupil of an eye. |
| 19 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܢܝܚܝܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܓ̈ܠܝܢ ܠܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ | 19 And afterward, it will rise up and repay them their reward, each one upon his head, and it will return to the hidden places of the earth. |
| 20 ܠܐ ܟܣܝܢ ܚܘܒ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܚܛܗ̈ܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܪܫܝܡܝܢ ܠܩܘܒܠܗ | 20 Now, to the repentant, he has given the way of justice, and he has strengthened those lacking in patience, and he has fastened them to a destiny of truth. |
| 21 Convert to the Lord, and relinquish your sins. |
| 22 ܙܟܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܢܫܐ ܚܬܝܡܐ ܘܣܝܡܐ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܕܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܒܒܬܐ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܢܛܝܪܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | 22 Make supplication before the face of the Lord, and diminish your offenses. |
| 23 ܒܬܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܢܬܓܠܐ ܘܢܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܚܘ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܢܬܠ | 23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from your injustice, and have immense hatred for abomination. |
| 24 ܒܪܡ ܠܬܝ̈ܒܐ ܝܗܒ ܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܢܘܒܕ ܠܟܠ ܕܠܙܕܝ̈ܩܐ ܡܗܪܝܢ | 24 And acknowledge the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the circumstances set before you and in prayer to the most high God. |
| 25 ܬܘܒܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܬܘܒܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܐܒܕ ܬܘܒܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܡܚܛܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܡܪܓܙܘ | 25 Go to the side of the holy generation, to those who live in order to give praise to God. |
| 26 You should not linger in the error of the impious; confess before death. Confession perishes from the dead as if it were nothing. |
| 27 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܐ ܗܢܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܒܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܒܕܘ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܚܠܦ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܝܝܢ ܘܝܗ̇ܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ | 27 Confess while living; you should give thanks while you are still alive and healthy. And you should praise God and glory in his compassion. |
| 28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness, for those who convert to him! |
| 29 ܡܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܫܒ̇ܩ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܬܝܒܝܢ ܠܘܬܗ | 29 For not all things can be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and because they are pleased by the emptiness of malice. |
| 30 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܐܢܫܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܬܪܥܝܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ | 30 What is brighter than the sun? Yet this will fail. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood has invented? And this will be reproved. |
| 31 ܡܐ ܕܥ̣ܒܪ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܡܡܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܕܠܐ ܟ̇ܒܫ ܝܨܪܗ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܗܘ ܘܕܡܐ | 31 He beholds the power of the heights of heaven. And all men are earth and ashes. |
