| 1 ܐܘܕܐ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܫܒܚ ܫܡܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܟܠܝܘܡ ܘܐܫܬܥܐ ܫܡܟ ܒܬܫ̈ܒܚܬܐ | 1 I will thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour: I do give praise unto thy name: |
| 2 ܬܘܟܠܢܝ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܡܪܝܡܐ ܕܦܪܩܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܘܚܣܟܬ ܒܣܪܝ ܡܢ ܚܒܠܐ ܡܢ ܝܕ ܫܝܘܠ ܦܪܩܬ ܪ̈ܓܠܝ | 2 For thou art my defender and helper, and has preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and has been mine helper against mine adversaries: |
| 3 ܘܦܪܩܬܢܝ ܒܣܓܝܐܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܚܡܝܟ ܡܢ ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܘܐܒܕܢܐ ܫܘܙܒܬܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܢܦܫܝ ܦܪܩܬܢܝ ܘܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܥܩ̈ܬܝ ܫܘܙܒܬܢܝ | 3 And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of they mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had; |
| 4 ܘܡܢ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܕܚܕܪܬܢܝ | 4 From the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which I kindled not; |
| 5 From the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words. |
| 6 ܘܡܛܬ ܠܫܝܘܠ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܪܘܚܝ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܐܬܩܪܒܬ | 6 By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath. |
| 7 ܘܐܬܦܢܝܬ ܠܒܣܬܪܝ ܕܐܬܥܕܪ ܘܣܟܝܬ ܠܕܣ̇ܡܟ ܘܠܝܬ | 7 They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the succour of men, but there was none. |
| 8 ܘܐܬܕܟܪܬ ܚܣ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܛܝܒ̈ܘܬܗ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܕܡܫܘܙܒ ܠܟܠ ܕܬܟܝܠܝܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܦ̇ܪܩ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܬܩܝܦ ܡܢܗܘܢ | 8 Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies. |
| 9 ܘܐܪܝܡܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܠܝ ܘܨܠܝܬ | 9 Then lifted I up my supplications from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death. |
| 10 ܘܩܪܝܬ ܠܐܒܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܘܡܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܦܪܘܩܐ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܘܩܝܢܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܩܬܐ ܕܡܥܝܩܐ | 10 I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help. |
| 11 ܐܫܒܚ ܫܡܟ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܘܐܬܕܟܪܟ ܒܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܩܠܝ ܘܨܬ ܠܬܚܢܢܬܝ | 11 I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praises with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard: |
| 12 ܘܫܘܙܒܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܦܪܩܢܝ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܥܩܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܘܕܐ ܘܐܫܒܚ ܘܐܒܪܟ ܫܡܗ ܩܕܝܫܐ | 12 For thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee, and bless they name, O Lord. |
| 13 ܐܢܐ ܛܠܐ ܘܐܨܛܒܝܬ ܒܗ ܘܒܥܝܬܗ | 13 When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer. |
| 14 I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end. |
| 15 ܕܪܟܬ ܪܓܠܝ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܘܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܝ ܝܕܥܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ | 15 Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her: my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her. |
| 16 ܘܨܠܝܬ ܨܠܘܬܗ ܟܕ ܙܥܘܪ ܐܢܐ ܘܣܓܝ ܐܫܟܚܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ | 16 I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning. |
| 17 ܢܝܪܗ ܗܘܐ ܠܝ ܠܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܠܡܠܦܢܝ ܐܬܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܐ | 17 I profited therein, therefore will I ascribe glory unto him that giveth me wisdom. |
| 18 ܐܬܚܫܒܬ ܠܡܛܐܒܘ ܘܠܐ ܐܗܦܘܟ ܟܕ ܐܫܟܚܝܘܗܝ | 18 For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded. |
| 19 ܐܬܕܒܩܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܗ ܘܐ̈ܦܝ ܠܐ ܐܗ̇ܦܟ ܡܢܗ ܝܗܒܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܒܬܪܗ̣ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܛܥܝܘܗܝ ܐܝܕܝ ܦܬܚܬ ܬܪܥܗ ܘܐܬܚܕܪܬ ܠܗ ܘܐܣܬܟܠܬ ܒܗ | 19 My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her. |
| 20 ܘܒܕܟܝܘܬܐ ܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܘܠܒܐ ܩܢܝܬ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ | 20 I directed my soul unto her, and I found her in pureness: I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, therefore shall I not be foresaken. |
| 21 ܡ̈ܥܝ ܝܩܕܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܬܢܘܪܐ ܠܡܕܩܘ ܒܗ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܢܝܬܗ ܩܢܝܢܐ ܛܒܐ | 21 My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession. |
| 22 ܝܗܒ ܡܪܝ ܠܠܫܢܝ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܒ̈ܣܦܘܬܝ ܐܫܒܚܝܘܗܝ | 22 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith. |
| 23 ܣܛܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܣ̈ܟܠܐ ܘܒܘܬܘ ܒܝܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ | 23 Draw near unto me, ye unlearned, and dwell in the house of learning. |
| 24 ܥܕ ܐܡܬܝ ܬܚܣܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܬܗܘܐ ܨܗܝܐ ܠܚܕܐ | 24 Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye to these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty? |
| 25 ܦܬܚܬ ܦܘܡܝ ܘܡܠܠܬ ܒܗ ܣܒܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܟܣܦܐ | 25 I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money. |
| 26 ܘܨܘܪܟܘܢ ܐܥܠܘ ܒܢܝܪܗ̇ ܘܬܩܒܠ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܩܪܝܒܐ ܗܝ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܒ̇ܥܐ ܠܗ̇ ܘܕܝܗ̇ܒ ܢܦܫܗ̣ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܗ̇ | 26 Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction: she is hard at hand to find. |
| 27 ܚܙܘ ܒܥ̈ܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܙܥܘܪ ܗܘ ܥܡܠܬ ܒܗ ܘܐܫܟܚܬܗ ܣܓܝ | 27 Behold with your eyes, how that I have but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest. |
| 28 ܫܡܥܘ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܟܕ ܙܥܘܪ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܘܕܗܒܐ ܬܩܢܘܢ ܒܝ | 28 Get learning with a great sum of money, and get much gold by her. |
| 29 ܬܚܕܐ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܒܬܝܒܘܬܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܒܗܬܘܢ ܒܬܫܒܘܚܬܝ | 29 Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise. |
| 30 ܥܒܕܘ ܥܒܕܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܒܥܕܢܗ ܘܢܬܝܗܒ ܐܓܪܟܘܢ ܒܥܕܢܗ ܒܪܝܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܘܡܫܒܚ ܫܡܗ ܠܕܪ ܕܪܝܢ ܫܠܡ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܒܪ ܐܣܝܪܐ | 30 Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward. |