| 1 ܘܝ ܠܕܒ̇ܕܩܝܢ ܒܕܩ̈ܐ ܕܥܬܐ ܘܟܬ̇ܒܝܢ ܥܘܠܐ | 1 Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, |
| 2 ܠܡܨܠܐ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܡܣ̈ܟܢܐ ܘܠܡܒܙ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܒ̇ܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܥܡܝ ܕܢܫܒܘܢ ܠܐܪ̈ܡܠܬܐ ܘܢܒܙܘܢ ܠܝ̈ܬܡܐ | 2 to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! |
| 3 ܡܢܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܘܠܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܬܥܪܩܘܢ ܕܬܬܥܕܪܘܢ ܘܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܬܫܒܩܘܢ ܐܝܩܪܟܘܢ | 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, in the storm which will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? |
| 4 ܕܠܐ ܬܒܪܟܘܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܣܝܪܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܩܛܝܠܐ ܬܦܠܘܢ ܘܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܗܦܟ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܬܘܒ ܐܝܕܗ ܪܡܐ | 4 Nothing remains but to crouch among the prisoners or fall among the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away and his hand is stretched out still. |
| 5 ܘܝ ܠܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܫܒܛܐ ܗܘ ܕܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܚܘܛܪܐ ܗܘ ܒܐܝܕܗܘܢ ܕܡܚܘܬܝ | 5 Ah, Assyria, the rod of my anger, the staff of my fury! |
| 6 ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܚܠܦܐ ܐܫܕܪܝܘܗܝ ܘܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܐܟܬܢܐ ܐܦܩܕܝܘܗܝ ܕܢܫܒܐ ܫܒܝܐ ܘܢܒܘܙ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܢܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܩܐ | 6 Against a godless nation I send him, and against the people of my wrath I command him, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to tread them down like the mire of the streets. |
| 7 ܘܗܘ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܕܡܝ ܘܒܠܒܗ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܬܚܫܒ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܘܒܕ ܒܠܒܗ ܘܢܣܝܦ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ | 7 But he does not so intend, and his mind does not so think; but it is in his mind to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few; |
| 8 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܗܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ | 8 for he says: "Are not my commanders all kings? |
| 9 ܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܪܟܡܘܫ ܒܠܝܘ ܘܐܝܟ ܪܦܕ ܚܡܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܪܡܣܘܩ ܫܡܪܝܢ | 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? Is not Samaria like Damascus? |
| 10 ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܦܬܟܪ̈ܐ ܘܕ̈ܓܠܝܦܐ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܡܢ ܫܡܪܝܢ | 10 As my hand has reached to the kingdoms of the idols whose graven images were greater than those of Jerusalem and Samaria, |
| 11 ܘܐܝܟ ܕܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܠܫܡܪܝܢ ܘܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܗ̇ | 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?" |
| 12 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܡܐ ܕܫܡܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܐܦܩܘܕ ܥܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܠܒܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܥܠ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܕܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ | 12 When the Lord has finished all his work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem he will punish the arrogant boasting of the king of Assyria and his haughty pride. |
| 13 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܒܚܝܠܐ ܕܐܝܕܝ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܘܒܚܟܡܬܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܟܘܠܬܢ ܐܢܐ ܐܥܒ̇ܪܬ ܬܚ̈ܘܡܝܗܘܢ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܢܟܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܙ̇ܬ ܘܟܒܫ̇ܬ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܝ̈ܬ̇ܒܢ | 13 For he says: "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom, for I have understanding; I have removed the boundaries of peoples, and have plundered their treasures; like a bull I have brought down those who sat on thrones. |
| 14 ܘܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܐܝܟ ܩܢܐ ܠܚܝܠܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܟܢ̇ܫܝܢ ܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܒ̈ܝܩܢ ܟܢܫ̇ܬܗ̇ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܓܦܐ ܘܦܬ̇ܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܢܨ̇ܪ | 14 My hand has found like a nest the wealth of the peoples; and as men gather eggs that have been forsaken so I have gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved a wing, or opened the mouth, or chirped." |
| 15 ܕܠܡܐ ܡܫܬܒܚ ܢܪܓܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܦܣ̇ܩ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܡܬܬܪܝܡ ܡܣܪܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܣ̇ܪ ܒܗ ܐܘ ܡܫܬܩܠ ܫܒܛܐ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܠܗ | 15 Shall the axe vaunt itself over him who hews with it, or the saw magnify itself against him who wields it? As if a rod should wield him who lifts it, or as if a staff should lift him who is not wood! |
| 16 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܫܕܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܒܕܢܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܚܠܦ ܐܝܩܪܗ ܢܐܩܕ ܝܩܕܢܗ ܐܝܟ ܝܩܕܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ | 16 Therefore the Lord, the LORD of hosts, will send wasting sickness among his stout warriors, and under his glory a burning will be kindled, like the burning of fire. |
| 17 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܢܘܪܐ ܘܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܠܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܘܬܘܩܕ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܝܥܪܗ ܘܟ̈ܘܒܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܚܕ | 17 The light of Israel will become a fire, and his Holy One a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and briers in one day. |
| 18 ܘܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܥܒܗ ܘܕܟܪܡܠܗ ܡܢ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܣܪܐ ܢܓܡܪ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ | 18 The glory of his forest and of his fruitful land the LORD will destroy, both soul and body, and it will be as when a sick man wastes away. |
| 19 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܕܩܝ̈ܣܐ ܕܥܒܗ ܠܡܢܝܢܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܘܛܠܝܐ ܢܟܬܘܒ ܐܢܘܢ | 19 The remnant of the trees of his forest will be so few that a child can write them down. |
| 20 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܠܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܬܘܒ ܫܪܟܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܨܝܢ ܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܡܬܬܟܠܘ ܥܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܟܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܢܬܬܟܠܘܢ ܒܩܘܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ | 20 In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean upon him that smote them, but will lean upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. |
| 21 ܘܫܪܟܐ ܢܬܦܢܘܢ ܫܪܟܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ ܠܘܬ ܐܝܠ ܓܢܒܪܐ | 21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. |
| 22 ܘܐܢ ܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܚܠܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ ܫܪܟܐ ܢܬܦܢܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܟܪܡ ܘܦܣܩ ܘܓܪܦ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ | 22 For though your people Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Destruction is decreed, overflowing with righteousness. |
| 23 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܓܡܘܪܝܐ ܘܦܣܝܩ̈ܬܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ | 23 For the Lord, the LORD of hosts, will make a full end, as decreed, in the midst of all the earth. |
| 24 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܥܡܝ ܕܥܡ̇ܪ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܕܡ̇ܚܐ ܠܟ ܒܫܒܛܗ ܘܚܘܛܪܗ ܡܪܝܡ ܥܠܝܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ | 24 Therefore thus says the Lord, the LORD of hosts: "O my people, who dwell in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrians when they smite with the rod and lift up their staff against you as the Egyptians did. |
| 25 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܕ ܩܠܝܠ ܙܥܘܪ ܘܢܫܬܡܠܐ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܚܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܚܒܠܗܘܢ | 25 For in a very little while my indignation will come to an end, and my anger will be directed to their destruction. |
| 26 ܘܢܥܝܪ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܫܘܛܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ ܕܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܚܘܪܝܒ ܘܚܘܛܪܗ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ ܘܫܩܠܗ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ | 26 And the LORD of hosts will wield against them a scourge, as when he smote Midian at the rock of Oreb; and his rod will be over the sea, and he will lift it as he did in Egypt. |
| 27 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܥܒܪ ܫܘܥܒܕܗ ܡܢ ܟܬܦܟ ܘܢܝܪܗ ܡܢ ܨܘܪܟ ܘܢܬܚܒܠ ܢܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܘܫ̈ܚܐ | 27 And in that day his burden will depart from your shoulder, and his yoke will be destroyed from your neck." He has gone up from Rimmon, |
| 28 ܐܬܐ ܠܥܢܬ ܘܥܒܪ ܒܡܓܕܘ ܘܒܡܟܡܣ ܣܡ ܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝ | 28 he has come to Aiath; he has passed through Migron, at Michmash he stores his baggage; |
| 29 ܥܒܪ ܠܡܥܒܪܐ ܕܓܒܥ ܠܒܝܬ ܒܝܬܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܪܡܬܐ ܘܓܒܥܬ ܫܐܘܠ ܥܪܩܬ | 29 they have crossed over the pass, at Geba they lodge for the night; Ramah trembles, Gibe-ah of Saul has fled. |
| 30 ܨܗܠܝ ܒܩܠܟܝ ܒܪܬ ܓܠܝܡ ܨܘܬܝ ܠܝܫ ܘܥܢܝ ܥܢܬܘܬ | 30 Cry aloud, O daughter of Gallim! Hearken, O Laishah! Answer her, O Anathoth! |
| 31 ܐܬܪܚܩܬ ܡܪܡܢܐ ܘܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܓܘܒ̈ܝܢ ܥܫܢܘ | 31 Madmenah is in flight, the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety. |
| 32 ܥܕܟܝܠ ܝܘܡܐ ܒܢܒ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܐܢܝܦ ܐܝܕܗ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 32 This very day he will halt at Nob, he will shake his fist at the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. |
| 33 ܗܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܡܣܚܦ ܠܡܫ̈ܒܚܐ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܕܪܡ̇ܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܢܬܡܟܟܘܢ ܘܕܪܡ̇ܝܢ ܢܫܬܦܠܘܢ | 33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the great in height will be hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low. |
| 34 ܘܢܦܫܚ ܣ̈ܘܟܐ ܕܥܒܐ ܒܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܠܒܢܢ ܒܫܘܒܚܗ ܢܦܠ | 34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an axe, and Lebanon with its majestic trees will fall. |
