| 1 ܡܫܩܠܐ ܕܢܚܠܐ ܕܚܙܝܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܝ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܣܠܩܬܝ ܟܘܠܟܝ ܠܐܓܪܐ | 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee also, that thou too art wholly gone up to the housetops? |
| 2 ܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܩܠܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܥܫܝܢܬܐ ܩܛܝ̈ܠܝܟܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܕܣܝܦܐ ܐܦ ܠܐ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܩܪܒܐ | 2 Full of clamour, a populous city, a joyous city: thy slain are not slain by the sword, nor dead in battle. |
| 3 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܝܟܝ ܢܕܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܩܫܬܐ ܐܬܐܣܪܘ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܘ ܒܟܝ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܐܬܐܣܪܘ ܘܠܪܘܚܩܐ ܥܪܩܘ | 3 All the princes are fled together, and are bound hard: all that were found, are bound together, they are fled far off. |
| 4 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܫܘܒܩܘܢܝ ܐܬܡܪܡܪ ܒܒܟܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܠܨܘܢ ܠܡܒܝܐܘܬܢܝ ܥܠ ܬܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ | 4 Therefore have I said: Depart from me, I will weep bitterly: labour not to comfort me, for the devastation of the daughter of my people. |
| 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܠܘܚܝܐ ܘܕܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܒܟܬܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܢܚܠܐ ܕܚܙܝܘܢ ܒܨܐ ܫܘܪܐ ܘܓܥܐ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ | 5 For it is a day of slaughter and of treading down, and of weeping to the Lord the God of hosts in the valley of vision, searching the wall, and magnificent upon the mountain. |
| 6 ܘܥܝܠܡ ܫܩܠ ܩܛܪܩܐ ܒܪ̈ܟܒܐ ܕܐܢܫܐ ܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܘܫܘܪܐ ܓܠܐ ܣܟܪ̈ܐ | 6 And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall. |
| 7 ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܥܘܡܩ̈ܝܟܝ ܡܠܝܢ ܡܪ̈ܟܒܬܐ ܘܦܪ̈ܫܐ ܢܣܬܕܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ | 7 And thy choice valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horseman shall place themselves in the gate. |
| 8 ܘܝܗܘܕܐ ܢܓܠܐ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܬܚܙܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܙܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܥܒܐ | 8 And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest. |
| 9 ܘܬܘܪ̈ܥܬܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܣ̈ܓܝ ܘܟܢܫܬܘܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܬܚܬܝܬܐ | 9 And you shall see the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool, |
| 10 ܘܡܠܝܬܘܢ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܥܩܪܬܘܢ ܒ̈ܬܐ ܕܬܥܫܢܘܢ ܫܘܪܐ | 10 And have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and broken down houses to fortify the wall. |
| 11 ܘܩ̈ܒܝܬܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ ܒܝܬ ܫܘܪܐ ܠܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܡܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܚܪܬܘܢ ܠܥܒܘܕܗ̇ ܘܠܓܒܘܠܗ̇ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ | 11 And you made a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: and you have not looked up to the maker thereof, nor regarded him even at a distance, that wrought it long ago. |
| 12 ܘܩܪܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܠܒܟܬܐ ܘܠܡܪ̈ܩܕܬܐ ܘܠܩ̈ܘܕܚܬܐ ܘܠܟܒܢܐ ܕܣܩ̈ܐ | 12 And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: |
| 13 ܘܗܐ ܒܘܣܡܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ ܢܟܣܬܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܢܟܣܬܐ ܕܥܢܐ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܘܡܫܬܝܐ ܕܚܡܪܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܘܢܫܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܚܪ ܢܡܘܬ | 13 And behold joy and gladness, killing calves, and slaying rams, eating flesh, and drinking wine: Let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. |
| 14 ܓܠܝܐ ܗܝ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܐ ܬܣܒܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܡܘܬܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ | 14 And the voice of the Lord of hosts was revealed in my ears: Surely this iniquity shall not be forgiven you till you die, saith the Lord God of hosts. |
| 15 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܙܠ ܠܘܬ ܣܘܟܢ ܗܢܐ ܠܘܬ ܫܒܢܐ ܪܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ | 15 Thus saith the Lord God of hosts: Go, get thee in to him that dwelleth in the tabernacle, to Sobna who is over the temple: and thou shalt say to him: |
| 16 ܡܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܐܢܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܗܪܟܐ ܕܢܩܪܬ ܠܟ ܗܪܟܐ ܩܒܪܐ ܢܩ̇ܪ ܒܪܘܡܐ ܩܒܪܗ ܘܪܫ̇ܡ ܒܟܐܦܐ ܡܫܪܝܗ | 16 What dost thou here, or as if thou wert somebody here? for thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, thou hast hewed out a monument carefully in a high place, a dwelling for thyself in a rock. |
| 17 ܗܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܫܕܐ ܫ̇ܕܐ ܠܟ ܓܒܪܐ ܘܡܛܥܐ ܛܥ̇ܐ ܠܟ | 17 Behold the Lord will cause thee to be carried away, as a cock is carried away, and he will lift thee up as a garment. |
| 18 ܢܐܠܨܟ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܕܐܣܦܪܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܐܪܘܚܬܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܬܡܢ ܬܡܘܬ ܘܬܡܢ ܡܪܟܒܬܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܟ ܨܥܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܡܪܟ | 18 He will crown thee with a crown of tribulation, he will toss thee like a ball into a large and spacious country: there shalt thou die, and there shall the chariot of thy glory be, the shame of the house of thy Lord. |
| 19 ܘܐܗܓܡܟ ܡܢ ܐܝܩܪܟ ܘܐܣܚܦܟ ܡܢ ܩܝܡܟ | 19 And I will drive thee out From thy station, and depose thee from thy ministry. |
| 20 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܩܪܐ ܠܥܒܕܝ ܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܒܪ ܚܠܩܝܐ | 20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliacim the son of Helcias, |
| 21 ܘܐܠܒܫܝܘܗܝ ܟܘܬܝܢܟ ܘܒܗܡܝܢܟ ܐܚܙܩܝܘܗܝ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܟ ܐܬܠ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܐܒܐ ܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܫܠܡ ܘܠܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ | 21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and will strengthen him with thy girdle, and will give thy power into his hand: and he shall be as a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Juda. |
| 22 ܘܢܣܝܡ ܩ̈ܠܝܕܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܠ ܟܬܦܗ ܘܢܦܬܚ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܢܐܚܘܕ ܘܢܐܚܘܕ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܢܦܬܚ | 22 And I will lay the key of the house of David upon his shoulder: and he shall open, and none shall shut: and he shall shut, and none shall open. |
| 23 ܘܐܩܫܝܘܗܝ ܣܟܬܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ. ܘܢܗܘܐ ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ | 23 And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father. |
| 24 ܘܢܬܠܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܡܝܩܪܐ ܘܡܫܒܚܐ ܘܟܠ ܡܐܢܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܙܡܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ ܕܟܢܪܐ | 24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, divers kinds of vessels, every little vessel, from the vessels of cups even to every instrument of music. |
| 25 ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܬܬܥܩܪ ܣܟܬܐ ܕܢܩܝܫܐ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܘܬܣܬܚܦ ܘܬܦܠ ܘܢܐܒܕ ܫܩܠܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܠܠ | 25 dummy verses inserted by amos |
| 26 In that day, saith the Lord of hosts, shall the peg be removed, that was fastened in the sure place: and it shall be broken and shall fall: and that which hung thereon, shall perish, because the Lord hath spoken it. |
