| 1 ܗܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܬܪܥ ܠܗ̇ ܘܣܚ̇ܦ ܐ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܘܡܒܕܪ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ | 1 Lo, the LORD empties the land and lays it waste; he turns it upside down, scattering its inhabitants: |
| 2 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܥܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܥܒܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܗ ܘܐܡܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܬܗ̇ ܩܢܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܙܒܢܢܐ ܘܝܙܘܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܘܙܦܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܡܪܐ ܚܘܒܬܗ ܕܚܝܒ ܠܗ | 2 Layman and priest alike, servant and master, The maid as her mistress, the buyer as the seller, The lender as the borrower, the creditor as the debtor. |
| 3 ܡܬܚܒܠܘ ܬܬܚܒܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܬܒܙܙܘ ܬܬܒܙܙ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܠܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ | 3 The earth is utterly laid waste, utterly stripped, for the LORD has decreed this thing. |
| 4 ܐܠܬ ܘܝܬܒܬ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܠܬ ܘܝܬܒܬ ܘܐܬܐܒܠܬ ܬܒܝܠ ܐܠܐ ܪܘܡܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 4 The earth mourns and fades, the world languishes and fades; both heaven and earth languish. |
| 5 ܘܐܪܥܐ ܐܬܕܡܝܬ ܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܒܪܘ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܘܚܠܦܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܘܒܛܠܘ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܥܠܡ | 5 The earth is polluted because of its inhabitants, who have transgressed laws, violated statutes, broken the ancient covenant. |
| 6 ܡܛܠ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܬܚܝܒܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܢܬܚܪܒܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܢܫܬܚܪܘܢ ܐܢܫܐ ܩܠܝܠ | 6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants pay for their guilt; Therefore they who dwell on earth turn pale, and few men are left. |
| 7 ܝܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܐ̈ܠܝ ܓܘܦܢ̈ܐ ܘܐܬܬܢܚܘ ܟܠ ܚ̈ܕܝܝ ܠܒܐ | 7 The wine mourns, the vine languishes, all the merry-hearted groan. |
| 8 ܒܛܠܬ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘ̈ܦܠܓܐ ܘܫܠܝ ܩܠܐ ܕܕܝܨܐ ܒܛܠܬ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܟܢܪ̈ܐ | 8 Stilled are the cheerful timbrels, ended the shouts of the jubilant, stilled is the cheerful harp. |
| 9 ܒܙܡܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܫܬܘܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܢܡܪ ܫܟܪܐ ܠܫܬܝ̈ܘܗܝ | 9 They cannot sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who partake of it. |
| 10 ܐܬܒܙܬ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܚܕܘ ܟܠ ܒܝܬ ܡ̈ܕܢܐ | 10 Broken down is the city of chaos, shut against entry, every house. |
| 11 ܝܠܠܬܐ ܥܠ ܚܡܪܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܒܛܠܬ ܟܠܗ̇ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܥܒܪ ܕܝܨܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 11 In the streets they cry out for lack of wine; all joy has disappeared and cheer has left the land. |
| 12 ܘܐܫܬܚܪ ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܚܒܠܐ ܘܕܘܘܢܐ ܢܦܣܩ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇ | 12 In the city nothing remains but ruin; its gates are battered and desolate. |
| 13 ܗܟܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܒܛܐ ܕܙܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܘܥܪܐ ܡܐ ܕܓܡܪ ܩܛܦܐ | 13 Thus it is within the land, and among the peoples, As with an olive tree after it is beaten, as with a gleaning when the vintage is done. |
| 14 ܗܢܘܢ ܢܪܝܡܘܢ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܢܫܒܚܘܢ ܒܓܐܝܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܨܗܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܝܡܐ | 14 These lift up their voice in acclaim; from the sea they proclaim the majesty of the LORD: |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܒܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܫܒܚܘ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 15 "For this, in the coastlands, give glory to the LORD! In the coastlands of the sea, to the name of the LORD, the God of Israel!" |
| 16 ܡܢ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܙܡܝܪܬܐ ܫܡܥܢ ܚܝܠܐ ܕܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪ ܪܐܙ ܠܝ ܪܐܙ ܠܝ ܐܘܝ ܠܝ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܐܥܠܝܘ ܥ̇ܘ̈ܠܐ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܐܥܠܝܘ | 16 From the end of the earth we hear songs: "Splendor to the Just One!" But I said, "I am wasted, wasted away. Woe is me! The traitors betray: with treachery have the traitors betrayed! |
| 17 ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܦܚܐ ܥܠܝܟ̈ ܥܡܘܪܐ̈ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 17 Terror, pit, and trap are upon you, inhabitant of the earth; |
| 18 ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܥܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܢܦܠ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܣܩ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܢܬܬܚܕ ܒܦܚܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣ̈ܘܟܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܘܡܐ ܐܬܦܬܚܘ ܘܙܥ ܫܬܐ̈ܣܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 18 He who flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit; He who climbs out of the pit will be caught in the trap. For the windows on high will be opened and the foundations of the earth will shake. |
| 19 ܡܙܥ ܬܙܘܥ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܕܠ ܬܕܘܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܡܡܛ ܬܡܘܛ ܐܪܥܐ | 19 The earth will burst asunder, the earth will be shaken apart, the earth will be convulsed. |
| 20 ܘܡܙܥ ܬܙܘܥ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܪܘܝܐ ܘܬܢܘܕ ܐܝܟ ܥܪܙܠܐ ܘܢܥܫܢ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܥܘܠܗ̇ ܘܬܦܠ ܘܠܐ ܬܘܣܦ ܠܡܩܡ | 20 The earth will reel like a drunkard, and it will sway like a hut; Its rebellion will weigh it down, until it falls, never to rise again." |
| 21 ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܢܦܩܘܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܪܘܡܐ ܒܪܘܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ | 21 On that day the LORD will punish the host of the heavens in the heavens, and the kings of the earth on the earth. |
| 22 ܘܢܟܢܫܘܢ ܟܢܘܫܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܣܝܪ ܓܘܒܐ ܘܢܬܚܫܒܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܒܝܫܐ ܘܠܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܢܬܦܪܩܘܢ | 22 They will be gathered together like prisoners into a pit; They will be shut up in a dungeon, and after many days they will be punished. |
| 23 ܘܢܚܦܪ ܣܗܪܐ ܘܢܒܗܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܘܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܩܕܡ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܫܬܒܚ | 23 Then the moon will blush and the sun grow pale, For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, glorious in the sight of his elders. |
