| 1 ܘܝ ܠܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܕܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܢܝ ܘܢܩܝܘ ܢܘܩ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܝ ܕܢܘܣܦܘܢ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ | 1 Woe to the rebel ious children -- declares Yahweh -- who make plans which do not come from me andmake al iances not inspired by me, and so add sin to sin! |
| 2 ܕܐܙܠܘ ܠܡܚܬ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܡܢ ܦܘܡܝ ܠܐ ܫܐܠܘ ܕܢܬܥܫܢܘܢ ܒܥܘܫܢܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܘܢܣܬܬܪܘܢ ܒܛܠܠܗ̇ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ | 2 They are leaving for Egypt, without consulting me, to take refuge in Pharaoh's protection, to shelter inEgypt's shadow. |
| 3 ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܘܫܢܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ ܠܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܣܬܪܐ ܕܛܠܠܗ̇ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܬܚܦܝܬܐ | 3 Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, the shelter of Egypt's shadow your confounding. |
| 4 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘ ܒܨܥܢ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܘܡܠܐ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܢܠܐܘܢ | 4 For his princes have gone to Zoan and his messengers have reached Hanes. |
| 5 ܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܘܬܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܠܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܗܢܝܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܒܗܬܬܐ ܘܠܚܣܕܐ | 5 Everyone has been disappointed by a people who cannot help, who bring neither aid nor profit, onlydisappointment and confusion. |
| 6 ܡܫܩܠܐ ܕܒܥܝܪܐ ܕܬܝܡܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܐܠܝܨܬܐ ܘܡܥܝܩܬܐ ܐܪܝܐ ܘܓܘܪܝܐ ܕܐܪܝܐ ܘܡܢܗܘܢ ܐܣܦܣ ܘܚܪܡܢܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܚ ܢܫܩܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܚܨܐ ܕܥܝ̈ܠܐ ܥܘܬܪܗܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܓܒܐ ܕܓܡ̈ܠܐ ܓܙܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ | 6 Proclamation about the beasts of the Negeb: Into the land of distress and of anguish, of lioness androaring lion, of viper and flying dragon, they bear their riches on donkeys' backs, their treasures on camels'humps, to a nation that cannot help: |
| 7 ܘܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܣܪܝܩܘܬܐ ܘܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܡܥܕܪܝܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩ̇ܪܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܣܪܝܩ ܗܘ ܬܘܟܠܢܗܘܢ ܗܢܐ | 7 Egypt, whose help is vain and futile; and so I cal her 'Rahab -the-collapsed'. |
| 8 ܡܟܝܠ ܬܐ ܟܬܘܒ ܥܠ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܩܝܡܗܘܢ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ | 8 Now go, inscribe this on a tablet, write it on a scrol , so that it may serve for time to come for ever andfor ever. |
| 9 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܐ ܗܘ ܡܡܪܡܪܢܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕ̈ܓܠܐ ܒ̈ܢܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܨܒܘ ܠܡܫܡܥ ܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ | 9 This is a rebellious people, they are lying children, children who will not listen to Yahweh's Law. |
| 10 ܕܐܡܪܘ ܠܚ̈ܙܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܚܙܘܢ ܘܠܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܢܒܘܢ ܠܢ ܡܟܣܢܘܬܐ ܡܠܠܘ ܠܢ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܠܢ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ | 10 To the seers they say, 'See nothing!' To the prophets, 'Do not prophesy the truth to us; tel us flatteringthings; have illusory visions; |
| 11 ܘܐܣܛܐܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܐܗܦܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܒܛܠܘ ܡܢܢ ܠܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 11 turn aside from the way, leave the path, rid us of the Holy One of Israel.' |
| 12 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܠ ܕܐܣܠܝܬܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܘܐܬܬܟܠܬܘܢ ܒܛܠܘܡܝܐ ܘܪܛܢܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܟܠܬܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ | 12 So the Holy One of Israel says this, 'Since you have rejected this word and put your trust in fraud anddisloyalty and rely on these, |
| 13 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܟ ܬܘܪܥܬܐ ܕܢܦܠܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܘܪܐ ܪܡܐ ܕܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܒܪܗ | 13 for you this guilt will prove to be a breach opening up, a bulge at the top of a wal which suddenly andal at once comes crashing down. |
| 14 ܘܬܒܪܗ ܐܝܟ ܬܒܪܐ ܕܡܐܢܐ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܕܬܒܝܪ ܕܠܐ ܚܘܣܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܬܟܚ ܒܬܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܚܨܦܐ ܠܡܣܒ ܒܗ ܢܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܝܩܕܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܠܡܓܪܦ ܒܗ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܡܢ ܓܘܒܐ | 14 He wil shatter it like an earthenware pot, ruthlessly knocking it to pieces, so that of the fragments notone shard can be found with which to take up fire from the hearth or scoop water from the storage-wel .' |
| 15 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܐ ܕܬܒܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܬܢܚܬܘܢ ܬܬܦܪܩܘܢ ܘܒܫܠܝܐ ܘܒܣܒܪܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܛܦܝܣܬܘܢ | 15 For Lord Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, says this, 'Your salvation lay in conversion and tranquil ity,your strength in serenity and trust and you would have none of it. |
| 16 ܘܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܥܠ ܪ̈ܟܫܐ ܢܪܟܒ ܘܥܠ ܩ̈ܠܝܠܐ ܢܥܪܘܩ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܬܥܪܩܘܢ ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܩܠܝܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܝܟܘܢ | 16 "No," you said, "we shall flee on horses." And so flee you wil ! And again, "We shal ride on swift ones." And so your pursuers will be swift! |
| 17 ܐܠܦ ܡܢ ܟܐܬܐ ܕܚܕ ܘܡܢ ܟܐܬܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܬܥܪܩܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܫܬܚܪܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܪ̈ܕܐ ܥܠ ܪܝܫ ܛܘܪܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܪܡܬܐ | 17 A thousand wil quake at the threat of one and when five threaten you will flee, until what is left of youwil be like a flagstaff on a mountain top, like a signal on a hil .' |
| 18 ܡܛܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡܘ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܘܢܬܬܪܝܡ ܠܡܪܚܦܘ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܟܠ ܕܡܣܟܝܢ ܠܗ | 18 But Yahweh is waiting to be gracious to you, the Exalted One, to take pity on you, for Yahweh is aGod of fair judgement; blessed are al who hope in him. |
| 19 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܝܬ̇ܒ ܘܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܡܒܟܐ ܠܐ ܬܒܟܘܢ ܡܪܚܡܘ ܢܪܚܡ ܥܠ ܩܠܐ ܕܓܥܬܟܘܢ. ܡܐ ܕܫܡܥ ܢܥܢܝܟܘܢ | 19 Yes, people of Zion living in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He wil be gracious to you when yourcry for help rings out; as soon as he hears it, he will answer you. |
| 20 ܘܢܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܟܢܫ ܬܘܒ ܠܡܛܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܢܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܒܡܛܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ | 20 When the Lord has given you the bread of suffering and the water of distress, he who is your teacherwil hide no longer, and you wil see your teacher with your own eyes. |
| 21 ܘܐ̈ܕܢܝܟܘܢ ܢܫ̈ܡܥܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܒܣܬܪܟܘܢ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܐ ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܙܠܘ ܒܗ̇ ܘܠܐ ܬܣܛܘܢ ܠܝܡܝܢܐ ܘܠܣܡܠܐ | 21 Your ears wil hear these words behind you, 'This is the way, keep to it,' whether you turn to right orleft. |
| 22 ܘܬܛܘܫܘܢ ܣܐܡܐ ܕܩܪܝܡ ܠܦܬܟܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܦܕܬܐ ܕܢܣܟܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܗܘܢ ܘܬܕܪܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܟܦܣܢܝܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܢܦܬܐ ܬܦܩܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ | 22 You wil hold unclean the silverplating of your idols and the goldplating of your images. You wil throwthem away like the pol uted things they are, shouting after them, 'Good riddance!' |
| 23 ܘܢܬܝܗܒ ܡܛܪܐ ܠܙܪܥܟܘܢ ܕܬܙܪܥܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܒܘܪܐ ܕܙܪܥܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܕܗܝܢ ܘܫܡܝܢ ܪܥܝܐ ܕܒܥܝܪܟܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܫܡܝܢܐ | 23 He wil send rain for the seed you sow in the ground, and the bread that the ground provides wil berich and nourishing. That day, your cattle will graze in wide pastures. |
| 24 ܘܒܩܪ̈ܐ ܘܐܪ̈ܘܢܐ ܕܦܠܚ̇ܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܒܠܝܠܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܕܡܣܠܩ ܒܪܦܫܐ ܘܒܡܕܪܝܐ | 24 Oxen and donkeys that work the land will eat for fodder wild sorrel, spread by the shovel-load andfork-load. |
| 25 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܟܠ ܛܘܪ ܕܪܡ ܘܥܠ ܟܠ ܪܡܬܐ ܕܪܡܐ ܢܪܕܘܢ ܬ̇ܦܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܛܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܘܒܣܘܚܦܐ ܕܡ̈ܓܕܠܐ | 25 On every lofty mountain, on every high hil there wil be streams and water-courses, on the day of thegreat slaughter when the strongholds fal . |
| 26 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܣܗܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܘܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܚܕ ܒܫܒ̈ܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܫܒܥܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܥܨܘܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܬܒܪܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܟܐܒܐ ܕܡܚܘܬܗ ܢܐܣܐ | 26 Then moonlight will be bright as sunlight and sunlight itself be seven times brighter -- like the light ofseven days in one -- on the day Yahweh dresses his people's wound and heals the scars of the blows they havereceived. |
| 27 ܗܐ ܫܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ ܝܩ̇ܕ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܘܫܒܝܚ ܡܫܩܠܗ ܘܣ̈ܦܘܬܗ ܡ̈ܠܝܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܠܫܢܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܕܝܩ̇ܕܐ | 27 See, the name of Yahweh comes from afar, blazing his anger, heavy his threat. His lips are brimmingover with fury, his tongue is like a devouring fire. |
| 28 ܘܪܘܚܗ ܐܝܟ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܓ̇ܪܦ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܨܘܪܐ ܢܦܣܘܩ ܠܡܕܠܚ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܛܥܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܣܪܝܩܬܐ ܘܠܦܓܘܕܬܐ ܡܛܥܝܢܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܟܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ | 28 His breath is like a river in spate coming up to the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve ofdestruction, to harness the peoples in a bridle, that wil lead them astray. |
| 29 ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܐܬܩܕܫ ܒܚܓܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܗ ܕܠܒܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ̇ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܠܛܘܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 29 Your song wil be like that on a festal night, and there wil be joy in your hearts as when to the soundof the flute people make a pilgrimage to the mountain of Yahweh, the Rock of Israel. |
| 30 ܘܢܫܡܥ ܡܪܝܐ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܩܠܗ ܘܡܚܘܬܐ ܕܕܪܥܗ ܢܚܘܐ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܒܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܕܐܟ̇ܠܐ ܒܙܪܝܦܬܐ ܕܚܒ̇ܛܐ ܘܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܒܪܕܐ | 30 Yahweh will make his majestic voice ring out, he wil show the weight of his arm in the heat of hisanger, with a devouring fire, with thunderbolt, downpour and hailstones. |
| 31 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܪܒܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܬܒܪ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ ܘܒܫܒܛܐ ܢܒܠܥ | 31 Yes, at Yahweh's voice Assyria wil be terrified, he wil strike him with his rod; |
| 32 ܘܢܗܘܐ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܕܫܘܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܢܝܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܒ̈ܦܠܓܐ ܘܒܟܢܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܩܪܒܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܢܬܟܬܫ ܒܗ | 32 each time he goes by, wil fal the punishing rod that Yahweh wil lay on him, to the sound oftambourines and harps, in the battles which he wil wage against him with uplifted hand. |
| 33 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܛܝܒ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܐܦ ܗܝ ܐܬܛܝܒܬ ܕܬܡܠܟ ܘܥܡܩܬ ܘܪܘܚܬ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܡܪܗ̇ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܩܝܣ̈ܐ ܘܢܘܪܐ ܘܢܫܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܚܠܐ ܘܟܒܪܝܬܐ ܕܝܩ̇ܕܐ ܒܗ | 33 Yes, Topheth has been ready for a long time now, that too is ready for the king, deep and wide hispyre, fire and wood in plenty. Yahweh's breath, like a stream of brimstone, wil set fire to it. |
