| 1 ܗܢܘ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ̇. ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠܡ. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܚܡܣܢܝܢ ܒܗ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܠܚܝ̈ܐ. ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܒܩܝܢ ܠܗܘܢ̣ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ | 1 This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever: all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die. |
| 2 ܐܬ̣ܦܢܝ̣ ܘܐ̇ܬܝܠܦ ܝܥܩܘܒ̇̈ ܘܚܡܣܢ̣ ܘܗ̇ܠܟ ܒܐܘܪܚܗ̇. ܠܘܩܒܠ ܙܗܪܐ ܕܢܘܗܪܗ | 2 Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it: walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated. |
| 3 ܠܐ ܬܬܠ ܠܐܚܪܝܢ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܟ ܘܐܝܩܪܟ̇. ܘܡܕܡ ܕܛܒ ܠܟ̇ ܘܦܩܚ ܠܟ ܠܥܡܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ | 3 Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation. |
| 4 ܛܘܒ̈ܢܐ ܚܢܢ. ܘܛܘܒܝܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ.. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܕܡ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܠܐܠܗܢ̣ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ | 4 O Israel, happy are we: for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us. |
| 5 ܐ̣ܬܒܝܐܘ̇ ܥܡܗ܈ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܕܘܟܪܢܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ | 5 Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel. |
| 6 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܙܕܒ̇ܢܬܘܢ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ̣ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܓܙܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܐܫܬܠܡܬܘܢ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ | 6 Ye were sold to the nations, not for [your] destruction: but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies. |
| 7 ܐܪܓܙܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ̣ ܠܗ̇ܘ ܕܥܒܕܟܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܥܠ ܕܕܒܚ̇ܬܘܢ ܠܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ̇ | 7 For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God. |
| 8 ܘܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܒܝܢܟܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܐܟ̣ܪܝܬܘܢ ܕܝ̣ܢ ܐܦ ܠܡܪܒ̇ܝܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 8 Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you. |
| 9 ܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬ̣ܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܚܡܬܐ̇ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐ̇ܡܪܬ. ܫܘܡܥܘܢܝ̇ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ݃ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ. ܐܝܬܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ̣. ܐܒܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ | 9 For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said, Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion: God hath brought upon me great mourning; |
| 10 ܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܒܫܒܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܘܕܒܢ̈ܬܝ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܐ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ | 10 For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them. |
| 11 ܪܒ̇ܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ̣ ܘܫ̇ܕܪܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܒܟܬܐ̇ ܘܒܐܒܠܐ̣ ܘܒܬܐ̈ܢܚܬܐ | 11 With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning. |
| 12 ܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܚܕܐ ܠܐܪܡܠܘܬܝ ܕܐܫܬܒܩܬ̇. ܘܨ̇ܕܝܬ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ. ܡܛܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܣ̣ܛܘ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ̣ | 12 Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God. |
| 13 ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܕܝܢ̣̈ܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ. ܐܦ ܠܐ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ. ܐܦ ܠܐ ܒܫܒܝܠܐ ܕܡܪܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ̇ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܐ | 13 They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness. |
| 14 ܕܪܟܘ ܐܘ ܐ̣ܬܛܦܝܣܘ. ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ̣. ܐܬ̣ܕܟܪܘ ܫܒܝܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܘܕܒܢ̈ܬܝ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܡܪܐ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ | 14 Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them. |
| 15 ܐܝܬܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܥܡܐ̣ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܩܐ. ܥܡܐ ܚܨܝܦܐ ܘܡܡܠܠ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܒܗܬܘ ܡܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ. ܘܥܠ ܥ̈ܠܝܡܐ̣ ܠܐ ܐܬܪܚ̇ܡܘ | 15 For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child. |
| 16 ܘܫܒ̣ܘ ܘܕܒ̣ܪܘ ܠܚܒ̈ܝܒܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܡܠܬܐ̣ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܬܗ̇. ܘܠܝܚܝܕܬܐ̇ ܘܠܡܫܘܚܕܬܐ̣ ܐܚܪܒܘ | 16 These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters. |
| 17 ܐܢܐ ܓܝ̣ܪ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܥܕܪܟܘܢ | 17 But what can I help you? |
| 18 ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܦܪܩ̇ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ | 18 For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies. |
| 19 ܙܠܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ̈ ܙܠܘ. ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܫܬܒ̇ܩܬ ܚܪܒܬܐ̣ ܘܨ̇ܕܝܬܐ | 19 Go your way, O my children, go your way: for I am left desolate. |
| 20 ܫ̇ܠܚܬ ܐܣܛܠܐ ܕܫ̇ܠܡܐ̣. ܘܠܒܫܬ ܣܩܐ ܒܒܥܘܬܝ. ܐܓܥܐ ܠܘܬܟ ܚܝ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ݃ ܒܝ̈ܘܡܬܐ | 20 I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer: I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days. |
| 21 ܐܬܬܥܝܪܘ ܒܢܝ̣̈ ܘܓܥܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܢܦܨܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܢܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ | 21 Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies. |
| 22 ܐܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܣܒ̇ܪܬ ܥܠ ܚܝ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܟܘܢ. ܘܐܬܬ ܠܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ. ܡܛܠ ܕܒܥܓܠ ܐܬ̇ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܗܘܢ ܕܠܥܠܡ | 22 For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour. |
| 23 ܫܕܪܬܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܒܐܒܠܐ̣ ܘܒܒܟܬܐ. ܘܢܦܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܝ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܐܩ̇ܒܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܗ. ܒܚܕܘܬܐ̇ ܘܒܒܘܣܡܐ ܕܠܥܠܡ | 23 For I sent you out with mourning and weeping: but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever. |
| 24 ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܗܫܐ ܚܙܘ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܨܗܝܘܢ ܫܒܝܬ̣ܟܘܢ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܒܥܓܠ ܢܚܙܘܢ ܦܘܪܩܢܟܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܐܠܗܢ̇. ܘܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ̇. ܘܒܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܒܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܡܪܐ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ | 24 Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity: so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting. |
| 25 ܒ̈ܢܝ̣ ܐܓܪܘ ܪܘܚܟܘܢ. ܘܣܝ̇ܒܪܘ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ. ܪܕܦܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ. ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ̣ ܒܥܓܠ ܬܚܙܐ ܒܐܒܕܢܗ. ܘܥܠ ܨܘܪܗܘܢ ܬܕܪܘܟ | 25 My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God: for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck. |
| 26 ܡܦܢ̈ܩܝ̣ ܐܙܠ̣ܘ ܒܫܒܝܐ. ܘܗܠܟܘ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܩܫܝ̈ܬܐ ܕܥܪ̈ܡܐ. ܘܐ̇ܬܒܕܪܘ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܥܣ̈ܩܬܐ. ܘܐܬ̇ܒܕܪܘ̣ ܐܝܟ ܓܙܪܐ ܕܐܬܚ̣ܛܦ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ | 26 My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies. |
| 27 ܐܬܒܝܐܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ̈ ܘܐܙܥܩܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ. ܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܘܟܪܢܐ̇. ܡܢ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ | 27 Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you. |
| 28 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܛܥ̇ܐ ܗܘܐ ܪܥܝܢܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ̣. ܚܕ ܒܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܬܘܒܘ̣ ܘܐܬܦܢܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܬܒܥܘܢܗ ܠܐܠܗܐ | 28 For as it was your mind to go astray from God: so, being returned, seek him ten times more. |
| 29 ܗ̇ܘ ܓܝܪ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܐܝܬܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܒܝ̣ܫܬܐ̣. ܗ̣ܘ ܢܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܚܕܘܬܐ̣ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܡ ܦܘܪܩܢܟܘܢ | 29 For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation. |
| 30 ܐܬܒܝܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.. ܡܒܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܣܡ ܠܟܝ ܫܡܐ | 30 Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee. |
| 31 ܢܕܚ̈ܠܢ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܒܐܫ ܠܟܝ ܘܚܕܝ ܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܟܝ | 31 Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall. |
| 32 ܢܬܪ̈ܗܒܢ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܥ̣ܒܕ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܟܝ. ܬܚܕܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܗܝܢ. ܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܒܐܫܘ ܠܟܝ. ܬܬ̣ܪܗܒ ܗ̇ܝ ܕܩܒ̣ܠܬ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܟܝ | 32 Miserable are the cities which thy children served: miserable is she that received thy sons. |
| 33 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܚ̇ܕ̣ܝܬ ܥܠ ܡܦܘܠܬܟܝ̣. ܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܥܝܩ ܘܬ̇ܟܪܐ ܠܗ̇ ܥܠ ܚܘܪܒܗ̇ | 33 For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall: so shall she be grieved for her own desolation. |
| 34 ܘܐܫܩܘܠ ܡܢܗ̇ ܓܠܝ̈ܦܐ. ܘܕܝܨ̇ܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܫܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܗ̇ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܐܒܠܐ | 34 For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning. |
| 35 ܢܘܪܐ ܓܝܪ ܬܫܬܕܪ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܚܝ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ̣ ܢܘܓܪܐ̣ ܕܝܘ̈ܡܬܐ. ܘܢܥܡ̣ܪܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܫܐ̈ܕܐ ܟܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ | 35 For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time. |
| 36 ܚܘܪܝ ܠܡ̣ܕܢܚܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.. ܘܚܙܝ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬܝܐ ܠܟܝ | 36 O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God. |
| 37 ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܟܝ ܒܢܝ̈ܟܝ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܕܪܬܝ. ܐܬ̇ܝ̣ܢ ܘܡܬ̇ܟܢܫܝܢ. ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܫܡܫܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܥܪ̈ܒܘܗܝ. ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ. ܘܚ̇ܕܝܢ ܒܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ. | 37 Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God. |