| 1 ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܡܢ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܡܫܐܠ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܝܬܒܘ ܩܕܡܝ | 1 Next, some elders of Israel visited me and while they were sitting with me, |
| 2 ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 2 the word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows, |
| 3 ܒܪܢܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܣܩܘ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܘܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܗܘܢ ܣܡܘ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ | 3 'Son of man, these men have enshrined their foul idols in their hearts and placed the cause of theirsinning right before their eyes. Why should I let myself be consulted by them? |
| 4 ܡܟܝܠ ܡܠܠ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܓܒܪ ܓܒܪ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܣ̇ܩ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܥܠ ܠܒܗ ܘܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܗ ܢܣܝܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܒܝܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܗܝܢ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܕܚ̈ܠܬܗ | 4 So speak to them; tel them this, "Lord Yahweh says this: Every member of the House of Israel whoenshrines his foul idols in his heart and places the cause of his sinning right before his eyes, and who thenapproaches the prophet, wil get this answer from me, Yahweh, as the multiplicity of his idols deserves, |
| 5 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܚܘܕ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܦܪܩܘ ܡܢܝ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ | 5 and in this way I hope to win back the hearts of the House of Israel who have al been estranged fromme by their foul idols." |
| 6 ܡܟܝܠ ܐܡܪ ܠܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܬܘܒܘ ܘܐܬܦܢܘ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܕܚ̈ܠܬܟܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܛܢܦܘܬܟܘܢ ܐܦܢܘ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܘܢ | 6 'So say to the House of Israel, "The Lord Yahweh says this: Come back, turn away from your foulidols, turn your backs on al your loathsome practices; |
| 7 ܡܛܠ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܢܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܕܥܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܢܗܦܘܟ ܡܢܝ ܘܢܣܩ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܥܠ ܠܒܗ ܘܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܗ ܢܣܝܡ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܘܢܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܡܫܐܠܘܬܗ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܣܗܕܐ | 7 for if any member of the House of Israel -- or any foreigner living in Israel -- deserts me to enshrine hisfoul idols in his heart and places the cause of his sinning right before his eyes and then approaches a prophet toconsult me through him, he will get his answer from me, Yahweh. |
| 8 ܘܐܬܠ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܥܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܠܐܬܐ ܘܠܡܬܠܐ ܘܐܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܥܡܝ ܘܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ | 8 I shal set my face against that person; I shall make him an example and a byword; I shal rid mypeople of him, and you wil know that I am Yahweh. |
| 9 ܘܢܒܝܐ ܟܕ ܢܛܥܐ ܘܢܡܠܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܛܥ̇ܝܬܗ ܠܢܒܝܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܘܐܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܥܡܝ ܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ | 9 And if the prophet is seduced into saying something, I, Yahweh, shall have seduced that prophet; Ishall point my finger at him and rid my people Israel of him. |
| 10 ܘܢܫܩܠܘܢ ܥܘ̣ܠܗܘܢ ܥܘ̣ܠܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܫܐܠ ܐܝܟ ܥܘ̇ܠܗ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ | 10 Both wil be punished for their guilt; the prophet's punishment wil be the same as that of the personwho consults him, |
| 11 ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܛܥܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢܝ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܐ ܢܬܛܢܦܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܘ̣ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܠܝ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܢܐ ܐܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ | 11 so that the House of Israel wil never stray from me again or defile themselves again with thesecrimes, but be my people and I their God -- declares the Lord Yahweh." ' |
| 12 ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 12 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me: |
| 13 ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܢ ܬܚܛܐ ܠܝ ܘܬܥܒܕ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܩܕܡܝ ܐܪܝܡ ܐܝܕܝ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܘܐܬܒܪ ܒܗ̇ ܩܢܝܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܐܫܕܪ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܟܦܢܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ | 13 'Son of man, when a country sins against me by being unfaithful and I point my finger at it anddestroy its supply of food, inflicting famine on it and denuding it of human and animal, |
| 14 ܘܐܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܢܘܚ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܐܝܘܒ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܦܨ̇ܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ | 14 even if the three men, Noah, Danel and Job, were living in it, they would save no one but themselvesby their uprightness -- declares the Lord Yahweh. |
| 15 ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬܐ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܘܒܕܝܗ̇ ܘܬܗܘܐ ܠܚܒܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܥܒ̇ܪ ܡܢ ܚܝܘܬܐ | 15 Were I to unleash wild beasts on that country to rob it of its children and reduce it to a desert whichno one would dare to cross because of the animals, |
| 16 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܨ̇ܘܢ ܠܐ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܢܬܦܨܘܢ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܚܒܠܐ | 16 even if these three men were living there, as I live -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- they would not beable to save either son or daughter; they alone would be saved, and the country would become a desert. |
| 17 ܘܐܢ ܐܝܬܐ ܚܪܒܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܬܥܒܪ ܚܪܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ | 17 Were I to bring the sword down on that country and say, "Sword, cross the country!" so as to denude it of human and animal, |
| 18 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܝܬ ܒܗ̇ ܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܦܨ̇ܘܢ ܠܐ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܢܬܦܨܘܢ | 18 even if these three men were living there, as I live -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- they would not beable to save either son or daughter; they alone would be saved. |
| 19 ܘܐܢ ܐܫܕܪ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܘܐܫܘܕ ܚܡܬܝ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܕܡܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ | 19 If I were to send the plague on that country and vent my fury on it by bloodshed, so as to denude it ofhuman and animal, |
| 20 ܘܢܘܚ ܘܕܢܝܐܝܠ ܘܐܝܘܒ ܐܝܬ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܚܝ ܐܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܠܐ ܒܪܐ ܘܠܐ ܒܪܬܐ ܢܦܨ̇ܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܗܢܘܢ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܦܨ̇ܘܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ | 20 even if Noah and Danel and Job were living there, as I live -- declares the Lord Yahweh -- they wouldbe able to save neither son nor daughter, only themselves by their uprightness. |
| 21 ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ. ܐܪ̈ܒܥܐ ܕܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܒܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܫ̇ܕܪܬ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ ܘܚܝܘܬܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܐܘܒܕ ܡܢܗ̇ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܒܥܝܪܐ | 21 'The Lord Yahweh says this, "Even if I send my four dreadful scourges on Jerusalem-sword, famine,wild beasts and plague -- to denude it of human and animal, |
| 22 ܘܢܫܬܚܪܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܨܝܢ ܕܡܦܩܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܐ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܢܦܩܘܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܬܚܙܘܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܨ̈ܢܥܬܗܘܢ ܘܬܬܒܝܐܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝ̇ܬ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬܝ̇ܬ ܥܠܝܗ̇ | 22 even so, there wil be a remnant left, a few men and women who come through; when they come toyou and you see their conduct and actions, you wil take comfort in spite of the disaster which I have brought onJerusalem, in spite of al I have brought on her. |
| 23 ܘܢܒܝܐܘܢܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܬܚܙܘܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܘܨ̈ܢܥܬܗܘܢ ܘܬܕܥܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܓܢ ܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܟܠ ܕܥ̇ܒܕܬ ܒܗ̇ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ | 23 They will comfort you, when you see their conduct and actions, and so you wil know that I have notdone in vain al I have done to her -- declares the Lord Yahweh." ' |
