| 1 ܘܗܘܐ ܥܠܝ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܐܡܪ | 1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows, |
| 2 ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܛܝ ܩܨܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܡܛܝ ܣܘܦܐ ܥܠ ܐܪ̈ܒܥ ܟܢ̈ܦܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | 2 'Son of man, say, "Lord Yahweh says this to the land of Israel: Finished! The end is coming for the fourcorners of the country. |
| 3 ܡܟܝܠ ܩܨܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܐܫܘܕ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܐܕܘܢܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܘܐܝܬܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܛܢܦܘܬܟܝ | 3 This is the end for you; I shall unleash my anger on you, and judge you as your conduct deserves andcal you to account for al your loathsome practices. |
| 4 ܘܠܐ ܬܚܘܣ ܥܝܢܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܚܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܐܬܠ ܘܛܢ̈ܦܘܬܟܝ ܒܓܘܟܝ ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܘܬܕܥܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ | 4 I shall show you no pity, I shall not spare you; I shall repay you for your conduct and for the loathsomepractices in which you persist. Then you wil know that I am Yahweh. |
| 5 ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܗܐ ܐܬ̇ܝܐ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܒܝܫܬܐ | 5 "The Lord Yahweh says this: Disaster, a unique disaster, is coming. |
| 6 ܩܨܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܘܐܥܝܩ ܥܠܝܟܝ | 6 The end is coming, the end is coming, it is on the move towards you, it is coming now. |
| 7 ܘܐܬ̇ܐ ܨܦܪܝܐ ܥܡܘܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܡܛܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܠܘܚܝܐ | 7 Now it is your turn, you who dwel in this country. Doom is coming, the day is near; no joy now, onlytumult, on the mountains. |
| 8 ܡܟܝܠ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܒܐ ܐܫܘܕ ܚܡܬܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܐܫܘܕ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܐܕܘܢܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܘܐܬܠ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܟܠܗ̇ ܛܢܦܘܬܟܝ | 8 Now I shal soon vent my fury on you and sate my anger on you: I shal judge you as your conductdeserves and repay you for al your loathsome practices. |
| 9 ܘܠܐ ܬܚܘܣ ܥܝܢܝ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܚܡ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܟܝ ܐܦܪܥܟܝ ܘܛܢܦܘܬܟܝ ܒܓܘܟܝ ܬܗܘܐ ܘܬܕܥܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܚܟܝ | 9 I shall show neither pity nor mercy, but shall repay you for your conduct and the loathsome practices inwhich you persist. Then you wil know that I am Yahweh and that I strike. |
| 10 ܗܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܢܦܩ ܨܦܪܝܐ ܘܒܠܨ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܘܦܪܥ ܨܥܪܐ | 10 "Now is the day, your turn has come, it has come, it appears, the sceptre has blossomed, pride is at itspeak. |
| 11 ܘܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܩܡ ܥܠ ܚܘܛܪܗ ܕܥܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܠܘܚܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܢܝܚ ܒܗܘܢ | 11 Violence has risen to become the scourge of wickedness . . . |
| 12 ܡܛܝ ܙܒܢܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܢ̇ܐ ܠܐ ܢܚܕܐ ܘܕܡܙܒܢ ܠܐ ܬܟܪܐ ܠܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܘܓܙܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ | 12 Doom is coming, the day is near. Neither should buyer rejoice, nor sel er regret, for the fury rests oneveryone alike. |
| 13 ܘܙܒܘܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܦ̇ܟ ܥܠ ܡܙܒܢܢܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܠܝܬ ܚ̈ܝܐ ܒܚܝ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܙܘܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܦܘܟ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܒܥܘ̣ܠܗ ܠܐ ܢܚܡܣܢ ܚܝ̈ܘܗܝ | 13 The sel er wil not be able to go back on his bargain; each persists in his sins; they take no defensivemeasures. |
| 14 ܩܪܘ ܒܩܪܢܐ ܘܛܝܒܘ ܟܠ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܐܙ̇ܠ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܪܘܓܙܝ ܥܠ ܟܠܗ ܩܢܝܢܗܘܢ | 14 The trumpet sounds, all is ready, but no one goes into battle, since my fury rests on all alike. |
| 15 ܚܪܒܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܟܦܢܐ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܕܒܪܐ ܗܘ ܢܡܘܬ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܗܘ ܟܦܢܐ ܘܡܘܬܢܐ ܢܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ | 15 "Outside, the sword; inside, plague and famine. Whoever is living in the countryside wil die by thesword; whoever is living in the city will be devoured by famine and plague. |
| 16 ܘܢܬܦܨܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܦܨܝܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܐܝܟ ܝ̈ܘܢܐ ܒ̈ܓܕܢܦܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܐܢܫ ܒܚ̈ܛܗܘܗܝ | 16 And those who escape wil escape to the mountains and there, like doves of the valleys, I shalslaughter them al , each one for his sin. |
| 17 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܢܬܪ̈ܫܠܢ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܒܘܪ̈ܟܐ ܢܪ̈ܕܝܢ ܡ̈ܝܐ | 17 Every hand wil grow limp, every knee turn to water. |
| 18 ܘܢܬܟܒܢܘܢ ܣ̈ܩܐ ܘܢܟܣܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܨܘܪ̈ܢܐ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܒܟܘܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܘܩܘܕܚ̈ܬܐ ܒܟܘܠ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܗܘܢ | 18 They wil put on sackcloth, each one trembling. Every face wil be ashamed and every head beshaved. |
| 19 ܣܐܡܗܘܢ ܒܫܘ̈ܩܐ ܢܫܕܘܢ ܘܕܗܒܗܘܢ ܡܣܠܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܣܐܡܗܘܢ ܘܕܗܒܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܫܟܚ ܠܡܦܨܝܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒܥܘܢ ܘܟܪ̈ܣܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܢܡܠܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܫܘܢܩܐ ܦܘܪܥܢܐ ܕܥܘ̣ܠܗܘܢ | 19 They wil throw their silver away in the streets and their gold they wil regard as a pollution; neithertheir silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of Yahweh's fury. Never again wil they haveenough to eat, never again wil they fil their bellies, since that was the occasion for their guilt. |
| 20 ܘܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܨܒܬܗܘܢ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܒܓܐܝܘܬܐ ܠܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܕܛܢ̈ܦܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܕܕܚ̈ܠܬܗܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕܬܗ ܡܣܠܝܐ | 20 They used to pride themselves on the beauty of their jewel ery, out of which they made theirloathsome images, their horrors; so now I have made it pol ute them. |
| 21 ܘܐܬܠܝܘܗܝ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܢܘܟܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܒܙܬܐ ܘܠܚ̈ܛܝܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܫܒܝܬܐ ܘܢܛܘܫܘܢܗ | 21 I shal hand it over as plunder to foreigners, as loot to the most evil people on earth. They wil profaneit. |
| 22 ܘܐܦܢܐ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܢܛܘܫܘܢ ܕܘ̈ܩܝ ܘܢܥܠܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܬܪ̈ܘܥܐ ܘܢܛܘܫܘܢܗ̇ | 22 I shal turn my face away from them, while my treasure-house is profaned and robbers wil force theirway in and profane it. |
| 23 ܘܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܒ̈ܠܒܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܕܝܢܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܘܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ | 23 "Forge yourself a chain; for the country is full of bloody executions and the city ful of deeds ofviolence, |
| 24 ܘܐܝܬܐ ܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܒܬ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܓܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܥܫܝ̈ܢܐ ܘܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܡܩܕܫܗܘܢ | 24 so I shall bring the cruel est of the nations to seize their houses. I shal put an end to the pride of theire'lite, and their sanctuary wil be profaned. |
| 25 ܪܘܓܙܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܘܢܒܥܘܢ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܬܟܚ | 25 Terror is on the way: they will look for peace and there wil be none. |
| 26 ܘܝܐ ܥܠ ܘܝܐ ܢܐܬܐ ܘܫܡܘܥܬܐ ܥܠ ܫܡܘܥܬܐ ܬܫܬܡܥ ܘܢܒܥܘܢ ܚܙܘܐ ܡܢ ܢܒ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܡܘܣܐ ܢܐܒܕ ܡܢ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܘܡܠ̣ܟܐ ܡܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ | 26 Disaster will fol ow on disaster, rumour on rumour; they will pester the prophet for a vision; the priestwil be at a loss over the law and the elders on how to advise. |
| 27 ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܢܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܘܪܒܐ ܢܠܒܫ ܚܒܠܐ ܘܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܢܬܪ̈ܫܠܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܐܥܒܕ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܒܕܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܐܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܢܕܥܘܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ | 27 The king wil go into mourning, the prince be plunged in grief, the hands of the country people tremble.I shal treat them as their conduct deserves, and judge them as their own verdicts merit. Then they wil know thatI am Yahweh!" ' |
