| 1 ܘܩܪܐ ܒܐ̈ܕܢܝ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܩܪܘܒܘ ܦܪ̈ܘܥܝܗ̇ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܦܘܪܥܢܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ | 1 And he cried out in my ears with a loud voice, saying: “The visitations of the city have drawn near, and each one has equipment for killing in his hand.” |
| 2 ܘܚܙ̇ܝܬ ܫܬܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܥܠܝܐ ܕܚ̇ܐܪ ܠܓܪܒܝܐ ܘܐܢܫ ܡܐ̈ܢܝ ܦܘܪܥܢܗ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܓܒܪܐ ܚܕ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܒܝܫ ܒܘܨܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܚܨ̈ܐ ܕܣܦܝܠܐ ܒ̈ܚܨܘܗܝ ܘܐܬܘ ܘܩܡܘ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܢܚܫܐ | 2 And behold, six men were approaching from the way of the upper gate, which looks to the north. And each one had equipment for killing in his hand. Also, one man in their midst was clothed with linen, and an instrument for writing was at his waist. And they entered and stood beside the bronze altar. |
| 3 ܘܫܘܒܚܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܣܠܩ ܡܢ ܟܪܘܒܐ ܕܩܐ̇ܡ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܙܘܝܬܐ ܕܒܝܬܐ ܘܩܪܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܒܝܫ ܒܘܨܐ ܘܐܣܪ ܚܨ̈ܐ ܕܣܦܝܠܐ ܒܚ̈ܨܘܗܝ | 3 And the glory of the Lord of Israel was taken up, from the cherub upon which he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called out to the man who was clothed with linen and had an instrument for writing at his waist. |
| 4 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܪ ܒܓܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܓܘ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܪܫܘܡ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܬܬܢܚܝܢ ܘܡܬܕܢܩܝܢ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܛܢ̈ܦܘܬܐ ܘܒܝܫ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܬ̈ܥܒܕܢ ܒܓܘܗ̇ | 4 And the Lord said to him: “Cross through the middle of the city, in the center of Jerusalem, and seal a Tau upon the foreheads of the grieving men, who are mourning over all the abominations which are being committed in its midst.” |
| 5 ܘܠܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܥܡܗ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܥܢ̈ܝ ܥܒܪܘ ܒܓܘ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܒܬܪܝ ܘܚܪܘܒܘ ܘܠܐ ܢܚ̈ܘܣܢ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܪܚܡܘܢ | 5 And he said to the others, in my hearing: “Cross through the city after him, and strike! Your eye shall not be lenient, and you shall not take pity. |
| 6 ܘܠܣܒ̈ܐ ܘܠܓܕܘ̈ܕܐ ܘܠܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ ܘ̈ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܢܫ̈ܐ ܩܛܠܘ ܠܚܒܠܐ ܘܠܟܠ ܐܢܫ ܕܐܝܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܪܘܫܡܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܩܕܫܝ ܫܪܘ ܘܫܪܝܘ ܒܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܣܒ̈ܐ ܕܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩܕܡ ܒܝܬܐ | 6 Kill, even to utter destruction, old men, young men, and virgins, little ones, and women. But all upon whom see the Tau, you shall not kill. And begin from my sanctuary.” Therefore, they began with the men among the elders, who were before the face of the house. |
| 7 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܛܡܐܘܗܝ ܠܒܝܬܐ ܘܡܠܘ ܕܪ̈ܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܒܐ ܦܘܩܘ ܩܛܠܘ ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ | 7 And he said to them: “Defile the house, and fill its courts with the slain! Go forth!” And they went forth and struck down those who were in the city. |
| 8 ܘܟܕ ܚܪܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܫܬܚ̇ܪܬ ܐܢܐ ܘܢܦ̇ܠܬ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܘܐܝܠܠ̇ܬ ܒܩܠܐ ܪܡܐ ܘܐܡ̇ܪܬ ܐܘܗ̇ ܡܪܐ ܡܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܡܚܒܠ ܐܢܬ ܠܟܠ ܕܐܫܬܚܪ ܡܢ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܫ̇ܕ ܐܢܬ ܪܘܓܙܟ ܥܠ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ | 8 And when the slaughter was completed, I remained. And I fell upon my face, and crying out, I said: “Alas, alas, alas, O Lord God! Will you now destroy the entire remnant of Israel, by pouring out your fury upon Jerusalem?” |
| 9 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܣܓܝ ܛܒ ܘܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܐ. ܘܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܐܬܡܠܝܬ ܢܟܠܐ. ܘܐܡܪܘ ܫܒܩܗ̇ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ. ܘܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܐ ܠܢ ܡܪܝܐ | 9 And he said to me: “The iniquity of the house of Israel, and of Judah, is vast and exceedingly great, and the land has been filled with blood, and the city has been filled with what is abhorrent. For they have said: ‘The Lord has forsaken the earth,’ and, ‘The Lord does not see.’ |
| 10 ܘܐܢܐ ܠܐ ܐܚܘܣ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܪܚܡ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗܘܢ ܒܪܝܫܗܘܢ ܐܦܪܘܥ | 10 Therefore, my eye will not be lenient, and I will not take pity. I will repay their own way upon their head.” |
| 11 ܘܚ̇ܙܝܬ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܠܒܝܫ ܒܘܨܐ ܕܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܥܒ̇ܕܬ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܩܕܬܢܝ | 11 And behold, the man who was clothed with linen, who had a writing instrument at his back, responded a word, saying: “I have done just as you instructed me.” |
