| 1 ܘܝ ܠܝ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܠܩܛܐ ܕܩܝܛܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܒܘܥܪܐ ܕܩܛܦܐ ܠܝܬ ܣܓܘܠܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܘܠܒܟܪܬܐ ܪܓܬ ܢܦܫܝ | 1 How wretched I am, a harvester in summer time, like a gleaner at the vintage: not a single cluster to eat,none of those early figs I love! |
| 2 ܐܒܕ ܚܣܝܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܕܬܪܝܨ ܒܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܟܡܢܝܢ ܘܓܒܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܨܝܕܝܢ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ | 2 The faithful have vanished from the land: there is no one honest left. Al of them are on the alert forblood, every man hunting his brother with a net. |
| 3 ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܛܝ̈ܒܢ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܛܐܒܝܢ ܫܠܝܛܐ ܫܐܠ ܕܗܒ ܘܕܝ̇ܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܫܚܘܕ ܘܪܒܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܢܦܫܗ ܘܐܣܠܝܘ | 3 Their hands are adept at wrong-doing: the official makes his demands, the judge gives judgement for abribe, the man in power pronounces as he pleases. |
| 4 ܛܒܬܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܐܘܪܩܥܬܐ ܕܐܟܠ ܣܣܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܕܘܩܝ̈ܟܝ ܘܕܦܘܪܩܢܟܝ ܐܬܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܝܬ ܒܟܝ̈ܗܘܢ | 4 The best of them is like a briar, the most honest of them like a thorn-hedge. Now from the north theirpunishment approaches! That wil be when they are confounded! |
| 5 ܠܐ ܬܗܝܡܢܘܢ ܠܪ̈ܚܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܟܠܘܢ ܥܠ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܝܟܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܟ ܛܪ ܡ̈ܠܝ ܦܘܡܟ | 5 Trust no neighbour, put no confidence in a friend; do not open your mouth to the wife who shares yourbed. |
| 6 ܡܛܠ ܕܒܪܐ ܡܨܥܪ ܠܐܒܘܗܝ ܘܒܪܬܐ ܩܝܡܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܡܗ̇ ܘܟܠܬܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܚܡܬܗ̇ ܘܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ ܕܓܒܪܐ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܝܬܗ | 6 For son insults father, daughter rebels against mother, daughter-in-law against mother-in-law; aperson's enemies come from within the household itself. |
| 7 ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܚܘܪ ܘܐܣܟܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܦܪܘܩܝ ܘܢܫܡܥܢܝ ܐܠܗܝ | 7 But I shall look to Yahweh, my hope is in the God who will save me; my God will hear me. |
| 8 ܠܐ ܬܚܕܝܢ ܠܝ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܝ ܕܢܦܠܬ ܬܘܒ ܩܝܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܘܕܝܬܒܬ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܗܪ ܠܝ | 8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy: though I have fal en, I shal rise; though I live in darkness, Yahweh ismy light. |
| 9 ܡܚܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܣܝܒܪ ܥܠ ܕܚܛܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܕܘܢ ܕܝܢܝ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܬܒܥܬܝ ܘܢܦܩܢܝ ܠܢܘܗܪܐ ܘܐܚܙܐ ܒܙܕܝܩܘܬܗ | 9 I must endure Yahweh's anger for I have sinned against him, until he takes up my cause and rights mywrongs; he wil bring me out into the light, and then I shal contemplate his saving justice. |
| 10 ܘܬܚܙܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܬܝ ܘܬܟܣܝܗ̇ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܝ ܐܝܟܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܝ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܢܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܒܗ̇ ܡܟܝܠ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܕܝܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܣܝܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܘܩܐ | 10 When my enemy sees this, she wil be covered with shame, having sneered, 'Where is Yahweh yourGod?' This time, I shall be watching as she is trampled underfoot like mud in the streets. |
| 11 ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܒܢܐ ܣܝܓܝ̈ܟܝ ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܬܫܬܩܠܝܢ | 11 That wil be the day for rebuilding your walls! The day for expanding your frontiers! |
| 12 ܝܘܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܙܒܢܟܝ ܢܐܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܬܘܪ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܝܢ̈ܬܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܨܘܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܢܗܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܘܪ ܛܘܪܐ | 12 The day when others come to you al the way from Assyria, from Egypt, from Tyre and al the way fromthe Euphrates, from sea to sea, from the mountains to the mountains! |
| 13 ܘܬܗܘܐ ܐܪܥܐ ܠܚܒܠܐ ܠܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܛܘܠ ܦܐܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ | 13 The earth wil become a desert by reason of its inhabitants, in return for what they have done. |
| 14 ܪܥܝ ܠܥܡܟ ܒܫܒܛܟ ܘܠܥܢܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܟ ܢܫܪܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܥܢܐ ܒܓܘ ܟܪܡܠܐ ܢܪܥܘܢ ܒܡܬܢܝܢ ܘܒܓܠܥܕ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ | 14 With shepherd's crook lead your people to pasture, the flock that is your heritage, living confined in aforest with meadow land al round. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old! |
| 15 ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܢܦܩܘ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܐܚܘܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ | 15 As in the days when you came out of Egypt, grant us to see wonders! |
| 16 ܘܢܚܙܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܢܒܗܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܓܢܒܪܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܣܝܡܘܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܘܐ̈ܕܢܝܗܘܢ ܢܬܚܪ̈ܫܢ | 16 The nations wil see and be confounded in spite of al their power; they wil put their hands over theirmouths, their ears wil be deafened. |
| 17 ܘܢܠܚܟܘܢ ܥܦܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܚܘܝܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܚ̈ܘܠܕܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܢܪܓܙܘܢ ܡܢ ܫܒܝ̈ܠܝܗܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܢܙܘܥܘܢ ܘܢܕܚܠܘܢ | 17 They wil lick the dust like snakes, like reptiles that crawl on the earth. They wil creep trembling out oftheir lairs, in terror before you. |
| 18 ܠܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܟܘܬܟ ܕܫܒܩ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܡܥܒܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܚܕ ܐܢܬ ܐܟܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܨܒܝܬ | 18 What god can compare with you for pardoning guilt and for overlooking crime? He does not harbouranger for ever, since he delights in showing faithful love. |
| 19 ܢܬܦܢܐ ܘܢܪܚܡ ܥܠܝܢ ܘܢܟܢܘܫ ܟܠܗ ܥܘܠܢ ܘܢܫܕܐ ܒܥܘܡ̈ܩܘܗܝ ܕܝܡܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܛܗ̈ܝܢ | 19 Once more have pity on us, tread down our faults; throw al our sins to the bottom of the sea. |
| 20 ܬܬܠ ܩܘܫܬܐ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ ܕܝܡܝܬ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܢ ܥܠܡ | 20 Grant Jacob your faithfulness, and Abraham your faithful love, as you swore to our ancestors from thedays of long ago. |
