| 1 ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܠܐ ܬܬܥܪܕܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܩܘ̈ܕܚܬܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܥܠ ܡܝܬܐ. | 1 "You are children of the LORD, your God. You shall not gash yourselves nor shave the hair above your foreheads for the dead. |
| 2 ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܢܬ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܘܠܟ ܓܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ . ܕܬܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܥܐ. | 2 For you are a people sacred to the LORD, your God, who has chosen you from all the nations on the face of the earth to be a people peculiarly his own. |
| 3 ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܟܘܠ ܕܛܡܐ. | 3 "You shall not eat any abominable thing. |
| 4 ܘܗܕܐ ܚܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܐܟܠܘܢ. ܬܘܪܐ ܘܐܡܪܐ ܘܢܩܝܐ ܘܥܙܐ. | 4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, |
| 5 ܘܐܝܠܐ ܘܛܒܝܐ ܘܝܚܡܘܪܐ ܘܝܥܠܐ. ܘܪܝܡܐ ܘܕܝܨܐ ܘܐܪܢܐ. | 5 the red deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the ibex, the addax, the oryx, and the mountain sheep. |
| 6 ܟܠ ܒܥܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܨܪܝܐ ܦܪܣܬܗ̇ ܘܦܠܝܓܐ ܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ. ܘܡܬܓܘܪܪܐ ܗ̇ܝ ܐܟܘܠܘ. | 6 Any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews the cud. |
| 7 ܗܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܬܓܘܪܪܝܢ. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܨܪ̈ܝܢ ܦܪ̈ܣܬܗܘܢ ܨ̈ܠܦܢ ܨ̈ܠܦܢ. ܓܡܠܐ ܘܐܪܢܒܐ ܘܚܓܣܐ ܕܡܬܓܘܪܪܝܢ ܘܦܪ̈ܣܬܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܨܪ̈ܝܢ. ܛܡܐܝܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ. | 7 But you shall not eat any of the following that only chew the cud or only have cloven hoofs: the camel, the hare and the rock badger, which indeed chew the cud, but do not have hoofs and are therefore unclean for you; |
| 8 ܘܚܙܝܪܐ ܕܨܪܝܐ ܦܪܣܬܗ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܓܘܪܪ ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܒܣܪܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ. ܘܠܦܓܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܩܪܒܘܢ. | 8 and the pig, which indeed has hoofs and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud and is therefore unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their dead bodies you shall not touch. |
| 9 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܐܟܘܠܘ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܡ̈ܝܐ. ܟܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܦ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܐܟܘܠܘ. | 9 "Of the various creatures that live in the water, whatever has both fins and scales you may eat, |
| 10 ܘܟܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܦ̈ܐ ܘܩ̈ܠܦܐ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ. ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܘܢ. | 10 but all those that lack either fins or scales you shall not eat; they are unclean for you. |
| 11 ܘܟܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܕܟܝܐ ܐܟܘܠܘ. | 11 "You may eat all clean birds. |
| 12 ܘܗܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܢܫܪܐ. | 12 But you shall not eat any of the following: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey, |
| 13 ܘܕܝܬܐ. | 13 the various kites and falcons, |
| 14 ܘܢܥܒܐ ܒܓܢܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ . | 14 all the various species of crows, |
| 15 ܘܢܥܡܐ ܘܢܨܐ ܒܓܢܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ. | 15 the ostrich, the nightjar, the gull, the various species of hawks, |
| 16 ܘܩܦܘܦܐ ܘܟܘܟܒܝ. | 16 the owl, the screech owl, the ibis, |
| 17 ܘܩܩܐ ܘܫܪܩܪܩܐ. | 17 the desert owl, the buzzard, the cormorant, |
| 18 ܘܚܘܪܒܐ ܘܐܢܦܐ ܒܓܢܣ̈ܝܗܘܢ. ܘܬܪܢܓܘܠ ܒܪܐ ܘܛܘܣܐ. | 18 the stork, the various species of herons, the hoopoe, and the bat. |
| 19 ܘܟܠܗ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܦܪܚܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܛܡܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܘܢ. ܠܐ ܢܬܐܟܠܘܢ. | 19 All winged insects, too, are unclean for you and shall not be eaten. |
| 20 ܘܟܘܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܕܟܝܐ ܐܟܘܠܘ. | 20 But you may eat any clean winged creatures. |
| 21 ܘܠܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܟܠ ܕܛܡܐ. ܐܠܐ ܠܥܡܘܪܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟ ܗܒܝܗܝ ܢܐܟܠܝܘܗܝ. ܐܘ ܙܒܢܝܗܝ ܠܢܘܟܪܝܐ. ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܐ ܐܢܬ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܠܐ ܬܒܫܠ ܓܕܝܐ ܒܚܠܒܐ ܕܐܡܗ. | 21 "You must not eat any animal that has died of itself, for you are a people sacred to the LORD, your God. But you may give it to an alien who belongs to your community, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. "You shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk. |
| 22 ܡܥܣܪܘ ܥܣܪܘ ܟܠܗ̇ ܥܠܠܬܐ ܕܙܪܥܟܘܢ ܕܡܦܩܐ ܚܩܠܐ ܫܢܐ ܒܫܢܐ. | 22 "Each year you shall tithe all the produce that grows in the field you have sown; |
| 23 ܘܐܟܘܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ. ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܫܡܗ ܬܡܢ. ܡܥܣܪ̈ܐ ܕܥܒܘܪܟ ܘܕܚܡܪܟ ܘܕܡܫܚܟ ܘܒܘܟܪ̈ܐ ܕܬܘܪ̈ܝܟ ܘܕܥܢܟ. ܘܬܐܠܦ ܠܡܕܚܠ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. | 23 then in the place which the LORD, your God, chooses as the dwelling place of his name you shall eat in his presence your tithe of the grain, wine and oil, as well as the firstlings of your herd and flock, that you may learn always to fear the LORD, your God. |
| 24 ܘܐܢ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܗܝ ܡܢܟ ܐܘܪܚܐ. ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܫܩܠܗ. ܡܛܠ ܕܪܚܝܩ ܗܘ ܡܢܟ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܫܡܗ ܬܡܢ. ܡܐ ܕܒܪܟܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. | 24 If, however, the journey is too much for you and you are not able to bring your tithe, because the place which the LORD, your God, chooses for the abode of his name is too far for you, considering how the LORD has blessed you, |
| 25 ܙܒܢܝܗܝ ܒܟܣܦܐ. ܘܨܘܪ ܟܣܦܐ ܒܐܝܕܟ. ܘܙܠ ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. | 25 you may exchange the tithe for money and, with the purse of money in hand, go to the place which the LORD, your God, chooses. |
| 26 ܘܙܒܢ ܒܟܣܦܐ ܟܠ ܕܪܓܐ ܢܦܫܟ. ܡܢ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܢܐ. ܘܡܢ ܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܫܟܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܟܠ ܕܫܐܠܐ ܠܟ ܢܦܫܟ. ܘܐܟܘܠ ܬܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ. ܘܚܕܝ ܐܢܬ ܘܒܝܬܟ . | 26 You may then exchange the money for whatever you desire, oxen or sheep, wine or strong drink, or anything else you would enjoy, and there before the LORD, your God, you shall partake of it and make merry with your family. |
| 27 ܘܠܘܝܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟ ܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܥܡܟ. | 27 But do not neglect the Levite who belongs to your community, for he has no share in the heritage with you. |
| 28 ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܬܠܬ ܫ̈ܢܝܢ. ܐܦܩ ܟܠܗ ܡܥܣܪܐ ܕܥܠܠܬܟ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܗ̇ܝ. ܫܒܘܩ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟ. | 28 "At the end of every third year you shall bring out all the tithes of your produce for that year and deposit them in community stores, |
| 29 ܘܢܐܬܐ ܠܘܝܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܥܡܟ. ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܦܢܐ ܠܘܬܝ. ܘܝܬܡܐ ܘܐܪܡܠܬܐ ܕܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܟ ܘܢܐܟܠܘܢ ܘܢܣܒܥܘܢ. ܘܢܒܪܟܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܒܟܠܗ ܥܒ̇ܕܐ ܕܐ̈ܝܕܝܟ ܕܬܥܒܕ. | 29 that the Levite who has no share in the heritage with you, and also the alien, the orphan and the widow who belong to your community, may come and eat their fill; so that the LORD, your God, may bless you in all that you undertake. |
