| 1 ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܫܡܥ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܠܦ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ. ܕܬܚܘܢ ܘܬܥܠܘܢ ܘܬܐܪܬܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ. | 1 'And now, Israel, listen to the laws and customs which I am teaching you today, so that, by observingthem, you may survive to enter and take possession of the country which Yahweh, God of your ancestors, isgiving you. |
| 2 ܠܐ ܬܘܣܦܘܢ ܥܠ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܕܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܬܒܨܪܘܢ ܡܢܗ. ܐܠܐ ܛܪܘ ܦܘܩܕܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܕܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ. | 2 You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandmentsof Yahweh your God just as I lay them down for you. |
| 3 ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܚܙ̈ܝ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܒܥܠ ܦܥܘܪ. ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܒܬܪ ܒܥܠ ܦܥܘܪ ܐܘܒܕܗ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬܟܘܢ. | 3 You can see for yourselves what Yahweh has done about the Baal of Peor; Yahweh your God hasdestroyed al those of you who fol owed the Baal of Peor; |
| 4 ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܢܩܦܬܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܗܐ ܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ. | 4 but those of you who stayed faithful to Yahweh your God are all alive today. |
| 5 ܚܙܘ ܕܐܠܦܬܟܘܢ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ. ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܩܕܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܝ. ܕܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥ̇ܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܗ̇ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. | 5 Look: as Yahweh my God commanded me, I have taught you laws and customs, for you to observe inthe country of which you are going to take possession. |
| 6 ܘܬܛܪܘܢ ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܗܝ ܗܝ ܚܟܡܬܟܘܢ ܘܣܘܟܠܟܘܢ ܠܥܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܕܢܫܡܥܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ. ܘܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܕܚܟܝܡ ܗܘ ܘܣܟܘܠܬܢ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ. | 6 Keep them, put them into practice, and other peoples will admire your wisdom and prudence. Oncethey know what al these laws are, they wil exclaim, "No other people is as wise and prudent as this greatnation!" |
| 7 ܐܝܢܘ ܓܝܪ ܥܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܩܪܝܒ ܠܗ ܐܠܗܗ. ܐܝܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܒܟܠ ܕܩ̇ܪܝܢܢ ܠܗ. | 7 And indeed, what great nation has its gods as near as Yahweh our God is to us whenever we cal tohim? |
| 8 ܘܐܝܢܘ ܥܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ. ܐܝܟ ܟܘܠܗ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ. | 8 And what great nation has laws and customs as upright as the entirety of this Law which I am layingdown for you today? |
| 9 ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܛܒ. ܘܛܪܘ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܛܥܘܢ ܟܘܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܕܚ̈ܙܝ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܚܝ̈ܝܟܘܢ. ܘܐܘܕܥܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܢܝ̈ܟܘܢ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܒ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ. | 9 'But take care, as you value your lives! Do not forget the things which you yourselves have seen, or letthem slip from your heart as long as you live; teach them, rather, to your children and to your children's children. |
| 10 ܝܘܡܐ ܕܩܡܬܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܒܚܘܪܝܒ. ܟܕ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܢܫ ܩܕܡܝ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܫܡܥ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝ. ܘܢܐܠܦܘܢ ܠܡܕܚܠ ܩܕܡܝ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܚܝ̈ܝܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܢܠܦܘܢ. | 10 The day you stood at Horeb in the presence of Yahweh your God, Yahweh said to me, "Summon thepeople to me; I want them to hear me speaking, so that they will learn to fear me al the days they live on earth,and teach this to their children." |
| 11 ܘܩܪܒܬܘܢ ܘܩܡܬܘܢ ܒܫܦܘ̈ܠܝ ܛܘܪܐ. ܘܛܘܪܐ ܡܬܓܘܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܒܢܘܪܐ. ܥܕܡܐ ܠܠܒܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܘܚܫܘܟܐ ܘܥܢܢܐ ܘܥܪܦܠܐ. | 11 So you came and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain flamed to the very sky, a skydarkened by cloud, murky and thunderous. |
| 12 ܘܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܛܘܪܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܢܘܪܐ. ܩܠܐ ܕܡܡܠܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ. ܘܕܡܘܬܐ ܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ. ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܩܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ. | 12 Yahweh then spoke to you from the heart of the fire; you heard the sound of words but saw no shape;there was only a voice. |
| 13 ܘܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܩܝܡܗ. ܘܦܩܕܟܘܢ ܕܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܥܣܪܐ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܢ. ܘܟܬܒ ܐܢܘܢ ܥܠ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܠܘܚ̈ܐ ܕܟܐܦܐ. | 13 He revealed his covenant to you and commanded you to observe it, the Ten Words which he inscribedon two tablets of stone. |
| 14 ܘܠܝ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܙܒܢܐ ܗ̇ܘ. ܕܐܠܦܟܘܢ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ. ܕܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܬܡܢ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. | 14 Yahweh then ordered me to teach you the laws and customs that you were to observe in the countryinto which you are about to cross, to take possession of it. |
| 15 ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܛܒ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܚܘܪܝܒ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܢܘܪܐ. | 15 'Hence, be very careful what you do. Since you saw no shape that day at Horeb when Yahweh spoketo you from the heart of the fire, |
| 16 ܕܠܐ ܬܚܒܠܘܢ. ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܨܠܡ̈ܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ . ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܕܟܪܐ ܐܘ ܕܢܩܒܬܐ. | 16 see that you do not corrupt yourselves by making an image in the shape of anything whatever: be itstatue of man or of woman, |
| 17 ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܥܝܪܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ. ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܓܦܐ ܕܦ̇ܪܚܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ. | 17 or of any animal on the earth, or of any bird that flies in the heavens, |
| 18 ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܪܚܫܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ . ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܢܘ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܝܡܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ. | 18 or of any reptile that crawls on the ground, or of any fish in the waters under the earth. |
| 19 ܘܕܠܐ ܬܪܝܡܘܢ ܥܝ̈ܢܝܟܘܢ ܠܫܡܝܐ. ܘܬܚܙܘܢ ܫܡܫܐ ܘܣܗܪܐ ܘܟ̈ܘܟܒܐ. ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ. ܘܬܛܥܘܢ ܘܬܣܓܕܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܬܦܠܚܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ. ܕܦܠܓ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܫܡܝܐ . . . | 19 When you raise your eyes to heaven, when you see the sun, the moon, the stars -- the entire array ofheaven -- do not be tempted to worship them and serve them. Yahweh your God has al otted these to al theother peoples under heaven, |
| 20 ܘܠܟܘܢ ܩܪܒ ܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܦܩܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܘܪܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܘܝܪܬܘܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ. | 20 but Yahweh has chosen you, bringing you out of the iron-foundry, Egypt, to be his own people, hisown people as you stil are today. |
| 21 ܘܪܓܙ ܥܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܟܘܢ. ܘܝܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܥܒܪ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܢܐ. ܘܠܐ ܐܥܘܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܛܒܬܐ. ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ. | 21 'Yahweh is angry with me because of you; he has sworn that I shall not cross the Jordan or enter thefine country which Yahweh your God is giving you as your heritage. |
| 22 ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܢܐ ܡ̇ܐܬ ܐܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ. ܘܠܐ ܥ̇ܒܪ ܐܢܐ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܥ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܘܝ̇ܪܬܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܛܒܬܐ . | 22 Yes, I am to die in this country; I shal not cross this Jordan; you wil go over and take possession ofthat rich land. |
| 23 ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܕܠܐ ܬܛܥܘܢ ܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܕܐܩܝܡ ܥܡܟܘܢ. ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ. ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܩܕܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. | 23 Be careful not to forget the covenant which Yahweh your God has made with you, by sculpting animage or making a statue of anything, since Yahweh your God has forbidden this; |
| 24 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܐ ܗܘ ܐܟܠܬܐ. ܘܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܛܢܢܐ. | 24 for Yahweh your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. |
| 25 ܘܟܕ ܬܘܠܕܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ ܐܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܝܐ. ܘܢܥܬܩܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ. ܘܬܚܒܠܘܢ ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܨ̈ܠܡܐ ܘܕܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܕܡ. ܘܬܥܒܕܘܢ ܕܒܝܫ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܬܪܓܙܘܢܗ. | 25 'When you have fathered children and grandchildren and have grown old in the country, when youhave grown corrupt and made some image, doing what Yahweh regards as wrong and so provoking his anger- |
| 26 ܣ̇ܗܕܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ. ܕܡܐܒܕ ܐ̇ܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ. ܒܥܓܠ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܥ̇ܒܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܡܐܪܬܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܬܣܓܘܢ ܒܗ̇ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܐܠܐ ܡܐܒܕ ܬܐܒܕܘܢ. | 26 today I cal heaven and earth to witness against you -- you wil quickly vanish from the country whichyou are crossing the Jordan to possess. Your days will not be prolonged there, for you wil be utterly destroyed. |
| 27 ܘܢܒܕܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܘܬܫܬܚܪܘܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ. ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܢܒܕܪܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܠܬܡܢ. | 27 Yahweh wil scatter you among the peoples, and only a smal number of you wil remain among thenations where Yahweh wil have driven you. |
| 28 ܘܬܦܠܚܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܠܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ. ܕܩܝܣܐ ܘܕܟܐܦܐ. ܕܠܐ ܚ̇ܙܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܫ̇ܡܥܝܢ. ܘܠܐ ܐ̇ܟܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܡܪ̈ܝܚܝܢ. | 28 There you wil serve gods made by human hand, of wood and of stone, that cannot see or hear, eat orsmel . |
| 29 ܘܬܒܥܘܢܗ ܬܡܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܬܫܟܚܘܢܗ. ܟܕ ܬܥܩܒܘܢ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܠܒܟܘܢ. ܘܡܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ. | 29 'If, however, from there you start searching once more for Yahweh your God, and if you search for himhonestly and sincerely, you will find him. |
| 30 ܡܐ ܕܥܩܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܡܛܝܟܘܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܐ ܒܚܪܬܐ ܕܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. ܘܬܬܦܢܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܬܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܩܠܗ. | 30 You wil suffer; everything I have said wil befal you, but in the final days you wil return to Yahwehyour God and listen to his voice. |
| 31 ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ. ܠܐ ܢܚܒܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܒܘܩܟܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܛܥܐ ܩܝܡܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ. | 31 For Yahweh your God is a merciful God and wil not desert or destroy you or forget the covenantwhich he made on oath with your ancestors. |
| 32 ܐܠܐ ܫܐܠܘ ܥܠ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩ̈ܕܡܝܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ. ܡܢ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܢܫܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ. ܡܢ ܣ̈ܘܦܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܣ̈ܘܦܝ ܫܡܝܐ. ܐܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܗܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܘ ܐܫܬܡܥ ܐܟܘܬܗ. | 32 'Put this question, then, to the ages that are past, that have gone before you, from when God createdthe human race on earth: Was there ever a word so majestic, from one end of heaven to the other? Wasanything like it ever heard? |
| 33 ܐܢ ܫܡܥ ܥܡܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܩܠܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܢܘܪܐ. ܐܝܟ ܕܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܘܚܝܝܬܘܢ. | 33 Did ever a people hear the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire, as you haveheard it, and remain alive? |
| 34 ܐܘ ܢܣܝܘ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܙܠ ܘܢܣܒ ܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܥܡܐ. ܒܢ̈ܣܝܘܢܐ ܘܒܐ̈ܬܘܬܐ. ܘܒܬܕܡܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܒܩܪ̈ܒܐ. ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܬܩܝܦܬܐ ܘܒܕܪܥܐ ܪܡܐ. ܘܒܚ̈ܙܘܢܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܐ. ܟܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܥܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ. | 34 Has it ever been known before that any god took action himself to bring one nation out of another one,by ordeals, signs, wonders, war with mighty hand and outstretched arm, by fearsome terrors -- al of which thingsYahweh your God has done for you before your eyes in Egypt? |
| 35 ܐܢܬܘܢ ܚܙܝ̣ܬܘܢ ܘܝܕܥܬܘܢ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܠܝܬ ܬܘܒ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ. | 35 'This he showed you, so that you might know that Yahweh is the true God and that there is no other. |
| 36 ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܫܡܥܟܘܢ ܩܠܗ ܠܡܠܦܘܬܟܘܢ. ܘܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܢܘܪܗ ܪܒܬܐ. ܘܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܐܫܡܥܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܢܘܪܐ. | 36 To instruct you, he made you hear his voice from heaven, and on earth he let you see his great fire,and from the heart of the fire you heard his words. |
| 37 ܘܒܕܪܚܡ ܠܐ̈ܒܗܝܟܘܢ ܓܒܐ ܠܙܪܥܗܘܢ ܒܬܪܗܘܢ. ܘܐܦܩܟܘܢ ܒܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. | 37 Because he loved your ancestors and, after them, chose their descendants, he has brought you out ofEgypt, displaying his presence and mighty power, |
| 38 ܠܡܘܒܕܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܝܢ ܘܥܫܝ̈ܢܝܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ. ܕܢܥܠܟܘܢ ܘܢܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܪܥܗܘܢ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ. | 38 dispossessing for you nations who were larger and stronger than you, to make way for you and to giveyou their country as your heritage, as it still is today. |
| 39 ܘܬܕܥܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܬܦܢܘܢ ܠܒܟܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܡܢ ܠܥܠ. ܘܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܡܢ ܠܬܚܬ. ܘܠܝܬ ܬܘܒ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ. | 39 'Hence, grasp this today and meditate on it careful y: Yahweh is the true God, in heaven above as onearth beneath, he and no other. |
| 40 ܛܪܘ ܢܡ̈ܘܣܘܗܝ ܘܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ. ܕܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ. ܕܢܛܐܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܒܬܪܟܘܢ. ܘܬܣܓܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝ̇ܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ. | 40 Keep his laws and commandments as I give them to you today, so that you and your children afteryou may prosper and live long in the country that Yahweh your God is giving you for ever.' |
| 41 ܗ̇ܝ ܕܝܢ ܦܪܫ ܡܘܫܐ ܬܠܬ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝ ܫܡܫܐ. | 41 Moses then set aside three towns in the east, beyond the Jordan, |
| 42 ܕܢܥܪܘܩ ܠܬܡܢ ܩ̇ܛܘܠܐ ܕܢܩܛܘܠ ܠܚܒܪܗ ܕܠܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ. ܘܠܐ ܣ̇ܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ . ܘܢܥܪܘܩ ܠܚܕܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܢܚܐ. | 42 to which any kil er might flee who had accidental y, without any previous feud, killed his fel ow; by taking refuge in one of these towns he could save his life. |
| 43 ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ ܒܘܨܪ ܕܒܡܕܒܪܐ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܦܩܥܬܐ ܕܪܘܒܝܠ. ܘܐܚܪܬܐ ܪܡܬ ܓܠܥܕ ܕܓܕ. ܘܓܘܠܢ ܕܒܡܬܢܝܢ ܕܡܢܫܐ. | 43 These were, for the Reubenites, Bezer in the desert on the tableland; for the Gadites, Ramoth inGilead; for the Manassehites, Golan in Bashan. |
| 44 ܗܢܐ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܣܡ ܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. | 44 This is the Law which Moses presented to the Israelites. |
| 45 ܗܠܝܢ ܣܗ̈ܕܘܬܐ ܘܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܘܕܝ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܠܠ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܡ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. | 45 These are the stipulations, the laws and the customs which Moses gave the Israelites after they hadleft Egypt, |
| 46 ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ. ܒܢܚܠܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܬ ܦܥܘܪ. ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܫܒܘܢ. ܕܩܛܠܗ ܡܘܫܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܟܕ ܢܦܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ. | 46 beyond the Jordan in the val ey near Beth-Peor, in the country of Sihon the Amorite king who hadlived at Heshbon. Moses and the Israelites had defeated him when they left Egypt, |
| 47 ܘܝܪܬܘ ܐܪܥܗ. ܘܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܘܓ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܡܬܢܝܢ. ܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܡܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚ̈ܝ ܫܡܫܐ. | 47 and had taken possession of his country, as wel as that of Og king of Bashan -- two Amorite kings tothe east beyond the Jordan, |
| 48 ܡܢ ܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܕܥܠ ܣܦܬܐ ܕܢܚܠܐ ܕܐܪܢܘܢ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܣܪܝܘܢ. ܕܗܘܝܘ ܚܪܡܘܢ. | 48 from Aroer on the edge of the Arnon Val ey, al the way to Mount Sion (that is, Hermon) - |
| 49 ܘܟܠܗ̇ ܥܪܒܐ ܕܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ. ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܕܥܪܒܐ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܐܫܕܘܕ ܘܦܣܓܐ. | 49 and of the whole Arabah east of the Jordan as far as the Sea of the Arabah, at the foot of the slopesof Pisgah. |
