ܐܹܘ ܠܕܲܪܵܪܐ ܕܲܟ݂ܡܵܐ ܫܒ݂ܝܚ̣ ܗܼ̄ܘ ܟܠܝܼܠܐ ܕܓܲܕܠܹܗ:
يَا لَلْمُجَاهِدِ، مَا أَمْجَدَ الْإِكْلِيلَ الَّذِي ضَفَرَهُ،
ēw l-da-rār da-khmā shvyḥ hāw klīl d-gadlēh:
O the champion! How praised is the crown he wove,
Ô le champion ! Combien est louée la couronne qu'il a tressée,
ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ܕܲܢܟܲܠܠܝܼܘܗܝ ܒܹܗ ܒܚܲܕܬ݂ܵܐ ܥܵܠܡܹܗ܀
الَّذِي بِهِ سَيُكَلِّلُهُ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ فِي عَالَمِهِ الْجَدِيدِ!
rūḥā d-qūdshā da-nkallīwhī bēh b-ḥadthā ʿālmēh.
with which the Holy Spirit will crown him in his new world!
dont l'Esprit Saint le couronnera dans son monde nouveau !
ܐܹܝܘ ܠܐܲܪܕܸܟ݂ܠܵܐ ܕܲܠܥܸܠ ܒܪܵܘܡܵܐ ܤܵܡ̣ ܒܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ:
يَا لَلْبَنَّاءِ الْمَاهِرِ الَّذِي وَضَعَ بِنَاءَهُ عَالِيًا فِي الْأَعَالِي،
ēyw l-ardekhlā da-l-ʿal b-rāwmā sām benyānēh:
O the master builder, who set his building high above,
Ô l'architecte, qui plaça son édifice très haut,
ܘܫܲܟ݂ܠܸܠ ܡܲܓ݂ܕܲܠܹܗ ܒܕ݂ܘܼܡ̈ܤܸܐ ܬܡܝܼܗܹ̈ܐ ܕܲܟ݂ܢܝܼܟ݂ܘܼܬܹܗ܀
وَأَتَمَّ بُرْجَهُ بِحِجَارَةِ تَوَاضُعِهِ الْعَجِيبَةِ.
w-shakhlel maghdalēh b-d-w-mse tmīhē da-khnīkhūtēh.
and finished his tower with the wondrous stones of his humility.
et acheva sa tour avec les pierres admirables de son humilité.
ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܘܵܘ
بَابُ الْوَاوِ
tarʿā d-wāw
Gate of Waw
Porte de Waw
ܗ̇ܝ ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ ܤܵܛܵܢܵܝܬܐ ܡܙܲܦܪܼ̈ܬ݂ ܒܛܲܢܦܘܼ:
تِلْكَ الْمَغْنَى الشَّيْطَانِيُّ الْمُزَيَّنُ بِالنَّجَاسَةِ،
(h)ī ḥānūtā sāṭānāyt mzaprīth b-ṭanpū:
That satanic den, adorned with filth,
Cet antre de Satan, orné d'immondice,
ܕܲܝܪܵܐ ܕܒܸܙܩܝܼܢ ܠܝܼܛܬ݁ܐ ܡܲܠܝܲܬ݂ ܥܵܘܼܠܵܐ ܘܒ݂ܝܼܫܘܼ܀
دَيْرُ بِزْقِينَ الْمَلْعُونُ، الْمَمْلُوءُ ظُلْمًا وَشَرًّا،
da-yrā d-bezqīn l-īṭt malyath ʿāūlā w-b-īshū.
the accursed monastery of Bezqin, full of wrong and evil,
le monastère maudit de Bezqin, plein d'injustice et de mal,
ܟܲܕ ܠܬܲܓܵܪܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܲܠܗܵܐ ܚ̣ܙܵܬ݀ ܒܲܚܦܝܼܛܘܼ:
لَمَّا رَأَتْ تَاجِرَ بَيْتِ اللهِ فِي حَمَاسَتِهِ،
kad l-tagār d-bēyth alhā ḥzāt ba-ḥpīṭū:
when it saw the merchant of God's house in his eagerness,
quand il vit le marchand de la maison de Dieu dans son zèle,
ܕܲܠܒ݂ܝܼܟ ܤܹܝܦ ܕܪܘܼܚ ܘܚܵܪܹܒ݂ ܠܤܸܕܪ̈ܝ ܗܲܪ̈ܛܝܼܩܘܿ܀
الَّذِي تَمَنْطَقَ بِسَيْفِ الرُّوحِ وَخَرَّبَ صُفُوفَ الْهَرَاطِقَةِ،
da-l-b-īk sēyp d-rūḥ w-ḥārēv l-sedrī harṭīqō.
who girded on the sword of the Spirit and laid waste the ranks of the heretics,
qui ceignit l'épée de l'Esprit et ravagea les rangs des hérétiques,
ܛܲܢܼܘ ܒܲܚܤܵܡܵܐ ܠܘܼܩܒܲܠ ܟܹܐܢܵܐ ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܩܸܘܪܸܠܘܿ:
اشْتَعَلُوا حَسَدًا عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْبَارِّ، كَمَا فَعَلَ كِيرِلُّسُ،
ṭanīw ba-ḥsāmā l-w-qbal kēnā d-mūth qewrelō:
they burned with envy against the just man, like Cyril,
brûla d'envie contre le juste, comme Cyrille,
ܕܥܲܠ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܵܐ ܡܵܪܝ ܢܸܤܛܘܿܪܝܼܣ ܥ̣ܒܲܕ ܚܸܪܚܵܘܼ܀
الَّذِي صَبَّ غَضَبَهُ عَلَى الْقِدِّيسِ مَارِي نَسْطُورِيُوسَ.
d-ʿal qadīshā mārī nesṭōrīs ʿbad ḥerḥāū.
who vented his anger on the holy Mar Nestorius.
qui déchargea sa colère sur le saint Mar Nestorius.
ܫܲܪܝܼܘ ܚܵܠܕܲܝܢ ܚܘܼ̈ܠܕܹܲܐ ܤ̈ܡܲܝܐ ܘܲܤܩܘܼ̈ܢܠܵܟ݂ܘܼ:
شَرَعُوا كَالْخُلْدِ الْأَعْمَى يَحْفِرُونَ، وَ[sqūnlākhū]
sharīw ḥāldayn ḥūlda smay wa-sqūnlākhū:
Like blind moles they began to burrow, and [sqūnlākhū]
Comme des taupes aveugles ils se mirent à creuser, et [sqūnlākhū]
ܒܐܲܪܲܥ ܠܸܲܒܲܝ ܡܲܥ̈ܟܲܐ ܕܐܲܪܥܵܐ ܘܤܘܼܢܩܠܹܝܛ̈ܝܼܩܘܿ܀
فِي الْأَرْضِ، فِي جُحُورِ التُّرَابِ، وَأَعْضَاءُ الْمَجْمَعِ.
b-araʿ labaī maʿka d-arʿā w-sūnqlēyṭīqō.
in the earth, in the hollows of the ground, and the council members.
dans la terre, dans les creux du sol, et les membres du conseil.
ܒܚܲܕ ܕܹܝܢ ܠܸܠܝܵܐ ܥܸܤܪܵܐ ܓܪ̈ܝܼܥܹܐ ܢܦܲܩܼܘ ܒܲܙܪܝܼܙܘܼ:
وَفِي لَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ خَرَجَ عَشَرَةٌ مِنَ الْأَشْقِيَاءِ مُسْرِعِينَ،
b-ḥad dēyn lelyā ʿesrā grīʿē npaqīw ba-zrīzū:
On one night, ten wretches went out in haste,
Une nuit donc, dix misérables sortirent en hâte,
ܘܲܤܥܵܘ ܘܐܲܡܪܲܚܘܼ ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܗܘܿܢ ܪܹܫ ܢܘܿܒ݁ܘܿܠܘܿ܀
وَسَعَوْا وَأَسْرَعُوا، مِثْلَ أَبِيهِمْ، رَأْسِ [nōbōlō]
wa-sʿāw w-amraḥū d-mūth avūhōn rēsh nōbōlō.
and went and hurried, like their father, the head of [nōbōlō]
et allèrent et se hâtèrent, à l'exemple de leur père, le chef de [nōbōlō]
ܠܲܡܥܲܪܬܹܗ ܥܲܠܼܘ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܙܲܗܝܵܐ ܪܹܫ ܩܲܬܵܪ̈ܘ̈:
صَعِدُوا إِلَى مَغَارَةِ أَبِينَا الْمُشْرِقِ، رَأْسِ [qatārū]،
la-mʿartēh ʿalīw d-avūn zahyā rēsh qatārw:
They went up to the cave of our radiant father, the head of [qatārū],
Ils montèrent à la grotte de notre père radieux, le chef de [qatārū],
ܘܐܸܫܟ݁ܚܘܼܗܝ ܟܲܕ ܥܢܸܐ ܒܥܸܢܝܵܢ ܡܵܪܹܗ ܘܐܲܤܒ݁ܠܘܼܗܝ ܦܵܬ݂ܘܿ܀
فَوَجَدُوهُ مُنْشَغِلًا بِعَمَلِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَحَمَلُوهُ.
w-eshkḥūhī kad ʿne b-ʿenyān mārēh w-asblūhī pāthō.
and found him busy with his Lord's work, and carried him off.
et le trouvèrent occupé à l'œuvre de son Seigneur, et l'emmenèrent.