ܒܲܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܡܵܪܹܗ ܫ̣ܒܲܩ ܤܲܟ݂ܠܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܟܲܕ ܗ݀ܘ ܠܐ ܕܠܝܼܚ:
مِثْلَ رَبِّهِ غَفَرَ حَمَاقَتَهُمْ، غَيْرَ خَائِفٍ،
ba-d-mūth mārēh shbaq sakhlūthhōn kad hāw lā d-l-īḥ:
Like his Lord, he forgave their folly, without fear,
Comme son Seigneur, il pardonna leur folie, sans crainte,
ܘܲܠܓ݂ܵܘ ܡܥܲܪܬܹܗ ܐܲܥܸܠ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ ܒܚܘܼܒܵܐ ܕܲܚܘܝܼܚ܀
وَأَدْخَلَهُمْ إِلَى دَاخِلِ مَغَارَتِهِ، بِالمَحَبَّةِ الَّتِي أَظْهَرَهَا.
wa-l-ghāw mʿartēh aʿel enōn b-ḥūbā da-ḥwīḥ.
and brought them into his cave, in the love he showed.
et les fit entrer dans sa grotte, dans l’amour qu’il montra.
ܥܢܵܐ ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܥܘܼܪ̈ܠܲܝ ܠܸܒ݁ܐ ܘܗ݀ܘܼ ܪܘܝܼܙ ܘܲܦܨܝܼܚ:
أَجَابَ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «يَا غُلْفَ القُلُوبِ»، وَدِيعًا وَمَسْرُورًا،
ʿnā w-ʾmr l-hōn l-ʿūrlaī leb w-hāw rwīz wa-pṣīḥ:
He answered and said to them, "O uncircumcised in heart," gentle and glad,
Il répondit et leur dit : « Ô incirconcis de cœur », doux et joyeux,
ܕܐܝܟ݂ ܩܵܛ̈ܘܿܠܹܐ ܐܸܙܕܝܲܢܬ݁ܘܿܢ ܒܙܲܝܢܵܐ ܕܲܓ݂ܢܝܼܚ܀
«لِمَاذَا تَسَلَّحْتُمْ مِثْلَ القَتَلَةِ بِسِلَاحٍ خَفِيٍّ؟
d-aykh qāṭōlē ezdyantōn b-zaynā da-ghnīḥ.
"why have you armed yourselves like killers with hidden weapons?
« pourquoi vous êtes-vous armés comme des meurtriers, d’armes cachées ?
ܤܝܼܡܘ ܚܘܼܛܪܝܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܘܤܲܟܝܼܢܼܝ̈ܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܘܥܘܿܠܘ ܠܓ݂ܘ ܘܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܢܝܼܚܘ:
ضَعُوا هَرَاوَاتِكُمْ وَسَكَاكِينَكُمْ، وَادْخُلُوا وَاسْتَرِيحُوا،
sīmw ḥūṭrykōn w-sakīnīykōn w-ʿōlw l-ghw w-ettnīḥw:
Lay down your clubs and your knives, and come in and rest,
Posez vos bâtons et vos couteaux, et entrez, et reposez-vous,
ܘܐܲܫܝܼܛ݂ ܒܐܝܼܕܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܪܸ̈ܓ݂ܠܲܝ ܛܲܡ̈ܐܐ ܥܲܡ ܦܚܸܙ ܘܲܫܪܝܼܚ܀
وَبِيَدَيَّ أَمُدُّ إِلَى أَرْجُلِكُمُ النَّجِسَةِ، أَيُّهَا المَاجِنُونَ الفَاسِقُونَ.
w-ashīṭ b-ʾīdāwhī l-reghlaī ṭam ʿam pḥez wa-shrīḥ.
and with my hands I will reach to your unclean feet, wanton and lewd as you are.
et de mes mains je toucherai vos pieds impurs, vous qui êtes libertins et lascifs.
ܐܵܘܟܸ݁ܠ ܘܐܲܫܩܝܼ ܠܲܟ݂ܢܸܫ ܦܲܛܥܹ̈ܐ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܛܵܒ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ ܫܠܝܼܚ:
أُطْعِمُ وَأَسْقِي جَمَاعَةً مِنَ الحَمْقَى عُرَاةً مِنَ الصَّلَاحِ،
āwkel w-ashqī la-khnesh paṭʿē d-men ṭāvthā shlīḥ:
I will feed and give drink to a band of fools stripped of goodness,
Je nourrirai et abreuverai une troupe d’insensés dépouillés de bonté,
ܘܲܒ݂ܪܲܗܘܿܡܘܼܬ݂ ܥܵܘܼܠܐ ܘܪܘܼܫܥܵܐ ܤܲܪܝܼܚ ܘܲܪܒ݂ܝܼܚ܀
وَأَرْحَمُ ظُلْمَهُمْ وَشَرَّهُمْ، النَّتِنَ المُنْتَفِخَ».
wa-b-rahōmūth ʿāūl w-rūshʿā sarīḥ wa-rvīḥ.
with mercy on their wrong and wickedness, foul and swollen."
avec miséricorde pour leur injustice et leur méchanceté, sales et enflés. »
ܫܼܪܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܡܹܐܙܲܠ ܠܘܵܬ݂ ܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܝܗܘܿܢ ܟܢܸܫ ܒܙܝܼܚ ܘܦܲܚܝܼܚ:
أَذِنَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْضُوا إِلَى رُفَقَائِهِمْ، جَمَاعَةً مُحْتَقَرَةً لَا قِيمَةَ لَهَا،
shīrā l-hōn l-mēzal l-wāth ḥavryhōn knesh b-zīḥ w-paḥīḥ:
He let them go to their companions, a despised and worthless band,
Il les laissa aller vers leurs compagnons, troupe méprisée et sans valeur,
ܘܲܒ݂ܙܘܼܠܵܦܹܐ ܤܵܛ̈ܢܵܝܹܐ ܡܚܲܠܚܲܠ ܘܤܲܚܝܼܚ܀
تَهُزُّهَا وَتَجْرُفُهَا حِيَلُ الشَّيْطَانِ.
wa-b-zūlāpē sāṭnāyē mḥalḥal w-saḥīḥ.
shaken and swept along by satanic tricks.
secouée et emportée par les ruses sataniques.
ܟܡܵܐ ܕܹܝܢ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܚܠܵܦ ܛܵܥܝܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ ܩܢܘܿܡܹܗ ܥܒܲܕ ܕܒ݂ܝܼܚ:
وَكُلَّمَا جَعَلَ أَبُونَا نَفْسَهُ ذَبِيحَةً عَنْ ضَلَالِهِمْ،
kmā dēyn d-avūn ḥlāp ṭāʿyūthhōn qnōmēh ʿbad d-b-īḥ:
But the more our father made himself a sacrifice for their error,
Mais plus notre père se faisait sacrifice pour leur égarement,
ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܝܲܬ݁ܝܼܪ ܠܛܲܫܘܼ ܢܝܼܒܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ ܠܡܸܬ݂ܒ݁ܪ ܢܲܨܝܼܚ܀
زَادُوا حَدَّ أَنْيَابِهِمْ لِيَكْسِرُوا المُنْتَصِرَ.
henōn yatīr l-ṭashū nībayhōn l-methbr naṣīḥ.
the more they whetted their fangs to break the victorious one.
plus ils aiguisaient leurs crocs pour briser le victorieux.
ܟܲܕ ܒܟ݂ܠ ܦܘܼܪ̈ܤܝܢ ܚ̣ܙܵܘ ܕܠܵܐ ܡܲܗܢܝܼܢ ܒܕܲܒ݂ܛܵܒ̈ܢ ܫܒܝܼܚ:
لَمَّا رَأَوْا أَنَّهُمْ بِكُلِّ الوُجُوهِ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ عَلَى المَمْدُوحِ بِأَعْمَالِهِ الصَّالِحَةِ،
kad b-kul pūrsyn ḥzāw d-lā mahnīn b-da-b-ṭābn shbīḥ:
When they saw that in every way they could not overcome the one praised for his good deeds,
Quand ils virent qu’en aucune manière ils ne pouvaient vaincre celui que ses bonnes actions faisaient louer,
ܘܝܲܬ݁ܲܝܼܪܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܥܵܐܹܦ ܥܠܲܝܗܘܿܢ ܥܵܘܠܵܐ ܘܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܓ݂ܝܚܼܚ܀
زَادَ عَلَيْهِمُ الظُّلْمُ خُصُوصًا، وَانْتَفَخَ.
w-yataīrāīth ʿāēp ʿlayhōn ʿāwlā w-ettaghyḥīḥ.
wrong pressed on them still more, and swelled up.
l’injustice pesa sur eux plus encore, et s’enfla.
ܡܸܟ݁ܝܹܠ ܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ ܠܒܲܟ݂ܘ ܕܩܸܘܪܸܠܹܐ ܫܲܝܘܼܚ ܘܲܫܪܝܼܚ:
وَمِنْ ذَلِكَ الحِينِ أَخَذُوا الطَّرِيقَ إِلَى هَيْكَلِ القَوْرَالِيِّينَ، تَائِهِينَ مُنْفَلِتِينَ،
mekyēl ʾūrḥēh l-bakhw d-qewrelē shayūḥ wa-shrīḥ:
From then they took the road to the shrine of the Qewrele, astray and loose,
Dès lors ils prirent la route du sanctuaire des Qewrele, égarés et dissolus,
ܘܐܝܟ ܕܗ݀ܘ̤ ܠܫܹܐܕܹ̈ܐ ܩܲܪܸܒ݂ ܕܒ݂ܚܹ̈ܐ ܘܪܹܝܚܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܪܝܼܚ܀
وَمِثْلَ مَنْ يُقَرِّبُ ذَبَائِحَ لِلشَّيَاطِينِ، وَيُشِيعُ رَائِحَتَهَا.
w-aykh d-hāw l-shēdē qarev d-b-ḥē w-rēyḥhōn arīḥ.
like one who offers sacrifices to demons, and makes their smell spread.
comme quelqu’un qui offre des sacrifices aux démons, et répand leur odeur.
ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܛܹܝܬ݂
بَابُ الطَّاءِ
tarʿā d-ṭēyth
Gate of Ṭeth
Porte de Ṭeth
ܟܸܢܫܵܐ ܕܒܸܙܩܝܼܢ ܠܲܦܪ̈ܲܟ݂ ܡܲܬ݁ܝ ܢܓܲܠ ܢܓܲܠ ܪܗܸܛ:
جَمَاعَةُ بَزْقِينَ رَكَضَتْ مُسْرِعَةً إِلَى هَيَاكِلِ مَتَّى،
kenshā d-bezqīn la-prakh matī ngal ngal rheṭ:
The band from Bezqin ran in haste to the shrines of Mattai,
La troupe de Bezqin courut en hâte aux sanctuaires de Mattaï,
ܕܬܲܡ̇ܢ ܠܕܲܝܘܹ̈ܐ ܡܕܲܒ݁ܚ ܕܵܘܝܵܐ ܘܥܲܡܗܘܿܢ ܡܸܬ݂ܚܠܸܛ܀
لِأَنَّ الشَّقِيَّ هُنَاكَ يَذْبَحُ لِلشَّيَاطِينِ وَيَخْتَلِطُ بِهِمْ.
d-tamn l-da-ywē mdabḥ dāwyā w-ʿamhōn methḥleṭ.
for there the wretch sacrifices to devils, and mingles with them.
car là le malheureux sacrifie aux diables, et se mêle à eux.
