ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܝܘܿܕ
بَابُ اليَاءِ
tarʿā d-yōd
Gate of Yodh
Porte de Yodh
ܚܵܢܘܼܬ݂ ܠܸܠܹܐ ܒܸܙܩܝܼܢ ܗܦܝܼܟܲܬ݂ ܥܠܲܝܗ̇ ܐܸܫܬܲܡܠܝܼ:
وَكْرُ اللَّيْلِ، بَزْقِينُ، انْقَلَبَ؛ وَتَمَّ عَلَيْهَا
ḥānūth lelē bezqīn hpīkath ʿlayh eshtamlī:
Bezqin, the den of night, was overthrown; it was fulfilled upon it,
Le repaire de la nuit, Bezqin, fut renversée ; s’accomplit sur elle
ܐܸܤܛܘܼܟܸܣ ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܘܢܸܟ݂ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܥܹܝܢ ܟܠ ܛܵܒ݂ ܐܸܬ݂ܦܲܪܤܝܼ܀
مَا سَبَقَ أَبُونَا فَقَالَهُ، وَانْكَشَفَ مَكْرُهَا أَمَامَ كُلِّ عَيْنٍ.
esṭūkes avūn w-nekhlāh l-ʿēyn kul ṭāv ethparsī.
what our father foretold, and its cunning was laid bare before every eye.
ce que notre père avait prédit, et sa ruse fut mise à nu aux yeux de tous.
ܥܵܘܠ̱ܗܘܿܢ ܒܪܹܫܗܘܿܢ ܕܩܸܪ̈ܚܹܵܐ ܗ̣ܦܲܟ ܒܲܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܡܵܐܢܝܼ:
ظُلْمُهُمْ رَجَعَ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الصُّلْعِ، كَمَا عَلَى مَانِي،
ʿāwlhōn b-rēshhōn d-qerḥā hpak ba-d-mūth mānī:
Their wrong turned back on the heads of the bald ones, as on Mani,
Leur injustice retomba sur la tête des chauves, comme sur Mani,
ܘܥܲܠ ܒܹܥܵܬ̈ܗܘܢ ܤܠܸܩ ܪܘܼܫܥܗܘܿܢ ܘܐܸܬ݂ܚܕܝܼ ܘܐܸܬ݂ܟ݁ܫܝܼ܀
وَعَلَى فِرَاخِهِمْ صَعِدَ شَرُّهُمْ، وَفَرِحَ وَقَسَا.
w-ʿal bēʿāthwn sleq rūshʿhōn w-ethḥdī w-ethkshī.
and their wickedness rose over their brood, and rejoiced, and grew hard.
et sur leur engeance monta leur méchanceté, et se réjouit, et s’endurcit.
ܢܲܝܢܘܹܐ ܕܬܲܪ̈ܬܹܝܢ ܝܵܐܹܐ ܩܪܵܝܵܗ̇ ܒܐܲܪܟ݁ܘܿܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼ:
نِينَوَى ذَاتُ يُونَانَيْنِ، سُمِّيَتْ فِي السِّجِلِّ القَدِيمِ،
naynwē d-tartēyn yāē qrāyāh b-arkōlōghī:
Nineveh of the two Jonahs, it was called in the ancient record,
Ninive des deux Jonas, ainsi l’appelait-on dans l’antique récit,
ܘܐܝܟ݂ ܤܕ݂ܘܿܡ ܚܵܬ݂ܗ̇ ܦܐܸܐ ܫܘܼܡܵܗܵܗ̇ ܒܟ݂ܠܵܗ̇ ܠܘܿܓ݂ܝܼ܀
وَمِثْلَ سَدُومَ كَانَ عَارُهَا اسْمَهَا فِي كُلِّ خَبَرٍ.
w-aykh sdhōm ḥāthh pe shūmāhāh b-khlāh l-w-ghī.
and like Sodom its shame was its name in every account.
et comme Sodome sa honte fut son nom dans tout récit.
ܒܙܸܢ ܥܵܡܘܿܪܐ ܩܲܕܝܬ̤ ܚܘܼܒ݂ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܝܲܕ ܤܘܼܢܵܐܟ݂ܝܼ:
مِثْلَ عَمُورَةَ جَاءَ هَلَاكُهَا عَلَى يَدِ سُونَاكِي،
b-zen ʿāmōr qadyt ḥūvlāh b-yad sūnākhī:
Like Gomorrah its ruin was brought about by the hand of Sennacherib(?),
Comme Gomorrhe sa ruine fut amenée par la main de Sennachérib,
ܘܐܝܟ ܐܵܕܵܡܵܐ ܘܨܵܥܵܪ ܘܫܲܪܟܵܐ ܗܘܵܬ݂ ܒܤܘܿܙܘܿܓ݂ܝܼ܀
وَمِثْلَ أَدْمَةَ وَصُوغَرَ وَالبَاقِينَ، قُرِنَتْ بِهِمْ.
w-aykh ādāmā w-ṣāʿār w-sharkā hwāth b-sōzōghī.
and like Admah and Zoar and the rest, it was yoked with them.
et comme Adma et Çoar et les autres, elle fut attelée avec elles.
ܠܲܕܒ݂ܗ̇ ܐܸܫܬ݁ܟܲܚ ܡ̣ܢ ܕܲܚܕ݂ܵܪܹ̈ܝܗ̇ ܩܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܐ ܐܸܫܬ݁ܒ݂ܝܼ:
وُجِدَتْ نِهَايَتُهَا؛ وَسُبِيَتِ القُرَى حَوْلَهَا؛
la-d-vh eshtkaḥ men da-ḥdhārēyh qūryā eshtvī:
Its end was found; the villages around it were taken captive;
Sa fin fut trouvée ; les villages autour d’elle furent emmenés captifs ;
ܒܵܬܲܪ ܕܝܲܬ݂ܒܹ̈ܝ̈ܗ̇ ܠܚܸܙ ܒܵܠܲܥܬ݂ܐ ܪܘܼܓ݂ܙܵܐ ܬܲܚܬ݁ܝܼ܀
وَبَعْدَ سُكَّانِهَا، أَنْزَلَهَا الغَضَبُ البَالِعُ.
bātar d-yathbēyh l-ḥez bālaʿth rūghzā taḥtī.
after its people, the wrath that swallowed brought it down.
après ses habitants, la colère qui engloutit la fit tomber.
ܐܝܼܛܵܐ ܒ̈ܢܲܝ ܥܡܘܿܪ ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܐܲܠܗܵܐ ܟܢܸܫ ܕܐܸܬ݂ܥܲܢܘܝܼ:
حِينَئِذٍ عَرَفَ الرُّهْبَانُ، الجَمَاعَةُ الَّتِي أُذِلَّتْ، أَنَّ لِلَّهِ وُجُودًا،
ʾīṭā b-naī ʿmōr ʾīth alhā knesh d-ethʿanwī:
Then the monks, the band that had been humbled, knew there is a God,
Alors les moines, la troupe qui avait été humiliée, connurent qu’il y a un Dieu,
ܡ̣ܢ ܕܢܸܬ݂ܚܲܒ݁ܪ ܠܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܙܲܗܝܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܤܵܟ ܐܲܗܡܝܼ܀
وَكُلُّ مَنِ انْضَمَّ إِلَى أَبِينَا المَجِيدِ لَمْ يَكُفَّ عَنِ التَّأَمُّلِ.
men d-nethḥabr l-avūn zahyā lā sāk ahmī.
and whoever joined our glorious father never ceased to meditate.
et quiconque se joignit à notre père glorieux ne cessa de méditer.
ܚܲܡܫܝܼܢ ܡܸܢܗܘܿܢ ܓܲܒ݂ܪܹ̈ܐ ܡܫܲܒ݁ܚܹ̈ܐ ܤܗܝܼ̈ܕܹܐ ܤܲܓ݁ܝܼ:
خَمْسُونَ مِنْهُمْ رِجَالًا مُسْتَحِقِّينَ لِلتَّسْبِيحِ وَمَشْهُودًا لَهُمْ كَثِيرًا،
ḥamshīn menhōn gavrē mshabḥē shīdē sagī:
Fifty men of them, worthy of praise and well attested,
Cinquante d’entre eux, hommes dignes de louange et bien attestés,
ܗܸܢܘܿܢ ܒܩܲܕܡܵܐ ܗܘ݀ܘ ܠܹܗ ܠܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܟܹܝܬ݂ ܐܸܘܦܘܿܬ݂ܝܼ܀
كَانُوا الأَوَّلِينَ لِلدَّيْرِ، عَلَى نَظَامٍ حَسَنٍ.
henōn b-qadmā hww lēh l-ʿūmr kēyth ewpōthī.
were the first for the monastery, in good order.
furent les premiers pour le monastère, en bon ordre.
ܐܝܼܛܵܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܛܒܸܒ݂ ܛܸܒ݁ܐ ܒܐܲܬ݂ܪܐ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܒ݁̇ܢܝܼ:
حِينَئِذٍ شَاعَ صِيتُ الصَّلَاحِ، فِي المَكَانِ الَّذِي بُنِيَ فِيهِ الدَّيْرُ،
ʾīṭā etṭbev ṭeb b-athr d-ʿūmr ethbnī:
Then the fame of goodness spread, in the place where the monastery was built,
Alors la renommée de la bonté se répandit, au lieu où le monastère était bâti,
