Gate 15 Semkath

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ܡܸܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒܹܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓ݁ܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓܵܝܵܐ܀ 129
Photograph of page 129 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0141
Leaf 0141, from Archive.org.

ܗܵܐ ܢܲܗܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܤܕ݂ܝܼܪܝܼܢ ܩܕܵܡܲܝܟ݂ ܒܟ݂ܠܗܹܝܢ ܫܵܥܝ̈ܢ:‏

ها إِنَّ السُّرُجَ مَصْفُوفَةٌ أَمامَكَ في كُلِّ ساعَةٍ.

hā nahīrē sdhīrīn qdāmaykh b-khlhēyn shāʿyn:

Behold, lamps are set in order before you at all hours.

Voici, des lampes sont rangées devant toi à toute heure.

ܗܵܐ ܐܲܚܘ̈ܤܹܐ ܩܕܵܡܲܝܟ݂ ܤܵܵܓ݂ܕܝܼܢ ܘܠܵܟ݂ܘܼ ܡܚܲܒ݁ܒ݂ܝܼܢ܀

ها إِنَّ الخُدّامَ يَسْجُدُونَ أَمامَكَ، وَيُظْهِرُونَ لَكَ المَحَبَّةَ.

hā aḥwsē qdāmaykh sāghdīn w-lākhū mḥabvīn.

Behold, the attendants bow before you, and show you love.

Voici, les serviteurs se prosternent devant toi et te témoignent de l'amour.

ܤܵܒܹ̈ܐ ܥܲܪܛܸܠ ܩܵܝ̇ܡܝܼܢ ܩܕܵܡܲܝܟ ܠܲܢܝܵܚܵܟ݂ ܕܹܝܢ:

شُيُوخٌ يَقِفُونَ أَمامَكَ حُفاةً لِيُرْضُوكَ،

sābē ʿarṭel qāymīn qdāmayk la-nyāḥākh dēyn:

Old men stand barefoot before you, to please you,

Des vieillards se tiennent pieds nus devant toi, pour te plaire,

ܘܠܐ ܒܲܨܲܪܢܲܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܐܝܼܩܵܪܟ݂ ܒܟ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ ܢܚܵܚ̈ܝܼܢ܀

وَلَمْ نُنْقِصْ كَرامَتَكَ في شَيْءٍ مِنْها، مَعَ أَنَّنا نَجْهَدُ.»

w-lā ba-ṣarnan men ʾīqārkh b-khlhōn nḥāḥīn.

And we have not lessened your honour in any of them, though we labour hard."

Et nous n'avons diminué ton honneur en rien, bien que nous peinions beaucoup. »

ܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܡܸܢܹܗ ܕܫܹܐ̄ܕ ܡܲܛܥ̱ܝܲܝ ܗ݀ܘ̤ ܪܹܫ ܦܵܚ̈ܙܝܼܢ:

أَجابَهُ شَيْطانُ الضَّلالِ ذاكَ، رَئِيسُ الفاجِرِينَ:

ettghīv menēh d-shēd maṭʿyaī hāw rēsh pāḥzīn:

The demon of error, that chief of the wanton, answered him:

Le démon de l'erreur, ce chef des lascifs, lui répondit :

ܕܐܸܢܗ݀ܘܼ ܕܩܲܠܝܼܠ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ݁ ܢܘܼܤܵܝ ܘܐܲܓ݂ܝܼܒ݂ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܐܹܝܢ܀

«لَوْ طَلَبْتَ قَلِيلًا مِنْ شَرِيعَتِي لَأَجابَكَ أَيْضًا مَنْ يَدِينُ.

d-enhū d-qalīl bāʿēyt nūsāī w-aghīv hāw d-ēyn.

"If you sought a little of my law, he who judges would also answer.

« Si tu cherchais un peu de ma loi, celui qui juge répondrait aussi.

ܦܲܢܝܼ ܕܥܘܿܠ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܡܲܬ݁ܝ ܕܝܼܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܘܲܚܙܝܼ ܕܐܸܬ݂ܚܤܸܢ:

ارْجِعْ وَادْخُلْ إِلَى بَيْتِ مَتَّى الَّذِي لَكُمْ، وَانْظُرْ ما أُغْلِقَ فِيهِ،

panī d-ʿōl l-bēyth matī d-īlkhōn wa-ḥzī d-ethḥsen:

Turn, and go into your house of Mattai, and see what is shut up in it;

Retourne, entre dans votre maison de Mattai, et vois ce qui y est enfermé ;

ܘܡ̣ܢ ܡܫܲܚ ܕܢܵܗܲܪ ܩܕܵܡܵܘܗܝ ܐܲܝܬ݁ܐ ܘܝܼܠܲܦ ܠܗܵܠܹܝܢ܀

وَهاتِ مِنَ الزَّيْتِ الَّذِي يُضِيءُ أَمامَهُ، وَتَعَلَّمْ هذِهِ.»

w-men mshaḥ d-nāhar qdāmāwhī ayt w-īlap l-hālēyn.

And bring of the oil that burns before him, and learn these things."

Et apporte de l'huile qui brûle devant lui, et apprends ces choses. »

ܢܦܲܩ̣ ܟܲܠܒ݁ܘܼܤܵܐ ܐܲܓ݂ܢܐܵܛ ܒܤܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ ܟܲܕ ܠܐ ܚܲܡܤܹܢ:

خَرَجَ ذلِكَ الكَلْبِيُّ أَغْناطُ مُسْرِعًا، بِلا تَحَسُّبٍ،

npaq kalbūsā aghnāṭ b-sūrhāv kad lā ḥamsēn:

Ignatius, that canine, went out in haste, without preparation,

Ignace, ce chien, sortit en hâte, sans préparation,

ܘܠܲܩܕܵܡ ܫܟ݂ܝܼܢܬܹܗ ܕܡܲܬ݁ܝ ܥܲܠ̣ ܠܹܗ ܕܢܹܐܠܲܦ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ܀

وَدَخَلَ أَمامَ مَسْكَنِ مَتَّى لِيَتَعَلَّمَ هذِهِ.

w-la-qdām shkhīntēh d-matī ʿal lēh d-nēlap hālēyn.

And he went into the shrine of Mattai, to learn these things.

Et entra dans le sanctuaire de Mattai, pour apprendre ces choses.

ܟܲܕ ܤܥ݂ܵܐ ܠܡܸܥܲܠ ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܸܡܨܝܼ ܥܲܕ ܬܠܵܬ݂ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܝܼ̈ܢ:‏

لَمّا حاوَلَ الدُّخُولَ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ، ثَلاثَ مَرّاتٍ،

kad sʿā l-meʿal lā ethemṣī ʿad tlāth zavnīn:

When he tried to go in, he could not, three times over,

Quand il tenta d'entrer, il ne le put pas, à trois reprises,

ܒܕܐܬ݂ܐܤܲܪ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܒܛܝܼܠܘܼܬ݂ܐ ܟܹܝܬ݂ ܒܲܦܟ݂ܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ܀

لِأَنَّهُ كانَ مَرْبُوطًا بِالباطِلِ كَما بِقُيُودٍ.

b-d-ʾthsar (h)wā men b-ṭīlūth kēyth ba-pkhārīn.

Because he was bound by vanity, as if in fetters.

Parce qu'il était lié par la vanité, comme par des entraves.

ܬܲܪܥܵܐ ܕܣܸܡܟܲܬ݂

بابُ السّامَخ

tarʿā d-semkath

Gate of Samekh

Porte de Samekh

ܪܗܸܛ ܒܲܗܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܘܲܤܓܸܕ ܠܕܲܝܘܹܗ ܘܠܸܗ݀ܘܼ ܐܲܦܝܼܣ:

رَكَضَ خَجِلًا وَسَجَدَ لِشَيْطانِهِ، وَتَضَرَّعَ إِلَيْهِ:

rheṭ ba-hīthā wa-sged l-da-ywēh w-lehū apīs:

He ran in shame and bowed to his demon, and pleaded with him:

Il courut dans la honte et se prosterna devant son démon, et le supplia :

ܕܡܵܢܲܐ ܗ̄ܝ ܗܵܕܹܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܸܫܬܲܒ݂ܩܲܬ݂ ܚܘܼܣ ܥܠܲܝ ܠܚܝܼܣ

«ما هذا الَّذِي لَمْ يُسْمَحْ لِي بِهِ؟ ارْحَمْنِي، أَنَا البائِسَ.»

d-māna (h)ī hādē d-lā eshtavqath ḥūs ʿlaī l-ḥīs

"What is this, that I was not allowed in? Have pity on me, the wretched one."

« Qu'est-ce que cela, qu'on ne m'ait pas laissé entrer ? Aie pitié de moi, le misérable. »

ܦܲܢܝܼ ܕܲܝܘܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܝܵܕܲܥ ܐܢ̄ܬ݁ ܕܥܘܼܡܪܵܟ݂ ܐܸܬ݂ܓ̇ܪܸܣ:

الْتَفَتَ الشَّيْطانُ: «أَلا تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ دَيْرَكَ قَدْ سُحِقَ،

panī da-ywā d-lā yādaʿ ʾ(n)t d-ʿūmrākh ethgres:

The demon turned: "Do you not know that your monastery has been crushed,

Le démon se tourna : « Ne sais-tu pas que ton monastère a été écrasé,

ܒܕܐܸܬ݂ܵܐ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܢܸܤܛܘܼܪܝܵܢܐ ܘܚܲܒ݁ܠܹܗ ܘܒܲܤܒܸ݁ܣ܀

مُنْذُ جاءَ هُرْمِزْدُ النَّسْطُورِيُّ، فَخَرَّبَهُ وَدَاسَهُ؟

b-d-ethā hōrmīzd nesṭūryān w-ḥablēh w-ba-sbes.

Since Hormizd the Nestorian came, and ruined it and trampled it?

Depuis que Hormizd le nestorien est venu, qui l'a ruiné et foulé aux pieds ?

ܠܨܲܠܡܝ ܡ̣ܢ ܓܵܘܹܗ ܒܡܲܗܡܝܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܚܲܠܨܗ ܘܡܲܪܸܣ:

بِإِهْمالِكُمْ جَرَّ صُوَرِي مِنْهُ وَسَحَقَها.

l-ṣalmī men gāwēh b-mahmyānūthkhōn ḥalṣh w-mares:

Through your neglect he dragged my images out of it, and crushed them.

Par votre négligence il en a tiré mes images, et les a broyées.

ܥܲܠ ܗܵܕ ܪܸܓ݂ܙܸܬ݂ ܥܠܲܝܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܘܫܲܢܝܼܬ݂ ܒܲܕܨܲܠܡܝ ܐܸܬ݂ܡܪܸܣ܀

لِهذا غَضِبْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَمَضَيْتُ، إِذْ سُحِقَتْ صُورَتِي.

ʿal hād reghzeth ʿlaykōn w-shanīth ba-d-ṣalmī ethmres.

For this I was angry with you, and went away, since my image was crushed.

C'est pourquoi je me suis irrité contre vous et suis parti, puisque mon image a été broyée.

ܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܨܲܠܡܝ ܟܲܕ ܚܙܲܐ ܕܡܸܢܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܨܲܠܡܝ ܠܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܚܝܗܣ:

أَخُو تِلْكَ الصُّورَةِ لِي، لَمّا رَأَى أَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَحْمُوا صُورَتِي،

aḥūhī d-hāw ṣalmī kad ḥza d-menkhōn ṣalmī lā ettḥyhs:

The brother of that image of mine, when he saw that you did not protect my image,

Le frère de cette image, quand il vit que vous n'aviez pas protégé mon image,

ܡܹܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓ݁ܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓ̰ܵܝܵܐ܀ 130
Photograph of page 130 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0142
Leaf 0142, from Archive.org.

ܒܪܘܼܓ݂ܙܵܐ ܩܲܫܝܵܐ ܐܲܦܸܩ ܥܠܲܝܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܐܵܦܵܦܵܤܝܼܣ܀

بِغَضَبٍ شَدِيدٍ أَصْدَرَ عَلَيْكُمْ حُكْمًا.

b-rūghzā qashyā apeq ʿlaykōn āpāpāsīs.

In fierce anger brought out a sentence against you.

Dans une colère violente a porté contre vous une sentence.

ܥܲܠ ܕܐܲܗܡܝܼܬ݁ܘܿܢ ܒܲܨܠܸܡ ܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܗ݀ܘ ܐܸܬ݂ܐܢܸܣ:

لِأَنَّكُمْ أَهْمَلْتُمْ صُورَةَ أَخِيهِ، غَضِبَ ذاكَ،

ʿal d-ahmītōn ba-ṣlem aḥūhī hāw ethnes:

Because you neglected the image of his brother, he was angered,

Parce que vous avez négligé l'image de son frère, il s'est irrité,

ܘܒܲܛܢܵܢ ܕܚܵܩܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܘܠܐ ܬܘܼܒ݂ ܥܠܲܝܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܢܸܬ݂ܦܪܸܣ܀

وَبِغَيْرَةٍ ضَغَطَ عَلَيْكُمْ، وَلَنْ تَنْبَسِطَ قُوَّتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ بَعْدُ.

w-ba-ṭnān d-ḥāqkhōn w-lā tūv ʿlaykōn ḥaylēh nethpres.

And in zeal he has pressed on you, and his power will no longer be spread over you.

Et dans son zèle il vous a pressés, et sa puissance ne sera plus étendue sur vous.

ܥܲܠ ܕܡ̣ܢ ܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܢܲܟ݂ܪܝܼܬ݁ܘܿܢܵܝܗܝ ܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܦܲܪܢܸܣ:

لِأَنَّكُمْ أَبْعَدْتُمُوهُ عَنْ بَيْتِهِ، دَبَّرَ هذِهِ الأُمُورَ،

ʿal d-men ba-ytēh nakhrītōnāyhī hālēyn parnes:

Because you estranged him from his house, he has brought these things about,

Parce que vous l'avez éloigné de sa maison, il a fait venir ces choses,

ܘܲܕܬܹܐܪܬܘܼܢܵܝܗܝ ܠܡܲܫܟ݁ܢܹܗ ܕܐܲܚܘܼܗܝ ܠܐ ܥܘܿܕ ܡܲܦܸܣ܀

وَلِيَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى مَسْكَنِهِ، أَخُوهُ لا يَسْمَحُ بَعْدُ.

wa-d-tērtūnāyhī l-mashknēh d-aḥūhī lā ʿōd mapes.

And to bring him back to his dwelling his brother no longer permits.

Et le ramener à sa demeure, son frère ne le permet plus.

ܠܵܐ ܐܵܘܬܲܪܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܡܲܬ݁ܝ ܕܝܼܠܟ݂ܘܿܢ ܚܙܝܼ ܐܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ:

لَمْ يُبْقِ لَكُمْ مَتَّاكُمْ شَيْئًا؛ انْظُرْ يا أَغْناطِيسُ،

lā āwtarkhōn matī d-īlkhōn ḥzī aghnāṭīs:

Your Mattai has left you nothing; see, Ignatius,

Ton Mattai ne vous a rien laissé ; vois, Ignace,

ܘܟܲܕ ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܠܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܚܲܠܸ ܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܦܝܼܣ܀

وَلَمّا يُقْنَعُ هُرْمِزْدُ السّاحِرُ بِأَنْ يَأْتِيَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ،

w-kad ḥarāshā hōrmīzd l-ba-ytēh ḥale ettpīs.

And when Hormizd the sorcerer is persuaded to come to his house,

Et quand Hormizd le magicien est persuadé de venir dans sa maison,

ܡܸܟܹܲܝܠ ܫܲܩܠܹܗ ܠܚܲܝܠܹܗ ܘܫܲܒ݂ܩܹܗ ܒܡܵܐܛܝܼܘܿܛܝܼܣ:

حِينَئِذٍ أَخَذَ قُوَّتَهُ، وَتَرَكَهُ في الباطِلِ.

mekēyl shaqlēh l-ḥaylēh w-shavqēh b-māṭīōṭīs:

Then he took away his power, and left him in vanity.

Alors il lui a ôté sa puissance, et l'a laissé dans la vanité.

ܘܤܲܪܸܩ ܥܘܼܬ݂ܪܐ ܕܲܕ݂ܤܸܐ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܒܨܲܠܡܝ ܘܦܵܫܬ݁ܘܿܢ ܩܲܛܝܼܣ܀

وَأَفْرَغَ الكَنْزَ الَّذِي كانَ مَخْزُونًا في صُورَتِي، وَبَقِيتُمْ مَقْطُوعِينَ.

w-sareq ʿūthr da-d-se (h)wā b-ṣalmī w-pāshtōn qaṭīs.

He emptied the wealth that was stored in my image, and you are left cut off.

Il a vidé la richesse qui était déposée dans mon image, et vous voilà retranchés.

ܒܕܲܡ ܗܝ̇ ܕܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ ܗܝ̇ ܗ̄ܝ ܕܟ݂ܠܗܘܿܢ ܟܬ݂ܵܒܲܝ̈ ܤܲܪܸܣ:

مِنْ فِعْلِ الشِّرِّيرِ هذا بِعَيْنِهِ: مَزَّقَ كُلَّ كُتُبِي،

b-dam (h)ī d-b-īshā (h)ī (h)ī d-khlhōn kthābaī sares:

This is the evil one's doing, this very thing: he tore up all my writings,

Voici l'œuvre du mauvais, cela même : il a déchiré tous mes écrits,

ܘܡܲܪܵܚܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܚܲܒܸ݁ܠ ܘܛܲܪܛܸܫ ܘܩܘܼܕ̈ܫܲܝ ܒܲܤܒܸ݁ܣ܀

وَبِجُرْأَةٍ أَتْلَفَ وَمَزَّقَ وَداسَ مُقَدَّساتِي.

w-marāḥāīth ḥabel w-ṭarṭesh w-qūdshaī ba-sbes.

And boldly he destroyed, and tore, and trampled my holy things.

Et avec audace il a détruit, et déchiré, et foulé aux pieds mes choses saintes.

ܪ̈ܚܡܲܝ ܘܚܲܒ݂ܪ̈ܲܝ ܕܲܒ݂ܟ݂ܠ ܕܵܪ̈ܝܼܢ ܥ̣ܡܲܠܘ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܘܤܲܠܓܸܤܘ:‏

أَحِبّائِي وَرُفَقائِي الَّذِينَ في كُلِّ جِيلٍ تَعِبُوا فِيها وَصَقَلُوها،

rḥmaī w-ḥavraī da-b-kul dārīn ʿmalw b-hōn w-salgesw:

My friends and companions, who in every generation laboured at them and polished them,

Mes amis et mes compagnons, qui à chaque génération peinèrent sur eux et les polirent,

ܘܡ̣ܢ ܪܘܼܚܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ ܢܸܦܚܸܬ݂ ܒܗܘܿܢ ܘܐܲܟ݂ܬܸܒ݂ܘ ܘܤܲܒܸ݁ܤܘ܀

وَمِنَ الرُّوحِ القُدُسِ نَفَخْتُ فِيها، فَكَتَبُوا وَزَيَّنُوا.

w-men rūḥqūdshā nepḥeth b-hōn w-akhtevw w-sabesw.

And from the Holy Spirit I breathed into them, and they wrote and adorned.

Et c'est du Saint-Esprit que je soufflai en eux, et ils écrivirent et ornèrent.

ܟܠ ܢܸܨ̈ܚܵܢܲܝ ܕܩܲܕ̈ܡܵܝܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܫܲܦܝܼܪ ܩܲܤܡܸܤܘ:

كُلُّ انْتِصاراتِي لِلْقُدَماءِ شَرَحُوها لَهُمْ جَيِّدًا،

kul neṣḥānaī d-qadmāyē l-hōn shapīr qasmesw:

All the victories of the ancients they expounded to them well,

Toutes les victoires des anciens, ils les leur expliquèrent bien,

ܘܟܲܕ ܠܐ ܥ̣ܡܲܠܬ݁ܘܿܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܐܲܗܡܝܼܬ݁ܘܿܢ ܒ̈ܡܲܝ ܐܸܬ݂ܪܣܸܤܘ܀

وَلَمّا لَمْ تَتْعَبُوا فِيها وَأَهْمَلْتُمُوها، نُقِعَتْ في الماءِ.

w-kad lā ʿmaltōn b-hwn w-ahmītōn b-maī ethrsesw.

And since you did not labour over them, and neglected them, they were soaked in water.

Et puisque vous n'avez pas peiné sur eux et les avez négligés, ils ont été trempés dans l'eau.

ܙܸܠ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܵܪ̈ܟܹ݁ܐ ܚܙܝܼ ܒܘܼ̈ܠܒܵܠܹܐ ܐܘܿ ܐܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ:

اذْهَبْ إِلَى بَيْتِ المَحْفُوظاتِ، وَانْظُرِ الفَوْضَى يا أَغْناطِيسُ،

zel l-bēyth ārkē ḥzī b-w-l-bālē ʾō aghnāṭīs:

Go to the archives, see the disorder, O Ignatius,

Va aux archives, vois le désordre, ô Ignace,

ܕܲܥ̣ܒܲܕ ܗܘܿܪܡܝܼܙܕ ܗ̇ܘ ܚܲܪܵܫܵܐ ܒܒܹܝܬ݂ ܩܸܢܛܪܘܿܦܝܼܣ܀

الَّتِي صَنَعَها هُرْمِزْدُ ذلِكَ السّاحِرُ في بَيْتِ قَنْطْرُوبِيسَ.»

da-ʿbad hōrmīzd hāw ḥarāshā b-bēyth qenṭrōpīs.

Which Hormizd the sorcerer made in the house of Qentropis."

Que Hormizd le magicien a fait dans la maison de Qentropis. »

ܡܸܚܕܵܐ ܒܤܘܼܪܗܵܒ݂ ܪܗܸܛ ܠܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܵܪ̈ܟܹ̇ܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܩܘܼܢܤܲܪܓ݁ܲܝܼܣ:

لِلْحالِ، مُسْرِعًا، رَكَضَ إِلَى بَيْتِ المَحْفُوظاتِ ذلِكَ القُنْصَرْجِيسُ،

meḥdā b-sūrhāv rheṭ l-bēyth ārkē hāw qūnsargaīs:

Suddenly in haste he ran to the archives, that Qunsargis,

Aussitôt, en hâte, il courut aux archives, ce Qunsargis,

ܘܐܝܟ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܹܗ ܚܙܵܝܗܝ ܘܐܸܬ݂ܡܲܪܡܲܪ ܒܲܬ݂ܠܝܼܦܵܤܝܼܣ܀

وَكَما قالَ لَهُ رَآهُ، وَاغْتَمَّ بِالضِّيقِ.

w-aykh d-ʾmr lēh ḥzāyhī w-ethmarmar ba-thlīpāsīs.

And as he had told him, he saw it, and was embittered by distress.

Et comme il le lui avait dit, il le vit, et fut aigri par la détresse.

ܩ̣ܪܵܐ ܠܲܓ݂ܪ̈ܝܼܥܵܘܗܝ ܒܓܸܠܝܐ ܘܕܲܝܘܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܒܟܸܤܝܵܐ ܩܲܛܝܼܣ:

دَعا مَحْلُوقِيهِ عَلانِيَةً، وَشَياطِينَهُ اسْتَدْعاها سِرًّا،

qrā la-ghrīʿāwhī b-gely w-da-ywāwhī b-kesyā qaṭīs:

He called his shaven ones openly, and his demons he summoned in secret,

Il appela ses tondus ouvertement, et ses démons il les convoqua en secret,

ܡܹܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܹܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓܵܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓ̰ܵܝܵܐ܀ 131
Photograph of page 131 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0143
Leaf 0143, from Archive.org.

ܘܗܵܠܹܝܢ ܕܲܗ݀ܘܝ̈ ܐܵܘܕܲܥ ܐܸܢܘܿܢ ܘܐܸܬ݁ܬ݁ܙܝܼܥܘ ܒܪܲܥܡܤܝܼܣ܀

وَأَخْبَرَهُمْ بِما جَرَى، فَارْتَجُّوا بِزَمْجَرَةٍ.

w-hālēyn da-hwī āwdaʿ enōn w-ettzīʿw b-raʿmsīs.

And he told them what had happened, and they were shaken with a roar.

Et leur fit savoir ce qui était arrivé, et ils furent secoués d'un rugissement.

ܐܸܬ݂ܚܲܟ݁ܡ ܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܝܲܕ ܕܲܝܘܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܗ݀ܘܼ ܐܲܓ݂ܢܵܛܝܼܣ:

تَعَلَّمَ أَغْناطِيسُ مِنْ يَدِ شَياطِينِهِ،

ethḥakm lēh men yad da-ywāwhī hāw aghnāṭīs:

Ignatius was taught by his demons,

Ignace fut instruit par ses démons,

ܘܠܲܡܠܵܫ ܠܲܝܫܵܐ ܘܡܹܐܦܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܦ݂ܩܲܕ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܒܠܸܗܟ݁ܤܝܼܣ܀

وَأَمَرَهُ بِالكَلِمَةِ أَنْ يَعْجِنَ العَجِينَ وَيَخْبِزَ الخُبْزَ،

w-la-mlāsh la-yshā w-mēpā la-ḥmā fqad (h)wā b-lehksīs.

To knead dough and to bake bread he commanded, by word,

À pétrir la pâte et à cuire du pain il ordonna, par la parole,

ܠܵܦܘܼܗܝ ܒܩܸܠܘܿܪ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܲܛܥ̱ܝܲܝܼ ܕܲܝܘܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܤܝܼܣ:

بِرَغِيفٍ مُدَوَّرٍ لِيَسْتَمِيلَهُ، هكَذا كانَ إِقْناعُ شَيْطانِ الضَّلالِ.

lāpūhī b-qelōr hāw d-maṭʿyaī da-ywā pthīsīs:

With a round loaf to lure him, such was the demon of error's persuasion.

Avec un pain rond, pour l'attirer ; telle était la persuasion du démon de l'erreur.

ܘܟܲܕ ܚܲܡܝܼܡ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܐܲܦܪܚ̄ܘܼܗܝ ܕܲܝܘܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܡܵܘܨܠ ܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ܀

وَبَيْنَما كانَ ساخِنًا، طَيَّرَتْهُ شَياطِينُهُ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ المَوْصِلِ.

w-kad ḥamīm (h)wā apr(ḥ)ūhī da-ywāwhī l-māwṣl pōlīs.

And while it was hot, his demons flew it to the city of Mosul.

Et tandis qu'il était chaud, ses démons le firent voler vers la ville de Mossoul.

ܒܗܝ̇ ܕܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܡܲܚܒ݂ܵܢܹܗ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܕܗܵܢ ܩܘܿܪܕܝܼܠܝܼܣ:

لِأَنَّ الحاكِمَ كانَ صَدِيقًا لِهذا القُورْدِيلِيسِ.

b-(h)ī d-shalīṭā maḥvānēh (h)wā d-hān qōrdīlīs:

For the ruler was a friend of this Qordilis.

Car le gouverneur était l'ami de ce Qordilis.

ܟܲܕ ܫ̣ܡܲܥ ܦ݂ܩܲܕ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܘܐܲܥܠܘܼܗܝ ܠܘܵܬܹܗ ܠܓ݂ܵܘ ܒܵܐܪܵܗܝܼܣ܀

لَمّا سَمِعَ أَمَرَ، فَأَدْخَلُوهُ إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى داخِلِ دارِهِ.

kad shmaʿ fqad (h)wā w-aʿlūhī l-wātēh l-ghāw bārāhīs.

When he heard, he ordered, and they brought him in to him, into his court.

Quand il entendit, il ordonna, et on l'introduisit auprès de lui, dans sa cour.

ܒܵܬܲܪ ܫܠܵܡܹܗ ܐܵܘܬ݁ܒܹܗ ܒܓܲܒܹ݁ܗ ܠܪܹܫ ܗܸܪ̈ܤܝܼܣ:

بَعْدَ أَنْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، أَجْلَسَهُ إِلَى جانِبِهِ، ذلِكَ رَأْسَ البِدَعِ،

bātar shlāmēh āwtbēh b-gabēh l-rēsh hersīs:

After greeting him, he seated him at his side, that head of heresies,

Après l'avoir salué, il l'assit à ses côtés, ce chef d'hérésies,

ܘܗ݀ܘ ܤܵܡ̣ ܠܹܗ ܠܚܸܡ ܕܫܲܚܝܼܢ ܘܲܥ̣ܒܲܕ ܦܠܹܪܘܿܦܘܿܪܝܼܣ܀

وَهُوَ وَضَعَ أَمامَهُ خُبْزًا ساخِنًا، وَأَعْطاهُ اطْمِئْنانًا.

w-hāw sām lēh l-ḥem d-shaḥīn wa-ʿbad plērōpōrīs.

And set before him warm bread, and gave him assurance.

Et plaça devant lui du pain chaud, et lui donna pleine assurance.

ܠܵܟ ܐܲܝܬ݁ܝܼܬܹܗ ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܘܼܡܪܝ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܗ݀ܘ ܢܟܝܼܣ:

«أَتَيْتُكَ بِبَرَكَةٍ مِنْ دَيْرِي»، قالَ ذلِكَ الماكِرُ.

lāk aytītēh b-w-rkth men ʿūmrī ʾmr hāw nkīs:

"I brought you a blessing from my monastery," said that crafty man.

« Je t'ai apporté une bénédiction de mon monastère », dit cet homme rusé.

ܘܟܲܕ ܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܡܲܦܨܲܚ ܐܸܡܲܪ ܘܦܲܢܝܼ ܠܲܚܓ݂ܝܼܣ܀

وَبَيْنَما الحاكِمُ يَفْرَحُ، قالَ وَالْتَفَتَ إِلَى الأَعْرَجِ:

w-kad shalīṭā mapṣaḥ emar w-panī la-ḥghīs.

And as the ruler rejoiced, he said, and turned to the cripple,

Et tandis que le gouverneur se réjouissait, il dit, et se tourna vers l'estropié :

ܡ̣ܢ ܠܚܸܡ ܥܘܼܡܪܟ ܒܘܼܪܟ݁ܬ݂ܐ ܗܲܒ݂ܠܝܼ ܘܲܥܒܸܕ ܦܘܼܪܢܵܣ:

«أَعْطِنِي بَرَكَةً مِنْ خُبْزِ دَيْرِكَ، وَاصْنَعْ لِي مَؤُونَةً.»

men l-ḥem ʿūmrk b-w-rkth havlī wa-ʿbed pūrnās:

"Give me a blessing from the bread of your monastery, and make provision for me."

« Donne-moi une bénédiction du pain de ton monastère, et fais-moi une provision. »

ܘܝܲܗ̣̄ܒܹܗ ܩܸܠܘܿܪ ܘܲܚ̣ܙܵܝܗܝ ܕܫܲܚܝܼܢ ܘܫܲܒ݁ܚܹܗ ܒܩܘܼܠܵܣ܀

فَأَعْطاهُ رَغِيفًا، فَرَآهُ ساخِنًا، وَمَدَحَهُ كَثِيرًا.

w-ya(h)bēh qelōr wa-ḥzāyhī d-shaḥīn w-shabḥēh b-qūlās.

And he gave him a loaf, and he saw that it was warm, and praised it highly.

Et il lui donna un pain, et il vit qu'il était chaud, et le loua hautement.

ܬܘܼܲܗ ܫܲܠܝܼܛܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܚܘܼܡ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ ܘܐܵܦ ܐܸܬ݂ܥܲܤܲܣ:

تَعَجَّبَ الحاكِمُ مِنْ حَرارَةِ الخُبْزِ، وَتَأَثَّرَ أَيْضًا،

tūh shalīṭā ʿal ḥūm la-ḥmā w-āp ethʿasas:

The ruler marveled at the warmth of the bread, and was stirred,

Le gouverneur s'étonna de la chaleur du pain, et en fut ému,

ܘܐܵܘܕܝܼ ܕܓܲܒ݂ܪܐ ܗ̄ܘ ܡܩܲܕܫܵܐ ܡܨ̇ܒܲܬ݂ ܒܟ݂ܠܹܗ ܩܘܼܤܡܵܣ܀

وَاعْتَرَفَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ قِدِّيسٌ، مُزَيَّنٌ بِكُلِّ جَمالٍ.

w-āwdī d-gavr hāw mqadshā mṣbath b-khlēh qūsmās.

And confessed that the man is holy, and adorned with all beauty.

Et confessa que cet homme est saint, et orné de toute beauté.

ܠܵܐ ܝܵܕܲܥ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܕܐܝܟ݂ ܓܵܘܙܲܠܬ݁ܐ ܝܵܩܹܕ ܒܩܝܼܤܵܣ:

لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ يَتَّقِدُ كَجَمْرَةٍ بَيْنَ الأَغْصانِ،

lā yādaʿ (h)wā d-aykh gāwzalt yāqēd b-qīsās:

He did not know that he was burning like a coal among twigs,

Il ne savait pas qu'il brûlait comme un charbon parmi des brindilles,

ܘܐܲܝܟ ܬܲܢܘܼܪܐ ܡܫܲܠܗܲܒ݂ ܒܪܸܓ݁ܬ݂ܐ ܘܒ݂ܹܗ̇ ܗ݀ܘ ܡܒܲܤܒܲܣ܀

وَكَتَنُّورٍ مُتَأَجِّجٍ بِالشَّهْوَةِ، وَفِيها يَغْلِي.

w-aykh tanūr mshalhav b-regth w-vēh hāw mbasbas.

And like an oven blazing with desire, and seething in it.

Et comme un four flambant de désir, et qu'il y bouillonnait.

ܫܲܪܝܼ ܡܒܲܓܸ݁ܢ ܩܕܵܡ ܕܲܝܲܢܵܐ ܘܩܲܪܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܦܝܵܣ:

ابْتَدَأَ يَتَمَلَّقُ أَمامَ القاضِي، وَاقْتَرَبَ إِلَيْهِ لِيُقْنِعَهُ،

sharī mbagen qdām da-yanā w-qarev lēh pyās:

He began to flatter the judge, and drew near to persuade him,

Il se mit à flatter le juge, et s'approcha pour le persuader,

ܘܐܸܟܲܠ ܩܲܪ̈ܨܵܘܗܝ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܩܕܵܡܵܘܗܝ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܸܐ ܥܠܵܘܗܝ ܚܝܵܣ܀

وَأَكَلَ لُحُومَ أَبِينا أَمامَهُ، لِئَلّا يُشْفِقَ عَلَيْهِ.

w-ekal qarṣāwhī d-avūn qdāmāwhī d-lā nhe ʿlāwhī ḥyās.

And slandered our father before him, that he would have no pity on him.

Et calomnia notre père devant lui, pour qu'il n'eût aucune pitié de lui.

ܡܹܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓ݁ܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓ̰ܵܝܵܐ܀ 132
Photograph of page 132 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0144
Leaf 0144, from Archive.org.

ܐܵܘܕܝܼ ܕܤܘܿܓܵܐ ܓܢܘܼܼ̈ܒ݂ܝܹܐ ܘܒܲܝܼܫܵܢ ܤ̣ܥܲܪ ܒܲܢ ܒܲܗܡܵܣ:

اعْتَرَفَ أَنَّهُ فَعَلَ بِنا سَرِقاتٍ كَثِيرَةً وَشُرُورًا، بِالعُنْفِ:

āwdī d-sōgā gnūvyē w-ba-īshān sʿar ban ba-hmās:

He declared that he had done us many thefts and evils, by violence:

Il déclara qu'il nous avait fait beaucoup de vols et de maux, par violence :

ܪ̈ܲܚܸܡܥܠܲܝܢ ܘܲܬ݂ܒܲܥ ܥܝܵܪܬ݁ܢ ܡܸܢܹܗ ܒܲܢܟ݂ܵܣ܀

«ارْحَمْنا، وَاطْلُبْ مِنْهُ دَيْرَنا بِالقُوَّةِ.»

raḥemʿlayn wa-thbaʿ ʿyārtn menēh ba-nkhās.

"Take pity on us, and demand our monastery from him by force."

« Aie pitié de nous, et réclame de lui notre monastère par la force. »

ܐܸܫܬ݁ܡܲܥ ܕܵܘܝܵܐ ܠܟ݂ܠܗܹܝܢ ܒܝܼܫܢ ܕܲܙܪܲܥ̣ ܠܲܓ݂ܪܲܣ:

سُمِعَ لِلْبائِسِ في كُلِّ الشُّرُورِ الَّتِي زَرَعَها لِيُخَرِّبَ،

eshtmaʿ dāwyā l-khlhēyn b-īshn da-zraʿ la-ghras:

The wretch was heard in all the evils that he sowed to destroy,

Le misérable fut écouté dans tous les maux qu'il avait semés pour détruire,

ܘܡܸܫܬܲܠܗܲܒ݂ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܕܢܵܘܒ݁ܕ݂ܝܼܘܼܗܝ ܠܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܘܢܸܥܒ݁ܕܝܼܘܗܝ ܓܘܼܪܵܣ܀

وَكانَ مُتَّقِدًا لِيُهْلِكَ أَبانا، وَيَجْعَلَهُ سَحِيقًا.

w-meshtalhav (h)wā d-nāwbdhīūhī l-avūn w-neʿbdīwhī gūrās.

And he was burning to destroy our father, and to grind him to powder,

Et il brûlait de perdre notre père, et de le réduire en poudre,

ܡ̣ܢ ܕܐܲܚܡܹܗ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܒܚܸܡܬ݂ܐ ܕܪܘܼܓ݂ܙܹܗ ܠܐܲܢܬ݁ܘܦܵܛܘܿܣ:

لِأَنَّهُ كانَ قَدْ أَحْمَى الحاكِمَ بِحَرارَةِ غَضَبِهِ.

men d-aḥmēh (h)wā b-ḥemth d-rūghzēh l-antwpāṭōs:

For he had inflamed the proconsul with the heat of his anger.

Car il avait enflammé le proconsul de la chaleur de sa colère.

ܐ̄ܡܲܪ ܕܐ̄ܢܵܐ ܘܗ݀ܘ ܡܚܵܪ ܒܒܹܝܬ݂ ܕܝܼܢܟ݂ ܢܗܸܐ ܒܐܝܼܤܟ݁ܝܼܘܿܣ܀

قالَ: «غَدًا هُوَ وَأَنَا في مَجْلِسِ دِينِكَ، بِقُوَّةٍ.»

mar d-nā w-hāw mḥār b-bēyth d-īnkh nhe b-ʾīskīōs.

He said, "Tomorrow he and I will be in your court, in force."

Il dit : « Demain, lui et moi, nous serons dans ton tribunal, avec force. »

ܫܲܡܥܹܗ ܫܲܠܝܼܛ ܘܨܒ݂ܝܵܢ ܥ̣ܒܲܕ ܠܹܗ ܒܗܵܕ ܠܐܵܪܝܼܘܿܣ:

سَمِعَ لَهُ الحاكِمُ وَصَنَعَ مَشِيئَتَهُ في هذا، مِنْ أَجْلِ آرِيُوسَ،

shamʿēh shalīṭ w-ṣvyān ʿbad lēh b-hād l-ārīōs:

The ruler listened to him and did his will in this, for the sake of Arius,

Le gouverneur l'écouta et fit sa volonté en cela, pour l'amour d'Arius,

ܘܫܲܕܲܪ ܥܸܤܪܐ ܦܵܠܚܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܒܵܬ݂ܪܹܗ ܕܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܼܤܟܹ݁ܪܘܿܣ܀

وَأَرْسَلَ عَشَرَةً مِنْ خُدّامِهِ وَراءَهُ، وَهُوَ القَوِيُّ.

w-shadar ʿesr pālḥāwhī bāthrēh d-hāw ʾīskērōs.

And sent ten of his servants after him, who is mighty.

Et envoya dix de ses serviteurs à sa suite, lui qui est puissant.

ܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܥܡܝܼܠ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܒܫܸܠܝܐ ܕܲܪܡܝܼܣ ܐܝܟ ܐܲܪܤܵܢܝܼܣ:

كانَ أَبُونا يَتْعَبُ في السُّكُونِ، هادِئًا كَأَرْسانِيُوسَ،

avūn ʿmīl (h)wā b-shely da-rmīs aykh arsānīs:

Our father was labouring in stillness, quiet like Arsenius,

Notre père peinait dans le calme, tranquille comme Arsène,

ܘܐܸܬ݂ܪܲܚܲܩ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܕܲܥܩܝܼܣ ܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܦܵܟ݂ܘܿܡܝܼܣ܀

وَابْتَعَدَ عَنْ كُلِّ اعْوِجاجٍ، عَلى مِثالِ باخُومِيُوسَ،

w-ethraḥaq (h)wā men kul da-ʿqīs d-mūth pākhōmīs.

And withdrew from all that is crooked, in the likeness of Pachomius,

Et s'éloignait de tout ce qui est tortueux, à l'image de Pachôme,

ܐܝܟ݂ ܩܲܕܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܢܲܝ̈ ܬܹܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܣ ܘܐܵܦ ܐܸܤܩܹܝܛܝܼܣ:

كَالقِدِّيسِينَ أَبْناءِ الثَّيْبَائِيدِ، وَالنُّسّاكِ أَيْضًا،

aykh qadīshē b-naī tēvāīs w-āp esqēyṭīs:

Like the holy sons of the Thebaid, and the ascetics too,

Comme les saints fils de la Thébaïde, et les ascètes aussi,

ܦ݂ܪܲܫ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܢܲܦܫܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܕܲܢܤܝܼܣ ܕܕܲܡ ܢܗܸܐ ܠܐ ܥܤܝܼܣ܀

أَفْرَزَ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ ما يُجَرِّبُ، لِئَلّا يَضْطَرِبَ.

frash (h)wā napshēh men kul da-nsīs d-dam nhe lā ʿsīs.

He kept himself apart from all that tempts, so that he might not be troubled.

Il se tenait à l'écart de tout ce qui tente, afin de ne pas être troublé.

ܟܠ ܕܐܸܬ݂ܥܲܢܘܝܼ ܠܘܵܬܹܗ ܨܵܒ݂ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܵܢܵܢܩܘܿܣ:

كُلَّ مَنِ اتَّضَعَ مَعَهُ أَرادَهُ، بِلا إِكْراهٍ،

kul d-ethʿanwī l-wātēh ṣāv (h)wā d-lā ānānqōs:

All who humbled themselves with him he wanted, without compulsion,

Tous ceux qui s'humiliaient avec lui, il les voulait, sans contrainte,

ܘܲܗܘ݀ܵܘ ܟܠܗܘܿܢ ܐ̄ܢܫܵܐ ܬܡܝܼܗܹ̈ܐ ܚܕܵܐ ܤܘܼܢܗܵܕܘܿܣ܀

وَصارَ كُلُّ أُولئِكَ الرِّجالِ عَجِيبِينَ، مَجْمَعًا واحِدًا.

wa-hwāw klhōn nshā tmīhē ḥdā sūnhādōs.

And all those men became wondrous, one synod.

Et tous ces hommes devinrent admirables, un seul synode.

ܐܲܟ݂ܬܸܒ݂ܘ ܘܐܲܤܗܸܕܘ ܐܝܼܪܹܢܘܿܡܝܼܣ ܘܦܵܠܵܕܝܼܘܿܣ:

كَتَبُوا وَشَهِدُوا، إِيرُونِيمُوسُ وَبَلّادِيُوسُ،

akhtevw w-ashedw ʾīrēnōmīs w-pālādīōs:

They wrote and bore witness, Jerome and Palladius,

Ils écrivirent et témoignèrent, Jérôme et Palladius,

ܕܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܘܿܣ ܥܪܲܩܘ ܥܵܢ̈ܘܵܝܹܐ ܕܐܝܼܬ݂ ܒܐܵܓܸܒ݂ܛܘܿܣ܀

أَنَّهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ جَمْعٍ هَرَبَ الرُّهْبانُ المُتَّضِعُونَ الَّذِينَ في مِصْرَ،

d-men kul ākhlōs ʿraqw ʿānwāyē d-ʾīth b-āgevṭōs.

That from every crowd the humble monks who are in Egypt fled,

Que de toute foule s'enfuirent les humbles moines qui sont en Égypte,

ܒܩܹܘܵܢܕ݂ܹܝܢܘܿܣ ܕܨܵܘܡܵܐ ܥ̣ܡܲܠܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܒܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܘܦܘܿܢܛܘܿܣ:

في خَطَرِ الصَّوْمِ تَعِبُوا في سِينَاءَ وَبُنْطُسَ،

b-qēwāndhēynōs d-ṣāwmā ʿmalw (h)wāw b-sīnaī w-pōnṭōs:

In the danger of fasting they laboured in Sinai and Pontus,

Dans le péril du jeûne ils peinèrent au Sinaï et dans le Pont,

ܘܒܲܡܥܲܪ̈ܝ ܢܗܲܪ ܢܝܼܠܘܿܣ ܠܐܲܠܗ ܦ̣ܠܲܚܘ ܒܟ݂ܠ ܢܵܡܘܿܣ܀

وَفي مَغاوِرِ نَهْرِ النِّيلِ خَدَمُوا اللهَ بِكُلِّ قانُونٍ.

w-ba-mʿarī nhar nīlōs l-alh plaḥw b-kul nāmōs.

And in the caves of the river Nile they served God in every rule.

Et dans les grottes du fleuve Nil ils servirent Dieu en toute règle.

ܬܹܐܕܘܿܪܘܿܣ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܦܲܫܩܵܢܐ ܬܹܐܘܿܦܘܿܪܘܿܣ:

ثاوُدُورُسُ ذلِكَ المُفَسِّرُ، ثاوُفُورُسُ،

tēdōrōs hāw mpashqān tēōpōrōs:

Theodore the Interpreter, Theophorus,

Théodore l'Interprète, Théophore,

ܡܹܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܹܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓ݁ܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓ̰ܵܝܵܐ܀ 133
Photograph of page 133 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0145
Leaf 0145, from Archive.org.

ܟܬܲܒ݂ ܢܸܨ̈ܚܵܢܹܐ ܘܲܪܫܲܡ ܥܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ ܕܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܘܿܦܘܿܪܘܿܣ܀

كَتَبَ الانْتِصاراتِ وَدَوَّنَ أَتْعابَ بَيْتِ أُوفُورُسَ.

ktav neṣḥānē wa-rsham ʿamlē d-bēyth ʾōpōrōs.

Wrote the victories and set down the labours of the house of Ophorus.

Écrivit les victoires et consigna les labeurs de la maison d'Ophorus.

ܚܲܝܸܒ݂ ܒܡܸܠܵܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܡܵܩܹܕܘܿܢܝܼܣ ܘܒܹܝܬ݂ ܐܵܪܝܼܘܿܣ:

أَدانَ بِكَلِماتِهِ مَقِدُونِيُوسَ وَبَيْتَ آرِيُوسَ،

ḥayev b-melāwhī l-māqēdōnīs w-bēyth ārīōs:

He condemned in his words Macedonius and the house of Arius,

Il condamna dans ses paroles Macédonius et la maison d'Arius,

ܘܒܲܬ݂ܪܹܝܢ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂̈ܝܼܢ ܕܚܲܩ̣ ܠܐܸܘܢܹܡܝܼܣ ܠܐܸܟܤܘܿܪܝܼܘܿܣ܀

وَفي كِتابَيْنِ ضَغَطَ عَلى أَفُنُومِيُوسَ وَأَكْسُورِيُوسَ.

w-ba-thrēyn kthāvīn d-ḥaq l-ewnēmīs l-eksōrīōs.

And in two books he pressed down Eunomius and Exorius.

Et dans deux livres il écrasa Eunome et Exorius.

ܗܵܢܵܐ ܐܲܟ݂ܬܲܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܟܠ ܟܹܐܢܹ̈ܐ ܕܦܵܠܸܛܝܼܢܘܿܣ:

هذا كَتَبَ عَنْ كُلِّ أَبْرارِ فِلَسْطِينَ،

hānā akhtav ʿal kul kēnē d-pāleṭīnōs:

This man wrote about all the just ones of Palestine,

Celui-ci écrivit sur tous les justes de Palestine,

ܘܕܲܒ݂ܩܘܿܪܘܿܣ ܗܘ݀ܵܘ ܩܲܠܸܣ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܐܝܟ݂ ܕܒ݂ܵܐܦܸܤܘܿܣ܀

وَالَّذِينَ كانُوا في قُورُسَ مَدَحَهُمْ حَسَنًا، كَالَّذِينَ في أَفَسُسَ.

w-da-b-qōrōs hwāw qales (h)wā ṭāv aykh d-vāpesōs.

And those who were in Qoros he praised well, as those in Ephesus.

Et ceux qui étaient à Qoros, il les loua bien, comme ceux d'Éphèse.

ܬܹܐܕܘܿܪܝܼܛܘܿܣ ܤܵܡ ܢܸܨ̈ܚܵܢܹܐ ܕܲܒ݂ܪܘܼܡܵܢܘܿܣ:

ثاوُدُورِيطُسُ سَجَّلَ انْتِصاراتِ رُومانُسَ،

tēdōrīṭōs sām neṣḥānē da-b-rūmānōs:

Theodoret recorded the victories of Romanus,

Théodoret consigna les victoires de Romanus,

ܘܲܕܒ݂ܵܐܢܛܵܝܟ݂ܵܝܵܐ ܘܲܒ݂ܩܘܿܠܸܤܘܿܣ ܘܐܵܦ ܕܒ݂ܵܐܤܝܼܘܿܣ܀

وَالأَنْطاكِيِّينَ، وَبُقُولْسُوسَ، وَأَيْضًا بَسِيلِيُوسَ.

wa-d-vānṭāykhāyā wa-b-qōlesōs w-āp d-vāsīōs.

And of Antioch, and of Bqulsos, and also of Basil.

Et d'Antioche, et de Bqulsos, et aussi de Basile.

ܥܲܠ ܥܵܢ̈ܘܵܝܹܐ ܕܲܗܘ݀ܵܘ ܒܫܵܠܝܼܡ ܘܐܵܦ ܒܐܵܬܹܢܘܿܣ:

عَنِ المُتَّضِعِينَ الَّذِينَ كانُوا في سالِيمَ وَأَيْضًا في أَثِينا،

ʿal ʿānwāyē da-hwāw b-shālīm w-āp b-ātēnōs:

About the humble ones who were in Salem and also in Athens,

Sur les humbles qui étaient à Salem et aussi à Athènes,

ܐܲܟ݂ܬܸܲܒ݂ ܘܐܲܤܗܸܕ ܕܲܡܠܵܐܘܼܗ̇ ܕܝܢ ܠܥܹܕܬ݁ܐ ܐܵܪ̈ܛܘܿܣ܀

كَتَبَ وَشَهِدَ أَنَّهُمْ مَلَأُوا الكَنِيسَةَ فَضائِلَ،

akhtev w-ashed da-mlāūh d-yn l-ʿēdt ārṭōs.

He wrote and bore witness that they filled the church with virtues,

Il écrivit et témoigna qu'ils emplirent l'Église de vertus,

ܐܝܟ ܕܐܸܬ݂ܡܲܠܝܲܬ̤ ܪܗ̄ܘܿܡܵܢܝܼܘܿܣ ܘܐܵܦ ܩܘܼܪܲܢܬ݁ܘܿܣ:

كَما امْتَلَأَتْ رُومِيَةُ وَأَيْضًا قُورِنْثُوسُ،

aykh d-ethmalyat r(h)ōmānīōs w-āp qūrantōs:

As Rome was filled, and Corinth too,

Comme furent remplies Rome, et Corinthe aussi,

ܒܝܼܚ̈ܝܼܕܵܝܹܐ ܘܲܒ݂ܹܢܘܼܟ݂ܪܹ̈ܝܛܹ̈ܐ ܕܒ݂ܵܬܲܪ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ܀

بِالمُتَوَحِّدِينَ وَبِالمَنْفِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ جاؤُوا بَعْدَ بُولُسَ.

b-īḥīdāyē wa-vēnūkhrēyṭē d-vātar pāwlōs.

With solitaries and with exiles who came after Paul.

De solitaires et d'exilés qui vinrent après Paul.

ܗܵܟܲܢ ܐܸܬ݂ܡܠܝܼ ܥܘܼܡܪܹܗ ܕܐܲܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܒܚܹܝܠ ܡܘܿܢܝܼܟ݂ܘܿܣ:‏

هكَذا امْتَلَأَ دَيْرُ أَبِينا بِقُوَّةِ الرُّهْبانِ،

hākan ethmlī ʿūmrēh d-avūn b-ḥēyl mōnīkhōs:

So the monastery of our father was filled by the power of monks,

Ainsi le monastère de notre père fut rempli par la force des moines,

ܘܟ݂ܠ ܐܵܪܹ̈ܛܘܿ ܐܲܤܸܢ ܒܒܲܝܬܹܗ ܗ݀ܘܼ ܐܵܓ݂ܝܼܘܿܣ܀

وَذلِكَ القِدِّيسُ خَزَنَ كُلَّ فَضِيلَةٍ في بَيْتِهِ.

w-kul ārēṭō asen b-ba-ytēh hāw āghīōs.

And that holy one stored up every virtue in his house.

Et ce saint amassa toute vertu dans sa maison.

ܥܲܙܝܼ ܘܡܲܪܝܼ ܒܩܹܐܪ̈ܤܲܝ ܒܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܲܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܦܲܛܪܘܿܣ:

كانَ قَوِيًّا وَجَرِيئًا في الأَزْمِنَةِ الشِّرِّيرَةِ، عَلى مِثالِ بُطْرُسَ،

ʿazī w-marī b-qērsaī b-īshē ba-d-mūth paṭrōs:

He was strong and bold in evil times, like Peter,

Il était fort et hardi dans les temps mauvais, comme Pierre,

ܘܨܵܒ݂ܘ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܘ ܠܘܵܬܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܟܠ ܐܲܬܲܪ ܟܢܸܫ ܘܲܩܠܹܝܪܘܿܣ܀

وَأَرادَ جَمْعٌ وَإِكْلِيرُوسٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكانٍ أَنْ يَأْتُوا إِلَيْهِ.

w-ṣāvw (h)wāw l-wātēh men kul atar knesh wa-qlēyrōs.

A crowd and clergy from every place wished to come to him.

Et foule et clergé de tout lieu voulaient venir à lui.

ܐܸܫܬܲܪܪ ܗ̄ܘ̣ܵܐ ܒܥܲܡ̈ܠܹܐ ܩ̈ܫܲܝܵܐ ܐܝܟ݂ ܐܵܕܵܡܘܿܣ:

تَقَوّى في الأَتْعابِ الشَّدِيدَةِ كَالأَلْماسِ،

eshtarr (h)wā b-ʿamlē qshayā aykh ādāmōs:

He was made strong in hard labours like adamant,

Il s'affermit dans les rudes labeurs comme l'adamant,

ܘܐܸܬ݂ܓ݁ܠܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܢܗܘܿܪ ܒܫܲܗܪܹܗ ܥܝܼܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܐܵܟ݂ܝܼܠܘܿܣ܀

وَانْكَشَفَ لَهُ نُورٌ في سَهَرِهِ، ساهِرًا كَأَخِيلاسَ.

w-ethglī lēh nhōr b-shahrēh ʿīr aykh ākhīlōs.

And light was revealed to him in his vigil, wakeful like Achillas.

Et la lumière lui fut révélée dans sa veille, éveillé comme Achillas.

ܐܲܫܝܼܛ ܘܐܲܤܠܝܼ ܟܠ ܙܢܲܝ̈ ܙܡܵܪܐ ܘܐܵܦ ܡܘܿܤܝܼܩܘܿܣ:

نَبَذَ وَرَفَضَ كُلَّ أَنْواعِ الغِناءِ وَأَيْضًا المُوسِيقى،

ashīṭ w-aslī kul znaī zmār w-āp mōsīqōs:

He put aside and rejected all kinds of song and music,

Il écarta et rejeta toutes sortes de chant et de musique,

ܡܹܐܡܪܘܿܢܵܐ ܕܲܥܒ݂ܝܼܕ ܠܤܲܪܓ݁ܝܼܣ ܐܵܕܘܿܪܒܲܝܓ̰ܵܝܵܐ܀ 134
Photograph of page 134 of Budge’s 1894 edition, leaf 0146
Leaf 0146, from Archive.org.

ܘܒܲܡܤܲܪܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܘܥܵܢܘܵܝܘܼܬܹܐ ܨܒ݂ܵܐ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܕܢܹܗܡܘܿܣ

وَفي الإِخْلاءِ وَالتَّواضُعِ أَرادَ أَنْ يَعِيشَ بِالقانُونِ.

w-ba-msarqūtā w-ʿānwāyūtē ṣvā (h)wā d-nēhmōs

And in self-emptying and humility he wished to live by rule.

Et dans le dépouillement et l'humilité il voulait vivre selon la règle.

ܐܲܡܤܲܪ ܘܐܲܦܝܼܛ ܥܲܠ ܡܵܪ̈ܘܿܕܹܐ ܒܚܹܝܠ ܐܸܤܛܘܿܪܘܿܣ:

أَسْقَطَ وَقَلَبَ المُتَمَرِّدِينَ بِقُوَّةِ الصَّلِيبِ،

amsar w-apīṭ ʿal mārōdē b-ḥēyl esṭōrōs:

He cast down and overthrew the rebels by the power of the cross,

Il abattit et renversa les rebelles par la puissance de la croix,

ܘܲܠܕܲܝܪ̈ܵܬ݂ܐ ܕܗܲܪ̈ܛܝܼܩܹܐ ܚ̣ܫܲܒ݂ ܐܵܡܹܪܘܿܣ܀

وَدِيارَاتِ الهَراطِقَةِ حَسِبَها مُظْلِمَةً.

wa-l-da-yrāth d-harṭīqē ḥshav āmērōs.

And the monasteries of the heretics he considered obscure.

Et les monastères des hérétiques, il les tint pour obscurs.

ܐ̄ܪܟ݁ܘܿܢ ܫܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܘܼܙܵܙܹܗ ܐܲܟ݂ܪܝܼ ܒܦܵܬ݂ܘܿܣ:

الحاكِمُ تَخَلَّى عَنْ شِدَّتِهِ، وَحَزِنَ بِضِيقٍ،

rkōn shērē men ʿūzāzēh akhrī b-pāthōs:

The ruler gave up his strength, and was grieved with distress,

Le gouverneur renonça à sa force, et fut accablé de détresse,

ܘܲܕܚܝܼܠ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ ܥܲܠ ܝܲܗܠܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ ܒܲܕܡܘܼܬ݂ ܝܘܼܤܛܘܿܣ܀

وَخافَ كَثِيرًا عَلَيْهِمْ، عَلى مِثالِ يُوسْطُسَ.

wa-d-ḥīl (h)wā ṭāv ʿal yahlayhōn ba-d-mūth yūsṭōs.

And he feared much for them, in the likeness of Justus.

Et craignit beaucoup pour eux, à l'image de Justus.

ܠܵܐ ܫܲܠܘܵܐܝܼܬ݂ ܩ̣ܪܵܐ ܠܐܝܼܠܹܗ ܐܝܼܠܹܐܘܿܣ:

غَيْرَ مُطْمَئِنٍّ دَعا إِلهَهُ لِلرَّحْمَةِ،

lā shalwāīth qrā l-ʾīlēh ʾīlēōs:

Not at ease he called upon his God for mercy,

Sans être à l'aise, il invoqua son Dieu pour qu'il ait pitié,

ܘܠܐ ܐܸܨܛܲܥܨ̇ܥ ܒܫܵܪ̈ܥܵܬ݂ ܕܲܝܘܹ̈ܐ ܒܤܘܼܝܵܥ ܟܪܝܼܤܛܘܿܣ܀

وَلَمْ يَضْطَرِبْ مِنْ هَجَماتِ الشَّياطِينِ، بِعَوْنِ المَسِيحِ.

w-lā eṣṭaʿṣʿ b-shārʿāth da-ywē b-sūyāʿ krīsṭōs.

And he was not shaken by the assaults of the demons, by the help of Christ.

Et il ne fut pas ébranlé par les assauts des démons, grâce au secours du Christ.

ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܫܦܲܠ ܒܕܲܪ ܚܸܪ̈ܚܹܵܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܟ݂ܡܲܣ:‏

لَمْ يَنْحَطَّ في مُصارَعَةِ المُخاصِمِينَ، وَلَمْ يَكْتَئِبْ،

lā ettashpal b-dar ḥerḥā w-lā ettakhmas:

He was not brought low in the fight with the quarrelsome, and was not downcast,

Il ne fut pas abaissé dans le combat contre les querelleurs, et ne fut pas abattu,

ܘܒܲܚܤܵܡܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܠܵܐ ܗܡܲܣ ܘܲܪܢܵܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܥܲܤܲܣ܀

وَعَلى غَضَبِهِمْ لَمْ يَتَذَمَّرْ، بَلْ تَأَمَّلَ، وَلَمْ يَتَهَيَّجْ.

w-ba-ḥsāmayhōn lā hmas wa-rnā w-lā ethʿasas.

And at their fury he did not murmur, but reflected, and was not stirred.

Et devant leur fureur il ne murmura pas, mais réfléchit, et ne fut pas ému.

ܒܚܘܼܪܚܵܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܟ ܟܲܠܒ݁ܘܼ̈ܤܹܐ ܠܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܒܲܤܒ݁ܣ:

بِزَمْجَرَتِهِمْ، كَالكِلابِ، لَمْ يَضْطَرِبْ،

b-ḥūrḥāryhwn d-aykh kalbūsē lā ethbasbs:

By their snarling, like that of dogs, he was not disturbed,

Par leurs grondements, pareils à ceux des chiens, il ne fut pas troublé,

ܒܲܕܙܹܝܢ ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܥܠܵܘܗܝ ܐܸܬ݂ܥܲܛܲܦ ܘܒܹܗ ܐܸܬ݂ܩܲܤܡܲܣ܀

لِأَنَّهُ تَدَثَّرَ بِسِلاحِ الرُّوحِ، وَبِهِ تَزَيَّنَ.

ba-d-zēyn rūḥā ʿlāwhī ethʿaṭap w-bēh ethqasmas.

For he was wrapped in the armour of the Spirit, and adorned by it.

Car il était enveloppé de l'armure de l'Esprit, et orné par elle.

ܠܵܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܒܲܓ݁ܚ ܒܡܲܪܕܝܼܬ݂ ܐܘܼܪܚܹܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܓܲܣ:

لَمْ يَتَكَبَّرْ بِتَقَدُّمِ طَرِيقِهِ، وَلَمْ يَرْتَفِعْ،

lā ethbagḥ b-mardīth ʾūrḥēh w-lā ettagas:

He was not elated by the progress of his way, nor lifted up,

Il ne s'enorgueillit pas du progrès de sa voie, ni ne s'éleva,

ܘܡ̣ܢ ܚܤܵܡ̣ ܤܵܢ̈ܐܹܐ ܕܲܟ݂ܤܹܝܢ ܘܲܓ݂ܠܹܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܟ݁ܣ܀

وَمِنْ غَضَبِ الأَعْداءِ، الخَفِيِّينَ وَالظّاهِرِينَ، لَمْ يَضْطَرِبْ.

w-men ḥsām sānē da-khsēyn wa-ghlēyn lā ettaks.

And he was not thrown into disorder by the anger of enemies, hidden and open.

Et de la colère des ennemis, cachés et manifestes, il ne fut pas mis en désordre.

ܚܬ݂ܘܿܪ ܩܸܪ̈ܚܹܵܐ ܨܒ݂ܝܼܪ̈ܲܝ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ ܒܹܗ ܐܸܬ݂ܟ݁ܡܲܤܡܲܣ̄:

الصُّلْعُ العَنِيدُونَ، ضَيِّقُو الفِكْرِ، تَبَلْبَلُوا بِهِ،

ḥthōr qerḥā ṣvīraī hāwnā bēh ethkmasma(s):

The obstinate bald ones, narrow in mind, were confounded by him,

Les chauves obstinés, étroits d'esprit, furent confondus par lui,

ܘܐܵܦ ܩܨܵܦܗܘܿܢ ܕܹܝܢ ܕܫܲܓ݁ܘܼܫ̈ܬܵܢܹܐ ܒܹܗ ܐܸܬ݂ܓ݁̇ܪܲܤܪܲܣ܀

وَحَتّى غَيْظُهُمْ، غَيْظُ المُشَوِّشِينَ، تَمَزَّقَ بِهِ شَذَرَ مَذَرَ.

w-āp qṣāphōn dēyn d-shagūshtānē bēh ethgrasras.

And their rage too, the rage of the disturbers, was torn to shreds in him.

Et même leur rage, la rage des perturbateurs, fut mise en lambeaux en lui.

ܡܫܲܕܪ̈ܲܝ ܫܲܠܝܼܛ ܟܲܕ ܡܛ̣ܘ ܠܘܵܬܹܗ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܸܬ݁ܬܲܦܲܣ:

لَمّا بَلَغَهُ رُسُلُ الحاكِمِ، وافَقَهُمْ،

mshadraī shalīṭ kad mṭw l-wātēh l-hōn ettapas:

When the ruler's messengers came to him, he agreed with them,

Quand les messagers du gouverneur arrivèrent auprès de lui, il s'accorda avec eux,

ܘܐܝܟ݂ ܓܲܢ̄ܒܪܵܐ ܒܲܙܪܝܼܙܘܼܬܵܐ ܩܵܡ ܘܐܸܬ݁ܛܲܪܣ܀

وَكَجَبّارٍ قامَ بِاسْتِعْدادٍ وَتَأَهَّبَ.

w-aykh ga(n)brā ba-zrīzūtā qām w-etṭars.

And like a hero he rose readily and made ready.

Et comme un héros il se leva sans tarder et se prépara.

ܥܲܠ ܗܝ̇ ܕܒܲܪܓܸܠ ܠܐ ܐܸܬ݂ܡܨܝܼ ܠܡܸܪܕܵܐ ܒܤܘܼܒܲܣ:‏

وَلِأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْدِرْ عَلى المَسِيرِ ماشِيًا، لِضَعْفِهِ،

ʿal (h)ī d-ba-rgel lā ethmṣī l-merdā b-sūbas:

Because on foot he could not make the journey, in his weakness,

Parce qu'à pied il ne pouvait faire le voyage, dans sa faiblesse,

ܡ̣ܢ ܩܪܝܼܬ݂ ܐܲܠܩܘܿܫ ܚܲܕ ܟܘܿܕܲܢܝܵܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܬ݂ܦܲܪܢܲܣ܀

مِنْ قَرْيَةِ القُوشَ أُعِدَّتْ لَهُ بَغْلَةٌ واحِدَةٌ.

men qrīth alqōsh ḥad kōdanyā lēh ethparnas.

From the village of Alqosh a mule was provided for him.

Du village d'Alqosh on lui procura un mulet.

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