Syriac - Aramaic Peshittā Bible Text
Chapter 1
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ܟܬܒܐ ܕܝܠܝܕܘܬܗ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܒܪܗܡ
Chapter 2
1 ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܬܝܠܕ
ܝܫܘܥ ܒܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܝܘܡܝ ܗܪܘܕܤ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܘ ܡܓܘܫܐ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
. The book of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, son of Abraham
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ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܝܤܚܩ ܐܝܤܚܩ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐܚܘܗܝ
: Abraham fathered Isaac: Isaac
fathered Jacob: Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers
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ܝܗܘܕܐ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܦܪܨ ܘܠܙܪܚ ܡܢ ܬܡܪ ܦܪܨ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܚܨܪܘܢ ܚܨܪܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܪܡ
: Judah fathered Pharez and Zara of Tamar: Pharez fathered Hezron: Hezron
fathered Aram
4 ܐܪܡ
ܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܡܝܢܕܒ ܥܡܝܢܕܒ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܢܚܫܘܢ ܢܚܫܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܤܠܡܘܢ
: Aram fathered Aminadab: Aminadab fathered Nahshon: Nahshon
fathered Salmon
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ܤܠܡܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܒܥܙ ܡܢ ܪܚܒ ܒܥܙ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܘܒܝܕ ܡܢ ܪܥܘܬ ܥܘܒܝܕ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܝܫܝ
:Salmon
fathered Boaz of Rahab: Boaz fathered Obed of Ruth: Obed fathered Jesse
6 ܐܝܫܝ
ܐܘܠܕ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܐܘܪܝܐ
: Jesse
fathered David the king: David fathered Solomon of the wife of Uriah
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ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܪܚܒܥܡ ܪܚܒܥܡ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܒܝܐ ܐܒܝܐ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܤܐ
: Solomon fathered Rehoboam: Rehoboam fathered Abia: Abia fathered Asa
8 ܐܤܐ
ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܪܡ ܝܘܪܡ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܘܙܝܐ
: Asa
fathered Jehoshaphat: Jehoshaphat fathered Joram: Joram fathered Uzziah
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ܥܘܙܝܐ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܬܡ ܝܘܬܡ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܚܙ ܐܚܙ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܚܙܩܝܐ
: Uzziah
fathered Jotham: Jotham fathered Ahaz: Ahaz fathered Hezekiah
10 ܚܙܩܝܐ ܐܘܠܕ
ܠܡܢܫܐ ܡܢܫܐ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܡܘܢ ܐܡܘܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܘܫܝܐ
: Hezekiah
fathered Manasseh: Manasseh fathered Amon: Amon fathered Josiah
11 ܝܘܫܝܐ ܐܘܠܕ
ܠܝܘܟܢܝܐ ܘܠܐܚܘܗܝ ܒܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܒܠ
. Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers, in the captivity of Babylon
12 ܡܢ ܒܬܪ
ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܒܠ ܝܘܟܢܝܐ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܫܠܬܐܝܠ ܫܠܬܐܝܠ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܙܘܪܒܒܠ
: And after the captivity of Babylon, Jeconiah
fathered Salathiel: Salathiel fathered Zerubbabel
13 ܙܘܪܒܒܠ
ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܒܝܘܕ ܐܒܝܘܕ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܐܠܝܩܝܡ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܥܙܘܪ
: Zerubbabel
fathered Abiud: Abiud fathered Eliakim: Eliakim fathered Azor
14 ܥܙܘܪ ܐܘܠܕ
ܠܙܕܘܩ ܙܕܘܩ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܟܝܢ ܐܟܝܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܐܠܝܘܕ
: Azor
fathered Zadok: Zadok fathered Achim: Achim fathered Eliud
15 ܐܠܝܘܕ ܐܘܠܕ
ܠܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܡܬܢ ܡܬܢ ܐܘܠܕ ܠܝܥܩܘܒ
: Eliud
fathered Eleazar: Eleazar fathered Matthan: Matthan fathered Jacob
16 ܝܥܩܘܒ ܐܘܠܕ
ܠܝܘܤܦ ܓܒܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܡ ܕܡܢܗ ܐܬܝܠܕ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܡܬܩܪܐ ܡܫܝܚܐ
. Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of
Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called the Messiah
17 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܟܝܠ
ܫܪܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܤܪܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܤܪܐ
ܘܡܢ ܓܠܘܬܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܫܝܚܐ ܫܪܒܬܐ ܐܪܒܥܤܪܐ
Therefore the total number of generations are, from Abraham to David, fourteen
generations, and from David to the captivity of Babylon, fourteen generations,
and from the captivity of Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations
18 ܝܠܕܗ ܕܝܢ
ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܕ ܡܟܝܪܐ ܗܘܬ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܠܝܘܤܦ ܥܕܠܐ ܢܫܬܘܬܦܘܢ ܐܫܬܟܚܬ ܒܛܢܐ ܡܢ
ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was
like this. While his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they lived
together, she was found with child from through the Holy Spirit
19 ܝܘܤܦ ܕܝܢ
ܒܥܠܗ ܟܐܢܐ ܗܘܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܐ ܕܢܦܪܤܝܗ ܘܐܬܪܥܝ ܗܘܐ ܕܡܛܫܝܐܝܬ ܢܫܪܝܗ
. And Joseph her husband was a just man,
and unwilling to expose her, yet he considered divorcing her privately
20 ܟܕ ܗܠܝܢ
ܕܝܢ ܐܬܪܥܝ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܘܤܦ ܒܪܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܠܡܤܒ ܠܡܪܝܡ
ܐܢܬܬܟ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
And while he thought about these things,
an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said: Joseph, son of David,
fear not about taking Mary as your wife; for that which is conceived in her, is
of the Holy Spirit
21 ܬܐܠܕ ܕܝܢ
ܒܪܐ ܘܬܩܪܐ ܫܡܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܢܚܝܘܗܝ ܠܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܚܛܗܝܗܘܢ
. and she is to have a son; and you are to
call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins
22 ܗܕܐ ܕܝܢ ܟܠܗ ܕܗܘܬ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ
ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܕ ܢܒܝܐ
: Now all this happened to fulfill what was
spoken of the Lord by the prophet
23 ܕܗܐ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ
ܬܒܛܢ ܘܬܐܠܕ ܒܪܐ ܘܢܩܪܘܢ ܫܡܗ ܥܡܢܘܐܝܠ ܕܡܬܬܪܓܡ ܥܡܢ ܐܠܗܢ
The virgin shall be with child, and give
birth to a son, and you will call his name Emmanuel, which means, Our God with
us
24 ܟܕ ܩܡ ܕܝܢ
ܝܘܤܦ ܡܢ ܫܢܬܗ ܥܒܕ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܦܩܕ ܠܗ ܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܕܒܪܗ ܠܐܢܬܬܗ
. And when Joseph awoke from his sleep, he
did as the angel of the Lord directed him, and received his wife
25 ܘܠܐ ܚܟܡܗ
ܥܕܡܐ ܕܝܠܕܬܗ ܠܒܪܗ ܒܘܟܪܐ ܘܩܪܬ ܫܡܗ ܝܫܘܥ
. And he took not of her, until she had given birth to her first-born son,
and she called is name Jesus
, After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea,
in the days of King Herod, there came Magi from the East to Jerusalem
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ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܝܟܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܠܕ ܚܙܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܘܟܒܗ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܐܬܝܢ ܠܡܤܓܕ ܠܗ
inquiring: Where is the infant king
of the Jews ? We have seen his star in the East, and have come to pay him
homage
3 ܫܡܥ
ܕܝܢ ܗܪܘܕܤ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܐܬܬܙܝܥ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܥܡܗ
. And King Herod heard, and he
became perturbed; and with him all Jerusalem
4 ܘܟܢܫ
ܟܠܗܘܢ ܪܒܝ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܤܦܪܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܘܡܫܐܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܟܐ ܡܬܝܠܕ ܡܫܝܚܐ
? And he summoned all the high
priests and the scribes of the people, and inquired of them, Where was the
Messiah to be born
5 ܗܢܘܢ
ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܒܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܟܬܝܒ ܒܢܒܝܐ
: In Bethlehem of Judaea; they said:
for this is what the prophet wrote
6 ܐܦ
ܐܢܬܝ ܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬܝ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܡܢܟܝ ܓܝܪ ܢܦܘܩ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܗܘ ܢܪܥܝܘܗܝ
ܠܥܡܝ ܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ
. And you, Bethlehem of Judaea, are not the little among the kings of
Judaea, since from you shall come a king who will shepherd my people Israel
7 ܗܝܕܝܢ
ܗܪܘܕܤ ܡܛܫܝܐܝܬ ܩܪܐ ܠܡܓܘܫܐ ܘܝܠܦ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܒܐܝܢܐ ܙܒܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗܘܢ ܟܘܟܒܐ
. Then Herod summoned the Magi to see him privately and find out from them
what date the star had appeared to them
8 ܘܫܕܪ
ܐܢܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܙܠܘ ܥܩܒܘ ܥܠ ܛܠܝܐ ܚܦܝܛܐܝܬ ܘܡܐ ܕܐܫܟܚܬܘܢܝܗܝ ܬܘ ܚܘܐܘܢܝ ܕܐܦ
ܐܢܐ ܐܙܠ ܐܤܓܘܕ ܠܗ
Then he sent them to Bethlehem, and
said to them: Go, find out all about the child; and when you have found him,
come and tell me, that I too may go and do him homage
9 ܗܢܘܢ
ܕܝܢ ܟܕ ܫܡܥܘ ܡܢ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܘܗܐ ܟܘܟܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܚܙܘ ܒܡܕܢܚܐ ܐܙܠ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡܝܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܩܡ
ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܛܠܝܐ
And having heard what the king had said, they set out, and going there
in front of them was the star they had seen in the East, until it came and stood
over where the child was
10 ܟܕ ܕܝܢ
ܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܠܟܘܟܒܐ ܚܕܝܘ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܕܛܒ
. And when they saw the star, they
rejoiced much, with great delight
11 ܘܥܠܘ ܠܒܝܬܐ
ܘܚܙܐܘܗܝ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܥܡ ܡܪܝܡ ܐܡܗ ܘܢܦܠܘ ܤܓܕܘ ܠܗ ܘܦܬܚܘ ܤܝܡܬܗܘܢ ܘܩܪܒܘ ܠܗ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܗܒܐ ܘܡܘܪܐ
ܘܠܒܘܢܬܐ
And going into the house, they saw
the child with his mother Mary, and they fell down and worshipped him, and they
opened their treasures, and presented to him gifts; gold, and myrrh, and
frankincense
12 ܘܐܬܚܙܝ
ܠܗܘܢ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܗܪܘܕܤ ܘܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܚܪܬܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܠܐܬܪܗܘܢ
. And it was shown them in a dream, that they should not return to
Herod. And by another route they went back to their country
13 ܟܕ ܕܝܢ
ܐܙܠܘ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܠܝܘܤܦ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܩܘܡ ܕܒܪ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܘܥܪܘܩ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܬܡܢ
ܗܘܝ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܥܬܝܕ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܗܪܘܕܤ ܠܡܒܥܝܗ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܘܒܕܝܘܗܝ
And when they were gone, an angel of the
Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, and said to him: Arise, take the child and
his mother, and flee into Egypt; and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is
going to search for the child, so as to do away with him
14 ܝܘܤܦ ܕܝܢ
ܩܡ ܫܩܠܗ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܘܥܪܩ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ
. Then Joseph arose, took the child and his
mother by night, and fled to Egypt
15 ܘܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ
ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܗ ܕܗܪܘܕܤ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܢܒܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ ܩܪܝܬ ܠܒܪܝ
And he stayed there until the death of
Herod; so as to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: I called
my son out of Egypt
16 ܗܝܕܝܢ
ܗܪܘܕܤ ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܐܬܒܙܚ ܡܢ ܡܓܘܫܐ ܐܬܚܡܬ ܛܒ ܘܫܕܪ ܩܛܠ ܛܠܝܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ ܘܕܟܠܗܘܢ
ܬܚܘܡܝܗ ܡܢ ܒܪ ܬܪܬܝܢ ܫܢܝܢ ܘܠܬܚܬ ܐܝܟ ܙܒܢܐ ܕܥܩܒ ܡܢ ܡܓܘܫܐ
Herod was furious when he saw that he had
been outwitted by the Magi. And he sent to have killed all the male children in
Bethlehem, and in all its surrounding areas, from a child of two years or less,
according to the date that he had been careful to learn from the Magi
17 ܗܝܕܝܢ
ܐܬܡܠܝ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܝܕ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ
: It was then that which was spoken by
Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled
18 ܩܠܐ ܐܫܬܡܥ
ܒܪܡܬܐ ܒܟܝܐ ܘܐܠܝܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܪܚܝܠ ܒܟܝܐ ܥܠ ܒܢܝܗ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܠܡܬܒܝܐܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ
A voice was heard in Rama, weeping and
loud lamentation; it was Rachel weeping for her children, and unwilling to be
comforted, because they were no more
19 ܟܕ ܡܝܬ ܕܝܢ
ܗܪܘܕܤ ܡܠܟܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܠܝܘܤܦ ܒܡܨܪܝܢ
, After King Herod was dead, an angel of the Lord appeared in a
dream to Joseph in Egypt
20 ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ
ܩܘܡ ܕܒܪ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܘܙܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ ܡܝܬܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܗܢܘܢ ܕܒܥܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܛܠܝܐ
and said: Arise, take the child and his
mother, and go into the land of Israel; for those have died who were seeking the
life of the child
21 ܘܝܘܤܦ ܩܡ
ܕܒܪ ܠܛܠܝܐ ܘܠܐܡܗ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܤܪܐܝܠ
. And Joseph arose, and took the child and
his mother, and came to the land of Israel
22 ܟܕ ܕܝܢ ܫܡܥ
ܕܐܪܟܠܐܘܤ ܗܘܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܝܗܘܕ ܚܠܦ ܗܪܘܕܤ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܚܠ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܠܬܡܢ ܘܐܬܚܙܝ ܠܗ ܒܚܠܡܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ
ܠܐܬܪܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ
And when he heard that Archelaus was king in Judaea,
in place of his father Herod, he feared to go there. And it was revealed to him
in a dream, that he should go to the land of Galilee
23 ܘܐܬܐ ܥܡܪ
ܒܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܐ ܢܨܪܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܢܒܝܐ ܕܢܨܪܝܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ
And he came and dwelt in
the city called Nazareth, so that what was said by the prophet might be
fulfilled: that he will be called a Nazarene
Chapter 3
1 ܒܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܘܡܬܐ
ܗܢܘܢ ܐܬܐ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܡܥܡܕܢܐ ܘܡܟܪܙ ܗܘܐ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܕܝܗܘܕ
, And in those days came John the Baptist. And he
would preach in the desert of Judaea
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ܘܐܡܪ ܬܘܒܘ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܗ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
. and said: Repent; the Realm of
Heaven is near
3
ܗܢܘ ܓܝܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܡܝܪ ܒܝܕ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܩܪܐ ܒܚܘܪܒܐ ܛܝܒܘ ܐܘܪܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܫܘܘ ܠܫܒܝܠܘܗܝ
It is him for whom it was spoken
through the prophet Isaiah: The voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the
way of the Lord, make straight his paths
4
ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܘܫܗ ܕܤܥܪܐ ܕܓܡܠܐ ܘܐܤܪ ܚܨܐ ܕܡܫܟܐ ܥܠ ܚܨܘܗܝ ܘܡܐܟܘܠܬܗ ܩܡܨܐ
ܘܕܒܫܐ ܕܒܪܐ
. And as to this John, his clothes were of camel's hair, and
loincloth; and his food was grasshoppers and wild honey
5
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܦܩܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܘܬܗ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܟܠܗ ܝܗܘܕ ܘܟܠܗ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܚܕܪܝ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ
. Then they went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judaea,
and all the area surrounding the Jordan
6
ܘܥܡܕܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢܗ ܒܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܢܗܪܐ ܟܕ ܡܘܕܝܢ ܒܚܛܗܝܗܘܢ
. And they would be baptized by him
in the river Jordan, while they would confess of their sins
7
ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܢ ܦܪܝܫܐ ܘܡܢ ܙܕܘܩܝܐ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܕ ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܠܕܐ ܕܐܟܕܢܐ ܡܢܘ ܚܘܝܟܘܢ
ܠܡܥܪܩ ܡܢ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܕܐܬܐ
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees,
that came to be baptized, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who has informed you to
flee from the wrath that will come
8
ܥܒܕܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܦܐܪܐ ܕܫܘܝܢ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ
. Therefore do the fruits that are
worthy of repentance
9
ܘܠܐ ܬܤܒܪܘܢ ܘܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܕܐܒܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܐܒܪܗܡ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܐܠܗܐ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ
ܟܐܦܐ ܠܡܩܡܘ ܒܢܝܐ ܠܐܒܪܗܡ
And do not hope and say, within
yourselves, that Abraham is our father: for I say to you, that God is able to
raise up children for Abraham from these stones
10
ܗܐ ܕܝܢ ܢܪܓܐ ܤܝܡ ܥܠ ܥܩܪܐ ܕܐܝܠܢܐ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܦܐܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܡܬܦܤܩ ܘܢܦܠ ܒܢܘܪܐ
And Behold, the ax is placed on the root of trees.
All the trees, therefore, which do not bring forth good fruit, will be
cut [down], and thrown into the fire
11
ܐܢܐ ܡܥܡܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܡܝܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܝ ܐܬܐ ܚܤܝܢ ܗܘ ܡܢܝ ܗܘ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܐ ܐܢܐ
ܡܤܢܘܗܝ ܠܡܫܩܠ ܗܘ ܡܥܡܕ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܒܢܘܪܐ
I baptize you with water unto repentance; but he that
will come after me is more powerful than me; he whose sandals I am not worthy to remove. He
will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire
12
ܗܘ ܕܪܦܫܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܡܕܟܐ ܐܕܪܘܗܝ ܘܚܛܐ ܟܢܫ ܠܐܘܨܪܘܗܝ ܘܬܒܢܐ ܡܘܩܕ ܒܢܘܪܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܥܟܐ
He whose winnowing
fan is in hand will clean his threshing-floor. The wheat he will gather into his granaries; and the chaff he will burn with fire that does not extinguish
13
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܬܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܠܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܠܘܬ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܕܢܥܡܕ ܡܢܗ
. Then Jesus
came from Galilee to the Jordan for John, to be baptized
by him
14
ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܘܚܢܢ ܟܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܤܢܝܩ ܐܢܐ ܕܡܢܟ ܐܬܥܡܕ ܘܐܢܬ ܠܘܬܝ ܐܬܝܬ
? But John refused him; and said, I ought to be
baptized by you, and you come to me
15
ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܫܒܘܩ ܗܫܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܝܐܐ ܠܢ ܕܢܡܠܐ ܟܠܗ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܒܩܗ
And Jesus answered, and said to him: Allow it now,
as such, for it is proper for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed
it
16 ܟܕ ܥܡܕ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܚܕܐ
ܤܠܩ ܡܢ ܡܝܐ ܘܐܬܦܬܚܘ ܠܗ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܢܐ ܘܐܬܬ ܥܠܘܗܝ
And when Jesus was baptized, he arose from the water
and at once Heaven was opened to him; and he saw the Holy Spirit descending like
a dove, and it came upon him
17 ܘܗܐ ܩܠܐ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ
ܗܢܘ ܒܪܝ ܚܒܝܒܐ ܕܒܗ ܐܨܛܒܝܬ
. And a voice from Heaven said: This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am pleased
Chapter 4
1 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ
ܐܬܕܒܪ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܢܬܢܤܐ ܡܢ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ
. Then Jesus was taken by the Holy
Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the Deceiver
2
ܘܨܡ ܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܘܐܪܒܥܝܢ ܠܝܠܘܢ ܐܚܪܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܟܦܢ
. And he fasted forty days and forty
nights, and after which he hungered
3
ܘܩܪܒ ܗܘ ܕܡܢܤܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢ ܒܪܗ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܡܪ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܟܐܦܐ ܢܗܘܝܢ ܠܚܡܐ
. And the Tempter approached and said
to him: If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread
4
ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܟܬܝܒ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܠܚܡܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܚܝܐ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܒܟܠ ܡܠܐ ܕܢܦܩܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ
ܕܐܠܗܐ
But he replied, and said: It is
written, that not by only bread does the son of man live; but by all the words
that proceed from the mouth of God
5
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܕܒܪܗ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܠܡܕܝܢܬ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ ܥܠ ܟܢܦܐ ܕܗܝܟܠܐ
, Then the Deceiver took him to the
holy city, and set him on a parapet of the temple
6
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܐܢ ܒܪܗ ܐܢܬ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܫܕܝ ܢܦܫܟ ܠܬܚܬ ܟܬܝܒ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܡܠܐܟܘܗܝ ܢܦܩܕ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܥܠ ܐܝܕܝܗܘܢ
ܢܫܩܠܘܢܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܩܠ ܒܟܐܦܐ ܪܓܠܟ
and said to him: If you are the Son
of God, cast yourself down: for it is written that he will order his angels take
care of you, and in their hands they will carry you up, lest you should strike
your foot against a stone
7
ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܬܘܒ ܟܬܝܒ ܕܠܐ ܬܢܤܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ
. Jesus said to him: Again, it is
written, that you will not test the Lord your God
8
ܬܘܒ ܕܒܪܗ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܕܛܒ ܪܡ ܘܚܘܝܗ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܘܫܘܒܚܗܝܢ
Again the Deceiver took him to a
mountain that was very high, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and
their splendor
9
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܟ ܐܬܠ ܐܢ ܬܦܠ ܬܤܓܘܕ ܠܝ
. and said to him: All these will I
give you, if you will fall and worship me
10
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܝܫܘܥ ܙܠ ܠܟ ܤܛܢܐ ܟܬܝܒ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܬܤܓܘܕ ܘܠܗ ܒܠܚܘܕܘܗܝ ܬܦܠܘܚ
Then Jesus said to him: Leave, Enemy; for it is
written, that you will worship the Lord, your God; and him alone shall you
serve
11
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܒܩܗ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܘܗܐ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܩܪܒܘ ܘܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܗ
. Then the Deceiver left him: and Behold, angels came, and attended to him
12
ܟܕ ܫܡܥ ܕܝܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܕܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܫܬܠܡ ܫܢܝ ܠܗ ܠܓܠܝܠܐ
. And when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he
went back to Galilee
13
ܘܫܒܩܗ ܠܢܨܪܬ ܘܐܬܐ ܥܡܪ ܒܟܦܪܢܚܘܡ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܝܡܐ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܘܕܢܦܬܠܝ
. And he left Nazareth, and came and dwelt in Capernaum,
on the side of the sea by the border of Zebulon and Naphthali
14
ܕܢܬܡܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܒܝܕ ܐܫܥܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܐܡܪ
: So that might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet Isaiah, who said
15
ܐܪܥܐ ܕܙܒܘܠܘܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܢܦܬܠܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܝܡܐ ܥܒܪܘܗܝ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܡܐ
; The land of Zebulon, the land of Naphthali, the way
of the sea on the far side of Jordan, Galilee of the Nations
16
ܥܡܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܚܫܘܟܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܪܒܐ ܚܙܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܬܒܝܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܘܒܛܠܠܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܢܚ ܠܗܘܢ
the people that
dwelled in darkness, have seen a great light; and to those
who dwell in the land and shadow of death, a light has arisen
17
ܡܢ ܗܝܕܝܢ ܫܪܝ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܡܟܪܙܘ ܘܠܡܐܡܪ ܬܘܒܘ ܩܪܒܬ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
. From that time Jesus began to preach and to say:
Repent; for the Realm of Heaven is close
18
ܘܟܕ ܡܗܠܟ ܥܠ ܝܕ ܝܡܐ ܕܓܠܝܠܐ ܚܙܐ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܚܝܢ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܬܩܪܝ ܟܐܦܐ ܘܐܢܕܪܐܘܤ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܕܪܡܝܢ
ܡܨܝܕܬܐ ܒܝܡܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܝܪ ܨܝܕܐ
And as he was walking on the shore of the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Kephas, and Andrew his brother, who were casting nets
into the sea; for they were fishermen
19
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܬܘ ܒܬܪܝ ܘܐܥܒܕܟܘܢ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܨܝܕܐ ܕܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ
. And Jesus said to them: Follow me; and I will make
you to become fishers of the sons of men
20
ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܚܕܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܡܨܝܕܬܗܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ
. And they at once left their nets, and followed him
21
ܘܟܕ ܥܒܪ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܚܙܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܚܐ ܬܪܝܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܒܐܠܦܐ ܥܡ ܙܒܕܝ
ܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܕܡܬܩܢܝܢ ܡܨܝܕܬܗܘܢ ܘܩܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ
And
going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James the
son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat with Zebedee their father, who
were mending their nets. And Jesus called them
22
ܗܢܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܚܕܐ ܫܒܩܘ ܠܐܠܦܐ ܘܠܐܒܘܗܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ
. And they at once left the boat and their father, and
followed him
23
ܘܡܬܟܪܟ ܗܘܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܒܟܠܗ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܡܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܟܪܙ ܤܒܪܬܐ ܕܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܡܐܤܐ ܟܠ ܟܐܒ
ܘܟܘܪܗܢ ܒܥܡܐ
And Jesus would preach all over Galilee and taught
in their congregations and preached the Gospel of the Realm; and he healed every
disease and sickness among the people
24 ܘܐܫܬܡܥ ܛܒܗ ܒܟܠܗ ܤܘܪܝܐ
ܘܩܪܒܘ ܠܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܝܫ ܒܝܫ ܥܒܝܕܝܢ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܐ ܡܫܚܠܦܐ ܘܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܠܝܨܝܢ ܒܬܫܢܝܩܐ
ܘܕܝܘܢܐ ܘܕܒܪ ܐܓܪܐ ܘܡܫܪܝܐ ܘܐܤܝ ܐܢܘܢ
And his fame
was heard in all Syria. And they brought to him all
those that were very ill with various diseases, and those that were afflicted
with pain, and the possessed, and epileptics and paralysed; and he healed them
25 ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܬܪܗ ܟܢܫܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ
ܡܢ ܓܠܝܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܥܤܪܬ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܘܡܢ ܝܗܘܕ ܘܡܢ ܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ
And there followed him great crowds from Galilee, and from the
Decapolis [federation], and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond the Jordan
Chapter 5
1 ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܕܝܢ
ܝܫܘܥ ܠܟܢܫܐ ܤܠܩ ܠܛܘܪܐ ܘܟܕ ܝܬܒ ܩܪܒܘ ܠܘܬܗ ܬܠܡܝܕܘܗܝ
: And when Jesus saw the crowds, he
went up a hill; and when he sat down, his disciples gathered near him
2
ܘܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ ܘܡܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪ
: and he began to speak, and taught
them, and said
3
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܤܟܢܐ ܒܪܘܚ ܕܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
! Blessed are the poor in spirit for
theirs is the Realm of Heaven
4
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܒܝܠܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܬܒܝܐܘܢ
! Blessed are the mourners: for they
will be comforted
5
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܟܝܟܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܐܪܬܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ
! Blessed are the humble: for they
will inherit the earth
6
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܟܦܢܝܢ ܘܨܗܝܢ ܠܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܤܒܥܘܢ
! Blessed are they that hunger and
thirst for what is right: for they will be satisfied
7
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܪܚܡܢܐ ܕܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪܚܡܐ
! Blessed are the merciful: for upon
them will be mercy
8
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܟܝܢ ܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܗܢܘܢ ܢܚܙܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ
! Blessed are the pure in their
hearts: for they will behold God
9
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܥܒܕܝ ܫܠܡܐ ܕܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܢܬܩܪܘܢ
! Blessed are the peacemakers: for they will be called sons of
God
10
ܛܘܒܝܗܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܬܪܕܦܘ ܡܛܠ ܟܐܢܘܬܐ ܕܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
! Blessed are they that are persecuted on account of
what is right: for the Realm of Heaven is theirs
11
ܛܘܒܝܟܘܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܚܤܕܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܪܕܦܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܝܢ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܟܠ ܡܠܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܡܛܠܬܝ ܒܕܓܠܘܬܐ
. Blessed are you, when they insult you and persecute
you, and utter every false word of slander against you, because of me
12
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܚܕܘ ܘܪܘܙܘ ܕܐܓܪܟܘܢ ܤܓܝ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܪܕܦܘ ܠܢܒܝܐ ܕܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܟܘܢ
. Rejoice then, and be glad: for your reward is great in Heaven. For they too so persecuted the prophets who were before you
13
ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܠܚܗ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܠܚܐ ܬܦܟܗ ܒܡܢܐ ܬܬܡܠܚ ܠܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܐܙܠܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܬܫܬܕܐ ܠܒܪ
ܘܬܬܕܝܫ ܡܢ ܐܢܫܐ
You are the salt of the earth! But if the salt become tasteless, with what will it be seasoned ? It is fit for nothing; but to be thrown out, and
be trod upon by men
14
ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܢܘܗܪܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܕܬܛܫܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ ܒܢܝܐ
. You are the light of the world! It is not possible
to hide a city built upon a hill
15
ܘܠܐ ܡܢܗܪܝܢ ܫܪܓܐ ܘܤܝܡܝܢ ܠܗ ܬܚܝܬ ܤܐܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܥܠ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܘܡܢܗܪ ܠܟܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܒܒܝܬܐ ܐܢܘܢ
. And they do not light a lamp and place it under a
bushel; but upon a light stand, and it lights upon all that are in the house
16
ܗܟܢܐ ܢܢܗܪ ܢܘܗܪܟܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܢܚܙܘܢ ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ ܛܒܐ ܘܢܫܒܚܘܢ ܠܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Let your light shine before
the sons of men, that they may see your good works,
and may glorify your Father who is in Heaven
17
ܠܐ ܬܤܒܪܘܢ ܕܐܬܝܬ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܘ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܐ ܐܬܝܬ ܕܐܫܪܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܐܡܠܐ
. Do not suppose that I have come to abolish the law
or the prophets: I have come not to abolish, but to fulfill
18
ܐܡܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܥܕܡܐ ܕܢܥܒܪܘܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܘܐܪܥܐ ܝܘܕ ܚܕܐ ܐܘ ܚܕ ܤܪܛܐ ܠܐ ܢܥܒܪ ܡܢ
ܢܡܘܤܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܟܠ ܢܗܘܐ
For truly I say to you, that until heaven and earth
will disappear, one dot or one letter will not pass from the law until all will
be fulfilled
19
ܟܠ ܡܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܢܠܦ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܒܨܝܪܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ
ܕܫܡܝܐ ܟܠ ܕܝܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܘܢܠܦ ܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܬܩܪܐ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
Therefore whoever will break one of these small commands and will so teach the sons of men, will be called little in the Realm of
Heaven: but every one that will do and teach them, will be called great in the
Realm of Heaven
20
ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܐܠܐ ܬܐܬܪ ܟܐܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܕܤܦܪܐ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
For I say to you, that unless your righteousness will
exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the Realm of
Heaven
21
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܛܘܠ ܘܟܠ ܕܢܩܛܘܠ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܠܕܝܢܐ
. You have heard that it was said to the ancients, You will not kill:
and every one that kills, is condemned to judgment
22
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܢܪܓܙ ܥܠ ܐܚܘܗܝ ܐܝܩܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܘܟܠ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܐܚܘܗܝ
ܪܩܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܡܢ ܕܢܐܡܪ ܠܠܐ ܡܚܝܒ ܗܘ ܠܓܗܢܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ
But I say to you, That every one who provokes his
brother to anger, is condemned to judgment: and every one that said to his
brother, I spit on you! is condemned to the council: and every one that will
say, You Coward! is condemned to hell-fire
23
ܐܢ ܗܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܡܩܪܒ ܐܢܬ ܩܘܪܒܢܟ ܥܠ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܬܡܢ ܬܬܕܟܪ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܥܠܝܟ ܐܚܘܟ ܐܟܬܐ ܡܕܡ
, If therefore you will bring your offering to the altar, and will
there remember that your brother has any grudge against you
24
ܫܒܘܩ ܬܡܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܟ ܩܕܡ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܙܠ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܐܬܪܥܐ ܥܡ ܐܚܘܟ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܬܐ ܩܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܢܟ
. leave there your offering before the altar, and go first and be
reconciled with your brother; and then come and present your offering
25
ܗܘܝܬ ܡܬܐܘܐ ܥܡ ܒܥܠ ܕܝܢܟ ܥܓܠ ܥܕ ܥܡܗ ܐܢܬ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܒܥܠ ܕܝܢܟ ܢܫܠܡܟ ܠܕܝܢܐ ܘܕܝܢܐ
ܢܫܠܡܟ ܠܓܒܝܐ ܘܬܦܠ ܒܝܬ ܐܤܝܪܐ
Be at agreement with your
adversary at law, forthwith, and while on the
way with him; lest the adversary at law hand you over to the judge, and the Judge
hand you over to the sheriff, and you are thrown into prison
26
ܘܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܕܠܐ ܬܦܘܩ ܡܢ ܬܡܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܬܬܠ ܫܡܘܢܐ ܐܚܪܝܐ
. Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there until you have paid the last coin
27
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܠܐ ܬܓܘܪ
. You have heard that it has been said, You
should not commit adultery
28
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܚܙܐ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܪܓܝܗ ܡܚܕܐ ܓܪܗ ܒܠܒܗ
. But I say to you, That whoever gazes on a woman
lustfully, at once commits adultery with her in his heart
29
ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܥܝܢܟ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܡܟܫܠܐ ܠܟ ܚܨܝܗ ܘܫܕܝܗ ܡܢܟ ܦܩܚ ܠܟ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܐܒܕ ܚܕ ܗܕܡܟ ܘܠܐ ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܟ
ܢܦܠ ܒܓܗܢܐ
If therefore your right eye makes you
stumble, pluck it out, and cast
it from you; because it is better for you that your one member perish, than that
your whole body fall into hell
30
ܘܐܢ ܐܝܕܟ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܡܟܫܠܐ ܠܟ ܦܤܘܩ ܫܕܝܗ ܡܢܟ ܦܩܚ ܠܟ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܐܒܕ ܚܕ ܡܢ ܗܕܡܝܟ ܘܠܐ ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܟ
ܢܦܠ ܒܓܗܢܐ
And if your right hand make you
stumble, cut it off, and cast it from
you; because it is better for you that one of your members perish, than that
your whole body fall into hell
31
ܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܡܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܢܬܠ ܠܗ ܟܬܒܐ ܕܕܘܠܠܐ
. It has been said, That if a man puts away his wife,
he must give her a decree of divorce
32
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܪܐ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܙܢܝܘܬܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗ ܕܬܓܘܪ ܘܡܢ ܕܫܩܠ
ܫܒܝܩܬܐ ܓܐܪ
But I say to you, That whoever divorces his wife, except for
a case of illicit relations, causes her to commit adultery: and he that takes the
divorced woman, commits adultery
33
ܬܘܒ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܬܕܓܠ ܒܡܘܡܬܟ ܬܫܠܡ ܕܝܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܡܘܡܬܟ
. Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, You
will not lie in your oaths; but you will complete your oaths to the Lord
34
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܡܘܢ ܤܟ ܠܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܕܟܘܪܤܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܗܐ
: But I say to you, Swear not at all: not by Heaven,
for it is the throne of God
35
ܘܠܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܘܒܫܐ ܗܝ ܕܬܚܝܬ ܪܓܠܘܗܝ ܐܦܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܝܫܠܡ ܕܡܕܝܢܬܗ ܗܝ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܪܒܐ
. and not by the earth, for it is the footstool under
his feet: and likewise not by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great king
36
ܐܦܠܐ ܒܪܫܟ ܬܐܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܒܗ ܡܢܬܐ ܚܕܐ ܕܤܥܪܐ ܐܘܟܡܬܐ ܐܘ ܚܘܪܬܐ
. And do not swear by your head, for you can not make
one hair on it either black or white
37
ܐܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܠܬܟܘܢ ܐܝܢ ܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܗܘ
. But let your words be, Yes, yes; or No, no; for whatever is
beyond these is evil
38
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܥܝܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܥܝܢܐ ܘܫܢܐ ܚܠܦ ܫܢܐ
. You have heard that it has been said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth
for a tooth
39
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܩܘܡܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܡܚܐ ܠܟ ܥܠ ܦܟܟ ܕܝܡܝܢܐ ܐܦܢܐ ܠܗ
ܐܦ ܐܚܪܢܐ
But I say to you:
Stand not against evil; but if a person strikes you on
your right cheek, turn to him the other also
40
ܘܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܕܘܢ ܥܡܟ ܘܢܫܩܘܠ ܟܘܬܝܢܟ ܫܒܘܩ ܠܗ ܐܦ ܡܪܛܘܛܟ
. And if one wants to sue you and take away your coat,
leave to
him also your cloak
41
ܡܢ ܕܡܫܚܪ ܠܟ ܡܝܠܐ ܚܕ ܙܠ ܥܡܗ ܬܪܝܢ
. Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two
42
ܡܢ ܕܫܐܠ ܠܟ ܗܒ ܠܗ ܘܡܢ ܕܨܒܐ ܕܢܐܙܦ ܡܢܟ ܠܐ ܬܟܠܝܘܗܝ
. Whoever demands of you, give to him: and whoever wants to borrow
from
you, deny him not
43
ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܕܐܬܐܡܪ ܕܪܚܡ ܠܩܪܝܒܟ ܘܤܢܝ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ
. You have heard that it has been said
to love your neighbor
and hate your enemy
44
ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚܒܘ ܠܒܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܘܒܪܟܘ ܠܡܢ ܕܠܐܛ ܠܟܘܢ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܕܫܦܝܪ ܠܡܢ ܕܤܢܐ
ܠܟܘܢ ܘܨܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܕܒܪܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܩܛܝܪܐ ܘܪܕܦܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ
But I say to you: Love your enemies; and bless him that
insults you;
and do good to him that hates you; and pray for them that lead you in bonds,
and by force persecute you
45
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܬܗܘܘܢ ܒܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܕܢܚ ܫܡܫܗ ܥܠ ܛܒܐ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܫܐ ܘܡܚܬ ܡܛܪܗ ܥܠ
ܟܐܢܐ ܘܥܠ ܥܘܠܐ
that you may be the children of your Father that is in
Heaven, who
causes his sun to rise upon the good and upon the bad, and his rain descend upon
the just and upon the unjust
46
ܐܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܚܒܝܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܟܤܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ
ܥܒܕܝܢ
? For, if you love them that love you, what reward have you? Do not
even the tax collectors do this
47 ܘܐܢ ܫܐܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ
ܕܐܚܝܟܘܢ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܢܐ ܝܬܝܪ ܥܒܕܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܐ ܐܦ ܡܟܤܐ ܗܝ ܗܕܐ ܥܒܕܝܢ
? And if you
greet in peace your brethren only, what do you that is not
common? Do not even tax collectors do this
48 ܗܘܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܡܝܪܐ
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܓܡܝܪ ܗܘ
. Be you therefore
as perfect as your Father who is in
Heaven is perfect
Chapter 6
1 ܚܘܪܘ ܕܝܢ
ܒܙܕܩܬܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܥܒܕܘܢܗ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܬܬܚܙܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܠܐ ܐܓܪܐ ܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ
ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
Be careful in your alms giving, not
to parade it before the sons of men, so that you may be seen of them: otherwise,
you have no reward from your Father who is in Heaven
2 ܐܡܬܝ
ܗܟܝܠ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܙܕܩܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܩܪܐ ܩܪܢܐ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܒܕܝܢ ܢܤܒܝ ܒܐܦܐ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܒܫܘܩܐ ܐܝܟ
ܕܢܫܬܒܚܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܐܓܪܗܘܢ
Therefore, when you do alms you
should not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and in the streets, that they may get praise from men. Truly I say to you, They
have gotten their reward
3 ܐܢܬ
ܕܝܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܒܕ ܐܢܬ ܙܕܩܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܥ ܤܡܠܟ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕܐ ܝܡܝܢܟ
: But you, when doing alms, let not your left hand know what your right
hand does
4 ܐܝܟ
ܕܬܗܘܐ ܙܕܩܬܟ ܒܟܤܝܐ ܘܐܒܘܟ ܕܚܙܐ ܒܟܤܝܐ ܗܘ ܢܦܪܥܟ ܒܓܠܝܐ
. that your alms may be in secret. And your Father, who sees in secret,
will reward you openly
5 ܘܡܐ
ܕܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܤܒܝ ܒܐܦܐ ܕܪܚܡܝܢ ܠܡܩܡ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܘܒܙܘܝܬܐ ܕܫܘܩܐ ܠܡܨܠܝܘ ܕܢܬܚܙܘܢ
ܠܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܐܓܪܗܘܢ
And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites, who are fond
of standing up in the congregations and on the corners of streets to pray, so that
they may be seen by people. Truly I say to you, they have received their reward
6 ܐܢܬ
ܕܝܢ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܬ ܥܘܠ ܠܬܘܢܟ ܘܐܚܘܕ ܬܪܥܟ ܘܨܠܐ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܕܒܟܤܝܐ ܘܐܒܘܟ ܕܚܙܐ ܒܟܤܝܐ ܢܦܪܥܟ
ܒܓܠܝܐ
But you, when you pray enter into your inner room and close the door, and
pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly
7 ܘܡܐ
ܕܡܨܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܦܩܩܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܚܢܦܐ ܤܒܪܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܡܫܬܡܥܝܢ
. And when you pray, be not chatterers like the heathen; for they expect
to be heard for their many words
8 ܠܐ
ܗܟܝܠ ܬܕܡܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܝܕܥ ܡܢܐ ܡܬܒܥܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܥܕܠܐ ܬܫܐܠܘܢܝܗܝ
. Therefore, be not like them; for your Father knows what is needful
for you, before you ask him
9 ܗܟܢܐ
ܗܟܝܠ ܨܠܘ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
: In this manner, therefore, pray you: Our Father who is in Heaven, hallowed be your name
10 ܬܐܬܐ
ܡܠܟܘܬܟ ܢܗܘܐ ܨܒܝܢܟ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܦ ܒܐܪܥܐ
: Your Realm come: Your will be done; as in Heaven, so on earth
11 ܗܒ ܠܢ ܠܚܡܐ
ܕܤܘܢܩܢܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ
: Give us the bread of our need this day
12 ܘܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ
ܚܘܒܝܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܠܚܝܒܝܢ
: And forgive us our offences, as we
forgive those who offended us
13 ܘܠܐ ܬܥܠܢ
ܠܢܤܝܘܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܦܨܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܕܝܠܟ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ
And bring us not into trial, but deliver
us from evil: For yours is the Realm, and the power, and the glory, forever and
ever: Amen
14 ܐܢ ܓܝܪ
ܬܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܤܟܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܢܫܒܘܩ ܐܦ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
. For if you forgive men their faults, your Father who is in
Heaven
will also forgive you
15 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ
ܬܫܒܩܘܢ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܫܒܩ ܠܟܘܢ ܤܟܠܘܬܟܘܢ
. But if you will not forgive men, your Father also forgives not you
your faults
16 ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝܢ
ܕܨܝܡܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܟܡܝܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܤܒܝ ܒܐܦܐ ܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܓܝܪ ܦܪܨܘܦܝܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܢܬܚܙܘܢ
ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܨܝܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܩܒܠܘ ܐܓܪܗܘܢ
And when you fast, be not sad like the
hypocrites. For they contort their expressions, that they may be seen by men to
be fasting. Truly I say to you, they have gotten their reward
17 ܐܢܬ ܕܝܢ ܡܐ
ܕܨܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܫܝܓ ܐܦܝܟ ܘܡܫܘܚ ܪܫܟ
: But, when you fast, wash your face, and anoint your head
18 ܐܝܟ ܕܠܐ
ܬܬܚܙܐ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܕܨܐܡ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܒܘܟ ܕܒܟܤܝܐ ܘܐܒܘܟ ܕܚܙܐ ܒܟܤܝܐ ܗܘ ܢܦܪܥܟ
. that you may not be seen by men as a faster, but by your Father
who is in secret: and your Father who sees in secret, will reward you
19 ܠܐ ܬܤܝܡܘܢ
ܠܟܘܢ ܤܝܡܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܐܬܪ ܕܤܤܐ ܘܐܟܠܐ ܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܓܢܒܐ ܦܠܫܝܢ ܘܓܢܒܝܢ
. Place not your treasure on earth, where moth and
rust ruin, and where thieves break in and steal
20 ܐܠܐ ܤܝܡܘ
ܠܟܘܢ ܤܝܡܬܐ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܠܐ ܤܤܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܟܠܐ ܡܚܒܠܝܢ ܘܐܝܟܐ ܕܓܢܒܐ ܠܐ ܦܠܫܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܓܢܒܝܢ
. But place your treasure in Heaven, where
no moth and no rust can ruin, and no thieves break in nor steal
21 ܐܝܟܐ ܓܝܪ
ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܤܝܡܬܟܘܢ ܬܡܢ ܗܘ ܐܦ ܠܒܟܘܢ
. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also
22 ܫܪܓܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ
ܐܝܬܝܗ ܥܝܢܐ ܐܢ ܥܝܢܟ ܗܟܝܠ ܬܗܘܐ ܦܫܝܛܐ ܐܦ ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܟ ܢܗܝܪ ܗܘ
. The lamp of the body is the eye. If
therefore your eye will be sound, your whole body will be full of light
23 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ
ܥܝܢܟ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܟܠܗ ܦܓܪܟ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܢܘܗܪܐ ܕܒܟ ܚܫܘܟܐ ܗܘ ܚܫܘܟܟ ܟܡܐ ܢܗܘܐ
! But if your eye will be evil, your whole body will be dark. If
then the light that is in you be darkness, how great will be your darkness
24 ܠܐ ܐܢܫ
ܡܫܟܚ ܠܬܪܝܢ ܡܪܘܢ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܐܘ ܓܝܪ ܠܚܕ ܢܤܢܐ ܘܠܐܚܪܢܐ ܢܪܚܡ ܐܘ ܠܚܕ ܢܝܩܪ ܘܠܐܚܪܢܐ ܢܫܘܛ ܠܐ
ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܦܠܚ ܘܠܡܡܘܢܐ
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and
love the other, or he will honor the one and ignore the other. You are not able
to serve
God and money
25 ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ
ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܬܐܨܦܘܢ ܠܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܬܐܟܠܘܢ ܘܡܢܐ ܬܫܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܠܦܓܪܟܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܬܠܒܫܘܢ ܠܐ
ܗܐ ܢܦܫܐ ܝܬܝܪܐ ܡܢ ܤܝܒܪܬܐ ܘܦܓܪܐ ܡܢ ܠܒܘܫܐ
Therefore I say to you: Be not worried about your life, what you
will eat, and what you will drink; nor about your body, how you will clothe
yourselves. Is not the life more important than food, and the body than clothing
26 ܚܘܪܘ
ܒܦܪܚܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܪܥܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܨܕܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܚܡܠܝܢ ܒܐܘܨܪܐ ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܡܬܪܤܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܠܐ
ܗܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܝܬܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢܗܘܢ
Look at the birds of heaven; which sow not, and reap not, and gather not into storehouses, but your Father who is in Heaven feeds them. Are not you
more important than they
27 ܡܢܘ ܕܝܢ
ܡܢܟܘܢ ܟܕ ܝܨܦ ܡܫܟܚ ܠܡܘܤܦܘ ܥܠ ܩܘܡܬܗ ܐܡܬܐ ܚܕܐ
? And who of you that will be worried, can add to his stature a
measure
28 ܘܥܠ ܠܒܘܫܐ
ܡܢܐ ܝܨܦܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܬܒܩܘ ܒܫܘܫܢܐ ܕܕܒܪܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܪܒܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܠܐܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܙܠܢ
And about clothing, why are you worried? Consider the lilies of the desert, in what manner they grow. They toil not; and they spin not
29 ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ
ܠܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܐܦܠܐ ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ܒܟܠܗ ܫܘܒܚܗ ܐܬܟܤܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܡܢܗܝܢ
. Yet I say to you, that not even Solomon
in all his glory, was clothed like one of them
30 ܐܢ ܕܝܢ
ܠܥܡܝܪܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܕܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܘܡܚܪ ܢܦܠ ܒܬܢܘܪܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܠܒܫ ܠܐ ܤܓܝ ܝܬܝܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܙܥܘܪܝ
ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ
And if God so clothes the grass of the field, which exists today, and tomorrow falls into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, you lacking in
faith
31 ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ
ܬܐܨܦܘܢ ܐܘ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܡܢܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܫܬܐ ܐܘ ܡܢܐ ܢܬܟܤܐ
Therefore be not worried; nor say, What will we eat, or what will we drink; or with what be clothed
32 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܓܝܪ
ܗܠܝܢ ܥܡܡܐ ܗܘ ܒܥܝܢ ܠܗܝܢ ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܝܕܥ ܕܐܦ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܬܒܥܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ
. For all these things the people of the world seek. And your Father, who is in Heaven, knows that all these things are required by you
33 ܒܥܘ ܕܝܢ
ܠܘܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܙܕܝܩܘܬܗ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܬܘܤܦܢ ܠܟܘܢ
. But seek you first the Realm of God, and his righteousness: and all these things will be supplied to you
34 ܠܐ ܗܟܝܠ
ܬܐܨܦܘܢ ܕܡܚܪ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܡܚܪ ܝܨܦ ܕܝܠܗ ܤܦܩ ܠܗ ܠܝܘܡܐ ܒܝܫܬܗ
. Therefore be not worried about tomorrow: for tomorrow has its own worries. Each day has enough of it's own trouble
Chapter 7
1 ܠܐ ܬܕܘܢܘܢ ܕܠܐ
ܬܬܕܝܢܘܢ
. Do not judge, and you will not be judged
2
ܒܕܝܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܕܝܢܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܬܕܝܢܘܢ ܘܒܟܝܠܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܬܬܟܝܠ ܠܟܘܢ
. For with the judgment that you
judge, you will get; and the amount you measure out, so will it be measured to
you
3
ܡܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܚܙܐ ܐܢܬ ܓܠܐ ܕܒܥܝܢܗ ܕܐܚܘܟ ܘܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܒܥܝܢܟ ܠܐ ܒܚܪ ܐܢܬ
? And why do you observe the straw in your brother's eye, and do not notice the beam that is in your own
4
ܐܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܐܚܘܟ ܫܒܘܩ ܐܦܩ ܓܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܟ ܘܗܐ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܒܥܝܢܟ
. How dare you say to your brother,
Allow me to pick the straw from your eye; when a beam is in your own eye
5
ܢܤܒ ܒܐܦܐ ܐܦܩ ܠܘܩܕܡ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܟ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܬܒܚܪ ܠܟ ܠܡܦܩܘ ܓܠܐ ܡܢ ܥܝܢܗ ܕܐܚܘܟ
. Hypocrite! Take the beam from your own eye; and then you will see clearly to take the straw out of your brother's eye
6
ܠܐ ܬܬܠܘܢ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܠܟܠܒܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܪܡܘܢ ܡܪܓܢܝܬܟܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܚܙܝܪܐ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܕܘܫܘܢ ܐܢܝܢ ܒܪܓܠܝܗܘܢ
ܘܢܗܦܟܘܢ ܢܒܙܥܘܢܟܘܢ
Give not give consecrations to dogs: and cast not your
pearls before swine; lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you
apart
7
ܫܐܠܘ ܘܢܬܝܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܥܘ ܘܬܫܟܚܘܢ ܩܘܫܘ ܘܢܬܦܬܚ ܠܟܘܢ
. Ask, and it will be given to you: search, and you will find: knock, and it will be opened to you
8
ܟܠ ܓܝܪ ܕܫܐܠ ܢܤܒ ܘܕܒܥܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܘܠܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܩܫ ܡܬܦܬܚ ܠܗ
. For the one that asks, receives: and he that seeks, finds: and to him that knocks, it will be opened
9
ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܢܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ ܒܪܗ ܠܚܡܐ ܠܡܐ ܟܐܦܐ ܡܘܫܛ ܠܗ
? For what man is there among you, of whom if his son asks for bread, will he extend to him a stone
10
ܘܐܢ ܢܘܢܐ ܢܫܐܠܝܘܗܝ ܠܡܐ ܚܘܝܐ ܡܘܫܛ ܠܗ
? Or if he ask of him a fish, will he extend to him a
serpent
11
ܘܐܢ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܒܝܫܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܝܕܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܡܬܠ ܠܒܢܝܟܘܢ ܟܡܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ
ܐܒܘܟܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܢܬܠ ܛܒܬܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܫܐܠܝܢ ܠܗ
If you then, who are evil, know how to give to your
children what is good, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give good things to
them that ask him
12
ܟܠ ܡܐ ܕܨܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܒܢܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܥܒܕܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܢܘ ܓܝܪ ܢܡܘܤܐ
ܘܢܒܝܐ
. Treat others the way you would have them treat you: for this is the
Law and the prophets
13
ܥܘܠܘ ܒܬܪܥܐ ܐܠܝܨܐ ܕܦܬܐ ܗܘ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܐܪܘܝܚܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܘܒܠܐ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܘܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ
ܕܐܙܠܝܢ ܒܗ
. Enter you in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad the
way which leads to ruin; and many are they that walk it
14
ܡܐ ܩܛܝܢ ܬܪܥܐ ܘܐܠܝܨܐ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܡܘܒܠܐ ܠܚܝܐ ܘܙܥܘܪܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܠܗ
! How small the gate and rough the way that leads to Life, and
how few are they who find it
15
ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܡܢ ܢܒܝܐ ܕܓܠܐ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܒܠܒܘܫܐ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܡܢ ܠܓܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܕܐܒܐ ܚܛܘܦܐ
. Be heedful of false prophets; who come to you in the garb of sheep, but
underneath are wolves on the prowl
16
ܡܢ ܦܐܪܝܗܘܢ ܕܝܢ ܬܕܥܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܠܡܐ ܠܩܛܝܢ ܡܢ ܟܘܒܐ ܥܢܒܐ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܛܒܐ ܬܐܢܐ
? And from their deeds you will know them. Do men gather grapes from
thorn bushes; or figs from thistles
17
ܗܟܢܐ ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܝܫܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܥܒܕ
. Every sound tree bears good fruits; but a rotten
tree bears bad fruits
18
ܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܛܒܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܒܝܫܐ ܦܐܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ
. A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a rotten tree bear good
fruits
19
ܟܠ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܦܐܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܡܬܦܤܩ ܘܒܢܘܪܐ ܢܦܠ
. Every tree that bears not good fruits, is cut down
and thrown into the fire
20
ܡܕܝܢ ܡܢ ܦܐܪܝܗܘܢ ܬܕܥܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ
. You will know them by their fruit
21
ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܟܠ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝ ܥܐܠ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ ܐܠܐ ܡܢ ܕܥܒܕ ܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܒܝ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
. None who cry out to me, My Lord, my Lord, will enter into the
Realm of Heaven but only he that does the will of my Father in Heaven
22
ܤܓܝܐܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܝ ܒܗܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܪܝ ܠܐ ܒܫܡܟ ܐܬܢܒܝܢ ܘܒܫܡܟ ܫܐܕܐ ܐܦܩܢ ܘܒܫܡܟ ܚܝܠܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ
ܥܒܕܢ
Many will plead to me on that day, My Lord, my Lord, have we not
prophesied in your name? and in your name expelled demons ? and in your name
worked many miracles
23
ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܐܘܕܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܢ ܡܬܘܡ ܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܟܘܢ ܐܪܚܩܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܝ ܦܠܚܝ ܥܘܠܐ
. And then will I declare to them; I never knew you.
Be gone from me, you evildoers
24
ܟܠ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܠܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܥܒܕ ܠܗܝܢ ܢܬܕܡܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܚܟܝܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܥܠ ܫܘܥܐ
. Every one therefore that hears these my sermons, and acts
on them, will
be like a sensible man who built his house upon rock
25
ܘܢܚܬ ܡܛܪܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ܘܢܫܒ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܬܛܪܝܘ ܒܗ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܫܬܐܤܘܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܥܠ ܫܘܥܐ
ܤܝܡܢ ܗܘܝ
And the rain fell, and floods rose, and the winds
blew; and hurled upon that house; and it fell not, for it had been set on rock
26
ܘܟܠ ܡܢ ܕܫܡܥ ܡܠܝ ܗܠܝܢ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܠܗܝܢ ܢܬܕܡܐ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܤܟܠܐ ܕܒܢܐ ܒܝܬܗ ܥܠ ܚܠܐ
. And every one that hears these my sermons, and acts
not, will be like a foolish man that built his house on sand
27
ܘܢܚܬ ܡܛܪܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܢܗܪܘܬܐ ܘܢܫܒ ܪܘܚܐ ܘܐܬܛܪܝܘ ܒܒܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܘܢܦܠ ܘܗܘܬ ܡܦܘܠܬܗ ܪܒܐ
. And the rain fell, and floods rose, and winds blew; and
they struck that house, and it fell; and it was total ruin
28 ܘܗܘܐ ܕܟܕ ܫܠܡ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܠܐ
ܗܠܝܢ ܬܗܝܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܟܢܫܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܠܦܢܗ
: And so it was, when Jesus had finished these sermons, the crowds
were moved by his teaching
29 ܡܠܦ ܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܟ
ܡܫܠܛܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܤܦܪܝܗܘܢ ܘܦܪܝܫܐ
. for he taught them as one having authority; and not as their scribes and Pharisees
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