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ܘܩܪܒܘ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܝܙܢܝܐ ܒܪ ܗܘܫܥܝܐ ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܫܝܫܐ
wqrbw klhwn rby khyl' wywkhnn br qwrkh wyzny' br hwshey' wklh em' mn zewr' wedm' lqshysh'
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even to the greatest, came near,
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ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܪܡܝܐ ܒܥܝܢ ܚܢܢ ܡܢܟ ܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܫܬܚܪܢ ܩܠܝܠ ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܥܝܢ̈ܝܟ ܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܠܢ
w'mrw l'rmy' beyn khnn mnk tsl' elyn qdm mry' 'lhk mTl d'shthkhrn qlyl mn swg'' 'yk deynyk khzyn ln
and said to Jeremiah the prophet, “Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant, for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes see us,
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ܘܢܚܘܝܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܐܙܠ ܒܗ ܘܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܥܒܕ
wnkhwyn mry' 'lhk 'wrkh' dn'zl bh wpthgm' dnebd
that Yahweh your God may show us the way in which we should walk, and the things that we should do.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ ܫܡܥܬ ܗܐ ܡܨܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܝܟܘܢ ܘܟܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܥܢܝܟܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܐܚܘܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܛܫܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܡܠܐ
w'mr lhwn 'rmy' nby' shmeth h' mtsl' 'n' qdm mry' 'lhkwn 'yk pthgmykwn wkl pthgm' dnenykwn mry' 'lhkwn 'khwykwn wl' 'Tsh' mnkwn ml'
Then Jeremiah the prophet said to them, “I have heard you. Behold, I will pray to Yahweh your God according to your words; and it will happen that whatever thing Yahweh answers you, I will declare it to you. I will keep nothing back from you.”
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ܘܗܢܘܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܠܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܒܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܫܪܝܪܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܢܫܕܪܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܠܘܬܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܥܒܕ
whnwn 'mrw l'rmy' nhw' bn mry' shd' shryr' wmhymn' 'l' 'yk pthgm' dnshdrk mry' 'lhk lwthn hkn' nebd
Then they said to Jeremiah, “May Yahweh be a true and faithful witness among us, if we don’t do according to all the word with which Yahweh your God sends you to tell us.
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ܐܢ ܕܛܒ ܘܐܢ ܕܒܝܫ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܢܫܡܥ ܕܡܫܕܪܝܢܢ ܠܟ ܠܘܬܗ ܘܢܛܐܒ ܠܢ ܟܕ ܢܫܡܥ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ
'n dTb w'n dbysh bqlh dmry' 'lhn nshme dmshdrynn lk lwthh wnT'b ln kd nshme bqlh dmry' 'lhn
Whether it is good, or whether it is bad, we will obey the voice of Yahweh our God, to whom we send you; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of Yahweh our God.”
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ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܥܣܪܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܡܝܐ ܢܒܝܐ
wmn bthr esr' ywmyn hw' pthgmh dmry' el 'rmy' nby'
After ten days, Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah.
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ܘܩܪܐ ܠܝܘܚܢܢ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܘܠܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܩܫܝܫܐ
wqr' lywkhnn br qwrkh wlklhwn rby khyl' demh wlklh em' mn zewr' wedm' lqshysh'
Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,
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ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܫܕܪܬܘܢܢܝ ܠܘܬܗ ܠܡܪܡܝܘ ܒܥܘܬܟܘܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ
w'mr lhwn hkn' 'mr mry' 'lh' d'ysryl dshdrthwnny lwthh lmrmyw bewthkwn qdmwhy
and said to them, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whom you sent me to present your supplication before him, says:
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ܐܢ ܬܬܒܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܒܢܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܣܚܘܦܟܘܢ ܘܐܨܘܒܟܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܥܩܘܪܟܘܢ ܘܐܫܠܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܠܟܘܢ
'n ththbwn b're' hd' 'bnykwn wl' 'skhwpkwn w'tswbkwn wl' 'eqwrkwn w'shl' mn byshth' debdth lkwn
‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.
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ܘܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܒܒܠ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ ܡܢܗ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܡܟܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܦܪܩܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܦܨܝܘܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ
wl' thdkhlwn mn qdm mlk' dbbl d'nthwn dkhlyn mnh l' thdkhlwn mnh 'mr mry' mTl demkwn 'n' 'mr mry' lmprqkwn wlmptsywthkwn mn 'ydwhy
Don’t be afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Don’t be afraid of him,’ says Yahweh, ‘for I am with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.
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ܘܐܬܠ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܐ ܘܐܪܚܡܟܘܢ ܘܐܘܬܒܟܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܟܘܢ
w'thl elykwn rkhm' w'rkhmkwn w'wthbkwn b'rekwn
I will grant you mercy, that he may have mercy on you, and cause you to return to your own land.
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ܘܐܢ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܝܬܒܝܢܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܬܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ
w'n 'mryn 'nthwn l' ythbynn b're' hd' mTl dl' thshmewn bqlh dmry' 'lhkwn
“‘But if you say, “We will not dwell in this land,” so that you don’t obey Yahweh your God’s voice,
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ܘܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܢܥܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܢܚܙܐ ܩܪܒܐ ܘܩܠܐ ܕܫܝܦܘܪܐ ܠܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܘܠܠܚܡܐ ܠܐ ܢܟܦܢ ܘܬܡܢ ܢܬܒ
w'mrthwn l' hkn' l're' dmtsryn newl dl' nkhz' qrb' wql' dshypwr' l' nshme wllkhm' l' nkpn wthmn nthb
saying, “No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there we will dwell;”’
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ܗܫܐ ܫܡܥܘ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܐܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܣܝܡܘܢ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ
hsh' shmew pthgmh dmry' shrk' dyhwd' hkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl 'n 'nthwn thsymwn 'pykwn lmel lmtsryn wthelwn lmemr thmn
now therefore hear Yahweh’s word, O remnant of Judah! Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘If you indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to live there,
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ܗ̇ܝ ܚܪܒܐ ܕܕܚܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܬܡܢ ܬܕܪܟܟܘܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܟܦܢܐ ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܚܠܝܢ ܡܢܗ ܬܡܢ ܢܪܕܘܦ ܒܬܪܟܘܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܬܡܢ ܬܡܘܬܘܢ
hy khrb' ddkhlyn 'nthwn mnh thmn thdrkkwn b're' dmtsryn wkpn' d'nthwn dkhlyn mnh thmn nrdwp bthrkwn lmtsryn wthmn thmwthwn
then it will happen that the sword, which you fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, will follow close behind you there in Egypt; and you will die there.
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ܘܢܗܘܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܣܡܘ ܐ̈ܦܝܗܘܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ ܢܡܘܬܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܣܪܝܕܐ ܕܡܫܬܘܙܒ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ
wnhwwn klhwn gbr' dsmw 'pyhwn lmel lmtsryn lmemr thmn nmwthwn bkhrb' wbkpn' wbmwthn' wl' nhw' lhwn sryd' dmshthwzb mn qdm byshth' dmyth' 'n' elyhwn
So will it be with all the men who set their faces to go into Egypt to live there. They will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. None of them will remain or escape from the evil that I will bring on them.’
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ܡܛܠ ܕܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܬܬܢܝܚ ܪܘܓܙܝ ܘܚܡܬܝ ܥܠ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܗܟܢܐ ܬܬܢܝܚ ܚܡܬܝ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܥܠܬܘܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܬܗܘܘܢ ܠܡ̈ܘܡܬܐ ܘܠܬܡܗܐ ܘܠܠܘܛܬܐ ܘܠܚܣܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܚܙܘܢ ܬܘܒ ܐܬܪܐ ܗܢܐ
mTl dhkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysr'yl 'yk d'ththnykh rwgzy wkhmthy el emwryh d'wrshlm hkn' ththnykh khmthy elykwn m' delthwn lmtsryn wthhwwn lmwmth' wlthmh' wllwTth' wlkhsd' wl' thkhzwn thwb 'thr' hn'
For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘As my anger and my wrath has been poured out on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so my wrath will be poured out on you, when you enter into Egypt; and you will be an object of horror, an astonishment, a curse, and a reproach; and you will see this place no more.’
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ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܫܪܟܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܐ ܬܥܠܘܢ ܠܡܨܪܝܢ ܘܕܥܘ ܕܣܗܕܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ
'mr mry' elykwn shrk' dyhwd' l' thelwn lmtsryn wdew dshdth bkwn ywmn'
“Yahweh has spoken concerning you, remnant of Judah, ‘Don’t go into Egypt!’ Know certainly that I have testified to you today.
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ܕܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܛܥܝܬܘܢ ܒܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܘܫܕܪܬܘܢܢܝ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܬܘܢ ܨܠܐ ܥܠܝܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܚܘܢ ܘܢܥܒܕ
d'nthwn 'Teythwn bnpshkwn wshdrthwnny lwth mry' 'lhkwn w'mrthwn tsl' elyn qdm mry' 'lhn wklmdm d'mr lk mry' 'lhn khwn wnebd
For you have dealt deceitfully against your own souls; for you sent me to Yahweh your God, saying, ‘Pray for us to Yahweh our God; and according to all that Yahweh our God says, so declare to us, and we will do it.’
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ܘܚܘܝܬܟܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܕܫܕܪܢܝ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܬܘܢ
wkhwythkwn ywmn' wl' shmethwn bqlh dmry' 'lhkwn wel kwl dshdrny lwthkwn l' ebdthwn
I have declared it to you today; but you have not obeyed Yahweh your God’s voice in anything for which he has sent me to you.
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ܗܫܐ ܕܥܘ ܕܒܚܪܒܐ ܘܒܟܦܢܐ ܘܒܡܘܬܢܐ ܬܡܘܬܘܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܨܒܝܬܘܢ ܠܡܥܠ ܠܗ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܬܡܢ
hsh' dew dbkhrb' wbkpn' wbmwthn' thmwthwn b'thr' dtsbythwn lmel lh lmemr thmn
Now therefore know certainly that you will die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence in the place where you desire to go to live.”