1
ܗܝܕܝܢ ܩܪܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܠܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ
hydyn qr' yshwe lbny rwbyl wlbny gd wlplgh dshbT' dmnsh'
Then Joshua called the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh,
2
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܢܛܪܬܘܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܒܩܠܝ ܠܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܦܩ̇ܕܬܟܘܢ
w'mr lhwn 'nthwn nTrthwn kl mdm d'mr lkwn mwsh' ebdh dmry' wshmethwn bqly lkl mdm dpqdthkwn
and said to them, “You have kept all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, and have listened to my voice in all that I commanded you.
3
ܘܠܐ ܫܒܩܬܘܢ ܠܐ̈ܚܝܟܘܢ ܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܢܛܪܬܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ
wl' shbqthwn l'khykwn h' ywmth' sgy'' edm' lywmn' wnTrthwn pwqdnwhy dmry' 'lhkwn
You have not left your brothers these many days to this day, but have performed the duty of the commandment of Yahweh your God.
4
ܘܗܫܐ ܗܐ ܐܢܝܚ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ̈ܚܝܟܘܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܬܦܢܘ ܘܙܠܘ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܝܗܒ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܕܢܚܐ
whsh' h' 'nykh mry' 'lh' l'khykwn 'ykn' d'mr lhwn mkyl 'thpnw wzlw lqwrykwn wl're' dyrthwthkwn dyhb lkwn mwsh' ebdh dmry' bebr' dywrdnn mn mdnkh'
Now Yahweh your God has given rest to your brothers, as he spoke to them. Therefore now return and go to your tents, to the land of your possession, which Moses the servant of Yahweh gave you beyond the Jordan.
5
ܒܠܚܘܕ ܕܝܢ ܐܙܕܗܪܘ ܛܒ ܘܥܒܕܘ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܢܡ̈ܘܣܐ ܕܦܩܕܟܘܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܪܚܡ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܛܪ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܘܠܡܬܢܩܦܘ ܠܗ ܘܠܡܦܠܚܗ ܒܟܠܗ ܠܒܟܘܢ ܘܒܟܠܗ̇ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ
blkhwd dyn 'zdhrw Tb webdw pwqdn' wnmws' dpqdkwn mwsh' ebdh dmry' lmrkhm lmry' 'lhkwn wlmTr pwqdnwhy wlmthnqpw lh wlmplkhh bklh lbkwn wbklh npshkwn
Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”
6
ܘܒܪܟ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ
wbrk 'nwn yshwe wshdr 'nwn w'zlw lqwryhwn
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went to their tents.
7
ܘܠܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܝܗܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܡܬܢܝܢ ܘܠܦܠܓܗ ܝܗܒ ܝܫܘܥ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܚܝܗܘܢ ܒܥܒܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܢ ܡܥܪܒܐ ܘܫܕܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܒܪܟ ܐܢܘܢ
wlplgh dshbT' dmnsh' yhb mwsh' bmthnyn wlplgh yhb yshwe em 'khyhwn bebr' dywrdnn mn merb' wshdr 'nwn yshwe w'zlw lqwryhwn wbrk 'nwn
Now to the one half-tribe of Manasseh Moses had given inheritance in Bashan; but Joshua gave to the other half among their brothers beyond the Jordan westward. Moreover when Joshua sent them away to their tents, he blessed them,
8
ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܒܢܟܣ̈ܐ ܣ̈ܓܝܐܐ ܗܦܘܟܘ ܠܩܘܪ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܒܩܢܝܢܐ ܕܛܒ ܣܓܝ ܒܣܐܡܐ ܘܒܕܗܒܐ ܘܒܢܚܫܐ ܘܒܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܒܢܚ̈ܬܐ ܕܣܓܝܐܝܢ ܛܒ ܘܦܠܓܘ ܒܙܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܘܢ ܥܡ ܐ̈ܚܝܟܘܢ
w'mr lhwn bnks' sgy'' hpwkw lqwrykwn wl're' dyrthwthkwn wbqnyn' dTb sgy bs'm' wbdhb' wbnkhsh' wbprzl' wbnkhth' dsgy'yn Tb wplgw bzth' dbeldbbykwn em 'khykwn
and spoke to them, saying, “Return with much wealth to your tents, with very much livestock, with silver, with gold, with bronze, with iron, and with very much clothing. Divide the plunder of your enemies with your brothers.”
9
ܘܗܦܟܘ ܘܐܙܠܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܫܝܠܘ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܠܡܐܙܠ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗܘܢ ܕܐܝܪܬܘ ܒܗ̇ ܥܠ ܡܠܬ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܘܫܐ
whpkw w'zlw bny rwbyl wbny gd wplgh dshbT' dmnsh' mn lwth bny 'ysryl mn shylw db're' dknen lm'zl l're' dgled l're' dyrthwthhwn d'yrthw bh el mlth pwmh dmry' b'yd' dmwsh'
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go to the land of Gilead, to the land of their possession, which they owned, according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
10
ܘܐܬܘ ܠܓܠܓܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܕܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܘܒܢܘ ܬܡܢ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܦܠܓܘܬ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܚܙܘܐ
w'thw lglgl' del gnb ywrdnn db're' dknen wbnw thmn bny rwbyl wbny gd wplgwth shbT' dmnsh' mdbkh' el gnb ywrdnn mdbkh' rb' dkhzw'
When they came to the region near the Jordan, that is in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh built an altar there by the Jordan, a great altar to look at.
11
ܘܫܡܥܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܦܠܓܘܬ ܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܒܢܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܒܓܠܓܠܐ ܕܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wshmew bny 'ysryl dbny rwbyl wbny gd wplgwth shbT' dmnsh' bnw mdbkh' lwqbl 're' dknen bglgl' del gnb ywrdnn b're' dbny 'ysryl
The children of Israel heard this, “Behold, the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh have built an altar along the border of the land of Canaan, in the region around the Jordan, on the side that belongs to the children of Israel.”
12
ܘܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܫܝܠܘ ܠܡܣܩ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ
w'thknshw kwlh knwshth' dbny 'ysryl lshylw lmsq elyhwn lqrb'
When the children of Israel heard of it, the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiloh, to go up against them to war.
13
ܘܫܕܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܠܘܬ ܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ
wshdrw bny 'ysryl lwth bny rwbyl wlwth bny gd wlwth plgh dshbT' dmnsh' l're' dgled lpynkhys br 'lyezr khn'
The children of Israel sent to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest.
14
ܘܥܣܪܐ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܢ ܥܡܗ ܚܕ ܚܕ ܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܢܘܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܗܘܘ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wesr' rwrbnyn emh khd khd rb' mn klhwn shbT' d'ysryl whnwn gbr' hlyn rysh' hww dkhylwth' d'ysryl
With him were ten princes, one prince of a fathers’ house for each of the tribes of Israel; and they were each head of their fathers’ houses among the thousands of Israel.
15
ܘܐܬܘ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܠܘܬ ܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ
w'thw lwth bny rwbyl wlwth bny gd wlwth plgh dshbT' dmnsh' l're' dgled wmllw emhwn w'mrw lhwn
They came to the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh, to the land of Gilead, and they spoke with them, saying,
16
ܗܟܢܐ ܐ̇ܡܪܝܢ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܕܟܕܒܬܘܢ ܒܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܗܦܟܬܘܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܢܝܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܬܦܪܩܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
hkn' 'mryn klh knwshth' dmry' mn' hy kdbwth' hd' dkdbthwn b'lh' d'ysryl whpkthwn mn bthrh dmry' wbnythwn lkwn mdbkh' dthprqwn mn dkhlthh dmry'
“The whole congregation of Yahweh says, ‘What trespass is this that you have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away today from following Yahweh, in that you have built yourselves an altar, to rebel today against Yahweh?
17
ܠܐ ܟܕܘ ܠܢ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܕܦܥܘܪ ܕܠܐ ܐܬܕܟܝܢ ܡܢܗ̇ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܘܡܢܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܒܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ
l' kdw ln khTyth' dpewr dl' 'thdkyn mnh edm' lywmn' whw' mwthn' bknwshthh dmry'
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we have not cleansed ourselves to this day, although there came a plague on the congregation of Yahweh,
18
ܘܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܐ ܕܗܦܟܬܘܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܡܚܪ ܥܠ ܟܘܠܗ̇ ܗܘ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗ̇ܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ
w'nthwn m' dhpkthwn ywmn' mn dkhlthh dmry' mn mkhr el kwlh hw knwshth' d'ysryl hw' rwgz'
that you must turn away today from following Yahweh? It will be, since you rebel today against Yahweh, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
19
ܒܪܡ ܕܝܢ ܐܢ ܡܛܘܫܐ ܗܝ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܟܘܢ ܥܒܪܘ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܕܫܪܐ ܡܫܟܢܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܝܪܬܘ ܥܡܢ ܘܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܒܣܘܢ ܘܥܠܝܢ ܠܐ ܬܡܪܕܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܢܝܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
brm dyn 'n mTwsh' hy 're' dyrthwthkwn ebrw lkwn l're' dyrthwthh dmry' 'yk' dshr' mshknh dmry' w'yrthw emn wbdkhlthh dmry' l' thbswn welyn l' thmrdwn mTl dbnythwn lkwn mdbkh' lbr mn mdbkhh dmry' 'lh' d'ysryl
However, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don’t rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than Yahweh our God’s altar.
20
ܠܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܕܥܟܪ ܒܪ ܟܪܡܝ ܕܪܓ ܗܘܐ ܘܢܣܒ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗ̇ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܘܐ ܪܘܓܙܐ ܘܗ̇ܘ ܚܕ ܗܘܐ ܓܒܪ ܘܟܠܢ ܒܠܥܢ ܒܚܛܝܬܗ
l' khzythwn dekr br krmy drg hw' wnsb mn khrm' wel klh knwshth' d'ysryl hw' rwgz' whw khd hw' gbr wkln blen bkhTythh
Didn’t Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn’t perish alone in his iniquity.’”
21
ܘܥܢܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܘܡܠܠܘ ܥܡ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܥܡ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗܘܢ
wenw bny rwbyl wbny gd wplgh dshbT' dmnsh' wmllw em pynkhys br 'lyezr khn' wem rysh' dkhylwth' d'ysryl w'mrw lhwn
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
22
ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܗܐ ܐܠܗ ܐ̈ܠܗܝܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܗܘܝܘ ܐܠܗܢ ܘܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܗܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܘܠܢ ܗܘ ܝ̇ܕܥ ܐܢ ܕܢܦܪܘܩ ܡܢܗ ܘܐܢ ܕܢܥܠܐ ܗܘ ܒܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܒܕܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܠܐ ܢܦܪܩܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ
mry' hw 'lh' d'lh' 'lh 'lhyn mry' hw whwyw 'lhn wl'ysryl hw yde wln hw yde 'n dnprwq mnh w'n dnel' hw bdkhlthh dmry' ebdn hkn' l' nprqn ywmn'
“The Mighty One, God, Yahweh, the Mighty One, God, Yahweh, he knows; and Israel shall know: if it was in rebellion, or if in trespass against Yahweh (don’t save us today),
23
ܐܢ ܒܢܝܢ ܠܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܢܗܦܘܟ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܘ ܕܢܩܪܒ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܕܒܚܬܐ ܐܘ ܦܘܠܚܢ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܢܬܒܥ ܒܐܝܕܢ
'n bnyn ln mdbkh' dnhpwk mn dkhlthh dmry' 'w dnqrb elwhy dbkhth' 'w pwlkhn 'khryn mry' nthbe b'ydn
that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Yahweh; or if to offer burnt offering or meal offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace offerings, let Yahweh himself require it.
24
ܐܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܥܒܕܢܗ̇ ܗܕܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܪ ܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
'l' hw' mn dkhlthh ebdnh hd' wdl' n'mrwn mn mkhr bnykwn lbnyn mn' 'yth lkwn lwth mry' 'lh' d'ysryl
“If we have not out of concern done this, and for a reason, saying, ‘In time to come your children might speak to our children, saying, “What have you to do with Yahweh, the God of Israel?
25
ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܕܗܐ ܬܚܘܡܐ ܝܗܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܝܢܝܢ ܘܠܟܘܢ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܗܢܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܬܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܢܒܛܠܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܢܕܚܠܘܢ ܠܡܪܝܐ
bny rwbyl wbny gd dh' thkhwm' yhb mry' bynyn wlkwn ywrdnn hn' mkyl lyth lkwn mnth' bmry' 'lh' d'ysryl wnbTlwn bnykwn mn mkhr lbnyn dl' ndkhlwn lmry'
For Yahweh has made the Jordan a border between us and you, you children of Reuben and children of Gad. You have no portion in Yahweh.”’ So your children might make our children cease from fearing Yahweh.
26
ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܐܡܪܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܠܢ ܐܬܪܐ ܘܢܒܢܐ ܠܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܐ ܠܕܒܚܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܩܘܪܒܢܐ
mTl hn' hw 'mrn dnebd ln 'thr' wnbn' ln mdbkh' l' ldbkhth' wl' lqwrbn'
“Therefore we said, ‘Let’s now prepare to build ourselves an altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice;
27
ܐܠܐ ܠܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܒܝܢܝܢ ܘܠܟܘܢ ܘܒܝܬ ܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܢ ܘܚܢܢ ܘܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܒܬܪܢ ܦܘܠܚܢܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦ̇ܠܚܝܢܢ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܒܥ̈ܠܘܬܢ ܘܒܕܒܚ̈ܝܢ ܘܒܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܝܢ ܒܐܬܪܐ ܕܓ̇ܒܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܫܪܝܘ ܫܡܗ ܬܡܢ ܘܕܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܒܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܪ ܠܒܢ̈ܝܢ ܠܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢܬܐ ܒܡܪܝܐ
'l' lshdwth' bynyn wlkwn wbyth dryn mn bthrn wkhnn wdryn mn bthrn pwlkhnh hw dmry' plkhynn qdmwhy belwthn wbdbkhyn wbqwrbnyn b'thr' dgb' mry' lmshryw shmh thmn wdl' n'mrwn bnykwn mn mkhr lbnyn lyth lkwn mnth' bmry'
but it will be a witness between us and you, and between our generations after us, that we may perform the service of Yahweh before him with our burnt offerings, with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings;’ that your children may not tell our children in time to come, ‘You have no portion in Yahweh.’
28
ܘܐܡܪܢ ܡܐ ܕܐܡܪܘ ܠܢ ܘܠܕܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܡܚܪ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܙܘ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܐ̈ܒܗܝܢ ܠܐ ܠܝܩܕܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܐ ܠܕܒܚܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܣܗܕܐ ܒܝܢܝܢ ܘܠܟܘܢ
w'mrn m' d'mrw ln wldryn mn mkhr n'mrwn lhwn khzw dmwth' dmdbkhh dmry' debdw 'bhyn l' lyqd' shlm' wl' ldbkhth' 'l' dnhw' shd' bynyn wlkwn
“Therefore we said, ‘It shall be, when they tell us or our generations this in time to come, that we shall say, “Behold the pattern of Yahweh’s altar, which our fathers made, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice; but it is a witness between us and you.”’
29
ܚܣ ܠܢ ܕܢܣܠܐ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܗܦܘܟ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܒܢܐ ܠܢ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܝܩܕܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܘܠܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܘܠܕܒܚܬܐ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܡܕܒܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܩܕܡ ܡܫܟܢܗ
khs ln dnsl' dkhlthh dmry' wnhpwk mn dkhlthh dmry' wnbn' ln mdbkh' lyqd' shlm' wlqwrbn' wldbkhth' lbr mn mdbkhh dmry' 'lh' d'ysryl d'yth qdm mshknh
“Far be it from us that we should rebel against Yahweh, and turn away today from following Yahweh, to build an altar for burnt offering, for meal offering, or for sacrifice, besides Yahweh our God’s altar that is before his tabernacle!”
30
ܘܫܡܥ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܪ̈ܝܫܐ ܕܚ̈ܝܠܘܬܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܕܥܡܗ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܕܡܠܠܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܦܠܓܗ ܕܫܒܛܐ ܕܡܢܫܐ ܘܫܦܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ
wshme pynkhys br 'lyezr khn' wrwrbn' dknwshth' rysh' dkhylwth' d'ysr'yl demh ml' dmllw bny rwbyl wbny gd wplgh dshbT' dmnsh' wshpr beynyhwn
When Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, even the heads of the thousands of Israel that were with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spoke, it pleased them well.
31
ܘܐܡܪ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܢܫܐ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܝܕܥܢ ܕܒܝܢܬܢ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܠܐ ܕܓܠܬܘܢ ܒܡܪܝܐ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܗܕܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܦܨܝܬܘܢ ܠܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܪܘܓܙܐ
w'mr pynkhys br 'lyezr khn' lbny rwbyl wlbny gd wlbny mnsh' ywmn' 'yden dbynthn hw mry' dl' dglthwn bmry' dglwth' hd' mkyl 'nthwn ptsythwn lbny 'ysryl dl' thhw' bhwn 'ydh dmry' lrwgz'
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, “Today we know that Yahweh is among us, because you have not committed this trespass against Yahweh. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of Yahweh’s hand.”
32
ܘܗܦܟ ܦܝܢܚܝܣ ܒܪ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܡܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܡܢܫܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܓܠܥܕ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢܥܢ ܠܘܬ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܬܝܒܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ
whpk pynkhys br 'lyezr khn' wrwrbn' demh mn lwth bny rwbyl wmn lwth bny gd wmnsh' mn 're' dgled l're' dknen lwth bny 'ysryl w'thybw 'nwn pthgm'
Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, to the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.
33
ܘܫܦܪ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܪܟܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܡܪܘ ܕܢܣܩܘܢ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܠܡܚܪܒܘܬܗ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܢܫܐ ܕܝ̇ܬܒܝܢ ܒܗ̇
wshpr pthgm' beyny bny 'ysryl wbrkw bny 'ysryl l'lh' wl' 'mrw dnsqwn elyhwn lqrb' lmkhrbwthh l're' dbny rwbyl wdbny gd wdbny mnsh' dythbyn bh
The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived.
34
ܘܩܪܘ ܒܢ̈ܝ ܪܘܒܝܠ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܓܕ ܘܒܢ̈ܝ ܡܢܫܐ ܠܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܥܒܕܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܣܗܕܘܬܐ ܗܘ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܐܠܗܐ
wqrw bny rwbyl wbny gd wbny mnsh' lmdbkh' debdw mdbkh' dshdwth' mTl dshdwth' hw bynthhwn wmry' hw blkhwd 'lh'
The children of Reuben and the children of Gad named the altar “A Witness Between Us that Yahweh is God.”