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ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܡܢ ܕܚܐܪ ܒܡܣܟܢܐ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ ܢܦܠܛܝܘܗܝ ܡܪܝܐ
Twbwhy lmn dkh'r bmskn' dbywm' dbyshth' nplTywhy mry'
Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
3
ܡܪܝܐ ܢܢܛܪܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܐܚܝܘܗܝ ܘܢܛܐܒ ܠܗ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܫܠܡܝܘܗܝ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܘܗܝ
mry' nnTrywhy wn'khywhy wnT'b lh b're' wl' nshlmywhy lbeldbbwhy
Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
4
ܡܪܝܐ ܢܣܡܟܝܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܥܪܣܐ ܕܟܐ̈ܒܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܗ ܡܫܟܒܗ ܗܦܟ ܒܟܘܪܗܢܗ
mry' nsmkywhy el ers' dk'bwhy wklh mshkbh hpk bkwrhnh
I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5
ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܣܗ̇ ܠܢܦܫܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܚܛܝܬ ܠܟ
'n' 'mrth d'nth hw mry rkhm ely w'sh lnpshy mTl dkhTyth lk
My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
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ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܐܡܪܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܐܡܬܝ ܕܝܢ ܡܝܬ ܘܐܒܕ ܫܡܗ
beldbby 'mrw ely byshth' 'mthy dyn myth w'bd shmh
If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
7
ܐܡܬܝ ܕܐܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܡܚܙܝܢܝ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܘܒܠܒܗܘܢ ܚܫܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܢܦܩܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܫܘܩܐ ܘܡܡܠܠܝܢ
'mthy d'thyn hww lmkhzyny dglwth' mmllyn hww wblbhwn khshlyn hww byshth' npqyn hww lshwq' wmmllyn
All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.
8
ܐܬܠܚܫܘ ܥܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܢܐܝ ܘܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܥܠܝ ܒܝܫܬܐ
'thlkhshw ely 'yk khd' klhwn sn'y w'thkhshbw ely byshth'
“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
9
ܒܡܠܬܐ ܕܥܘܠܐ ܪܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܟܝܠ ܕܫܟܒ ܠܐ ܡܘܣܦ ܠܡܩܡ
bmlth' dewl' rnyn hww mkyl dshkb l' mwsp lmqm
Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
10
ܐܦ ܓܒܪܐ ܫܐܠ ܫܠܡܝ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܐܟܠ ܠܚܡܝ ܕܬܟܝܠ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܘܗܝ ܣܓܝ ܐܬܢܟܠ ܥܠܝ
'p gbr' sh'l shlmy dthkyl 'n' elwhy 'kl lkhmy dthkyl 'n' elwhy sgy 'thnkl ely
But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.
11
ܘܐܢܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܪܚܡ ܥܠܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܝܢܝ ܕܐܦܪܘܥ ܐܢܘܢ
w'nth mry' rkhm ely w'qymyny d'prwe 'nwn
By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.
12
ܒܗܕܐ ܝܕܥܬ ܕܨܒܐ ܐܢܬ ܒܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܡܒܐܫ ܠܝ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܝ
bhd' ydeth dtsb' 'nth by mTl dl' mb'sh ly beldbby
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
13
ܠܝ ܕܝܢ ܒܬܡܝܡܘܬܝ ܣܡܟܬܢܝ ܘܐܩܝܡܬܢܝ ܩܕܡܝܟ ܠܥܠܡ
ly dyn bthmymwthy smkthny w'qymthny qdmyk lelm
Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
14
ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܥܠܡ ܐܡܝܢ ܘܐܡܝܢ
bryk hw mry' 'lh' d'ysryl mn elm wedm' lelm 'myn w'myn