Reading: Isa 40,9-27 ( Pesh )
Part of the lectionary British Library CCXXIV add 12139 on the occasion of Palm Sunday
Source:
p. 156
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Biblical passage
Chapter 40 | ||
ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܪ̈ܡܐ ܣܩܝ ܠܟܝ ܨܗܝܘܢ̈ ܡܣܒܪܬܐ ܐܪܝܡܝ ܩܠܟܝ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ̈ ܡܣܒܪܬܐ ܐܪܝܡܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܝܢ ܐܡܪܘ ܐܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܗܐ ܐܠܗܟܝܢ | verse 9 | O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah: 'Behold your God!' |
ܗܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܬ̇ܐ ܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܘܕܪܥܗ ܒܚܝܠܐ ܗܐ ܐܓܪܗ ܥܡܗ ܘܥ̇ܒܕܗ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ | verse 10 | Behold, the Lord GOD will come as a Mighty One, and His arm will rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him. |
ܐܝܟ ܪܥܝܐ ܕܪܥ̇ܐ ܠܓܙܪܗ ܘܒܕܪܥܗ ܡܟܢܫ ܐܡܪ̈ܐ ܘܒܚܢܗ ܫܩ̇ܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܘܠܕܡܝ̈ܢܩܢ ܡܬܪܣܐ | verse 11 | Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck. {Seder} |
ܡܢܘ ܐܟܝܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܫܘܥܠܗ ܘܫܡܝܐ ܡܫܚ ܒܙܪܬܗ ܘܐܟܝܠ ܒܙܘܪܗ ܥܦܪܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܬܩܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܡܬܩܠܐ ܘܪ̈ܡܬܐ ܒܡܣܐܬܐ | verse 12 | Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? |
ܡܢܘ ܬܩܢ ܪܘܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܘ ܡܢܘ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܒܥܠ ܡܠ̣ܟܐ | verse 13 | Who hath meted out the spirit of the LORD? Or who was His counsellor that he might instruct Him? |
ܒܡܢܘ ܐܬܡܠܟ ܘܐܠܦܗ ܘܣܟܠܗ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܕܝܢܐ ܘܐܠܦܗ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܣܘܟܠܐ ܚܘܝܗ | verse 14 | With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of right, and taught Him knowledge, and made Him to know the way of discernment? |
ܗܐ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܛܦܬܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܣܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܢܙܠܐ ܕܡܣܐܬܐ ܘܓܙܪ̈ܬܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܚܝܚܐ ܢܫ̈ܬܕܝܢ | verse 15 | Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance; behold the isles are as a mote in weight. |
ܘܠܒܢܢ ܠܐ ܚܫܝܒ ܠܗ ܠܝܩܕܢܐ ܘܚܝܘܬܗ ܠܐ ܚܫܝܒܐ ܠܗ ܠܥܠܬܐ | verse 16 | And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings. {Parasha} |
ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܚܫܝܒܝܢ ܠܗ ܠܐܒܕܢܐ ܘܠܚܪܒܐ ܚܫܝܒܝܢ ܠܗ | verse 17 | All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are accounted by Him as things of nought, and vanity. |
ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܝܬܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܠܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܬܘܢܝܗܝ | verse 18 | To whom then will ye liken God? Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him? |
ܨܠܡܐ ܗܘ ܕܥܒܕ ܢܓܪܐ ܘܩܝܢܝܐ ܒܕܗܒܐ ܩܪܡܗ ܘܣܐܡܐ ܨܪܝܦܐ | verse 19 | The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, and the goldsmith spread over with gold, the silversmith casting silver chains? |
ܩܒܥ ܒܗ ܦܪܝܫ ܗܘ ܩܝܣܐ ܕܠܐ ܡܒܠܛ ܘܓܒܐ ܢܓܪܐ ܘܒܚܟܡܬܗ ܓܠܦܗ ܘܡܬܩܢ ܨܠܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܙܐ̇ܥ | verse 20 | A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved. {Seder} |
ܠܐ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܝܕܥܬܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܣܬܟܠܬܘܢ ܫܬܐ̈ܣܝܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ | verse 21 | Know ye not? hear ye not? Hath it not been told you from the beginning? Have ye not understood the foundations of the earth? |
ܘܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܝܬ̇ܒ ܥܠ ܚܘܓܬܗ̇ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܕܡܬܚ ܫܡܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܟܦܬܐ ܘܡܬܚ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܫܟܢܐ ܠܝܬܒܐ | verse 22 | It is He that sitteth above the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in; |
ܕܥܒܕ ܫ̈ܠܝܛܐ ܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܘܕܝ̇ܢ̈ܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܝܬ ܐܢܘܢ | verse 23 | That bringeth princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as a thing of nought. |
ܠܐ ܢܨܒܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܙܪܥܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܪܡܘܢ ܥܩܪܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܢܦܘܚ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܢܐܒܫܘܢ ܘܥܠܥܠܐ ܬܫܩܘܠ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܠܚܒܬܐ | verse 24 | Scarce are they planted, scarce are they sown, scarce hath their stock taken root in the earth; when He bloweth upon them, they wither, and the whirlwind taketh them away as stubble. {Seder} |
ܠܡ̇ܢ ܕܡܝܬܘܢܢܝ ܕܦܚ̇ܡ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܩܕܝܫܐ | verse 25 | To whom then will ye liken Me, that I should be equal? saith the Holy One. |
ܐܪܝܡܘ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܟܘܢ ܠܡܪܘܡܐ ܘܚܙܘ ܡܢܘ ܒܪܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܡܦܩ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܩܪܐ ܫܡ̈ܗܐ ܒܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ ܘܒܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܐܢܫ ܛ̇ܥܐ | verse 26 | Lift up your eyes on high, and see: who hath created these? He that bringeth out their host by number, He calleth them all by name; by the greatness of His might, and for that He is strong in power, not one faileth. {Seder} |
ܠܡܢܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܬ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܘܐܡ̇ܪ ܐܢܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܕܡܛܫ̈ܝܢ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܝ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܥܒܪ ܕܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܝ | verse 27 | Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel: 'My way is hid from the LORD, and my right is passed over from my God'? |