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Nisibis 19

Ephrem the Syrian · syriac

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Summary

Nisibis 19 is a Syriac hymn attributed to Ephrem the Syrian, composed in the mid-4th century, likely in the 360s CE, reflecting the aftermath of Nisibis’s cession to Persia in 363. The hymn commemorates Nisibene martyrs and was later incorporated into the East Syriac liturgical tradition for the Feast of the Martyrs. Its Syriac text survives in manuscripts from the 6th century onward, with the standard critical edition by Beck. The attribution to Ephrem is traditional but not universally accepted, as some stanzas may reflect later redaction. The hymn employs beatitudes and biblical typology, invoking figures like Abraham, David, and Jacob of Nisibis.

Nisibis 19 is significant as a witness to Ephrem’s poetic and theological response to the crisis of Nisibis’s loss, and to the development of Syriac hymnody and martyr commemoration. It relates to other Nisibis hymns and to Ephrem’s broader corpus, as well as to the East Syriac liturgical tradition. The hymn’s use of beatitudes and biblical typology exemplifies Ephrem’s style and his community’s theological concerns.

Historical context

Nisibis 19 belongs to Ephrem’s Nisibis hymns, composed in Syriac in the mid-4th century, probably in the 360s CE, after the Roman Empire ceded Nisibis to the Sasanian Persians in 363. This event displaced Ephrem and his community, leading to hymns that blend lament, praise, and theological reflection. The hymn was transmitted within the Syriac Christian tradition, with earliest manuscript witnesses from the 6th century. It was later used in the East Syriac liturgy for the Feast of the Martyrs, indicating its role in commemorating local martyrs. The text reflects the political and ecclesiastical turmoil of the period, as well as Ephrem’s engagement with biblical typology and liturgical forms. The attribution to Ephrem is traditional but debated; some stanzas may be later interpolations.

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ܡܶܢܶܗ ܒܰܪ ܩܳܠܶܗ ܫܠܶܡ ܠܰܫܡܶܗ ܐܰܒܪܳܗܳܡ ܕܰܗܘܰܝܬ ܐܰܒܳܐ ܠܣ̈ܰܓܺܝܐܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܐܺܝܬ ܠܳܟ ܒܰܪ̱ܬ ܙܰܘܓܳܐ ܒܰܕܡܽܘܬ ܣܰܪܳܐ ܠܰܐܒܪܳܗܳܡ ܗܳܐ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܳܟ ܒܰܪ̱ܬ ܙܰܘܓܳܟ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܠܰܒܢܶܝ̈ܗ̇ ܒܰܫܪܳܪܳܟ ܝܰܠܕ̈ܶܐ ܕܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܢܶܗܘܽܘܢ ܠܳܟ ܘܰܒܢܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܒܢܰܝ̈ ܡܽܘܠܟܳܢܳܐ ܕܢܶܗܘܽܘܢ ܒܥܶܕܳܢ ܝܳܪ̈ܽܘܬܶܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܨܳܪܳܟ ܒܰܐܒܪܳܗܳܡ ܦܺܐܪܳܐ ܦܰܐܝܳܐ ܕܢܰܟܦܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܟܳܗܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܒܳܟ ܐܶܨܼܛܰܒܝܰܬ݀ ܙܥܽܘܪ ܐܰܚ̈ܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܐܰܝܟ ܒܰܪ ܐܺܝܫܰܝ ܩܰܪܢܳܐ ܪܶܬܚܼܰܬ ܘܰܡܫܰܚܬܳܟ ܐܺܝܕܳܐ ܪܰܚܦܰܬ ܘܰܓܒܳܬܳܟ ܥܺܕ̱ܬܳܐ ܣܶܘܚܼܰܬ ܘܰܪܚܼܶܡܬܳܟ ܡܰܕܒܚܳܐ ܕܰܟܝܳܐ ܠܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܳܟ ܟܽܘܪܣܝܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܠܺܐܝܩܳܪܳܟ ܘܟܽܠܗܶܝܢ ܐܰܟܚܰܕ ܠܰܟܠܺܝܠܳܟ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܐܣܓܺܝ ܟܽܘܠܳܠܳܟ ܗܳܐ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܳܟ ܛܽܘܒܳܢܳܐ ܩܽܘܡ ܘܰܣܥܽܘܪܶܝܗ̇ ܟܰܫܺܝܪܳܐ ܓܙܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ ܛܰܟܶܣ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܛܰܟܶܣ ܥܶܪ̈ܒܶܐ ܡ̈ܰܠܳܠܶܐ ܘܙܰܗܳܐ ܒ̈ܬܽܘܠܶܐ ܕܰܟܝܳܐܺܝܬ ܘܰܒܬܽܘ̈ܠܳܬܳܐ ܢܰܟܦܳܐܺܝܬ ܐܰܩܺܝܡ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܙܰܗܝܳܐܺܝܬ ܠܪ̈ܺܝܫܳܢܶܐ ܡܰܟܺܝܟܳܐܺܝܬ ܘܰܠܩܽܘܛܢܳܐ ܙܰܕܺܝܩܳܐܺܝܬ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܡܠܳܟ ܣܽܘܟܳܠܳܐ ܢܶܩܝܳܐ ܕܰܚܠܺܝܡܳܐ ܢܰܛܰܪ ܘܰܣܥܽܘܪ ܠܰܐܝܕܳܐ ܕܰܟܪܺܝܗܳܐ ܘܰܥܨܽܘܒ ܠܰܐܝܕܳܐ ܕܰܬܒܺܝܪܳܐ ܘܰܦܩܽܘܕ ܠܰܐܝܕܳܐ ܕܰܐܒܺܝܕܳܐ ܪܥܺܝܳܗ̇ ܒܡܰܪ̈ܓܶܐ ܕܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܘܰܐܫܩܳܗ̇ ܢܶܒܥܶܐ ܕܝܽܘܠܦܳܢܳܐ ܫܪܳܪܳܐ ܫܽܘܪܳܐ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܠܳܟ ܨܠܺܝܒܳܐ ܚܽܘܛܪܳܐ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܠܳܟ ܘܩܽܘܫܬܳܐ ܫܠܳܡܳܐ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܠܳܟ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܐܣܓܺܝ ܢܶܨ̈ܚܳܢܰܝܟ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܥܰܡܳܟ ܒܰܓܙܳܪܳܟ ܚܰܝܠܳܐ ܕܰܗܼܘܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܕܰܘܺܝܕ ܕܶܐܢ ܗܰܘ ܠܶܐܡܪܳܐ ܥܳܒܽܘܪܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܦܽܘܡܳܐ ܕܰܐܪܝܳܐ ܚܰܛܦܶܗ
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From the depth of his voice he gave himself to his name, Abraham, who was a father to many, though you have no wife of your own in the likeness of Sarah for Abraham. Behold, your flock, your great spouse, is for her children in your truth. The children of the spirit shall be for you, and the seekers after the types of your kingship, who shall be at the time of the blessed inheritances. Blessed is he who formed you in Abraham, the fair fruit of asceticism and priesthood, which was chosen in you. Your brothers were small, like the son of Jesse; the reed pipe was moistened and anointed you; a hand hovered and chose you; the church anointed and loved you; the pure altar for your service, the great throne for your honor, and all together for your crown. Blessed is he who multiplied your glory. Behold, your blessed flock; arise and tend it well, O capable one. Jacob arranged the shearings; he arranged the bleating sheep, and he shone with pure virgins and with chaste virgins. He established priests in splendor, for the heads of the wicked in humility, and for the assembly in righteousness. Blessed is he who ruled with counsel. Guard and tend the weak hand, and strengthen the broken hand, and command the lost hand. Feed her with the meadows of the Scriptures, and water her with the springs of teaching. Let truth be your wall, the cross your staff, and righteousness your peace. Blessed is he who multiplied your victories. Let the power that was with David be with you in your shearing, so that he might take the passing lamb from the mouth of the lion.
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ܟܡܳܐ ܘܳܠܶܐ ܠܳܟ ܢܰܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܕܬܶܛܰܢ ܬܰܥܕܶܐ ܡܶܢ ܒܺܝܫܼܳܐ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ ܕܡܶܢ ܟܽܠ ܝܰܬܺܝܪܳܐ ܕܰܒܡܶܕܶܡ ܠܳܐ ܡܶܙܕܰܒܢܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܒܰܕܡܶܗ ܕܰܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܶܐܙܕܰܒܰܢ ܘܰܙܒܰܢ ܟܽܠ ܠܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܫܰܡܶܫ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܘܰܚܠܳܦ ܐܰܓܪܳܐ ܕܬܶܫܡܶܫܬܶܗ ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܐ ܩܰܒܶܠ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܕܰܠܣܳܒܳܐ ܗܕܺܝܪܳܐ ܫܰܡܼܫܰܬ ܝܰܡܺܝܢܳܐ ܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܠܳܟ ܐܳܦ ܗܽܘ ܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܠܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܐܰܫܠܼܶܡ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܓܙܳܪܳܐ ܕܦܶܠܓܶܗ ܕܺܐܒ̈ܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܘܠܳܟ ܐܶܬܓܰܥܠܼܰܬ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܪܽܘܒܥܳܗ̇ ܘܬܽܘܠܬܳܗ̇ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܨܰܒܼܶܬ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܳܟ ܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܕܡܽܘܫܶܐ ܢܰܫܼܪܶܐ ܒܳܟ ܕܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܕܦܽܘܪܫܳܢܳܐ ܛܼܢܳܢܶܗ ܛܢܳܢܳܐ ܕܒܽܘܝܳܢܳܐ ܩܽܘܪܰܚ ܘܕܳܬܰܢ ܕܰܣܕܰܩܘ̱ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܣܼܕܰܩ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܕܰܬܚܽܘܬܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܒܣܼܶܕܩܳܐ ܣܶܕܩܳܐ ܒܰܛܶܠ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܒܶܐܠܕܳܕ ܘܡܺܝܕܳܕ ܐܰܘܕܰܥ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܕܨܶܒܝܳܢܶܗ ܟܽܠܶܗ ܗܳܢܰܘ ܕܟܽܠܶܗ ܥܰܡܳܐ ܢܶܬܢܰܒܶܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܶܐܬܪܰܥܺܝ ܒܨܶܒܝܳܢܶܗ ܠܡܶܣܟܺܢܽܘܬܶܗ ܕܶܐܠܺܝܳܐ ܪܚܶܡ ܐܶܠܺܝܫܳܥ ܡܶܢ ܥܽܘܬܪܳܐ ܝܰܗ̱ܒ ܡܶܣܟܺܢܳܐ ܠܡܶܣܟܺܢܳܐ ܡܰܘܗܒܰܬܳܐ ܕܡܶܢ ܟܽܠ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܕܰܪܚܶܡܬܳܗ̇ ܠܰܨܪܺܝܟܽܘܬܶܗ ܕܪܰܒܳܟ ܥܰܬܺܝܪܳܐ ܟܰܣܝܳܐ ܡܥܺܝܢ ܡܶܠܰܘ̈ܗ̱ܝ ܬܶܓܣܶܐ ܡܶܢܳܟ ܠܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕܬܶܗܘܶܐ ܟܶܢܳܪܳܐ ܘܬܶܙܡܼܰܪ ܠܳܟ ܒܳܟ ܨܶܒܝܳܢܶܝ̈ܗ̇ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܥܰܒܼܕܳܟ ܓܺܝܙܰܒܪܶܗ ܠܰܝܬ ܕܚܰܣܳܡ ܒܰܓܒܺܝܬܳܟ ܕܡܰܟܺܝܟܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܪܺܝܫܳܢܽܘܬܳܟ ܠܰܝܬ ܕܰܪܓܶܙ ܒܰܟܐܳܬܳܟ ܕܫܰܝܢܳܐ ܙܳܪܰܥ ܦܶܬܓܳܡܳܟ ܠܰܝܬ ܕܩܳܢܶܛ ܡܶܢ ܩܳܠܳܟ ܕܒܰܣܺܝܡܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܦܳܩܽܘܕܽܘܬܳܟ ܠܰܝܬ ܕܡܶܬܪܰܥܰܡ ܥܰܠ ܢܺܝܪܳܟ ܕܗܽܘܝܽܘ ܠܳܐܶܐ ܚܠܳܦ ܨܰܘܪܰܢ ܘܡܰܩܶܠ ܝܽܘܩܪܳܐ ܕܢܰܦܫ̈ܳܬܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܓܒܳܟ ܠܰܢܝܳܚܰܢ
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How fitting for you, O victorious one, to break the bonds of evil, a self that is beyond all excess, which in nothing is sacrificed, but in the blood of the blessed Messiah, who was sacrificed and sacrificed all. To Moses, Jesus served, and in return for his service, the bold one received from him, for he ministered to the venerable elder. The bold one gave to you also; that Moses delivered to Jesus. The portion of the fathers' inheritance was, and to you the flock was entrusted, its quarter and its third, holy is she; blessed is he who desired your flock. The love of Moses settled in you, for his love is the love of the separator. His error, the error of the confuser, Korah and Dathan, who were righteous, the earth beneath them swallowed them in righteousness; righteousness was abolished. Elidad and Midid made known that his entire will was this: that the whole people be adorned; blessed is he who was shepherded by his will. For the poverty of Elijah, Elisha loved from wealth; the poor one gave to the poor one, a gift from all the great one, for the love of the need of your rich, hidden master. His words are sweet; they will be hidden from you for the spirit to become a cithara, and it will sing to you in you its wills; blessed is he who made you his treasurer. There is none who mocks your election, for it is humble, your headship. There is none who angers at your reproofs, for your word sows peace. There is none who cuts off from your voice, for your command is sweet. There is none who murmurs against your yoke, for it is wearying for the neck. And the lightens the burden of souls; blessed is he who chose you for the weary.
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ܠܳܐ ܬܶܩܠܶܐ ܠܽܘܩܒܰܠ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܬܰܘܚܶܠ ܥܰܠ ܚܰܠܳܫܳܐ ܪܰܓܳܐ ܘܰܐܠܶܦ ܥܰܬܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܓܰܪܶܓ ܘܰܩܢܺܝ ܡ̈ܶܣܟܺܢܶܐ ܠܩܰܫܝܳܐ ܐܰܙܘܶܓ ܡܰܬܺܝܢܳܐ ܘܢܰܓܺܝܪ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܠܚܶܡܬܳܢܳܐ ܠܒܺܝܼ̈ܫܶܐ ܒܛܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܨܽܘܕ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܘܰܠܒܳܙܽܘ̈ܙܶܐ ܒܝ̈ܳܗܽܘܒܶܐ ܘܰܠܛܰܡ̈ܐܶܐ ܒܝܰܕ ܩܰܕܺܝ̈ܫܶܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܓܒܳܟ ܨܰܝܳܕܰܢ ܣܰܒ ܠܳܟ ܪ̈ܶܒܽܘ ܣܰܡ̈ܡܳܢܺܝܢ ܘܩܽܘܡ ܗܰܠܶܟ ܒܰܝܢܳܬ ܡܰܪ̈ܥܶܐ ܠܕܰܟܪܺܝܗ ܣܰܡܳܐ ܐܰܣܼܪܰܚ ܠܶܗ ܘܠܰܐܝܢܳܐ ܕܰܚܠܺܝܡ ܢܽܘܛܳܪܳܐ ܠܰܘ ܚܰܕ ܣܰܡܳܐ ܬܰܣܼܪܰܚ ܠܶܗ ܠܟܺܐܒܳܐ ܕܰܠܡܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܥܳܗܶܢ ܐܰܣܓܼܳܐ ܩܰܪܶܒ ܥܽܘܕܪ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܕܟܺܐܒܳܐ ܢܶܩܢܼܶܐ ܚܽܘܠܡܳܢܳܐ ܐܳܦ ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܬܺܐܠܰܦ ܢܶܣܝܳܢܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܠܐܺܝ ܒܡܰܚ̈ܘܳܬܰܢ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܕܨܶܒܝܳܢܳܟ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܟܰܪܡܳܐ ܕܦܽܘܠܚܳܢܳܟ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܓܙܳܪܳܐ ܒܓܰܘ ܕܰܝܪܳܟ ܘܥܼܶܪ̈ܒܶܐ ܚ̈ܠܺܝܡܶܐ ܬܚܶܝܬ ܚܽܘܛܪܳܟ ܬܶܗܘܶܐ ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܪܺܝܫܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܘܰܚܢܰܢ ܛܰܒ̈ܥܶܐ ܕܰܟܠܺܝܠܳܟ ܢܶܫܼܦܰܪ ܒܳܟ ܐܳܦ ܬܶܫܼܦܰܪ ܒܰܢ ܕܰܦܐܶܝܢ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܠܰܚܕ̈ܳܕܶܐ ܥܰܡܳܐ ܘܟܳܗܢܳܐ ܡܳܐ ܕܐܳܘܶܝܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܙܪܰܥܼ ܒܰܢ ܐܰܘܝܽܘܬܳܐ ܫܡܼܰܥ ܠܰܫܠܺܝܚܳܐ ܟܰܕ ܐܳܡܰܪ ܠܗܳܕܶܐ ܒܬܽܘܠܬܳܐ ܕܰܡܟܼܰܪ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܛܳܐܶ̇ܢ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܒܟܽܘܢ ܒܰܛܢܳܢܼܳܐ ܒܰܛܢܳܢܳܐ ܠܰܡ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܕܒܶܣܪܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܕܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܛܰܢ ܒܳܗ̇ ܐܳܦ ܐܰܢ̱ܬ ܕܰܟܝܳܐܺܝܬ ܕܬܶܕܰܥ ܕܡܶܢܝ̱ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܘܰܕܡܰܢ ܗ̱ܺܝ ܒܳܟ ܬܼܶܪܚܰܡ ܐܳܦ ܒܳܟ ܬܰܚܶܒ ܠܝܶܫܽܘܥ ܚܰܬܢܳܗ̇ ܕܰܫܪܳܪܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܛܢܳܢܶܗ ܩܰܕܺܝܫܰܐ ܗ̱ܘ ܐܰܝܟ ܪ̈ܰܒܳܢܶܝܗ̇ ܕܽܘܒܳܪ̈ܶܝܗ̇ ܕܥܰܡ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܕܰܪܦܶܐ ܪܰܦܝܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܘܥܰܡ ܗܰܘ ܕܰܙܗܶܐ ܢܰܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܥܺܕ̱ܬܳܐ ܕܳܡܝܳܐ ܠܡܰܚܙܺܝܬܳܐ
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Do not stumble before the great, do not delay over the weak. Borrow and teach the rich, beg and acquire the poor. To the harsh, join the meek, and join the gentle spirit to the wrathful. To the evil, by means of the good, hunt and capture; and to the greedy, by means of the generous. And to the impure, by means of the holy. Blessed is he who chose you as hunter. Take for yourself the remedies of the physicians, and arise, walk among the beds of the sick. For the male, prepare a remedy for him; and for the woman who is strong, a binding. Not one remedy will you prepare for the pain that is not fitting. Many are the approaches of the pains; the remedies are various. You also shall learn medicine. Blessed is he who taught you by his teachings. Be the land of your will; be the vineyard of your labor; be the threshing-floor within your monastery, and strong clusters beneath your rod. You shall be the great head, and seal the characters of your crown. It will be seemly in you, and it will be seemly in him who is fitting; they will capture one another. The people and the priest, when they are united—blessed is he who sowed unity in you. Hear the Apostle when he speaks of this virgin who was sold. Taste a taste in you by means of taste; taste is not of flesh but of spirit. Taste in her also, you, purely, that you may know that she is stretched and she is strained; in you she will love, and in you she will hide. To Jesus, the bridegroom of truth—blessed is he whose taste is holy. Like the greatnesses of her pride, which with the great one who looses, she is loose; and with him who is chaste, she is chaste. The Church is like a mirror.
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ܕܰܐܝܟ ܦܰܪܨܽܘܦܳܐ ܕܚܳܐܰܪ ܒܳܗ̇ ܗܳܟܰܢ ܠܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܕܶܡܘ̈ܳܬܶܗ ܕܰܐܝܟ ܡܰܠܟܳܐ ܐܳܦ ܡܰܫܪܺܝܬܶܗ ܘܰܐܝܟ ܟܳܗܢܳܐ ܐܳܦ ܡܰܪܥܺܝܬܶܗ ܐܰܟܘܳܬܗܽܘܢ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܡܶܬܼܛܰܒܥܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܛܰܒܥܳܗ̇ ܒܰܕܡܽܘܬܶܗ ܕܠܳܐ ܕܺܝܰܬܺܩܺܐ ܥܢܼܰܕܘ̱ ܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܬܠܳܬܳܐ ܟܳܗ̈ܢܶܐ ܢܰܨ̈ܺܝܚܶܐ ܕܰܒܕܺܝܰܬܺܩܺܐ ܗܳܓܶܝܢ ܗ̱ܘܰܘ ܗܳܠܶܝܢ ܬܰܪܬܶܝܢ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܝܽܘܬܪܳܢܳܐ ܪܰܒܳܐ ܫܒܼܰܩܘ̱ ܠܰܢ ܗܰܘ ܛܽܘܦܣܳܐ ܕܡܶܣܟܺܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܩܼܢܰܘ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܛܽܘܒ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܥܰܒܕܽܘܢ ܠܰܢ ܩܶܢܝܳܢܰܝ̈ܗܽܘܢ ܗܼܘܳܬ ܥܺܕܰܬܗܽܘܢ ܣܺܝܡܰܬܗܽܘܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܩܢܼܶܐ ܒܗܽܘܢ ܩܶܢܝܳܢܰܘ̈ܗ̱ܝ ܟܳܗܢܳܐ ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ ܢܰܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܥܰܡܶܗ ܢܼܶܨܚܰܬ̇ ܐܰܟܘܳܬܶܗ ܕܫܰܘܬܶܦ ܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܠܰܛܢܼܳܢܶܗ ܕܶܚܠܳܐ ܘܚܽܘܒܳܐ ܐܶܬܥܼܰܛܦܰܬ ܒܒܳܒܽܘ ܪܳܚܶܡ ܙܶܕܩ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܒܟܶܣܦܳܐ ܦܳܪܩܰܬ ܠܰܫܒܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܒܽܘܠܓܰܫ ܣܦܰܪ ܢܳܡܽܘܣܳܐ ܠܶܒܳܗ̇ ܦܶܬܚܼܰܬ ܠܰܟܬܳܒ̈ܶܐ ܒܳܟ ܕܶܝܢ ܢܶܣܓܽܘܢ ܥܽܘܕܪ̈ܳܢܶܝܗ̇ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗ̱ܽܘ ܕܰܐܘܪܶܒ ܬܰܓܳܪ̈ܶܝܗ̇
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Like the face of one who looks at it, so is the evil one to his likenesses. Like a king, also his camp; and like a priest, also his flock. As they are, so is he who is stamped among them; blessed is he who stamps his likeness upon them. Without a testament, the three priests, the righteous, made an arrangement. In the testament, those two of God were reading. A great benefit they left for you: that pattern of poverty. Without anything, the good things they did for you, their ends. Their church was their treasure; blessed is he who is adorned among them with their ends. The priest Jacob, the righteous one with him, his victory was like him, for he shared his debt with his error. Fear and debt were turned aside. In Babu, lover of alms, with money she redeemed the captives. In Bulgash, the book of the law, her heart opened to the scribes. In you, then, her boundaries increased; blessed is he who enriches her merchants.
Citation. Tergwame, “Nisibis 19”, dsc-276:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/dsc-276#s1
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