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Nativity 22

Ephrem the Syrian · syriac

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Summary

Nativity 22 is a madrāšā (teaching hymn) attributed to Ephrem the Syrian, likely composed in Edessa in the mid-4th century. The hymn celebrates the Incarnation, using imagery of Christ as healer and light, and employs a refrain 'Blessed is he' typical of Syriac doxology. It survives in 5th–6th century Syriac manuscripts and was incorporated into East and West Syriac Nativity liturgies. The attribution to Ephrem is traditional but not critically assured; some hymns in the cycle may be later additions.

Nativity 22 exemplifies Ephrem's poetic theology, using vivid imagery (Christ as physician, sun) to articulate orthodox Christology in a Semitic idiom. It shaped Syriac liturgical tradition and influenced later hymnography, including Greek and Latin traditions. The hymn's refrain 'Blessed is he' became a standard acclamation in East Syriac Christmas services, demonstrating its enduring liturgical impact.

Historical context

Ephrem the Syrian (c. 306–373 CE) composed his madrāšê in Syriac, the liturgical language of the early Syriac Church. This hymn on the Nativity likely dates to his later years in Edessa (modern Urfa, Turkey), where he served as a deacon and teacher. The Syriac text survives in multiple manuscripts, the earliest from the 5th–6th centuries, transmitted as part of a liturgical corpus for the Nativity feast. The hymn cycle was incorporated into both East Syriac (Church of the East) and West Syriac (Syriac Orthodox) traditions, influencing later hymnography and theological reflection on the Incarnation. The attribution of all 22 hymns in the cycle to Ephrem is traditional but not critically assured; some may be later compositions added to the collection. The hymn's structure, with a refrain and stanzas, reflects the antiphonal performance typical of Syriac worship.

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  • coverageNo English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are missed.
  • limitThe English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve.
  • registerRegister: other in classical Syriac; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them.
  • structurePassages: 6 narrative.
  • caution2 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note.
  • sourceSource edition: syriac — CC BY 4.0

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ܫܽܘܚܠܳܦ ܩܳܠܳܐ ܥܽܘܢܝܳܐ : ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܡܶܢ ܟܽܘܠ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܡܶܢ ܟܽܘܠ ܡܶܢ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܐ 1 ܐܰܘܕܰܘ ܥܰܡ̈ܡܶܐ ܒܥܺܐܕܳܐ ܒܽܘܟܪܳܐ ܕܥܺܐܕ̈ܶܐ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܬܢܰܘ ܚ̈ܰܫܶܐ ܕܐܺܝܬ ܗܘܰܘ ܘܚܰܒܪ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܘܟܺܐܒ̈ܶܐ ܕܢܶܕܰܥ ܐܰܝܕܳܐ ܡܚܽܘܬܳܐ ܐܰܣܺܝ ܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܕܐܶܫܬܠܰܚ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܣܰܦܶܩ ܠܟܺܐܒܰܝ̈ܢ ܐ 2 ܐܰܘܕܰܘ ܥܰܡ̈ܡܶܐ ܦܪ̈ܺܝܩܶܐ ܠܦܳܪܶܩ ܟܽܠ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܐܳܦ ܠܶܫܳܢܝ ܡܚܺܝܠܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܟܶܢܳܪܳܐ ܒܪ̈ܰܚܡܶܐ ܢܶܨ̈ܚܳܢܰܘܗܝ ܕܒܽܘܟܪܳܐ ܒܥܰܕܥܺܕܶܗ ܢܶܙܡܰܪ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܠܥܺܐܕܶܗ ܐܰܫܘܝܰܢ ܐ 3 ܐܰܝܟܰܢ ܟܰܝ ܡܨܶܐ ܐܢܳܫ ܬܳܗܰܪ ܒܶܗ ܒܐܳܣܝܳܐ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܫܳܡܰܥ ܘܝܳܠܶܦ ܐܰܝܠܶܝܢ ܟܺܐܒ̈ܶܐ ܐܺܝܬ ܗܘܰܘ ܘܡܳܐ ܕܐܶܬܟܰܪܙܰܬ ܡܚܽܘܬܰܢ ܟܶܢ ܝܳܪܶܒ ܐܳܣܝܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܢܰܨܰܚ ܒܺܐܒܰܝ̈ܢ ܒ 4 ܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ̈ܝ ܕܣܳܓܽܘܕܳܐ ܣܟܰܠ ܗܘܳܐ ܠܟܽܠܡܶܕܶܡ ܣܓܶܕ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܰܠܚܰܕ ܠܳܐ ܣܓܶܕܘ ܗܘܰܘ ܢܚܶܬ ܬܒܰܪ ܚܰܢܳܢܳܐ ܠܢܺܝܪܳܐ ܕܫܰܥܒܶܕ ܠܟܽܠܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܰܫܪܳܝܗܝ ܠܢܺܝܪܰܢ ܓ 5 ܓܠܰܘ ܪ̈ܰܚܡܰܘܗܝ ܕܪܳܡܳܐ ܘܰܢܚܶܬ ܚܰܪܰܪ ܒܪܺܝܬܶܗ ܒܗܳܢܳܐ ܝܰܪܚܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟܳܐ ܕܒܶܗ ܗܳܘܶܝܢ ܚܪܽܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܐܶܬܳܐ ܡܳܪܳܐ ܠܥܰܒܕܽܘ ܕܢܶܩܪܶܐ ܥܒܕ̈ܶܐ ܠܚܺܐܪܽܘ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܐܰܝܬܺܝ ܚܪܽܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܓ 6 ܓܒܳܐ ܠܶܗ ܡܳܪܳܐ ܕܝܰܪ̈ܚܶܐ ܬܪ̈ܶܝܢ ܝܰܪ̈ܚܺܝܢ ܠܫܰܪ̈ܒܰܘܗܝ ܗܘܳܐ ܒܰܛܢܶܗ ܒܢܺܝܣܳܢ ܘܡܰܘܠܳܕܶܗ ܒܟܶܢܽܘܢ ܒܢܺܝܣܳܢ ܩܰܕܶܫ ܒܛܺܝ̈ܢܶܐ ܘܝܺܠܺܝܕ̈ܶܐ ܚܰܪܰܪ ܒܟܳܢܽܘܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܰܦܨܰܚ ܒܝܰܪ̈ܚܰܘܗܝ ܓ 7 ܓܥܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܫܶܡܫܳܐ ܒܫܶܬܩܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܣܳܓܽܘܕܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܠܡܳܪܶܗ ܚܰܫܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܠܶܗ ܠܥܰܒܕܳܐ ܕܰܚܠܳܦ ܡܳܪܶܗ ܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܗܳܐ ܦܨܺܝܚܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܒܳܪܽܘܝܳܐ ܡܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܣܓܺܝܕܳܐ ܓ 8
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Change of Melody: On the Nativity. Blessed is he who from all is born. Blessed is he who from all is born. 1. The peoples have shown, in the feast, the first of all feasts. The pains that were, and the companionships, and the afflictions have ceased. So that it might be known which healing the Physician who was sent has cured. Blessed is he who has sufficed for the pains of the world. 2. The peoples have shown, the redeemed, to the Redeemer of all, at his birth. Even the tongue, which was weak, became a cymbal of praise. The praises of the firstborn, in his season, he sang. Blessed is he who has made his feast equal. 3. How can a sick man be adorned by the physician? But he hears and learns what afflictions there were. And when the healing is proclaimed, the physician tries. Blessed is he who has triumphed over the afflictions. 4. The creatures were worshipped, for the worshipper was foolish. He worshipped everything, because they did not worship the One. The error came down and broke the yoke that enslaved all. Blessed is he who loosed the yoke. 5. The mercies of the High One were revealed, and he came down and freed his creation. In this blessed month, in which the freedoms occur. The Lord came to his servant, that he might call the servants to freedom. Blessed is he who brought freedoms. 6. The Lord of the months chose for himself two months for his lineage. He was in the womb in Nisan, and his birth in Kanun. In Nisan he sanctified the fetuses, and the newborn he freed in Kanun. Blessed is he who made glad by his months. 7. The sun cried out in silence over its worshippers to its Lord. The servant was pained that, instead of its Lord, it was worshipped. Behold, the creation is joyful that it worships its Creator. Blessed is he, the worshipped Child. 8.
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ܓܕܰܠܘ ܝܰܪ̈ܚܶܐ ܬܠܳܬܳܐ ܘܰܒܢܶܨܚ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܟܰܠܠܽܘܗܝ ܒܪܺܝܟܳܐ ܫܰܡܶܫ ܠܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܠܢܽܘܚܳܡܶܗ ܪܓܺܝܓܳܐ ܠܣܽܘܠܳܩܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܟܳܐ ܛܥܶܢܘ ܝܰܪ̈ܚܶܐ ܟܰܠܠܽܘܗܝ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܢܰܨܼܰܚ ܒܝܰܪ̈ܚܰܘܗܝ ܓ 9 ܓܠܽܘܓܝ ܐܰܦܨܰܚ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܦܰܪܨܽܘܦܶܟܝ ܒܥܺܐܕܰܢ ܬܶܙܡܰܪ ܥܺܕܬܳܐ ܒܩܳܠܳܐ ܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܘܐܰܪܥܳܐ ܒܫܶܬܩܳܐ ܙܰܡܰܪܘ ܘܐܰܘܕܰܘ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܕܐܺܝܬܺܝ ܚܪܽܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܓܰܘܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܰܦܣܰܩ ܐܶܫܛܳܪ̈ܰܝܢ ܕ 10 ܕܝܰܩܪܘ ܣܰܟ̈ܠܶܐ ܠܫܶܡܫܳܐ ܒܐܺܝܩܳܪܶܗ ܨܰܥܪܽܘܗܝ ܗܳܫܳܐ ܕܝܺܕܰܥܘ ܕܰܥܒܕܰܐ ܗ̱ܘ ܒܪܶܗܛܶܗ ܡܳܪܶܗ ܡܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܚܳܕܶܝܢ ܥܰܒܕ̈ܶܐ ܟܽܠܗܽܘܢ ܕܐܰܝܟ ܥܰܒ̈ܕܶܐ ܡܶܬܡܢܶܝܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܐܰܬܩܶܢ ܟܝ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܗ 11 ܗܶܦܟܳܝ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܥܒܰܕܢܰܢ ܕܥܰܒ̈ܕܶܐ ܗܘܰܝܢܰܢ ܗܳܐ ܚܺܐܪܽܘܬܰܢ ܥܨܳܬܶܗ ܠܥܰܒܕܳܐ ܕܡܳܪܳܐ ܢܗܶܐ ܠܰܢ ܫܶܡܫܳܐ ܥܒܕܳܐ ܕܓܰܘܳܐ ܡܳܪܳܐ ܕܓܰܘܳܐ ܥܒܰܕܢܳܝܗܝ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܠܘܳܬܶܗ ܐܰܦܢܝܰܢ ܘ 12 ܘܐܳܦ ܣܰܗܪܳܐ ܕܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܐܶܬܚܰܪܰܪ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܕܽܘܡܳܪܰܐ ܗ̱ܘ ܓܶܝܪ ܕܢܽܘܗܪܳܐ ܕܗܽܘ ܡܰܢܗܰܪ ܠܥܰܝܢ̈ܶܐ ܒܶܗ ܥܰܝ̈ܢܶܐ ܚ̈ܫܶܟܰܝ ܗ̈ܘܰܝ ܕܐܰܝܟ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܚܳܪܘ ܒܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܙܰܠܺܝܩܳܐ ܕܐܰܢܗܪܰܢ ܙ 13 ܙܶܕܩܰܬ ܢܽܘܪܳܐ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܕܐܦܰܪܶܩ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܣܶܓܕܬܳܐ ܣܳܓܕܺܝܢ ܗܘܰܘ ܠܳܗܿ ܡܓܽܘ̈ܫܶܐ ܗܳܢܽܘܢ ܕܰܣܓܶܕܘ ܩܕܳܡܰܝܟ ܫܰܒܩܽܘܗܿ ܘܰܣܓܶܕܘ ܠܡܳܪܳܗܿ ܢܽܘܪܳܐ ܕܚܰܠܶܦܘ ܒܢܽܘܪܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܰܥܡܕܰܢ ܒܢܽܘܗܪܶܗ ܚ 14 ܚܠܳܦ ܢܽܘܪܳܐ ܣܰܟܠܬܳܐ ܕܐܳܟܠܳܐ ܦܰܓܪܳܗܿ ܒܢܰܦܫܳܗܿ ܡܓܽܘ̈ܫܶܐ ܣܓܶܕܘ ܗܘܰܘ ܠܢܽܘܪܳܐ ܕܝܶܗܒܰܬ ܦܰܓܪܳܗܿ ܠܐܳܟܽܘ̈ܠܶܐ ܓܡܽܘܪܬܳܐ ܩܶܪܒܰܬ ܩܰܕܫܰܬ ܣܶܦܘ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܕܛܰܡ̈ܐܳܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܢܽܘܪܶܗ ܡܙܰܓ ܒܰܢ ܛ 15 ܛܽܘܥܝܰܝ ܥܰܘܪܰܬ ܠܐܢܳܫܳܐ ܕܰܠܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܢܶܣܓܕܽܘܢ
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The three months and the festivals crowned him. Blessed is the one who served his birth, his growth, the flickering one. For his ascension, the months blessed and crowned him. Blessed is he who triumphed in his months. 3. Reveal your face, O creation, your person in the feast. The Church will sing with a heavenly voice, and earth in silence. They sang and praised the Child who came, the sparks of the inner one. Blessed is he who cut off the contracts. 4. Let the fools honor the sun in its glory, its small ones. Now that they know that the servant in his running is his master, prostrate. All the servants rejoice, for like servants they are filled. Blessed is he who established the natures. 5. The reversals made the servants become. Behold, their freedom, the staff of the servant of the Lord, is for him. The sun, servant of the inner one, the master of the inner one, made him. Blessed is he to whom I have turned. 6. And also the moon, which prostrated, was freed by his birth. For it is a wonder that the light of that one enlightens the eyes. In him, the eyes of the blind were as if they saw God in him. Blessed is the shining one who enlightened us. 7. It is right for the mountain to give birth to you, who saved from it worship. The magi were worshipping her, now that they have worshipped before you. They left her and worshipped her master, the mountain that changed for the mountain. Blessed is he who baptized in his light. 8. Instead of the foolish mountain that devoured its own body, the magi worshipped the mountain that gave its body to devourers. The perfect one approached, sanctified the lips of the impure. Blessed is he who mixed his mountain with the people. 9. The erring ones blinded the sign for the creatures, they worshipped.
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ܟܢܰܘ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܐܶܣܬܓܶܕܘ ܘܡܳܪܳܐ ܕܟܽܠܳܐ ܐܶܬܛܠܶܡ ܣܓܺܝܕܳܐ ܢܚܶܬ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܘܟܰܢܫܳܗܿ ܠܘܳܬܶܗ ܠܣܶܓܕܬܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܡܶܢ ܟܽܠ ܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܝ 16 ܝܳܕܰܥ ܟܽܠ ܚܙܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܠܰܥܒܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܣܓܶܕܢܰܢ ܠܒܶܫ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ ܥܒܺܝܕܳܐ ܕܒܰܥܝܳܕܰܢ ܢܨܽܘܕܰܢ ܕܰܒܝܰܕ ܦܰܓܪܳܐ ܥܒܺܝܕܳܐ ܨܶܝܕ ܒܳܪܽܘܝܳܐ ܢܰܓܕܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܶܨܛܰܢܰܥ ܘܢܰܓܕܰܢ ܝ 17 ܝܺܕܰܥ ܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܕܢܰܟܶܝܢ ܒܢܰܗܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܣܡܝܰܢ ܒܩܶܢܝ̈ܳܢܶܐ ܣܳܓܦܳܢ ܒܝܰܕ ܕܰܗܒܳܐ ܡܶܣܟܺܢܰܢ ܒܰܓ̈ܠܺܝܦܶܐ ܕܰܓܠܺܝܦܳܐ ܠܶܒܳܐ ܕܟܺܐܦܳܐ ܥܒܰܕ ܠܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܐܶܬܳܐ ܪܰܟܟܶܗ ܟ 18 ܟܺܐܦ̈ܶܐ ܓܠܰܦܘ ܘܐܰܬܩܶܢ ܕܰܒܗܶܝܢ ܐܢܳܫܳܐ ܢܶܬܬܰܩܠܽܘܢ ܠܳܐ ܣܳܡܘ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ ܒܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ ܕܢܶܬܬܰܩܠܽܘܢ ܒܗܶܝܢ ܣܡܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܟܰܢܺܝܘ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ ܐܰܠܳܗ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܒܗܶܝܢ ܦܬܺܝܚ̈ܶܐ ܢܶܬܬܰܩܠܽܘܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܦܰܪܣܺܝ ܕܶܚ̈ܠܳܬܳܐ ܟ 19 ܟܶܢ̈ܦܶܝܗܿ ܦܶܪܣܰܬ ܚܛܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܰܠܟܽܠܡܶܕܶܡ ܬܚܰܦܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܐܢܳܫܳܐ ܢܶܫܟܰܚ ܢܶܚܽܘܪ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܘܰܠܥܶܠ ܒܩܽܘܫܬܳܐ ܢܚܶܬ ܠܶܗ ܩܽܘܫܬܳܐ ܠܟܰܪܣܳܐ ܢܦܰܩ ܓܰܠܓܠܳܗܿ ܠܛܽܘܥܝܰܝ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܩܰܦܠܳܗܿ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܠ 20 ܠܳܐ ܓܶܝܪ ܣܰܝܒܰܪ ܚܰܢܳܢܳܐ ܕܰܚܙܳܐ ܕܰܣܓܽܘܗܿ ܠܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ ܟܰܕ ܢܳܚܶܬ ܠܒܰܛܢܳܐ ܦܰܬܚܳܗܿ ܩܰܠܺܝܠ ܠܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ ܟܰܕ ܢܳܦܶܩ ܕܪܺܫܳܗܿ ܘܡܺܝܠܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܩܒܰܥ ܒܳܗܿ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܫܰܝܢܳܗܿ ܕܐܽܘܪܚܳܟ ܠ 21 ܠܰܢܒܺܝ̈ܶܐ ܓܒܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܢܩܰܠܘ ܐܽܘܪܚܳܐ ܠܥܰܡܳܐ ܠܰܫ̈ܠܺܝܚܶܐ ܫܠܰܚ ܗܘܳܐ ܫܒܺܝܠܳܐ ܫܰܦܺܝܘ ܠܥܰܡ̈ܡܶܐ ܒܗܶܬ ܬܽܘܩ̈ܠܳܬܶܗ ܕܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܕܰܢܩܰܠܘ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ ܡܚܺܝ̈ܠܶܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܦܫܰܛ ܫܒܺܝ̈ܠܰܢ ܡ 22 ܡܰܣܡܶܝܢ ܗܘܰܘ ܓܠܺܝ̈ܦܶܐ ܠܰܓܠܽܘܦܰܝܗܽܘܢ ܒܟܶܣܝܳܐ ܓܠܰܦܘ ܥܰܝܢܳܐ ܠܟܺܐܦܳܐ ܘܥܰܘܰܪܘ ܥܰܝܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܢܰܦܫܳܐ
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The stars bowed down, and the Lord of all was delivered. Blessed is he who came down to the birth, and her worship to him for the prostration. Blessed is he who from all bowed down. 16 He knew all, he saw that he bowed down to the idols. He put on a body made, that by means of it he might hunt the hunter. By means of a made body, he hunted the creator of the hunt. Blessed is he who was fashioned and hunted. 17 He knew the evil one, that he would be pure among the bright ones, blind. With deceits he corrupts, by means of gold he makes poor. With the engraved of the engraver, he made the heart of stone into a heart for him. Blessed is he who came to soften it. 18 Stones engraved, and he set up that by them the blind might stumble. They did not place eyes on the path, that by them the blind might stumble. They darkened the eyes of the gods, that by them the open might stumble. Blessed is he who spread out the terrors. 19 Error spread her wings, which cover everything, so that the blind might not be able to see from it and go up in truth. Truth came down to the womb, and brought out her wheel for the erring. Blessed is he who folded it up at his birth. 20 For the sinner did not endure, when he saw that the path was blocked for him. When she descended to the belly, she opened it a little for the path. When he came out, her head and his words he fixed in her. Blessed is he who paved your path. 21 For the prophets he chose, and the path was light for the people. For the apostles he sent, and the way was smooth for the nations. The weights of the evil one, which were light, became heavy for the weak. Blessed is he who spread out the ways. 22 The engravers were making their engravings heard in secret. They engraved a sign on the stone, and blinded the signs of the soul.
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ܬܰܘܕܺܝ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܕܰܦܬܰܚ ܚ̈ܰܙܳܝܶܐ ܣ̈ܡܰܝܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܰܬܩܶܢ ܚܙܳܬܳܐ ܢܢ 23 ܢܶܩܒ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܢܰܘ̈ܕܝܳܢ ܠܗܳܝ ܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܕܟܺܝܬܳܐ ܕܰܒܚܰܘܳܐ ܐܶܡܗܶܝܢ ܣܰܓܺܝ ܗܘܳܐ ܟܽܘܐܳܪܗܶܝܢ ܗܳܐ ܒܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܚܳܬܗܶܝܢ ܝܺܪܶܒ ܢܶܨܚܳܢܗܶܝܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܰܕܢܰܚ ܡܶܢܗܶܝܢ ܢܢ 24 ܢܰܘܕܽܘܢ ܥܰܡ̈ܡܶܐ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܕܰܩܢܰܘ ܥܰܝ̈ܢܶܐ ܕܢܶܚܙܽܘܢ ܕܰܢܦܰܨ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܚܰܡܪܗܽܘܢ ܘܰܚܙܰܘ ܫܶܦܠܳܐ ܕܢܰܦܫܗܽܘܢ ܗܶܢܽܘܢ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܕܳܝܢܺܝܢ ܘܠܰܕܦܰܨܺܝ ܐܶܢܽܘܢ ܣܳܓܕܺܝܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܐܰܠܶܦ ܬܘܳܬܳܐ ܣ 25 ܣܶܓܕܬܶܗ ܒܰܕܪܰܬ ܐܢܳܫܽܘܬܳܐ ܒܟܽܠܕܽܘܟ ܠܰܣܓܺܝܕܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܒܥܳܬ ܕܰܬܩܰܪܶܒ ܠܶܗ ܣܶܓܕܬܳܐ ܠܳܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܣܰܝܒܰܪܘ ܣܓܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܡܶܢ ܣܳܓܽܘܕ̈ܶܐ ܕܛܳܥܶܝܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܰܢܚܶܬ ܘܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܣ 26 ܣܓܶܕ ܠܳܟ ܕܰܗܒܳܐ ܕܨܰܝܳܪ̈ܶܐ ܕܰܠܙܶܕܩ̈ܳܬܳܐ ܢܓܰܕܬܳܝܗܝ ܕܰܒܛܺܝܠ ܗܘܳܐ ܒܡ̈ܺܝܬܶܐ ܡܶܢ ܚܽܘܫܚܳܐ ܕܚ̈ܰܝܶܐ ܪܗܶܛ ܠܶܗ ܠܰܓܠܽܘܣܩܡܳܟ ܐܰܝܟܰܢ ܕܰܪܗܶܛ ܠܐܽܘܪܝܳܟ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܪܚܶܡܬܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܣ 27 ܣܓܶܕܬܝ ܠܶܗ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܠܒܽܘܢܬܳܐ ܕܫܰܡܫܰܬ ܠܫܺܐܕ̈ܶܐ ܟܡܺܝܪܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܒܥܶܛܪܳܗܿ ܕܨܳܬܝ ܕܰܚܙܳܬܝ ܠܡܳܪܳܗܿ ܚܠܳܦ ܦܺܝܪܡܳܐ ܕܛܽܘܥܝܰܝ ܩܕܳܡ ܐܰܠܳܗܳܐ ܩܰܪܒܽܘܗܝ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܕܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܣ 28 ܣܓܶܕ ܠܳܟ ܡܽܘܪܳܐ ܚܠܰܦܽܘܗܝ ܘܰܚܠܳܦ ܒܶܣ̈ܡܶܐ ܐܚܝܳܢܰܘܗܝ ܓܠܺܝ̈ܦܶܐ ܢܕܺܝ̈ܕܶܐ ܐܶܢܕܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܡܶܫܚܳܢܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܡܫܰܚܘ ܗܘܰܘ [ܒܳܟ ܗܶܪ̈ܽܘܡܶܐ ܒܣܶܡܘ ܒܡܶܫܚܳܐ ܕܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܡܫܰܚܬܳܟ] ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܪܺܝܚܳܟ ܕܐܰܒܣܡܰܢ ܣ 29 ܣܓܶܕ ܠܳܟ ܕܰܗܒܳܐ ܕܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܟܰܕ ܩܰܪܒܽܘܗܝ ܡܓܽܘ̈ܫܶܐ ܕܒܰܢܣܺܝܟܳܐ ܐܶܣܬܓܶܕ ܝܰܗܒܳܗܿ ܠܳܟ ܣܶܓܕܬܳܐ ܥܰܡ ܣܳܓܽܘܕܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܣܓܶܕ ܠܳܟ ܐܰܘܕܺܝ ܕܐܰܢܬ ܗܽܘ ܣܓܺܝܕܳܐ
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Praise to your birth, which opened the eyes of the heavens. Blessed is he who bent down the vision. 23 The footprints praised that pure Mary, that through her the mother of the Son greatly increased. Behold, in Mary, her sister, the laughter of the Son grew. Blessed is he who laughed from her. 24 The peoples praised your birth, which silenced the eyes of the idols, that he broke their wine, and they saw the lowliness of themselves. They bowed to their judge, and to the breakers they bowed, worshipping. Blessed is he who taught prostration. 25 His prostration in the courtyard of the palace, in your childhood, did not require the worshipper to approach him with prostration. Nor did the worshippers endure from the worshippers of error. Blessed is he who descended and was worshipped. 26 The gold of the magi worshipped you, which for righteousness had been gathered, which was nullified among the dead from the darkness of life. It ran to your incarnation, as it ran to your light. Blessed is he whose creation loved. 27 My prostration to him, to your birth, to the virgin who served demons, she was mournful in her crown, which she cast down when she saw her Lord. Instead of the incense of the erring, they offered him before God. Blessed is he, your birth, who was worshipped. 28 The myrrh worshipped you in its place, and instead of the spices, his brothers, the engraved and the beloved, his hands, whose ointments anointed. [In you, the perfumes were fragrant in the oil of Mary, your anointing.] Blessed is he whose fragrance perfumed. 29 The gold worshipped you when the magi offered it, that in the vessel it worshipped, giving you prostration. With his worshippers, he worshipped you, confessing that you are the worshipped one.
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ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܰܬܒܰܥ ܣܶܓܕܬܶܗ ܥ 30 ܥܪܰܩ ܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܘܚܰܝܠܰܘ̈ܗܝ ܕܕܳܐܶܨ ܗܘܳܐ ܒܬܺܐܒܶܝܠ ܒܪܰܘܡܳܐ ܥܶܓܠܳܐ ܕܒܰܚܘ ܠܶܗ ܒܓܰܢ̈ܶܐ ܬܰܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܢܟܰܣܘ ܠܶܗ [ܒܰܠܥܳܗܿ ܠܟܽܠܳܗܿ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܡܠܳܐ ܟܰܪܣܶܗ ܬܒܳܪܳܐ] ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܶܬܳܐ ܘܣܰܪܩܶܗ ܥ 31 ܥܠܰܘܗܝ ܡܳܪܰܢ ܐܶܡܰܪ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܡܶܢ ܫܡܰܝܳܐ ܢܦܰܠ ܗܘܳܐ ܢܽܘܪܒܶܗ ܗܘܳܐ ܢܕܺܝܕܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܪܰܒܽܘܬܶܗ ܢܦܰܠ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܳܫܬܶܗ ܪܶܓܠܳܐ ܕܡܰܪܝܰܡ ܕܰܡܚܳܐ ܠܚܰܘܳܐ ܒܥܶܩܒܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܫܰܦܠܶܗ ܦ 32 ܦܳܗܶܝܢ ܗܘܰܘ ܒܟܽܠܕܽܘܟ ܟܰܠܕ̈ܳܝܶܐ ܘܡܰܛܥܶܝܢ ܒܠܺܝܠܺܝܢ ܗܘܰܘ ܒܬܺܒܶܝܠ ܟܳܪ̈ܽܘܙܶܝܗܿ ܕܛܽܘܥܝܰܝ ܐܶܫܬܰܬܰܩܘ ܕܐܶܙܕܟܺܝܘ ܒܟܳܪ̈ܽܘܙܰܘܗܝ ܕܩܽܘܫܬܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܕܐܶܬܟܪܶܙ ܦ33 ܦܶܪܣܰܬ ܗܘܳܬ ܚܛܺܝܬܳܐ ܡܨܺܝܕ̈ܳܬܳܗܿ ܠܨܰܝܕܳܐ ܬܰܘܕܺܝ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܕܨܰܪܺܝ ܡܨܺܝܕ̈ܳܬܳܗܿ ܕܛܽܘܥܝܰܝ ܦܶܪܚܰܬ ܢܰܦܫܳܐ ܠܪܰܘܡܳܐ ܕܨܳܝܕܳܐ ܗܘܳܬ ܒܥܽܘܡܩܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܕܓܶܦܳܐ ܐܰܩܢܝܰܢ ܨ 34 ܨܶܒܝܳܢܶܗ ܡܨܶܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܕܐܳܦ ܒܰܩܛܺܝܪܳܐ ܕܢܰܥܕܶܐ ܕܠܳܐ ܗܘܳܐ ܩܛܺܝܪܳܐ ܚܰܝܒܰܢ ܠܰܘ ܒܰܩܛܺܝܪܳܐ ܙܰܟܝܰܢ ܒܺܝܫܳܐ ܒܫܶܕܠܳܐ ܫܰܥܒܕܰܢ ܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܫܕܰܠ ܐܰܚܝܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܶܬܦܪܶܣ ܐܰܚܝܰܢ ܩ 35 ܩܒ̈ܰܠܝ ܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܕܐܶܣܬܶܓܕ̈ܝ ܚܪܽܘܪ̈ܶܐ ܒܫܶܬܩܳܐ ܫ̈ܐܶܠܝ ܗܘܰܝ̈ ܡܚܰܪܰܪ ܟܽܠ ܫܡܰܥ ܗܘܳܐ ܘܰܕܠܳܐ ܣܰܝܒܰܪ ܢܚܶܬ ܠܶܗ ܠܰܒܫܶܗ ܠܥܰܒܕܳܐ ܒܟܰܪܣܳܐ ܢܦܰܩ ܚܰܪܰܪ ܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܶܬܬܰܓܰܪ ܒܪܺܝܬܶܗ ܪ 36 ܪܬܰܚܘ ܪ̈ܰܚܡܶܐ ܒܪܰܘܡܳܐ ܒܩܳܠ ܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܕܳܒ̈ܓܳܢ ܓܰܒܪܺܝܐܝܠ ܐܶܫܬܠܰܚ ܐܶܬܳܐ ܣܰܒܰܪ ܒܰܛܢܳܟ ܟܰܕ ܡܛܰܝܬ ܠܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܣܰܒܰܪܘ ܡܰܦܩܳܟ ܒܪܺܝܟܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܟܽܠ ܣܶܓܕܬܳܟ ܪ 37 ܪܰܒܳܐ ܗ̱ܝ ܓܶܝܪ ܚܰܕܽܘܬܳܐ ܕܝܰܠܕܳܐ ܡܶܢ ܒܰܛܢܳܐ
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Blessed is he who followed his worship; the evil one fled, and his hosts, who had lurked in the world; in the height, the calf which they had fattened in the mangers, they covered him; [the whole creation filled his belly with fodder]. Blessed is he who came and emptied him. Upon him the Lord said that from the heavens he fell; his nearness was known, from his greatness he fell; the foot of Mary, which struck the serpent in its heel. Blessed is he who through his birth humbled him. The Chaldeans were perplexed in your birth, and the magi; the heralds of error were in confusion in the world; they were silenced, that they might be purified by the heralds of truth. Blessed is the birth that was proclaimed. Sin spread her nets for the hunt; thanks to your birth, which tore the nets of error; she flew, the soul, to the height, but she was hunting in the depth. Blessed is he who made the wing grow. His will was able, even in the narrow place of the times; it was not a narrow place that condemned him, but in the narrow place he conquered; the evil one enslaved by deceit, your birth cast down and raised up. Blessed is he who was spread and raised up. The receptacles of the creatures, which were hardened, asked in silence for sparks; the freer of all heard, and without delay he descended; he put on the garment of a servant in the womb, and went out, freeing the creation. Blessed is he who traded with his creation. Wombs boiled in the height at the voice of the creatures of the abyss; Gabriel was sent, he came, he announced your baptism; when you reached the birth, the watchers announced your departure. Blessed is your worship from all. Great indeed is the joy of the birth from the baptism.
dsc-570:6 · narrativehigh
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ܐܳܦ ܚܰܕ ܗܽܘ ܡܰܠܰܐܟܳܐ ܣܰܒܪܶܗ ܠܰܢ ܒܰܛܢܳܟ ܒܚܰܕܽܘܬܶܗ ܕܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܟܶܢ̈ܫܶܐ ܕܥܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܣܰܒܰܪܽܘܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܣܽܘܒܳܪܳܟ ܒܝܰܘܡܳܟ ܫ 38 ܫܽܘܒܚܳܐ ܘܐܳܦ ܐܶܢܳܐ ܒܝܰܘܡܳܟ ܐܶܩܰܪܶܒ ܠܳܟ ܣܓܺܝܕܳܐ ܣܰܒ ܡܶܢ ܦܺܐܪܳܐ ܕܐܺܝܬ ܠܺܝ ܘܗܰܒ ܠܺܝ ܚܢܳܢܳܐ ܕܐܺܝܬ ܠܳܟ ܕܐܶܢ ܕܺܝܠܝ ܒܺܝܫܽܘܬܝ ܝܰܗܒܰܬ ܟܡܳܐ ܬܶܬܶܠ ܐܰܢܬ ܕܛܳܒܳܐ ܐܰܢܬ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܗܽܘ ܥܽܘܬܪܳܟ ܒܰܥܒܳܕܳܟ ܬ 39 ܬܰܪ̈ܬܰܝܗܶܝܢ ܕܫܶܐܠܶܬ ܒܶܗ ܗܽܘ ܒܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܗܘ̈ܰܝ ܠܰܢ ܠܦܰܓܪܳܐ ܓܰܠܝܳܐ ܠܒܶܫܬܳܝܗܝ ܚܰܝܠܳܟ ܟܰܣܝܳܐ ܢܰܠܒܫܰܢ ܗܘܳܐ ܦܰܓܪܰܢ ܠܒܽܘܫܳܟ ܗܘܳܬ ܪܽܘܚܳܟ ܐܶܣܛܠܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܐܶܨܛܒܬ ܘܨܰܒܶܬܳܢ ܬ 40 ܬܗܰܪ ܥܽܘܡܩܳܐ ܘܪܰܘܡܳܐ ܕܝܰܠܕܳܟ ܟܒܰܫ ܡܪ̈ܺܝܕܶܐ ܕܰܗܡܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܝܰܗܒܰܢ ܠܳܟ ܦܰܪܩܠܺܝܛܳܐ ܝܰܗܒܰܬ ܠܰܢ ܕܰܣܠܶܩܘ ܡܶܢܰܢ ܗܡܺܝܪ̈ܶܐ ܪܰܒ ܚܰܝܠܳܐ ܢܚܶܬ ܠܰܢ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܕܰܫܩܰܠ ܘܫܰܕܰܪ ܬ 41 ܬܰܘ ܦܽܘܡ̈ܶܐ ܟܽܠܟܽܘܢ ܐܰܫܘܰܘ ܘܰܗܘܰܘ ܒܛܽܘܦܣܳܐ ܕܡܰܝ̈ܳܐ ܘܓܽܘ̈ܒܶܐ ܕܩ̈ܳܠܶܐ ܬܺܐܬܶܐ ܪܽܘܚܳܐ ܕܩܽܘܕܫܳܐ ܬܶܙܡܰܪ ܫܽܘܒܚܳܐ ܒܟܽܠܶܗ ܠܐܰܒܳܐ ܕܦܰܪܩܰܢ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ ܒܪܺܝܟ ܡܶܢ ܟܽܠ ܒܝܰܠܕܶܗ
English
Also one angel announced to your belly the conception of your Son; the hosts of the watchers announced it in his joy. Blessed is your patience on your day. Praise and also a sign on your day approached you, the worshiper. Take from me the fruit that I have, and give me the forgiveness that you have. If I, in my wickedness, gave what is mine, how much will you give, who are good? Blessed is your wealth in your deed. Both of the things you asked for in your Son became yours. For the revealed body, your hidden power clothed itself in its garments; your body became your clothing, your spirit became your stole. Blessed is he who was adorned and adorned. The depth and height of your Son subdued the rebels. The dumb gave you a Paraclete; you gave the dumb a Paraclete, so that the dumb might ascend from you; the great power descended to you. Blessed is he who took and sent. Come, all mouths, be silent and be in silence, like waters and cisterns of voices, that the Spirit of holiness may come and sing praise to the Father who redeemed through his Son. Blessed is he who is from all through his Son.
Citation. Tergwame, “Nativity 22”, dsc-570:1, machine-draft, 2026. https://naxiai.com/christian/works/dsc-570#s1
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