Ode XVI
As the work of the farmer is the plough, and the work of the pilot is the steering of the ship — so also my work is the psalm of the Lord.
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As the work of the farmer is the plough,
and the work of the pilot is the steering of the ship,
so also my work is the psalm of the Lord in his praises.
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My craft and my labour are in his praises,
because his love has nourished my heart,
and unto my lips his fruits were overflowing.
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For my love is the Lord —
therefore I shall sing to him.
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For I am strengthened in his praises,
and I have faith in him.
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I shall open my mouth, and his Spirit shall speak in me
the glory of the Lord and his beauty.
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The work of his hands,
and the labour of his fingers.
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The abundance of his mercies,
and the strength of his Word.
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For the Word of the Lord searches out what is unseen,
and examines his thought.
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For the eye sees his works,
and the ear hears his thought.
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He spread out the earth,
and set the waters in the sea.
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He stretched out the heavens,
and established the stars.
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He established creation and set it upright,
and he rested from his works.
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And created things run in their courses and do their works,
and they know not how to stand still or to cease.
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And the hosts are subject to his Word.
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The treasury of light is the sun,
and the treasury of darkness is the night.
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He made the sun for the day, that it might be bright,
but the night brings darkness upon the face of the earth.
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And their reception of one another —
they fulfil the beauty of God.
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And there is nothing outside of the Lord,
because he was before anything came to be.
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And the worlds came to be by his Word,
and by the thought of his heart.
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Glory and honour to his name. Hallelujah.
Colophon
Text: Odes of Solomon, Ode XVI
Source Language: Syriac
Source: Digital Syriac Corpus, Ode 16 (Codex Nitriensis)
Translation: New Tianmu Anglican Church (Good Works Translation, Syriac → English)
Scribe: Maryam, Syriac Translator Lineage, Life 10
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Source Text: ܛ݆ܫܲܚܳܬܳܐ ܕܵܫܠ݆ܝܡܴܘܢ — ܛ݆ܫܴܘܚܬܳܐ ܟܦ
1.
ܐܰܟܙܢܳܐ ܕܰܒܥܴܿܕܶܗ ܕܐܱܟܳܪܳܐ ܩܶܩܢܳܐ ܗ̱ܝܼ܆ ܘܰܥܒܴܿܕܶܗ ܕܩܽܘܒܰܪܢܺܝܛܰܐ ܓܪܳܪܳܗܿ
ܕܐܷܠܦܳܐ܆
ܗܳܟܰܢܳܐ ܐܳܦ ܥܒܿܳܕܝ ܡܰܙܡܽܘܪܰܐ ܗ̱ܘܼ ܕܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܒܬܶܫܒ̈ܚܳܬܶܗ.
2.
ܐܽܘܡܳܢܽܘܬܝ ܘܦܽܘܠܚܳܢܝ ܒܬܶܫܒ̈ܚܳܬܶܗ ܐܶܢܶܝܢ܆ ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕܚܽܘܒܶܗ ܬܰܪܣܺܝ ܠـܠܶܒܝ܆
ܘܰܥܕܰܡܳܐ ܠܣܶܦܘܴ̈ܬܝ ܓ݀ܳܣܶܐ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܦܺܐܪ̈ܰܘܗܝ.
3.
ܚܽܘܒܝ ܓܶܝܪ ܡܳܪܝܰܐ ܗ̱ܘܼ܆
ܡܶܛܽܠܗܳܢܳܐ ܐܶܙܡܰܪ ܠܶܗ.
4.
ܡܚܰܝܰܠ ܐ̱ܢܳܐ ܓܶܝܪ ܒܬܶܫܒ̈ܚܳܬܶܗ܆
ܘܗܰܝܡܳܢܽܘܬܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ ܠܺܝ ܒܶܗ.
5.
ܐܶܦܬܰܚ ܦܽܘܡܝ܆ ܘܰܬܡܰܠܶܠܝ ܒܺܝ ܪܽܘܚܶܗ܆
ܬܶܫܒܽܘܚܬܶܗ ܕܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܘܝܳܐܝܽܘܬܶܗ.
6.
ܥܒܴܿܕܳܐ ܕܺܐܝ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ܆
ܘܦܽܘܠܚܳܢܳܐ ܕܨܶܒ̈ܥܳܬܶܗ.
7.
ܠܣܽܘܓܳܐܐ ܕܪܱ̈ܚܡܰܘܗ̱ܝ܆
ܘܰܠܥܽܘܫܢܳܐ ܕܡܶܠܬܶܗ.
8.
ܡܶܠܬܶܗ ܓܶܝܪ ܕܡܳܪܝܳܐ ܒܳܨܿܝܳܐ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܕܠܴܐ ܡܶܬܚܙܶܐ܆
ܘܕܳܓܠܴܐ ܡܰܚܫܰܒܬܶܗ.
9.
ܚܿܳܙܝܳܐ ܓܶܝܪ ܥܰܝܢܳܐ ܥܒܴ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ܆
ܘܐܷܕܢܳܐ ܫܳܡܿܥܳܐ ܠܡܰܚܫܰܒܬܶܗ.
10.
ܗܽܘܼ ܐܰܦܬܺܝ ܠܰܐܪܥܳܐ܆
ܘܐܱܘܬܶܒ ܡܰܝܴ̈ܐ ܒܝܰܡܳܐ.
11.
ܡܬܰܚ ܫܡܰܝܳܐ܆
ܘܐܱܬܩܶܢ ܟܰܘ̈ܟܒܶܐ.
12.
ܘܐܱܬܩܶܢ ܠܰܒܪܺܝܬܳܐ ܘܰܐܩܺܝܡܳܗܿ܆
ܘܐܷܬܬܢܺܝܚ ܗ̱ܽܘܼ ܡܼܶܢ ܥܒܴ̈ܕܰܘܗ̱ܝ.
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ܘܒܶܪ̈ܝܳܬܳܐ ܒܪ̈ܰܗܛܰܝܗܶܝܢ ܪ̈ܳܗܛܳܢ܆ ܘܰܥܒܴ̈ܕܰܝܗܶܝܢ ܥܳܒ̈ܕܳܢ܆
ܘܠܴܐ ܝܳܕ̈ܥܳܢ ܠܰܡܩܳܡ ܘܰܠܡܶܒܛܰܠ.
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ܘܚܰܝ̈ܠܰܘܳܬܳܐ ܡܶܫܬܰܥܒܕܺܝܢ ܠܡܶܠܬܶܗ.
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ܣܺܝܡܬܳܐ ܕܢܽܘܗܪܳܐ ܫܶܡܫܰܐ ܗ̱ܘܼ܆
ܘܣܺܝܡܬܳܐ ܕܚܶܫܽܘܟܳܐ ܠܶܠܝܰܐ ܗ̱ܘܼ.
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ܥܒܼܰܕ ܕܶܝܢ ܫܶܡܫܳܐ ܠܝܰܘܡܳܐ ܕܢܶܗܘܶܐ ܢܰܗܺܝܪ܆
ܡܰܝܬܶܐ ܕܶܝܢ ܠܚܶܫܽܘܟܳܐ ܠܶܠܝܳܐ ܥܰܠ ܐܰܦܶܝ̈ܗܿ ܕܰܐܪܥܳܐ.
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ܘܩܽܘܒܳܠܗܽܘܢ ܕܚܰܕ ܡܼܶܢ ܚܰܕ܆
ܝܳܐܝܽܘܬܶܗ ܕܰܐܠܳܗܳܐ ܡܡܰܠܶܝܢ.
18.
ܘܠܰܝܬ ܡܶܕܶܡ ܕܰܠܒܰܪ ܡܼܶܢ ܡܳܪܝܳܐ܆
ܡܶܛܽܠ ܕܗܽܘܼ ܐܺܝܬܰܘܗ̱ܝ ܗ̱ܘܳܐ ܡܼܶܢ ܩܕܳܡ ܟܽܠ ܢܶܗܘܶܐ.
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ܘܥܳܠ̈ܡܶܐ ܒܡܶܠܬܶܗ ܗܘܰܘ܆
ܘܰܒܡܰܚܫܰܒܬܳܐ ܕܠܶܒܶܗ.
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ܬܶܫܒܽܘܚܬܳܐ ܘܐܺܝܩܳܪܳܐ ܠܰܫܡܶܗ. ܗܰܠܶܠܘܽܝܰܐ.
Source Colophon
Text: ܛ݆ܫܲܚܳܬܳܐ ܕܵܫܠ݆ܝܡܴܘܢ, Ode XVI
Source: Digital Syriac Corpus (Codex Nitriensis)
Language: Syriac (Classical)
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