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AP.02.12 HARRAK

Chaldean Monastery of Our Lady of Seeds, gate of the church, inner courtyard , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1861 on the basis of the inscription in the Holy of Holies (AP.02.13)
Language
Syriac
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ܗܫܐnowadverb ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܕܝܣܪܝܠof Israelproper-noun ܢܬܗܝܡܢlet be confirmedverbroot ܗܡܢ ܦܬܓܡܟ.your wordnounroot ܦܬܓܡ ܡܛܠbecauseconjunctionalso on account ofroot ܡܛܠ ܕܫܪܝܪܐܝܬtruly/indeedadverbroot ܫܪ ܝܬܒdwellsverbroot ܝܬܒ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ.the earthnounroot ܐܪܥ ܗܐhereparticlealso behold ܫܡܝܐheavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܫܡܝ̈ ܫܡܝܐheavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܡܣܝܒܪܝܢcan containverbroot ܣܒܪ ܠܟ.to youpronoun ܠܐnonegationalso notroot ܠܐ ܟܢthen/thusadverb ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܒܢܝܬ:that I builtverbroot ܒܢܐ ܕܢܗܘ̈ܝܢ ܥܝܢܝ̈ܟ ܦܬܝ̈ܚܢ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܒܝܬܐthe housenounroot ܒܝܬ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܒܐܝܡܡܐby daynounroot ܐܝܡm ܘܒܠܠܝܐand by nightnounroot ܠܝܠ ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܐܡܪܬwhich I indicatedverbroot ܐܡܪ ܕܢܗܘܐthat there beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܫܡܝmy namenounroot ܫܡ ܬܡܢeightadjectiveroot ܬܡܢ ܠܡܫܡܥto listenverbroot ܫܡܥ ܨܠܘܬܐthe prayernounroot ܨܠܐ ܕܡܨܠܝܢ ܩܕܡܝܟbefore youprepositionroot ܩܕܡ ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܗܢܐ:this (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ
ܘܟܕand whenconjunction ܢܬܟܠܘܢis shut upverbroot ܟܠܐ ܫܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܡܛܪܐrainnounroot ܡܛܪ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܕܚܛܘbecause they sinnedverbroot ܚܛܐ ܠܟto youpronoun ܘܟܦܢܐand faminenounroot ܟܦܢ ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܢܗܘܐmay he beverbroot ܗܘܐ ܒܐܪܥܐon earthnounroot ܐܪܥ ܘܡܘܬܢܐand pestilencenounroot ܡܘܬ ܘܫܘܩܦܐand afflictionnounroot ܫܩܦ ܘܝܪܩܢܐand drought/blightnounroot ܝܪܩ ܘܩܡܨܐand locustsnounroot ܩܡܨ ܘܙܚܠܐand flying locustsnounroot ܙܚܠ ܘܟܠand everyonenounroot ܟܠ ܟܘܪܗܢdiseasenounroot ܟܪܗ ܘܡܚ̈ܘܢ ܘܟܕand whenconjunction ܢܚܛܘܢthey sinverbroot ܚܛܐ ܠܟto youpronoun ܘܢܨܠܘܢand they prayverbroot ܨܠܐ ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܘܐܢ̄ܬ ܬܫܡܥ::hearverbroot ܫܡܥ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

(1A) Now, O Lord God of Israel, let your word be confirmed—for indeed God dwells on the earth. Lo! Heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain you! How then this house which I have built? May your eyes be open over this house (1B) day and night, in the place of which you said, ‘My name shall be there’, to heed the prayer of those who pray before you in this place. (1C) When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain because they have sinned against you, and when there is famine in the land, and pestilence, affliction, drought, locusts, flying locusts, and all diseases and tribulations, for they have sinned against you, when they pray here then hear (them).
(2A) In you, O Church, the (following) word was made deed and was fulfilled: “God is inside her and she shall not shake on account of evil doings!” The eternal covenant that he established for you will be a sign that the bars of Hell will not overcome you with fears. The prevailing Rock (2B) that cannot be shattered by difficulties, may it be the perseverance and strength of your children in faith. Let peace (2Ca) and calm (2Bb) increase in all your quarters, (2Cb) and let all blessings and all joys come upon you. May those who come to you be granted all (their) requests, and at the end of their course, may their share be in the church of the first-born ones.

Location Detail Gate of the church, inner courtyard.
Dimensions 3m x 2.20m
Poetic Metre Dodecasyllabic (12 × 12 syllables)
Prayer Prayer of those who pray in this place
Churches & Shrines Named After The Church addressed in inscription
Literature Biblical quotations (1 Kings 8; Mt 16:18)
Architecture Marble gate of the church
Buildings (Administrative) House which I have built
Diseases Pestilence, affliction, drought, locusts, diseases and tribulations
Harrak 2010, p.509-511; Vosté 1930, #36, Ḥaddād 1977, p. 227ff.
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