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1 Meqabyan (Ethiopian) 1 Ge'ez original · 28 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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1:1
ááá ᥠá„á„áČ áĄ áá”á ᥠáșá©á»ááłá ᥠááłáá ᥠáá„áȘá ᥠááá”áá«á
ᥠá á„áá ᥠá áá«áČá ᥠáá áœáá ᥠá᫠ᥠááłáᰠᥠá„áŽá áą
There was a man whose name was Tseerutsaydan, a lover of evil, who exalted himself in the multitude of his horses and in the strength of the army that was under his hand.
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1:2
áአᥠá„áá
ᥠá áááᰠᥠáŁááłá” ᥠá„á ᥠáá°áᔠᥠáá ᥠáá«áááźá ᥠááá áá ᥠáá ᥠáááᰠᥠáááá° áą
He had many gods, idols, to whom he bowed down and which he served, and to whom he offered sacrifices by day and by night.
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1:3
áááá”á ᥠááá„á±á° ᥠá áá ᰠᥠáᥠᥠášá ᥠá„ááᱠᥠáááá„á ᥠááá ᥠááœááá áą
In the folly of his heart it seemed to him that it was they who gave him power and strength.
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1:4
áááá„á ᥠáá„ááᰠᥠááá ᥠáá ááááČá áą
He continually offered sacrifice to his gods.
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1:5
áááČ áĄ ááá”á ᥠášá ᥠá„ááᱠᥠááá„á ᥠá„ááŁá ᥠá áá”ᰠᥠáá„áá ᥠááá ᥠá”á ᥠáá°áááš áą
And further it seemed to him that they gave him authority in battle and in everything that he desired.
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1:6
ááá áá ᥠááá ᥠáááᰠᥠáááá° áą
And he himself offered sacrifice by day and by night.
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1:7
áá€á ᥠáááá ᥠáááᰠᥠá áááá” áą
And he appointed priests over them to serve the idols.
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1:8
áá„ááá±á° ᥠá«áá”á ᥠáááááá ᥠášá ᥠááá áá ᥠá ááááČá ᥠáááᰠᥠáááᰠᥠááá áá ᥠáááá ᥠá„ááá„áČ áĄ áá„ááᰠᥠáá©á°á” áą
But those priests pretended, and told him that his gods ate by day and by night, while they themselves ate of that defiled sacrifice.
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1:9
áááČ áĄ á«áá„᩠ᥠášá ᥠáá„á ᥠááá„áá ᥠá«ááá ᥠášááá ᥠáá«áá ᥠááČ áĄ áá áá ᥠáááá ᥠáá«áá„᩠ᥠá«ááá ᥠášá ᥠááĄá ᥠá«ááá ᥠášáá áą
And further they would urge others like themselves to sacrifice and to eat; and again they would compel still others to sacrifice in the same way.
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1:10
áá„á±á° ᥠáá”á áá ᥠá áŁáᱠᥠáá áአᥠáŁáá áą
And he himself trusted in his idol, which has no profit at all.
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1:11
áááá”á ᥠášá ᥠá„ááᱠᥠááá áá ᥠá ášá ᥠá„ááᱠᥠááČá”áá ᥠáá«ááá„á ᥠá áášá° ᥠáᥠᥠáá áá
áłá° ᥠá á„ááźá± ᥠá„á”á ᥠááᥠᥠá á០ᥠá°ááŁá ᥠášá ᥠáąá«á„áá ᥠá ááᚠᥠááá ០ᥠááá„០ᥠááŁášáź ᥠá„ááá ᥠáąááá ᥠáąáá„ᱠᥠááąá„áá á ᥠášá ᥠááá ᥠáá”áá ᥠáá”ᰠᥠá”áá ᥠááá”á°ášá ᥠáá”áá ᥠáááá ᥠááá”á ᥠá„á ᥠá°ááźá ᥠá áááᰠᥠá„áá ᥠáąáźá ᥠá áááá° áą
In the blindness of his heart and the scarcity of his understanding it seemed to him that they had created him, that they nourished him and made him king; for Satan had blinded his heart so that he might not know the God who created him and made him and established him out of nothingness, neither he nor his own, so that he might go with Satan into judgment and be condemned with him forever, together with those whom he called gods, though they were not gods.
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1:12
áááá”á ᥠáá°áááá ᥠáááłáá„á”á ᥠáá„áá„á ᥠáąáźá ᥠáá«áá áą
And it is fitting to call them dead, for they were never alive at any time.
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1:13
áá á„áá°á° ᥠá„á ᥠáá”á áááá ᥠá„á ᥠááᔠᥠááá ᥠá°áá ᥠá„áá ᥠá„ááá«á ᥠá„á”á ᥠáá áá ᥠáááᰠᥠá°ááŁá ᥠáá«á”áá¶á ᥠáá”ᰠᥠáá„ᱠᥠáá”á ᥠáŁáá¶á ᥠááá”ááŁááźá ᥠá ášá ᥠáá”áᰠᥠááŠá ᥠáá«á”á°áá áźá ᥠá ášá ᥠááá± áą
And as for those who trust in them, the children of men whose understanding is like ashes: the spirit of Satan, which leads them astray, enters into that idol together with their image, and speaks with them according to the desire of their heart, and appears to them according to what they wish.
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1:14
áá¶á ᥠáá„᩠ᥠášá ᥠáážá ᥠáá ᥠááá᩠ᥠá«áá᩠ᥠáááá„᩠ᥠá„ááá±á ᥠááᶠᥠá„á”ᚠᥠááá„á ᥠá°ááá ᥠáá áááČáŠá ᥠáááœáĄ ᥠá„áášááŠá ᥠááááá ᥠá°á ᥠááčá ᥠá°á ᥠá°ááá ᥠáá áááČáá áą
And when they saw that what they had hoped for was fulfilled for them, they marvelled; and they too carried out his will, until they slaughtered their sons and their daughters who came forth from their womb, and poured out innocent blood, the blood of their sons and their daughters.
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1:15
ááąá«á°ááá
áá ᥠá„á”á ᥠá°ááŁá ᥠá á”á°á á á ᥠáá ᥠá ášá ᥠááá¶á ᥠáá ášá ᥠášá ᥠá«ááá¶á ᥠáá”áá ᥠáá”ᰠᥠá”áá ᥠáá á ᥠášá á ᥠáááá ᥠá„áᰠᥠá ááŁáČ áĄ ááá ᥠá„á”ᚠᥠáááá ᥠááá áą
And they were not horrified, for Satan had made it pleasant to them according to their evil desire, that he might bring them down with him into his own judgment, into the vision of Gehenna, where there is no escape, for ever and ever.
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1:16
áá„á±á° ᥠáșá©á»ááłá ᥠááĄá ᥠáá„ᱠᥠááŠá± ᥠá áááᔠᥠ%ᥠá á ááłáᰠᥠáŁáᰠᥠá2á á ááłá ᥠá áá”á” áą
Now that Tseerutsaydan was arrogant, and he had idols, some made in the likeness of males and some in the likeness of females.
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1:17
ááá”áá«á
ᥠá á„ááᱠᥠá ááááČá ᥠá áá ááŠá ᥠáŁáá ᥠááá”áᰠᥠá«ášá„áźá ᥠááá áá ᥠáá ᥠá áá ᥠáááá áą
And he boasted in those idols of his that had no profit, and all the more he honoured them and offered sacrifice to them evening and morning.
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1:18
ááá°á„á„á ᥠá«áá„áźá ᥠááĄá ᥠááááá ᥠáá áá ᥠá„ááá„áČ áĄ áá„ááᔠᥠáá©á°á” ᥠáááŁááłá ᥠá«áá„áźá ᥠášá ᥠáá„áá ᥠááá”áᰠᥠáá”áŽáá ᥠáá„áȘá” áą
He compelled the people to sacrifice, and he himself ate of that defiled sacrifice; and he compelled others also to eat, and all the more he gave himself over to wickedness.
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1:19
ááá„ᚠᥠáá ᥠáá ááááČá5á€á° ᥠá°á„០ᥠáá„áᔠᥠááááá ᥠááá ášá áą
And he made houses for his gods, cast of bronze and of iron and of lead.
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1:20
ááá áááá ᥠá ááá ᥠáá ᥠá„á©á ᥠááá„ᚠᥠáááŠáá„ᰠᥠáá°áŁá”ᚠᥠá ááᰠᥠáá°áᰠᥠá€á± áą
And he overlaid them with gold and with silver, and he made curtains and canopies around the courts of his house.
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1:21
áá€á ᥠá
ᚠᥠááá„ᰠᥠááá áá ᥠáá ᥠááážá„áá”
And he set keepers there, and he offered sacrifice to them every morning.
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1:22
áá ᥠáá„á±á° ᥠááá”á ᥠášá ᥠááá áá ᥠá ááááČá ᥠááááᰠᥠáááá ᥠ%á% ᥠááá ᥠá„á©á ᥠáááĄá ᥠá á
á„á ᥠá°ááłá áą
And it seemed to him that his gods ate; and he set before them dishes of food and wine, and bowls of silver filled with wheat kneaded with oil of sandalwood.
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1:23
ááá€áá ᥠááááᱠᥠááœáĄ ᥠáá„áá ᥠáá„áá ᥠá áááá”ᚠᥠá„áá ᥠááĄáᚠᥠááá°á”᩠ᥠá„áá”á ᥠáááá”ᚠᥠáá„á ᥠáąá ášáá ᥠá ááŽá ᥠá á ᥠáá áą
And he said to his priests, Draw near, give it to them; let my gods eat of my slaughtered offering and drink of all my food; and if it is not enough for them, I myself will add more for them.
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1:24
áá„áá ááČ áĄ áá„ááᔠᥠáá©á°á” ᥠá«áá„á ᥠá”á ᥠášá ᥠáá„áá ᥠááá”á°á© áą
And of that defiled sacrifice he compelled everyone to eat and to drink.
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1:25
ááá„á±á° ᥠá á„ášáš ᥠá”áááᱠᥠááá ᥠáá«á ᥠá„á ᥠá«á”á°áááč ᥠáá”ᰠᥠá”á ᥠáááá„á±ášá ᥠáááᥠᥠáá«á„á᩠ᥠá„áአᥠááąáá áᄠᥠáááąáá°áᔠᥠáá ᥠá«ááœáá ᥠááá°ááá ᥠá
á”áá ᥠá áá„áŁáᔠᥠáá á„áłá” ᥠááá áá„áá ᥠáá០ᥠáá«áááá ᥠá€á¶ ᥠá á„áłá” ᥠáá”á ᥠáአᥠášá ᥠááá„áá áą
And out of the evil of his thought he sent his troops to search throughout all his kingdom, that they might single out and find any who would not sacrifice nor bow down to them; such they would bring and condemn before him with the sword and with fire, and would plunder his goods, and burn his house with fire, and seize all that he had.
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1:26
áá±á ᥠá á ᥠá áá„០ᥠá”áᚠᥠáá”áááá„á ᥠáá ᚠᥠá áá០ᥠáá áá ᥠáá áááá”ᚠᥠá„á”á ᥠáá áᰠᥠááá«á ᥠá„ááᱠᥠáá áá©á¶á ᥠáá„᩠ᥠáȘá«á áą
And he said, Upon him too I will bring suffering and judgment, if he refuses the worship and sacrifice of my gods; for they are great and good, and in their goodness they have made all things.
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1:27
ááá ᩠ᥠá°áᚠᥠááá”ᚠᥠááŁáᚠᥠááąáš ᥠáááᚠᥠáááá ᥠáášááá„ᰠᥠááááłá° ᥠááááᰠᥠáá”á ᥠááá”ááᔠᥠááČáČᰠᥠáá á ᥠáááœáá„á áą
For they made the heaven and the earth and the great sea, and the sun and the moon and the stars, and the winds and the clouds, and everything that moves, for our food and for our fullness.
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1:28
áá„áᰠᥠáąá«ááááá ᥠáá”áŽáá ᥠá ááᚠᥠáá áááłá€ ᥠááąáááááá áą
But those who do not worship them shall be condemned with affliction and with tribulation, and they shall show them no mercy.
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