Alqosh: The Bad Son

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0:00	ġðă-ḥukkɛ̀θaˈ mən ʾàlqušˈ ʾíba ḥăxə̀mθaˈ mmaḥkéla ṭălóxu ʾăxonòxuˈ săʿíd šamàya.ˈ ġðă-ḥukkɛ̀θaˈ mən ʾàlqušˈ ʾíba ḥăxə̀mθaˈ mmaḥkéla ṭălóxu ʾăxonòxuˈ săʿíd šamàya.ˈ	A story from Alqosh which has a moral, which will be told to you by Sa'id Shamaya.
	ʾə́θwa xằ-babaˈ ʾu ʾə́θwalə xă-bróna ʿăzìza.ˈ máqad mjŭrə́blə də-mdabéṛə b-dŭbàṛə ṭawə!ˈ ʾə́θwa xằ-babaˈ ʾu ʾə́θwalə xă-bróna ʿăzìza.ˈ máqad mjŭrə́blə də-mdabéṛə b-dŭbàṛə ṭawə!ˈ	There was a father and he had an only son. How hard he tried to bring him up in good discipline!
	brònaˈ … lắ-wewa də́x də-bʾelə bàbəḥ.ˈ rxə́šlə b-ʾurxáθa plìmə.ˈ brònaˈ … lắ-wewa də́x də-bʾelə bàbəḥ.ˈ rxə́šlə b-ʾurxáθa plìmə.ˈ	(But) his son was not as his father wished. He followed crooked ways.
	má-qad kəmnaṣə̀ḥlə.ˈ ʾu kəmʾamèrə.ˈ lắ-šmelə qaləd-babəḥ.ˈ má-qad kəmnaṣə̀ḥlə.ˈ ʾu kəmʾamèrə.ˈ lắ-šmelə qaləd-babəḥ.ˈ	How often he advised him and spoke to him! (But) he did not heed his father.
	ʾu p-xàrθa,ˈ npə́qlə m-bɛ̀θəḥ,ˈ ʾrə̀qlə,ˈ ʾu bábəḥ bimara ṭàləḥ:ˈ bròni,ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ ʾu p-xàrθa,ˈ npə́qlə m-bɛ̀θəḥ,ˈ ʾrə̀qlə,ˈ ʾu bábəḥ bimara ṭàləḥ:ˈ bròni,ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ	Finally he left his home, ran away, his father telling him, 'Son, you will never be a human being {somebody}'.
	ʾu zə̀lləˈ … l -ʾáθṛa răḥùqa,ˈ ʾu fə́tlə zòna,ˈ ʾu yə́mma bimára ta bàba:ˈ xzi má brelə mə-brònux!ˈ ʾu zə̀lləˈ … l -ʾáθṛa răḥùqa,ˈ ʾu fə́tlə zòna,ˈ ʾu yə́mma bimára ta bàba:ˈ xzi má brelə mə-brònux!ˈ	He went to a far-away place. Time passed and his mother (was) saying to the father, 'Find out what became of your son!'
	ʾu bàba ḥə̀nnə ləbbəḥ,ˈ ʾu qə̀mləˈ bəjyála l-brònəḥˈ wə́l də-mṭélə lə-ġðằ-mðitaˈ ʾu šmèləˈ d-ilə brónəḥ b-ɛ-mðìta.ˈ ʾu bàba ḥə̀nnə ləbbəḥ,ˈ ʾu qə̀mləˈ bəjyála l-brònəḥˈ wə́l də-mṭélə lə-ġðằ-mðitaˈ ʾu šmèləˈ d-ilə brónəḥ b-ɛ-mðìta.ˈ	The father relented and he started to search for his son, until he reached a town and heard that his son was in that town.
	ʾan də-wɛ́wa … hurrā́s b-ʾɛ́-mðita kəmʾarɛ̀lə.ˈ mán-iwət ʾàyət?ˈ kud-ilə nəxràya.ˈ ʾan də-wɛ́wa … hurrā́s b-ʾɛ́-mðita kəmʾarɛ̀lə.ˈ mán-iwət ʾàyət?ˈ kud-ilə nəxràya.ˈ	Those who were guards in that town apprehended him (asking him), 'Who are you?'- as he was a stranger.
	ʾu zə́llɛ mérɛ ta … wăzìra.ˈ ʾu ʾó-wăzira brònəḥ-wewa.ˈ ʾu zə́llɛ mérɛ ta … wăzìra.ˈ ʾu ʾó-wăzira brònəḥ-wewa.ˈ	And they went and told the mayor. Now, that mayor was his son!
	mérɛ ṭàləḥ:ˈ ʾiθ xā́ʾ nəxràya;ˈ hàdax-ilə,ˈ hàdax-ilə šə̀mməḥˈ w-(h)ádax-ilə šə̀kləḥ.ˈ mérɛ ṭàləḥ:ˈ ʾiθ xā́ʾ nəxràya;ˈ hàdax-ilə,ˈ hàdax-ilə šə̀mməḥˈ w-(h)ádax-ilə šə̀kləḥ.ˈ	They said to him, 'There is someone, a stranger. He's like this and such and such is his name and he looks like this.
	ʾamərwa: só mòθoləˈ p-qəšyùθa,ˈ ʾu p-qăpòxə,ˈ ʾu bgo … ṛpàsa, ˈ … ʾu b-ʾɛ́na măṛə̀tta.ˈ ʾamərwa: só mòθoləˈ p-qəšyùθa,ˈ ʾu p-qăpòxə,ˈ ʾu bgo … ṛpàsa, ˈ … ʾu b-ʾɛ́na măṛə̀tta.ˈ	He said, 'Go and bring him with cruelty and blows and kicking, and without mercy.'
	zə̀llɛ,ˈ kəmqarɛ́lə bàba-uˈ kəmmɛθɛ́lə qam brònəḥ-u ˈ ʾā́w mrìʾaˈ ʾu jə̀hyaˈ ʾu mʿàðba.ˈ zə̀llɛ,ˈ kəmqarɛ́lə bàba-uˈ kəmmɛθɛ́lə qam brònəḥ-u ˈ ʾā́w mrìʾaˈ ʾu jə̀hyaˈ ʾu mʿàðba.ˈ	They went, they called the father and brought him before his son, in pain, tired and tortured.
	kud qə̀mlə,ˈ kəmxazélə brònəḥ,ˈ kəmyaðèlə.ˈ kud qə̀mlə,ˈ kəmxazélə brònəḥ,ˈ kəmyaðèlə.ˈ	When he rose, he saw his son and recognized him.
	mèrə:ˈ hàˈ kəmʾeðə̀tti!ˈ merə ʾè,ˈ kəmʾeðə̀nnux.ˈ mèrə:ˈ hàˈ kəmʾeðə̀tti!ˈ merə ʾè,ˈ kəmʾeðə̀nnux.ˈ	(The son) said, 'Well, do you recognize me?' He said, 'Yes, I recognize you'.
	merə: há bàbi!ˈ lằ-ʾamrətwa ṭáli:ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša?ˈ xzi m-ìwən dăha!ˈ dắha wăzíra ṛàbɛwən.ˈ merə: há bàbi!ˈ lằ-ʾamrətwa ṭáli:ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša?ˈ xzi m-ìwən dăha!ˈ dắha wăzíra ṛàbɛwən.ˈ	He said, 'Well, father! Didn't you used to say to me, 'You will never be somebody {a human being}'. 'See what I am now. Now I am a great mayor'.
	merə: bròni,ˈ ʾana lắ-meri lắ-kpɛšət wăzìra.ˈ meri: lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ merə: bròni,ˈ ʾana lắ-meri lắ-kpɛšət wăzìra.ˈ meri: lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ	He said, 'Son, I did not say you would not be a mayor. I said you would never be a human being {somebody}.
	w-ə́n hawətwa nàša,ˈ lắ-kmɛθətwali b-aθ-ḥā̀l də-kəmmɛθɛ́liˈ p-qăpòxə-uˈ jʿàfaˈ ʾu p-ṣúrta măṛə̀tta.ˈ šùkran.ˈ w-ə́n hawətwa nàša,ˈ lắ-kmɛθətwali b-aθ-ḥā̀l də-kəmmɛθɛ́liˈ p-qăpòxə-uˈ jʿàfaˈ ʾu p-ṣúrta măṛə̀tta.ˈ šùkran.ˈ</span>	If you had been a human being {somebody}, you would not have brought me in this way that you brought me, with blows and pushing and scowling'. Thank you.

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<span class=aramaic> (1) ġðă-ḥukkɛ̀θaˈ mən ʾàlqušˈ ʾíba ḥăxə̀mθaˈ mmaḥkéla ṭălóxu ʾăxonòxuˈ săʿíd šamàya.ˈ (2) ʾə́θwa xằ-babaˈ ʾu ʾə́θwalə xă-bróna ʿăzìza.ˈ máqad mjŭrə́blə də-mdabéṛə b-dŭbàṛə ṭawə!ˈ (3) brònaˈ … lắ-wewa də́x də-bʾelə bàbəḥ.ˈ rxə́šlə b-ʾurxáθa plìmə.ˈ (4) má-qad kəmnaṣə̀ḥlə.ˈ ʾu kəmʾamèrə.ˈ lắ-šmelə qaləd-babəḥ.ˈ (5) ʾu p-xàrθa,ˈ npə́qlə m-bɛ̀θəḥ,ˈ ʾrə̀qlə,ˈ ʾu bábəḥ bimara ṭàləḥ:ˈ bròni,ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ

(6) ʾu zə̀lləˈ … l -ʾáθṛa răḥùqa,ˈ ʾu fə́tlə zòna,ˈ ʾu yə́mma bimára ta bàba:ˈ xzi má brelə mə-brònux!ˈ (7) ʾu bàba ḥə̀nnə ləbbəḥ,ˈ ʾu qə̀mləˈ bəjyála l-brònəḥˈ wə́l də-mṭélə lə-ġðằ-mðitaˈ ʾu šmèləˈ d-ilə brónəḥ b-ɛ-mðìta.ˈ

(8) ʾan də-wɛ́wa … hurrā́s b-ʾɛ́-mðita kəmʾarɛ̀lə.ˈ mán-iwət ʾàyət?ˈ kud-ilə nəxràya.ˈ (9) ʾu zə́llɛ mérɛ ta … wăzìra.ˈ ʾu ʾó-wăzira brònəḥ-wewa.ˈ (10) mérɛ ṭàləḥ:ˈ ʾiθ xā́ʾ nəxràya;ˈ hàdax-ilə,ˈ hàdax-ilə šə̀mməḥˈ w-(h)ádax-ilə šə̀kləḥ.ˈ (11) ʾamərwa: só mòθoləˈ p-qəšyùθa,ˈ ʾu p-qăpòxə,ˈ ʾu bgo … ṛpàsa, ˈ … ʾu b-ʾɛ́na măṛə̀tta.ˈ (12) zə̀llɛ,ˈ kəmqarɛ́lə bàba-uˈ kəmmɛθɛ́lə qam brònəḥ-u ˈ ʾā́w mrìʾaˈ ʾu jə̀hyaˈ ʾu mʿàðba.ˈ (13) kud qə̀mlə,ˈ kəmxazélə brònəḥ,ˈ kəmyaðèlə.ˈ (14) mèrə:ˈ hàˈ kəmʾeðə̀tti!ˈ merə ʾè,ˈ kəmʾeðə̀nnux.ˈ (15) merə: há bàbi!ˈ lằ-ʾamrətwa ṭáli:ˈ lắ-kpɛšət nàša?ˈ xzi m-ìwən dăha!ˈ dắha wăzíra ṛàbɛwən.ˈ (16) merə: bròni,ˈ ʾana lắ-meri lắ-kpɛšət wăzìra.ˈ meri: lắ-kpɛšət nàša.ˈ (17) w-ə́n hawətwa nàša,ˈ lắ-kmɛθətwali b-aθ-ḥā̀l də-kəmmɛθɛ́liˈ p-qăpòxə-uˈ jʿàfaˈ ʾu p-ṣúrta măṛə̀tta.ˈ šùkran.ˈ</span>

Translation:

(1) A story from Alqosh which has a moral, which will be told to you by Sa'id Shamaya. (2) There was a father and he had an only son. How hard he tried to bring him up in good discipline!  (3) (But) his son was not as his father wished. He followed  crooked ways. (4) How often he advised him and spoke to him! (But) he did not heed his father.  (5) Finally he left his home, ran away, his father telling him, 'Son, you will never be a human being {somebody}'.

(6) He went to a far-away place. Time passed and his mother (was) saying to the father, 'Find out what became of your son!' (7) The father relented  and he started to search for his son, until he reached a town and heard that his son was in that town.

(8) Those who were guards in that town apprehended him (asking him), 'Who are you?'- as he was a stranger. (9) And they went and told the mayor. Now, that mayor was his son! (10) They said to him, 'There is someone, a stranger. He's like this and such and such is his name and he looks like this.  (11) He said, 'Go and bring him with cruelty  and blows  and kicking, and without mercy.'  (12) They went, they called the father and brought him before his son, in pain, tired and tortured. (13) When he rose, he saw his son and recognized him. (14) (The son) said, 'Well, do you recognize me?' He said, 'Yes, I recognize you'. (15) He said, 'Well, father! Didn't you used to say to me, 'You will never be somebody {a human being}'. 'See what I am now. Now I am a great mayor'. (16) He said, 'Son, I did not say you would not be a mayor. I said you would never be a human being {somebody}. (17) If you had been a human being {somebody}, you would not have brought me in this way that you brought me, with blows and pushing and scowling'. Thank you.