Dohok, Jewish: The True Lie (folktale)

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0:00	ʾәθwa xa-ḥakòma,ˈ mərre ta dawəlta dìde – ˈ ʾәθwa xa-ḥakòma,ˈ mərre ta dawəlta dìde – ˈ	There was a ruler, he said to his state—
	ta kùllu naše go dawəlta –ˈ ta kùllu naše go dawəlta –ˈ	to all the people in the state –
	bə-daw wàxtˈ kud màθaˈ dawə̀lta wawa.ˈ bə-daw wàxtˈ kud màθaˈ dawə̀lta wawa.ˈ	At that time, every city was a state.
	k-ṣarxí-wā-la dawə̀lta.ˈ k-ṣarxí-wā-la dawə̀lta.ˈ	They used to call it ‘a state’.
	mǝrre ta dawə̀lta dide:ˈ mǝrre ta dawə̀lta dide:ˈ	He said to his state
	ʾana g-ǝbǝn ta ḥukum dìdi…ˈ ta parlamèn didi –ˈ ʾana g-ǝbǝn ta ḥukum dìdi…ˈ ta parlamèn didi –ˈ	I want for my government… for my parliament…
	ʾana g-əbǝn xă…ˈ meθə̀tūli xă mdagǝl ṭali xa-dùgleˈ ʾana g-əbǝn xă…ˈ meθə̀tūli xă mdagǝl ṭali xa-dùgleˈ	I want someone, I want that you bring me someone who would tell me a lie
	la hawe-bi ʾamrǝnne kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=la.ˈ la hawe-bi ʾamrǝnne kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=la.ˈ	about which I couldn’t say that it’s all true (lit. from God).
	d-ʾamrǝnneˈ ʾo dùglē=la,ˈ ṭròṣa wǝt,ˈ ʾo dùglē=la.ˈ d-ʾamrǝnneˈ ʾo dùglē=la,ˈ ṭròṣa wǝt,ˈ ʾo dùglē=la.ˈ	That I would say ‘this is a lie, you are right, this is a lie.
	ʾana g-yāwə́nnoxun ṭḷà yome,ˈ ʾana g-yāwə́nnoxun ṭḷà yome,ˈ	And I give you three days,
	là meθə́tūli xă mdāgə̀lli xa-dugle d-maṭe l-ʿāqə̀li,ˈ là meθə́tūli xă mdāgə̀lli xa-dugle d-maṭe l-ʿāqə̀li,ˈ	if you don’t bring me someone who would tell me a lie that would be acceptable to me (lit. would enter my reason),
	rešoxun mafərə̀nne.ˈ rešoxun mafərə̀nne.ˈ	your heads—I will cut them off (lit. make them fly).
	b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun,ˈ rešoxun b-qeṣə̀n-ne.ˈ b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun,ˈ rešoxun b-qeṣə̀n-ne.ˈ	I will kill you, I will cut your heads off.
	kullu zdèʾluˈ u-zə̀lluˈ kullu zdèʾluˈ u-zə̀lluˈ	All were afraid and went,
	mǝθelu naše d-ʾamri…ˈ mdagli dùgle.ˈ mǝθelu naše d-ʾamri…ˈ mdagli dùgle.ˈ	brought people who would say… would tell a lie.
	xă θèle,ˈ g-èmərˈ ʾana b-amrən xa-mǝndi xḕt žik.ˈ xă θèle,ˈ g-èmərˈ ʾana b-amrən xa-mǝndi xḕt žik.ˈ	One came and says ‘I will tell something else too.’
	u-ḥakòma žik mərre,ˈ k-xāzə́tula kǝsta dǝt-pàre,ˈ kǝs dət zùze,ˈ zuzət dèhwa?ˈ u-ḥakòma žik mərre,ˈ k-xāzə́tula kǝsta dǝt-pàre,ˈ kǝs dət zùze,ˈ zuzət dèhwa?ˈ	And the ruler said also said ‘do you see the bag of money, bag of coins, golden coins?
	ʾe kǝsta wela mliθa zùze,ˈ ʾe kǝsta wela mliθa zùze,ˈ	This bag has been filled with coins,
	kud d-mdagəl ṭali dùglaˈ kud d-mdagəl ṭali dùglaˈ	and everyone who would tell me a lie
	ʾamrǝn dùglē=la ʿāqǝli q-qàte,ˈ dùglē=la,ˈ ʾamrǝn dùglē=la ʿāqǝli q-qàte,ˈ dùglē=la,ˈ	about which I would say “my mind considers this to be a lie (lit. my mind cuts it a lie),”
	ʾè b-yāwǝn-na ṭàle.ˈ ʾè b-yāwǝn-na ṭàle.ˈ	this one I will give to him.’
	u-ana ṭḷà yome byāwə́n-noxun,ˈ b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun.ˈ u-ana ṭḷà yome byāwə́n-noxun,ˈ b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun.ˈ	And three days will I give you, then I will kill you.
	xă g-emǝr, ʾana xzeli bət ʾèniˈ xă g-emǝr, ʾana xzeli bət ʾèniˈ	One says ‘I saw with my own eyes
	xa-nàšaˈ tule rəš kanùšta.ˈ xa-nàšaˈ tule rəš kanùšta.ˈ	a man who sat on top of a broom.
	duqle kanùštaˈ u-fǝrre šə̀mme.ˈ duqle kanùštaˈ u-fǝrre šə̀mme.ˈ	He seized a broom and flew to the sky.’
	θele kǝs ḥakòma,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana hàtxa xzeli bət ʾèni.ˈ θele kǝs ḥakòma,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana hàtxa xzeli bət ʾèni.ˈ	He came to the ruler and says ‘thus I saw with my eyes.’
	g-emǝrˈ kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=le,ˈ g-emǝrˈ kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=le,ˈ	The ruler says ‘all of this is possible (lit. from God).
	ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾaweð hatxa,ˈ ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾaweð hatxa,ˈ	God can do this.
	xă dārele rǝš kanùštaˈ u-màfǝr-re šəmme.ˈ xă dārele rǝš kanùštaˈ u-màfǝr-re šəmme.ˈ	Someone may seize the top of a broom and fly on it to the sky.
	ʾeha lèwa dugle.ˈ ʾeha lèwa dugle.ˈ	This was not a lie.’
	xă-xǝt θèle,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana xzeli kàlbaˈ xă-xǝt θèle,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana xzeli kàlbaˈ	Another one came and says ‘I saw a dog
	yĭʾə̀lleˈgo nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ yĭʾə̀lleˈgo nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ	that entered the eye of a needle.
	xzèliˈ yĭʾə̀lleˈ go nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ xzèliˈ yĭʾə̀lleˈ go nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ	I saw him when he entered the eye of a needle.’
	g-emǝr ʾeha lèwa dugle,ˈ g-emǝr ʾeha lèwa dugle,ˈ	The ruler says ‘this is not a lie.’
	g-emǝr ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð hatxa.ˈ g-emǝr ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð hatxa.ˈ	He says ‘God can do this.’
	ʾatta ʾo ḥakòma,ˈ ma d-g-əmrìleˈ ʾatta ʾo ḥakòma,ˈ ma d-g-əmrìleˈ	Now this ruler, whatever they tell him,
	ʾawa duqle b-ʾiða dǝt-ʾilàha.ˈ ʾawa duqle b-ʾiða dǝt-ʾilàha.ˈ	he continued to swear by God (lit. he has seized the hand of God)
	ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð. ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð.	saying, ‘God can do this.’
	zǝllu…ˈ xa wewa huðaya go šùqa,ˈ zǝllu…ˈ xa wewa huðaya go šùqa,ˈ	They went… there was a Jew in the market (lit. one he was a Jews in the market),
	ṭāləb-wa [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ ṭāləb-wa [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ	he used to beg.
	ʿāyəš-wa bət [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ g-yāwi-wa ṭale u-b-ʿāyìš-wa.ˈ ʿāyəš-wa bət [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ g-yāwi-wa ṭale u-b-ʿāyìš-wa.ˈ	He used to live off alms. They used to give him and he would live off that.
	šmeʾle,ˈ g-emǝr mà-loxun ta parlament.ˈ šmeʾle,ˈ g-emǝr mà-loxun ta parlament.ˈ	He heard and says ‘what is wrong with you?’ to the parliament.
	g-əmri ḥāl u-mắsale ʾèha=la.ˈ g-əmri ḥāl u-mắsale ʾèha=la.ˈ	They say ‘the situation is this.’
	g-ə̀mərˈ nàblūliˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dùgle.ˈ g-ə̀mərˈ nàblūliˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dùgle.ˈ	He says ‘take me, I will tell him a lie.ˈ
	ᴴveᴴ ʾana ži g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrriˈ lèwa dugle.ˈ ᴴveᴴ ʾana ži g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrriˈ lèwa dugle.ˈ	And I in fact want him to tell me it is not a lie.
	ʾana g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrri lewa dugle.ˈ ʾana g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrri lewa dugle.ˈ	I want him to tells me it is not a lie.
	zŭ́nū-li xa-bàdlaˈ dət ḥakòmeˈ u-náblūli l-ḥàmmamˈ u-xèpənˈ u-mbadlən u-garʾə̀nˈ u-kundằreˈ u-kullu xàθeˈ zŭ́nū-li xa-bàdlaˈ dət ḥakòmeˈ u-náblūli l-ḥàmmamˈ u-xèpənˈ u-mbadlən u-garʾə̀nˈ u-kundằreˈ u-kullu xàθeˈ	Buy me a royal suit and take me to the bathhouse, I shall wash, change and shave, shoes and everything new,
	u-náblū-li kəs ḥakòma,ˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dugle žiˈ d-ʾawa ʾàmərˈ ʾe dùglē=la.ˈ u-náblū-li kəs ḥakòma,ˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dugle žiˈ d-ʾawa ʾàmərˈ ʾe dùglē=la.ˈ	and take me to the ruler, I shall tell him a lie so that even he will say that it is a lie.
	ʾàna g-ə̀bən ʾamər ʾeha dùglē=la.ˈ ʾàna g-ə̀bən ʾamər ʾeha dùglē=la.ˈ	I want him to say that it is a lie.’
	g-əmri ṭale [H]tòv[H].ˈ g-əmri ṭale [H]tòv[H].ˈ	They tell him ‘well then.’
	zəlle l-šùqa.ˈ pədlu go šùqa,ˈ g-emǝr, zŭ́nū-li šoʾa lʾìne.ˈ zəlle l-šùqa.ˈ pədlu go šùqa,ˈ g-emǝr, zŭ́nū-li šoʾa lʾìne.ˈ	He went to the marked. They passed by the market and he says ‘buy me seven big jugs.
	u-šoʾa ḥammàre žik muθunˈ u-ta… d-nabli-lu ta ḥakòmaˈ u-maḥməlilu rèza go diwan dide.ˈ u-šoʾa ḥammàre žik muθunˈ u-ta… d-nabli-lu ta ḥakòmaˈ u-maḥməlilu rèza go diwan dide.ˈ	and also bring seven donkey drivers for… so that they can take them to the ruler and place them in a line in his reception room.’
	[H]tòv[H]ˈ. g-əbe maxəlṣi b-gyànu,ˈ zunnu ṭale šoʾa lʾìneˈ u-šoʾa ḥammàreˈ u-zəllu kəs ḥakòma.ˈ [H]tòv[H]ˈ. g-əbe maxəlṣi b-gyànu,ˈ zunnu ṭale šoʾa lʾìneˈ u-šoʾa ḥammàreˈ u-zəllu kəs ḥakòma.ˈ	Good. They need to finish (the matter), so they bought him seven big jugs and seven donkey drivers and they went to the king.
	θelu kəs dargằvanˈ dət ḥakòma,ˈ ʾanna talme u-kadùne,ˈ talme u-nàše,ˈ θelu kəs dargằvanˈ dət ḥakòma,ˈ ʾanna talme u-kadùne,ˈ talme u-nàše,ˈ	They came to the ruler’s gate-keeper, all these vessels and jugs, vessels and people.
	mằ=ila g-əmri ʾanna ḥarràse,ˈ ḥarras-d go tằra.ˈ mằ=ila g-əmri ʾanna ḥarràse,ˈ ḥarras-d go tằra.ˈ	What do they say, these keepers, the keepers which are at the gate?
	g-əmri mălək mərre ʾaθax mdaglax xa-dùgla ṭale.ˈ g-əmri mălək mərre ʾaθax mdaglax xa-dùgla ṭale.ˈ	(The visitors) say ‘the king told us that we should come and tell a lie for him.’
	mərru ta mằləkˈ flan welu ʾə̀θye,ˈ mdagəl xa-dùgla.ˈ mərru ta mằləkˈ flan welu ʾə̀θye,ˈ mdagəl xa-dùgla.ˈ	(The gate-keepers) said to the king ‘some men have come, one shall tell you a lie.’
	mălək mərre ṭàluˈ suwun mùθunˈ xằˈ mălək mərre ṭàluˈ suwun mùθunˈ xằˈ	The king said to them ‘come, bring me someone,
	băle là hawe huðaya.ˈ băle là hawe huðaya.ˈ	but he should not be a Jew.
	là hawe huðaya.ˈ là hawe huðaya.ˈ	He should not be a Jew.’
	θèlu,ˈ yĭʾəllu kùlluˈ kəs mằlək,ˈ θèlu,ˈ yĭʾəllu kùlluˈ kəs mằlək,ˈ	They came, they all entered into the ruler’s presence,
	ḥməllu go dìwan,ˈ ʾaw huðaya žìk,ˈ ḥməllu go dìwan,ˈ ʾaw huðaya žìk,ˈ	They waited in the reception room, this Jew also,
	qam-maḥməl-lu kullu lʾine dide bət rèzaˈ u-mən ḥammare baθər lʾìneˈ qam-maḥməl-lu kullu lʾine dide bət rèzaˈ u-mən ḥammare baθər lʾìneˈ	He put all his big jugs in a line and the donkey drivers behind the big jugs,
	u-g-emər ṭale d-mằ,ˈ mdaglət xa-dùgleˈ d-ʾana ʿāqəli qaṭe dùglē=la?ˈ u-g-emər ṭale d-mằ,ˈ mdaglət xa-dùgleˈ d-ʾana ʿāqəli qaṭe dùglē=la?ˈ	And the ruler says that what, ‘you want to tell me a lie which my mind would consider to be a lie (lit. my mind would cut to be a lie)?
	ʾamrənnox dùglē=la?ˈ ʾamrənnox dùglē=la?ˈ	I should tell you it is a lie?’
	g-èmər,ˈ ḥakoma basìma,ˈ ʾana là gə-mdaglənnox dugle,ˈ ʾana gə-mrənnox xa-məndi d-wewa tròṣa.ˈ g-èmər,ˈ ḥakoma basìma,ˈ ʾana là gə-mdaglənnox dugle,ˈ ʾana gə-mrənnox xa-məndi d-wewa tròṣa.ˈ	The Jew says ‘o good ruler, I do not tell you a lie, I tell you something that was true.
	tròṣa wewa.ˈ tròṣa wewa.ˈ	It was true.
	ʾana là θeli mdaglənnox dugle.ˈ ʾana là θeli mdaglənnox dugle.ˈ	I haven’t come to tell a lie.’
	g-emər ma ʾətlox?ˈ g-emər ma ʾətlox?ˈ	The ruler says ‘what have you got?’
	g-èmərˈ k-xāzət-tu ʾana lʾìne?ˈ g-èmərˈ k-xāzət-tu ʾana lʾìne?ˈ	The Jew says ‘do you see those big jugs?’
	g-èmərˈ sawòyiˈ xa-naša dolamànt wewa.ˈ g-èmərˈ sawòyiˈ xa-naša dolamànt wewa.ˈ	He says ‘my grandfather was a rich man.’
	dolamántˈ yáʿăni măre dawəlta,ˈ dawə̀lta ʾə́θwāle,ˈ ṛàba dolamant wewa.ˈ dolamántˈ yáʿăni măre dawəlta,ˈ dawə̀lta ʾə́θwāle,ˈ ṛàba dolamant wewa.ˈ	‘Dolamant’ means he has wealth. He had wealth, he was very rich.
	u-sawòyoxˈ ḥakòma wewaˈ snə̀qle,ˈ l-sawòyiˈ mdayən-ne pàre,ˈ zùze,ˈ u-sawòyoxˈ ḥakòma wewaˈ snə̀qle,ˈ l-sawòyiˈ mdayən-ne pàre,ˈ zùze,ˈ	‘And your grandfather was a ruler, he needed that (lit. needed to) my grandfather would lend him money, coins,
	u-ʾə́θwāle xa-šùla ʾāwəð-wa.ˈ u-ʾə́θwāle xa-šùla ʾāwəð-wa.ˈ	because had a job which he should do.
	u-lə̀θwālu go xazina,ˈ u-lə̀θwālu go xazina,ˈ	And when the ruler didn’t have money in his treasury,
	θele mdoyənne mən sawòyi,ˈ bət ʾana lʾine qam-ṃāḷè-lu ṭalu zùze,ˈ pàre.ˈ θele mdoyənne mən sawòyi,ˈ bət ʾana lʾine qam-ṃāḷè-lu ṭalu zùze,ˈ pàre.ˈ	he came and borrowed from my grandfather, in these big jugs they filled for him with golden coins, money.
	sawòyiˈ mdoyənne tằ sawoyoxˈ šoʾa lʾine dət zùze.ˈ sawòyiˈ mdoyənne tằ sawoyoxˈ šoʾa lʾine dət zùze.ˈ	My grandfather lent your grandfather seven big jugs of coins.
	u-ʾatta ʾana pəšli…ˈ ḥali wele twìraˈ u-θeli šaqlən denət sawoyi mə̀nnox.ˈ u-ʾatta ʾana pəšli…ˈ ḥali wele twìraˈ u-θeli šaqlən denət sawoyi mə̀nnox.ˈ	And now I became… I have gone bankrupt (lit. my situation is broken) and I came to take my grandfather’s loan from you.
	ʾāt ḥakòma wətˈ ʾə̀tlox.ˈ ʾāt ḥakòma wətˈ ʾə̀tlox.ˈ	You are the ruler and you have (enough).’
	munə̀xle ḥakoma,ˈ g-emər ta do nàšaˈ măre lʾìne,ˈ munə̀xle ḥakoma,ˈ g-emər ta do nàšaˈ măre lʾìne,ˈ	The ruler sighed and says to this man with the big jugs,
	ʾimal sawòyoxˈ xa-kalba hatxa ruwa wèwaˈ dət sawoyi mằlək,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ mdayən mənne lʾine d-pare?ˈ ʾimal sawòyoxˈ xa-kalba hatxa ruwa wèwaˈ dət sawoyi mằlək,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ mdayən mənne lʾine d-pare?ˈ	How (lit. when) was your grandfather such a filthy bastard (lit. big dog) that my grandfather, the king, the ruler, would borrow from him big jugs of money?
	mən ʾèmal ila?ˈ hatxa wewa rùwa.ˈ mən ʾèmal ila?ˈ hatxa wewa rùwa.ˈ	Since when does such a thing happen (lit. since when is it)? He was so filthy.
	sawoyox kalba rùwa wewa.ˈ sawoyox kalba rùwa wewa.ˈ	Your grandfather was a filthy bastard.’
	g-emər ṭale,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ maḥki ta gyànox,ˈ là mṣaʾărət sawoyi.ˈ g-emər ṭale,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ maḥki ta gyànox,ˈ là mṣaʾărət sawoyi.ˈ	The Jew says to him, o ruler, speak to yourself quietly, but do not curse my grandfather.
	ʾēn ila tròṣaˈ sawoyox wele šqila mən sawoyi pàreˈ ṃḷìlu ʾanna lʾine ṭàliˈ dena dìdi.ˈ ʾēn ila tròṣaˈ sawoyox wele šqila mən sawoyi pàreˈ ṃḷìlu ʾanna lʾine ṭàliˈ dena dìdi.ˈ	If it is true—your grandfather had borrowed from my grandfather money—fill these big jugs for me with the money for my loan.
	u-ʾēn ila dùgle,ˈ hàlli kəsta.ˈ u-ʾēn ila dùgle,ˈ hàlli kəsta.ˈ	And if it is a lie, give me the bag of money.’
	ʾawa ḥakoma krə̀ble,ˈ g-emər šqùlˈ qam-māxela sàdre,ˈ g-emər ʾèhaˈ qṭèle ʿāqəli duglē=la.ˈ ʾawa ḥakoma krə̀ble,ˈ g-emər šqùlˈ qam-māxela sàdre,ˈ g-emər ʾèhaˈ qṭèle ʿāqəli duglē=la.ˈ	That ruler got angry and says ‘take,’ he threw the bag his way and says ‘this one I accepted as a lie (lit. this one my mind has cut it to be a lie)’.

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(1 0:00)ʾәθwa xa-ḥakòma,ˈ mərre ta dawəlta dìde – ˈ(2)ta kùllu naše go dawəlta –ˈ(3)bə-daw wàxtˈ kud màθaˈ dawə̀lta wawa.ˈ(4)k-ṣarxí-wā-la dawə̀lta.ˈ(5)mǝrre ta dawə̀lta dide:ˈ(6)ʾana g-ǝbǝn ta ḥukum dìdi…ˈ ta parlamèn didi –ˈ(7)ʾana g-əbǝn xă…ˈ meθə̀tūli xă mdagǝl ṭali xa-dùgleˈ(8)la hawe-bi ʾamrǝnne kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=la.ˈ(9)d-ʾamrǝnneˈ ʾo dùglē=la,ˈ ṭròṣa wǝt,ˈ ʾo dùglē=la.ˈ(10)ʾana g-yāwə́nnoxun ṭḷà yome,ˈ(11)là meθə́tūli xă mdāgə̀lli xa-dugle d-maṭe l-ʿāqə̀li,ˈ(12)rešoxun mafərə̀nne.ˈ(13)b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun,ˈ rešoxun b-qeṣə̀n-ne.ˈ(14)kullu zdèʾluˈ u-zə̀lluˈ(15)mǝθelu naše d-ʾamri…ˈ mdagli dùgle.ˈ(16)xă θèle,ˈ g-èmərˈ ʾana b-amrən xa-mǝndi xḕt žik.ˈ(17)u-ḥakòma žik mərre,ˈ k-xāzə́tula kǝsta dǝt-pàre,ˈ kǝs dət zùze,ˈ zuzət dèhwa?ˈ(18)ʾe kǝsta wela mliθa zùze,ˈ(19)kud d-mdagəl ṭali dùglaˈ(20)ʾamrǝn dùglē=la ʿāqǝli q-qàte,ˈ dùglē=la,ˈ(21)ʾè b-yāwǝn-na ṭàle.ˈ(22)u-ana ṭḷà yome byāwə́n-noxun,ˈ b-qaṭḷə̀n-noxun.ˈ(23)xă g-emǝr, ʾana xzeli bət ʾèniˈ(24)xa-nàšaˈ tule rəš kanùšta.ˈ(25)duqle kanùštaˈ u-fǝrre šə̀mme.ˈ(26)θele kǝs ḥakòma,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana hàtxa xzeli bət ʾèni.ˈ(27)g-emǝrˈ kulle mǝndi mən ʾilàhā=le,ˈ(28)ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾaweð hatxa,ˈ(29)xă dārele rǝš kanùštaˈ u-màfǝr-re šəmme.ˈ(30)ʾeha lèwa dugle.ˈ(31)xă-xǝt θèle,ˈ g-emǝr ʾana xzeli kàlbaˈ(32)yĭʾə̀lleˈgo nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ(33)xzèliˈ yĭʾə̀lleˈ go nuqbǝt xmàṭa.ˈ(34)g-emǝr ʾeha lèwa dugle,ˈ(35)g-emǝr ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð hatxa.ˈ(36)ʾatta ʾo ḥakòma,ˈ ma d-g-əmrìleˈ(37)ʾawa duqle b-ʾiða dǝt-ʾilàha.ˈ(38)ʾilaha ʾìbe ʾawǝð.(39)zǝllu…ˈ xa wewa huðaya go šùqa,ˈ(40)ṭāləb-wa [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ(41)ʿāyəš-wa bət [H]nedavòt[H].ˈ g-yāwi-wa ṭale u-b-ʿāyìš-wa.ˈ(42)šmeʾle,ˈ g-emǝr mà-loxun ta parlament.ˈ(43)g-əmri ḥāl u-mắsale ʾèha=la.ˈ(44)g-ə̀mərˈ nàblūliˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dùgle.ˈ(45)ᴴveᴴ ʾana ži g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrriˈ lèwa dugle.ˈ(46)ʾana g-ə̀bǝn ʾāmǝrri lewa dugle.ˈ(47)zŭ́nū-li xa-bàdlaˈ dət ḥakòmeˈ u-náblūli l-ḥàmmamˈ u-xèpənˈ u-mbadlən u-garʾə̀nˈ u-kundằreˈ u-kullu xàθeˈ(48)u-náblū-li kəs ḥakòma,ˈ ʾana mdaglǝn ṭale xa-dugle žiˈ d-ʾawa ʾàmərˈ ʾe dùglē=la.ˈ(49)ʾàna g-ə̀bən ʾamər ʾeha dùglē=la.ˈ(50)g-əmri ṭale [H]tòv[H].ˈ(51)zəlle l-šùqa.ˈ pədlu go šùqa,ˈ g-emǝr, zŭ́nū-li šoʾa lʾìne.ˈ(52)u-šoʾa ḥammàre žik muθunˈ u-ta… d-nabli-lu ta ḥakòmaˈ u-maḥməlilu rèza go diwan dide.ˈ(53)[H]tòv[H]ˈ. g-əbe maxəlṣi b-gyànu,ˈ zunnu ṭale šoʾa lʾìneˈ u-šoʾa ḥammàreˈ u-zəllu kəs ḥakòma.ˈ(54)θelu kəs dargằvanˈ dət ḥakòma,ˈ ʾanna talme u-kadùne,ˈ talme u-nàše,ˈ(55)mằ=ila g-əmri ʾanna ḥarràse,ˈ ḥarras-d go tằra.ˈ(56)g-əmri mălək mərre ʾaθax mdaglax xa-dùgla ṭale.ˈ(57)mərru ta mằləkˈ flan welu ʾə̀θye,ˈ mdagəl xa-dùgla.ˈ(58)mălək mərre ṭàluˈ suwun mùθunˈ xằˈ(59)băle là hawe huðaya.ˈ(60)là hawe huðaya.ˈ(61)θèlu,ˈ yĭʾəllu kùlluˈ kəs mằlək,ˈ(62)ḥməllu go dìwan,ˈ ʾaw huðaya žìk,ˈ(63)qam-maḥməl-lu kullu lʾine dide bət rèzaˈ u-mən ḥammare baθər lʾìneˈ(64)u-g-emər ṭale d-mằ,ˈ mdaglət xa-dùgleˈ d-ʾana ʿāqəli qaṭe dùglē=la?ˈ(65)ʾamrənnox dùglē=la?ˈ(66)g-èmər,ˈ ḥakoma basìma,ˈ ʾana là gə-mdaglənnox dugle,ˈ ʾana gə-mrənnox xa-məndi d-wewa tròṣa.ˈ(67)tròṣa wewa.ˈ(68)ʾana là θeli mdaglənnox dugle.ˈ(69)g-emər ma ʾətlox?ˈ(70)g-èmərˈ k-xāzət-tu ʾana lʾìne?ˈ(71)g-èmərˈ sawòyiˈ xa-naša dolamànt wewa.ˈ(72)dolamántˈ yáʿăni măre dawəlta,ˈ dawə̀lta ʾə́θwāle,ˈ ṛàba dolamant wewa.ˈ(73)u-sawòyoxˈ ḥakòma wewaˈ snə̀qle,ˈ l-sawòyiˈ mdayən-ne pàre,ˈ zùze,ˈ(74)u-ʾə́θwāle xa-šùla ʾāwəð-wa.ˈ(75)u-lə̀θwālu go xazina,ˈ(76)θele mdoyənne mən sawòyi,ˈ bət ʾana lʾine qam-ṃāḷè-lu ṭalu zùze,ˈ pàre.ˈ(77)sawòyiˈ mdoyənne tằ sawoyoxˈ šoʾa lʾine dət zùze.ˈ(78)u-ʾatta ʾana pəšli…ˈ ḥali wele twìraˈ u-θeli šaqlən denət sawoyi mə̀nnox.ˈ(79)ʾāt ḥakòma wətˈ ʾə̀tlox.ˈ(80)munə̀xle ḥakoma,ˈ g-emər ta do nàšaˈ măre lʾìne,ˈ(81)ʾimal sawòyoxˈ xa-kalba hatxa ruwa wèwaˈ dət sawoyi mằlək,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ mdayən mənne lʾine d-pare?ˈ(82)mən ʾèmal ila?ˈ hatxa wewa rùwa.ˈ(83)sawoyox kalba rùwa wewa.ˈ(84)g-emər ṭale,ˈ ḥakòmaˈ maḥki ta gyànox,ˈ là mṣaʾărət sawoyi.ˈ(85)ʾēn ila tròṣaˈ sawoyox wele šqila mən sawoyi pàreˈ ṃḷìlu ʾanna lʾine ṭàliˈ dena dìdi.ˈ(86)u-ʾēn ila dùgle,ˈ hàlli kəsta.ˈ(87)ʾawa ḥakoma krə̀ble,ˈ g-emər šqùlˈ qam-māxela sàdre,ˈ g-emər ʾèhaˈ qṭèle ʿāqəli duglē=la.ˈ

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(1 0:00)There was a ruler, he said to his state—(2)to all the people in the state –(3)At that time, every city was a state.(4)They used to call it ‘a state’.(5)He said to his state(6)I want for my government… for my parliament…(7)I want someone, I want that you bring me someone who would tell me a lie(8)about which I couldn’t say that it’s all true (lit. from God).(9)That I would say ‘this is a lie, you are right, this is a lie.(10)And I give you three days,(11)if you don’t bring me someone who would tell me a lie that would be acceptable to me (lit. would enter my reason),(12)your heads—I will cut them off (lit. make them fly).(13)I will kill you, I will cut your heads off.(14)All were afraid and went,(15)brought people who would say… would tell a lie.(16)One came and says ‘I will tell something else too.’(17)And the ruler said also said ‘do you see the bag of money, bag of coins, golden coins?(18)This bag has been filled with coins,(19)and everyone who would tell me a lie(20)about which I would say “my mind considers this to be a lie (lit. my mind cuts it a lie),”(21)this one I will give to him.’(22)And three days will I give you, then I will kill you.(23)One says ‘I saw with my own eyes(24)a man who sat on top of a broom.(25)He seized a broom and flew to the sky.’(26)He came to the ruler and says ‘thus I saw with my eyes.’(27)The ruler says ‘all of this is possible (lit. from God).(28)God can do this.(29)Someone may seize the top of a broom and fly on it to the sky.(30)This was not a lie.’(31)Another one came and says ‘I saw a dog(32)that entered the eye of a needle.(33)I saw him when he entered the eye of a needle.’(34)The ruler says ‘this is not a lie.’(35)He says ‘God can do this.’(36)Now this ruler, whatever they tell him,(37)he continued to swear by God (lit. he has seized the hand of God)(38)saying, ‘God can do this.’(39)They went… there was a Jew in the market (lit. one he was a Jews in the market),(40)he used to beg.(41)He used to live off alms. They used to give him and he would live off that.(42)He heard and says ‘what is wrong with you?’ to the parliament.(43)They say ‘the situation is this.’(44)He says ‘take me, I will tell him a lie.ˈ(45)And I in fact want him to tell me it is not a lie.(46)I want him to tells me it is not a lie.(47)Buy me a royal suit and take me to the bathhouse, I shall wash, change and shave, shoes and everything new,(48)and take me to the ruler, I shall tell him a lie so that even he will say that it is a lie.(49)I want him to say that it is a lie.’(50)They tell him ‘well then.’(51)He went to the marked. They passed by the market and he says ‘buy me seven big jugs.(52)and also bring seven donkey drivers for… so that they can take them to the ruler and place them in a line in his reception room.’(53)Good. They need to finish (the matter), so they bought him seven big jugs and seven donkey drivers and they went to the king.(54)They came to the ruler’s gate-keeper, all these vessels and jugs, vessels and people.(55)What do they say, these keepers, the keepers which are at the gate?(56)(The visitors) say ‘the king told us that we should come and tell a lie for him.’(57)(The gate-keepers) said to the king ‘some men have come, one shall tell you a lie.’(58)The king said to them ‘come, bring me someone,(59)but he should not be a Jew.(60)He should not be a Jew.’(61)They came, they all entered into the ruler’s presence,(62)They waited in the reception room, this Jew also,(63)He put all his big jugs in a line and the donkey drivers behind the big jugs,(64)And the ruler says that what, ‘you want to tell me a lie which my mind would consider to be a lie (lit. my mind would cut to be a lie)?(65)I should tell you it is a lie?’(66)The Jew says ‘o good ruler, I do not tell you a lie, I tell you something that was true.(67)It was true.(68)I haven’t come to tell a lie.’(69)The ruler says ‘what have you got?’(70)The Jew says ‘do you see those big jugs?’(71)He says ‘my grandfather was a rich man.’(72)‘Dolamant’ means he has wealth. He had wealth, he was very rich.(73)‘And your grandfather was a ruler, he needed that (lit. needed to) my grandfather would lend him money, coins,(74)because had a job which he should do.(75)And when the ruler didn’t have money in his treasury,(76)he came and borrowed from my grandfather, in these big jugs they filled for him with golden coins, money.(77)My grandfather lent your grandfather seven big jugs of coins.(78)And now I became… I have gone bankrupt (lit. my situation is broken) and I came to take my grandfather’s loan from you.(79)You are the ruler and you have (enough).’(80)The ruler sighed and says to this man with the big jugs,(81)How (lit. when) was your grandfather such a filthy bastard (lit. big dog) that my grandfather, the king, the ruler, would borrow from him big jugs of money?(82)Since when does such a thing happen (lit. since when is it)? He was so filthy.(83)Your grandfather was a filthy bastard.’(84)The Jew says to him, o ruler, speak to yourself quietly, but do not curse my grandfather.(85)If it is true—your grandfather had borrowed from my grandfather money—fill these big jugs for me with the money for my loan.(86)And if it is a lie, give me the bag of money.’(87)That ruler got angry and says ‘take,’ he threw the bag his way and says ‘this one I accepted as a lie (lit. this one my mind has cut it to be a lie)’.