Shaqlawa, Christian: Mar Yohanan (St. John)

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Geoffrey Khan	Fieldwork by Geoffrey Khan	Ayshok Yalda	Shaqlawa, Iraq

	Transcription	Translation
0:00	Mar Yoḥằnanˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ xà brona ʾətwale malka.ˈ Mar Yoḥằnanˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ xà brona ʾətwale malka.ˈ	The story of Mar Yoḥanan. Mar Yoḥanan was the son of a king. The king had only one son.
	xa ṛăbana ʾə̀twa,ˈ mən deṛa ʾatèwaˈ gu d-e duktət... ʾe mal-ka bəʿyàše꞊le.ˈ ʾe brona zòra꞊wewa ʾaxtsa.ˈ ʾe gət ʾè ṛăbana ʾatewa,ˈ ʾe brona ʾazə̀lwa jebu.ˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ ʾazəlwa jèbu.ˈ b-əġdade mṣalìwa.ˈ xa ṛăbana ʾə̀twa,ˈ mən deṛa ʾatèwaˈ gu d-e duktət... ʾe mal-ka bəʿyàše꞊le.ˈ ʾe brona zòra꞊wewa ʾaxtsa.ˈ ʾe gət ʾè ṛăbana ʾatewa,ˈ ʾe brona ʾazə̀lwa jebu.ˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ ʾazəlwa jèbu.ˈ b-əġdade mṣalìwa.ˈ	There was a monk, who used to come down from a monastery to the place where the king lived. The son was young, like this. When the monk came, the boy used to go to him. He was the son of the king. He used to go to him. They used to pray together.
	hatxa xantsa ṛwèle,ˈ xantsa hatxa pə̀šle.ˈ ṛăbana gu ʾəjaza ʾatewa꞊w păsèwa.ˈ ʾe gət ṛwèle,ˈ ʾamər qa ṛăbànaˈ ʾana k-àtən mənux.ˈ k-atən mənux qa dèṛa.ˈ hatxa xantsa ṛwèle,ˈ xantsa hatxa pə̀šle.ˈ ṛăbana gu ʾəjaza ʾatewa꞊w păsèwa.ˈ ʾe gət ṛwèle,ˈ ʾamər qa ṛăbànaˈ ʾana k-àtən mənux.ˈ k-atən mənux qa dèṛa.ˈ	He grew up a little. He became this big. The monk used to come and go when he was on leave. When he (the king’s son) grew up, he said to the monk ‘I shall go with you. I shall go with you to the monastery.’
	babu màlke꞊leˈ là qabəl.ˈ yəmu ʾamraˈ ʾaxni ʾàhatˈ bas ʾàhat ʾətlan.ˈ šə̀muˈ Yoḥằnan꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmraˈ bas ʾaxni ʾàhat ʾətan.ˈ păsət šawqə̀tan,ˈ màtu k-awe?ˈ ʾamər ʾəlla ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna.ˈ k-azən qa dèṛa.ˈ babu màlke꞊leˈ là qabəl.ˈ yəmu ʾamraˈ ʾaxni ʾàhatˈ bas ʾàhat ʾətlan.ˈ šə̀muˈ Yoḥằnan꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmraˈ bas ʾaxni ʾàhat ʾətan.ˈ păsət šawqə̀tan,ˈ màtu k-awe?ˈ ʾamər ʾəlla ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna.ˈ k-azən qa dèṛa.ˈ	His father was the king, he did not allow him [to go]. His mother said ‘We only have you.’ His name was Yoḥanan. She said, she said ‘We have only you. How is it possible for you to go and leave us?’ He said ‘I insist on going with this monk. I shall go to the monastery.’
	qəmlu ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ġḗr dằbiˈ ṃàya ʿabriwa gu bằlam,ˈ gu bằlam dăbi ʿabriwa.ˈ là məre qa babu꞊w yəmuˈ ʾana bizàle꞊wən mən ṛăbana,ˈ là məre qatu.ˈ qəmlu ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ġḗr dằbiˈ ṃàya ʿabriwa gu bằlam,ˈ gu bằlam dăbi ʿabriwa.ˈ là məre qa babu꞊w yəmuˈ ʾana bizàle꞊wən mən ṛăbana,ˈ là məre qatu.ˈ	They got up and went on their way. But they had to cross the water by boat, by boat they had to cross. He did not say to his father and mother ‘I am going with the monk.’ He did not tell them.
	pəšle bə̀rqa꞊wˈ mə̀ṭra꞊wˈ ṭòz꞊uˈ hawa mhuršə̀ne.ˈ mā̀r bălamˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrən.ˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrənˈ ʾamər qa Yoḥằnanˈ ʾamər g-dàʾṛəx.ˈ pəšle bə̀rqa꞊wˈ mə̀ṭra꞊wˈ ṭòz꞊uˈ hawa mhuršə̀ne.ˈ mā̀r bălamˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrən.ˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrənˈ ʾamər qa Yoḥằnanˈ ʾamər g-dàʾṛəx.ˈ	There was lightning, rain and dust. The air became mirky. The boat keeper said ‘I cannot cross.’ He said ‘I cannot cross.’ He (the monk) said to Yoḥanan, he said ‘We shall re-turn.’
	də̀ṛu.ˈ də̀ṛu,ˈ pəšle xantsa yomàta.ˈ ṛăbana ʾamər qa Yoḥằnan,ˈ ʾamər: ʾăgar là [ʾa]mrət qa babux꞊u yəmuxˈ ʾana bi-zale꞊wən mən dè ṛăbana,ˈ ʾana ʾahat là g-nablənux,ˈ ʾamər qàtu.ˈ də̀ṛu.ˈ də̀ṛu,ˈ pəšle xantsa yomàta.ˈ ṛăbana ʾamər qa Yoḥằnan,ˈ ʾamər: ʾăgar là [ʾa]mrət qa babux꞊u yəmuxˈ ʾana bi-zale꞊wən mən dè ṛăbana,ˈ ʾana ʾahat là g-nablənux,ˈ ʾamər qàtu.ˈ	They returned. They returned and after a few days the monk said to Yoḥanan, he said ‘If you don’t tell your father and mother “I am going with this monk,” I shall not take you [with me],’ he said to him.
	qəmle mə̀re qa babu꞊w yəmu.ˈ ʾamər ʾànaˈ ʾabitun꞊u la ʾabìtunˈ ʾana hàr k-azən mən de ṛăbana.ˈ ʾamər qàtu,ˈ wằluxˈ broni dax k àzətˈ dax šawqə̀tan?ˈ ʾahat pešət màlka꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊w.ˈ ʾamər ʾila ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna,ˈ qa dèṛa k-azən.ˈ qəmle mə̀re qa babu꞊w yəmu.ˈ ʾamər ʾànaˈ ʾabitun꞊u la ʾabìtunˈ ʾana hàr k-azən mən de ṛăbana.ˈ ʾamər qàtu,ˈ wằluxˈ broni dax k àzətˈ dax šawqə̀tan?ˈ ʾahat pešət màlka꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊w.ˈ ʾamər ʾila ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna,ˈ qa dèṛa k-azən.ˈ	He went and told his father and mother. He said ‘Whether you like it or not, I am going with this monk.’ He (the king) said to him ‘Look here, my son, how can you go, how can you leave us? You will be a king,’ and so forth. He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I insist on going with this monk, I shall go to the monas-tery.’
	qəmle bàbu,ˈ xà ktawa ʾətwale dət həngaliyùn,ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ bàrgu wədwale qatu dət də̀hwa.ˈ bargu də̀hwa꞊wewa ktawa.ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ qəmle bàbu,ˈ xà ktawa ʾətwale dət həngaliyùn,ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ bàrgu wədwale qatu dət də̀hwa.ˈ bargu də̀hwa꞊wewa ktawa.ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ	His father had a copy of the Gospel. He gave it to him. He had made its cover of gold. The cover of the book was of gold. He gave it to him.
	dăna madam hàr k-azət ʾamər,ˈ păqartux ʾàza hawya.ˈ ha ʾe ktàwaˈ hàwe qatux.ˈ ktawət həngaliyun qam-yawə̀le qatu.ˈ dăna madam hàr k-azət ʾamər,ˈ păqartux ʾàza hawya.ˈ ha ʾe ktàwaˈ hàwe qatux.ˈ ktawət həngaliyun qam-yawə̀le qatu.ˈ	‘But since you insist on going, I free you of any obliga-tion. Here let this book be yours.’ He gave him the book of the Gospel.
	pselu ʿbə̀ru.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛa.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛaˈ xantsa šə̀ne,ˈ xantsa šəne wele gu dèṛa.ˈ pselu ʿbə̀ru.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛa.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛaˈ xantsa šə̀ne,ˈ xantsa šəne wele gu dèṛa.ˈ	They set off and crossed [the river]. They went to the monastery. They went to the monastery and he stayed in the monastery for a few years.
	ʾixalət yawìwa qàtu,ˈ janu ẓalə̀mwala,ˈ pəlgu yawə́lwale qa saxòreˈ pəlgu ʾaxə̀lwale.ˈ wədle hadax ʾitèlu,ˈ xantsa šəne welu gu dèṛa.ˈ ʾixalət yawìwa qàtu,ˈ janu ẓalə̀mwala,ˈ pəlgu yawə́lwale qa saxòreˈ pəlgu ʾaxə̀lwale.ˈ wədle hadax ʾitèlu,ˈ xantsa šəne welu gu dèṛa.ˈ	The food that they gave him—he used to do wrong to himself, he would give half of it to beggars and the other half he would eat. This is what he did. They came and stayed in the monastery for a few years.
	max... šə̀klu xləple.ˈ šəklu xlə̀ple,ˈ m tušət mằraḍ꞊uˈ ʾằna məndyane pəšle.ˈ ʾəkmà šəne welu gu deṛaˈ là č-ădanˈ ʾəkma šəne.ˈ ʾe ga gu daw ktawa qarìwala.ˈ max... šə̀klu xləple.ˈ šəklu xlə̀ple,ˈ m tušət mằraḍ꞊uˈ ʾằna məndyane pəšle.ˈ ʾəkmà šəne welu gu deṛaˈ là č-ădanˈ ʾəkma šəne.ˈ ʾe ga gu daw ktawa qarìwala.ˈ	It was like... his appearance changed. His appearance changed, he suffered from illness and such things. I do not know how many years he remained in the monastery. They mentioned that in the book at that time.
	xà yomaˈ mălàxa ʾizəle l-xəlmət raʾisət dèṛa.ˈ ʾamər Yoḥằnanˈ mə̀ryele,ˈ gălak là pəšlale.ˈ mădəṛe qa bēt bàbu.ˈ xà yomaˈ mălàxa ʾizəle l-xəlmət raʾisət dèṛa.ˈ ʾamər Yoḥằnanˈ mə̀ryele,ˈ gălak là pəšlale.ˈ mădəṛe qa bēt bàbu.ˈ	One day an angel appeared in a dream of the abbot of the monastery. He said ‘Yoḥanan is ill and has not long to live. Take him back to his father’s house.’
	ʾaw mălàxa ʾizəle l-xə̀lmət Yoḥănanˈ qa Yoḥằnan꞊iš hadax məre.ˈ ʾamər duṛ qa bēt bàbux.ˈ ṭlaha lele rəš ġdade xəlma xzèle.ˈ ʾaw mălàxa ʾizəle l-xə̀lmət Yoḥănanˈ qa Yoḥằnan꞊iš hadax məre.ˈ ʾamər duṛ qa bēt bàbux.ˈ ṭlaha lele rəš ġdade xəlma xzèle.ˈ	The Angel also appeared in a dream of Yoḥanan and said the same also to Yoḥanan. He said ‘Return to your father’s house.’ He saw the dream on three nights successively.
	raʾisət deṛa ʾàmərˈ xa ṛăbana drìle mənu.ˈ ʾamər ʾizul Yoḥănan mădəṛe qa duktət jànu,ˈ qa bēt bàbu.ˈ raʾisət deṛa ʾàmərˈ xa ṛăbana drìle mənu.ˈ ʾamər ʾizul Yoḥănan mădəṛe qa duktət jànu,ˈ qa bēt bàbu.ˈ	The abbot of the monastery said ‘Assign a monk to be with him.’ He said ‘Go and take Yoḥanan back to his place, to his father’s house.’
	dəṛe qa bēt bàbuˈ lè ydiwale,ˈ yəmu lè ydawale.ˈ ʾitule l-tăṛət be bàbuˈ là məre ʾana bronoxun꞊iwən.ˈ là məre qatu brṓn...ˈ dəṛe qa bēt bàbuˈ lè ydiwale,ˈ yəmu lè ydawale.ˈ ʾitule l-tăṛət be bàbuˈ là məre ʾana bronoxun꞊iwən.ˈ là məre qatu brṓn...ˈ	He returned to his father’s house. They did not recog-nise him. His mother did not recognise him. He sat at the door of his father’s house and did not say ‘I am your son.’ He did not say to them that he was their son.
	ʾani꞊š là čădi brònu꞊le.ˈ šəklu xlìpele.ˈ ʾamra qa xlamàtaˈ memən xa...ˈ dukta wòdun qatu ʾa lằxa.ˈ madam ʾe ṛăbàna ʾətyele l-ṭằran ʾitiwele,ˈ hawe ʾərwanət rešət brònan.ˈ ʾani꞊š là čădi brònu꞊le.ˈ šəklu xlìpele.ˈ ʾamra qa xlamàtaˈ memən xa...ˈ dukta wòdun qatu ʾa lằxa.ˈ madam ʾe ṛăbàna ʾətyele l-ṭằran ʾitiwele,ˈ hawe ʾərwanət rešət brònan.ˈ	They likewise did not know that he was their son. His ap-pearance had changed. She (his mother) said to the servants ‘Bring a... prepare a place for him here. Since this monk has come to sit at our door, let it be a work of charity for the sake of our son.
	xa brona ʾətan ḥarùqa.ˈ ʾèyaˈ ṛəzqu lằxa mpilele.ˈ məra hàwe lăxa.ˈ məndi d axliwa xa məndi yawìwa qatu.ˈ ʾaw ʾaxə̀lwaleˈ ʾaw la yawəlwale qa saxòre.ˈ xa brona ʾətan ḥarùqa.ˈ ʾèyaˈ ṛəzqu lằxa mpilele.ˈ məra hàwe lăxa.ˈ məndi d axliwa xa məndi yawìwa qatu.ˈ ʾaw ʾaxə̀lwaleˈ ʾaw la yawəlwale qa saxòre.ˈ	We have a son who is far away. Fate has it that his sus-tenance will be here.’ She said ‘Let him stay here.’ They used to give him something out of what they used to eat. He used to eat what he ate and what he did not [eat] he used to give to beggars.
	həl mtəməmlu trè šəneˈ wele l-tằṛət be babu.ˈ təməmlu trè...ˈ yaʿni pəšwale xantsa qa myàta,ˈ gălak šə̀ṛ pəšle.ˈ həl mtəməmlu trè šəneˈ wele l-tằṛət be babu.ˈ təməmlu trè...ˈ yaʿni pəšwale xantsa qa myàta,ˈ gălak šə̀ṛ pəšle.ˈ	He was at the door of his father until two years passed. Two [years] passed, he was about to die, he had become very weak.
	xà yomaˈ yəmu palṭàwaˈ ʾaw ktàwa qam-xazyale gu ʾìdu.ˈ xəra gu de ktàwaˈ qam-xazyàleˈ ʾamra: ʾe ktàwaˈ max daw ktawət ʾaxni wəlwalan qa brònan.ˈ xà yomaˈ yəmu palṭàwaˈ ʾaw ktàwa qam-xazyale gu ʾìdu.ˈ xəra gu de ktàwaˈ qam-xazyàleˈ ʾamra: ʾe ktàwaˈ max daw ktawət ʾaxni wəlwalan qa brònan.ˈ	One day as his mother was leaving the house, she saw the book in his hands. She looked at the book and she saw it. She said ‘This book is like the book that we gave to our son.’
	ʾamra max dàwe꞊le.ˈ ʾamra ʾe ktàwa max daw wəlwalan qa brònan ʾe ktawa,ˈ max dàwe꞊le ʾamra.ˈ məra qa màlka,ˈ ʾamra čằdət maˈ ʾamra ʾe saxòra,ˈ ʾe d lắxa ʾitìwe꞊leˈ ʾamra xa ktawa ʾə̀t mənuˈ ʾamra max dàw ktawət ʾā́t qa Yoḥànan qam-yawəte.ˈ ʾamra max dàwe꞊le.ˈ ʾamra ʾe ktàwa max daw wəlwalan qa brònan ʾe ktawa,ˈ max dàwe꞊le ʾamra.ˈ məra qa màlka,ˈ ʾamra čằdət maˈ ʾamra ʾe saxòra,ˈ ʾe d lắxa ʾitìwe꞊leˈ ʾamra xa ktawa ʾə̀t mənuˈ ʾamra max dàw ktawət ʾā́t qa Yoḥànan qam-yawəte.ˈ	She said ‘It is like that one.’ She said ‘This book is like the one we gave to our son, it is like that one,’ she said. She said to the king, she said ‘Do you know what?’ She said ‘The beggar who is sitting here,’ she said ‘he has a book with him,’ she said ‘which is like the book you gave to Yoḥanan.’
	ʾawa꞊š ʾamə̀rraˈ ʾizolun màbrun꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: lèbi ʾawrən.ˈ šə̀ṛ pəšwale.ˈ mŭqawằma la pəšwale,ˈ quwətu xlə̀ṣwala.ˈ ʾawa꞊š ʾamə̀rraˈ ʾizolun màbrun꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: lèbi ʾawrən.ˈ šə̀ṛ pəšwale.ˈ mŭqawằma la pəšwale,ˈ quwətu xlə̀ṣwala.ˈ	He then said to her ‘Go and bring him in.’ He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I cannot enter.’ He had become weak. He had no re-sistance left in him. His strength had gone.
	ʾamər qa dan ġŭlamwàtaˈ ṭònun꞊ileˈ memun꞊ile ʾa lằxa.ˈ qam-matìle.ˈ ʾamər ʾe ktawa mèkalux?ˈ ʾamər gnàwta wide꞊wət?ˈ naše mušə̀lxe꞊wət?ˈ ʾamər qa dan ġŭlamwàtaˈ ṭònun꞊ileˈ memun꞊ile ʾa lằxa.ˈ qam-matìle.ˈ ʾamər ʾe ktawa mèkalux?ˈ ʾamər gnàwta wide꞊wət?ˈ naše mušə̀lxe꞊wət?ˈ	He (the king) said to the servants ‘Carry him and bring him in here.’ They brought him. He said ‘Where did you get this book from?’ He said ‘Have you stolen it or robbed some-body?’
	ʾamər là gnawta wide꞊wən꞊uˈ là ...ˈ ʾamər dəd jàni꞊le.ˈ ʾamər dəd janux ʾā́t mèka?ˈ ʾamər bàbi wilu꞊le qati.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər là gnawta wide꞊wən꞊uˈ là ...ˈ ʾamər dəd jàni꞊le.ˈ ʾamər dəd janux ʾā́t mèka?ˈ ʾamər bàbi wilu꞊le qati.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ	He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I have neither stolen nor ... It is mine.’ He (the king) said. ‘Yours? But where did you get from?’ He said ‘My father gave it to me.’ He said ‘Surely you are not our son?!’
	ʾamər qa yə̀muˈ ʾamər ʾahat brōn janax là čădăte?ˈ ʾamra bà.ˈ ʾamər tsə nišàne lətwale?ˈ bàˈ ʾamra xa šama ʾà lăxət păqàru ʾətwa.ˈ xa šama ʾàtxaˈ ʾamra ʾa lăxət păqàṛu ʾətwa.ˈ ʾamər qa yə̀muˈ ʾamər ʾahat brōn janax là čădăte?ˈ ʾamra bà.ˈ ʾamər tsə nišàne lətwale?ˈ bàˈ ʾamra xa šama ʾà lăxət păqàru ʾətwa.ˈ xa šama ʾàtxaˈ ʾamra ʾa lăxət păqàṛu ʾətwa.ˈ	He said to his mother, he said ‘Do you not recognise your son?’ She said ‘Yes.’ He (the king) said ‘Didn’t he have any marks [on his body]?’ ‘Yes,’ she said, ‘there used to be a mole right here on his neck, a mole like this.’ She said ‘It was right here on his neck.’
	păqàṛu qam-makə̀pla qataw.ˈ ʾe šama qam-xazyàlaˈ ʾidela brònaw꞊ileˈ qam-daryàle gu xpaqaw.ˈ ʾamra matu ʾā́t ʾe trè šəne l-tăṛan mpìle꞊wət?ˈ ʾamra ʾana ... maləkta gawàyeˈ ʾā́t gu daya ṛazàla bəʿyaše꞊wət?ˈ păqàṛu qam-makə̀pla qataw.ˈ ʾe šama qam-xazyàlaˈ ʾidela brònaw꞊ileˈ qam-daryàle gu xpaqaw.ˈ ʾamra matu ʾā́t ʾe trè šəne l-tăṛan mpìle꞊wət?ˈ ʾamra ʾana ... maləkta gawàyeˈ ʾā́t gu daya ṛazàla bəʿyaše꞊wət?ˈ	He bent his neck for her. She saw the mole. She realised that he was her son. She embraced him. She said ‘How is it possible for you to be lying at our door these two years,’ she said, ‘when I am a queen inside and you were living in such abject poverty?’
	ʾamra qà ma la mərux qatanˈ ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər ʾana tsəhyi bălā̀š k-azəlwaˈ ʾăgar ʾamrənwa bronòxun꞊iwən.ˈ ʾaxtòxun꞊išˈ g-mqaḥrìtunwa,ˈ tsəhyi꞊š bălā̀š k-azəlwa.ˈ mar tsəhyi bălā́š là [ʾa]zəl.ˈ ʾamra qà ma la mərux qatanˈ ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər ʾana tsəhyi bălā̀š k-azəlwaˈ ʾăgar ʾamrənwa bronòxun꞊iwən.ˈ ʾaxtòxun꞊išˈ g-mqaḥrìtunwa,ˈ tsəhyi꞊š bălā̀š k-azəlwa.ˈ mar tsəhyi bălā́š là [ʾa]zəl.ˈ	She said ‘Why didn’t you tell us you were our son?’ He said ‘My toil would have been in vain, if I had told you that I am your son. You would have been sad and my toil would have been in vain. Let my toil not be in vain.’
	ʾamər bas xa wằṣiya g-darən ʾəlax.ˈ ʾe gət mètənˈ ʾamər ʾăna dzŭli là šamṭătu məni.ˈ ʾăna dzŭlət ʾə̀li꞊naˈ ʾăna ʾə̀li hawi,ˈ gu dằna dzŭle qawrăti.ˈ ʾamər bas xa wằṣiya g-darən ʾəlax.ˈ ʾe gət mètənˈ ʾamər ʾăna dzŭli là šamṭătu məni.ˈ ʾăna dzŭlət ʾə̀li꞊naˈ ʾăna ʾə̀li hawi,ˈ gu dằna dzŭle qawrăti.ˈ	He said ‘But I shall request of you only one thing. When I die,’ he said ‘do not take off these clothes from me. These clothes that are on me, let them be on me and bury me in these clothes.
	bas ʾamər xà ʾetaˈ ʾà lăxa banyatˈ gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾawdăta gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾamər gu šəmət Mar Yoḥằnan ʾawdăta.ˈ bas ʾamər xà ʾetaˈ ʾà lăxa banyatˈ gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾawdăta gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾamər gu šəmət Mar Yoḥằnan ʾawdăta.ˈ	But’ he said ‘build a church right here in the name of Yoḥanan. Build it in the name of Mar Yoḥanan.’ He said ‘In the name of Mar Yoḥanan build it.’
	yə̀muˈ gălak gălak mquḥəṛa꞊w mutʾằθər pəšla.ˈ ʾamra màtu ʾanaˈ tre šəne broni ʾəl tăṛan hawe npìlaˈ le dan bròni꞊le꞊wˈ gu de răzàlat hawe꞊wˈ la gu xyàpa꞊wˈ la gu qliwùta꞊wˈ la gu tsə̀ məndi꞊w.ˈ ʾamra ʾàna,ˈ yàʿniˈ maxyawa l-jàna,ˈ mqaḥràwa,ˈ baxyàwa.ˈ mḥayfàwa qatu gălak.ˈ yə̀muˈ gălak gălak mquḥəṛa꞊w mutʾằθər pəšla.ˈ ʾamra màtu ʾanaˈ tre šəne broni ʾəl tăṛan hawe npìlaˈ le dan bròni꞊le꞊wˈ gu de răzàlat hawe꞊wˈ la gu xyàpa꞊wˈ la gu qliwùta꞊wˈ la gu tsə̀ məndi꞊w.ˈ ʾamra ʾàna,ˈ yàʿniˈ maxyawa l-jàna,ˈ mqaḥràwa,ˈ baxyàwa.ˈ mḥayfàwa qatu gălak.ˈ	His mother became very sad and upset. She said ‘How could it be that when my son was lying at our door for two years, I did not know that it was my son, and he was in an ab-ject condition, without washing or cleanliness, without any-thing.’ She said ‘I ...’ She beat herself, became sad, wept felt very sorry for him.
	ʾe gət mə̀tleˈ mtèlaˈ dzŭluˈ qam-šamṭàlu mənu.ˈ qam-qawṛile l-de duktət ʾàwa məre.ˈ ʾamra xa ʾèta g-banyanˈ ʾa lăxa gu šə̀mət dawa.ˈ ʾe gət mə̀tleˈ mtèlaˈ dzŭluˈ qam-šamṭàlu mənu.ˈ qam-qawṛile l-de duktət ʾàwa məre.ˈ ʾamra xa ʾèta g-banyanˈ ʾa lăxa gu šə̀mət dawa.ˈ	When he died, she brought his clothes. She took them off him. They buried him in the place that he had mentioned. She said ‘I shall build a church here in his name.’
	ʾenaw... kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾenaw kòr pəšlu,ˈ ʾamra zòlunˈ ʾamra qawṛət Yoḥănan ptòxun꞊ila.ˈ ʾăna jŭlu šmə̀ṭṭe꞊wan mənu,ˈ flan duk-ta mtùtu꞊wan.ˈ màlbəšun꞊ina ʾəlu.ˈ ʾenaw... kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾenaw kòr pəšlu,ˈ ʾamra zòlunˈ ʾamra qawṛət Yoḥănan ptòxun꞊ila.ˈ ʾăna jŭlu šmə̀ṭṭe꞊wan mənu,ˈ flan duk-ta mtùtu꞊wan.ˈ màlbəšun꞊ina ʾəlu.ˈ	Her eyes became blind. Her eyes became blind. She said ‘Go and open the grave of Yoḥanan. The clothes that I have taken off him, I have put them in such and such a place. Dress him in them.’
	ʾamra wăṣìya drewale ʾəli.ˈ ʾàmraˈ dăbi ʾăna dzŭle ʾə̀lu hawi.ˈ ʾamra qa hàdax ʾeni kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾamra mèmunˈ ʾăna dzŭle malbəšun꞊ina ʾə̀lu.ˈ ʾamra wăṣìya drewale ʾəli.ˈ ʾàmraˈ dăbi ʾăna dzŭle ʾə̀lu hawi.ˈ ʾamra qa hàdax ʾeni kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾamra mèmunˈ ʾăna dzŭle malbəšun꞊ina ʾə̀lu.ˈ	She said ‘He left me instructions saying that these clothes should be on him.’ She said ‘For this reason, my eyes have become blind.’ She said ‘Bring the clothes and put them on him.’
	ʾizəlu qawṛu ptixàlu꞊wˈ ʾan dzŭlət qam-šamṭìwalu mənuˈ qam-malbəšìlu ʾəlu,ˈ qam-qawrìle.ˈ xa ʾèta bnèla qatuˈ l-šə̀mət Mar Yoḥănan l-ṭamma.ˈ ʾăya qəṣətət Màṛ Yoḥănan꞊wawa.ˈ ʾizəlu qawṛu ptixàlu꞊wˈ ʾan dzŭlət qam-šamṭìwalu mənuˈ qam-malbəšìlu ʾəlu,ˈ qam-qawrìle.ˈ xa ʾèta bnèla qatuˈ l-šə̀mət Mar Yoḥănan l-ṭamma.ˈ ʾăya qəṣətət Màṛ Yoḥănan꞊wawa.ˈ	They went and opened his grave and clothed him in the clothes that they had taken off him and buried him. She built him there a church in the name of Mar Yoḥanan. This was the story of Mar Yoḥanan.

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(1 0:00)Mar Yoḥằnanˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ xà brona ʾətwale malka.ˈ(2)xa ṛăbana ʾə̀twa,ˈ mən deṛa ʾatèwaˈ gu d-e duktət... ʾe mal-ka bəʿyàše꞊le.ˈ ʾe brona zòra꞊wewa ʾaxtsa.ˈ ʾe gət ʾè ṛăbana ʾatewa,ˈ ʾe brona ʾazə̀lwa jebu.ˈ brōn màlka꞊wewa.ˈ ʾazəlwa jèbu.ˈ b-əġdade mṣalìwa.ˈ(3)hatxa xantsa ṛwèle,ˈ xantsa hatxa pə̀šle.ˈ ṛăbana gu ʾəjaza ʾatewa꞊w păsèwa.ˈ ʾe gət ṛwèle,ˈ ʾamər qa ṛăbànaˈ ʾana k-àtən mənux.ˈ k-atən mənux qa dèṛa.ˈ(4)babu màlke꞊leˈ là qabəl.ˈ yəmu ʾamraˈ ʾaxni ʾàhatˈ bas ʾàhat ʾətlan.ˈ šə̀muˈ Yoḥằnan꞊wewa.ˈ ʾàmra,ˈ ʾàmraˈ bas ʾaxni ʾàhat ʾətan.ˈ păsət šawqə̀tan,ˈ màtu k-awe?ˈ ʾamər ʾəlla ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna.ˈ k-azən qa dèṛa.ˈ(5)qəmlu ʾizə̀lu.ˈ ġḗr dằbiˈ ṃàya ʿabriwa gu bằlam,ˈ gu bằlam dăbi ʿabriwa.ˈ là məre qa babu꞊w yəmuˈ ʾana bizàle꞊wən mən ṛăbana,ˈ là məre qatu.ˈ(6)pəšle bə̀rqa꞊wˈ mə̀ṭra꞊wˈ ṭòz꞊uˈ hawa mhuršə̀ne.ˈ mā̀r bălamˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrən.ˈ ʾamər lèbi ʿabrənˈ ʾamər qa Yoḥằnanˈ ʾamər g-dàʾṛəx.ˈ(7)də̀ṛu.ˈ də̀ṛu,ˈ pəšle xantsa yomàta.ˈ ṛăbana ʾamər qa Yoḥằnan,ˈ ʾamər: ʾăgar là [ʾa]mrət qa babux꞊u yəmuxˈ ʾana bi-zale꞊wən mən dè ṛăbana,ˈ ʾana ʾahat là g-nablənux,ˈ ʾamər qàtu.ˈ(8)qəmle mə̀re qa babu꞊w yəmu.ˈ ʾamər ʾànaˈ ʾabitun꞊u la ʾabìtunˈ ʾana hàr k-azən mən de ṛăbana.ˈ ʾamər qàtu,ˈ wằluxˈ broni dax k àzətˈ dax šawqə̀tan?ˈ ʾahat pešət màlka꞊wˈ ʾàtxa꞊w.ˈ ʾamər ʾila ʾana k-azən mən de ṛăbàna,ˈ qa dèṛa k-azən.ˈ(9)qəmle bàbu,ˈ xà ktawa ʾətwale dət həngaliyùn,ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ bàrgu wədwale qatu dət də̀hwa.ˈ bargu də̀hwa꞊wewa ktawa.ˈ qam-yawəle qàtu.ˈ(10)dăna madam hàr k-azət ʾamər,ˈ păqartux ʾàza hawya.ˈ ha ʾe ktàwaˈ hàwe qatux.ˈ ktawət həngaliyun qam-yawə̀le qatu.ˈ(11)pselu ʿbə̀ru.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛa.ˈ ʾizəlu l-dèṛaˈ xantsa šə̀ne,ˈ xantsa šəne wele gu dèṛa.ˈ(12)ʾixalət yawìwa qàtu,ˈ janu ẓalə̀mwala,ˈ pəlgu yawə́lwale qa saxòreˈ pəlgu ʾaxə̀lwale.ˈ wədle hadax ʾitèlu,ˈ xantsa šəne welu gu dèṛa.ˈ(13)max... šə̀klu xləple.ˈ šəklu xlə̀ple,ˈ m tušət mằraḍ꞊uˈ ʾằna məndyane pəšle.ˈ ʾəkmà šəne welu gu deṛaˈ là č-ădanˈ ʾəkma šəne.ˈ ʾe ga gu daw ktawa qarìwala.ˈ(14)xà yomaˈ mălàxa ʾizəle l-xəlmət raʾisət dèṛa.ˈ ʾamər Yoḥằnanˈ mə̀ryele,ˈ gălak là pəšlale.ˈ mădəṛe qa bēt bàbu.ˈ(15)ʾaw mălàxa ʾizəle l-xə̀lmət Yoḥănanˈ qa Yoḥằnan꞊iš hadax məre.ˈ ʾamər duṛ qa bēt bàbux.ˈ ṭlaha lele rəš ġdade xəlma xzèle.ˈ(16)raʾisət deṛa ʾàmərˈ xa ṛăbana drìle mənu.ˈ ʾamər ʾizul Yoḥănan mădəṛe qa duktət jànu,ˈ qa bēt bàbu.ˈ(17)dəṛe qa bēt bàbuˈ lè ydiwale,ˈ yəmu lè ydawale.ˈ ʾitule l-tăṛət be bàbuˈ là məre ʾana bronoxun꞊iwən.ˈ là məre qatu brṓn...ˈ(18)ʾani꞊š là čădi brònu꞊le.ˈ šəklu xlìpele.ˈ ʾamra qa xlamàtaˈ memən xa...ˈ dukta wòdun qatu ʾa lằxa.ˈ madam ʾe ṛăbàna ʾətyele l-ṭằran ʾitiwele,ˈ hawe ʾərwanət rešət brònan.ˈ(19)xa brona ʾətan ḥarùqa.ˈ ʾèyaˈ ṛəzqu lằxa mpilele.ˈ məra hàwe lăxa.ˈ məndi d axliwa xa məndi yawìwa qatu.ˈ ʾaw ʾaxə̀lwaleˈ ʾaw la yawəlwale qa saxòre.ˈ(20)həl mtəməmlu trè šəneˈ wele l-tằṛət be babu.ˈ təməmlu trè...ˈ yaʿni pəšwale xantsa qa myàta,ˈ gălak šə̀ṛ pəšle.ˈ(21)xà yomaˈ yəmu palṭàwaˈ ʾaw ktàwa qam-xazyale gu ʾìdu.ˈ xəra gu de ktàwaˈ qam-xazyàleˈ ʾamra: ʾe ktàwaˈ max daw ktawət ʾaxni wəlwalan qa brònan.ˈ(22)ʾamra max dàwe꞊le.ˈ ʾamra ʾe ktàwa max daw wəlwalan qa brònan ʾe ktawa,ˈ max dàwe꞊le ʾamra.ˈ məra qa màlka,ˈ ʾamra čằdət maˈ ʾamra ʾe saxòra,ˈ ʾe d lắxa ʾitìwe꞊leˈ ʾamra xa ktawa ʾə̀t mənuˈ ʾamra max dàw ktawət ʾā́t qa Yoḥànan qam-yawəte.ˈ(23)ʾawa꞊š ʾamə̀rraˈ ʾizolun màbrun꞊ile.ˈ ʾamər: lèbi ʾawrən.ˈ šə̀ṛ pəšwale.ˈ mŭqawằma la pəšwale,ˈ quwətu xlə̀ṣwala.ˈ(24)ʾamər qa dan ġŭlamwàtaˈ ṭònun꞊ileˈ memun꞊ile ʾa lằxa.ˈ qam-matìle.ˈ ʾamər ʾe ktawa mèkalux?ˈ ʾamər gnàwta wide꞊wət?ˈ naše mušə̀lxe꞊wət?ˈ(25)ʾamər là gnawta wide꞊wən꞊uˈ là ...ˈ ʾamər dəd jàni꞊le.ˈ ʾamər dəd janux ʾā́t mèka?ˈ ʾamər bàbi wilu꞊le qati.ˈ ʾamər qa ma ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ(26)ʾamər qa yə̀muˈ ʾamər ʾahat brōn  janax là čădăte?ˈ ʾamra bà.ˈ ʾamər tsə nišàne lətwale?ˈ bàˈ ʾamra xa šama ʾà lăxət păqàru ʾətwa.ˈ xa šama ʾàtxaˈ ʾamra ʾa lăxət păqàṛu ʾətwa.ˈ(27)păqàṛu qam-makə̀pla qataw.ˈ ʾe šama qam-xazyàlaˈ ʾidela brònaw꞊ileˈ qam-daryàle gu xpaqaw.ˈ ʾamra matu ʾā́t ʾe trè šəne l-tăṛan mpìle꞊wət?ˈ ʾamra ʾana ... maləkta gawàyeˈ ʾā́t gu daya ṛazàla bəʿyaše꞊wət?ˈ(28)ʾamra qà ma la mərux qatanˈ ʾā́t brònan꞊iwət?ˈ ʾamər ʾana tsəhyi bălā̀š k-azəlwaˈ ʾăgar ʾamrənwa bronòxun꞊iwən.ˈ ʾaxtòxun꞊išˈ g-mqaḥrìtunwa,ˈ tsəhyi꞊š bălā̀š k-azəlwa.ˈ mar tsəhyi bălā́š là [ʾa]zəl.ˈ(29)ʾamər bas xa wằṣiya g-darən ʾəlax.ˈ ʾe gət mètənˈ ʾamər ʾăna dzŭli là šamṭătu məni.ˈ ʾăna dzŭlət ʾə̀li꞊naˈ ʾăna ʾə̀li hawi,ˈ gu dằna dzŭle qawrăti.ˈ(30)bas ʾamər xà ʾetaˈ ʾà lăxa banyatˈ gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾawdăta gu šəmət Yoḥằnan.ˈ ʾamər gu šəmət Mar Yoḥằnan ʾawdăta.ˈ(31)yə̀muˈ gălak gălak mquḥəṛa꞊w mutʾằθər pəšla.ˈ ʾamra màtu ʾanaˈ tre šəne broni ʾəl tăṛan hawe npìlaˈ le dan bròni꞊le꞊wˈ gu de răzàlat hawe꞊wˈ la gu xyàpa꞊wˈ la gu qliwùta꞊wˈ la gu tsə̀ məndi꞊w.ˈ ʾamra ʾàna,ˈ yàʿniˈ maxyawa l-jàna,ˈ mqaḥràwa,ˈ baxyàwa.ˈ mḥayfàwa qatu gălak.ˈ(32)ʾe gət mə̀tleˈ mtèlaˈ dzŭluˈ qam-šamṭàlu mənu.ˈ qam-qawṛile l-de duktət ʾàwa məre.ˈ ʾamra xa ʾèta g-banyanˈ ʾa lăxa gu šə̀mət dawa.ˈ(33)ʾenaw... kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾenaw kòr pəšlu,ˈ ʾamra zòlunˈ ʾamra qawṛət Yoḥănan ptòxun꞊ila.ˈ ʾăna jŭlu šmə̀ṭṭe꞊wan mənu,ˈ flan duk-ta mtùtu꞊wan.ˈ màlbəšun꞊ina ʾəlu.ˈ(34)ʾamra wăṣìya drewale ʾəli.ˈ ʾàmraˈ dăbi ʾăna dzŭle ʾə̀lu hawi.ˈ ʾamra qa hàdax ʾeni kòr pəšlu.ˈ ʾamra mèmunˈ ʾăna dzŭle malbəšun꞊ina ʾə̀lu.ˈ(35)ʾizəlu qawṛu ptixàlu꞊wˈ ʾan dzŭlət qam-šamṭìwalu mənuˈ qam-malbəšìlu ʾəlu,ˈ qam-qawrìle.ˈ xa ʾèta bnèla qatuˈ l-šə̀mət Mar Yoḥănan l-ṭamma.ˈ ʾăya qəṣətət Màṛ Yoḥănan꞊wawa.ˈ

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(1 0:00)The story of Mar Yoḥanan. Mar Yoḥanan was the son of a king. The king had only one son.(2)There was a monk, who used to come down from a monastery to the place where the king lived. The son was young, like this. When the monk came, the boy used to go to him. He was the son of the king. He used to go to him. They used to pray together.(3)He grew up a little. He became this big. The monk used to come and go when he was on leave. When he (the king’s son) grew up, he said to the monk ‘I shall go with you. I shall go with you to the monastery.’(4)His father was the king, he did not allow him [to go]. His mother said ‘We only have you.’ His name was Yoḥanan. She said, she said ‘We have only you. How is it possible for you to go and leave us?’ He said ‘I insist on going with this monk. I shall go to the monastery.’(5)They got up and went on their way. But they had to cross the water by boat, by boat they had to cross. He did not say to his father and mother ‘I am going with the monk.’ He did not tell them.(6)There was lightning, rain and dust. The air became mirky. The boat keeper said ‘I cannot cross.’ He said ‘I cannot cross.’ He (the monk) said to Yoḥanan, he said ‘We shall re-turn.’(7)They returned. They returned and after a few days the monk said to Yoḥanan, he said ‘If you don’t tell your father and mother “I am going with this monk,” I shall not take you [with me],’ he said to him.(8)He went and told his father and mother. He said ‘Whether you like it or not, I am going with this monk.’ He (the king) said to him ‘Look here, my son, how can you go, how can you leave us? You will be a king,’ and so forth. He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I insist on going with this monk, I shall go to the monas-tery.’(9)His father had a copy of the Gospel. He gave it to him. He had made its cover of gold. The cover of the book was of gold. He gave it to him.(10)‘But since you insist on going, I free you of any obliga-tion.  Here let this book be yours.’ He gave him the book of the Gospel.(11)They set off and crossed [the river]. They went to the monastery. They went to the monastery and he stayed in the monastery for a few years.(12)The food that they gave him—he used to do wrong to himself, he would give half of it to beggars and the other half he would eat. This is what he did. They came and stayed in the monastery for a few years.(13)It was like... his appearance changed. His appearance changed, he suffered from illness and such things. I do not know how many years he remained in the monastery. They mentioned  that in the book at that time.(14)One day an angel appeared in a dream of the abbot of the monastery. He said ‘Yoḥanan is ill and has not long to live. Take him back to his father’s house.’(15)The Angel also appeared in a dream of Yoḥanan and said the same also to Yoḥanan. He said ‘Return to your father’s house.’ He saw the dream on three nights successively.(16)The abbot of the monastery said ‘Assign a monk to be with him.’ He said ‘Go and take Yoḥanan back to his place, to his father’s house.’(17)He returned to his father’s house. They did not recog-nise him. His mother did not recognise him. He sat at the door of his father’s house and did not say ‘I am your son.’ He did not say to them that he was their son.(18)They likewise did not know that he was their son. His ap-pearance had changed. She (his mother) said to the servants ‘Bring a... prepare a place for him here. Since this monk has come to sit at our door, let it be a work of charity for the sake of our son.(19)We have a son who is far away. Fate has it that his sus-tenance will be here.’ She said ‘Let him stay here.’ They used to give him something out of what they used to eat. He used to eat what he ate and what he did not [eat] he used to give to beggars.(20)He was at the door of his father until two years passed. Two [years] passed, he was about to die, he had become very weak.(21)One day as his mother was leaving the house, she saw the book in his hands. She looked at the book and she saw it. She said ‘This book is like the book that we gave to our son.’(22)She said ‘It is like that one.’ She said ‘This book is like the one we gave to our son, it is like that one,’ she said. She said to the king, she said ‘Do you know what?’ She said ‘The beggar who is sitting here,’ she said ‘he has a book with him,’ she said ‘which is like the book you gave to Yoḥanan.’(23)He then said to her ‘Go and bring him in.’ He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I cannot enter.’ He had become weak. He had no re-sistance left in him. His strength had gone.(24)He (the king) said to the servants ‘Carry him and bring him in here.’ They brought him. He said ‘Where did you get this book from?’ He said ‘Have you stolen it or robbed some-body?’(25)He (Yoḥanan) said ‘I have neither stolen nor ... It is mine.’ He (the king) said. ‘Yours? But where did you get from?’ He said ‘My father gave it to me.’ He said ‘Surely you are not our son?!’(26)He said to his mother, he said ‘Do you not recognise your son?’ She said ‘Yes.’ He (the king) said ‘Didn’t he have any marks [on his body]?’ ‘Yes,’ she said, ‘there used to be a mole right here on his neck, a mole like this.’ She said ‘It was right here on his neck.’(27)He bent his neck for her. She saw the mole. She realised that he was her son. She embraced him. She said ‘How is it possible for you to be lying at our door these two years,’ she said, ‘when I am a queen inside and you were living in such abject poverty?’(28)She said ‘Why didn’t you tell us you were our son?’ He said ‘My toil would have been in vain, if I had told you that I am your son. You would have been sad and my toil would have been in vain. Let my toil not be in vain.’(29)He said ‘But I shall request of you only one thing. When I die,’ he said ‘do not take off these clothes from me. These clothes that are on me, let them be on me and bury me in these clothes.(30)But’ he said ‘build a church right here in the name of Yoḥanan. Build it in the name of Mar Yoḥanan.’ He said ‘In the name of Mar Yoḥanan build it.’(31)His mother became very sad and upset. She said ‘How could it be that when my son was lying at our door for two years, I did not know that it was my son, and he was in an ab-ject condition, without washing or cleanliness, without any-thing.’ She said ‘I ...’ She beat herself, became sad, wept felt very sorry for him.(32)When he died, she brought his clothes. She took them off him. They buried him in the place that he had mentioned. She said ‘I shall build a church here in his name.’(33)Her eyes became blind. Her eyes became blind. She said ‘Go and open the grave of Yoḥanan. The clothes that I have taken off him, I have put them in such and such a place. Dress him in them.’(34)She said ‘He left me instructions saying that these clothes should be on him.’ She said ‘For this reason, my eyes have become blind.’ She said ‘Bring the clothes and put them on him.’(35)They went and opened his grave and clothed him in the clothes that they had taken off him and buried him. She built him there a church in the name of Mar Yoḥanan. This was the story of Mar Yoḥanan.