Barwar: The Selfish Neighbour

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Yuwəl Yuḥanna

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0:00	xà-našaˈ xáčča ʾanàni-wewa,ˈ yáʿni maxbánət gàne-wewa.ˈ hàr y-áwewa ṭlába mən-ʾálaha,ˈ qwàla:ˈ bắyən ʾálaha t-yawə́lli mə́ndi zàwda,ˈ ʾu-t-yawə́lli məndiyàne,ˈ qa-t-ʾálaha yawə̀lwale.ˈ hár y-áwewa-qwála m-xayúṯe dìye.ˈ xà-benaˈ márya ʾaláha mə́re ṭla-malàxaˈ də-ṣlì,ˈ xzí ʾaw-mòdi bắye.ˈ háyyo xázəx mòdi.ˈ hár hole-mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba,ˈ mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba.ˈ gazəndàna rába!ˈ maláxa ṣlèle.ˈ mə́re há-naša ʾáti mùdit har-blíga ṭlába m-alàhaˈ ta-t-yawə̀llux,ˈ ʾu-gazə̀nda-wˈ gazə̀nda.ˈ mára xzìˈ ʾána bắyən ʾaláha t-yawə́lli kùl-məndi bi-záwda,ˈ ta-t-xayúṯi hóya spày.ˈ qa-t-xắyən spáy ʾàxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾaláha hole-mìraˈ t-yawə̀lluxˈ b-šàrṭˈ kú-mdit yawə̀lluxˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ yáʿni ʾáti ʾən-yawə́llux ḏà-tawərta,ˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl tə̀rte tawriyáṯa.ˈ ʾən-ṭlálux yáwəl xà xmáraˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè xmáre.ˈ yáʿni kú-mdit t-yáwəl ṭlàluxˈ ʾáp ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ ʾámər ta-mò ta-šwáwi?ˈ ʾána hon-márəllux b-àyya šárṭ ʾaláha t-yawə́llux,ˈ ʾína là-yawəllux.ˈ mə́re klí mtaxə̀mnən.ˈ ʾó mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ sìqle maláxa.ˈ bár ṭlaṯa-yóme dìṛṛe.ˈ mə́re mtuxmə̀nnux?ˈ mə́re hɛ̀.ˈ mòdit mtaxmóne?ˈ mìrreˈ ʾámrət ta-màryaˈ ʾálaha bằyənˈ ḏà-ʾɛni mpalə́ṭla.ˈ mə́re ṭla-mòdi ḏa-ʾɛ́nux mpalə̀ṭla?ˈ mə́re ta-t-ʾɛ́nət šwáwi tràṯna mpalə́ṭla.ˈ xà-našaˈ xáčča ʾanàni-wewa,ˈ yáʿni maxbánət gàne-wewa.ˈ hàr y-áwewa ṭlába mən-ʾálaha,ˈ qwàla:ˈ bắyən ʾálaha t-yawə́lli mə́ndi zàwda,ˈ ʾu-t-yawə́lli məndiyàne,ˈ qa-t-ʾálaha yawə̀lwale.ˈ hár y-áwewa-qwála m-xayúṯe dìye.ˈ xà-benaˈ márya ʾaláha mə́re ṭla-malàxaˈ də-ṣlì,ˈ xzí ʾaw-mòdi bắye.ˈ háyyo xázəx mòdi.ˈ hár hole-mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba,ˈ mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba.ˈ gazəndàna rába!ˈ maláxa ṣlèle.ˈ mə́re há-naša ʾáti mùdit har-blíga ṭlába m-alàhaˈ ta-t-yawə̀llux,ˈ ʾu-gazə̀nda-wˈ gazə̀nda.ˈ mára xzìˈ ʾána bắyən ʾaláha t-yawə́lli kùl-məndi bi-záwda,ˈ ta-t-xayúṯi hóya spày.ˈ qa-t-xắyən spáy ʾàxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾaláha hole-mìraˈ t-yawə̀lluxˈ b-šàrṭˈ kú-mdit yawə̀lluxˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ yáʿni ʾáti ʾən-yawə́llux ḏà-tawərta,ˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl tə̀rte tawriyáṯa.ˈ ʾən-ṭlálux yáwəl xà xmáraˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè xmáre.ˈ yáʿni kú-mdit t-yáwəl ṭlàluxˈ ʾáp ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ ʾámər ta-mò ta-šwáwi?ˈ ʾána hon-márəllux b-àyya šárṭ ʾaláha t-yawə́llux,ˈ ʾína là-yawəllux.ˈ mə́re klí mtaxə̀mnən.ˈ ʾó mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ sìqle maláxa.ˈ bár ṭlaṯa-yóme dìṛṛe.ˈ mə́re mtuxmə̀nnux?ˈ mə́re hɛ̀.ˈ mòdit mtaxmóne?ˈ mìrreˈ ʾámrət ta-màryaˈ ʾálaha bằyənˈ ḏà-ʾɛni mpalə́ṭla.ˈ mə́re ṭla-mòdi ḏa-ʾɛ́nux mpalə̀ṭla?ˈ mə́re ta-t-ʾɛ́nət šwáwi tràṯna mpalə́ṭla.ˈ	A certain man was rather selfish, that is he was fond of himself. He was always making requests from God, complaining ‘I want God to give me something more, give me things’, so that God would give him. He was always complaining about his life. Once, the Lord God said to an angel ‘Go down, see what he wants. Come, let’s see what it is (all about). He is always grumbling and asking (for things), grumbling and asking (for things). He is a big whiner.’ The angel went down. He said ‘Hey, man, why are always busy asking God to give (things) to you, (with) complaint (after) complaint. He says ‘Look, I want God to give me more of everything, so that my life will be good, so that I shall live well here.’ He said ‘God has said that he will give to you on condition that everything he gives to you he will give to your neighbour twofold. That is, if he gives you one cow, he will give to your neighbour two cows. If he gives to you one ass, he will give to your neighbour two asses. That is, everything that he gives to you, he will give also to your neighbour, twofold.’ He says ‘Why to my neighbour?’ ‘I am telling you, God will give to you on this condition, otherwise he will not give to you.’ He said ‘Wait, let me think (about it).’ He thought (about it). The angel went up (to heaven). After three days he returned. He said ‘Have you thought (about it)?’ He said ‘Yes’. ‘What are you thinking of?’ He said ‘Say to the Lord God that I want him to take out one of my eyes.’ He said ‘Why should he take out one of your eyes?’ He said ‘So that he takes out both eyes of my neighbour’.

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xà-našaˈ xáčča ʾanàni-wewa,ˈ yáʿni maxbánət gàne-wewa.ˈ hàr y-áwewa ṭlába mən-ʾálaha,ˈ qwàla:ˈ bắyən ʾálaha t-yawə́lli mə́ndi zàwda,ˈ ʾu-t-yawə́lli məndiyàne,ˈ qa-t-ʾálaha yawə̀lwale.ˈ hár y-áwewa-qwála m-xayúṯe dìye.ˈ xà-benaˈ márya ʾaláha mə́re ṭla-malàxaˈ də-ṣlì,ˈ xzí ʾaw-mòdi bắye.ˈ háyyo xázəx mòdi.ˈ hár hole-mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba,ˈ mṭarṭóme ʾu-ṭlàba.ˈ gazəndàna rába!ˈ maláxa ṣlèle.ˈ mə́re há-naša ʾáti mùdit har-blíga ṭlába m-alàhaˈ ta-t-yawə̀llux,ˈ ʾu-gazə̀nda-wˈ gazə̀nda.ˈ mára xzìˈ ʾána bắyən ʾaláha t-yawə́lli kùl-məndi bi-záwda,ˈ ta-t-xayúṯi hóya spày.ˈ qa-t-xắyən spáy ʾàxxa.ˈ mə́re ʾaláha hole-mìraˈ t-yawə̀lluxˈ b-šàrṭˈ kú-mdit yawə̀lluxˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ yáʿni ʾáti ʾən-yawə́llux ḏà-tawərta,ˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl tə̀rte tawriyáṯa.ˈ ʾən-ṭlálux yáwəl xà xmáraˈ ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè xmáre.ˈ yáʿni kú-mdit t-yáwəl ṭlàluxˈ ʾáp ta-šwáwux t-yáwəl trè.ˈ ʾámər ta-mò ta-šwáwi?ˈ ʾána hon-márəllux b-àyya šárṭ ʾaláha t-yawə́llux,ˈ ʾína là-yawəllux.ˈ mə́re klí mtaxə̀mnən.ˈ ʾó mtuxmə̀nne,ˈ sìqle maláxa.ˈ bár ṭlaṯa-yóme dìṛṛe.ˈ mə́re mtuxmə̀nnux?ˈ mə́re hɛ̀.ˈ mòdit mtaxmóne?ˈ mìrreˈ ʾámrət ta-màryaˈ ʾálaha bằyənˈ ḏà-ʾɛni mpalə́ṭla.ˈ mə́re ṭla-mòdi ḏa-ʾɛ́nux mpalə̀ṭla?ˈ mə́re ta-t-ʾɛ́nət šwáwi tràṯna mpalə́ṭla.ˈ

Translation:

A certain man was rather selfish, that is he was fond of himself. He was always making requests from God, complaining ‘I want God to give me something more, give me things’, so that God would give him. He was always complaining about his life. Once, the Lord God said to an angel ‘Go down, see what he wants. Come, let’s see what it is (all about). He is always grumbling and asking (for things), grumbling and asking (for things). He is a big whiner.’ The angel went down. He said ‘Hey, man, why are always busy asking God to give (things) to you, (with) complaint (after) complaint. He says ‘Look, I want God to give me more of everything, so that my life will be good, so that I shall live well here.’ He said ‘God has said that he will give to you on condition that everything he gives to you he will give to your neighbour twofold. That is, if he gives you one cow, he will give to your neighbour two cows. If he gives to you one ass, he will give to your neighbour two asses. That is, everything that he gives to you, he will give also to your neighbour, twofold.’ He says ‘Why to my neighbour?’ ‘I am telling you, God will give to you on this condition, otherwise he will not give to you.’ He said ‘Wait, let me think (about it).’ He thought (about it). The angel went up (to heaven). After three days he returned. He said ‘Have you thought (about it)?’ He said ‘Yes’. ‘What are you thinking of?’ He said ‘Say to the Lord God that I want him to take out one of my eyes.’ He said ‘Why should he take out one of your eyes?’ He said ‘So that he takes out both eyes of my neighbour’.