¹Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

¹ܗܪܛܘ ܒܬܪ ܚܘܒܐ ܘܛܢܘ ܒܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܬܢܒܘܢ ܀

²for he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue — to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

²ܡܢ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܓܝܪ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܢܫ ܫܡܥ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܐܠܐ ܒܪܘܚ ܐܪܙܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܀

³and he who is prophesying to men doth speak edification, and exhortation, and comfort;

³ܐܝܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܬܢܒܐ ܠܒܢܝܢܫܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܒܢܝܢܐ ܘܠܘܒܒܐ ܘܒܘܝܐܐ ܀

⁴he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

⁴ܕܡܡܠܠ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܢܦܫܗ ܗܘ ܒܢܐ ܘܕܡܬܢܒܐ ܥܕܬܐ ܒܢܐ ܀

⁵and I wish you all to speak with tongues, and more that ye may prophecy, for greater is he who is prophesying than he who is speaking with tongues, except one may interpret, that the assembly may receive edification.

⁵ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܟܠܟܘܢ ܬܡܠܠܘܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܕܝܢ ܕܬܬܢܒܘܢ ܪܒ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܬܢܒܐ ܡܢ ܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܡܦܫܩ ܐܢ ܕܝܢ ܡܦܫܩ ܥܕܬܐ ܒܢܐ ܀

⁶And now, brethren, if I may come unto you speaking tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching?

⁶ܘܗܫܐ ܐܚܝ ܐܢ ܐܬܐ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܘܐܡܠܠ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܡܢܐ ܡܘܬܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܡܠܠ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܐܘ ܒܓܠܝܢܐ ܐܘ ܒܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܐܘ ܒܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܀

⁷yet the things without life giving sound — whether pipe or harp — if a difference in the sounds they may not give, how shall be known that which is piped or that which is harped?

⁷ܐܦ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗܝܢ ܢܦܫܐ ܘܝܗܒܢ ܩܠܐ ܐܢ ܐܒܘܒܐ ܘܐܢ ܩܝܬܪܐ ܐܢ ܦܘܪܫܢܐ ܠܐ ܥܒܕܢ ܒܝܬ ܩܝܢܬܐ ܠܚܒܪܬܗ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܙܕܡܪ ܐܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܬܢܩܫ ܀

⁸for if also an uncertain sound a trumpet may give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

⁸ܘܐܢ ܩܪܢܐ ܬܩܪܐ ܩܠܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܪܝܫ ܡܢܘ ܢܬܛܝܒ ܠܩܪܒܐ ܀

⁹so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give — how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

⁹ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܐܢ ܬܐܡܪܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܘܠܐ ܬܗܘܐ ܡܦܫܩܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܡܬܝܕܥ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܗܘ ܕܥܡ ܐܐܪ ܡܡܠܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

¹⁰There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is unmeaning,

¹⁰ܗܐ ܓܝܪ ܓܢܤܐ ܕܠܫܢܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܚܕ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܩܠܐ ܀

¹¹if, then, I do not know the power of the voice, I shall be to him who is speaking a foreigner, and he who is speaking, is to me a foreigner;

¹¹ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܚܝܠܗ ܕܩܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܝ ܒܪܒܪܝܐ ܠܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܘܐܦ ܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܠܝ ܒܪܒܪܝܐ ܀

¹²so also ye, since ye are earnestly desirous of spiritual gifts, for the building up of the assembly seek that ye may abound;

¹²ܗܟܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܛܢܢܐ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܡܘܗܒܬܐ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܠܒܢܝܢܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܒܥܘ ܕܬܬܝܬܪܘܢ ܀

¹³wherefore he who is speaking in an [unknown] tongue — let him pray that he may interpret;

¹³ܘܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܢܨܠܐ ܕܢܦܫܩ ܀

¹⁴for if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful.

¹⁴ܐܢ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܗܘܝܬ ܡܨܠܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܪܘܚܝ ܗܘ ܡܨܠܝܐ ܡܕܥܝ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܦܐܪܝܢ ܗܘ ܀

¹⁵What then is it? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray also with the understanding; I will sing psalms with the spirit, and I will sing psalms also with the understanding;

¹⁵ܡܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܥܒܕ ܐܨܠܐ ܒܪܘܚܝ ܘܐܨܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܡܕܥܝ ܘܐܙܡܪ ܒܪܘܚܝ ܘܐܙܡܪ ܐܦ ܒܡܕܥܝ ܀

¹⁶since, if thou mayest bless with the spirit, he who is filling the place of the unlearned, how shall he say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, since what thou dost say he hath not known?

¹⁶ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܐܢ ܡܒܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܒܪܘܚ ܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܐ ܕܘܟܬܗ ܕܗܕܝܘܛܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܐܡܝܢ ܥܠ ܬܘܕܝܬܟ ܕܝܠܟ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܬ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܀

¹⁷for thou, indeed, dost give thanks well, but the other is not built up!

¹⁷ܐܢܬ ܓܝܪ ܫܦܝܪ ܡܒܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܐܠܐ ܚܒܪܟ ܠܐ ܡܬܒܢܐ ܀

¹⁸I give thanks to my God — more than you all with tongues speaking —

¹⁸ܡܘܕܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܕܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܡܡܠܠ ܐܢܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܀

¹⁹but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an [unknown] tongue.

¹⁹ܐܠܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܨܒܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܚܡܫ ܡܠܝܢ ܒܡܕܥܝ ܐܡܠܠ ܕܐܦ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܠܦ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܪܒܘ ܡܠܝܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܀

²⁰Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

²⁰ܐܚܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܛܠܝܢ ܒܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܒܝܫܬܐ ܗܘܘ ܝܠܘܕܐ ܘܒܪܥܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܡܝܪܝܢ ܀

²¹in the law it hath been written, that, `With other tongues and with other lips I will speak to this people, and not even so will they hear Me, saith the Lord;`

²¹ܒܢܡܘܤܐ ܟܬܝܒ ܕܒܡܡܠܠܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܐ ܘܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܡܠܠ ܥܡܗ ܥܡ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܦܠܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܢܫܡܥܘܢܢܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܀

²²so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy [is] not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,

²²ܡܕܝܢ ܠܫܢܐ ܠܐܬܐ ܗܘ ܤܝܡܝܢ ܠܐ ܠܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܀

²³If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

²³ܐܢ ܗܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܬܬܟܢܫ ܟܠܗ ܥܕܬܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܘܢܥܠܘܢ ܗܕܝܘܛܐ ܐܘ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܡܪܝܢ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܫܢܘ ܠܗܘܢ ܀

²⁴and if all may prophecy, and any one may come in, an unbeliever or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is discerned by all,

²⁴ܘܐܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܡܬܢܒܝܢ ܘܢܥܘܠ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܕܝܘܛܐ ܐܘ ܡܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܗܝܡܢ ܡܬܒܨܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܘܡܬܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܀

²⁵and so the secrets of his heart become manifest, and so having fallen upon [his] face, he will bow before God, declaring that God really is among you.

²⁵ܘܟܤܝܬܐ ܕܠܒܗ ܡܬܓܠܝܢ ܘܗܝܕܝܢ ܢܦܠ ܥܠ ܐܦܘܗܝ ܘܢܤܓܘܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܫܪܝܪܐܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܟܘܢ ܀

²⁶What then is it, brethren? whenever ye may come together, each of you hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation? let all things be for building up;

²⁶ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܕܐܡܬܝ ܕܡܬܟܢܫܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܐܝܢܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܙܡܘܪܐ ܢܐܡܪ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܓܠܝܢܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܫܢܐ ܘܐܝܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܦܘܫܩܐ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܒܢܝܢܐ ܢܗܘܝܢ ܀

²⁷if an [unknown] tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;

²⁷ܘܐܢ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܢܫ ܢܡܠܠ ܬܪܝܢ ܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܘܟܕ ܤܓܝ ܬܠܬܐ ܘܚܕ ܚܕ ܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܘܚܕ ܢܦܫܩ ܀

²⁸and if there may be no interpreter, let him be silent in an assembly, and to himself let him speak, and to God.

²⁸ܘܐܢ ܠܝܬ ܕܡܦܫܩ ܢܫܬܘܩ ܠܗ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܡܠܠ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܘܒܝܢܘܗܝ ܠܢܦܫܗ ܘܠܐܠܗܐ ܢܡܠܠ ܀

²⁹And prophets — let two or three speak, and let the others discern,

²⁹ܢܒܝܐ ܕܝܢ ܬܪܝܢ ܐܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܢܡܠܠܘܢ ܘܫܪܟܐ ܢܦܪܫܘܢ ܀

³⁰and if to another sitting [anything] may be revealed, let the first be silent;

³⁰ܘܐܢ ܠܐܚܪܢܐ ܢܬܓܠܐ ܟܕ ܝܬܒ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܢܫܬܘܩ ܠܗ ܀

³¹for ye are able, one by one, all to prophesy, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted,

³¹ܡܫܟܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܟܠܟܘܢ ܕܚܕ ܚܕ ܬܬܢܒܘܢ ܕܟܠܢܫ ܢܐܠܦ ܘܟܠܢܫ ܢܬܒܝܐ ܀

³²and the spiritual gift of prophets to prophets are subject,

³²ܪܘܚܐ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܠܢܒܝܐ ܡܫܬܥܒܕܐ ܀

³³for God is not [a God] of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

³³ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܕܫܓܘܫܝܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܫܠܡܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܀

³⁴Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

³⁴ܢܫܝܟܘܢ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܢܗܘܝܢ ܫܬܝܩܢ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܡܦܤ ܠܗܝܢ ܕܢܡܠܠܢ ܐܠܐ ܕܢܫܬܥܒܕܢ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܢܡܘܤܐ ܐܡܪ ܀

³⁵and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

³⁵ܘܐܢ ܡܕܡ ܨܒܝܢ ܕܢܐܠܦܢ ܒܒܬܝܗܝܢ ܢܫܐܠܢ ܠܒܥܠܝܗܝܢ ܒܗܬܬܐ ܗܝ ܓܝܪ ܕܢܫܐ ܒܥܕܬܐ ܢܡܠܠܢ ܀

³⁶From you did the word of God come forth? or to you alone did it come?

³⁶ܐܘ ܕܠܡܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܐܘ ܠܘܬܟܘܢ ܗܘ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܡܛܬ ܀

³⁷if any one doth think to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge the things that I write to you — that of the Lord they are commands;

³⁷ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܤܒܪ ܕܢܒܝܐ ܗܘ ܐܘ ܕܪܘܚܐ ܗܘ ܢܕܥ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܟܬܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܡܪܢ ܀

³⁸and if any one is ignorant — let him be ignorant;

³⁸ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܠܐ ܢܕܥ ܀

³⁹so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

³⁹ܛܢܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܐܚܝ ܠܡܬܢܒܝܘ ܘܠܡܡܠܠܘ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܠܐ ܬܟܠܘܢ ܀

⁴⁰let all things be done decently and in order.

⁴⁰ܟܠܡܕܡ ܕܝܢ ܒܐܤܟܡܐ ܘܒܛܟܤܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܀