2 MeqabyanEthiopian Orthodox TewahedoAccepted by Some TraditionsGe'ez tradition, commonly transmitted through AmharicShare2 Meqabyan 19Wikisource community English translation - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableWikisource community English translationLanguageEnglishEspañol‹2 Meqabyan 12 Meqabyan 22 Meqabyan 32 Meqabyan 42 Meqabyan 52 Meqabyan 62 Meqabyan 72 Meqabyan 82 Meqabyan 92 Meqabyan 102 Meqabyan 112 Meqabyan 122 Meqabyan 132 Meqabyan 142 Meqabyan 152 Meqabyan 162 Meqabyan 172 Meqabyan 182 Meqabyan 192 Meqabyan 202 Meqabyan 21›2 Meqabyan 192 Meqabyan 19ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1O Earth, who has gathered the nobles, the kings, the rich, the elders, the attractive daughters, and the beautiful ones—woe arises from you. 2O Earth, who gathered the warriors, the comely, those with fine limbs, those with reasoning and knowledge, and those whose words were as beautiful as a humming harp, a lyre, or the beat of a violin... 3...and those who had a tune that brought joy like wine, and those whose eyes shone like the morning star... 4...and those who sketched with firm right hands, those who lifted up what was given or withheld, those whose feet were beautiful to behold, and those who ran like rushing wheels—woe arises from you. 5O Death, who separated the souls of attractive persons from their flesh—woe arises from you, though you were sent by the Will of the Lord. 6As you have gathered many people whom the Lord produced from you and returned to you—O Earth, woe arises from you. We were found from you, we returned to you by the Will of the Lord, and we were joyful upon you by the Will of the Lord. 7You became a carpet for our corpses; we walked upon you, and we were buried within you. We ate your fruit, and you ate our flesh. 8We drank the water from your springs, and you drank our springs of blood. We ate the fruit of your earthliness, and you ate the flesh of our bodies. 9Just as the Lord commanded you to be our food, we ate grain from your earth that holds the beautiful dew; and you received the beauty of our flesh and turned it to dust for your food, just as the Lord commanded you. 10O Death, who gathered the powerful nobles and kings—woe arises from you. You did not fear their fame or their terror, acting as the Lord who created them commanded you. O Death, woe arises from you; you did not overlook the sufferer. 11You were not merciful to those with beautiful features; you did not spare the powerful or the warriors. You did not spare the poor or the rich, the kind or the evil, the children or the elders, the daughters or the sons. 12You did not spare those who thought of good things and did not depart from the Law, nor did you spare those who were like animals in their works, who thought of evil, yet were beautiful in their features, their lifestyle, and their words. O Death, woe arises from you. 13You did not spare those whose words were angry and whose mouths were full of curses. You gathered those who live in darkness and in light, and their souls are in your places. O Death, woe arises from you. 14And the Earth gathered the flesh of all who lived, whether in caves or in the ground, until the drum is beaten and the dead arise. 15As the dead shall arise quickly, in the blink of an eye, by the Lord’s Command when the drum is beaten—those who did evil works shall receive hardship according to the measure of their sins, and those who did good works shall be joyful. ‹Previous chapter2 Meqabyan 18Next chapter2 Meqabyan 20›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0