Senjecas - Elijah's Journey

Pronunciation table

p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Glossing abbreviations

1s/p = first person singular/plural	V(.s/p) = vocative (singular/plural)	CAUS = causative	EQU = equative degree	INS = instrument	Q = interrogative particle
2s/p = second person singular/plural	ABS = absolutive (an unmarked modifying adjective)	CONV = conversive	F = feminine	INT = intensive prefix	QUOT = direct quotation
	ADV = adverb	DES = desiderative	FRQ = frequentative	M = masculine
	AG = agent	DIM = diminutive	FUT = future	PP = patient (past) participle	RPRF = recent perfective
A(.s/p) = accusative (singular/plural)	AP = agent (active) participle	ELIS = elision	IMP = imperative	PRF = perfect	SBJ = subjunctive
G(.s/p) = genitive (singular/plural)	AUG = augmentative	EP = epenthesis	INC = inchoative	PRV = privative prefix	SUP = supine
N(.s/p) = nominative (singular/plural)		ELT = elative	IND = indicative	PST = past

Text

elíȝahűs na̋a̋lfoos aha̋m ta̋ƣo - Elijah's 40-day Journey (1 Kings 19:4-8)

ivrĕȝe̋kam úúda tarne̋xaþo

Translated from the Hebrew

• New American Bible
• Literal Hebrew translation
• Senjecan text

Gloss

• 4. And (he) went a day's journey into the desert, until he came to a broom tree and sat beneath it. He prayed for death: "This is enough, O Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers."
• and he.himself went into.the.wilderness a.day's journey and came and sat under one broom.tree and.he.asked.for his.life to.die and.said, "Enough now JHWH, take my.life for I.am not.better than.my.fathers."
• da mi-éȝu aha̋s ta̋ƣom agűlom éna e-a̋ta da e-ǧe̋ma da níȝurdűűsim néra e-se̋da da eȝu-ǧı̋ı̋am ne̋ṡu ı̋ga da e-te̋e̋a: m̃a mate̋ȝa ímu. ȝahm̃ű. mu-ǧı̋ı̋am ga̋e hi mu mu-taata̋m sóma vĭva̋du e̋sa ne m̃ar:

da	mi=éȝ-u	ah-a̋s	ta̋ƣ-om	agűl-om	éna	e=a̋t-a	da	e=ǧe̋m-a	da	níȝurdűűs-im	néra	e=se̋d-a	da	eȝu=ǧı̋ı̋-am	ne̋ṡ-u	ı̋g-a	da	te̋e̋-a
and	self-he-N.s	day-G.s	journey-A.s	wilderness-A.s	into	PST=go-IND	and	PST=come-IND	and	broomtree-A.s	under	PST=sit.down-IND	and	his=life-A.s	die-SUP	ask.for-IND	and	PST=say-IND

m̃a	ma̋t-o	ímu	ȝahm̃-ű	mu=ǧı̋ı̋-am	ga̋-e	hi	m-u	mu=taat-a̋m	sóma	vĭ~va̋d-u	e̋s-a	ne	m̃ar
QUOT	enough-N.s	now	Jhwh-V.s	my=life-A.s	take-IMP	for	1s.N	my=father-A.p	than	ELT~good-N.s	be-IND	not	QUOT

• 5. He lay down and fell asleep under the broom tree, but an angel touched him and ordered him to get up and eat.
• and.he.lay.down and.slept under one broom.tree, and.behold, an.angel touched him and.said to.him, "Get.up. Eat."
• da níȝurdűűsim néra e-de̋e̋ak̬' e-še̋pak̬e da eenő. éȝum miþa̋a̋gu e-pűda da eȝús o e-te̋e̋a: m̃ar e̋e̋ge. e̋de m̃ar:

da	níȝurdűűs-im	néra	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬-'	e=še̋p-a=k̬e	da	eenő	éȝ-um	miþa̋a̋g-u	e=pűd-a	da	eȝ-ús	o	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃ar	e̋e̋g-e	e̋d-e	m̃ar
and	broomtree-A.s	under	PST=lie.down-IND=and-ELIS	PST=sleep-IND=and	and	behold	he-A.s	angel-N.s	PST=touch-IND	and	he-G.s	to	PST=say-IND	QUOT	get.up-IMP	eat-IMP	QUOT

• 6. He looked and there at his head was a hearth cake and a jug of water. After he ate and drank, he lay down again,
• and.he.looked, and.behold, at.his.head (was) a cake hot.on.stones and a.jar.of water. and.he.ate and drank and.turned and.lay.down.
• da e-ża̋ba da eenő. taainőm éna tı̋ı̋þo vőőgok̬e ba̋a̋nok̬e hűro eȝu-niimős éna da e-e̋dak̬e e-pőȝak̬e e-sűkak̬' e-de̋e̋ak̬e:

da	e=ża̋b-a	da	eenő	tain-őm	éna	tı̋ı̋þo-Ø	vőőg-o=k̬e	ba̋a̋n-o=k̬e	hűr-o	eȝu=niim-ős	éna	da	e=e̋d-a=k̬-ELIS	e=pőȝ-a=k̬e	e=sűk-a=k̬e	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬e
and	PST=look-IND	and	behold	stone-G.p	on	hot-ABS	cake-N.s=and	jug-N.s=and	water-N.s	his=head-G.s	at	and	PST=eat-IND=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and	PST=turn-IND=and	PST=lie.down-IND=and

eȝu=niim-ős	éna	da	e=e̋d-a=k̬-'	e=pőȝ-a=k̬-'	e=sűk-a=k̬-'	e=de̋e̋-a=k̬e
his=head-G.s	at	and	PST=eat=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and-ELIS	PST=turn-IND=and-ELIS	PST=lie.down-IND=and

• 7. but the angel of the Lord came back a second time, touched him, and ordered, "Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you!"

and.returned the.angel.of JHWH a.second.time and.touched.him and.said, "Get.up. Eat, for.the way (is) too.great for.you.

• da ȝahm̃űs miþa̋a̋gu d̬őta eba̋s e-ke̋ra da éȝum e-pűda da e-te̋e̋a: m̃ar e̋e̋ge: e̋de hi tu-ta̋ƣo kéþu pı̋ðo e̋sa m̃ar:

da	ȝahm̃-űs	miþa̋a̋g-u	d̬őta-Ø	eb-a̋s	e=ke̋r-a	da	éȝ-um	e=pűd-a	da	e=te̋e̋-a	m̃ar	e̋e̋g-'	e̋d-e	hi	tu=ta̋ƣ-o	kéþu	pı̋ð-o	e̋s-a	m̃ar
and	Jhwh-G.s	angel-N.s	second-ABS	time-G.s	PST=return-IND	and	he-A.s	PST=touch-IND	and	PST=say-IND	QUOT	get.up-ELIS	eat-IMP	for	your=ȝourney-N.s	too	long-N.s	be-ind	QUOT

• 8. He got up, ate and drank; then strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights to the mountain of God, Horeb.
• and.he.arose and.drank and.went in.the.power.of the.food forty days .forty nights to the.mount.of God Horeb
• e-e̋e̋gak̬' e-e̋dak̬' e-pőȝak̬e da na̋a̋lfoos a̋hank̬e na̋a̋lfoos la̋a̋tank̬e ȝuműs ǧa̋rom hore̋bom do edős m̃alta̋s xéma e-a̋ta⁝

e=e̋e̋g-a-k̬-'	e=e̋d-a=k̬-'	e=pőȝ-a=k̬e	da	na̋a̋l.foos	a̋h-an-k̬e	na̋a̋l.foos	la̋a̋t-an=k̬e	ȝum-űs	ǧa̋r-om	hore̋b-om	do	ed-ős	m̃alt-a̋s	xéma	e=a̋t-a
PST-get.up-IND=and-ELIS	PST=eat-IND=and-ELIS	PST=drink-IND=and	and	four.tens	day-A.p=and	four.tens	night-A.p=and	God-G.s	mountain-A.s	Horeb-A.s	to	food-G.s	power-G.s	with	PST=go-IND