Illuminated Syriac Bible

A rectangular miniature painting with a decorative border depicts a seated royal or high-ranking figure on a throne, wearing a crown and holding a long staff or spear. He is surrounded by several standing figures, including soldiers with spears and an elderly man in a grey robe who appears to be addressing or pleading with the seated figure. The background includes architectural elements and a blue sky.

The generation of Hananiah exists. And the generation
of all humanity, the living, descended.
And again, the Divinity descended, and the generation
of the holy body from that holy one
He took. And He was born from her. And thus,
the Son of the Living, new lives from the race
of the dead went forth by His hand. And the Savior
saved the lords of death and of sin. In the night
of His birth, they were openly saved. And all
humanity was liberated. And you see the matter
that is in Bethlehem, which the prophets [foretold]
for it. And the small youth and the new child.
And the sight of His beauty praises
the God who descended. And they [the angels] shall sing to Him,
and they shall serve Him. And there went forth for Him
the measure of the life of their child.
And the measure of the generation of their child.
And many are the sons of God. And the submission
of the Word upon the lips of the prophets.
And the Living Voice from the place
from which it was spoken to Him. And the sight of Him
is full of the salvation of humanity in joy.
And the city was filled, which is the clear
glory of the lives of the lives, to hear
the Word. And truly, it is not easy
to be amazed. And the cross of life
for the world. And God saved all of them,
and life for all of them, and it was filled with
the whole church.
And again, a new birth for the children of salvation.
And there was born for them there, complete joy
from the church.
And there was born for them the God of lives,
and it was filled for Him with all the salvation
that is His. And it was filled with praise,
and the salvation of lives for eternity.

And Jesus said to them, "Go, tell that fox."

Then the King commanded that they should go further.
And the pure Simon and Judas of His own
went to the city with the new prophets.
And they came to the gate. And there, the servant saw them.
And he said to them, "From where have you come, and where are you going?"
And they said to him, "We have gone forth from
the city. And we have come for the sake of the souls
of those who were born from the Lives who descended from heaven
for salvation." And they heard from them with great joy.
And they said to them, "Come and see the King of Lives."
And when they entered, they saw the King sitting on
the throne of glory. And all the hosts of heaven
were standing before Him. And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him.
And the King of Lives said to them, "From where
have you come, and what do you desire?" And they said to Him,
"We have come from the city of the Lives to see the King
of the Lives." And the King of Lives said to them,
"Are you the sons of the Lives?" And they said to Him,
"Yes, King of Lives." And He said to them, "Go
to your city and tell all the
sons of the Lives that, behold, the King of Lives has been born."
And when they heard these things from the King of Lives,
they went out from there with great joy. And they came
to their city and said to all the
sons of the Lives that, behold, the King of Lives has been born.
And when all the sons of the Lives heard, they rejoiced
with great joy and praised the God of the Lives.

for the salvation of all humanity, and the generation
of the Lives was fulfilled for them.
And truly, He was the Savior, and He saved humanity.
And there went forth for them from there
the word of salvation. And the city was fulfilled
for the children of salvation with praise.
And joy was fulfilled in salvation,
the clear salvation of the world, and every
human being who sits on the earth is not
able to see them in salvation.
And how [is] the word of the city for the lives
of the sons of the Lives who heard from them the salvation,
and heard them with good joy, and rejoiced
in them. And he saw that then was born
a generation for humanity. And there was born for them
the King of salvation, as it was written
beforehand for them by the prophets
who prophesied concerning them for them. And thus,
you see the generation of the Lives. And when
the King of the Lives was born, He filled them with lives.
And the new birth for human beings was salvation
from sin to life. And He saved
lives for all of humanity,
as it was of old in the prophecies.