Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians: Chapter 22 (Book 2)

Movses Khorenatsi's History of the Armenians

(Translated by Robert Bedrosian)

Book II

The Middle Portion of the History of Our Ancestors

XXII

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Concerning the reign of Artavazd and the war with the Romans.

Artavazd, son of Tigran, reigned over the Armenians. He gave as inheritance to his brothers and sisters the districts of Aghiovit and Ar'beran, leaving them a portion of the royal lands in the localities of those districts, with their separate incomes and stipends—according to the example of his clanmates in the areas of Hashteank'. [This was done] so that they would be more honored and have a higher position within the royal family than these other Arsacids. He only stipulated that they could not live in Ayrarat, the royal residence.

But [Artavazd] displayed no other [noteworthy] deed of valor or bravery and spent his time eating and drinking. He roamed around in the marshes, in reedy and rocky places, looking after wild asses and swine [to hunt]. Having no concern for wisdom, bravery, or a good reputation, [Artavazd] truly was a servant and slave to his stomach, and only increased impurities. He became furious—after being blamed by his own troops for his excessive idleness and extreme gluttony, and especially because Antony had removed him from Mesopotamia—and commanded that tens of thousands of troops be assembled from the state of Atrpatakan, [and] from the inhabitants of the Caucasus Mountain along with the Aghuans and Iberians/Georgians. Then he descended into Mesopotamia and expelled the Roman forces.

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ԳԻՐՔ ԵՐԿՐՈՐԴ

Բան միջակ պատմութեան մերոցն նախնեաց։

ԻԲ

Յաղագսյաղագս: prep. Eng: about թագաւորելոյնթագաւորել: verb.inf.gen.dat.abl.def./pfv.gen.dat.abl.sg.def. Eng: reign, rule Արտաւազդայ,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and պատերազմելպատերազմել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: make war ընդընդ: prep. Eng: with, during, for Հռոմայեցիս:prop.

Հայոցprop. թագաւորէթագաւորել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: reign, rule Արտաւազդprop. որդիորդի: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: son Տիգրանայ:prop. Սասա: pron.acc.sg. Eng: this one ժառանգեցուցանէժառանգեցուցանել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: bequeath զեղբարսեղբայր: noun.acc.pl. Eng: brother իւրիւր: pron.gen.sg./pron.adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: his/her եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զքորսքոյր: noun.acc.pl. Eng: sister իի: prep. In, at, to, from գաւառսգաւառ: noun.acc.loc.pl./nom.acc.sg.poss1. Eng: district, province Աղւոյովտիprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and Առբերանոյ,prop. թողլովթողուլ: verb.inf.ins. Eng: forgive, permit իի: prep. In, at, to, from նոսանոսա: pron.acc.pl. Eng: s/he, they զմասնմաս: noun.acc.sg.def. Eng: part արքունիարքունի: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: kingdom որոր: pron.nom.sg. Eng: who, which իի: prep. In, at, to, from շէնսնշէն: noun.acc.loc.pl.def. Eng: building այնցայն: pron.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: that գաւառաց,գաւառ: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: district, province հանդերձհանդերձ: post. Eng: with առանձիննառանձին: adj.nom.acc.sg.def. Eng: apart մտիցմուտք: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: entrance, revenues եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ռոճկաց,ռոճիկ: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: salary ըստըստ: prep. Eng: according to աւրինակիօրինակ: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: example ազգականացնազգական: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl.def. Eng: relative որոր: pron.nom.sg. Eng: who, which իի: prep. In, at, to, from կողմանսկողմն: noun.acc.loc.pl./gen.dat.loc.sg.poss1. Eng: side Հաշտենից.prop. որպէսորպէս: adv. Eng: as զիզի: conj. Eng: that լինելլինել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: be նոցանա: pron.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: s/he, they պատուականագոյնպատուականագոյն: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: honorable եւեւ: conj. Eng: and առաւելառաւել: adv. Eng: more թագաւորազնթագաւորազն: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: royal քանքան: conj./prep. Eng: than զայնսայն: pron.acc.pl. Eng: that Արշակունիս.prop. միայնմիայն: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: only աւրինադրէօրինադրել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: legislate ոչոչ: part. Eng: not կեալկեալ: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: live յԱյրարատprop. իի: prep. In, at, to, from բնակութիւնսբնակութիւն: noun.acc.loc.pl./nom.acc.sg.poss1. Eng: residence, dwelling արքայի:արքայ: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: king

Բայցբայց: conj. Eng: but այլայլ: pron.nom.acc.sg. Eng: other/but ոչոչ: part. Eng: no ինչինչ: pron.nom.acc.sg. Eng: what գործգործ: noun.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: work արութեանարութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: virtue եւեւ: conj. Eng: and քաջութեանքաջութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: bravery եցոյց.ցուցանել: verb.aor.3per.sg. Eng: show այլայլ: pron.nom.acc.sg. Eng: other/but ուտելեացուտել: verb.pot.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: eat եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ըմպելեացըմպելեաց: verb.pot.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: drink պարապեալ,պարապել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: empty մաւրիցմայր: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: cedar, pine, juniper եւեւ: conj. Eng: and եղեգնապուրակացեղեգնապուրակ: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: reed forest թափառեալթափառել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.sg. Eng: refuge շրջէրշրջել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: surround եւեւ: conj. Eng: and առապարաց,առապար: adj.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: stony զիշավայրիսիշավայրի: noun.acc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: wild ass եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զխոզսխոզ: noun.acc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: pig արածելով.արածել: verb.inf.ins./pfv.ins.sg. Eng: graze զիմաստութենէիմաստութիւն: noun.abl.sg. Eng: wisdom եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զքաջութենէքաջութիւն: noun.abl.sg. Eng: bravery եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զբարիբարի: adj.acc.sg. Eng: good յիշատակացյիշատակ: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl. Eng: memory անփոյթանփոյթ: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: careless արարեալ,արարեալ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: make ծառայծառայ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: servant եւեւ: conj. Eng: and ստրուկստրուկ: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: slave որովայնիորովայն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg. Eng: womb արդարեւարդարեւ: Eng: part. Eng: truly լինելով`լինելով: verb.inf.ins./pfv.ins.sg. Eng: be զաղբիւսաղբ: noun.ins.sg.poss1. Eng: trash մեծացուցանէր:մեծացուցանել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: magnify Սասա: pron.nom.sg. Eng: this one բասրելովբասրել: verb.inf.ins./pfv.ins.sg. Eng: blame յիւրոցիւր: pron.adj.abl.pl. Eng: his/her զաւրացնզօր: noun.gen.dat.abl.pl.def. Eng: army, force վասնվասն: prep. Eng: about, because of առաւելառաւել: adv. Eng: more պղերգութեաննպղերգութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg.def. Eng: sloth եւեւ: conj. Eng: and սաստիկսաստիկ: adj.nom.acc.sg. Eng: intense որկրամոլութեանն,որկրամոլութիւն: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg.def. Eng: gluttonous մանաւանդմանաւանդ: conj. Eng: especially զիզի: conj. Eng: that եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զՄիջագետսprop. Անտոնիոսիprop. հանեալհանել: verb.pfv.nom.acc.sg. Eng: take out էրլինել: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: be իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from նմանէ,նա: pron.abl.sg. Eng: s/he, they զայրացեալ`զայրանալ: verb.pfv.nom.acc.loc.sg. Eng: anger հրամանհրաման: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: order տայրտալ: verb.past.3per.sg. Eng: give զաւրզօր: noun.nom.acc.sg. Eng: give յարուցանելյարուցանել: verb.inf.nom.acc.loc. Eng: raise զբիւրաւորսբիւր: num. Eng: myriad Ատրպատականprop. նահանգիննահանգ: noun.gen.dat.loc.sg.def. Eng: state եւեւ: conj. Eng: and զբնակիչսբնակիչ: noun.acc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: inhabitant լերիննլեառն: noun.gen.dat.sg.def. Eng: mountain Կաւկասուprop. հանդերձհանդերձ: post. Eng: together Աղուանիւքprop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and Վրաւք.prop. խաղայխաղալ: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: go, play իջանէիջանել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: descend իի: prep. Eng: in, at, to, from Միջագետս,prop. եւեւ: conj. Eng: and հալածականսհալածական: adj.acc.loc.pl./nom.acc.sg.poss1. Eng: persecution առնէառնել: verb.pres.3per.sg. Eng: make զզաւրսզօր: noun.acc.loc.pl./acc.sg.poss1. Eng: army Հռոմայեցւոց:prop.

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