[Mr. Mulliner]

I watched Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ with a Palestinian friend who grew up in Israel. She understood about 90% of the Aramaic in the movie because it's so similar to Arabic. It was cool having her whisper in my ear what wasn't put up on the screen.

[NYer]

I watched Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ with a Palestinian friend who grew up in Israel. She understood about 90% of the Aramaic in the movie because it's so similar to Arabic.

Consecration in Aramaic

Byow mo how daq dom ha sho dee leh
ma' bed hy eh
nsa bel lah mo be dow qa dee sho to.
Ou ba rekh
ou qa desh
waq so
ou ya bel tal mee dow kad o mar:
Sab a khool meh neh kul khoon:
Ho no den ee tow faghro deel
day lo fy koun wah lof sagee hey
meh tez seh ou meh tee heb
lhoo so yo dhow beh was ha yeh dal 'o lam
'ol meen.

English Translation

On the day before his life-giving passion,
Jesus took bread in his holy hands.
He blessed,
sanctified,
broke,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat it, all of you:
This is my body
which is broken and delivered for you
and for many,
for the forgiveness of sins and eternal life.