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Chapter One, pages 466-467, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter One 466-467 466-467

Pirkei Avot

Chapter One 466-467 272

Passage ה יוֹסֵי בֶּן יוֹחָנָן אִישׁ יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אוֹמֵר: יְהִי בֵיתְךָ פָּתוּחַ לִרְוָחָה, וְיִהְיוּ עֲנִיִּים בְּנֵי בֵיתֶךָ, וְאַל תַּרְבֶּה שִׂיחָה עִם הָאִשָּׁה, בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ אָמְרוּ, קַל וָחֹמֶר בְּאֵשֶׁת חֲבֵרוֹ. מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים: כָּל הַמַּרְבֶּה שִׂיחָה עִם הָאִשָּׁה, גּוֹרֵם רָעָה לְעַצְמוֹ, וּבוֹטֵל מִדִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה, וְסוֹפוֹ יוֹרֵשׁ גֵּיהִנֹּם. 5 Yosei ben Yochanan of Jerusalem says: <b>Let your house be wide open</b> for guests. <b>Poor people should be</b> treated <b>like members of your</b> own <b>household. Do not</b> engage in <b>too much idle chatter with a woman.</b> Yosei ben Yochanan <b>said</b> this even <b>regarding one's own wife; how much more so does it apply to another person's wife. Based on this, the Sages said: Whoever</b> engages in <b>too much idle chatter with a woman, causes evil to himself, neglects the study of Torah, and will eventually</b> receive punishment in <b>Gehinom.</b> ה yo|SEI ben yo|cha|NAN ish ye|ru|sha|LA|yim o|MER: ye|HI veit|CHA pa|TUACH lir|va|CHAH, ve|yih|YU a|ni|YIM b'NEI vei|TE|cha, ve-AL tar|BEH si|CHAH im ha-i|SHAH, be-ish|TO a|me|RU, kal va|CHO|mer be-E|shet cha|ve|RO. mi|KAN a|me|RU cha|cha|MIM: kol ha|mar|BEH si|CHAH im ha-i|SHAH, go|REM ra-AH le-atz|MO, u|vo|TEL mi|div|REI to|RAH, ve|so|FO yo|RESH gei|hi|NOM. ה yo|SE ben yo|ḥa|NAN ʾish ye|ru|sha|LA|yim ʾo|MER: ye|HI ve|the|KHA pa|THUAḥ lir|va|ḥAH, ve|yih|YU ʿa|niy|YIM be|NE ve|THE|kha, ve|ʾAL tar|BEH śi|ḥAH ʿim ha|ʾis|SHAH, be|ʾish|TO ʾa|me|RU, qal va|ḥO|mer be|ʾE|sheth ḥa|ve|RO. mik|KAʾN ʾa|me|RU ḥa|kha|MIM: kol ham|mar|BEH śi|ḥAH ʿim ha|ʾis|SHAH, go|REM ra|ʿAH le|ʿatz|MO, u|vo|ṭEL mid|div|RE to|RAH, ve|so|FO yo|RESH ge|hin|NOM. ה yo|SE ben yo|ḥa|NAN ish ye|ru|sha|LA|yim o|MER: ye|HI ve|te|KHA pa|TUAḥ lir|va|ḥAH, ve|yih|YU ʿa|niy|YIM be|NE ve|TE|kha, ve|AL tar|BEH si|ḥAH ʿim ha|is|SHAH, be|ish|TO a|me|RU, qal va|ḥO|mer be|E|shet ḥa|ve|RO. mik|KAN a|me|RU ḥa|kha|MIM: kol ham|mar|BEH si|ḥAH ʿim ha|is|SHAH, go|REM ra|ʿAH le|ʿatz|MO, u|vo|TEL mid|div|RE to|RAH, ve|so|FO yo|RESH ge|hin|NOM. ה yoy|SEI ben yoy|cho|NON ish y'ru|sho|LA|yim oy|MEIR: y'HI veis'|CHO po|SUACH lir|vo|CHOH, v'yih|YU a|ni|YIM b'NEI vei|SE|cho, v'AL tar|BEH si|CHOH im ho-i|SHOH, b'ish|TOY om'|RU, kal vo|CHOY|mer b'EI|shes cha|vei|ROY. mi|KON om'|RU cha|cho|MIM: kol ha|mar|BEH si|CHOH im ho-i|SHOH, goy|REIM ro-OH l'atz|MOY, u|voy|TEIL mi|div|REI toy|ROH, v'soy|FOY yoy|REISH gei|hi|NOYM. Passage ו יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן פְּרַחְיָה וְנִתַּאי הָאַרְבֵּלִי קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן פְּרַחְיָה אוֹמֵר: עֲשֵׂה לְךָ רַב¹, וּקְנֵה לְךָ חָבֵר, וֶהֱוֵי דָּן אֶת כָּל הָאָדָם לְכַף זְכוּת. 6 Yehoshua ben Perachyah and Nittai of Arbel <b>received</b> and learned Torah <b>from</b> Yosei ben Yoezer and Yosei ben Yochanan. Yehoshua ben Perachyah says: <b>Make for yourself a teacher</b> from whom you can regularly learn,¹ <b>acquire for yourself a</b> close and trusted <b>friend, and judge every person favorably,</b> even if he appears to have done something wrong. ו ye|ho|SHUA ben p'rach|YAH ve|ni|TAI ha-ar|be|LI kib|LU me|HEM. ye|ho|SHUA ben p'rach|YAH o|MER: a|SEH le|CHA rav, uk|NEH le|CHA cha|VER, ve|he|VEI dan et kol ha-a|DAM le|CHAF z'CHUT. ו ye|ho|SHUAʿ ben pe|raḥ|YAH ve|nit|TAIʾ ha|ʾar|be|LI qib|be|LU me|HEM. ye|ho|SHUAʿ ben pe|raḥ|YAH ʾo|MER: ʿa|śEH le|KHA rav, u|qe|NEH le|KHA ḥa|VER, ve|he|VE dan ʾeth kol ha|ʾa|DHAM le|KHAF ze|KHUTH. ו ye|ho|SHUAʿ ben pe|raḥ|YAH ve|nit|TAI ha|ar|be|LI qib|be|LU me|HEM. ye|ho|SHUAʿ ben pe|raḥ|YAH o|MER: ʿa|SEH le|KHA rav, u|qe|NEH le|KHA ḥa|VER, ve|he|VE dan et kol ha|a|DAM le|KHAF ze|KHUT. ו y'hoy|SHUA ben p'rach|YOH v'ni|TAI ho-ar|bei|LI kib'|LU mei|HEM. y'hoy|SHUA ben p'rach|YOH oy|MEIR: a|SEIH l'CHO rav, uk'|NEIH l'CHO cho|VEIR, ve|he|VEI don es kol ho-o|DOM l'CHAF z'CHUS. Passage ז נִתַּאי הָאַרְבֵּלִי אוֹמֵר: הַרְחֵק מִשָּׁכֵן רָע², וְאַל תִּתְחַבֵּר לָרָשָׁע, וְאַל תִּתְיָאֵשׁ מִן הַפֻּרְעָנוּת. 7 Nittai of Arbel says: <b>Keep away from a neighbor</b> who might be a <b>bad</b> influence on you,² <b>do not attach yourself to a wicked person, and do not despair</b> when punishment is given for wrongdoings. ז ni|TAI ha-ar|be|LI o|MER: har|CHEK mi|sha|CHEN ra, ve-AL tit|cha|BER la|ra|SHA, ve-AL tit|ya-ESH min ha|pur|a|NUT. ז nit|TAIʾ ha|ʾar|be|LI ʾo|MER: har|ḥEQ mis|sha|KHEN raʿ, ve|ʾAL tith|ḥab|BER la|ra|SHAʿ, ve|ʾAL tith|ya|ʾESH min hap|pur|ʿa|NUTH. ז nit|TAI ha|ar|be|LI o|MER: har|ḥEQ mis|sha|KHEN raʿ, ve|AL tit|ḥab|BER la|ra|SHAʿ, ve|AL tit|ya|ESH min hap|pur|ʿa|NUT. ז ni|TAI ho-ar|bei|LI oy|MEIR: har|CHEIK mi|sho|CHEIN ro, v'AL tis|cha|BEIR lo|ro|SHO, v'AL tis|yo-EISH min ha|pur|o|NUS. Passage ח יְהוּדָה בֶּן טַבַּאי וְשִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן שָׁטָח קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. יְהוּדָה בֶּן טַבַּאי אוֹמֵר: אַל תַּעַשׂ עַצְמְךָ כְּעוֹרְכֵי הַדַּיָּנִין, וּכְשֶׁיִּהְיוּ בַעֲלֵי הַדִּין עוֹמְדִים לְפָנֶיךָ, יִהְיוּ בְעֵינֶיךָ כִּרְשָׁעִים, וּכְשֶׁנִּפְטָרִים מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יִהְיוּ בְעֵינֶיךָ כְּזַכָּאִין, כְּשֶׁקִּבְּלוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶת הַדִּין. 8 Yehudah ben Tabbai and Shimon ben Shatach <b>received</b> and learned Torah <b>from</b> Yehoshua ben Perachyah and Nittai of Arbel. Yehudah ben Tabbai says: When you are sitting as a judge on a case, <b>do not act as a lawyer</b> by giving advice to those being judged. When the <b>people being judged are standing before you in court, consider both of them guilty</b> and do not help either side. After the case, <b>when they leave you</b> and have <b>accepted the verdict,</b> you should look for ways to <b>consider them both as righteous.</b> ח ye|hu|DAH ben ta|BAI ve|shim|ON ben sha|TACH kib|LU me|HEM. ye|hu|DAH ben ta|BAI o|MER: al ta-AS atz|me|CHA ke-o|re|CHEI ha|da|ya|NIN, uch|she|yih|YU va-a|LEI ha|DIN o|me|DIM le|fa|NE|cha, yih|YU ve-ei|NE|cha kir|sha-IM, uch|she|nif|ta|RIM mi|le|fa|NE|cha yih|YU ve-ei|NE|cha k'za|ka-IN, k'she|kib|LU a|lei|HEM et ha|DIN. ח ye|hu|DHAH ben ṭab|BAIʾ ve|shim|ʿON ben sha|ṭAḥ qib|be|LU me|HEM. ye|hu|DHAH ben ṭab|BAIʾ ʾo|MER: ʾal ta|ʿAś ʿatz|me|KHA ke|ʿo|re|KHE had|day|ya|NIN, u|khe|shey|yih|YU va|ʿa|LE had|DIN ʿo|me|DHIM le|fa|NE|kha, yih|YU ve|ʿe|NE|kha kir|sha|ʿIM, u|khe|shen|nif|ṭa|RIM mil|le|fa|NE|kha yih|YU ve|ʿe|NE|kha ke|zak|ka|ʾIN, ke|sheq|qib|be|LU ʿa|le|HEM ʾeth had|DIN. ח ye|hu|DAH ben tab|BAI ve|shim|ʿON ben sha|TAḥ qib|be|LU me|HEM. ye|hu|DAH ben tab|BAI o|MER: al ta|ʿAS ʿatz|me|KHA ke|ʿo|re|KHE had|day|ya|NIN, u|khe|shey|yih|YU va|ʿa|LE had|DIN ʿo|me|DIM le|fa|NE|kha, yih|YU ve|ʿe|NE|kha kir|sha|ʿIM, u|khe|shen|nif|ta|RIM mil|le|fa|NE|kha yih|YU ve|ʿe|NE|kha ke|zak|ka|IN, ke|sheq|qib|be|LU ʿa|le|HEM et had|DIN. ח y'hu|DOH ben ta|BAI v'shim|OYN ben sho|TOCH kib'|LU mei|HEM. y'hu|DOH ben ta|BAI oy|MEIR: al ta-AS atz|m'CHO k'oyr'|CHEI ha|da|yo|NIN, uch'|she|yih|YU va-a|LEI ha|DIN oym'|DIM l'fo|NE|cho, yih|YU v'ei|NE|cho kir|sho-IM, uch'|she|nif|to|RIM mil'|fo|NE|cho yih|YU v'ei|NE|cho k'za|ko-IN, k'she|kib'|LU a|lei|HEM es ha|DIN. Passage ט שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן שָׁטָח אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי מַרְבֶּה לַחְקֹר אֶת הָעֵדִים³, וֶהֱוֵי זָהִיר בִּדְבָרֶיךָ, שֶׁמָּא מִתּוֹכָם יִלְמְדוּ לְשַׁקֵּר. 9 Shimon ben Shatach says: As a judge, you <b>should investigate</b> and <b>question the witnesses thoroughly.</b>³ When questioning them, be careful <b>with the words you</b> use, because perhaps they <b>will learn from</b> your words what to say in order to win the case, and they will <b>lie.</b> ט shim|ON ben sha|TACH o|MER: he|VEI mar|BEH lach|KOR et ha-e|DIM, ve|he|VEI za|HIR bid|va|RE|cha, she|MA mi|to|CHAM yil|me|DU le|sha|KER. ט shim|ʿON ben sha|ṭAḥ ʾo|MER: he|VE mar|BEH laḥ|QOR ʾeth ha|ʿe|DHIM, ve|he|VE za|HIR bidh|va|RE|kha, shem|MAʾ mit|to|KHAM yil|me|DHU le|shaq|QER. ט shim|ʿON ben sha|TAḥ o|MER: he|VE mar|BEH laḥ|QOR et ha|ʿe|DIM, ve|he|VE za|HIR bid|va|RE|kha, shem|MA mit|to|KHAM yil|me|DU le|shaq|QER. ט shim|OYN ben sho|TOCH oy|MEIR: he|VEI mar|BEH lach|KOYR es ho-ei|DIM, ve|he|VEI zo|HIR bid|vo|RE|cho, she|MO mi|toy|CHOM yil|m'DU l'sha|KEIR. Passage י שְׁמַעְיָה וְאַבְטַלְיוֹן קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. שְׁמַעְיָה אוֹמֵר: אֱהֹב אֶת הַמְּלָאכָה⁴ וּשְׂנָא אֶת הָרַבָּנוּת, וְאַל תִּתְוַדַּע לָרָשׁוּת. 10 Shemayah and Avtalyon <b>received</b> and learned Torah <b>from</b> Yehudah ben Tabbai and Shimon ben Shatach. Shemayah says: <b>You should love work</b>,⁴ and not consider yourself too important to be involved in it. <b>Hate positions of power,</b> and do not choose to be in power unless the responsibility is placed upon you. <b>Do not become too friendly with those in power.</b> י sh'ma|YAH ve-av|tal|YON kib|LU me|HEM. sh'ma|YAH o|MER: e|HOV et ha|me|la|CHAH us|NA et ha|ra|ba|NUT, ve-AL tit|va|DA la|ra|SHUT. י she|maʿ|YAH ve|ʾav|ṭal|YON qib|be|LU me|HEM. she|maʿ|YAH ʾo|MER: ʾe|HOV ʾeth ham|me|laʾ|KHAH u|śe|NAʾ ʾeth ha|rab|ba|NUTH, ve|ʾAL tith|vad|DAʿ la|ra|SHUTH. י she|maʿ|YAH ve|av|tal|YON qib|be|LU me|HEM. she|maʿ|YAH o|MER: e|HOV et ham|me|la|KHAH u|se|NA et ha|rab|ba|NUT, ve|AL tit|vad|DAʿ la|ra|SHUT. י sh'ma|YOH v'av|tal|YOYN kib'|LU mei|HEM. sh'ma|YOH oy|MEIR: e|HOYV es ham'|lo|CHOH us'|NO es ho|ra|bo|NUS, v'AL tis|va|DA lo|ro|SHUS. Passage יא אַבְטַלְיוֹן אוֹמֵר: חֲכָמִים, הִזָּהֲרוּ בְדִבְרֵיכֶם, שֶׁמָּא תָחוּבוּ חוֹבַת גָּלוּת וְתִגְלוּ לִמְקוֹם מַיִם הָרָעִים, וְיִשְׁתּוּ הַתַּלְמִידִים הַבָּאִים אַחֲרֵיכֶם וְיָמוּתוּ, וְנִמְצָא שֵׁם שָׁמַיִם מִתְחַלֵּל. 11 Avtalyon says: <b>Torah scholars, watch your words,</b> for they can make you liable to <b>be exiled.</b> You may then <b>be sent to a place of "bitter,</b> unhealthy <b>waters"</b>—ideas that can damage the mind. The students who follow you to this place <b>will drink from these "bitter waters,"</b> misinterpreting the Torah, and they <b>will die</b> spiritually, causing <b>God's Name to be desecrated.</b> יא av|tal|YON o|MER: cha|cha|MIM, hi|za|ha|RU v'div|rei|CHEM, she|MA ta|chu|VU cho|VAT ga|LUT ve|tig|LU lim|KOM MA|yim ha|ra-IM, ve|yish|TU ha|tal|mi|DIM ha|ba-IM a|cha|rei|CHEM ve|ya|mu|TU, ve|nim|TZA shem sha|MA|yim mit|cha|LEL. יא ʾav|ṭal|YON ʾo|MER: ḥa|kha|MIM, hiz|za|ha|RU ve|dhiv|re|KHEM, shem|MAʾ tha|ḥu|VU ḥo|VATH ga|LUTH ve|thigh|LU lim|QOM MA|yim ha|ra|ʿIM, ve|yish|TU hat|tal|mi|DHIM hab|ba|ʾIM ʾa|ḥa|re|KHEM ve|ya|mu|THU, ve|nim|TZAʾ shem sha|MA|yim mith|ḥal|LEL. יא av|tal|YON o|MER: ḥa|kha|MIM, hiz|za|ha|RU ve|div|re|KHEM, shem|MA ta|ḥu|VU ḥo|VAT ga|LUT ve|tig|LU lim|QOM MA|yim ha|ra|ʿIM, ve|yish|TU hat|tal|mi|DIM hab|ba|IM a|ḥa|re|KHEM ve|ya|mu|TU, ve|nim|TZA shem sha|MA|yim mit|ḥal|LEL. יא av|tal|YOYN oy|MEIR: cha|cho|MIM, hi|zo|ha|RU v'div|rei|CHEM, she|MO so|chu|VU choy|VAS go|LUS v'sig|LU lim|KOYM MA|yim ho|ro-IM, v'yish|TU ha|tal|mi|DIM ha|bo-IM a|cha|rei|CHEM v'yo|mu|SU, v'nim|TZO sheim sho|MA|yim mis|cha|LEIL. parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/464-465-464-465-pirkei-avot-chapter-one.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/468-469-468-469-pirkei-avot-chapter-one.xml