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Chapter One, pages 468-469, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter One 468-469 468-469

פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת Pirkei Avot pir|KEI a|VOT pir|QE ʾa|VOTH pir|QE a|VOT pir|KEI o|VOYS

Chapter One 468-469 273

Passage יב הִלֵּל וְשַׁמַּאי קִבְּלוּ מֵהֶם. הִלֵּל אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי מִתַּלְמִידָיו שֶׁל אַהֲרֹן, אוֹהֵב שָׁלוֹם וְרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם, אוֹהֵב אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת, וּמְקָרְבָן לַתּוֹרָה.¹ <b>12 Hillel and Shammai received</b> and learned Torah <b>from</b> Shemayah and Avtalyon. <b>Hillel says: You should be students of</b> and learn from <b>Aaron;</b> be someone who <b>loves peace,</b> who <b>chases after peace</b> by helping others to make peace, and who <b>loves</b> all fellow <b>creatures and brings them close to the Torah.</b>¹ יב hi|LEL ve|sha|MAI kib|LU me|HEM. hi|LEL o|MER: he|VEI mi|tal|mi|DAV shel a|ha|RON, o|HEV sha|LOM ve|ro|DEF sha|LOM, o|HEV et hab|ri|YOT, u|me|ka|re|VAN la|to|RAH. יב hil|LEL ve|sham|MAIʾ qib|be|LU me|HEM. hil|LEL ʾo|MER: he|VE mit|tal|mi|DHAV shel ʾa|ha|RON, ʾo|HEV sha|LOM ve|ro|DHEF sha|LOM, ʾo|HEV ʾeth hab|be|riy|YOTH, u|me|qa|re|VAN lat|to|RAH. יב hil|LEL ve|sham|MAI qib|be|LU me|HEM. hil|LEL o|MER: he|VE mit|tal|mi|DAV shel a|ha|RON, o|HEV sha|LOM ve|ro|DEF sha|LOM, o|HEV et hab|be|riy|YOT, u|me|qa|re|VAN lat|to|RAH. יב hi|LEIL v'sha|MAI kib'|LU mei|HEM. hi|LEIL oy|MEIR: he|VEI mi|tal|mi|DOV shel a|ha|ROYN, oy|HEIV sho|LOYM v'roy|DEIF sho|LOYM, oy|HEIV es hab'|ri|YOYS, um'|kor'|VON la|toy|ROH. Passage יג הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: נְגַד שְׁמָא אָבֵד שְׁמֵהּ, וּדְלָא מוֹסִיף יָסֵף, וּדְלָא יָלֵיף קְטָלָא חַיָּב, וּדְאִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בְּתַגָּא חָלֵף. <b>13 Hillel would often say: Someone who tries to become famous</b> will end up <b>losing</b> any good <b>reputation</b> he already has. <b>Someone who does not</b> work to continually <b>increase</b> his Torah knowledge, will cause it to <b>decrease. Someone who</b> is able to teach Torah and <b>does not teach deserves death,</b> because Torah is a source of life and he has withheld it from others. <b>Someone who uses the crown</b> of Torah for personal gain <b>will be destroyed.</b> יג hu ha|YAH o|MER: ne|GAD sh'MA a|VED sh'MEH, ud|LA mo|SIF ya|SEF, ud|LA ya|LEIF k'ta|LA cha|YAV, u|de-ish|ta|MESH b'ta|GA cha|LEF. יג huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ne|GHADH she|MAʾ ʾa|VEDH she|MEH, u|dhe|LAʾ mo|SIF ya|SEF, u|dhe|LAʾ ya|LEF qe|ṭa|LAʾ ḥay|YAV, u|dhe|ʾish|tam|MESH be|thag|GAʾ ḥa|LEF. יג hu ha|YAH o|MER: ne|GAD she|MA a|VED she|MEH, u|de|LA mo|SIF ya|SEF, u|de|LA ya|LEF qe|ta|LA ḥay|YAV, u|de|ish|tam|MESH be|tag|GA ḥa|LEF. יג hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: n'GAD sh'MO o|VEID sh'MEIH, ud'|LO moy|SIF yo|SEIF, ud'|LO yo|LEIF k'to|LO cha|YOV, ud'-ish|ta|MEISH b'sa|GO cho|LEIF. Passage יד הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר: אִם אֵין אֲנִי לִי, מִי לִי, וּכְשֶׁאֲנִי לְעַצְמִי, מָה אֲנִי, וְאִם לֹא עַכְשָׁו, אִימָתָי. <b>14 Hillel would often say: If I do not try to help myself,</b> who will do so <b>for me?</b> But <b>if I am</b> selfish and <b>only help myself, what am I worth? And if I</b> do <b>not</b> do what I should <b>now, when</b> will I do it? I may not have the opportunity later. יד hu ha|YAH o|MER: im ein a|NI li, mi li, uch|she-a|NI le-atz|MI, mah a|NI, ve-IM lo ach|SHAV, i|ma|TAI. יד huʾ ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ʾim ʾen ʾa|NI li, mi li, u|khe|she|ʾa|NI le|ʿatz|MI, mah ʾa|NI, ve|ʾIM loʾ ʿakh|SHAV, ʾi|ma|THAI. יד hu ha|YAH o|MER: im en a|NI li, mi li, u|khe|she|a|NI le|ʿatz|MI, mah a|NI, ve|IM lo ʿakh|SHAV, i|ma|TAI. יד hu ho|YOH oy|MEIR: im ein a|NI li, mi li, uch'|she-a|NI l'atz|MI, moh a|NI, v'IM loy ach|SHOV, i|mo|SOY. Passage טו שַׁמַּאי אוֹמֵר: עֲשֵׂה תּוֹרָתְךָ קֶבַע, אֱמוֹר מְעַט וַעֲשֵׂה הַרְבֵּה, וֶהֱוֵי מְקַבֵּל אֶת כָּל הָאָדָם² בְּסֵבֶר פָּנִים יָפוֹת. <b>15 Shammai says: Make your Torah</b> learning a <b>permanent</b> thing that cannot be pushed off by anything. <b>Say little and do a lot. Also greet every person</b>² with a <b>cheerful face.</b> טו sha|MAI o|MER: a|SEH to|rat|CHA KE|va, e|MOR me-AT va-a|SEH har|BEH, ve|he|VEI me|ka|BEL et kol ha-a|DAM b'SE|ver pa|NIM ya|FOT. טו sham|MAIʾ ʾo|MER: ʿa|śEH to|ra|the|KHA QE|vaʿ, ʾe|MOR me|ʿAṭ va|ʿa|śEH har|BEH, ve|he|VE me|qab|BEL ʾeth kol ha|ʾa|DHAM be|SE|ver pa|NIM ya|FOTH. טו sham|MAI o|MER: ʿa|SEH to|ra|te|KHA QE|vaʿ, e|MOR me|ʿAT va|ʿa|SEH har|BEH, ve|he|VE me|qab|BEL et kol ha|a|DAM be|SE|ver pa|NIM ya|FOT. טו sha|MAI oy|MEIR: a|SEIH toy|ros'|CHO KE|va, e|MOYR m'AT va-a|SEIH har|BEIH, ve|he|VEI m'ka|BEIL es kol ho-o|DOM b'SEI|ver po|NIM yo|FOYS. Passage טז רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל הָיָה אוֹמֵר: עֲשֵׂה לְךָ רַב, וְהִסְתַּלֵּק מִן הַסָּפֵק, וְאַל תַּרְבֶּה לְעַשֵּׂר אֳמָדוֹת. <b>16 Rabban Gamliel</b> would often <b>say: Appoint for yourself a teacher,</b> in order to <b>remove yourself from</b> any <b>uncertainty</b> regarding the Torah and its commandments. <b>Do not tithe</b> by guessing how much you must give, even if it is <b>more</b> than the correct amount. Rather, make an exact calculation. טז ra|BAN gam|li-EL ha|YAH o|MER: a|SEH le|CHA rav, ve|his|ta|LEK min ha|sa|FEK, ve-AL tar|BEH le-a|SER o|ma|DOT. טז rab|BAN gam|li|ʾEL ha|YAH ʾo|MER: ʿa|śEH le|KHA rav, ve|his|tal|LEQ min has|sa|FEQ, ve|ʾAL tar|BEH le|ʿaś|śER ʾo|ma|DHOTH. טז rab|BAN gam|li|EL ha|YAH o|MER: ʿa|SEH le|KHA rav, ve|his|tal|LEQ min has|sa|FEQ, ve|AL tar|BEH le|ʿas|SER o|ma|DOT. טז ra|BON gam|li-EIL ho|YOH oy|MEIR: a|SEIH l'CHO rav, v'his|ta|LEIK min ha|so|FEIK, v'AL tar|BEH l'a|SEIR o|mo|DOYS. Passage יז שִׁמְעוֹן בְּנוֹ אוֹמֵר: כָּל יָמַי גָּדַלְתִּי בֵּין הַחֲכָמִים, וְלֹא מָצָאתִי לַגּוּף טוֹב מִשְּׁתִיקָה, וְלֹא הַמִּדְרָשׁ עִקָּר אֶלָּא הַמַּעֲשֶׂה, וְכָל הַמַּרְבֶּה דְבָרִים מֵבִיא חֵטְא.³ <b>17 Shimon,</b> Rabban Gamliel's son, <b>says: I grew up among the Sages my entire life, and I have not found anything better for a person than silence.</b> Studying <b>is not the most important</b> thing; rather, <b>action</b> is the most important. Whoever <b>talks too much brings sin</b> upon himself.³ יז shim|ON b'NO o|MER: kol ya|MAI ga|DAL|ti bein ha|cha|cha|MIM, ve|LO ma|tza|TI la|GUF tov mish|ti|KAH, ve|LO ha|mid|RASH i|KAR e|LA ha|ma-a|SEH, ve|CHOL ha|mar|BEH d'va|RIM me|VI chet. יז shim|ʿON be|NO ʾo|MER: kol ya|MAI ga|DHAL|ti ben ha|ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|LOʾ ma|tzaʾ|THI lag|GUF ṭov mis|she|thi|QAH, ve|LOʾ ham|midh|RASH ʿiq|QAR ʾel|LAʾ ham|ma|ʿa|śEH, ve|KHOL ham|mar|BEH dhe|va|RIM me|VIʾ ḥeṭʾ. יז shim|ʿON be|NO o|MER: kol ya|MAI ga|DAL|ti ben ha|ḥa|kha|MIM, ve|LO ma|tza|TI lag|GUF tov mis|she|ti|QAH, ve|LO ham|mid|RASH ʿiq|QAR el|LA ham|ma|ʿa|SEH, ve|KHOL ham|mar|BEH de|va|RIM me|VI ḥet. יז shim|OYN b'NOY oy|MEIR: kol yo|MAI go|DAL|ti bein ha|cha|cho|MIM, v'LOY mo|tzo|SI la|GUF toyv mish'|si|KOH, v'LOY ha|mid|ROSH i|KOR e|LO ha|ma-a|SEH, v'CHOL ha|mar|BEH d'vo|RIM mei|VI cheit. Passage יח רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְּבָרִים הָעוֹלָם קַיָּם: עַל הַדִּין, וְעַל הָאֱמֶת, וְעַל הַשָּׁלוֹם,⁴ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם. <b>18 Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The world continues to exist</b> and function civilly <b>because of three things: because of justice, because of truth, and because of peace.</b>⁴ <b>As it says</b> in Zechariah: <b>Judge with truth</b> and try to negotiate a compromise—which leads to a peaceful judgment—<b>within your gates.</b> יח ra|BAN shim|ON ben gam|li-EL o|MER, al sh'l|SHAH d'va|RIM ha-o|LAM ka|YAM: al ha|DIN, ve-AL ha-e|MET, ve-AL ha|sha|LOM, she|ne-e|MAR: e|MET u|mish|PAT sha|LOM shif|TU b'sha-a|rei|CHEM. יח rab|BAN shim|ʿON ben gam|li|ʾEL ʾo|MER, ʿal she|l|SHAH de|va|RIM ha|ʿo|LAM qay|YAM: ʿal had|DIN, ve|ʿAL ha|ʾe|METH, ve|ʿAL has|sha|LOM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ʾe|METH u|mish|PAṭ sha|LOM shif|ṭU be|sha|ʿa|re|KHEM. יח rab|BAN shim|ʿON ben gam|li|EL o|MER, ʿal she|l|SHAH de|va|RIM ha|ʿo|LAM qay|YAM: ʿal had|DIN, ve|ʿAL ha|e|MET, ve|ʿAL has|sha|LOM, shen|ne|e|MAR: e|MET u|mish|PAT sha|LOM shif|TU be|sha|ʿa|re|KHEM. יח ra|BON shim|OYN ben gam|li-EIL oy|MEIR, al sh'l|SHOH d'vo|RIM ho-oy|LOM ka|YOM: al ha|DIN, v'AL ho-e|MES, v'AL ha|sho|LOYM, she|ne-e|MAR: e|MES u|mish|PAT sho|LOYM shif|TU b'sha-a|rei|CHEM. Passage רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָא בֶּן עֲקַשְׁיָא אוֹמֵר: רָצָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְזַכּוֹת אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְפִיכָךְ הִרְבָּה לָהֶם תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יְהֹוָה חָפֵץ לְמַעַן צִדְקוֹ, יַגְדִּיל תּוֹרָה וְיַאְדִּיר. <b>Rabbi Chananya ben Akashya says: The Holy One,</b> blessed be He, <b>wanted to make</b> the Children of Israel have many <b>merits. He therefore gave them an abundance of Torah and commandments,</b> so that they would have many opportunities to connect to God. <b>As it says</b> in Isaiah: <b>The Lord wanted, for the sake of</b> increasing the Jewish Nation's righteousness, that the Torah be made <b>great and glorious.</b> ra|BI cha|nan|YA ben a|kash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu le|za|KOT et yis|ra-EL, le|fi|CHACH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOT, she|ne-e|MAR: a|do|NAI cha|FETZ le|MA-an tzid|KO, yag|DIL to|RAH ve|ya|DIR. rab|BI ḥa|nan|YAʾ ben ʿa|qash|YAʾ ʾo|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ le|zak|KOTH ʾeth yiś|ra|ʾEL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOTH, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: a|do|NAI ḥa|FETZ le|MA|ʿan tzidh|QO, yagh|DIL to|RAH ve|yaʾ|DIR. rab|BI ḥa|nan|YA ben ʿa|qash|YA o|MER: ra|TZAH haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu le|zak|KOT et yis|ra|EL, le|fi|KHAKH hir|BAH la|HEM to|RAH u|mitz|VOT, shen|ne|e|MAR: a|do|NAI ḥa|FETZ le|MA|ʿan tzid|QO, yag|DIL to|RAH ve|ya|DIR. ra|BI cha|nan|YO ben a|kash|YO oy|MEIR: ro|TZOH ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu l'za|KOYS es yis|ro-EIL, l'fi|CHOCH hir|BOH lo|HEM toy|ROH u|mitz|VOYS, she|ne-e|MAR: a|do|NOY cho|FEITZ l'MA-an tzid|KOY, yag|DIL toy|ROH v'ya|DIR. heading CHAPTER TWO Passage כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים, לְעוֹלָם יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ, נֵצֶר מַטָּעַי מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי לְהִתְפָּאֵר. <b>All the Children of Israel have a portion in the World to Come. As it says</b> in Isaiah regarding the Redemption of the Jewish Nation: <b>Your people are all righteous, and they will all inherit the Land</b> of Israel <b>forever</b>—they will never be exiled from it again. Everyone will recognize that they are <b>the branch of My planting and the work of My hands,</b> in which I, God, take pride. kol yis|ra-EL yesh la|HEM CHE|lek la-o|LAM ha|BA, she|ne-e|MAR: ve-a|MECH ku|LAM tza|di|KIM, le-o|LAM yi|re|SHU a|RETZ, NE|tzer ma|ta-AI ma-a|SEH ya|DAI le|hit|pa-ER. kol yiś|ra|ʾEL yesh la|HEM ḥE|leq la|ʿo|LAM hab|BAʾ, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ve|ʿam|MEKH kul|LAM tzad|di|QIM, le|ʿo|LAM yi|re|SHU ʾa|RETZ, NE|tzer maṭ|ṭa|ʿAI ma|ʿa|śEH ya|DHAI le|hith|pa|ʾER. kol yis|ra|EL yesh la|HEM ḥE|leq la|ʿo|LAM hab|BA, shen|ne|e|MAR: ve|ʿam|MEKH kul|LAM tzad|di|QIM, le|ʿo|LAM yi|re|SHU a|RETZ, NE|tzer mat|ta|ʿAI ma|ʿa|SEH ya|DAI le|hit|pa|ER. kol yis|ro-EIL yeish lo|HEM CHEI|lek lo-oy|LOM ha|BO, she|ne-e|MAR: v'a|MEICH ku|LOM tza|di|KIM, l'oy|LOM yir'|SHU o|RETZ, NEI|tzer ma|to-AI ma-a|SEIH yo|DAI l'his|po-EIR. Passage א רַבִּי אוֹמֵר: אֵיזוֹ הִיא דֶּרֶךְ יְשָׁרָה שֶׁיָּבוֹר לוֹ הָאָדָם, כָּל שֶׁהִיא תִּפְאֶרֶת לְעוֹשֶׂיהָ וְתִפְאֶרֶת לוֹ <b>1 Rabbi</b> Yehudah Hanasi <b>says: Which is the proper path</b> in life <b>that a person should choose</b> א ra|BI o|MER: ei|ZO hi DE|rech ye|sha|RAH she|ya|VOR lo ha-a|DAM, kol she|HI tif|E|ret le-o|se|HA ve|tif|e|RET lo א rab|BI ʾo|MER: ʾe|ZO hiʾ DE|rekh ye|sha|RAH shey|ya|VOR lo ha|ʾa|DHAM, kol she|HIʾ tif|ʾE|reth le|ʿo|śe|HA ve|thif|ʾe|RETH lo א rab|BI o|MER: e|ZO hi DE|rekh ye|sha|RAH shey|ya|VOR lo ha|a|DAM, kol she|HI tif|E|ret le|ʿo|se|HA ve|tif|e|RET lo א ra|BI oy|MEIR: ei|ZOY hi DE|rech y'sho|ROH she|yo|VOYR loy ho-o|DOM, kol she|HI tif|E|res l'oy|se|HO v'sif|e|RES loy parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/466-467-466-467-pirkei-avot-chapter-one.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/470-471-470-471-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.xml