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Chapter Three, pages 478-479, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.

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Pirkei Avot

Chapter Three 478-479 478-479

Pirkei Avot

Chapter Three 478-479 278

Passage ב רַבִּי חֲנִינָא סְגַן הַכֹּהֲנִים אוֹמֵר: הֱוֵי מִתְפַּלֵּל בִּשְׁלוֹמָהּ שֶׁל מַלְכוּת, שֶׁאִלְמָלֵא מוֹרָאָהּ, אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ חַיִּים בְּלָעוֹ. רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן תְּרַדְיוֹן אוֹמֵר: שְׁנַיִם שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין וְאֵין בֵּינֵיהֶם דִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה,¹ הֲרֵי זֶה מוֹשַׁב לֵצִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב. אֲבָל שְׁנַיִם שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין וְיֵשׁ בֵּינֵיהֶם דִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה, שְׁכִינָה שְׁרוּיָה בֵּינֵיהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אָז נִדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ, וַיַּקְשֵׁב יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׁמָע, וַיִּכָּתֵב סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן לְפָנָיו לְיִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵי שְׁמוֹ. אֵין לִי אֶלָּא שְׁנַיִם, מִנַּיִן אֲפִילוּ אֶחָד שֶׁיּוֹשֵׁב וְעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא קוֹבֵעַ לוֹ שָׂכָר, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָיו. 2 <b>Rabbi Chanina,</b> the head assistant of the High Priest, <b>says: Pray for the well-being and success of the government,</b> because if not for fear of government, <b>people would swallow each other alive. Rabbi Chanina ben Teradyon says: If two people sit together and no words of Torah are discussed between them,</b>¹ <b>it is considered to be a gathering of jokers,</b> and God does not dwell there. <b>As it says</b> in Psalms: <b>A righteous person does not sit among a gathering of jokers. But if two people sit together and words of Torah are discussed between them, the Divine Presence rests amongst them, as it says</b> in Malachi: <b>Then the people who fear the Lord spoke</b> words of <b>Torah one to another, and God paid attention and heard, and their words were written in a book of remembrance before Him,</b> in order to <b>reward those who fear the Lord and think about His Name</b>—His Torah. From this verse we know only that the Divine Presence rests among <b>two</b> people who discuss Torah. <b>From where</b> do we know that if <b>even one person sits</b> by himself <b>and occupies</b> himself <b>with Torah the Holy One, blessed be He, sets a reward for him?</b> From a verse in Lamentations, where <b>it says: Let him sit alone and study Torah quietly,</b> because for doing so <b>he</b> can <b>take</b> a <b>reward for himself.</b> ב ra|BI cha|ni|NA s'GAN ha|ko|ha|NIM o|MER: he|VEI mit|pa|LEL bish|lo|MAH shel mal|CHUT, she-il|ma|LEI mo|ra-AH, ish et re-e|HU cha|YIM b'la-O. ra|BI cha|ni|NA ben t'rad|YON o|MER: sh'NA|yim she|yosh|VIN ve-EIN bei|nei|HEM div|REI to|RAH, ha|REI zeh mo|SHAV le|TZIM, she|ne-e|MAR: uv|mo|SHAV le|TZIM lo ya|SHAV. a|VAL sh'NA|yim she|yosh|VIN ve|YESH bei|nei|HEM div|REI to|RAH, sh'chi|NAH sh'ru|YAH bei|nei|HEM, she|ne-e|MAR: az nid|be|RU yir|EI a|do|NAI ish el re-e|HU, va|yak|SHEV a|do|NAI va|yish|MA, va|yi|ka|TEV SE|fer zi|ka|RON le|fa|NAV le|yir|EI a|do|NAI u|le|chosh|VEI sh'MO. ein li e|LA sh'NA|yim, mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU e|CHAD she|yo|SHEV ve-o|SEK ba|to|RAH she|ha|ka|DOSH ba|RUCH hu ko|VEA lo sa|CHAR, she|ne-e|MAR: ye|SHEV ba|DAD ve|yi|DOM ki na|TAL a|LAV. ב rab|BI ḥa|ni|NAʾ se|GHAN hak|ko|ha|NIM ʾo|MER: he|VE mith|pal|LEL bish|lo|MAH shel mal|KHUTH, she|ʾil|ma|LEʾ mo|ra|ʾAH, ʾish ʾeth re|ʿe|HU ḥay|YIM be|la|ʿO. rab|BI ḥa|ni|NAʾ ben te|radh|YON ʾo|MER: she|NA|yim shey|yo|she|VIN ve|ʾEN be|ne|HEM div|RE to|RAH, ha|RE zeh mo|SHAV le|TZIM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: u|ve|mo|SHAV le|TZIM loʾ ya|SHAV. ʾa|VAL she|NA|yim shey|yo|she|VIN ve|YESH be|ne|HEM div|RE to|RAH, she|khi|NAH she|ru|YAH be|ne|HEM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ʾaz nidh|be|RU yir|ʾE a|do|NAI ʾish ʾel re|ʿe|HU, vay|yaq|SHEV a|do|NAI vay|yish|MAʿ, vay|yik|ka|THEV SE|fer zik|ka|RON le|fa|NAV le|yir|ʾE a|do|NAI u|le|ḥo|she|VE she|MO. ʾen li ʾel|LAʾ she|NA|yim, min|na|YIN ʾa|fi|LU ʾe|ḥADH shey|yo|SHEV ve|ʿo|SEQ bat|to|RAH she|haq|qa|DHOSH ba|RUKH huʾ qo|VEAʿ lo śa|KHAR, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ye|SHEV ba|DHADH ve|yid|DOM ki na|ṭAL ʿa|LAV. ב rab|BI ḥa|ni|NA se|GAN hak|ko|ha|NIM o|MER: he|VE mit|pal|LEL bish|lo|MAH shel mal|KHUT, she|il|ma|LE mo|ra|AH, ish et re|ʿe|HU ḥay|YIM be|la|ʿO. rab|BI ḥa|ni|NA ben te|rad|YON o|MER: she|NA|yim shey|yo|she|VIN ve|EN be|ne|HEM div|RE to|RAH, ha|RE zeh mo|SHAV le|TZIM, shen|ne|e|MAR: u|ve|mo|SHAV le|TZIM lo ya|SHAV. a|VAL she|NA|yim shey|yo|she|VIN ve|YESH be|ne|HEM div|RE to|RAH, she|khi|NAH she|ru|YAH be|ne|HEM, shen|ne|e|MAR: az nid|be|RU yir|E a|do|NAI ish el re|ʿe|HU, vay|yaq|SHEV a|do|NAI vay|yish|MAʿ, vay|yik|ka|TEV SE|fer zik|ka|RON le|fa|NAV le|yir|E a|do|NAI u|le|ḥo|she|VE she|MO. en li el|LA she|NA|yim, min|na|YIN a|fi|LU e|ḥAD shey|yo|SHEV ve|ʿo|SEQ bat|to|RAH she|haq|qa|DOSH ba|RUKH hu qo|VEAʿ lo sa|KHAR, shen|ne|e|MAR: ye|SHEV ba|DAD ve|yid|DOM ki na|TAL ʿa|LAV. ב ra|BI cha|ni|NO s'GAN ha|koy|ha|NIM oy|MEIR: he|VEI mis|pa|LEIL bish|loy|MOH shel mal|CHUS, she-il|mo|LEI moy|ro-OH, ish es rei-ei|HU cha|YIM b'lo-OY. ra|BI cha|ni|NO ben t'rad|YOYN oy|MEIR: sh'NA|yim she|yoysh'|VIN v'EIN bei|nei|HEM div|REI toy|ROH, ha|REI zeh moy|SHAV lei|TZIM, she|ne-e|MAR: uv'|moy|SHAV lei|TZIM loy yo|SHOV. a|VOL sh'NA|yim she|yoysh'|VIN v'YEISH bei|nei|HEM div|REI toy|ROH, sh'chi|NOH sh'ru|YOH bei|nei|HEM, she|ne-e|MAR: oz nid|b'RU yir|EI a|do|NOY ish el rei-ei|HU, va|yak|SHEIV a|do|NOY va|yish|MO, va|yi|ko|SEIV SEI|fer zi|ko|ROYN l'fo|NOV l'yir|EI a|do|NOY ul'|choysh'|VEI sh'MOY. ein li e|LO sh'NA|yim, mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU e|CHOD she|yoy|SHEIV v'oy|SEIK ba|toy|ROH she|ha|ko|DOYSH bo|RUCH hu koy|VEIA loy so|CHOR, she|ne-e|MAR: yei|SHEIV bo|DOD v'yi|DOYM ki no|TAL o|LOV. Passage ג רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: שְׁלֹשָׁה שֶׁאָכְלוּ עַל שֻׁלְחָן אֶחָד,² וְלֹא אָמְרוּ עָלָיו דִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה, כְּאִלּוּ 3 <b>Rabbi Shimon says: If three people ate together at the same table</b>² <b>and did not speak words of Torah upon it, it is as if they ate from sacrifices</b> offered to idols that are made of dead, physical material. <b>As it says</b> in Isaiah: <b>If a meal</b> ג ra|BI shim|ON o|MER: sh'lo|SHAH she-och|LU al shul|CHAN e|CHAD, ve|LO a|me|RU a|LAV div|REI to|RAH, ke-i|LU ג rab|BI shim|ʿON ʾo|MER: she|lo|SHAH she|ʾokh|LU ʿal shul|ḥAN ʾe|ḥADH, ve|LOʾ ʾa|me|RU ʿa|LAV div|RE to|RAH, ke|ʾil|LU ג rab|BI shim|ʿON o|MER: she|lo|SHAH she|okh|LU ʿal shul|ḥAN e|ḥAD, ve|LO a|me|RU ʿa|LAV div|RE to|RAH, ke|il|LU ג ra|BI shim|OYN oy|MEIR: sh'loy|SHOH she-och|LU al shul|CHON e|CHOD, v'LOY om'|RU o|LOV div|REI toy|ROH, k'i|LU Passage אָכְלוּ מִזִּבְחֵי מֵתִים, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: כִּי כָּל שֻׁלְחָנוֹת מָלְאוּ קִיא צוֹאָה בְּלִי מָקוֹם. אֲבָל שְׁלֹשָׁה שֶׁאָכְלוּ עַל שֻׁלְחָן אֶחָד וְאָמְרוּ עָלָיו דִּבְרֵי תּוֹרָה, כְּאִלּוּ אָכְלוּ מִשֻּׁלְחָנוֹ שֶׁל מָקוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַיְדַבֵּר אֵלַי, זֶה הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה. consists only of physical pleasure, and there is no mention of <b>God,</b> then <b>all the tables are filled with vomit and waste. But if three people ate at the same table and spoke words of Torah upon it, it is as if they ate from God's table, as it says</b> in Ezekiel regarding the Golden Table in the Holy Temple, <b>"And he said to me, 'This is the table that is before the Lord.'"</b> Any table upon which words of God's Torah are spoken is considered God's table. och|LU mi|ziv|CHEI me|TIM, she|ne-e|MAR: ki kol shul|cha|NOT ma|le|U ki tzo-AH b'LI ma|KOM. a|VAL sh'lo|SHAH she-och|LU al shul|CHAN e|CHAD ve-a|me|RU a|LAV div|REI to|RAH, ke-i|LU och|LU mi|shul|cha|NO shel ma|KOM, she|ne-e|MAR: vay|da|BER e|LAI, zeh ha|shul|CHAN a|SHER lif|NEI a|do|NAI. ʾokh|LU miz|ziv|ḥE me|THIM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ki kol shul|ḥa|NOTH ma|le|ʾU qiʾ tzo|ʾAH be|LI ma|QOM. ʾa|VAL she|lo|SHAH she|ʾokh|LU ʿal shul|ḥAN ʾe|ḥADH ve|ʾa|me|RU ʿa|LAV div|RE to|RAH, ke|ʾil|LU ʾokh|LU mis|shul|ḥa|NO shel ma|QOM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: va|ye|dhab|BER ʾe|LAI, zeh has|shul|ḥAN ʾa|SHER lif|NE a|do|NAI. okh|LU miz|ziv|ḥE me|TIM, shen|ne|e|MAR: ki kol shul|ḥa|NOT ma|le|U qi tzo|AH be|LI ma|QOM. a|VAL she|lo|SHAH she|okh|LU ʿal shul|ḥAN e|ḥAD ve|a|me|RU ʿa|LAV div|RE to|RAH, ke|il|LU okh|LU mis|shul|ḥa|NO shel ma|QOM, shen|ne|e|MAR: va|ye|dab|BER e|LAI, zeh has|shul|ḥAN a|SHER lif|NE a|do|NAI. och|LU mi|ziv|CHEI mei|SIM, she|ne-e|MAR: ki kol shul|cho|NOYS mol'|U ki tzoy-OH b'LI mo|KOYM. a|VOL sh'loy|SHOH she-och|LU al shul|CHON e|CHOD v'om'|RU o|LOV div|REI toy|ROH, k'i|LU och|LU mi|shul|cho|NOY shel mo|KOYM, she|ne-e|MAR: vay'|da|BEIR ei|LAI, zeh ha|shul|CHON a|SHER lif|NEI a|do|NOY. Passage ד רַבִּי חֲנִינָא בֶּן חֲכִינַאי אוֹמֵר: הַנֵּעוֹר בַּלַּיְלָה, וְהַמְהַלֵּךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ יְחִידִי, וּמְפַנֶּה לִבּוֹ לְבַטָּלָה, הֲרֵי זֶה מִתְחַיֵּב בְּנַפְשׁוֹ. 4 <b>Rabbi Chanina ben Chachinai says: One who stays awake at night or one who travels alone on a road, and turns his heart to worthless things</b> instead of thinking about Torah, <b>is responsible for anything bad that happens to him,</b> because studying Torah would have helped protect him from danger. ד ra|BI cha|ni|NA ben cha|chi|NAI o|MER: ha|ne-OR ba|lay|LAH, ve|ha|me|ha|LECH ba|DE|rech ye|chi|DI, u|me|fa|NEH li|BO le|va|ta|LAH, ha|REI zeh mit|cha|YEV b'naf|SHO. ד rab|BI ḥa|ni|NAʾ ben ḥa|khi|NAIʾ ʾo|MER: han|ne|ʿOR bal|lay|LAH, ve|ha|me|hal|LEKH bad|DE|rekh ye|ḥi|DHI, u|me|fan|NEH lib|BO le|vaṭ|ṭa|LAH, ha|RE zeh mith|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO. ד rab|BI ḥa|ni|NA ben ḥa|khi|NAI o|MER: han|ne|ʿOR bal|lay|LAH, ve|ha|me|hal|LEKH bad|DE|rekh ye|ḥi|DI, u|me|fan|NEH lib|BO le|vat|ta|LAH, ha|RE zeh mit|ḥay|YEV be|naf|SHO. ד ra|BI cha|ni|NO ben cha|chi|NAI oy|MEIR: ha|nei-OYR ba|lay|LOH, v'ham'|ha|LEICH ba|DE|rech y'chi|DI, um'|fa|NEH li|BOY l'va|to|LOH, ha|REI zeh mis|cha|YEIV b'naf|SHOY. Passage ה רַבִּי נְחוּנְיָא בֶּן הַקָּנָה אוֹמֵר: כָּל הַמְקַבֵּל עָלָיו עוֹל תּוֹרָה,³ מַעֲבִירִין מִמֶּנּוּ עוֹל מַלְכוּת וְעוֹל דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ, וְכָל הַפּוֹרֵק מִמֶּנּוּ עוֹל תּוֹרָה, נוֹתְנִין עָלָיו עוֹל מַלְכוּת וְעוֹל דֶּרֶךְ אֶרֶץ. 5 <b>Rabbi Nechunya ben Hakanah says: Whoever accepts upon himself the yoke of learning and supporting Torah,</b>³ <b>God removes the yoke</b> and oppression <b>of government and the yoke</b> and worry <b>of worldly affairs from him. Whoever removes the yoke of Torah from himself, God places the yoke of government and the yoke of worldly affairs upon him.</b> ה ra|BI ne|chu|ne|YA ben ha|ka|NAH o|MER: kol ha|me|ka|BEL a|LAV ol to|RAH, ma-a|vi|RIN mi|me|NU ol mal|CHUT ve-OL DE|rech E|retz, ve|CHOL ha|po|REK mi|me|NU ol to|RAH, not|NIN a|LAV ol mal|CHUT ve-OL DE|rech E|retz. ה rab|BI ne|ḥu|ne|YAʾ ben haq|qa|NAH ʾo|MER: kol ha|me|qab|BEL ʿa|LAV ʿol to|RAH, ma|ʿa|vi|RIN mim|men|NU ʿol mal|KHUTH ve|ʿOL DE|rekh ʾE|retz, ve|KHOL hap|po|REQ mim|men|NU ʿol to|RAH, no|the|NIN ʿa|LAV ʿol mal|KHUTH ve|ʿOL DE|rekh ʾE|retz. ה rab|BI ne|ḥu|ne|YA ben haq|qa|NAH o|MER: kol ha|me|qab|BEL ʿa|LAV ʿol to|RAH, ma|ʿa|vi|RIN mim|men|NU ʿol mal|KHUT ve|ʿOL DE|rekh E|retz, ve|KHOL hap|po|REQ mim|men|NU ʿol to|RAH, no|te|NIN ʿa|LAV ʿol mal|KHUT ve|ʿOL DE|rekh E|retz. ה ra|BI n'chun'|YO ben ha|ko|NOH oy|MEIR: kol ham'|ka|BEIL o|LOV oyl toy|ROH, ma-a|vi|RIN mi|me|NU oyl mal|CHUS v'OYL DE|rech E|retz, v'CHOL ha|poy|REIK mi|me|NU oyl toy|ROH, noys'|NIN o|LOV oyl mal|CHUS v'OYL DE|rech E|retz. Passage ו רַבִּי חֲלַפְתָּא בֶּן דּוֹסָא אִישׁ כְּפַר חֲנַנְיָא אוֹמֵר: עֲשָׂרָה שֶׁיּוֹשְׁבִין וְעוֹסְקִין בַּתּוֹרָה, שְׁכִינָה שְׁרוּיָה בֵּינֵיהֶם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל. וּמִנַּיִן אֲפִילוּ חֲמִשָּׁה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וַאֲגֻדָּתוֹ עַל אֶרֶץ 6 <b>Rabbi Chalafta ben Dosa from Kfar Chananya says: If ten people sit and are involved in Torah learning, the Divine Presence rests among them. As it says</b> in Psalms: <b>God stands in the congregation of God.</b> The Divine Presence rests among ten people—a congregation—when they learn Torah. <b>From where</b> do we know that the Divine Presence rests <b>even</b> among <b>five</b> people who learn Torah together? From a verse in Amos, where <b>it says: God established His bundle on the earth</b> and He rests upon it. A bundle, carried with the five fingers of the hand, corresponds to ו ra|BI cha|laf|TA ben do|SA ish k'FAR cha|nan|YA o|MER: a|sa|RAH she|yosh|VIN ve-os|KIN ba|to|RAH, sh'chi|NAH sh'ru|YAH bei|nei|HEM, she|ne-e|MAR: e|lo|HIM ni|TZAV ba-a|DAT el. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU cha|mi|SHAH, she|ne-e|MAR: va-a|gu|da|TO al E|retz ו rab|BI ḥa|laf|TAʾ ben do|SAʾ ʾish ke|FAR ḥa|nan|YAʾ ʾo|MER: ʿa|śa|RAH shey|yo|she|VIN ve|ʿo|se|QIN bat|to|RAH, she|khi|NAH she|ru|YAH be|ne|HEM, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: ʾe|lo|HIM nit|TZAV ba|ʿa|DHATH ʾel. u|min|na|YIN ʾa|fi|LU ḥa|mis|SHAH, shen|ne|ʾe|MAR: va|ʾa|ghud|da|THO ʿal ʾE|retz ו rab|BI ḥa|laf|TA ben do|SA ish ke|FAR ḥa|nan|YA o|MER: ʿa|sa|RAH shey|yo|she|VIN ve|ʿo|se|QIN bat|to|RAH, she|khi|NAH she|ru|YAH be|ne|HEM, shen|ne|e|MAR: e|lo|HIM nit|TZAV ba|ʿa|DAT el. u|min|na|YIN a|fi|LU ḥa|mis|SHAH, shen|ne|e|MAR: va|a|gud|da|TO ʿal E|retz ו ra|BI cha|laf|TO ben doy|SO ish k'FAR cha|nan|YO oy|MEIR: a|so|ROH she|yoysh'|VIN v'oys'|KIN ba|toy|ROH, sh'chi|NOH sh'ru|YOH bei|nei|HEM, she|ne-e|MAR: e|loy|HIM ni|TZOV ba-a|DAS eil. u|mi|na|YIN a|fi|LU cha|mi|SHOH, she|ne-e|MAR: va-a|gu|do|SOY al E|retz parent /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss.xml prev /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/476-477-476-477-pirkei-avot-chapter-two.xml next /siddur/tehillat-hashem-weiss/480-481-480-481-pirkei-avot-chapter-three.xml