Chapter Five

perek ה

פֶּרֶק ה

Chabad: ' is a reduced vowel — every vocal shva, always pronounced. - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

Hebrew

כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה חַי, וְעַל כָּרְחֲךָ
אַתָּה מֵת,¹ וְעַל כָּרְחֲךָ אַתָּה
עָתִיד לִתֵּן דִּין וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן לִפְנֵי
מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ
בָּרוּךְ הוּא.

Chabad

kor'chacho atoh chai, v'al kor'chacho
atoh meis, v'al kor'chacho atoh
osid litein din v'cheshboyn lifnei
melech malchei ham'lochim, hakodoysh
boruch hu.

Hebrew

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.

Chabad

rabi Chananyo ben Akashyo oymeir: rotzoh hakodoysh
boruch hu l'zakoys es Yisro-eil, l'fichoch
hirboh lohem Toyroh umitzvoys, shene-emar: Adonoy chofeitz
l'ma-an tzidkoy, yagdil Toyroh v'yadir.

פֶּרֶק ה

Chapter Five

Hebrew

כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ לָהֶם חֵלֶק לְעוֹלָם הַבָּא,
שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים, לְעוֹלָם יִירְשׁוּ
אָרֶץ, נֵצֶר מַטָּעַי מַעֲשֵׂה יָדַי לְהִתְפָּאֵר.

Chabad

kol Yisro-eil yeish lohem cheilek l'oylom habo,
shene-emar: v'ameich kulom tzadikim, l'oylom yir'shu
oretz, neitzer mato-ai ma-aseih yodai l'hispo-eir.

Hebrew

א בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת נִבְרָא
הָעוֹלָם, וּמַה תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר,²
וַהֲלֹא בְּמַאֲמָר אֶחָד יָכוֹל
לְהִבָּרְאוֹת, אֶלָּא לְהִפָּרַע מִן
הָרְשָׁעִים³ שֶׁמְּאַבְּדִין אֶת הָעוֹלָם
שֶׁנִּבְרָא בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת,
וְלִתֵּן שָׂכָר טוֹב לַצַּדִּיקִים
שֶׁמְּקַיְּמִין אֶת הָעוֹלָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא
בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת.

Chabad

א ba-asoroh ma-amoroys nivro
ho-oylom, umah Talmud loymar,
vahaloy b'ma-amor echod yochoyl
l'hibor'-oys, elo l'hipora min
hor'sho-im shem'-ab'din es ho-oylom
shenivro ba-asoroh ma-amoroys,
v'litein sochor toyv latzadikim
shem'kay'min es ho-oylom shenivro
ba-asoroh ma-amoroys.

Hebrew

ב עֲשָׂרָה דּוֹרוֹת מֵאָדָם וְעַד נֹחַ,
לְהוֹדִיעַ כַּמָּה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם לְפָנָיו,
שֶׁכָּל הַדּוֹרוֹת הָיוּ מַכְעִיסִין
וּבָאִין, עַד שֶׁהֵבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם אֵת
מֵי הַמַּבּוּל. עֲשָׂרָה דּוֹרוֹת מִנֹּחַ
וְעַד אַבְרָהָם, לְהוֹדִיעַ כַּמָּה אֶרֶךְ
אַפַּיִם לְפָנָיו, שֶׁכָּל הַדּוֹרוֹת הָיוּ
מַכְעִיסִין וּבָאִין, עַד שֶׁבָּא אַבְרָהָם
אָבִינוּ וְקִבֵּל שְׂכַר כֻּלָּם.

Chabad

ב asoroh doyroys mei-odom v'ad Noyach,
l'hoydia kamoh erech apayim l'fonov,
shekol hadoyroys hoyu machisin
uvo-in, ad sheheivi aleihem eis
mei hamabul. asoroh doyroys minoyach
v'ad Avrohom, l'hoydia kamoh erech
apayim l'fonov, shekol hadoyroys hoyu
machisin uvo-in, ad shebo Avrohom
ovinu v'kibeil s'char kulom.

Hebrew

ג עֲשָׂרָה נִסְיוֹנוֹת נִתְנַסָּה אַבְרָהָם
אָבִינוּ, וְעָמַד בְּכֻלָּם, לְהוֹדִיעַ כַּמָּה
חִבָּתוֹ שֶׁל אַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ.⁴

Chabad

ג asoroh nisyoynoys nisnasoh Avrohom
ovinu, v'omad b'chulom, l'hoydia kamoh
chibosoy shel Avrohom ovinu.

Hebrew

ד עֲשָׂרָה נִסִּים נַעֲשׂוּ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ
בְּמִצְרַיִם,⁵ וַעֲשָׂרָה עַל הַיָּם. עֶשֶׂר
מַכּוֹת הֵבִיא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
עַל הַמִּצְרִיִּים בְּמִצְרַיִם, וַעֲשָׂר
עַל הַיָּם. עֲשָׂרָה נִסְיוֹנוֹת נִסּוּ

Chabad

ד asoroh nisim na-asu la-avoyseinu
b'Mitzrayim, va-asoroh al hayom. eser
makoys heivi hakodoysh boruch hu
al hamitzriyim b'Mitzrayim, va-asor
al hayom. asoroh nisyoynoys nisu

Commentary

1 While in heaven, the soul doesn't want to descend into this spiritually barren world. It is therefore "forced to be born." However, after it realizes the great connection to God that can only be accomplished by fulfilling His commandments in this world, it doesn't want to leave. God must therefore "force" it to leave once its mission has been completed.

2 You should always be looking to learn lessons from everything you see and hear. When you learn something about the creation of the entire world, your first question should be: What lesson can I learn from this?

3 The word לְהִפָּרַע means to collect payment. God isn't mean, and He didn't create the world to punish "bad" people. God created the world to be made a holy place through the Torah and its commandments. When a person chooses the wrong path and doesn't fulfill that mission, he owes God. The debt can be repaid by repenting.

4 Abraham passed ten extremely difficult tests. Since he is our father, we inherit this ability to pass tests. When you feel that you are being tested, keep in mind that you are a descendant of Abraham and he empowers you to succeed!

5 The Hebrew word for "miracle," נס, can also be translated as "raised." Under normal circumstances, the Jewish Nation would have been punished in Egypt because they engaged in idolatry. Nevertheless, when God brought each of the ten plagues upon the Egyptians, He "raised" the Jewish Nation above the natural order of justice so that they remained unaffected.