Tanach
Amos 5:18-27 עמוס ה׳:י״ח-כ״ז
Part of: Chapter 5
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הוֹי הַמִּתְאַוִּים אֶת־יוֹם יְהֹוָה לָמָּה־זֶּה לָכֶם יוֹם יְהֹוָה הוּא־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃
Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! why would you have this day of the Lord; it is darkness, and not light.
Woe to you that desire the day of the Lord! why would you have this day of the Lord; it is darkness, and not light.
Rashi
למה זה לכם וגו'. משל לתרנגול ועטלף שהיו מצפין לאורה כדאיתא בחלק:
Why would you have etc.—There is a parable concerning a rooster and a bat that were awaiting the dawn, as appears in the chapter entitled “Chelek.”
כַּאֲשֶׁר יָנוּס אִישׁ מִפְּנֵי הָאֲרִי וּפְגָעוֹ הַדֹּב וּבָא הַבַּיִת וְסָמַךְ יָדוֹ עַל־הַקִּיר וּנְשָׁכוֹ הַנָּחָֽשׁ׃
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a snake bit him.
הֲלֹא־חֹשֶׁךְ יוֹם יְהֹוָה וְלֹא־אוֹר וְאָפֵל וְלֹא־נֹגַֽהּ לֽוֹ׃
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
Shall not the day of the Lord be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?
שָׂנֵאתִי מָאַסְתִּי חַגֵּיכֶם וְלֹא אָרִיחַ בְּעַצְּרֹתֵיכֶֽם׃
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell the sacrifices of your solemn assemblies.
I hate, I despise your feasts, and I will not smell the sacrifices of your solemn assemblies.
Rashi
בעצרותיכם. קורבן כנישתכון כשאתם קוראי' עצר':
[the sacrifices of] your assemblies—[Jonathan renders:] The sacrifice of your assemblies; i.e, when you call an assembly.
כִּי אִם־תַּעֲלוּ־לִי עֹלוֹת וּמִנְחֹתֵיכֶם לֹא אֶרְצֶה וְשֶׁלֶם מְרִיאֵיכֶם לֹא אַבִּֽיט׃
Though you offer me burnt offerings and your meal offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Though you offer me burnt offerings and your meal offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.
Rashi
ושלם מריאיכם. ושלמי פטימיכון בהמות מפוטמות:
and the peace offerings of your fattened cattle Heb. שֶׁלֶם מְרִיאֵיכֶם, the peace offerings of your fatlings, i.e, fattened cattle.
הָסֵר מֵעָלַי הֲמוֹן שִׁרֶיךָ וְזִמְרַת נְבָלֶיךָ לֹא אֶשְׁמָֽע׃
Take away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy lutes.
Take away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy lutes.
Rashi
הסר מעלי המון שריך. שהלוים משוררים על הדוכן אחרי שאתם חמסנים ומעוותי משפט:
Take away from Me the din of your songs—that the Levites sing on the platform, since you are robbers and perverters of justice.
וְיִגַּל כַּמַּיִם מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה כְּנַחַל אֵיתָֽן׃
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.
Rashi
ויגל כמים משפט. וזאת תעשו וארצה לכם המשפט אשר כבשתם והסתרתם יגולה וישטף ביניכם כמים נובעים:
And justice shall be revealed like water Heb. וְיִגַּל. And you shall do this, and I will accept you. The justice that you have hidden and concealed shall be revealed and stream among you like water. [after Jonathan]
וצדקה. תגלה כנחל איתן:
and righteousness—shall be revealed like a mighty stream. [after Jonathan]
הַזְּבָחִים וּמִנְחָה הִֽגַּשְׁתֶּם־לִי בַמִּדְבָּר אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Yisra᾽el?
Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Yisra᾽el?
Rashi
הזבחים ומנחה. וכי לזבחים ומנחות רצוני והלא במדבר לא דברתי את אבותיכם להקריב לי זבחים אני אמרתי אדם כי יקריב (ויקרא א׳:ב׳) כשירצה להקריב ואומר ויעשו בני ישראל את הפסח במועדו (מדב' ט) מגיד שלא עשו ישרא' במדבר אלא אותו פסח לבדו:
Did... sacrifices and meal offerings—Is My desire for sacrifices and meal offerings? Is it not so that in the desert I did not speak with your forefathers to offer up sacrifices to Me? I said: (Lev. 1: 2) “Should a man sacrifice,” when he wishes to sacrifice. And Scripture states: (Num. 9:2) “And the children of Israel shall make the Passover sacrifice in its time.” This tells us that Israel made only that Passover sacrifice. [based on Sifre to Num. 9:2]
וּנְשָׂאתֶם אֵת סִכּוּת מַלְכְּכֶם וְאֵת כִּיּוּן צַלְמֵיכֶם כּוֹכַב אֱלֹהֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר עֲשִׂיתֶם לָכֶֽם׃
But you shall carry Sikkut your king, and Kiyyun, your images, the star image of your God which you made for yourselves,
But you shall carry Sikkut your king, and Kiyyun, your images, the star image of your God which you made for yourselves,
Rashi
ונשאתם את סכות מלככם. חוזר לענין הפורעניות שלמעלה חשך להם יום ה' ולא אור ונשאתם בגולה עמכם את גלוליכם וירכיבום האויבים על צואריכם לשאת עמכם בגולה:
And you shall carry Siccuth your king—He returns to the matter of the retribution [mentioned] above. The day of the Lord is darkness for you, and not light, and you shall carry your idols into exile with you. The enemies shall load them on your necks to carry them with you into exile.
סכות. כיון. כוכב. שמות עכו"ם הן:
Siccuth... Chiun... Kochav—They are names of pagan deities.
וְהִגְלֵיתִי אֶתְכֶם מֵהָלְאָה לְדַמָּשֶׂק אָמַר יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ {פ}
and I will cause you to go into exile beyond Dammeseq, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.
and I will cause you to go into exile beyond Dammeseq, says the Lord, whose name is the God of hosts.
Rashi
והגלתי אתכם מהלאה לדמשק. כלומר לא לשכנותיכם תגלו כאשר עד הנה שנמסרתם ביד מלכי ארם ולא היו שובים אתכם למקום רחוק אלא עד דמשק ומעתה ביד סנחרב אמסור אתכם והוא יגלה אתכם למרחוק:
And I will exile you beyond Damascus—I.e, you shall not be exiled to your neighbors as heretofore, that you were delivered into the hands of the kings of Aram [In Nach Lublin-Edom, an obvious error] and they did not take you in captivity to a distant place, but to Damascus. From now on, I will deliver you into the hands of Sennacherib, and he shall exile you far away.
הוי המתאוים וגו'. האומרים ימהר יחישה מעשהו (ישעיהו ה׳:י״ט):
Woe to those who desire etc.—“Those who say, ‘Let Him hurry; let Him hasten His deed.’” (Isa. 5: 19)