Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 6 דברי הימים ב ו׳
Part of: Petuchah, II Chronicles 6:1Petuchah, II Chronicles 6:14Petuchah, II Chronicles 6:14Petuchah, II Chronicles 6:26Setumah, II Chronicles 6:24Setumah, II Chronicles 6:28Setumah, II Chronicles 6:32Setumah, II Chronicles 6:41
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אָז אָמַר שְׁלֹמֹה יְהֹוָה אָמַר לִשְׁכּוֹן בָּעֲרָפֶֽל׃
Then said Shelomo, The Lord has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Then said Shelomo, The Lord has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Rashi
וַאֲנִי בָּנִיתִי בֵית־זְבֻל לָךְ וּמָכוֹן לְשִׁבְתְּךָ עוֹלָמִֽים׃
But I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.
But I have built a house of habitation for Thee, and a place for Thee to dwell in for ever.
Rashi
בית זבול. מדור:
a House to dwell in - Heb. בֵית זְבֻל a dwelling.
לשבתך עולמים. שמשנבחרה לא שרתה שכינה במקום אחר ולא הותרו הבמות:
for You to dwell in forever For since it was selected, the Shechinah did not rest elsewhere, and the high places were prohibited.
וַיַּסֵּב הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־פָּנָיו וַיְבָרֶךְ אֵת כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכׇל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹמֵֽד׃
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el: (and all the congregation of Yisra᾽el stood:)
And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Yisra᾽el: (and all the congregation of Yisra᾽el stood:)
Rashi
ויברך את כל קהל ישראל. ברכה האמורה בסוף הענין:
and blessed all the congregation of Israel the blessing stated at the end of the episode.
וַיֹּאמֶר בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר בְּפִיו אֵת דָּוִיד אָבִי וּבְיָדָיו מִלֵּא לֵאמֹֽר׃
and he said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who has with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
and he said, Blessed is the Lord God of Yisra᾽el, who has with his hands fulfilled that which he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,
Rashi
אשר דבר בפיו. שיתן לו בן שיבנה לו בית:
Who spoke with His mouth that He would give him a son who would build Him a House.
מלא. קיים דברו הטוב:
has fulfilled He fulfilled His good word.
מִן־הַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתִי אֶת־עַמִּי מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא־בָחַרְתִּֽי בְעִיר מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי שָׁם וְלֹא־בָחַרְתִּֽי בְאִישׁ לִהְיוֹת נָגִיד עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Miżrayim I chose no city among all the tribes of Yisra᾽el to build a house in, that my name might be there; nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over my people Yisra᾽el:
Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Miżrayim I chose no city among all the tribes of Yisra᾽el to build a house in, that my name might be there; nor did I choose any man to be a ruler over my people Yisra᾽el:
Rashi
מן היום אשר הוצאתי. שאף זה דברת אל אבי:
Since the day that I brought forth For this too You spoke to my father.
וָֽאֶבְחַר בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם לִהְיוֹת שְׁמִי שָׁם וָאֶבְחַר בְּדָוִיד לִהְיוֹת עַל־עַמִּי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
but I have chosen Yerushalayim, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra᾽el.
but I have chosen Yerushalayim, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Yisra᾽el.
Rashi
ואבחר בירושלים. מוסב על לא בחרתי בעיר:
And I chose Jerusalem This refers to “I chose no city.”
ואבחר בדויד. מוסב על ולא בחרתי באיש:
and I chose David This refers back to “neither did I choose a man.”
וַיְהִי עִם־לְבַב דָּוִיד אָבִי לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה אֶל־דָּוִיד אָבִי יַעַן אֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־לְבָבְךָ לִבְנוֹת בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי הֱֽטִיבוֹתָ כִּי הָיָה עִם־לְבָבֶֽךָ׃
But the Lord said to David my father, Since it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart:
But the Lord said to David my father, Since it was in thy heart to build a house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thy heart:
Rashi
הטיבות כי היה עם לבבך. כלומר גם אני בוחר בבית אשר עלה בלבך לבנותו לשכן שמו שם כמו שאמר למעלה:
you did well that it was in your heart i.e., I too choose the House that you thought to build, where My name shall dwell, as is stated above.
רַק אַתָּה לֹא תִבְנֶה הַבָּיִת כִּי בִנְךָ הַיּוֹצֵא מֵחֲלָצֶיךָ הוּא־יִבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לִשְׁמִֽי׃
Yet thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
Yet thou shalt not build the house; but thy son who shall come out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
וַיָּקֶם יְהֹוָה אֶת־דְּבָרוֹ אֲשֶׁר דִּבֵּר וָאָקוּם תַּחַת דָּוִיד אָבִי וָאֵשֵׁב ׀ עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהֹוָה וָאֶבְנֶה הַבַּיִת לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
The Lord has performed his word which he has spoken: for I am risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
The Lord has performed his word which he has spoken: for I am risen up in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Yisra᾽el, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord God of Yisra᾽el.
וָאָשִׂים שָׁם אֶת־הָאָרוֹן אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם בְּרִית יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
And in it I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Yisra᾽el.
And in it I have put the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, that he made with the children of Yisra᾽el.
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי מִזְבַּח יְהֹוָה נֶגֶד כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּֽיו׃
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands:
And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands:
Rashi
ויפרש כפיו. היה לו לומר כך ויפרוש כפיו השמימה ויאמר וגו' אלא שמפסיק בינתיים להודיע על מה עמד וכן במלכים (א' ח') ויפרש כפיו השמימה ויאמר:
and he spread forth his hands Scripture should have said the following: “and he spread forth his hands toward heaven, and he said, etc.,” but it interrupted in between to inform [us] on what he stood, and so in I Kings (8:22f.): “and he spread forth his hands towards heaven, and he said.”
כִּֽי־עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹה כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּתוֹךְ הָעֲזָרָה חָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת אׇרְכּוֹ וְחָמֵשׁ אַמּוֹת רׇחְבּוֹ וְאַמּוֹת שָׁלוֹשׁ קוֹמָתוֹ וַיַּעֲמֹד עָלָיו וַיִּבְרַךְ עַל־בִּרְכָּיו נֶגֶד כׇּל־קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּפְרֹשׂ כַּפָּיו הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ {פ}
for Shelomo had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands towards heaven,
for Shelomo had made a bronze scaffold, five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Yisra᾽el, and spread out his hands towards heaven,
Rashi
כי עשה שלמה. מוסב על נגד כל קהל ישראל כלומר היאך היה גבוה מכולם להשמיע דבריו:
For Solomon had made This refers back to “opposite all the congregation of Israel,” i.e., how was he higher than all of them to make his words heard?
ויעמוד עליו. ועתה יכולין לראותו כל ישראל ומשום שמפסיק הענין צריך לומר כבראשונה נגד כל קהל ישראל וכן ויפרוש כפיו השמימה:
and he stood on it And now, all Israel could see him, and since he interrupted the topic, he had to repeat, “opposite all the congregation of Israel,” and so, “and he spread forth his hands toward heaven.”
וַיֹּאמַר {פ}
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵין־כָּמוֹךָ אֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ שֹׁמֵר הַבְּרִית וְֽהַחֶסֶד לַעֲבָדֶיךָ הַהֹלְכִים לְפָנֶיךָ בְּכׇל־לִבָּֽם׃
and said, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, there is no God like Thee in the heaven, or on the earth; who keepest covenant and troth with Thy servants, who walk before Thee with all their hearts:
and said, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, there is no God like Thee in the heaven, or on the earth; who keepest covenant and troth with Thy servants, who walk before Thee with all their hearts:
Rashi
אין כמוך אלהים. ממה שאתה שומר הברית והחסד שאתה גוזר מן השמים לתת לאוהביך אתה מצניעו וגונז הברית והחסד לקיים הבטחתך בארץ:
there is no God like You insofar as You keep the covenant and the kindness that You decree from heaven to give to those who love You. You hide and conceal the covenant and the kindness to fulfill Your promise on earth.
ההולכים לפניך. כמו שהלך דוד אבי וזה אשר שמרת לעבדך דוד בל' אמנת הבטחה:
who walk before You as my father David walked, and this is [the meaning of] For You have kept for Your servant David with an expression referring to the realization of a promise.
אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַרְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ דָּוִיד אָבִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתָּ לוֹ וַתְּדַבֵּר בְּפִיךָ וּבְיָדְךָ מִלֵּאתָ כַּיּוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
Thou who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that which Thou hast promised him; and hast spoken with Thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is this day.
Thou who hast kept with Thy servant David my father that which Thou hast promised him; and hast spoken with Thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with Thy hand, as it is this day.
וְעַתָּה יְהֹוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹר לְעַבְדְּךָ דָוִיד אָבִי אֵת אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ לּוֹ לֵאמֹר לֹא־יִכָּרֵת לְךָ אִישׁ מִלְּפָנַי יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא יִשְׂרָאֵל רַק אִם־יִשְׁמְרוּ בָנֶיךָ אֶת־דַּרְכָּם לָלֶכֶת בְּתוֹרָתִי כַּאֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ לְפָנָֽי׃
Now therefore, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, keep with Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst promise him, saying, There shall never fail thee a man before me to sit upon the throne of Yisra᾽el; if only thy sons take heed to their way to walk in my Tora, as thou hast walked before me.
Now therefore, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, keep with Thy servant David my father that which Thou didst promise him, saying, There shall never fail thee a man before me to sit upon the throne of Yisra᾽el; if only thy sons take heed to their way to walk in my Tora, as thou hast walked before me.
וְעַתָּה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵֽאָמֵן דְּבָרְךָ אֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לְדָוִֽיד׃
Now then, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, let Thy word be verified, which Thou hast spoken to Thy servant David.
Now then, O Lord God of Yisra᾽el, let Thy word be verified, which Thou hast spoken to Thy servant David.
כִּי הַֽאֻמְנָם יֵשֵׁב אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאָדָם עַל־הָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה שָׁמַיִם וּשְׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם לֹא יְכַלְכְּלוּךָ אַף כִּֽי־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּנִֽיתִי׃
But will God indeed dwell with mankind on earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee: how much less this house which I have built!
But will God indeed dwell with mankind on earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain Thee: how much less this house which I have built!
Rashi
כי האמנם ישב אלהים את האדם על הארץ. ל' תמיה וכי אפשר שיאמין אדם שישב אלהים על הארץ כי שמים ושמי השמים וגומר אלא מחמת חסד שגמלת לדוד אבי צמצמת שכינתך:
But will God indeed dwell with man on the earth? This is an expression of wonder. Is it possible for man to believe that God will dwell on the earth? For the heaven and the heaven of the heaven, etc. However, because of the kindness that You bestowed upon my father, David, You contracted Your Shechinah.
אף כי הבית הזה אשר בניתי. ולמה בניתיו להתפלל לפני האלהים ולפנות הוא אל תפלתינו:
much less this House that I have built So why did I build it? To pray before God and so that He should turn to our prayers.
וּפָנִיתָ אֶל־תְּפִלַּת עַבְדְּךָ וְאֶל־תְּחִנָּתוֹ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָי לִשְׁמֹעַ אֶל־הָֽרִנָּה וְאֶל־הַתְּפִלָּה אֲשֶׁר עַבְדְּךָ מִתְפַּלֵּל לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃
Have consideration therefore to the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken to the cry and the prayer which Thy servant prays before Thee:
Have consideration therefore to the prayer of Thy servant, and to his supplication, O Lord my God, to hearken to the cry and the prayer which Thy servant prays before Thee:
Rashi
לשמוע אל הרנה. זו צעקה כמו (מלכים א' כ"ב) ותעבר הרנה במחנה ועל כרחך על צעקתם של כל אדם שהוא נס מפני צרתו אל יתפלל אלא בצעקתו בסתר כך חבור המקראות וסוף הענין מוכיח שאמר ואתה תשמע ממקום שבתך למדת שלא בנאו אלא לדעת כן להוריד בו שכינה כדי שישב על הארץ לשמוע ממכון שבתך אל התפלות שיתפללו בו:
to the cry - Heb. הָרִנָּה. This is a cry, like (I Kings 22:36): “A cry (הָרִנָּה) passed through the camp.” Perforce, concerning the cry of any man who flees in distress, he will not pray but express his cry in secret. This is the sequence of the verses, and the conclusion of the topic proves it, for he says, “You shall hear from Your abode.” You have thus learned that he built it only with this intention to bring down the Shechinah therein, in order that He dwell on the earth, to hear “from Your abode” the prayer that they will pray therein.
לִהְיוֹת עֵינֶיךָ פְתֻחוֹת אֶל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה יוֹמָם וָלַיְלָה אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַרְתָּ לָשׂוּם שִׁמְךָ שָׁם לִשְׁמוֹעַ אֶל־הַתְּפִלָּה אֲשֶׁר יִתְפַּלֵּל עַבְדְּךָ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
that Thy eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place of which Thou hast said that Thou wouldst put Thy name there; to hearken to the prayer which Thy servant prays towards this place.
that Thy eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place of which Thou hast said that Thou wouldst put Thy name there; to hearken to the prayer which Thy servant prays towards this place.
Rashi
להיות עיניך פתוחות. בכל עת אשר יתפללו אליך:
That Your eyes may be open, etc. whenever they pray to You.
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ אֶל־תַּחֲנוּנֵי עַבְדְּךָ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יִֽתְפַּלְלוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע מִמְּקוֹם שִׁבְתְּךָ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְשָׁמַעְתָּ וְסָלָֽחְתָּ׃
Hearken therefore to the supplications of Thy servant, and of Thy people Yisra᾽el, which they shall make towards this place: hear from Thy dwelling place, from heaven; and when Thou hearest, forgive.
Hearken therefore to the supplications of Thy servant, and of Thy people Yisra᾽el, which they shall make towards this place: hear from Thy dwelling place, from heaven; and when Thou hearest, forgive.
אִם־יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְרֵעֵהוּ וְנָשָׁא־בוֹ אָלָה לְהַאֲלֹתוֹ וּבָא אָלָה לִפְנֵי מִֽזְבַּחֲךָ בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before Thy altar in this house;
If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before Thy altar in this house;
Rashi
אם יחטא איש. מקרא זה על כל ישראל המחייב חברו שבועה אם באמת הוא משביעו והנשבע נשבע לשקר אתה תשמע השמים ואם הדין עם הנשבע שבעל הדין מזקיקו על שבועה של חנם אף המשביעו קרוי רשע:
If a man sins This verse refers to all Israel; whoever exacts an oath from his neighbor - if he is adjuring him legitimately, and the one swearing is swearing falsely, You shall hear from heaven. If, on the other hand, justice is on the side of the one who swears, for the litigant exacts an oath from him for naught, even the one who exacts the oath is called wicked.
וְאַתָּה ׀ תִּשְׁמַע מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְעָשִׂיתָ וְשָׁפַטְתָּ אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ לְהָשִׁיב לְרָשָׁע לָתֵת דַּרְכּוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ וּלְהַצְדִּיק צַדִּיק לָתֶת לוֹ כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ {ס}
then hear from heaven, and do, and judge Thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
then hear from heaven, and do, and judge Thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
Rashi
ולהצדיק צדיק. שלא לענשו על השבועה שהרי באמת הוא נשבע ותוספתא דסוטה מפרש את אשר יחטא, בועל אשת איש, ונשא בו אלה, ויחייב בו אלה כשם שהמים בודקים אותה כך המים בודקין אותו, לפני מזבחך, כדכתיב (במדבר ה׳:י״ח) והעמיד הכהן את האשה:
and to justify the righteous not to punish him for the oath, for he swore in truth. Tosefta of Sotah (1: 3) explains [this verse as referring to the rite of the sotah, the married woman accused of adultery Num. 5:11-30)]: If a man sins by being intimate with a married woman. and an oath be exacted of him and an oath makes him guilty, for just as the water tests her, so does the water test him. before Your altar - as it is written (Num. 5:18): “And the priest shall have the woman stand [before the Lord].”
לתת דרכו בראשו. כדכתיב וצבתה בטנה (שם):
to bring his way upon his head - as it is written (ibid. verse 27): “her belly will swell and her thigh will fall away.”
ולהצדיק צדיק. דכתיב ונקתה ונזרעה זרע (שם):
and to justify the righteous - (ibid. verse 28): “and she will be blessed with offspring.”
וְֽאִם־יִנָּגֵף עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי אוֹיֵב כִּי יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָךְ וְשָׁבוּ וְהוֹדוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ וְהִתְפַּֽלְלוּ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בַּבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
And if Thy people Yisra᾽el be smitten before the enemy, because they have sinned against Thee; and they return and confess Thy name, and pray and make supplication before Thee in this house;
And if Thy people Yisra᾽el be smitten before the enemy, because they have sinned against Thee; and they return and confess Thy name, and pray and make supplication before Thee in this house;
Rashi
ואם ינגף עמך. ולא מפני שידך קצרה מלהושיע אלא דבר זה גורם כי יחטאו לך:
And if Your people...is struck down not because You have no power, but because they will sin against You.
ושבו והודו את שמך. פתרון והתוודו את עונם והאחרון מוכיח והודו את שמך ומחטאתם ישובון כי תענם:
and confess - Heb. וְהוֹדוּ. The meaning is: and they will confess their iniquity, and the latter verse proves this (verse 26): “and confess to Your name and repent of their sin, so that You may answer them.”
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם וְסָלַחְתָּ לְחַטַּאת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲשֵֽׁיבוֹתָם אֶל־הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לָהֶם וְלַאֲבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ {פ}
then hear from the heavens, and forgive the sin of Thy people Yisra᾽el, and bring them back to the land which Thou didst give to them and to their fathers.
then hear from the heavens, and forgive the sin of Thy people Yisra᾽el, and bring them back to the land which Thou didst give to them and to their fathers.
Rashi
והשיבותם. והשב אותם אל האדמה כי כשנופלים ונגפים לפני אויביהם תופשים מה שיכולים ומביאים אותם בשביה אל ארץ אחרת:
and bring them back to the land For when they fall and are struck down before their enemies, they [their enemies] will seize what they can and will bring them into captivity to another land.
בְּהֵעָצֵר הַשָּׁמַיִם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה מָטָר כִּי יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָךְ וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְהוֹדוּ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ מֵחַטָּאתָם יְשׁוּבוּן כִּי תַעֲנֵֽם׃
When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against Thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess Thy name, and turn from their sin, when Thou dost afflict them;
When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against Thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess Thy name, and turn from their sin, when Thou dost afflict them;
Rashi
בהעצר השמים. כדכתיב ועצר את השמים ולא יהיה מטר (דברים י״א:י״ז):
When heaven is shut up as it is written (Deut. 11:17): “and He will shut up the heaven, and there will be no rain.”
וְאַתָּה ׀ תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם וְסָלַחְתָּ לְחַטַּאת עֲבָדֶיךָ וְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי תוֹרֵם אֶל־הַדֶּרֶךְ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר יֵֽלְכוּ־בָהּ וְנָֽתַתָּה מָטָר עַֽל־אַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַתָּה לְעַמְּךָ לְנַחֲלָֽה׃ {ס}
then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and Thy people Yisra᾽el, that Thou teach them the good way, in which they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance.
then hear from heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants, and Thy people Yisra᾽el, that Thou teach them the good way, in which they should walk; and send rain upon Thy land, which Thou hast given to Thy people for an inheritance.
Rashi
כי תורם אל הדרך. כמו שעשית כשהיה רעב בימי דוד ג' שנים (שמואל ב כ״א:א׳) והורית ואמרת להם אל שאול ואל בית הדמים כמו כן תורם איזה חטא גורם להם על מה נעצרו השמים:
for You will teach them the good way as You did when there was a famine in David’s time for three years (II Sam. 21:1), and You taught them and said to them, “(It is) for Saul and (also) for his bloody house.” Likewise, so shall You teach them which sin causes them [their distress], for what reason the heaven was shut up.
רָעָב כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ דֶּבֶר כִּֽי־יִהְיֶה שִׁדָּפוֹן וְיֵֽרָקוֹן אַרְבֶּה וְחָסִיל כִּי יִֽהְיֶה כִּי יָצַר־לוֹ אֹיְבָיו בְּאֶרֶץ שְׁעָרָיו כׇּל־נֶגַע וְכׇֽל־מַחֲלָֽה׃
If there should be dearth in the land, if there should be pestilence, if there should be blight, or mildew, locust, or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever sore or whatever sickness there be:
If there should be dearth in the land, if there should be pestilence, if there should be blight, or mildew, locust, or caterpillar; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatever sore or whatever sickness there be:
Rashi
כל נגע. פתרון הרי זכרתי לך דבר שדפון וירקון נגיפה אף בעצירת גשמים ומה עוד להרבות אלא כל נגע וכל מחלה כי יהיה והתפלל:
whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness (there be) The meaning is: I have mentioned to You pestilence, blast and mildew, being struck down [in battle], and lack of rainfall, and what else can I include, but whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there may be, and he pray and spread forth his hands toward this House, and this is what it says.
כׇּל־תְּפִלָּה כׇל־תְּחִנָּה אֲשֶׁר יִֽהְיֶה לְכׇל־הָאָדָם וּלְכֹל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יֵדְעוּ אִישׁ נִגְעוֹ וּמַכְאֹבוֹ וּפָרַשׂ כַּפָּיו אֶל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
then whatever prayer or whatever supplication shall be made by any man, or by all Thy people Yisra᾽el, (for everyone shall know his own trouble and his own grief,) and he spread out his hands towards this house:
then whatever prayer or whatever supplication shall be made by any man, or by all Thy people Yisra᾽el, (for everyone shall know his own trouble and his own grief,) and he spread out his hands towards this house:
Rashi
ופרש כפיו אל הבית הזה. וזה שאמר כל תפלה וכל תחנה שיתפלל ויתחנן על זאת מכל אחד הדברים האלה:
Any prayer, any supplication that he will pray and supplicate about, concerning any of these matters.
אשר ידעו איש נגעו. כלומר אם יתפלל על נגעו ועל מכאובו להסירו ממנו:
every man shall know his plague i.e., if he pray about his affliction or about his sickness to remove it from him.
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם מְכוֹן שִׁבְתֶּךָ וְסָלַחְתָּ וְנָתַתָּה לָאִישׁ כְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו אֲשֶׁר תֵּדַע אֶת־לְבָבוֹ כִּי אַתָּה לְבַדְּךָ יָדַעְתָּ אֶת־לְבַב בְּנֵי הָאָדָֽם׃
then hear from heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render to every man, whose heart Thou knowst, according to all his ways, (for Thou alone knowst the hearts of the children of men:)
then hear from heaven Thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render to every man, whose heart Thou knowst, according to all his ways, (for Thou alone knowst the hearts of the children of men:)
Rashi
וסלחת ונתתה לאיש ככל דרכיו וגו'. לרשע כרשעתו ולצדיק כצדקתו שאם לא ישלם לרשע כפי רוע מעלליו יטיח דברים כלפי מעלה ויאמר אין אלהים (אז) יודע לבבו ויהיה חילול השם כמו כן תעשה לצדיק כצדקתו שתעשה לו כשיתפלל לפניך:
and forgive and give to each man according to his ways, etc. to the wicked according to his wickedness and to the righteous according to his righteousness. For if He does not repay the wicked according to his wickedness, he will speak insolently toward Heaven, and he will say, “There is no God.” Then [the thoughts of] his heart will be known, and there will be a profanation of the Name [of God]. Likewise shall You do to the righteous according to his righteousness, which You shall do for him when he prays to You.
לְמַעַן יִירָאוּךָ לָלֶכֶת בִּדְרָכֶיךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הֵם חַיִּים עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃ {ס}
that they may fear Thee, to walk in Thy ways, so long as they live on the land which Thou didst give to our fathers.
that they may fear Thee, to walk in Thy ways, so long as they live on the land which Thou didst give to our fathers.
Rashi
למען ייראוך. וישוב הרשע מדרכו ולכך אני מתפלל לתת לו לאיש כדרכיו:
That they may fear You and the wicked will repent of his way; therefore, I pray to give each man according to his ways.
וְגַם אֶל־הַנׇּכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא מֵעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא וּבָא ׀ מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְיָדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה וּֽזְרוֹעֲךָ הַנְּטוּיָה וּבָאוּ וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ אֶל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
Likewise concerning the stranger who is not of Thy people Yisra᾽el, but is come from a far country for Thy great name’s sake, and Thy mighty hand, and Thy outstretched arm; if they come and pray in this house;
Likewise concerning the stranger who is not of Thy people Yisra᾽el, but is come from a far country for Thy great name’s sake, and Thy mighty hand, and Thy outstretched arm; if they come and pray in this house;
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם מִמְּכוֹן שִׁבְתֶּךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ הַנׇּכְרִי לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּ כׇל־עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ וּלְיִרְאָה אֹֽתְךָ כְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלָדַעַת כִּֽי־שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּנִֽיתִי׃
then hear from the heavens, from Thy dwelling place, and do according to all for which the stranger calls to Thee; that all peoples of the earth may know Thy name, and fear Thee, as do Thy people Yisra᾽el, and may know that this house which I have built is called by Thy name.
then hear from the heavens, from Thy dwelling place, and do according to all for which the stranger calls to Thee; that all peoples of the earth may know Thy name, and fear Thee, as do Thy people Yisra᾽el, and may know that this house which I have built is called by Thy name.
Rashi
ועשית ככל אשר יקרא אליך הנכרי. בישראל אני מתפלל לתת לו כדרכיו אבל לעו"ג ככל אשר יקרא לך לפי שישראל מכירין בהקב"ה ויודעין שהיכולת בידו לעשות אם אין תפלתו נשמעת תולה בעצמו בחטאיו ומפשפש במעשיו אבל העו"ג קורא תגר ואומר שמעתי שמעו בכל העולם ונתיגעתי בדרכים הרבה עד שבאתי והתפללתי במקום הזה ולא מצאתי בו ממש כשאר אלהות לפיכך ועשית ככל אשר יקרא אליך הנכרי:
and You shall do whatever the stranger calls upon You Concerning an Israelite, I pray to give him according to his ways, but concerning a heathen, according to all the stranger calls upon You, because Israelites recognize the Holy One, blessed be He, and they know that He has the ability to do, and if his prayer is not heard, he assigns the cause to himself, to his sins, and he searches his deeds, but the heathen will complain of injustice and say, “I heard His fame throughout the world, and I toiled on many roads until I came and prayed in this place, and I did not find reality in Him any more than the other deities.” Therefore, You shall do whatever the stranger calls upon You.
כִּֽי־יֵצֵא עַמְּךָ לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבָיו בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁלָחֵם וְהִתְפַּֽלְלוּ אֵלֶיךָ דֶּרֶךְ הָעִיר הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ בָּהּ וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִיתִי לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃
If Thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that Thou shalt lend them, and they pray to Thee towards this city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for Thy name;
If Thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that Thou shalt lend them, and they pray to Thee towards this city which Thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for Thy name;
Rashi
דרך העיר. פניהם לצד ירושלים:
toward the city With their faces toward Jerusalem.
וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָם וְעָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
then hear from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
then hear from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
Rashi
ועשית משפטם. נקמתם באויביהם ע"א צרכיהם דוגמא לעשות משפט עבדו (מלכים א ח׳:נ״ט):
and maintain their cause their revenge from their enemies. Another meaning is: their necessities. A similar instance is (I Kings 8:59): “that He sustain the cause of His servant.”
כִּי יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָךְ כִּי אֵין אָדָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יֶחֱטָא וְאָנַפְתָּ בָם וּנְתַתָּם לִפְנֵי אוֹיֵב וְשָׁבוּם שׁוֹבֵיהֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה אוֹ קְרוֹבָֽה׃
If they sin against Thee, (for there is no man who does not sin) and Thou art angry with them, and deliver them over to the enemy, and they carry them away captives to a land far off or near;
If they sin against Thee, (for there is no man who does not sin) and Thou art angry with them, and deliver them over to the enemy, and they carry them away captives to a land far off or near;
וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֶל־לְבָבָם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁם וְשָׁבוּ ׀ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם לֵאמֹר חָטָאנוּ הֶעֱוִינוּ וְרָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
yet if they take thought in the land where they are carried captive, and turn and pray to Thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
yet if they take thought in the land where they are carried captive, and turn and pray to Thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
וְשָׁבוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּכׇל־לִבָּם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשָׁם בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁבוּ אֹתָם וְהִֽתְפַּֽלְלוּ דֶּרֶךְ אַרְצָם אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה לַאֲבוֹתָם וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ וְלַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִיתִי לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃
if they return to Thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried away captives, and pray towards their land, which Thou didst give to their fathers, and towards the city which Thou hast chosen, and towards the house which I have built for Thy name:
if they return to Thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they have been carried away captives, and pray towards their land, which Thou didst give to their fathers, and towards the city which Thou hast chosen, and towards the house which I have built for Thy name:
Rashi
אשר בניתי לשמך. פתרון הבית הזה אשר בניתי כדי לגדל שמך כי אז כשתקבל תפלתם אז יתפללו לך בבית הזה או בכל מקום שהם ויפנו לביתך זה:
that I built for Your name The meaning is: this House, which I built in order to aggrandize Your name, for when You accept their prayer, they will pray to You in this House; wherever they are, they will turn to this, Your House.
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ מִן־הַשָּׁמַיִם מִמְּכוֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָם וְאֶת־תְּחִנֹּתֵיהֶם וְעָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָם וְסָלַחְתָּ לְעַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ־לָֽךְ׃
then hear from the heavens, from Thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee.
then hear from the heavens, from Thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive Thy people who have sinned against Thee.
Rashi
ושמעת. תפלתם ועל זה יתגדל שמך בעולם:
You shall hear, etc. And through this, Your name will be aggrandized in the world.
עַתָּה אֱלֹהַי יִֽהְיוּ־נָא עֵינֶיךָ פְּתֻחוֹת וְאׇזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת לִתְפִלַּת הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ {ס}
Now, my God, let Thy eyes, I pray Thee, be open, and Thy ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
Now, my God, let Thy eyes, I pray Thee, be open, and Thy ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
וְעַתָּה קוּמָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים לְֽנוּחֶךָ אַתָּה וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּךָ כֹּהֲנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים יִלְבְּשׁוּ תְשׁוּעָה וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יִשְׂמְחוּ בַטּֽוֹב׃
Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into Thy resting place, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength: let Thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with victory, and let thy pious ones rejoice in goodness.
Now therefore arise, O Lord God, into Thy resting place, Thou, and the ark of Thy strength: let Thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed with victory, and let thy pious ones rejoice in goodness.
Rashi
ועתה קומה ה'. שלא להטלטל כאשר עד עתה משילה לנוב ומנוב לגבעון:
And now, arise, O Lord so as not to have to move as until now, from Shiloh to Nob and from Nob to Gibeon.
אתה וארון עזך. שלא יטלטל עוד מעתה:
You and the Ark of Your might that it will no longer move from now on.
עזך. על שם כן קרוי עוזך על שעשה נפלאותיו ועזוזות בפלשתים וכן כתיב (לעיל ט"ז) בהודו לה' דרשו ה' ועוזו ועוד אמרו רבותינו במסכת עבודת כוכבים וישרנה הפרות (שמואל א ו׳:י״ב) מה שירה אמרו הושיעה לו ימינו וזרוע קדשו (תהילים צ״ח:א׳):
Your might Because of the following it is called “Your might”: because it performed wonders and mighty deeds among the Philistines. And so it is written above (I Chron 16:8-36): “Give thanks to the Lord,” “Search for the Lord and His might.” Our Sages stated further in Tractate Abodah Zarah 24b (I Sam. 6:12): “And the cows sang.” What song did they recite? They said, (Ps. 98:1) “His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him the victory.”
ילבשו תשועה. מחמת שלא יטלטלו ממקום למקום כמו והיה צדק אזור מתניו (ישעיהו י״א:ה׳):
shall be attired with salvation because they will not wander from place to place, like (Isa. 11:5): “And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins.”
וחסידיך ישמחו בטוב. ברוב טובות ומעשרות הניתן ללוים בשכר ששומרין את הארון ומשוררים לפניו:
and Your pious ones shall rejoice with the goodness with the abundance of goodness and tithes that will be given to the Levites as reward for guarding the Ark and singing before it.
יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אַל־תָּשֵׁב פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ זׇכְרָה לְחַֽסְדֵי דָּוִיד עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ {פ}
O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Thy anointed: remember the faithful love of David Thy servant.
O Lord God, do not turn away the face of Thy anointed: remember the faithful love of David Thy servant.
Rashi
אל תשב פני משיחך. מלעשות טובה עמדי ואם לא למעני עשה למענך:
do not turn back the face of Your anointed one by not treating me with goodness, and if not for my sake, do it for Your sake.
אז אמר שלמה. הואיל והבית מלא עשן עכשיו אני יודע שהשכינה שרויה בו בערפל כי כן דרכו דכתיב (שמות כ׳:י״ח) ומשה נגש אל הערפל אשר שם האלהים ודאי שרצונו להתעכב בו ובספרי פירש אז אמר שלמה כשראה הענן אמר עתה אני רואה שהשכינה שרויה בבית אשר בניתי שהרי כך הבטיח לבוא ולשכן בו מתוך ענן וערפל והיכן אמר (ויקרא ט״ז:ב׳) כי בענן אראה על הכפורת:
Then Solomon said Since the House is full of smoke, I now know that the Shechinah is resting in the thick darkness therein, for so is His wont, as it is written (Exod. 20:18): “and Moses drew near to the thick darkness wherein God appeared.” [Therefore, I deduce that] He surely wishes to stay therein, and in Sifre it is explained: Then Solomon said - when he saw the cloud, he said, “Now I see that the Shechinah rests in the House that I have built, for He promised to come and dwell therein out of the midst of the cloud and the thick darkness.” Now where did He say this? (Lev. 16:2): “for in the cloud I shall appear on the Ark cover.”