Tanach
Divrei HaYamim II 6:32-40 דברי הימים ב ו׳:ל״ב-מ׳
Part of: Chapter 6
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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
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.
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.