Tanach
Ezra 6:6-12 עזרא ו׳:ו׳-י״ב
Part of: Chapter 6
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כְּעַן תַּתְּנַי פַּחַת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָה שְׁתַר בּוֹזְנַי וּכְנָוָתְהוֹן אֲפַרְסְכָיֵא דִּי בַּעֲבַר נַהֲרָה רַחִיקִין הֲווֹ מִן־תַּמָּֽה׃
And now, Tatnai, the governor across the river, Shethar-boznai, and their confederates, the Afarsachites across the river — distance yourselves from there [(the Temple works)].
And now, Tatnai, the governor across the river, Shethar-boznai, and their confederates, the Afarsachites across the river — distance yourselves from there [(the Temple works)].
Rashi
די בעבר נהרה. לצד ארץ ישראל שהוא עבר הנהר לאותן שבבבל:
who are on the other side of the river to the side of the land of Israel, which is the other side of the river to those in Babylon
רחיקין הוו מן תמה. רחוקים תהיו משם מבנין בהמ"ק שלא תרפו ידי עושי המלאכה:
distance yourselves from there Distance yourselves from the building of the Temple, so that you do not disturb the workers.
שְׁבֻקוּ לַעֲבִידַת בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ פַּחַת יְהוּדָיֵא וּלְשָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ יִבְנוֹן עַל־אַתְרֵֽהּ׃
Forbear from the work of the house of G-d. The governors of the Jews shall do this. And to the elders of the Jews [I command] that they build this house of G-d on its site.
Forbear from the work of the house of G-d. The governors of the Jews shall do this. And to the elders of the Jews [I command] that they build this house of G-d on its site.
Rashi
דך. זה:
this [as translated,] this.
פחת יהודיא. שלטוני היהודים יעשו דבר זה:
the governors of the Jews The rulers of the Jews shall do this thing.
ולשבי יהודיא. ולזקני היהודים אני מצוה:
and to the elders of the Jews And to the elders of the Jews I command.
בית אלהא דך. בית אלהים זה:
this House of God [as translated,] this House of God.
וּמִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם לְמָא דִֽי־תַֽעַבְדוּן עִם־שָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא אִלֵּךְ לְמִבְנֵא בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ וּמִנִּכְסֵי מַלְכָּא דִּי מִדַּת עֲבַר נַהֲרָה אׇסְפַּרְנָא נִפְקְתָא תֶּהֱוֵא מִֽתְיַהֲבָא לְגֻבְרַיָּא אִלֵּךְ דִּי־לָא לְבַטָּלָֽא׃
And a decree is issued by me concerning what you do with these Jewish elders to build this house of G-d. From the king's income, from the trans-river taxes, shall expenses be quickly provided for these people, that they not halt [the work].
And a decree is issued by me concerning what you do with these Jewish elders to build this house of G-d. From the king's income, from the trans-river taxes, shall expenses be quickly provided for these people, that they not halt [the work].
Rashi
ומני שים טעם. וממני יהיה צווי זה:
And from me shall be issued an order And from me this command will go forth.
למא די תעבדון. לאותו בנין המלאכה אשר תעשון עם זקני היהודים האלה לבנות ביתו של הקב"ה:
regarding what you shall do regarding that building, the work that you shall do with these elders of the Jews to build the House of the Holy One, blessed be He.
ומנכסי מלכא. מנכסי המלך יהיו עושים הבנין הזה:
and from the king’s property And from the king’s property they shall make ths building.
די מדת עבר נהרה. מן המס של עבר הנהר אשר למלך, מדת מס כמו מנדה בלו והלך (לעיל ד') אספרנא. מהרה יבנה הבנין אספרנה אישפלונטמנ"ט בלע"ז:
from the taxes of the other side of the river from the taxes of the other side of the river, which belong to the king. taxes Aram. מִדַּת, tax, like (4:13): “the king’s due (מִנְדָּה), the head tax, or the meal tax.” quickly Aram. אָסְפַּרְנָא. The building shall quickly be built; esploytosemant in Old French.
נפקתא תהוא מתיהבא. הוצאה תהיה ניתנת לאנשים האלה אשר לא יתבטלו ממלאכתן:
The expenses shall be given The expenses shall be given to these men so that they should not idle from their work.
וּמָה חַשְׁחָן וּבְנֵי תוֹרִין וְדִכְרִין וְאִמְּרִין ׀ לַעֲלָוָן ׀ לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא חִנְטִין מְלַח ׀ חֲמַר וּמְשַׁח כְּמֵאמַר כָּהֲנַיָּא דִי־בִירֽוּשְׁלֶם לֶהֱוֵא מִתְיְהֵב לְהֹם יוֹם ׀ בְּיוֹם דִּי־לָא שָׁלֽוּ׃
And whatever they need, — bullocks and rams and sheep for burnt-offerings to the G-d of heaven; wheat [for flour], salt [for the offerings], wine [for the libations], and oil [for the meal-offerings], as specified by the priests in Jerusalem — let it be given them day by day without delay.
And whatever they need, — bullocks and rams and sheep for burnt-offerings to the G-d of heaven; wheat [for flour], salt [for the offerings], wine [for the libations], and oil [for the meal-offerings], as specified by the priests in Jerusalem — let it be given them day by day without delay.
Rashi
ומה חשחן. ומה שיהיו חוששין:
And what they require and what they are concerned about.
ובני תורין. בני בקר ואילים וכבשים לעולות לאלהי השמים:
and young bulls young bulls, rams and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven.
וחנטין. לסלתות ומלח לקרבנות. ויין לנסכים. ושמן למנחות כאשר יאמרו הכהנים אשר בירושלים יהי נתון להם דבר יום ביומו:
wheat for fine flour. salt for sacrifices. wine for libations. and oil for the meal-offerings. When the priests who are in Jerusalem will say [what they need], that shall be given to them the requirements of each day on its day.
די לא שלו. בלא דיחוי שנ"צ דישטורבי"ר בלע"ז:
without delay Aram. דִּי לָא שָּׁלוּ (son destorber in Old French).
דִּֽי־לֶהֱוֺן מְהַקְרְבִין נִיחוֹחִין לֶאֱלָהּ שְׁמַיָּא וּמְצַלַּיִן לְחַיֵּי מַלְכָּא וּבְנֽוֹהִי׃
So that they offer up pleasing [offerings] to the G-d of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his children.
So that they offer up pleasing [offerings] to the G-d of heaven and pray for the life of the king and his children.
Rashi
די להון. למען אשר יהיו מקריבים ניחוחים לאלהי השמים ויהיו מתפללים על חיי המלך ובניו:
That they should in order that they should offer up pleasing sacrificing to the God of the heavens, and that they should pray for the life of the king and his children.
וּמִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם דִּי כׇל־אֱנָשׁ דִּי יְהַשְׁנֵא פִּתְגָמָא דְנָה יִתְנְסַח אָע מִן־בַּיְתֵהּ וּזְקִיף יִתְמְחֵא עֲלֹהִי וּבַיְתֵהּ נְוָלוּ יִתְעֲבֵד עַל־דְּנָֽה׃
And decree in my name that any man who deviates from this thing — a beam shall be dislodged from his house, and a gallows suspended over him [(on which he will be hanged)], and his house will become a dung heap for this.
And decree in my name that any man who deviates from this thing — a beam shall be dislodged from his house, and a gallows suspended over him [(on which he will be hanged)], and his house will become a dung heap for this.
Rashi
ומני שים טעם. וממני שים צווי ושימת דבר אשר כל אדם אשר ישנה דבר זה יתנסח. יחרב עציו מביתו שיחרב ביתו, יתנסח כמו ונסחתם מעל האדמה (דברים כ״ח:ס״ג):
And an order is issued by me And a command is issued by me, along with the issue of a word regarding any person who disobeys this word.
וזקיף יתמחא עלוהי. ועץ לתלותו יהא גבוה עליו שיתלה על העץ:
shall be torn Aram. יִתְנְסַח. The beams of his house shall be destroyed. יִתְנְסַח is like (Deut. 28:63): “and you shall be uprooted (וְנִסַחְתֶּם) from the land.”
וביתה נולו יתעבד. וביתו יעשה אשפה על כך:
and a gallows upon which to place him And a gallows upon which to hang him shall be [raised up] high, so that he be hanged upon the gallows.
נולו. ענין טינוף ומחראות:
and his house shall be made a dungheap and his house shall be made a dungheap because of this.
וֵֽאלָהָא דִּי שַׁכִּן שְׁמֵהּ תַּמָּה יְמַגַּר כׇּל־מֶלֶךְ וְעַם דִּי ׀ יִשְׁלַח יְדֵהּ לְהַשְׁנָיָה לְחַבָּלָה בֵּית־אֱלָהָא דֵךְ דִּי בִירוּשְׁלֶם אֲנָה דָרְיָוֶשׁ שָׂמֶת טְעֵם אׇסְפַּרְנָא יִתְעֲבִֽד׃ {פ}
And may G-d, who has caused His name to dwell there, cut down any king or people that sends forth his hand to change [(aught that I have said)], to destroy this house of G-d in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree for the speedy building [of the Temple]."
And may G-d, who has caused His name to dwell there, cut down any king or people that sends forth his hand to change [(aught that I have said)], to destroy this house of G-d in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have made this decree for the speedy building [of the Temple]."
Rashi
ואלהא די שכן שמיה. והאלהים אשר שכן שמו שם:
And God, Who caused His name to rest there [as translated,] and God, Who caused His name to rest there.
ימגר. ימגר ויפגר כל אותו מלך וכל אותו עם אשר ישלח ידו להחריב ולהשחית ביתו זה של ה' אשר בירושלים:
will cast down will cast down and destroy any such king and any such people that will stretch forth a hand to lay waste and destroy His house that is in Jerusalem.
שמת טעם. שמתי ציווי דבר זה אשר יעשה הבנין מהרה עד כאן תשובתו של דריוש:
have issued an edict I have issued a command concerning this matter, that the building be constructed swiftly. Until here is Darius’s reply.
כען תתני וגו'. זו היא תשובה אשר השיב דריוש אל תתני ושתר בוזני:
Now, Tattenai This is the reply with which Darius answered Tattenai and Shethar-Bozenai.