Tanach
Ezra 9:10-14 עזרא ט׳:י׳-י״ד
Part of: Chapter 9
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וְעַתָּה מַה־נֹּאמַר אֱלֹהֵינוּ אַֽחֲרֵי־זֹאת כִּי עָזַבְנוּ מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ׃
And now, what can we say, our G-d, after this, that we have forsaken Your mitzvoth
And now, what can we say, our G-d, after this, that we have forsaken Your mitzvoth
אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתָ בְּיַד עֲבָדֶיךָ הַנְּבִיאִים לֵאמֹר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אַתֶּם בָּאִים לְרִשְׁתָּהּ אֶרֶץ נִדָּה הִיא בְּנִדַּת עַמֵּי הָאֲרָצוֹת בְּתוֹעֲבֹֽתֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר מִלְאוּהָ מִפֶּה אֶל־פֶּה בְּטֻמְאָתָֽם׃
that You commanded through Your servants the prophets, saying: "The land that you are coming to inherit is a defiled land, in the defilement of the people of the lands, in their abominations, with which they have filled it from mouth to mouth in their defilement.
that You commanded through Your servants the prophets, saying: "The land that you are coming to inherit is a defiled land, in the defilement of the people of the lands, in their abominations, with which they have filled it from mouth to mouth in their defilement.
Rashi
וְעַתָּה בְּֽנוֹתֵיכֶם אַל־תִּתְּנוּ לִבְנֵיהֶם וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶם אַל־תִּשְׂאוּ לִבְנֵיכֶם וְלֹֽא־תִדְרְשׁוּ שְׁלֹמָם וְטוֹבָתָם עַד־עוֹלָם לְמַעַן תֶּחֶזְקוּ וַאֲכַלְתֶּם אֶת־טוּב הָאָרֶץ וְהוֹרַשְׁתֶּם לִבְנֵיכֶם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃
And now, Your daughters do not give to their sons, and their daughters do not take for your sons, and do not seek their peace and their good forever. So that you take hold [(in the land)] and eat of the good of the land and bequeath it to your sons forever."
And now, Your daughters do not give to their sons, and their daughters do not take for your sons, and do not seek their peace and their good forever. So that you take hold [(in the land)] and eat of the good of the land and bequeath it to your sons forever."
Rashi
והורשתם. את הארץ לבניכם עד עולם:
and you shall cause...to inherit You shall give the land to your children as an inheritance to eternity.
וְאַֽחֲרֵי כׇּל־הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂינוּ הָרָעִים וּבְאַשְׁמָתֵנוּ הַגְּדֹלָה כִּי ׀ אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ חָשַׂכְתָּֽ לְמַטָּה מֵֽעֲוֺנֵנוּ וְנָתַתָּה לָּנוּ פְּלֵיטָה כָּזֹֽאת׃
And after all [these evils] that have come upon us because of our evil acts and our great guilt, [now] that You, our G-d, have kept [Yourself from exacting punishment], beneath the deserts of our transgressions, and You have left us such a remnant,
And after all [these evils] that have come upon us because of our evil acts and our great guilt, [now] that You, our G-d, have kept [Yourself from exacting punishment], beneath the deserts of our transgressions, and You have left us such a remnant,
Rashi
ואחרי כל הבא עלינו. אחרי כל המעשה הרע אשר הגיע עלינו במעשינו הרעים:
And after all that has come upon us after all the calamity that has befallen us because of our evil deeds.
חשכת. למטה מעונינו מנעת מעונותינו עד למטה שנפחת עונינו על כפרת גלותינו ויש לנו לפותרו בענין זה מנעת עצמך מלגבות ממנו כל עונינו וגבית ממנו למטה מן העונות ולא פרעת ממנו ככל חטאתינו:
You have punished less You have held back from our iniquities until below them [i.e., less than them], for our iniquity was lessened by the expiation effected by our exile. We may also interpret it in this manner: You held Yourself back from collecting from us all our iniquity, and You collected from us below [less than] the iniquities, and You requited us according to all our sins.
הֲנָשׁוּב לְהָפֵר מִצְוֺתֶיךָ וּלְהִתְחַתֵּן בְּעַמֵּי הַתֹּעֵבוֹת הָאֵלֶּה הֲלוֹא תֶֽאֱנַף־בָּנוּ עַד־כַּלֵּה לְאֵין שְׁאֵרִית וּפְלֵיטָֽה׃ {ס}
shall we revert to the violation of Your mitzvoth, to intermarry with the peoples of these abominations! Will You not rage at us until [(the point of)] destruction, until [there is left of us] no trace or remnant?
shall we revert to the violation of Your mitzvoth, to intermarry with the peoples of these abominations! Will You not rage at us until [(the point of)] destruction, until [there is left of us] no trace or remnant?
Rashi
הנשיב. אם נשוב:
If we revert Heb. הֲנָשּׁוּב, if we return.
הלא תאנף בנו. תמיה המתקיימת:
will You not be wroth with us a wonder with an affirmative answer.
נדה. טמאה וגעולה:
unclean Heb. נִדָה, unclean and repulsive.