Tanach
Malachi 3:13-18 מלאכי ג׳:י״ג-י״ח
Part of: Chapter 3
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חָזְקוּ עָלַי דִּבְרֵיכֶם אָמַר יְהֹוָה וַאֲמַרְתֶּם מַה־נִּדְבַּרְנוּ עָלֶֽיךָ׃
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken against Thee?
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. Yet you say, What have we spoken against Thee?
אֲמַרְתֶּם שָׁוְא עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים וּמַה־בֶּצַע כִּי שָׁמַרְנוּ מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ וְכִי הָלַכְנוּ קְדֹרַנִּית מִפְּנֵי יְהֹוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
You have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts?
Rashi
קְדֹרַנִּית. בִּשְׁפַל רוּחַ.
in anxious worry with low spirits.
וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים זֵדִים גַּם־נִבְנוּ עֹשֵׂי רִשְׁעָה גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּמָּלֵֽטוּ׃
And now we call the proud happy; they who work wickedness are even built up; even they who tempt God escape.
And now we call the proud happy; they who work wickedness are even built up; even they who tempt God escape.
Rashi
וְעַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַשְּׁרִים וְגוֹ׳. אֲנַחְנוּ עֲבַדְנוּהוּ וְשָׁמַרְנוּ מִשְׁמַרְתּוֹ, וְעַתָּה רוֹאִים אֵלּוּ הָרְשָׁעִים מַצְלִיחִים, עַד כִּי מְאַשְּׁרִים אָנוּ אוֹתָם עַל מַעֲשֵׂה רִשְׁעָם.
And now we praise the bold transgressors, etc. We worshipped Him and kept His charge, but now we see that the wicked are prospering - to the extent that we praise them for the wicked deeds.
גַּם בָּחֲנוּ אֱלֹהִים. לוֹמַר: ״נִרְאֶה מַה יּוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת לָנוּ״. וַיִּמָּלֵטוּ מִן הָרָעָה, וְלֹא נִכְשְׁלוּ.
Yea, they tempt God, saying, “Let us see what He will be able to do to us.” and they have, nevertheless, escaped harm, and they have not stumbled.
אָז נִדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה אִישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵהוּ וַיַּקְשֵׁב יְהֹוָה וַיִּשְׁמָע וַיִּכָּתֵב סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן לְפָנָיו לְיִרְאֵי יְהֹוָה וּלְחֹשְׁבֵי שְׁמֽוֹ׃
Then they who feared the Lord spoke to one another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and took heed of his name.
Then they who feared the Lord spoke to one another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord, and took heed of his name.
Rashi
אָז נִדְבְּרוּ וְגוֹ׳. אֲנִי מֵשִׁיב עַל דִּבְרֵיכֶם: אָז, בַּעֲשׂוֹת הָרְשָׁעִים רִשְׁעָם, וְהַטּוֹבִים הָלְכוּ קְדוֹרַנִּית מִפָּנַי, שֶׁנִּדְבְּרוּ יִרְאֵי ה׳ שֶׁלֹּא לִדָּבֵק בְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם הָרָעִים. וַאֲנִי - לֹא נִשְׁכְּחוּ דִבְרֵיכֶם מִלְּפָנַי, וְאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינִי מְמַהֵר לְהָשִׁיב גְּמוּל, כִּי הִקְשַׁבְתִּי וְשָׁמַעְתִּי, וְצִוִּיתִי לִכְתֹּב לָהֶם סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, וְהָיוּ לִי דִבְרֵיהֶם מְקֻיָּמִים.
Then the God-fearing men spoke, etc. I retort upon your words then, when the wicked commit evil and the good go about in anxious worry because of Me. The God-fearing men spoke to one another not to adopt their evil deeds; and, as for Me, their words are not forgotten to Me. And although I do not hasten to visit retribution, I have hearkened and heard, and I have commanded that a book of remembrance be written for them. Their words shall be preserved for Me.
וְהָיוּ לִי אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת לַיּוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה סְגֻלָּה וְחָמַלְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם כַּֽאֲשֶׁר יַחְמֹל אִישׁ עַל־בְּנוֹ הָעֹבֵד אֹתֽוֹ׃
And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, on that day which I appoint as my particular day; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
And they shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, on that day which I appoint as my particular day; and I will spare them, as a man spares his own son who serves him.
Rashi
לַיוֹם אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה סְגֻלָּה. אֲשֶׁר אָצַרְתִּי וְהִנַּחְתִּי לְשַׁלֵּם בּוֹ גְּמוּלִי, שָׁם אַרְאֶה אֶתְכֶם מַה בֵּין צַדִּיק לְרָשָׁע.
for that day when I make a treasure that I have stored and put away, with which to pay My reward. There I will show you what the difference is between a righteous man and a wicked man.
סְגֻלָּה. אוֹצָר, איישטו״י בְּלַעַ״ז.
a treasure a treasure; estouj, estui in Old French.
וְשַׁבְתֶּם וּרְאִיתֶם בֵּין צַדִּיק לְרָשָׁע בֵּין עֹבֵד אֱלֹהִים לַאֲשֶׁר לֹא עֲבָדֽוֹ׃ {פ}
Then you shall return, and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that does not serve him.
Then you shall return, and see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serves God and him that does not serve him.
שָׁוְא עֲבֹד אֱלֹהִים. עַל חִנָּם נַעַבְדֶנּוּ, כִּי לֹא נְקַבֵּל שָׂכָר.
“It is futile to serve God” We worship Him for nothing, for we will receive no reward.