Tanach
Melachim I 8:37-53 מלכים א ח׳:ל״ז-נ״ג
Part of: Chapter 8
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רָעָב כִּֽי־יִֽהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ דֶּבֶר כִּֽי־יִֽהְיֶה שִׁדָּפוֹן יֵרָקוֹן אַרְבֶּה חָסִיל כִּי יִֽהְיֶה כִּי יָֽצַר־לוֹ אֹיְבוֹ בְּאֶרֶץ שְׁעָרָיו כׇּל־נֶגַע כׇּֽל־מַחֲלָֽה׃
Should there be a famine in the land, or should there be a plague, or if the crops be endangered by wind or rot, locusts or similar insects; or if their enemy besiege them within the land, at the gates of their cities, or any affliction or sickness.
Should there be a famine in the land, or should there be a plague, or if the crops be endangered by wind or rot, locusts or similar insects; or if their enemy besiege them within the land, at the gates of their cities, or any affliction or sickness.
Rashi
כׇּל־תְּפִלָּה כׇל־תְּחִנָּה אֲשֶׁר תִּֽהְיֶה לְכׇל־הָאָדָם לְכֹל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר יֵדְעוּן אִישׁ נֶגַע לְבָבוֹ וּפָרַשׂ כַּפָּיו אֶל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
Every prayer, every plea that any person will make, [or] by Your people, Yisroel, since every person knows the affliction of his heart; and he will spread out his hands to this Beis Hamikdosh.
Every prayer, every plea that any person will make, [or] by Your people, Yisroel, since every person knows the affliction of his heart; and he will spread out his hands to this Beis Hamikdosh.
וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם מְכוֹן שִׁבְתֶּךָ וְסָלַחְתָּ וְעָשִׂיתָ וְנָתַתָּ לָאִישׁ כְּכׇל־דְּרָכָיו אֲשֶׁר תֵּדַע אֶת־לְבָבוֹ כִּֽי־אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ לְבַדְּךָ אֶת־לְבַב כׇּל־בְּנֵי הָאָדָֽם׃
May You listen from the heavens, Your Dwelling Place, and forgive and act, and give to each one according to all his ways, for You know his heart; for You alone know the hearts of all the children of men.
May You listen from the heavens, Your Dwelling Place, and forgive and act, and give to each one according to all his ways, for You know his heart; for You alone know the hearts of all the children of men.
לְמַעַן יִרָאוּךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הֵם חַיִּים עַל־פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה לַאֲבֹתֵֽינוּ׃
That they may fear You all the days that they live on the face of the earth, that You gave to our fathers.
That they may fear You all the days that they live on the face of the earth, that You gave to our fathers.
וְגַם אֶל־הַנׇּכְרִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא־מֵעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא וּבָא מֵאֶרֶץ רְחוֹקָה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ׃
And even to the stranger who is not of Your people Yisroel, and comes from a far off land for the sake of Your Name.
And even to the stranger who is not of Your people Yisroel, and comes from a far off land for the sake of Your Name.
כִּי יִשְׁמְעוּן אֶת־שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְאֶת־יָֽדְךָ הַחֲזָקָה וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ הַנְּטוּיָה וּבָא וְהִתְפַּלֵּל אֶל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּֽה׃
For they will hear about Your great name, and of Your mighty hand and of Your outstretched arm, and they will come to this House and pray.
For they will hear about Your great name, and of Your mighty hand and of Your outstretched arm, and they will come to this House and pray.
אַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע הַשָּׁמַיִם מְכוֹן שִׁבְתֶּךָ וְעָשִׂיתָ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר־יִקְרָא אֵלֶיךָ הַנׇּכְרִי לְמַעַן יֵדְעוּן כׇּל־עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ אֶת־שְׁמֶךָ לְיִרְאָה אֹֽתְךָ כְּעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלָדַעַת כִּֽי־שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל־הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר בָּנִֽיתִי׃
May You listen from the heavens, Your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stronger calls out to You; so that all the people of the land will know Your Name, to fear You as do Your people, Yisroel, and they will know that your name is called upon this Beis Hamikdosh, that I have built.
May You listen from the heavens, Your dwelling place, and do according to all that the stronger calls out to You; so that all the people of the land will know Your Name, to fear You as do Your people, Yisroel, and they will know that your name is called upon this Beis Hamikdosh, that I have built.
Rashi
ככל אשר יקרא אליך הנכרי. ובישראל הוא אומר (לעיל פסוק לט): ונתת לאיש ככל דרכיו, לפי שישראל מכיר בהקב"ה, ויודע שהיכולת בידו, ואם אין תפלתו נשמעת, תולה את הדבר בעצמו ובחטאו, אבל עובד גילולים קורא תגר, ואומר: בית ששמו הולך לסוף העולם, נתייגעתי לכמה דרכים ובאתי והתפללתי בו, ולא מצאתי בו ממש, כשם שאין ממש בעבודת גלולים, לפיכך ככל אשר יקרא אליך הנכרי, אבל ישראל, אם אתה רואה שהוא משחית בממונו את חבירו, אל תתן לו:
According to all that the stranger calls out to You. And relating to the Jew it states, “and give to each one according to all his ways,”27Alternatively, when the wheat does not reach its normal color but turns to a pale yellow.—Metzudas Tzion because the Jew recognizes the Holy One Blessed Is He, and he knows that He has the ability in His power [to answer]; and if his prayers are not heard, he will blame the matter on himself and an account of his sins. But the non-Jew complains and says, “a house [i.e., Beis Hamikdosh], whose fame reaches to the ends of the world, I have exhausted myself on many roads, and have come and prayed in it and found no substance in it, just as there is no substance in idol worship.” Therefore, “according to all that the stranger calls out to You,”28Above v. 39. but a Jew, if You see that he uses his wealth to destroy his friend, do not give him.29Alternatively, give a non-Jew anything he asks for, as incentive that he turn to God with his prayers, and to publicize God’s Presence in the Beis Hamikdosh.—Ralbag
כִּֽי־יֵצֵא עַמְּךָ לַמִּלְחָמָה עַל־אֹיְבוֹ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֲשֶׁר תִּשְׁלָחֵם וְהִתְפַּלְלוּ אֶל־יְהֹוָה דֶּרֶךְ הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ בָּהּ וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִתִי לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃
When your people go out to war against their enemy, in the manner that you send them, and they will pray to Adonoy by way of the city that You chose, and the house that I built for Your Name.
When your people go out to war against their enemy, in the manner that you send them, and they will pray to Adonoy by way of the city that You chose, and the house that I built for Your Name.
Rashi
דרך העיר. פונים לצד ירושלים:
By way of the city. Facing towards Yerusholayim.
וְשָֽׁמַעְתָּ הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָם וְעָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
May You listen from the heavens to their prayers and their pleas, and render their judgement.
May You listen from the heavens to their prayers and their pleas, and render their judgement.
Rashi
ועשית משפטם. נקמתם באויביהם:
And render their judgment. [I.e.,] their vengeance against their enemies.
כִּי יֶחֶטְאוּ־לָךְ כִּי אֵין אָדָם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יֶחֱטָא וְאָנַפְתָּ בָם וּנְתַתָּם לִפְנֵי אוֹיֵב וְשָׁבוּם שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם אֶל־אֶרֶץ הָאוֹיֵב רְחוֹקָה אוֹ קְרוֹבָֽה׃
When they sin against You, for there is no man who does not sin, and You will be angry with them and deliver them to the enemy; and their captors take them captive to the land of the enemy, whether far or near.
When they sin against You, for there is no man who does not sin, and You will be angry with them and deliver them to the enemy; and their captors take them captive to the land of the enemy, whether far or near.
וְהֵשִׁיבוּ אֶל־לִבָּם בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבּוּ־שָׁם וְשָׁבוּ ׀ וְהִֽתְחַנְּנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּאֶרֶץ שֹֽׁבֵיהֶם לֵאמֹר חָטָאנוּ וְהֶעֱוִינוּ רָשָֽׁעְנוּ׃
And then if they admit in their hearts, in the land of their captivity, and they repent and beseech You in the land of their captors, saying, “We have sinned, we have committed iniquities and we have been wicked.”
And then if they admit in their hearts, in the land of their captivity, and they repent and beseech You in the land of their captors, saying, “We have sinned, we have committed iniquities and we have been wicked.”
וְשָׁבוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּכׇל־לְבָבָם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשָׁם בְּאֶרֶץ אֹיְבֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר־שָׁבוּ אֹתָם וְהִתְפַּלְלוּ אֵלֶיךָ דֶּרֶךְ אַרְצָם אֲשֶׁר נָתַתָּה לַאֲבוֹתָם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר בָּחַרְתָּ וְהַבַּיִת אֲשֶׁר־[בָּנִיתִי] (בנית) לִשְׁמֶֽךָ׃
And they return to You with all their heart and all their soul, in the land of their enemies who captured them; and they pray to You by way of their land that You gave to their fathers, the city that You chose and the Beis Hamikdosh that I built for Your name.
And they return to You with all their heart and all their soul, in the land of their enemies who captured them; and they pray to You by way of their land that You gave to their fathers, the city that You chose and the Beis Hamikdosh that I built for Your name.
וְשָׁמַעְתָּ הַשָּׁמַיִם מְכוֹן שִׁבְתְּךָ אֶת־תְּפִלָּתָם וְאֶת־תְּחִנָּתָם וְעָשִׂיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָֽם׃
May you listen from the heavens, Your dwelling place to their prayer and their plea, and render their judgement.
May you listen from the heavens, Your dwelling place to their prayer and their plea, and render their judgement.
וְסָלַחְתָּ לְעַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ־לָךְ וּלְכׇל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר פָּשְׁעוּ־בָךְ וּנְתַתָּם לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי שֹׁבֵיהֶם וְרִחֲמֽוּם׃
And forgive Your people who sinned to You, and all their rebelliousness that they rebelled against You; and grant them mercy before their captors, so that they will have mercy on them.
And forgive Your people who sinned to You, and all their rebelliousness that they rebelled against You; and grant them mercy before their captors, so that they will have mercy on them.
כִּֽי־עַמְּךָ וְנַחֲלָתְךָ הֵם אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵאתָ מִמִּצְרַיִם מִתּוֹךְ כּוּר הַבַּרְזֶֽל׃
For they are Your people and Your inheritance that You took out of Egypt, from the midst of the smelting pot of iron.
For they are Your people and Your inheritance that You took out of Egypt, from the midst of the smelting pot of iron.
Rashi
כור הברזל. חרסים שמזקקין בו זהב, קרוי כור:
The smelting pot of iron. The earthenware30The phrase “of iron” refers to the purpose of the pot, not the material of which it is made. The pot itself is earthenware. utensils used to purify gold of its impurities is called כור.31A crucible used for melting gold.—Metzudas Tzion The oppression suffered by the Bnei Yisroel in Egypt is likened to a furnace which purifies metal, because Bnei Yisroel underwent a process of spiritual purification.
לִהְיוֹת עֵינֶיךָ פְתֻחֹת אֶל־תְּחִנַּת עַבְדְּךָ וְאֶל־תְּחִנַּת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁמֹעַ אֲלֵיהֶם בְּכֹל קׇרְאָם אֵלֶֽיךָ׃
May Your eyes be open to the plea of Your servant and to the plea of Your people, Yisroel to listen to them whenever they call to You.
May Your eyes be open to the plea of Your servant and to the plea of Your people, Yisroel to listen to them whenever they call to You.
כִּֽי־אַתָּה הִבְדַּלְתָּם לְךָ לְֽנַחֲלָה מִכֹּל עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ בְּיַד ׀ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ בְּהוֹצִיאֲךָ אֶת־אֲבֹתֵינוּ מִמִּצְרַיִם אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִֽה׃ {פ}
For You separated them for Yourself as an inheritance from among all the nations of the earth, as You spoke through the hand of Moshe, Your servant when you took our fathers out of Egypt, [our] Master, God.
For You separated them for Yourself as an inheritance from among all the nations of the earth, as You spoke through the hand of Moshe, Your servant when you took our fathers out of Egypt, [our] Master, God.
ירקון. שהתבואה אינה עולה בקנה לעשות שבולת:
Rot. When the wheat does not grow up on the stalk to make an ear.26You will hear and answer them even though they did not repent wholeheartedly, i.e., their repentance was not out of love.—Metzudas Dovid