Tanach
Tzefanyah 2:1-4 צפניה ב׳:א׳-ד׳
Part of: Chapter 2
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הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּ וָקוֹשּׁוּ הַגּוֹי לֹא נִכְסָֽף׃
Gather yourselves together, and assemble together, O unfeeling nation;
Gather yourselves together, and assemble together, O unfeeling nation;
Rashi
וָקוֹשּׁוּ. מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם. הַשְׁווּ מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם לְדַעַת קוֹנְכֶם. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה דָּרְשׁוּ: קַשֵּׁט עַצְמְךָ וְאַחַר כָּךְ קַשֵּׁט אֲחֵרִים. עָשׂוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם לְשׁוֹן ׳הֶקֵּשׁ׳, אָדָם הַמַּשְׁוֶה עַצְמוֹ וּמְיַשֵּׁר דַּרְכּוֹ.
gather together your deeds. Conform your deeds to the will of Your Maker.
הַגּוֹי לֹא נִכְסָף. תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״דְּלָא חֲמַד לְמֵיתַב לְאוֹרָיְתָא״.
O nation that has no desire That has no desire to return to the Torah.
בְּטֶרֶם לֶדֶת חֹק כְּמֹץ עָבַר יוֹם בְּטֶרֶם ׀ לֹא־יָבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם חֲרוֹן אַף־יְהֹוָה בְּטֶרֶם לֹא־יָבוֹא עֲלֵיכֶם יוֹם אַף־יְהֹוָֽה׃
before the decree is brought forth, before the day when you pass away like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
before the decree is brought forth, before the day when you pass away like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord come upon you, before the day of the Lord’s anger come upon you.
Rashi
בְּטֶרֶם לֶדֶת חֹק. לִפְנֵי בֹּא הַגְּזֵירָה.
before the decree is born Before the arrival of the decree.
כְּמֹץ עָבַר. הֲרֵי זֶה מִקְרָא קָצָר, כְּמֹץ הָעוֹבֵר מִלִּפְנֵי רוּחַ, וּכְעָשָׁן הָעוֹבֵר מִלִּפְנֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ. וְזֶהוּ תַּרְגּוּמוֹ שֶׁל ״עָבַר יוֹם״. כָּךְ תִּרְגֵּם יוֹנָתָן: ״תֶּהֱווֹן דָּמַן לְכְמוֹצָא דְּנָשֵׁב בֵּיהּ רוּחָא, וּכִתְנָנָא דְּעָדֵי מִן קֳדָם יוֹמָא״. נֻסָּח אַחֵר: כְּטוּלָא דְּעָדוֹ וְכוּ׳״, זֶהוּ לְשׁוֹן ׳צֵל׳.
as chaff that passes... the sun This is an ellipsis for, “As chaff that passes from before the wind, and as smoke that passes from before the sun.” This is the translation of עָבַר יוֹם, that passes the sun. In this manner, Jonathan renders: And you shall be like the chaff that the wind blows, like smoke that passes from before the sun. Another version: and like the shadow that passes, etc.; this is an expression of a shadow.
בַּקְּשׁוּ אֶת־יְהֹוָה כׇּל־עַנְוֵי הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטוֹ פָּעָלוּ בַּקְּשׁוּ־צֶדֶק בַּקְּשׁוּ עֲנָוָה אוּלַי תִּסָּתְרוּ בְּיוֹם אַף־יְהֹוָֽה׃
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the earth, who have performed his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the Lord’s anger.
כִּי עַזָּה עֲזוּבָה תִֽהְיֶה וְאַשְׁקְלוֹן לִשְׁמָמָה אַשְׁדּוֹד בַּֽצׇּהֳרַיִם יְגָרְשׁוּהָ וְעֶקְרוֹן תֵּעָקֵֽר׃ {ס}
For ῾Azza shall be forsaken, and Ashqelon shall be a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and ῾Eqron shall be rooted up.
For ῾Azza shall be forsaken, and Ashqelon shall be a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and ῾Eqron shall be rooted up.
Rashi
כִּי עַזָּה עֲזוּבָה תִהְיֶה. כִּי אִם תַּעֲשׂוּ כֵּן, אֶפְקֹד עַל שְׁכֵנֵיכֶם הָרָעִים – פְּלֶשֶׁת וְעַמּוֹן וּמוֹאָב, כְּמוֹ שֶׁהַנָּבִיא מְסַדְּרָן וְהוֹלֵךְ.
For Gaza shall be deserted For, if you will do so, [as in verse 1,] I will visit retribution upon your evil neighbors; Philistia, Ammon, and Moab. The prophet proceeds to mention them [the neighbors] in [geographical] order.
בַּצָּהֳרַיִם יְגָרְשׁוּהָ. אַשְׁדּוֹד שְׁמָהּ, וּבַצָּהֳרַיִם אֲשֶׁר יָשֹׁד בָּהּ קֶטֶב יְגָרְשׁוּהָ וּתְהִי שְׁדוּדָה. דָּבָר אַחֵר: בַּצָּהֳרַיִם יְגָרְשׁוּהָ – מְקוֹם מִרְעֵה צֹאן הָיָה, וְצָהֳרַיִם קָשֶׁה לָצֵאת בּוֹ צֹאן, וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר: ״אֵיכָה תַּרְבִּיץ בַּצָּהֳרָיִם״ (שיר השירים א:ז).
Ashdod at noon they shall drive her out Her name is Ashdod, and, at noon, when the destruction wastes, they shall drive her out, and she shall be plundered. Another explanation. At noon they shall drive her out. [Ashdod] was a place to pasture sheep, and it is hard for the sheep to go out at noontime; so Scripture says (Song 1:7): “How do you make them lie down at noon?”
הִתְקוֹשְׁשׁוּ. הִתְלַקְּטוּ וְאִסְפוּ יַחַד, כְּמוֹ ״לְקֹשֵׁשׁ קַשׁ״ (שמות ה:יב).
Gather yourselves together Gather and assemble together as in (Exod. 5:12) “To Gather a gathering.”