Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 1/18

Introduction
This Mishnah presents sayings of Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, grandson of the Shimon ben Gamliel of Mishnah 17. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel was a Tanna of the third generation, president of the Sanhedrin after the Bar Kochba revolt, and father of Yehudah HaNasi.

Hebrew Text
רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר: עַל שְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָעוֹלָם עוֹמֵד: עַל הַדִּין וְעַל הָאֱמֶת וְעַל הַשָּׁלוֹם, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: "אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפַּט שָׁלוֹם שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם."

English Translation
 Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel used to say: On three things does the world stand: On justice, and on truth, and on peace, As it is said: “Judge with truth, justice, and peace in your gates.” 

Explanation
The quotation, “Judge with truth, justice, and peace in your gates,” is from Zechariah 8:16. The “gates” are the city gates, where people resolved legal disputes.

For commentary on Mishnah 1:18, see, for example:
 * The Maharal
 * Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
 * Chabad.org

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