Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 6/1

Hebrew Text

 * רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר:
 * כָּל הָעוֹסֵק בַּתּוֹרָה לִשְׁמָהּ זוֹכֶה לִדְבָרִים הַרְבֵּה,
 * וְלֹא עוֹד אֶלָּא שֶׁכָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ כְּדַאי הוּא לוֹ;


 * נִקְרָא רֵעַ, אָהוּב,
 * אוֹהֵב אֶת הַמָּקוֹם, אוֹהֵב אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת,
 * מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הַמָּקוֹם, מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת;


 * וּמַלְבַּשְׁתּוֹ עֲנָוָה וְיִרְאָה,
 * וּמַכְשַׁרְתּוֹ לִהְיוֹת צַדִּיק, חָסִיד, יָשָׁר וְנֶאֱמָן,
 * וּמְרַחַקְתּוֹ מִן הַחֵטְא,
 * וּמְקָרַבְתּוֹ לִידֵי זְכוּת;


 * וְנֶהֱנִין מִמֶּנּוּ עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה, בִּינָה וּגְבוּרָה,
 * שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: "לִי עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָה;"


 * וְנוֹתֶנֶת לוֹ מַלְכוּת, וּמֶמְשָׁלָה וְחִקּוּר דִּין,
 * וּמְגַלִּין לוֹ רָזֵי תוֹרָה,
 * וְנַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַעְיָן הַמִּתְגַּבֵּר, וּכְנָהָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ פּוֹסֵק;


 * וְהֹוֶה צָנוּע וְאֶרֶךְ רוּחַ,
 * וּמוֹחֵל עַל עֶלְבּוֹנוֹ;


 * וּמְגַדַּלְתּוֹ וּמְרוֹמַמְתּוֹ עַל כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים.

English Translation

 * Rabbi Meir says:
 * Anyone who involves himself in Torah for its own sake merits many things,
 * and moreover the entire world is worthwhile for his sake;


 * He is called "friend," "beloved,"
 * "lover of the Ominpresent," "lover of [all] creatures,"
 * "delighter of the Ominpresent," "delighter of [all] creatures;"


 * He is clothed in humility and reverence,
 * and it prepares him to be righteous, devout, upright and trustworthy,
 * and it distances him from sin,
 * and draws him near to merit;


 * We enjoy from him counsel and comprehension, understanding and strength,
 * as it is said (Proverbs 8:14): "Mine is counsel and comprehension, I am understanding, mine is strength;"


 * It gives him kingship and dominion, and [the ability to] investigate in judgement,
 * and the secrets of the Torah are revealed to him,
 * and he becomes like an ever-strengthening spring, and like a river that does not stop;


 * He is modest and long-tempered,
 * and forgives insult to him;


 * And it enlarges him and raises him above all [that God] made.



Explanation
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