מַסֶּכֶת בְּרָכוֹת
Berachos 20a · Gemara · Transliteration · Translation
20a:1
אֲבָלAvol
But
מִטַּמֵּאMittammei
<<becomes impure
הוּאHu
<<he does
לְמֵתLemeis
<<for a met
מִצְוָה.Mitzvo
<<mitzvah.
אַמַּאי,Ammay
<<Why?
לֵימָא:Leimo
<<Let us say:
״אֵיןEin
<<“There is no
חׇכְמָהChochmo
<<wisdom
וְאֵיןVeein
<<and there is no
תְּבוּנָהTevuno
<<understanding
וְאֵיןVeein
<<and there is no
עֵצָהEitzo
<<counsel
לְנֶגֶדLeneged
<<against
ה׳״!
<<Hashem”!
20a:2
שָׁאנֵיShonei
Is different
הָתָם,Hosom
<<there,
דִּכְתִיבDichsiv
<<for it is written:
״וְלַאֲחוֹתוֹ״.Velaachoso
<<“Or for his sister.”
20a:3
וְלִיגְמַרVeligmar
But let us derive
מִינַּהּ!Minnah
<<from it!
שֵׁבSheiv
<<“Sit
וְאַלVeal
<<and do not
תַּעֲשֶׂהTa'ase
<<act”
שָׁאנֵי.Shonei
<<is different.
20a:4
אֲמַרAmar
לֵיהּLeih
רַבRav
פָּפָּאPoppo
לְאַבָּיֵי:Leabboyei
Rav Pappa said to Abaye:
מַאיMay
<<what
שְׁנָאSheno
<<is different about
רִאשׁוֹנִיםRishonim
<<the earlier ones,
דְּאִתְרְחִישׁDeisrchish
<<that was performed
לְהוּLehu
<<for them
נִיסָּא,Nisso
<<a miracle,
וּמַאיVmay
<<and what
שְׁנָאSheno
<<is different about
אֲנַןAnan
<<us,
דְּלָאDelo
<<that not
מִתְרְחִישׁMisrchish
<<is performed
לַןLan
<<for us
נִיסָּא?Nisso
<<a miracle?
אִיI
<<If
מִשּׁוּםMishum
<<because of
תַּנּוֹיֵי,Tannoyei
<<learning —
בִּשְׁנֵיBishnei
<<in the years
דְרַבDerav
יְהוּדָהYehudo
<<of Rav Yehuda
כּוּלֵּיKullei
<<all
תַּנּוֹיֵיTannoyei
<<their learning
בִּנְזִיקִיןBinzikin
<<in Nezikin
הֲוָה,Havo
<<was,
וַאֲנַןVaanan
<<and we
קָאKo
מַתְנִינַןMasninan
<<are learning
שִׁיתָּאShitto
<<six
סִדְרֵי.Sidrei
<<orders!
וְכִיVechi
<<And when
הֲוָהHavo
<<would
מָטֵיMotei
<<reach
רַבRav
יְהוּדָהYehudo
<<Rav Yehuda
בְּעוּקְצִין,Beuketzin
<<in Uktzin
הָאִשָּׁהHoisho
<<“The woman
שֶׁכּוֹבֶשֶׁתShekkoveshes
<<who pickles
יָרָקYorok
<<a vegetable
בַּקְּדֵרָה,Bakkedeiro
<<in a pot,”
וְאָמְרִיVeomri
<<and some say
לַהּLah
<<it:
זֵיתִיםZeisim
<<“Olives
שֶׁכְּבָשָׁןShekkevoshon
<<that one pickled
בְּטַרְפֵיהֶןBetarfeihen
<<with their leaves
טְהוֹרִים,Tehorim
<<are pure,”
אָמַר:Omar
<<he would say:
הֲוָיוֹתHavoyos
<<the deliberations of
דְּרַבDerav
<<Rav
וּשְׁמוּאֵלVshmueil
<<and Shmuel
קָאKo
חָזֵינָאChozeino
<<I see
הָכָא.Hocho
<<here!
וַאֲנַןVaanan
<<And we
קָאKo
מַתְנִינַןMasninan
<<learn
בְּעוּקְצִיןBeuketzin
<<Uktzin
תְּלֵיסַרTeleisar
<<in thirteen
מְתִיבָתָא,Mesivoso
<<study sessions.
וְאִילּוּVeillu
<<Whereas
רַבRav
יְהוּדָהYehudo
<<Rav Yehuda,
כִּיKi
<<when
הֲוָהHavo
<<he would
שָׁלֵיףSholeif
<<remove
חַדChad
<<one
מְסָאנֵיהּ,Mesoneih
<<of his shoes,
אָתֵיOsei
<<would come
מִטְרָא,Mitro
<<the rain;
וַאֲנַןVaanan
<<and we
קָאKo
מְצַעֲרִינַןMetza'arinan
<<afflict
נַפְשִׁיןNafshin
<<ourselves
וּמִצְוָחVmitzvoch
<<and cry out
קָאKo
צָוְחִינַן,Tzovchinan
<<we cry out,
וְלֵיתVeleis
<<and there is none
דְּמַשְׁגַּחDemashgach
<<who pays attention
בַּן.Ban
<<to us!
20a:5
אֲמַרAmar
לֵיהּ:Leih
He said to him:
קַמָּאֵיKammoei
<<the earlier ones
הֲווֹHavo
<<would
קָאKo
מָסְרִיMosri
<<give over
נַפְשַׁיְיהוּNafshayyhu
<<their lives
אַקְּדוּשַּׁתAkkedushas
<<for the sanctification of
הַשֵּׁם,Hasheim
<<the Name;
אֲנַןAnan
<<we
לָאLo
<<do not
מָסְרִינַןMosrinan
<<give over
נָפְשִׁיןNofshin
<<our lives
אַקְּדוּשַּׁתAkkedushas
<<for the sanctification of
הַשֵּׁם.Hasheim
<<the Name.
כִּיKi
<<Like
הָאHo
<<that [incident]
דְּרַבDerav
אַדָּאAddo
בַּרBar
אַהֲבָהAhavo
<<of Rav Adda bar Ahava:
חַזְיַיהּChazyayh
<<he saw
לְהַהִיאLehahi
<<that
כּוּתִיתKusis
<<Cuthean woman
דַּהֲוָתDahavos
<<who was
לְבִישָׁאLevisho
<<wearing
כַּרְבַּלְתָּאKarbalto
<<a karbalta
בְּשׁוּקָא.Beshuko
<<in the marketplace.
סְבַרSevar
<<He thought
דְּבַתDevas
<<that a daughter of
יִשְׂרָאֵלYisroeil
<<Israel
הִיא,Hi
<<she was;
קָםKom
<<he stood up
קַרְעֵיהּKareih
<<and tore it
מִינַּהּ.Minnah
<<from her.
אִגַּלַּאיIggallay
<<Was revealed
מִילְּתָאMilleso
<<the matter
דְּכוּתִיתDechusis
<<that a Cuthean
הִיא.Hi
<<she was.
שַׁיְּימוּהָShayyeymuho
<<They assessed it
בְּאַרְבַּעBearba
<<at four
מְאָהMeo
<<hundred
זוּזֵי.Zuzei
<<zuz.
אֲמַרAmar
לַהּ:Lah
<<He said to her:
מָהMo
<<what is
שְׁמִךְ?Shemich
<<your name?
אֲמַרָהAmaro
<<She said
לֵיהּ:Leih
<<to him:
מָתוּן.Mosun
<<“Masun.”
אֲמַרAmar
לַהּ,Lah
<<He said to her:
מָתוּןMosun
<<“Masun,
מָתוּןMosun
<<Masun [patience] —
אַרְבַּעArba
<<four
מְאָהMeo
<<hundred
זוּזֵיZuzei
<<zuz
שַׁוְיָא.Shavyo
<<it is worth!”
20a:6
רַבRav
גִּידֵּלGiddeil
Rav Giddel
הֲוָהHavo
<<was
רְגִילRegil
<<accustomed
דַּהֲוָהDahavo
<<that he would
קָאKo
אָזֵילOzeil
<<go
וְיָתֵיבVeyoseiv
<<and sit
אַשַּׁעֲרֵיAsha'arei
<<at the gates
דִטְבִילָה.Ditvilo
<<of immersion.
אֲמַרAmar
לְהוּ:Lehu
<<He said to them:
הָכִיHochi
<<thus
טְבִילוּTevilu
<<immerse,
וְהָכִיVehochi
<<and thus
טְבִילוּ.Tevilu
<<immerse.
אָמְרִיOmri
<<Said
לֵיהּLeih
<<to him
רַבָּנַןRabbonan
<<the Rabbis:
לָאLo
<<is not
קָאKo
מִסְתְּפֵיMistfei
<<afraid
מָרMor
<<the Master
מִיֵּצֶרMiyyeitzer
הָרָע?Horo
<<of the evil inclination?
אֲמַרAmar
לְהוּ:Lehu
<<He said to them:
דָּמְיָיןDomyoyn
<<they look
בְּאַפַּאיBeappay
<<in my eyes
כִּיKi
<<like
קָאקֵיKokei
<<geese
חִיוָּרֵי.Chivvorei
<<white.
20a:7
רַבִּיRabbi
יוֹחָנָןYochonon
Rabbi Yochanan
הֲוָהHavo
<<was
רְגִילRegil
<<accustomed
דַּהֲוָהDahavo
<<that he would
קָאKo
אָזֵילOzeil
<<go
וְיָתֵיבVeyoseiv
<<and sit
אַשַּׁעֲרֵיAsha'arei
<<at the gates
דִטְבִילָה.Ditvilo
<<of immersion.
אֲמַר:Amar
<<He said:
כִּיKi
<<when
סָלְקָןSolkon
<<come up
בְּנוֹתBenos
<<the daughters of
יִשְׂרָאֵלYisroeil
<<Israel
וְאָתְיָיןVeosyoyn
<<and come
מִטְּבִילָה,Mittevilo
<<from immersion,
מִסְתַּכְּלָןMistakkelon
<<let them look
בִּי,Bi
<<at me,
וְנֶהֱוֵיVenehevei
<<so that there will be
לְהוּLehu
<<for them
זַרְעָאZaro
<<offspring
דְּשַׁפִּירֵיDeshappirei
<<as beautiful
כְּווֹתִי.Kevosi
<<as me.
אָמְרִיOmri
<<Said
לֵיהּLeih
<<to him
רַבָּנַן:Rabbonan
<<the Rabbis:
לָאLo
<<is not
קָאKo
מִסְתְּפֵיMistfei
<<afraid
מָרMor
<<the Master
מֵעֵינָאMei'eino
בִּישָׁא?Bisho
<<of the evil eye?
אֲמַרAmar
לְהוּ:Lehu
<<He said to them:
אֲנָאAno
<<I
מִזַּרְעָאMizzaro
<<from the seed
דְּיוֹסֵףDeyoseif
<<of Yosef
קָאKo
אָתֵינָא,Oseino
<<come,
דְּלָאDelo
<<that not
שָׁלְטָאSholto
<<rules
בֵּיהּBeih
<<over it
עֵינָאEino
בִּישָׁא,Bisho
<<the evil eye,
דִּכְתִיבDichsiv
<<as it is written:
״בֵּןBein
<<“A son
פּוֹרָתPoros
<<fruitful
יוֹסֵףYoseif
<<is Yosef,
בֵּןBein
<<a son
פּוֹרָתPoros
<<fruitful
עֲלֵיAlei
<<over
עָיִן״,Oyin
<<the eye [ayin],”
וְאָמַרVeomar
רַבִּיRabbi
אֲבָהוּ:Avohu
<<And Rabbi Abahu said:
אַלAl
<<do not
תִּקְרֵיTikrei
<<read
״עֲלֵיAlei
<<“alei
עָיִן״,Oyin
<<ayin” [over the eye],
אֶלָּאEllo
<<but
״עוֹלֵיOlei
<<“olei
עָיִן״.Oyin
<<ayin” [rising above the eye].
20a:8
רַבִּיRabbi
יוֹסֵיYosei
בְּרַבִּיBerabbi
חֲנִינָאChanino
Rabbi Yosei son of Rabbi Chanina
אֲמַרAmar
<<said:
מֵהָכָא:Meihocho
<<from here:
״וְיִדְגּוּVeyidgu
<<“And may they teem like fish
לָרֹבLorov
<<in abundance
בְּקֶרֶבBekerev
<<in the midst of
הָאָרֶץ״,Hooretz
<<the land”:
מָהMo
<<just as
דָּגִיםDogim
<<fish
שֶׁבַּיָּםShebbayyom
<<that are in the sea
מַיִםMayim
<<— water
מְכַסִּיןMechassin
<<covers
עֲלֵיהֶםAleihem
<<them
וְאֵיןVeein
<<and not
עַיִןAyin
הָרָעHoro
<<the evil eye
שׁוֹלֶטֶתSholetes
<<rules
בָּהֶם,Bohem
<<over them,
אַףAf
<<so too
זַרְעוֹZaro
<<the seed
שֶׁלShel
<<of
יוֹסֵףYoseif
<<Yosef
אֵיןEin
<<— not
עַיִןAyin
הָרָעHoro
<<the evil eye
שׁוֹלֶטֶתSholetes
<<rules
בָּהֶם.Bohem
<<over them.
20a:9
וְאִיVei
בָּעֵיתBo'eis
אֵימָא:Eimo
If you wish, say:
עַיִןAyin
<<an eye
שֶׁלֹּאShello
<<that did not
רָצְתָהRotzso
<<want
לִזּוֹןLizzon
<<to feed
מִמַּהMimma
<<on what
שֶּׁאֵינוֹSheeino
<<is not
שֶׁלּוֹShello
<<its own —
אֵיןEin
<<not
עַיִןAyin
הָרָעHoro
<<the evil eye
שׁוֹלֶטֶתSholetes
<<rules
בּוֹ.Bo
<<over it.
Mishnah20a:10
מַתְנִי׳Mishna
MISHNAH:
נָשִׁיםNoshim
<<Women
וַעֲבָדִיםVa'avodim
<<and slaves
וּקְטַנִּיםVktannim
<<and minors
פְּטוּרִיןPeturin
<<are exempt
מִקְּרִיאַתMikkerias
שְׁמַעShema
<<from the Shema