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Hillel the Elder
Hillel in Early Rabbinic Carriers Witness witness-023-52c8c7ecc1
Witness 23 of 97
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Hebrew
The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · sefaria.hillel.jerusalem-talmud-sukkah-5-4-2-52c8c7ecc1.he.2026-09-15
הלכה: הַחֲסִידִים וְאַנְשֵׁי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. יֵשׁ מֵהֶן שֶׁהָיוּ אוֹמְרִין. אַשְׁרַיִיךְ יַלְדּותִי שֶׁלֹּא בִיַישְׁתָּ אֶת זִקְנוּתִי. אֵילּוּ אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֶׂה. וְיֵשׁ מֵהֶן אוֹמְרִין. אַשְׁרַיִיךְ זִקְנוּתִי שֶׁכִּיפַּרְתְּ עַל יַלְדּוּתִי. אֵילּוּ בַעֲלֵי תְשׁוּבָה. אִילּוּ וָאֵילּוּ הָיוּ אוֹמְרִין. אַשְׁרֵי מִי שֶׁלֹּא חָטָא. וּמִי שֶׁחָטָא יִימָּחֵל לוֹ. הִלֵּל הַזָּקֵן כַּד הֲוֵה חֲמִי לוֹן עָבְרִין בְפַחַז הֲוָה אֲמַר לוֹן. דַּאֲנָן הָכָא מָן הָכָא. וּלְקִילּוּסָן הוּא צָרִיךְ. וְהָכְתִיב אֶלֶף אַלְפִין יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵּיהּ וְרִיבּוֹא ריבְוָון קָדָמוֹהִי יְקוּמוּן. כַּד הֲוָה חֲמִי לוֹן עָבְדִין בְּכוֹשֶׁר הֲוָה אֲמַר. דִּי לָא נָן הָכָא מָאן הָכָא. שֶׁאַף עַל פִּי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְפָנָיו כַּמָּה קִילּוּסִין חָבִיב הוּא קִילּוּסָן שֶׁלְיִשְׂרָאֵל יוֹתֵר מִכֹּל. מַה טַעַם. וּנְעִים זְמִרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל. יוֹשֵׁב תְּהִילּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל.
English
The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · sefaria.hillel.jerusalem-talmud-sukkah-5-4-2-52c8c7ecc1.en.2026-09-15
HALAKHAH: “The pious ones and people of good deeds.” Some of them were saying, blessed be my youth which did not shame my old age; these are the people of good deeds. But others were saying, blessed be my old age which atoned for my youth. Both of these were saying, blessed be who never sinned; and he who sinned may be forgiven. Hillel the Elder, if he saw them wantonly transgressing said to them, even though I am here, who is here? Does He need acclamations? Is it not written, thousands upon thousands serve Him, and myriads of myriads stand before Him? If he saw them acting correctly he was saying, if I am not here who is here? Even though there are many acclaims before Him, the acclaim of Israel is beloved more than anything else. What is the reason? And the pleasantness of the songs of Israel; enthroned on the praises of Israel.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
HALAKHA : « Les pieux et les hommes de bonnes actions. » Certains d'entre eux disaient : bénie soit ma jeunesse, qui n'a pas fait honte à ma vieillesse ; ce sont les hommes de bonnes actions. Mais d'autres disaient : bénie soit ma vieillesse, qui a expié ma jeunesse. Les uns et les autres disaient : béni soit celui qui n'a jamais péché ; et que celui qui a péché soit pardonné. Hillel l'Ancien, s'il les voyait transgresser avec insolence, leur disait : même si je suis ici, qui est ici ? A-t-Il besoin d'acclamations ? N'est-il pas écrit : des milliers de milliers Le servent, et des myriades de myriades se tiennent devant Lui ? S'il les voyait agir correctement, il disait : si je ne suis pas ici, qui est ici ? Bien qu'il y ait de nombreuses acclamations devant Lui, l'acclamation d'Israël est aimée plus que toute autre chose. Quelle en est la raison ? Et l'agrément des chants d'Israël ; trônant sur les louanges d'Israël.
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Care of the soul
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