הכל לטובה Everything|for the good الكل| Alles zum Besseren All for the better Todo es para bien

מַעֲשֶׂה בְּרַ' עֲקִיבָא the action of|of|Akiva ||Akiva The story of Rabbi Akiva Un relato sobre Rabí Akiva

שֶׁהָיָה אוֹמֵר "הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה". ||the everything| |||para bien Who would say "Everything is for the best." Que solía decir "Todo es para bien".

הָלַךְ ר' עֲקִיבָא בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וּפִתְאֹם שָׂם לֵב |to|||and suddenly|put| fue|||||allí| Rabbi Akiva was walking on the road, and suddenly he paid attention. El rabino Akiva caminaba por el camino, y de repente prestó atención

שֶׁמַּתְחִיל לְהַחְשִׁיךְ וְהָעֶרֶב קָרֵב. that starts|get dark|and the evening|approaches ||y la tarde| That it's getting dark and the evening is approaching. que estaba empezando a oscurecer y la noche se acercaba.

אָמַר בְּלִבּוֹ: הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה, said||| dijo||| He said in his heart: Everything is for the best, Dijo en su corazón: Todo es para bien,

אֵלֵךְ לָלוּן בָּעִיר הַקְּרוֹבָה. I will go|to stay||the nearby I will go to stay in the nearby city.

נִכְנַס לָעִיר וּמָצָא בֵּית מָלוֹן. ||||inn He entered the city and found an inn.

שָׁאַל: "יֵשׁ פֹּה מָקוֹם לִישֹׁן?" ||here|| He asked: "Is there a place to sleep here?"

עֲנוּ לוֹ: "אֵין מִטּוֹת וְאֵין חֲדָרִים. |||beds|and there are none| We answered him: "There are no beds and no rooms.

לֵךְ לְחַפֵּשׂ מְלוֹנוֹת אֲחֵרִים." |to search|melons| Go look for other hotels."

חִפֵּשׂ וּמָצָא אַכְסַנְיָה קְטַנָּה, searched||inn|small Search and find a small lodge,

מָקוֹם פָּשׁוּט, לִמְנוּחָה וְלִינָה. |simple|for resting|and sleep A simple place, for rest and sleep.

שָׁאַל: "אֶפְשָׁר לָלוּן כָּאן הָעֶרֶב?" |is it possible||| He asked: "Is it possible to stay here this evening?"

"הַכֹּל תָּפוּס," אָמְרוּ לוֹ, "אֵין מָקוֹם אַף לְגֶרֶב." |caught|they said||no||even|for a rat "Everything is taken," they told him, "there is no place even for a mouse."

"הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה," אָמַר ר' עֲקִיבָא, "Everything is for the best," said Rabbi Akiva,

"אִם אֵין אַכְסַנְיוֹת וְאֵין מְלוֹנוֹת, if||||hotels "If there are no inns and there are no hotels,

אֵצֵא מִן הָעִיר וְאִישַׁן בַּשָּׂדוֹת." I will go out|from|the city|smoke|in the fields I will go out of the city and sleep in the fields."

הָאֲוִיר מִתְקָרֵר, הַלַּיְלָה יוֹרֵד, |is cooling||will descend The air cools, the night goes down,

אַךְ רַ' עֲקִיבָא אֵינוֹ מְפַחֵד. but|but||does not|intimidating But Rabbi Akiva is not afraid.

"אֵינֶנִּי לְבַד," רַ' עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, I am not|alone|||says "I am not alone," Rabbi Akiva says,

"יֵשׁ אִתִּי חֲמוֹר, תַּרְנְגוֹל וְנֵר." |with me|donkey|rooster|lamp "I have with me a donkey, a rooster, and a candle."

הַלַּיְלָה חָשׁוּךְ, צְלָלִים נָעִים בָּאֲפֵלָה. |dark|shadows|pleasant|in the darkness The night is dark, pleasant shadows in the dark.

פִּתְאֹם מִן הַסְּבַךְ נִשְׁמַע קוֹל יְלָלָה. suddenly||the thicket|was heard|voice|howling Suddenly out of the thicket came the sound of a howl.

אַרְיֵה זִנֵּק מִן הַחֹשֶׁךְ בְּלִי לַעֲצֹר, lion|leaped||the darkness|without|to stop A lion leaped from the darkness without stopping,

חִישׁ הִתְנַפֵּל וְטָרַף אֶת הַחֲמוֹר! quick|attack|and tore|(accusative particle)|the donkey Quickly attacked and preyed on the donkey!

"הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה,"

אָמַר רַ' עֲקִיבָא.

אֲבָל לְאַחַר שָׁעָה קַלָּה but|after|hour|light easy But after a light hour

שׁוּב נִשְׁמְעָה נְהָמָה אוֹ יְלָלָה. ||moaning or wailing|or| We again heard a roar or a cry.

מִן הַחֲשֵׁכָה הוֹפִיעַ חָתוּל גָּדוֹל, |the darkness|appeared|cat|big From the darkness appeared a large cat,

קָפַץ בִּזְרִיזוּת וּבָלַע אֶת הַתַּרְנְגוֹל. jumped|quickly|and swallowed||the chicken Quickly jumped up and swallowed the rooster.

"הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה," אָמַר רַ' עֲקִיבָא. "Everything is for the best," said Rabbi Akiva.

"וּבְכָל זֹאת, כְּדַאי שֶׁאַדְלִיק אֶת הַנֵּר, and in all|this|worth it|that he should light|| "And despite all this, it is worth lighting the candle,

אוֹרוֹ יַבְרִיחַ כָּל אַרְיֵה אוֹ נָמֵר." his light|barrier|all|||namer its light will drive away any lion or tiger."

פִּתְאֹם נָשְׁבָה רוּחַ, אֶת הַנֵּר כִּבְּתָה, Suddenly|suddenly blew|wind|||extinguished Suddenly a wind blew, she extinguished the candle,

וְרַ' עֲקִיבָא נוֹתַר בָּעֲלָטָה. and||remains|in the dark And R. Akiva remains in the dark.

בְּלִי תַּרְנְגוֹל, בְּלִי חֲמוֹר, |rooster|| Without a rooster, without a donkey,

וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּלִי נֵר לְמָאוֹר. and even|||to provide light And even without a candle for light.

רַק בַּבֹּקֶר נוֹדַע מָה קָרָה: only|in the morning|will be known||happened It was only in the morning that we learned what had happened:

בָּעִיר שֶׁבָּהּ רָצָה לִישֹׁן |in which|ran|to sleep In the city where he wanted to sleep

אֵרַע דָּבָר נוֹרָא, אָסוֹן! happened|thing|terrible|disaster A terrible thing happened, a disaster!

בַּלַּיְלָה בָּאוּ חֵילוֹת אוֹיְבִים, at night||armies|enemies At night, enemy troops came,

נִכְנְסוּ לָעִיר וְשָׁבוּ אֶת הַתּוֹשָׁבִים. they entered||and returned||the residents They entered the city and returned the residents.

"אָסוּר לְאַבֵּד תִּקְוָה," forbidden|to lose|hope "It is forbidden to lose hope,"

אָמַר רַ' עֲקִיבָא, Rabbi Akiva said,

"הֲלוֹא סוֹפִי הָיָה רַע וָמַר surely|Sophie|was||bitter and harsh Wasn't the end bitter and harsh?

לוּ הָיָה הַתַּרְנְגוֹל מְקַרְקֵר if only|were||scratching If the rooster had been crowing

אוֹ הַחֲמוֹר נוֹעֵר ||bray Or the donkey is a youth

אוֹ הָאוֹיְבִים רוֹאִים אֶת הַנֵּר. ||see|| Or the enemies see the candle.

הַכֹּל לְטוֹבָה – זֶה מָה שֶׁאֲנִי תָּמִיד אוֹמֵר." ||this|||| Everything for the good – this is what I always say.