משל השועל והכרם fable||the vineyard Gleichnis vom Fuchs und dem Weinberg Parable of the fox and the vineyard

שׁוּעָל אֶחָד נִתְקַף פִּתְאֹם רָעָב מַמָּשׁ עָצוּם, a fox||was overcome by||severe hunger|really very much|immense One fox suddenly became very hungry,

פָּתַח מַהֵר אֶת הַמְּקָרֵר, אַךְ לֹא מָצָא שָׁם כְּלוּם. |quickly||the refrigerator|||found|| He quickly opened the refrigerator, but found nothing there.

הֶחְלִיט לָצֵאת וּלְחַפֵּשׂ, קִוָּה לִמְצֹא דְּבַר-מָה: |to go out|||||something He decided to go out and search, hoping to find something:

צַלַּחַת חוּמוּס, אֲבַטִּיחַ, אוּלַי תַּפּוּחַ אֲדָמָה. |hummus|||| A plate of hummus, watermelon, maybe a potato.

וַדַּאי לֹא יִתְנַגֵּד לְאֵיזֶה דָּג מָלוּחַ, "certainly" or "surely"||will oppose|"to some"|fish|salted fish Surely he will not object to some salty fish,

אֲבָל בְּמַצָּבוֹ הוּא יִסְתַּפֵּק אֲפִלּוּ בִּקְלִפַּת תַּפּוּחַ. "But"|"in his condition"||will be satisfied|even with|apple peel| But in his condition he will be satisfied even with the skin of an apple.

בְּכָל מִקְרֶה, אוֹתוֹ שׁוּעָל הֵחֵל לְהִסְתּוֹבֵב, |"In any case"|"that"||began|to wander around In any case, that fox began to turn around,

וּכְכָל שֶׁהִתְרוֹצֵץ הִרְגִּישׁ שֶׁהוּא יוֹתֵר רָעֵב. "And as much"|ran around|felt||more|more hungry And the more he ran, the more hungry he felt.

לְפֶתַע הַשּׁוּעָל הִבְחִין בְּכֶרֶם עֲנָבִים, Suddenly|the fox|noticed|in a vineyard|grape vineyard Suddenly the fox noticed a vineyard,

וְהַפֵּרוֹת שֶׁבְּתוֹכוֹ – עֲסִיסִיִּים הֵם וְטוֹבִים. the fruits|"inside it"|juicy and good|they are|and good And the fruits inside it - they are juicy and good.

אֲבָל הַכֶּרֶם מְסֻיָּג, סָגוּר מִכָּל צְדָדָיו. |the vineyard|fenced in|closed on all sides|on all|its sides But the vineyard is reserved, closed on all sides.

אֲבוֹי! Alas! Alas! חָשַׁב אָז הַשּׁוּעָל – מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה עַכְשָׁו? "thought"|then|||will do| Oz the fox thought - what will I do now? ! סָבַב אֶת כָּל הַכֶּרֶם עַד שֶׁמָּצָא לוֹ נֶקֶב צַר, "went around"||all|||that he found|for him|hole|narrow opening ! He went around the entire vineyard until he found a narrow hole for it, קָטָן כָּל כָּךְ הָיָה הַחוֹר, בּוֹ אַף שׁוּעָל עוֹד לֹא עָבַר. |every|so|was|the hole|"in it"|even|||| The hole was so small, the fox's mouth had not yet passed through it.

הֶחְלִיט שׁוּעָל שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים דָּבָר לֹא לֶאֱכֹל, ||||thing|| The fox decided not to eat anything for three days,

וְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁצָּם, כָּחַשׁ וְתַשׁ – לְהִשְׁתַּחֵל הוּא כְּבָר יָכֹל. |they|||||| And after he fasts, he weakens and sways – to sneak in, he can already do.

בְּתוֹךְ הַכֶּרֶם, סוֹף כָּל סוֹף, אֶזְלֹל מִכָּל הַבָּא לַיָּד! ||||||||to the hand In the midst of the vineyard, the end of all ends, I will indulge from all that comes to hand!

אָח, כַּמָּה טוֹב – חָשַׁב שׁוּעָל – הִנְנִי כָּאן לְבַד! ||||||here| Oh, how good – thought the fox – here I am alone!

אָכַל, זָלַל וְאַף הִשְׁמִין, טוֹב, זֶה דֵּי טִבְעִי, |||gained weight|||| Eat, glutton and fat, good, it's quite natural,

וְהָעִקָּר – שָׂבַע, נִרְגַּע, הִרְגִּישׁ הוּא אֹשֶׁר עִלָּאִי. ||was tranquil|||| And the main thing - he was full, relaxed, he felt a supreme joy.

הֶחְלִיט שׁוּעָל שֶׁדַּי, הִגִּיעַ זְמַן לָצֵאת בַּחֲזָרָה, ||||||the return The fox decided that it was time to go back,

אַךְ כְּשֶׁנִּסָּה, מִיָּד גִּלָּה - אוֹי, זוֹ צָרָה צְרוּרָה! |||||||a serious trouble But when he tried, he immediately discovered - oh, this is a great trouble!

עַכְשָׁו הִשְׁמִין, שׁוּב לֹא יוּכַל לְהִדָּחֵק וְלַעֲבֹר בַּפֶּתַח. ||again||will be able||| Now the fat man will not be able to push through the door again.

מָה יַעֲשֶׂה שׁוּעָל? |will do| What will a fox do? אֶת זֹאת תֵּדְעוּ לָבֶטַח: ||you will know| Know this for sure:

שׁוּב צָם שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים, בְּסַבְלָנוּת חִכָּה, |||||patience Fasted again for three days, patiently waited,

עַד שֶׁבִּטְנוֹ קָטְנָה וְהִצְטַמְּקָה, אֶל הַגַּב כְּבָר נִדְבְּקָה. |||||||has stuck Until his stomach became small and shriveled, it was already attached to his back.

וְכָךְ הִצְלִיחַ לְבַסּוֹף מִן הַכֶּרֶם לָצֵאת, ||finally||| And so he finally managed to get out of the vineyard,

דֵּי תָּשׁוּשׁ וּמְתֻסְכָּל, אִם לְהוֹדוֹת עַל הָאֱמֶת. ||||to admit|| Quite exhausted and frustrated, to be honest.

יָצָא הַחוּצָה וּלְדַרְכּוֹ פָּנָה, אֲבָל לְפֶתַע נֶעֱצַר. |||turned||| He went outside and turned his way, but suddenly stopped.

אֶל הַכֶּרֶם הִסְתּוֹבֵב, וְכָכָה הוּא אָמַר: ||he wandered||| He turned to the vineyard, and thus he said:

"כֶּרֶם, כֶּרֶם! vineyard| "Vineyard, vineyard! כָּל מָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּךְ נָאֶה וּמְשֻׁבָּח, |||in you|| Everything that is in you is beautiful and beautiful,

אֲבָל אֲנִי, בִּמְחִילָה, לֹא נֶהֱנֵיתִי פֹּה כָּל כָּךְ. ||with all due respect||||| But I, unfortunately, did not enjoy it all that much.

כְּפִי שֶׁנִּכְנַסְתִּי כָּךְ יָצָאתִי – לֹא פָּחוֹת וְלֹא יוֹתֵר. |||||less|| As I entered, so I left - no less and no more.

נִדְמֶה שֶׁעַל בִּקּוּר נוֹסָף אֲנִי כְּבָר אֲוַתֵּר!" ||||||I already mentioned It seems that on another morning I will already be found!"

חָזַר לוֹ הַשּׁוּעָל הַבַּיְתָה רָעֵב כְּמוֹ שֶׁיָּצָא. returned|||||| The fox returned home as hungry as he left.

וְלָנוּ רַק נוֹתָר עוֹד לְהַשִּׂיא לוֹ כָּאן עֵצָה: ||||to give||| And we only have one more piece of advice left for him here:

"לְהַבָּא זְכֹר, נָא, הַשּׁוּעָל עוֹד טֶרֶם הַזְּלִילָה, ||||||the feast "To bring to mind, please, the fox before the feast,

סוֹף הַמַּעֲשֶׂה – בְּמַחְשָׁבָה תְּחִלָּה!" ||in thought| The end of the matter - in thought, it begins!