סיפורם של שקר ומארה
their story|of|lie|and a curse
قصة شيكار ومارا
Die Geschichte von Shekar und Mara
The story of Shekar and Mara
История Шекара и Мары
לְאַחַר שֶׁבָּרָא הָאֵל אֶת הָעוֹלָם,
after|created|the God|(accusative particle)|the world
بعد أن خلق الله العالم،
After God created the world,
После того как Бог сотворил мир,
הִבִּיט בִּיצִירָתוֹ, מְרֻצֶּה וּמֻקְסָם:
looked|his creation|pleased|and mesmerizing
فنظر إلى خلقه راضياً مسحوراً:
Looked at his work, wanting and enchanting:
Он смотрел на свое творение довольный и очарованный:
"כַּמָּה נִפְלָא!
how|how wonderful
"how wonderful!
מַמָּשׁ גַּן עֵדֶן עֲלֵי אֲדָמוֹת!
Mamma||Eden|on|the earth
Truly a paradise on earth!
בְּנֵי הָאָדָם שֶׁבָּרָאתִי מֻזְמָנִים לֵהָנוֹת."
the sons of||that I created|invited|
The people I created are invited to enjoy. "
וְאוּלָם, לֹא חָלְפוּ יָמִים רַבִּים
||passed||
However, not many days passed
וּבְנֵי הָאָדָם הֵחֵלּוּ לַעֲשׂוֹת חָטָאִים,
|||to make|
And the sons of men began to commit sins,
וְהִכְעִיסוּ אֶת הָאֵל בְּמַעֲשִׂים מְרֻשָּׁעִים.
|||with wicked deeds|wicked
And they angered God with wicked deeds.
וּכְשֶׁהָאֵל כּוֹעֵס – זֶה לֹא צְחוֹק
||||joke
And when God is angry - it is not a joke
הוּא הֶחְלִיט אֶת הָעוֹלָם לִמְחֹק:
he||||to erase
He decided to erase the world:
גְּשָׁמִים עַזִּים יֵרְדוּ בְּלִי לַחְדֹּל,
heavy rains|goats|||to cease
Heavy rains fell without ceasing,
יָצִיפוּ, יַטְבִּיעוּ, יַחְרִיבוּ הַכֹּל.
they will flood|they will drown|they will destroy|
They will float, drown, destroy everything.
כָּךְ יֵעָשֶׂה לָאֲנָשִׁים הַחוֹטְאִים!
||to the sinners|
That's what he will do to the sinful people!
הָאֵל, בְּלִי שֶׁמֶץ בִּלְבּוּל,
||a trace of|confusion
God, without a trace of confusion,
תִּכְנֵן לְהָבִיא עֲלֵיהֶם מַבּוּל.
plan to|to bring||flood
Plan to bring a flood upon them.
אַךְ בְּטֶרֶם הֵחֵל לְהַמְטִיר גְּשָׁמִים,
|before||to rain|
But before it started raining,
פָּנָה לְנֹחַ, אִישׁ צַדִּיק וְתָמִים:
||man||
Turn to Noah, a righteous and innocent man:
"בְּנֵה תֵּבַת עֵץ וְהַכְנֵס אֵלֶיהָ זוּגוֹת-זוּגוֹת
build|box|||||
"Build a wooden box and put in pairs
בְּהֵמוֹת, חֲרָקִים, דָּגִים וְעוֹפוֹת."
animals|insects||
Animals, insects, fish and birds."
הַתֵּבָה מוּכָנָה!
the ark|is ready
The box is ready!
הִגִּיעַ הַיּוֹם!
arrived|
Arrived today!
עוֹד רֶגַע יֻמְטַר הַמַּבּוּל הָאָיֹם.
||will fall||today
In another moment the threatening deluge will fall.
נֹחַ וּבָנָיו מְוַדְּאִים שֶׁהַכְּלָל נִשְׁמָר,
||ensured|that the rule|
Noah and his sons make sure that the rule was kept,
שֶׁלַּתֵּבָה עוֹלִים בְּזוּגוֹת, נְקֵבָה וְזָכָר.
||||male
To Taba immigrate in pairs, female and male.
הַתּוֹר אָרֹךְ וּמִתְפַּתֵּל
the snake||and twists
The line is long and winding
כֻּלָּם רוֹצִים לְהִנָּצֵל!
everyone|want|to be saved
Everyone wants to be saved
דֹּב וְדֻבָּה
bear|
Bear and she-bear
צָב וְצַבָּה
turtle|
Turtle and she-turtle
גָּמָל וְנָאקָה
|and a female camel
Camel and she-camel
מַקָּק וּמַקָּקָה
cockroach|female cockroach
Cockroach and cockroach
פִּילָה וּפִיל
elephant|
Elephant and elephant
טַפִּילָה וְטַפִּיל
taphila|and a parasite
Parasite and parasite
אַהֲבָה וִידִידוּת
love|
love and friendship
צְחוֹק וּבְרִיאוּת.
|health
Laughter and health.
וּלְפֶתַע, נַחֲשׁוּ מִי בְּרִיצָה מַגִּיעַ?
|guess|who|in a hurry|
And suddenly, guess who the runner is coming from?
הַשֶּׁקֶר!
the lie
The lie!
כֻּלּוֹ מִתְנַשֵּׁף וּמֵזִיעַ.
he|panting|and is sweating
He's all panting and sweating.
בָּא בְּגַפּוֹ וּמְבַקֵּשׁ לְהִכָּנֵס,
|in his body||
comes with his back and asks to enter,
אַךְ נֹחַ עוֹצֵר אוֹתוֹ בְּלִי לְהַסֵּס:
||stops|||to hesitate
But Noah stops him without hesitation:
"הַכְּנִיסָה לְזוּגוֹת בִּלְבַד!"
the entrance||
"Entrance for couples only!"
הוּא רוֹעֵם,
|he roars
he thunders,
"אוֹ שֶׁתִּמְצָא בַּת זוּג אוֹ שֶׁלָּנֶצַח תֵּעָלֵם."
|||pair||for eternity|will disappear
"Either you find a partner or you disappear forever."
שֶׁקֶר נִבְהַל, "לְהֵעָלֵם לָנֶצַח?
lie|was startled||
A lie was startled, "To disappear forever?"
נָפַלְתָּ עַל הָרֹאשׁ?
|on|
Did you fall on your head?
אֶמְצָא בַּת זוּג לִפְנֵי שֶׁתִּסְפֹּר עַד שָׁלוֹשׁ."
|||before|||
I will find a partner before you get a haircut until three."
"מִי רוֹצָה לִהְיוֹת לִי בַּת זוּג?
|||to me||
"Who wants to be my partner?"
אוּלַי אַתְּ?"
"Maybe you?"
הוּא שׁוֹאֵל אֶת הַבְּרָכָה.
|||the blessing
"He is asking for the blessing."
"מִצְטַעֶרֶת, אֲנִי בַּת זוּג שֶׁל הַצְלָחָה."
||||of|success
"Sorry, I'm a lucky couple."
"אִם כָּךְ, אוּלַי אַתְּ?"
if|||
"IF SO, MAYBE YOU?"
הוּא פּוֹנֶה אֶל הַשִּׂמְחָה.
|||the joy
HE IS ADDRESSING THE JOY.
"אֵין סִכּוּי!
|chance
"THERE IS NO RISK!"
אֶת בֶּן זוּגִי, הָאֹשֶׁר, אֵינִי מַחְלִיפָה."
|son||the one||I am not exchanging
I will not replace my spouse, who is happy. "
הַזְּמַן חוֹלֵף וְשֶׁקֶר נִלְחָץ!
||and lies|
Time passes and a lie is pressed!
מָה יִהְיֶה?
|will be
What will it be?
וּלְפֶתַע לְפָנָיו מוֹפִיעָה, הוֹ!
And suddenly before him, it appears, wow!
אֵיזוֹ הַקַּלָּה!
|the easy one
What a surprise!
הִנֵּה מְאֵרָה, הַיְּדוּעָה גַּם בִּשְׁמָהּ 'קְלָלָה'.
|curse|the known||in her name|curse
Here is Mara, also known as 'Curse'.
"מְאֵרָה יְקָרָה, הַאִם תִּתְלַוִּי אֵלַי לַתֵּבָה?
dear curse|dear||you will join||to the ark
"Dear Mara, will you follow me to the ark?"
הַכְּנִיסָה הִיא לְזוּגוֹת בִּלְבַד.
|is||
Entry is for couples only.
מָה אַתְּ אוֹמֶרֶת?
||you say
What do you say?
יִהְיֶה לָךְ נֶחְמָד."
||pleasant
It will be pleasant for you.
מְאֵרָה מַבִּיטָה בּוֹ בְּמַבָּט בּוֹחֵן:
|she looks||with a glance|examining
A curse looks at him with a scrutinizing gaze:
"אִם אֶצְטָרֵף אֵלֶיךָ, מָה תִּתֵּן?
|I join|||
If I join you, what will you give?
כְּדַאי מְאוֹד שֶׁתִּהְיֶה נָדִיב,
it is worth|||generous
It's very worthwhile to be generous,
אֶשְׁמַע אֶת הַצָּעָתְךָ וְרַק אָז אָגִיב."
||your suggestion|only||I will respond
I will hear your suggestion and only then will I respond. "
"וּבְכֵן, הַקְשִׁיבִי לָעִסְקָה: אִם תִּתְלַוִּי אֵלַי
therefore|listen|to the business|||
"Well, listen to the deal: if you lend to me
שֶׁלָּךְ יִהְיֶה כָּל מָה שֶׁאַשִּׂיג בְּחַיַּי.
|||||in my life
Yours will be all I will achieve in my life.
אֶת כָּל רְכוּשִׁי לָּךְ אַתֶּן!
||||you (plural feminine
I will give you all my possessions!
רַק בְּבַקָּשָׁה, הַגִּידִי לִי כֵּן!"
||tell||yes
Just please, tell me so! "
מְאֵרָה הִסְכִּימָה.
|agreed
Mara agreed.
הַשְּׁנַיִם לָחֲצוּ יָדַיִם,
|pressed|hands
The two shook hands,
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲלוּ לַתֵּבָה רֶגַע לִפְנֵי סְגִירַת הַדְּלָתַיִם.
and they bowed|||||
And they slipped into the box a moment before the door closed.
הַהַפְלָגָה בַּתֵּבָה לֹא הָיְתָה שֵׁיט תַּעֲנוּגוֹת,
the division||||a matter|pleasure boats
The voyage by boat was not a pleasure cruise,
הִיא הָיְתָה אֲרֻכָּה, רוֹעֶשֶׁת וְשׁוֹפַעַת תְּלוּנוֹת.
|||noisy|and resounding|complaints
It was long, noisy and full of complaints.
רַק כַּעֲבֹר שָׁנָה הִגִּיעָה הַהַפְלָגָה אֶל קִצָּהּ,
||year||||
Only about a year later, the voyage came to an end,
וְכָל מִי שֶׁהָיָה בַּתֵּבָה הִזְדָּרֵז וְיָצָא.
||||hurry up|
And all who were in the ark hurried and went out.
כַּמָּה בּוֹהֵק אוֹר הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ בַּשָּׁמַיִם,
how much|shining|||
How bright the sunlight shines in the sky,
וְאֵיזֶה מַזָּל שֶׁיָּבְשׁוּ הַמַּיִם!
and which|luck|that they dried|
And what luck that the waters will dry up!
שֶׁקֶר פָּנָה מִיָּד לְעִנְיָנָיו,
||immediately|
A lie immediately turned to his affairs,
לִצְבֹּר מָמוֹן בְּמִרְמָה, כְּפִי שֶׁעָשָׂה כָּל חַיָּיו.
to accumulate|money|in deceit|as he did|||
To accumulate wealth fraudulently, as he has done all his life.
אַךְ אוֹיָה!
|oh no
But oh!
מִי זוֹ פּוֹסַעַת בְּעִקְבוֹתָיו?
||walking|in his footsteps
Who is following in his footsteps?
בַּאֲדִיקוּת רַבָּה אַחֲרָיו הִיא פּוֹנָה,
in abundance||||
With great piety after him she turned,
וְכָל מָמוֹנוֹ הוֹפֵךְ לְמָמוֹנָהּ?
|his money|turns into|to her wealth
And all his money becomes his money?
"מָה אַתְּ עוֹשָׂה?
||doing
"What do you do?
הֵיכָן כָּל מָה שֶׁצָּבַרְתִּי?"
where|||I have saved
Where is all that I have accumulated?"
שֶׁקֶר מִתְרַתֵּחַ וְזוֹעֵם.
|boiling with rage|and is angry
A lie boils and rages.
וּמְאֵרָה עוֹנָה: "שָׁכַחְתָּ שֶׁהָיָה בֵּינֵינוּ הֶסְכֵּם?
and a promise|respond|you forgot|that there was|between us|
And Mara answers: "Did you forget that there was an agreement between us?
כָּל מָה שֶׁתִּצְבֹּר יַעֲבֹר מִיָּד אֵלַי,
||that you will gather|will pass||
Everything you accumulate will pass to me immediately,
כַּמָּה שֶׁאַתָּה טִפֵּשׁ, אַלְלַי!"
how||fool|my God
How foolish you are, my God! "
הַשֶּׁקֶר נוֹתַר חֲסַר מַעֲנֶה וּלְלֹא שָׁלָל.
||||and without|
The lie remains unanswered and unproven.
וּמֵאָז יָדוּעַ לָנוּ הַכְּלָל:
|known||
And since then we know the rule:
מָה שֶׁהֻשַּׂג בְּשֶׁקֶר וּבְמִרְמָה - בְּדֶרֶךְ עֲקַלְקַלָּה,
|that was achieved||and by deceit||slippery
What is achieved by lying and deceit - by a crooked way,
אֵין בּוֹ בְּרָכָה אֶלָּא רַק קְלָלָה.
There is no blessing in it but only a curse.
