רבי שמעון ובנו במערה |Rabbi Shimon|and his son|In the cave Rabbi Shimon und sein Sohn in der Höhle Rabbi Shimon and his son in the cave Рабби Шимон и его сын в пещере 西蒙拉比和他的兒子在山洞裡

לַיְלָה, חֹשֶׁךְ, עֲלָטָה, Night|Darkness|Pitch darkness Night, darkness, gloom,

פַּרְסוֹת סוּסִים בִּשְׁעָטָה, Horse hooves galloping|horses' hooves galloping|at a gallop Horseshoes in a hurry,

רוֹמְסוֹת בַּבֹּץ, נוֹתְבוֹת שְׁבִילִים, "trample in mud"|in the mud|carving paths|paths Trampling in the mud, traversing paths,

וְאַחֲרֵיהֶם חֵיל הָרַגְלִים "And after them"|infantry force|the foot soldiers and after them the infantry

אָצִים-רָצִים מְמַהֲרִים. hurrying|running|Hurrying Speed-runners are in a hurry.

זֶה חַיִל רוֹמִי בֶּהָרִים, |Roman army|Roman|"in the mountains" This is a Roman soldier in the mountains,

כָּל הַלַּיְלָה מְחַפְּשִׂים, "All"|"the night"|"searching all night" All night looking,

הוֹפְכִים סְלָעִים, כּוֹרְתִים שִׂיחִים. Turning over|rocks|cut down bushes|bushes Turning rocks, cutting bushes.

לְלֹא לֵאוּת וּבְלִי דַּי Without|Without fatigue|and without|"without end" Tirelessly and insufficiently

הֵם מְבַקְּשִׁים אֶת בַּר יוֹחַאי, "They"|"are seeking"||the son of|Bar Yochai They are asking for Bar Yochai,

כִּי הַקֵּיסָר צִוָּה: "הָבִיאוּ אֵלַי |the emperor|commanded|"Bring to me"|"to me" For the emperor commanded: "Bring to me

אֶת רַ' שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר יוֹחַאי, |Rabbi|Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai|| R. Shimon Bar Yochai,

עַל אֲשֶׁר גִּנָּה מַלְכוּת ||condemned|kingdom About which he condemned royalty

אַחַת דָּתוֹ – לָמוּת!" "one"|"his decree"|"to die" One of his religions - to die! "

שָׁמַע בַּר יוֹחַאי אֶת הַדְּבָרִים Bar Yochai heard the words

וְנָס מַהֵר אֶל הֶהָרִים, "and flee quickly"|quickly||the mountains And fled quickly to the mountains,

לֹא לָקַח דָּבָר עִמּוֹ, Did not take anything with him,

רַק אֶת אֶלְעָזָר בְּנוֹ. ||only his son Elazar| Only Eleazar his son.

אֵיזוֹ צָרָה! What a|What a trouble! What trouble! אֵיזֶה אָסוֹן! |What a disaster! What a disaster!

בָּרְחוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בְּחִפָּזוֹן, "Both fled hastily"|"both of them"|"in a hurry" They both ran away in a hurry,

וּבַחֲשָׁשׁ מִן הַגְּזֵרָה and in fear||the decree And fearful of the decree

מָצְאוּ מִקְלָט בִּמְעָרָה. |shelter|in a cave They found refuge in a cave.

עָמֹק-עָמֹק בְּתוֹךְ הָהָר |||the mountain Valley-valley within the mountain

אֲוִיר טָחוּב, אָפֵל וְקַר, damp, dark, cold air|damp|dark|and cold Damp air, dark and cold,

אֵין אֹכֶל שָׁם וְאֵין גַּם מַיִם. |food|||| There is no food there and no water either.

נָשְׂאוּ תְּפִלָּה אֶל הַשָּׁמַיִם. "offered a prayer"||| Carry a prayer to the sky.

וְדֶרֶךְ פֶּלֶא, דֶּרֶךְ נֵס, and a way|miracle|way of wonder|miraculous way And a wonder, a miracle,

צָמַח חָרוּב וְהִתְנוֹסֵס. sprouted|carob|and it will soar Carob plant and sprouted.

וּמִקִּיר הַסֶּלַע הָאֵיתָן and from the wall||the Eitan And from the wall of the solid rock

הֵחֵל לִנְבֹּעַ מַעְיָן. began|to spring|spring Began to spring from a spring.

כָּךְ הִתְחַבְּאוּ הֵם בַּמְּעָרָה, so|they hid||in the cave This is how they hid in the cave,

וְכָל הַיּוֹם לָמְדוּ תּוֹרָה. And they studied Torah all day long.

כָּל מְזוֹנָם רַק חָרוּבִים |their sustenance||carobs All their food is just carobs

וּמֵי מַעְיָן מַרְוִים. |spring|Marviyim And water springs saturated.

וּבַמְּעָרָה פָּשְׁטוּ בִּגְדָם, and in the cave|they spread|in their clothes And in the cave they robbed them,

כִּסּוּ בַּחוֹל אֶת כָּל גּוּפָם: they covered|in the sand|||their bodies Cover their whole body with sand:

מֵרַגְלֵיהֶם עַד צַוְּארֵיהֶם, from their legs||their necks From their feet to their necks,

נוֹתְרוּ גְּלוּיִים רַק רָאשֵׁיהֶם. they remained|exposed||their heads Only posters with their heads left open.

וּבְבוֹא עֵת הַתְּפִלָּה and in the coming of||the prayer And when the time of prayer comes

אֶת בִּגְדֵיהֶם לָבְשׁוּ תְּחִלָּה, |their clothes|they wore|a beginning put on their clothes first,

וְכֹה עָמְדוּ נוֹשְׂאִים קוֹלָם and here||lifting|their voice And so stood the bearers of their voice

בְּהִתְיַחֲדָם אֶל מוּל בּוֹרְאָם. in their uniting|to|against|their Creator As they bowed down before the Creator.

עָבְרוּ יָמִים וְשָׁבוּעוֹת, they passed||and weeks Days and weeks passed,

חָלְפוּ וְשָׁבוּ הָעוֹנוֹת, passed|and returned|the seasons The seasons passed and returned,

וְרַק מִקֵּץ תְּרֵיסַר שָׁנִים |after|dozen| And only a dozen years later

מֵת קֵיסַר הָרוֹמָאִים. dead|Caesar|the Romans The Roman emperor died.

מֵת הַקֵּיסָר, בָּטְלָה גְּזֵרָה. ||was nullified|decree The emperor's death, in vain decreed.

יָצְאוּ הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן הַמְּעָרָה, they went out||| The two went out of the cave,

אַךְ הָעוֹלָם בַּחוּץ מוּזָר only|the world|| But the world outside is strange

הַכֹּל כָּל כָּךְ שׁוֹנֶה וְזָר. ||||and strange

וּבַר יוֹחַאי, יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים, and|Yohai|there are|there are those who say And bar Yochai, yes they say,

יָדַע הוּא לְחוֹלֵל פְּלָאִים. knows||to perform|wonders He knew how to work wonders.

שְׁתֵּי עֵינָיו אֵשׁ וְגִצִּים, two|his eyes|fire|and sparks His eyes are fire and sparks,

מַבַּט עֵינוֹ רִפֵּא חוֹלִים. the gaze||heals|the sick His gaze heals the sick.

בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁבּוֹ עָבַר ||in it|passed in every place where he passed

תִּקֵּן תִּקּוּן, הוֹאִיל, עָזַר. fix|repair|he was|he helped Fix Fix, Since, Help.

וְעַד הַיּוֹם יֵשׁ אֱמוּנָה |||faith And to this day there is faith

כִּי זְכוּתוֹ עוֹזֶרֶת וּמְגִנָּה. |his merit||and a shield Because his right helps and protects.

אִם תִּזְדַּמְּנוּ אֶל הַצָּפוֹן, |we meet||the north If you happen to go to the north,

טַפְּסוּ-עֲלוּ עַל הַר מֵירוֹן. climb||||Meron Climb-up Mount Meron.

שָׁם בָּהָר, מֵעַל מִדְרוֹן, |||slope There on the mountain, above the slope,

עוֹמֵד קִבְרוֹ שֶׁל רַ' שִׁמְעוֹן. |his grave||| The tomb of R. Shimon stands.

וְהַמְּעָרָה, הַמַּעְיָן? and the cave|the spring And the cave, the spring?

מְקוֹמָם נִשְׁכַּח מִזְּמַן-מִזְּמַן, their place|forgotten|for a long time| Their place is long forgotten,

סוֹדָם שָׁמוּר הוּא וְצָרוּב, Sodom|is preserved|it|and burned Sodom is guarded and burned,

אַךְ עַל הָהָר עֲצֵי חָרוּב. |||trees|carob ||||خَرُّوب But on the mountain are carob trees.