## Perek Shirah Chapter 5

###### Perek Shirah 5:1
[Perek Shirah 5:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:1)

**בְּהֵמָה דַּקָּה טְהוֹרָה** אוֹמֶרֶת. מִי כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִם יי מִי כָּמֹכָה נֶאְדָּר בַּקֹּדֶשׁ נוֹרָא תְהִלֹּת עֹשֵׂה פֶלֶא: (שמות טו יא)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Sheep is saying: “Who is like you among the mighty ones, YHVH? Who is like you, mighty in holiness, awesome in praise, worker of wonders.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:2
[Perek Shirah 5:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:2)

**בְּהֵמָה גַּסָּה טְהוֹרָה** אוֹמֶרֶת. הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: (תהילים פא ב)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Cow is saying: “Rejoice to Elohim over our strength, trumpet to the elo’ah of Yaakov!”


###### Perek Shirah 5:3
[Perek Shirah 5:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:3)

**בְּהֵמָה דַּקָּה טְמֵאָה** אוֹמֶרֶת. הֵיטִיבָה יְיָ לַטּוֹבִים וְלִישָׁרִים בְּלִבּוֹתָם: (תהילים קכה ד)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Pig is saying: “YHVH is good to the good, and to those committed at heart.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:4
[Perek Shirah 5:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:4)

**בְּהֵמָה גַּסָּה טְמֵאָה** אוֹמֶרֶת. יְגִיעַ כַּפֶּיךָ כִּי תֹאכֵל אַשְׁרֶיךָ וְטוֹב לָךְ: (תהילים קכח ב)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Working Animal is saying: “When you eat the fruit of your labors, happy are you and good is your lot.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:5
[Perek Shirah 5:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:5)

**גַּמַּל** אוֹמֵר. יי מִמָּרוֹם יִשְׁאָג וּמִמְּעוֹן קָדְשׁוֹ יִתֵּן קוֹלוֹ שָׁאֹג יִשְׁאַג עַל נָוֵהוּ: (ירמיה כה ל)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Camel is saying: “…YHVH shall roar from upon high and cause his voice to sound forth from his holy place, his shout echoes profoundly over his dwelling place….”


###### Perek Shirah 5:6
[Perek Shirah 5:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:6)

**סוּס** אוֹמֵר. הִנֵּה כְעֵינֵי עֲבָדִים אֶל יַד אֲדוֹנֵיהֶם כְּעֵינֵי שִׁפְחָה אֶל יַד גְּבִרְתָּהּ כֵּן עֵינֵינוּ אֶל יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ עַד שֶׁיְּחָנֵּנוּ: (תהילים קכג ב)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Horse is saying: “Behold, as the eyes of the servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of the maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so are our eyes to YHVH our elo’ah until he will favor us.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:7
[Perek Shirah 5:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:7)

**פֶּרֶד** אוֹמֵר. יוֹדוּךָ יְיָ כָּל מַלְכֵי אָרֶץ כִּי שָׁמְעוּ אִמְרֵי פִיךָ: (תהילים קלח ד)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Mule is saying, “All the kings of the earth shall acknowledge you, YHVH, for they have heard the sayings of your mouth.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:8
[Perek Shirah 5:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:8)

**חֲמוֹר** אוֹמֵר. לְךָ יְיָ הַגְּדֻלָּה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְהַתִּפְאֶרֶת וְהַנֵּצַח וְהַהוֹד כִּי כֹל בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ לְךָ יְיָ הַמַּמְלָכָה וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא לְכֹל לְרֹאשׁ: (דברי הימים א' כט יא)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Donkey is saying: “Yours, YHVH, is the greatness, and the might, and the splendor, and the victory, and the glory, for everything in the Heavens and earth [is yours]; Yours, YHVH, is the kingship, and the exaltation over all.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:9
[Perek Shirah 5:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:9)

**שׁוֹר** אוֹמֵר. אָז יָשִׁיר משֶׁה וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לַיי וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֵאמֹר אָשִׁירָה לַּיְיָ כִּי גָאֹה גָּאָה סוּס וְרֹכְבוֹ רָמָה בַיָּם: (שמות טו א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Ox is saying, “Then Moshe and the Children of Yisra’el sang this song to YHVH, and they said, ‘I shall sing to YHVH, for he has triumphed; He has thrown the horse and its rider into the sea.’”


###### Perek Shirah 5:10
[Perek Shirah 5:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:10)

**חַיּוֹת הַשָּׂדֶה** אוֹמְרִים. בָּרוּךְ הַטּוֹב וְהַמֵּטִיב:

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Wild Animals are saying, “Blessed is the One Who is good and bestows good.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:11
[Perek Shirah 5:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:11)

**צְבִי** אוֹמֵר. וַאֲנִי אָשִׁיר עֻזֶּךָ וַאֲרַנֵּן לַבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ כִּי הָיִיתָ מִשְׂגָּב לִי וּמָנוֹס בְּיוֹם צַר לִי: (תהילים נט יז)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Gazelle is saying: “And I shall sing of your strength, I shall rejoice of your kindness in the morning, for you were a refuge to me, and a hiding place on the day of my oppression.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:12
[Perek Shirah 5:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:12)

**פִּיל** אוֹמֵר. מַה גָּדְלוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְיָ מְאֹד עָמְקוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ: (תהילים צב ו)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Elephant is saying: “How great are your works, YHVH; Your thoughts are tremendously deep.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:13
[Perek Shirah 5:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:13)

**אַרְיֵה** אוֹמֵר יְיָ כַּגִּבּוֹר יֵצֵא כְּאִישׁ מִלְחָמוֹת יָעִיר קִנְאָה יָרִיעַ אַף יַצְרִיחַ עַל אֹיְבָיו יִתְגַּבָּר: (ישעיה מב יג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Lion is saying: “YHVH shall go out as a mighty man, he shall arouse zeal; He shall say, even roar, he shall prevail over his enemies.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:14
[Perek Shirah 5:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:14)

**דֹּב** אוֹמֵר יִשְׂאוּ מִדְבָּר וְעָרָיו חֲצֵרִים תֵּשֵׁב קֵדָר יָרֹנּוּ ישְׁבֵי סֶלַע מֵרֹאשׁ הָרִים יִצְוָחוּ: (ישעיה מב יא)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Bear is saying: “Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice, the village that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of the rocks sing, let them shout from the peaks of the mountains. Let them give *kavod* to YHVH, and tell of his praise in the islands.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:15
[Perek Shirah 5:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:15)

**זְאֵב** אוֹמֵר. עַל כָּל דְּבַר פֶּשַׁע עַל שׁוֹר עַל חֲמוֹר עַל שֶׂה עַל שַׂלְמָה עַל כָּל אֲבֵדָה אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַר כִּי הוּא זֶה עַד הָאֱלֹהִים יָבֹא דְּבַר שְׁנֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר יַרְשִׁיעֻן אֱלֹהִים יְשַׁלֵּם שְׁנַיִם לְרֵעֵהוּ: (שמות כב ח)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Wolf is saying: “For every matter of iniquity, for the ox, the donkey, the lamb, the garment, for every lost item about which he says, ‘This is it,’ the matter of both of them shall come before the judge; he who the judge finds guilty shall pay double to the other.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:16
[Perek Shirah 5:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:16)

**שׁוּעַל** אוֹמֵר. הוֹי בֹּנֶה בֵיתוֹ בְּלֹא צֶדֶק וַעֲלִיּוֹתָיו בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט בְּרֵעֵהוּ יַעֲבֹד חִנָּם וּפֹעֲלוֹ לֹא יִתֶּן לוֹ: (ירמיה כב יג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Fox is saying: “Woe to him that builds his house without justice, and his chambers without lawfulness; that uses his friend’s service without wages, and does not give him for his hire.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:17
[Perek Shirah 5:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:17)

**זַרְזִיר** אוֹמֵר. רַנְּנוּ צַדִּיקִים בַּיְיָ לַיְשָׁרִים נָאוָה תְהִלָּה: (תהילים לג א)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Hound is saying, “Let the righteous rejoice in YHVH, praise is befitting to the upright.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:18
[Perek Shirah 5:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:18)

**עַכְבָּר** אוֹמֵר. אֲרוֹמִמְךָ יְיָ כִּי דִלִּיתָנִי וְלֹא־שִׂמַּחְתָּ אֹיְבַי לִי׃ (תהלים ל ב)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
And the Mouse says, “I shall exalt you, YHVH, for you have impoverished me, and you have not let my enemies rejoice over me.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:19
[Perek Shirah 5:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:19)

**חָתוּל** אוֹמֵר. אִם־תַּגְבִּיהַּ כַּנֶּשֶׁר וְאִם־בֵּין כּֽוֹכָבִים שִׂים קִנֶּךָ מִשָּׁם אוֹרִֽידְךָ נְאֻם־יְיָ׃ (עובדיה א ד)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
The Cat is saying, “If you rise up like a vulture, and place your nest among the stars, from there I shall bring you down, says YHVH.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:20
[Perek Shirah 5:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:20)

**וּכְשֶׁמַגִיעוֹ** אוֹמֵר. אֶרְדּוֹף אוֹיְבַי וְאַשִּׂיגֵם וְלֹא־אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָם׃ (תהלים יח לח)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
And when the cat catches it, the cat says, “I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them, and I did not return until they were destroyed.”


###### Perek Shirah 5:21
[Perek Shirah 5:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Perek%20Shirah/r/5:21)

**וְעַכְבָּר** אוֹמֵר. וְאַתָּה צַדִּיק עַל כׇּל־הַבָּא עָלַי כִּי־אֱמֶת עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲנִי הִרְשָֽׁעְתִּי׃ (ע"פ נחמיה ט לג)

** Perek Shirah, translation and adaptation by Aharon N. Varady and Rabbi Natan Slifkin:**
And the Mouse concedes, “You are just for all that comes upon me, for you have acted truthfully, and I have been wicked.”