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Rashi on Psalms Chapter 82

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אֱלֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת אֵל. לִרְאוֹת אִם אֱמֶת יִשְׁפֹּטוּ. וְאַתֶּם, הַדַּיָּנִים, עַד מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ עָוֶל?!

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

God stands in the congregation of God to see whether they [the judges] judge fairly, and you judges, how long will you judge unjustly?

הַצְדִּיקוּ. אִם זַכַּאי הוּא בְּדִינוֹ, אַל תַּהַפְּכוּ דִינוֹ לְטוֹבָה בִּשְׁבִיל לָשֵׂאת פְּנֵי רְשָׁעִים:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

justify If he [the poor man] is right in his cause, do not reverse the verdict to condemn him in order to favor the wicked.

לֹא יָדְעוּ. הַדַּיָּנִין הַמְעַוְּתִים אֶת הַדִּין:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

They did not know The judges who pervert justice.

וְלֹא יָבִינוּ. אֶת אֲשֶׁר בִּשְׁבִיל הֶעָוֹן הַזֶּה יִתְהַלְּכוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה (עַל דֶּרֶךְ ״כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר וְגוֹ׳״ (שמות כג:ח)), וְיִמּוֹטוּ עַל כָּךְ מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

and they do not understand that because of this iniquity, they will walk in the dark (on the order of [Exod. 23:8]: “for bribery blinds, etc.”), and all the foundations of the earth will totter because of it.

אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם. מַלְאָכִים; כְּשֶׁנָּתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת הַתּוֹרָה, נְתַתִּיהָ לָכֶם עַל מְנָת שֶׁאֵין מַלְאַךְ הַמָּוֶת שׁוֹלֵט עוֹד בָּכֶם:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

You are angelic creatures Angels. When I gave you the Torah, I gave it to you on the condition that the Angel of Death should not rule over you.

אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן. אָכֵן כְּאָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן תְּמוּתוּן, אַחֲרֵי שֶׁחִבַּלְתֶּם מַעֲשֵׂיכֶם כְּמוֹהוּ (עבודה זרה ה,א; מכילתא יתרו בחדש ט):

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Indeed, as man, you will die Indeed, as Adam, you will die since you corrupted your deeds as he did.

וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים. הָרִאשׁוֹנִים שֶׁמֵּתוּ, כֵּן תִּפֹּלוּ. וּמִדְרַשׁ אַגָּדָה : כְּאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים שֶׁל מַעְלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיהו כד:כא): ״יִפְקֹד ה׳ עַל צְבָא הַמָּרוֹם בַּמָּרוֹם״:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

and as one of the princes the first [princes], who died, so will you fall. The Midrash Aggadah (Mid. Ps. 82:3) [explains]: As one of the celestial princes, for it is said (Isa. 24:21): “the Lord will visit punishment upon the host of heaven on high.”

קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים. אָסָף הִתְחִיל לְהִתְפַּלֵּל שֶׁיָּקוּם וְיַכְרִית אוֹתָם הַדַּיָּנִין הַמְקֻלְקָלִין מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

Arise, O God Asaph commences to pray that He rise and cut off from Israel those corrupt judges.

כִּי אַתָּה. הוּא הַנּוֹחֵל הַגּוֹיִם, וְהַכֹּל בְּיָדְךָ לִשְׁפּוֹט:

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

for You are the One Who inherits the nations, and everyone is in Your hands to judge.

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