והיה בכל הארץ נאם ה' פי שנים בה וגו' (זכריה יג ח). זו היא שנאמר ברוח הקודש על ידי דוד, יבושו כל עובדי פסל המתהללים באלילים (תהלים צז ז), כנגד מי אמרו, לא אמרו אלא כנגד מעשים של הקב"ה, אמר ר' חנינא עתיד הקב"ה להראות כבודו לכל באי עולם, ולהוריד כסאו באמצע הרקיע, וחוזר ומניחו במקום שחמה זורחת בתקופת טבת, אמר ליה ר' חנינא הזקן אפשר לראות כבודו, והכתיב כי לא יראני האדם וחי (שמות לג כ), ואתה אומר עתיד הקב"ה להראות כבודו לכל באי עולם, א"ל הרי כתיב כי שמש ומגן ה' (צבאות) [אלהים וגו'] (תהלים פד יב), מה שמש ומגן מגין עליו בשעת מלחמה, אף הקב"ה מגין על בניו בשעת מלחמה באותה שעה, אמר ר' חנינא בשעה שידין הקב"ה אומות העולם, הוא תופסן לדין, הן ואלהיהן, ומעמיד להן פיטומין, ומביא שתי הלוחות, ועשרת הדברות, ואומר להם כלום השגיחו עליכם, ואומרים לפניו מיום שבראתנו לא השגיחו עלינו אלא ישראל עמך בלבד, המתהללים באלילים (שם צז ז), ראוי למקרא לורה בטחים, מהו המתהללים, שלא עבדו עבודה זרה עד שנהגו כבוד זה בזה, א"ל הקב"ה בכל יום ויום אתם מתביישין לפני, יש בכם שהם עובדין ליונים, והרבה יונים נשחטין, ויש בכם שעובדים ללבנים, והרבה לבנים נשברים, יש בכם שעובדים לדנים, והרבה דנים נמכרים בשוק, מיד הקב"ה מביישן, שנאמר יראו גוים ויבושו (מיכה ז טז).
(Zech. 13:8): AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND, SAYS THE LORD, THAT TWO-THIRDS IN IT < SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE, BUT ONE-THIRD SHALL REMAIN IN IT>. This is what is stated through the Holy Spirit at the hands of David (in Ps. 97:7): ALL WHO WORSHIP AN IMAGE, WHO BOAST IN IDOLS, ARE PUT TO SHAME.35Tanh., Deut. 5:9. With reference to whom were they speaking? They were only speaking with reference to the works of the Holy One. R. Hanina said: The Holy One is going to show his glory to all who have come into the world; for he will lower his throne in the middle of the firmament and again set it in place where the sun rises during the period of <the month of> Tebeth. R. Hanina the Elder said to him: Is it possible to see his glory, even the one of whom it is written (in Exod. 33:20): FOR NO HUMAN MAY SEE ME AND LIVE? Now you are saying: The Holy One is going to show his glory to all who have come into the world. He said to him: See, it is written (in Ps. 84:12 [11]): FOR THE LORD {OF HOSTS} [GOD] IS SUN AND SHIELD [….] Just as A SUN AND SHIELD denotes a shield over one in time of war, so also will Holy One be a shield over his children in time of war, at that time <of his appearing>.36Even though the Holy One on his throne shines with the blinding rays of the sun, he will also provide a shield from these rays. R. Hanina said: In the time that the Lord judges the peoples of the world, he seizes them for judgment, them, their gods, and the one who sets up images37The translation reads protomin (Gk. partomai, denoting imperial busts.) for Buber’s pittumin. The emendation was first suggested by Jastrow, s.v. perotomi, and agrees with a note from S. Lieberman given orally to Daniel Sperber and cited in “Greek and Latin Words in Rabbinic Literature,” Bar-Ilan: Annual of Bar-ilan University Studies in Judaica and the Humanities, 14–15(1977), p. 12, n. 7. Buber’s pittumin, which means “ingredients” or “spices,” makes relatively little sense. Cf. Codex Vaticanus, Ebr. 34, which reads “patronin” (Gk.: patrones; Lat.: patroni), and denotes protectors. Cf. also the parallel in Tanh., Deut. 5:9, which seems to read partomin (“small portions”) but should probably be voweled as protomin. for them. Next he brings the two tablets with the Ten Commandments and says to them (i.e., to the tablets): Have they all paid attention to you? Then they say to him: From the day that you created us, no one has paid attention to us with the lone exception of your people Israel. (Ps. 96:7): WHO BOAST IN IDOLS. <It would be> more fitting for Scripture to say: WHO TRUST. What is the meaning of WHO BOAST? That they did not perform idol worship until they had honored each other (for doing so). The Holy One said: On each and every day you will feel shame before me. There are those among you who serve doves, and a lot of doves are slaughtered. There are also those among you who serve bricks, and a lot of bricks are broken. There are those among you who serve fish, and a lot of fish are sold in the marketplace. Immediately the Holy One put them to shame, as stated (in Micah 7:16):THE NATIONS SHALL SEE ME AND BE ASHAMED.
והיה בכל הארץ נאם ה' פי שנים בה וגו' (זכריה יג ח). זו היא שנאמר ברוח הקודש על ידי דוד, יבושו כל עובדי פסל המתהללים באלילים (תהלים צז ז), כנגד מי אמרו, לא אמרו אלא כנגד מעשים של הקב"ה, אמר ר' חנינא עתיד הקב"ה להראות כבודו לכל באי עולם, ולהוריד כסאו באמצע הרקיע, וחוזר ומניחו במקום שחמה זורחת בתקופת טבת, אמר ליה ר' חנינא הזקן אפשר לראות כבודו, והכתיב כי לא יראני האדם וחי (שמות לג כ), ואתה אומר עתיד הקב"ה להראות כבודו לכל באי עולם, א"ל הרי כתיב כי שמש ומגן ה' (צבאות) [אלהים וגו'] (תהלים פד יב), מה שמש ומגן מגין עליו בשעת מלחמה, אף הקב"ה מגין על בניו בשעת מלחמה באותה שעה, אמר ר' חנינא בשעה שידין הקב"ה אומות העולם, הוא תופסן לדין, הן ואלהיהן, ומעמיד להן פיטומין, ומביא שתי הלוחות, ועשרת הדברות, ואומר להם כלום השגיחו עליכם, ואומרים לפניו מיום שבראתנו לא השגיחו עלינו אלא ישראל עמך בלבד, המתהללים באלילים (שם צז ז), ראוי למקרא לורה בטחים, מהו המתהללים, שלא עבדו עבודה זרה עד שנהגו כבוד זה בזה, א"ל הקב"ה בכל יום ויום אתם מתביישין לפני, יש בכם שהם עובדין ליונים, והרבה יונים נשחטין, ויש בכם שעובדים ללבנים, והרבה לבנים נשברים, יש בכם שעובדים לדנים, והרבה דנים נמכרים בשוק, מיד הקב"ה מביישן, שנאמר יראו גוים ויבושו (מיכה ז טז).
(Zech. 13:8): AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS THROUGHOUT ALL THE LAND, SAYS THE LORD, THAT TWO-THIRDS IN IT < SHALL BE CUT OFF AND DIE, BUT ONE-THIRD SHALL REMAIN IN IT>. This is what is stated through the Holy Spirit at the hands of David (in Ps. 97:7): ALL WHO WORSHIP AN IMAGE, WHO BOAST IN IDOLS, ARE PUT TO SHAME.35Tanh., Deut. 5:9. With reference to whom were they speaking? They were only speaking with reference to the works of the Holy One. R. Hanina said: The Holy One is going to show his glory to all who have come into the world; for he will lower his throne in the middle of the firmament and again set it in place where the sun rises during the period of <the month of> Tebeth. R. Hanina the Elder said to him: Is it possible to see his glory, even the one of whom it is written (in Exod. 33:20): FOR NO HUMAN MAY SEE ME AND LIVE? Now you are saying: The Holy One is going to show his glory to all who have come into the world. He said to him: See, it is written (in Ps. 84:12 [11]): FOR THE LORD {OF HOSTS} [GOD] IS SUN AND SHIELD [….] Just as A SUN AND SHIELD denotes a shield over one in time of war, so also will Holy One be a shield over his children in time of war, at that time <of his appearing>.36Even though the Holy One on his throne shines with the blinding rays of the sun, he will also provide a shield from these rays. R. Hanina said: In the time that the Lord judges the peoples of the world, he seizes them for judgment, them, their gods, and the one who sets up images37The translation reads protomin (Gk. partomai, denoting imperial busts.) for Buber’s pittumin. The emendation was first suggested by Jastrow, s.v. perotomi, and agrees with a note from S. Lieberman given orally to Daniel Sperber and cited in “Greek and Latin Words in Rabbinic Literature,” Bar-Ilan: Annual of Bar-ilan University Studies in Judaica and the Humanities, 14–15(1977), p. 12, n. 7. Buber’s pittumin, which means “ingredients” or “spices,” makes relatively little sense. Cf. Codex Vaticanus, Ebr. 34, which reads “patronin” (Gk.: patrones; Lat.: patroni), and denotes protectors. Cf. also the parallel in Tanh., Deut. 5:9, which seems to read partomin (“small portions”) but should probably be voweled as protomin. for them. Next he brings the two tablets with the Ten Commandments and says to them (i.e., to the tablets): Have they all paid attention to you? Then they say to him: From the day that you created us, no one has paid attention to us with the lone exception of your people Israel. (Ps. 96:7): WHO BOAST IN IDOLS. <It would be> more fitting for Scripture to say: WHO TRUST. What is the meaning of WHO BOAST? That they did not perform idol worship until they had honored each other (for doing so). The Holy One said: On each and every day you will feel shame before me. There are those among you who serve doves, and a lot of doves are slaughtered. There are also those among you who serve bricks, and a lot of bricks are broken. There are those among you who serve fish, and a lot of fish are sold in the marketplace. Immediately the Holy One put them to shame, as stated (in Micah 7:16):THE NATIONS SHALL SEE ME AND BE ASHAMED.