{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "20",
  "title": "TRAVEL (a way)",
  "hebrewTitle": "דֶּרֶךְ",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/20",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/20/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁרוֹצֶה לַעֲבֹר עַל הַיָּם, יוֹלִיךְ עִמּוֹ אֵיזֶה צִפּוֹר וְאֵיזֶה דַּג הַיָּם, וְזֶה סְגֻלָּה לַעֲבֹר אֶת הַיָּם בְּשָׁלוֹם.",
      "en": "1. One who wants to cross the sea, should take with him a bird and an ocean fish, and this is propitious (segulah) to cross the sea peacefully (/safely)."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "וּמִי שֶׁמְּשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת עַצְמוֹ בְּשִׂמְחַת חָתָן וְכַלָּה, כְּשֶׁיוֹצְאִין מִן הַחֻפָּה, אֵינוֹ נִזּוֹק בַּדֶּרֶךְ.",
      "en": "2. One who cheers himself with the joy of a groom and bride as they exit the marriage canopy, will not be hurt on the way (-his travels)."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבַּעֲלֵי־עֲגָלָה מַטְרִיחִין אֶת עַצְמָן בַּעֲגָלָה וּבְסוּסִים, תִּתְפַּלֵּל תְּפִלַּת הַדֶּרֶךְ.",
      "en": "3. In the hour that the wagon drivers busy themselves with the carriage and with the horses, say the Wayfarer's Prayer."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "סְגֻלָּה לְמִי שֶׁהוֹלֵךְ עַל הַיָּם, יִשָּׂא עִמּוֹ סִיד וְיִנָּצֵל.",
      "en": "4. A segulah (propitious) for someone who is traveling on the sea, he should take plaster (lime) with him, and he will be saved."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁמֵּכִין פַּרְנָסָה לַצַּדִּיקִים, מֻבְטָח שֶׁיִּשְׁמֹר אוֹתוֹ הַשֵּׁם הֵן בַּדֶּרֶךְ הֵן בַּיָּם.",
      "en": "5. Someone who arranges Parnassa (income or livelihood) for the tzadikim is assured that G-d will protect him, both on the road and on the sea."
    },
    {
      "index": 6,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁרוֹכֵב עַל סוּס, יוֹלִיךְ עִמּוֹ \"הוֹשַׁעְנוֹת\".",
      "en": "6. Someone riding on a horse should take with him Hoshanot (one of the four species taken on Succot)."
    },
    {
      "index": 7,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁתִּרְצֶה לֵילֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, תְּקַשֵּׁר אֶת עַצְמְךָ קֹדֶם בְּמִדַּת הַבִּטָּחוֹן, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה לֹא יִגֹּף רַגְלֶךָ.",
      "en": "7. When you want to travel, bind yourself first with the trait of trust (in G-d), and through this, you will not stumble (lit. your feet will not be smitten)."
    },
    {
      "index": 8,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁתֵּלֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, תִּתֵּן קֹדֶם לִצְדָקָה.",
      "en": "8. When you set out on a journey, give first to charity."
    },
    {
      "index": 9,
      "he": "כָּל הַדְּרָכִים שֶׁאָדָם הוֹלֵךְ בָּהֵן הַכֹּל מֵהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ וְהֵם רְצוֹן הַשֵּׁם. אֲבָל אֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁיָּבִין אֶת דַּרְכּוֹ אֶלָּא מִי שֶׁהוּא עָנָו.",
      "en": "9. All the ways that a person traverses, it is all from the blessed G-d and they are the will of G-d. However, there is no one who can understand his way except for someone who is humble."
    },
    {
      "index": 10,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁתִּשָּׂא אֶצְלְךָ אֲבָנִים הַנִּמְצָאִים עַל־פְּנֵי הַשָּׂדֶה, תִּנָּצֵל מֵחַיּוֹת רָעוֹת.",
      "en": "10. When you carry with you stones that are found across the field, you will be saved from wild animals."
    },
    {
      "index": 11,
      "he": "תְּפִלָּה שֶׁל יוֹנָה הַנָּבִיא הִיא סְגֻלָּה לוֹמַר עַל הַיָּם.",
      "en": "11. The prayer of Yonah the Prophet is propitious (segulah) to say on the sea."
    },
    {
      "index": 12,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי לְוָיָה הָאָדָם נִשְׁמָר מִכָּל הֶזֵּק בַּדֶּרֶךְ.",
      "en": "12. Through accompanying a guest on his way out, the person (the guest) is protected from all harm on the way."
    },
    {
      "index": 13,
      "he": "מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ לְוָיָה, יַעֲסֹק בַּתּוֹרָה.",
      "en": "13. One who has no one to accompany him (on his journey) should engage in Torah."
    },
    {
      "index": 14,
      "he": "הָאָדָם קוֹנֶה מְקוֹם הִלּוּכוֹ.",
      "en": "14. A person acquires the place where he goes."
    },
    {
      "index": 15,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי וִדּוּי דְּבָרִים גּוֹרְמִין, שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא מַזְמִין מְלַמְּדֵי תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁלּוֹמְדִים בֶּאֱמוּנָה.",
      "en": "1. Through confession, one cause that the Holy One Blessed is He brings teachers of small children that teach faithfully."
    },
    {
      "index": 16,
      "he": "גַּם גּוֹרְמִין שֶׁנִּתְתַּקְּנִים הַדְּרָכִים מִמִּכְשׁוֹלוֹת.",
      "en": "2. Also one causes the roads to be repaired from stumbling blocks."
    },
    {
      "index": 17,
      "he": "סַכָּנַת הַדְּרָכִים בָּא עַל־יְדֵי פְּגַם הַבְּרִית, וְסִימָן לַדָּבָר: \"אָרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ\" וְכוּ'.",
      "en": "3. Danger on the roads comes as a result of sexual impurity (lit. violation of the covenant). A hint for this from the Torah: \"my going and resting you have encompassed etc. (alternatively: my seed you have scattered; thus the above contingency) (Tehillim 139:3).\""
    },
    {
      "index": 18,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי נְסִיעַת הַדְּרָכִים הָאָדָם נַעֲשָׂה מֵבִין.",
      "en": "4. Through traveling the ways, a man becomes a person of expert understanding."
    },
    {
      "index": 19,
      "he": "בְּלַיְלָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ פַּחַד בִּשְׁעַת שֵׁנָה, אַל תֵּלֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּיּוֹם.",
      "en": "5. On a night that you have a nightmare (lit. fear at the time of sleep), do not travel in the day."
    },
    {
      "index": 20,
      "he": "הַדְּרָכִים מְבִיאִים אֶת הָאָדָם לְלָשׁוֹן הָרָע, עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, גִּלּוּי־עֲרָיוֹת וּשְׁפִיכַת־דָּמִים, וְאֵלּוּ הָעֲבֵרוֹת מַפְסִידִין אֶת הַפַּרְנָסָה.",
      "en": "6. (Traveling) The roads brings a person to evil speech (lushon hura), idolatry, promiscuity, and spilling blood, and these sins diminish one's livelihood."
    },
    {
      "index": 21,
      "he": "הַפְּסִיעָה גַסָּה מְבַלְבֶּלֶת אֶת הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה מִלְּעַיֵּן.",
      "en": "7. Broad steps confuse the intellect from in depth study."
    }
  ]
}