{
  "bookId": "sefer-hamidos",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "21",
  "title": "Judge",
  "hebrewTitle": "דַּיָּן",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/21",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/sefer-hamidos/1/21/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "כָּל דַּיָּן שֶׁדָּן אֱמֶת – דִּינָיו אֵינָם בְּטֵלִים וְנִתְקַיֵּם אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁלֹּא בִּרְצוֹן בַּעֲלֵי הַדִּינִים.",
      "en": "1. Any judge who judges truthfully—his judgments will not be annulled, and they prevail even against the will of the litigants."
    },
    {
      "index": 2,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁהַדִּין־תּוֹרָה הוֹלֵךְ וְנִתְמַעֵט, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַפַּרְנָסָה נִתְמַעֶטֶת, וְכֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.",
      "en": "2. As a result of Torah law (resolutions of a Torah court) weakening, through this livelihood shrinks, also the opposite is true."
    },
    {
      "index": 3,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַעֲמָדַת דַּיָּנִים שֶׁאֵינָם הֲגוּנִים בָּאִים הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה.",
      "en": "3. Through the appointment of judges who are unworthy, come idolatrous thoughts."
    },
    {
      "index": 4,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי חִתּוּן עִם תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִתְמַנִּים דַּיָּנִים כְּשֵׁרִים.",
      "en": "4. Through marrying a Torah sage, worthy judges are appointed."
    },
    {
      "index": 5,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי דַּיָּנִים כְּשֵׁרִים הַתּוֹרָה חֲבִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם.",
      "en": "5. Through proper judges, the Torah is beloved in the world."
    },
    {
      "index": 6,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַבִּזְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁמְּבַזִּין אֶת הַדַּיָּנִים, הַתְּבוּאָה – נִשְׁתַּלֵּחַ בָּהּ מְאֵרָה.",
      "en": "6. Due to the insults with which the judges are insulted, the crops – plagues (curse) fall upon it."
    },
    {
      "index": 7,
      "he": "עַל־יְדֵי הַבִּזְיוֹנוֹת שֶׁמְּבַזִּין דַּיָּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַיֹּקֶר הֲוָה בָּעוֹלָם.",
      "en": "7. Through the insults which judges of Israel are insulted, through this inflation occurs in the world."
    },
    {
      "index": 8,
      "he": "כְּשֶׁאֵיזֶהוּ רָשָׁע נִתְגַּדֵּל, אֲזַי קָשֶׁה לְחַדֵּשׁ אֵיזֶהוּ סְבָרָה בַּפּוֹסְקִים. גַּם דִּבְרֵי הַדַּיָּנִים אֵינָם נִשְׁמָעִים בְּאָזְנֵי הַבַּעֲלֵי־דִינִים.",
      "en": "8. When an evil person becomes great, it becomes hard to deduce novel reasoning in Torah law, and also the words of judges are not accepted by the litigants."
    },
    {
      "index": 9,
      "he": "הִתְחַדְּשׁוּת הַמִּסִּים וְאַרְנוֹנִיּוֹת הוּא עַל־יְדֵי הַדַּיָּנִים.",
      "en": "9. The renewal of national and local taxes is through (on account of) the judges."
    }
  ]
}