Judge
דַּיָּן
Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/21

Segment 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.

Segment 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.

Segment 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.

Segment 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.

Segment 5
HE:
עַל־יְדֵי דַּיָּנִים כְּשֵׁרִים הַתּוֹרָה חֲבִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם.

EN:
5. Through proper judges, the Torah is beloved in the world.

Segment 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.

Segment 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.

Segment 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.

Segment 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.