(1) The LORD said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. (2) I will make of you a great nation, And I will bless you; I will make your name great, And you shall be a blessing. (3) I will bless those who bless you And curse him that curses you; And all the families of the earth Shall bless themselves by you.” (4) Abram went forth as the LORD had commanded him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
כָּל זְמַן שֶׁאָדָם מַרְבֶּה בַּמִּצְוֹת, הוּא קֹנֶה שֵׁם טוֹב לְעַצְמוֹ. אַתְּ מוֹצֵא שְׁלֹשָׁה שֵׁמוֹת נִקְרְאוּ לוֹ לְאָדָם, אֶחָד מַה שֶּׁקּוֹרְאִים לוֹ אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ, וְאֶחָד מַה שֶּׁקּוֹרְאִין לוֹ בְּנֵי אָדָם, וְאֶחָד מַה שֶּׁקּוֹנֶה הוּא לְעַצְמוֹ. טוֹב מִכֻּלָּן מַה שֶּׁקּוֹנֶה הוּא לְעַצְמוֹ.
Every time a man increases the number of good deeds he performs, he adds to his good name. You find that a man is known by three names: the name by which his father and mother call him, the name by which other men call him, and the one he earns for himself; the most important name is the one he earns for himself.2His good deeds are apparent to all.
לכל איש יש שם
שנתן לו אלוקים
ונתנו לו אביו ואימו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו קומתו ואופן חיוכו
ונתן לו האריג
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו ההרים
ונתנו לו כתליו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו המזלות
ונתנו לו שכניו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו חטאיו
ונתנה לו כמיהתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו שונאיו
ונתנה לו אהבתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו חגיו
ונתנה לו מלאכתו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתנו לו תקופות השנה
ונתן לו עיורונו
לכל איש יש שם
שנתן לו הים
ונתן לו
מותו.
Every Person Has a Name
Zelda
20th century
Every person has a name
given to him by God
given to him by his father and mother
Every person has a name
given to him by his height
and shape of his smile
given to him by his fabric
Every person has a name
given to him by the mountains
given to him by his walls.
Every person has a name
given to him by the constellations,
given to him by his neighbours.
Every person has a name
given to him by his sins,
given to him by his longing/yearning.
Every person has a name
given to him by his enemies,
given to him by his love.
Every person has a name
given to him by his holidays,
given to him by his toil.
Every person has a name
given to him by the seasons,
given to him by his blindness.
Every person has a name
given to him by the sea,
given to him by his death.