Translation:Mishnah/Seder Moed/Tractate Shabbat/Chapter 1/1

Hebrew Text

יציאות השבת

שתיים שהן ארבע בפנים,

ושתיים שהן ארבע בחוץ.

כיצד?

העני עומד בחוץ ובעל הבית בפנים:

פשט העני את ידו לפנים,

ונתן לתוך ידו של בעל הבית;

או שנטל מתוכה והוציא;

העני חייב, ובעל הבית פטור.

פשט בעל הבית את ידו לחוץ,

ונתן לתוך ידו של עני;

או שנטל מתוכה והכניס;

בעל הבית חייב, והעני פטור.

פשט העני את ידו לפנים,

ונטל בעל הבית מתוכה;

או שנתן לתוכה והוציא;

שניהם פטורין.

פשט בעל הבית את ידו לחוץ,

ונטל העני מתוכה;

או שנתן לתוכה והכניס;

שניהם פטורין.

English Translation

The [fobidden] transfers [of domain] on Shabbat

are two, which are [really] four, [from] inside,

and two, which are [really] four, [from] outside.

How is this?

[Assuming] a poor person stands outside, and the owner of the building [stands] inside:

[If] the poor person reached his hand inside,

and put [something] into the hand of the owner of the building;

or took [something] from it and brought it outside;

the poor person is liable, and the owner of the building is exempt.

[If] the owner of the building reached his hand outside,

and put [something] into the hand of the poor person;

or took [something] from it and brought it inside;

the owner of the building is liable, and the poor person is exempt.

[If] the poor person reached his hand inside,

and the owner of the building took [something] from it;

or put [something] into it, and [the poor person] brought it outside;

they are both exempt.

[If] the owner of the building reached his hand outside,

and the poor person took [something] from it;

or put [something] into it, and [the owner of the building] brought it inside;

they are both exempt.