MAASE akontesio en hasid uno i su nombre Ben Sabar ke fue akorido todos sus dias detras de la sedaka i gamilut hasidim. Ves una sintio ke era guerfano uno en una sivdad ke ya era pertenesiente para tomar mujer, i no avia en su mano no plata i non oro para puederse kazar. Ke izo Ben Sabar tomo de su kaza mendeles i yastikes i tambien plata i oro i se fue a la sivdad ke estava este guerfano i lo entro a hupa, i se torno Ben Sabar por otro kamino i no por el kamino ke el vino.
A story happened to a pious man, his name was Ben Sabar, who had practiced charity and acts of kindness his whole life. One time, he heard that there was an orphan in a city who deserved to have a wife and had no silver nor gold to be able to marry. What did Ben Sabar do? He took matresses and cushions from his house, as well as silver and gold, and he went to the city where this orphan was and he led him to the
chuppah, and Ben Sabar took another path back than the one he took to come.
I enkontro en el kamino kon rio uno ke era su longura kuatrozientas parsaot i su anchura sinkuenta parsaot. I era ayi un peshe muy grande i era azien danyo a todos los ke pasavan i tornavan por ayi, siendo ke ayego Ben Sabar serka de este peshe se izo a se mizmo el peshkado komo una agila i lo paso a Ben Sadar de el rio i no le izo ningun danyo. Siendo ke paso Ben Sabar de el rio enkontro kon ombre uno desfermoziguado de vista en demaziadamente, i era el malah a-mavet, i Ben Sabar no lo konosio ke era el malah a-mavet.And on the way he came to a river that was 400 miles in length and 50 miles in width. And there was there a large fish and it was harming all those who were passing by. When Ben Sabar came near this fish, the fish turned himself into an eagle and carried Ben Sabar across the river and did not harm him in any way. When Ben Sabar had crossed he river, he met an exceedingly ugly man, and it was the Angel of Death, and Ben Sabar did not know that it was the Angel of Death.
Le disho el malah a-mavet a Ben Sabar "Tu sos Ben Sabar" disho a el "Si", disho a el "De adonde vienes," i Ben Sabar le konto todo el akontesimiento ke le akontesio por el kamino, le disho akel ombre a Ben Sabar "Ke sepas ke yo so el malah a-mavet, i tefter de todo bivo en mi mano, i kon esto sepas agora ke ya ayego tu ora por espartirte de el mundo," en akeya ora se le demudaron sus karas de sintir, en akeya ora alto sus ojos a los sielos i disho "Sinyor de el mundo ken se entremetio en la ley i en gamilut hasidim ke se muera de anyos pokos, esta es la ley i esta es su paga. I mas asente<n>siates sovre mi muerte en medio de el kampo komo la behema, i no muerirme de dientro de mi kaza para ke se entrementa la djente de mi kaza en mi kavod." En akeya ora salio un bat kol de los sielos i disho a el "De sierto ay a ti tiempo asta ke vayas a tu kaza por el gamilut hasidim ke izistes,"
The Angel of Death said to Ben Sabar:
- Are you Ben Sabar?
- Yes.
- Where do you come from?
And Ben Sabar told him everything that had happend to him on the way. That man said to Ben Sabar "Know that I am the Angel of Death, and the register of every living being is in my hand, and with that know now that the moment has come for you to leave this world." At this moment, Ben Sabar's face became pale from hearing this, he lifted up his eyes to the sky and said "Lord of the World, a man who devotes himself to the Law and to acts of kindness should die still young, that is the Law and his reward? And furthermore, you have decided that my death should take place in the fields, like a animal, and that I would not die at home, where my people could honor me." At that moment, a voice of God came out of the sky and said "Surely, you have some time to go home, thanks to the acts of kindness you did,"
siendo ke paso de el lugar ke estava el malah a-mavet, enkontro en una sivdad i(?) la djente de la sivdad salientes de la puerta de la sivdad, les pregunto a eyos Ben Sabar si avia algun talmid haham adientro la sivdad ke keria avlar kon el, disheron a el "Ay aki un talmid haham muy grande i su nombre Shepipon Ben Lish," andovo Ben Sabar serka de el siendo ke lo vido a el Shepipon se alegro alegria grande, i fue traido a su kaza de Shepipon, i lo vido a Ben Sabar ke tenia sus karas demudadas, le disho Shepipon a Ben Sabar "Porke estan tus karas demudadas, kisas a el pan tu as demenester o alguna koza parese ke te manka," disho a el "Ni a el pan yo a demenester ni ninguna koza mi manka," disho a el Shepipon "Siendo ansi i porke estan tus karas demudadas," i rekonto Ben Sabar todo lo ke le akontesio por el kamino ke el vino kon el malah a-mavet, i la gezera ke se asentensio sovre mi(!) disho a el Shepipon "No te espantes ke yo te do avtaha ke el Shem yitbarah te eskapara a ti de la muerte."When he left the place where the Angel of Death was, he came to a city and the inhabitants were going out through the gate of the city. Ben Sabar asked them if there was a scholar in the city, as he wanted to talk to him. They said to him "There is a truly great scholar there and his name is Shepipon Ben Lish," Ben Sabar went near him. When Shepipon saw him, he rejoiced greatly and Ben Sabar was lead to Shepipon's house. And Shepipon saw that his face was pale, he said to Ben Sabar:
- Why is your face pale? Maybe you need bread or something that you don't have?
- I don't need bread, nor anything else.
- If so, why is your face pale?
And Ben Sabar told him everything that had happened to him on the way with the Angel of Death, and the decree that had been decided about him. Shepipon said to him "Don't be afraid. I can assure you that God, may He be blessed, will save you from death."
I se estuvo serka de el sinko dias, despues de sinko dias vino una nove grande i arodeo a la kaza. Disheron sus talmidim "Rabenu non tu ves esta nove grande ke arodeo a tu kaza," disho a eyos Shepipon "Salid i mirad si a toda la sivdad la nove arodea o a la kaza solo," en lo ke salieron los talmidim afuera a ver a la nove. I el malah a-mavet vino delantre Shepipon, disho a el "Dame el pikadon ke ay a mi en tu mano," disho a el "Kual pikadon ay a mi (>ti) en mi mano," disho a el "Ben Sabar" elguego lo grito a el malah a-mavet i le disho "Vate a tu melakha no a ti en mi mano ninguna koza, i si no te vas ke sepas ke te so gozer,"And he stayed with him five days. After five days, a great cloud came and surrounded the house. His students said "Master, don't you see this great cloud that has surrounded your house?" Shepipon said to them "Go out and check if the could surrounds the whole city or just the house," so the students went out to see the cloud. And the Angel of Death came in frint of Shepipon, he said to him:
- Give me the deposit, that you have for me.
- What deposit do I have for you?
- Ben Sabar.
Immediately, he shouted at the Angel of Death and said to him "Go away to your business, I have nothing for you. And you don't go, know that I'll cut you into pieces."
elguego andovo el malah a-mavet i respondio a las palavras las estas delantre el santo bendicho el, disho el santo bendicho el a el malah a-mavet "Ken disho a ti ansi", disho a el "Shepipon Ben Lish ke es sadik gamor i baldo tu gezera ke ansi esta eskrito 'sadik moshel be-yirat eloim'", "Presto va i di le a el 'De sierto por tu kavod Shepipon se enyadieron a ti i a Ben Sabar otros setenta anyos mas de vidas', kon esto ke mire el ben adam kuanto grande es la fuersa de la sedaka ke afilu en ora de su muerte lo eskapa sheneemar vsedaka tasil mi-mavet.Immediately, the Angel of Death went and reported these words in front of the Holy One. The Holy One said to the Angel of Death:
- Who said this to you?
- Shepipon Ben Lish, who is a perfect pious man and has cancelled your decree, because it is written "The pious rules in fear of God" (2 Sam 23:3).
- Go without delay and tell him that for his honor, 70 years have been added to his and Ben Sabar's lives.
From this, let people see how great is the strength of charity, that it saves them even at the moment of their death, as it is said "And charity will save from death" (Pr 10:2).