Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Avot/Chapter 6/11

Introduction

This Baraita concludes the Tractate of Avot, noting that not just those five possessions listed in the previous Baraita, but all creation is God’s.

Hebrew Text

כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא בָּעוֹלָמוֹ,
לֹא בְרָאוֹ אֶלָּא לִכְבוֹדוֹ,
שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:
"כֹּל הַנִּקְרָא בִשְׁמִי וְלִכְבוֹדִי בְּרָאתִיו יְצַרְתִּיו אַף עֲשִׂיתִיו";
וְאוֹמֵר:
"יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד."

English Translation

All that the Holy One, Blessed be He, created in His world,
He created only for His Glory,
As it is said:
“Everything that is called by My Name, and which I have created for My Glory, I have formed it, yea, I have made it” (Isaiah 43:7);
And it [also] says:
“The Lord shall reign forever and ever.” (Exodus 15:18.)

Explanation

For commentary on Avot 6:11, see, for example:

• Rabbi Menachem Schneerson
• Rabbi Dovid Rosenfeld