We Were Slaves
We pour the second glass of wine.
עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ עתה בני חורין
Avadim Hayinu, Ata Beney chorin.
We were slaves, not we are free!
עֲבָדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיִם, וַיּוֹצִיאֵנוּ יי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִשָּׁם בְּיָד חֲזָקָה וּבִזְרוֹעַ נְטוּיָה. וְאִלּוּ לֹא הוֹצִיא הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא אֶת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ מִמִּצְרָיִם, הֲרֵי אָנוּ וּבָנֵינוּ וּבְנֵי בָנֵינוּ מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים הָיִינוּ לְפַרְעֹה בְּמִצְרָיִם. וַאֲפִילוּ כֻּלָנוּ חֲכָמִים, כֻּלָנוּ נְבוֹנִים, כֻּלָנוּ זְקֵנִים, כֻּלָנוּ יוֹדְעִים אֶת הַתּוֹרָה, מִצְוָה עָלֵינוּ לְסַפֵּר בִּיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם. וְכָל הַמַרְבֶּה לְסַפֵּר בִּיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם הֲרֵי זֶה מְשֻׁבָּח.
We were slaves to Pharoah in Egypt, and God took us out from there with a strong hand. And if the Eternal one Blessed Be She would have not led our ancestors out of Egypt, then us and our children and our children's children would still be enslaved to Pharaoh in Egypt. And even if we are all smart, wise and super knowledgeable about the Torah, it is still incumbent upon us to tell the story of coming out of Egypt. And the more we discuss the story the better.
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