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Multi-Lingual Mah Nishtanah (Four Questions)


English

What makes this night different from all [other] nights?

1) On all nights we need not dip even once, on this night we do so twice!

2) On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this night only matzah.

3) On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, and on this night maror!

4) On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline!

Hebrew

Mah nishtanah halyla hazeh mikol halaylot

1) She'bechol halaylot ain anu matbilin afilu pa'am echat, halyla hazeh shtei pe'amim?

2) She'bechol halaylot anu ochlim chametz o matza, halyla hazeh kulo maztah?

3) She'bechol halaylot anu ochlim she'ar yerakot, halyla hazeh maror?

4) She'bechol halaylot anu ochlim bain yoshvin bain mesubin, halyla hazeh kulanu mesubin?

Yiddish

Tate ich vil bei dir fregen di fir kashes:

Ma nishtana halayla hazeh mikol haleylot. Vos iz Anderesh fun der Nacht fun Pesach fun ale necht fun a gants yor?

1) Di ershte kashe iz,

Sheb'chol haleylot eyn anu matbilin afilu pa'am echat, halayla hazeh sh'tey p'amim.

Ale necht fun a gants yor tunken mir nisht ayn afileh eyn mol, ober di nacht fun peysach, tunken mir ayn tsvey mol -- ayn mol karpas in zaltz vasser, di tsveyte mol maror in charoses.

2) Di tsveyte kashe iz,

Sheb'chol haleylot anu ochlin chameytz oy matzah, halayla hazeh kulo matzah.

Ale necht fun a gants yor esn mir chomets ader matseh, ober di nakht fun peysakh, esn mir nor matseh.

3) Di drite kashe iz,

Sheb'chol haleylot anu ochlin sh'ar yerakot, halayla hazeh maror.

Ale necht fun a gants yor esn mir alerlay grintsen, ober di nacht fun peysach, esn mir nor bitere grintsen.

4) Di ferte kashe iz,

Sheb'chol haleylot onu ochlin beyn yoshvin uveyn m'subin, halayla hazeh kulanu m'subin.

Ale necht fun a gants yor esn mir say zitsndikerheit un say ongeleynterheit, ober di nakht fun peysach, esn mir nor ongeleynterheit.

Tate ich hob bei dir gefrekdt di di fir kashes yetzt gib mir a teretz.

French

Pourquoi cette nuit se différencie-t-elle de toutes les autres nuits?

1) Toutes les nuits, nous ne sommes pas tenus de tremper même une seule fois, cette nuit nous le faisons deux fois!

2) Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons du 'Hametz ou de la Matzah, cette nuit, seulement de la Matzah!

3) Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons n'importe quel sorte de légumes, cette nuit, du Maror!

4) Toutes les nuits, nous mangeons assis ou accoudés, cette nuit, nous sommes tous accoudés!

Spanish

¿Qué hace diferente a esta noche de todas las [demás] noches? ¿Ma nishtaná haláila hazé micól haleilót...

1) En todas las noches no precisamos sumergir ni siquiera una vez, ¡y en esta noche lo hacemos dos veces! ...shebejól haleilót éin ánu matbilín afílu paám eját, haláila hazé shtéi peamím?

2) En todas las noches comemos jametz o matzá, ¡en esta noche solamente matzá! ...shebejól haleilót ánu ojlín jamétz umatzá, haláila hazé kuló matzá?

3) En todas las noches comemos cualquier clase de verdura, ¡esta noche maror! ...shebejól haleilót ánu ojlín sheár ieracót, haláila hazé marór?

4) En todas las noches comemos sentados erguidos o reclinados, ¡esta noche todos nos reclinamos!

Italian

Perché è diversa questa sera da tutte le altre?

1) Perché tutte le sere non intingiamo neppure una volta questa sera lo facciamo due volte?

2) Perché tutte le sere noi mangiamo chamètz e matzà questa sera soltanto matzà?

3) Perché tutte le sere noi mangiamo qualsiasi verdura questa sera maròr?

4) Perché tutte le sere noi mangiamo e beviamo sia seduti e sia adagiati, ma questa sera siamo tutti adagiati?

German

Was unterscheidet diese Nacht von allen anderen Nächten?

In allen anderen Nächten brauchen wir nicht ein einziges Mal einzutunken, in dieser Nacht zweimal.

In allen anderen Nächten können wir Gesäuertes und Ungesäuertes essen, in dieser Nacht nur Ungesäuertes.

In allen anderen Nächten können wir verschiedene Kräuter essen, in dieser Nacht nur bittere Kräuter.

In allen anderen Nächten können wir freisitzend oder angelehnt essen, in dieser Nacht sitzen wir alle angelehnt.


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Posted: Apr 11, 2009
Thank you!!
I have been searching the 'net for the four questions, in Yiddish. Of course it is all over the internet, but in the Hebrew alphabet, which didn't help me. I wanted the ma nishtana too, but that was easy to find. But you have given me just what I needed, all four questions in English, Hebrew and Yiddish.

...When we were young, my Zayde had me memorize the ma nishtana and my younger sister, the feer kashas. Memory being what it is, as adults I have been able only to recite Question #1 in Hebrew and my sister, Question #1 in Yiddish. One of the actual children reads the English.

Thanks to this wonderful website, this year we will have all 4 questions in all 3 languages.
Posted By Marcia Cohen, Portland, ME

Posted: Apr 7, 2009
The English version is in the wrong order
Posted By Miriam, Monsey, ny

Posted: Apr 18, 2008
The Four Questions in Portuguese (Brasilian)
English

What makes this night different from all [other] nights?

Português (Brasil )

O que torna esta noite diferente de todas as [outras] noites ?

1) On all nights we need not dip even once, on this night we do so twice!

1) Em todas as noites não precisamos imergir nada nenhuma vez, nesta noite fazemos isto duas vezes !

2) On all nights we eat chametz or matzah, and on this night only matzah.

2) Em todas as noites comemos chametz ou matzah, e nesta noite comemos apenas matzah.

3) On all nights we eat any kind of vegetables, and on this night maror!

3) Em todas as noites comemos qualquer tipo de vegetais e nesta noite comemos maror !

4) On all nights we eat sitting upright or reclining, and on this night we all recline!

4) Em todas as noites comemos sentados em posição ereta ou reclinada e nesta noite todos nós nos reclinamos !
Posted By Jayme Bentes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ/Brasil



 


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