ביצה ג׳Beitzah 3

Perek 3 of 5 in Beitzah — 8 mishnayot

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Mishnah 1א׳

אֵין צָדִין דָּגִים מִן הַבֵּיבָרִין בְּיוֹם טוֹב, וְאֵין נוֹתְנִין לִפְנֵיהֶם מְזוֹנוֹת. אֲבָל צָדִין חַיָּה וָעוֹף מִן הַבֵּיבָרִין, וְנוֹתְנִין לִפְנֵיהֶם מְזוֹנוֹת. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, לֹא כָל הַבֵּיבָרִין שָׁוִין. זֶה הַכְּלָל, כָּל הַמְחֻסָּר צִידָה אָסוּר, וְשֶׁאֵינוֹ מְחֻסָּר צִידָה מֻתָּר:

One may not hunt fish from fish ponds on a festival, nor may one place food before them. But one may hunt wild animals and poultry from pens, and one may place food before them. Rabbi Shimon ben Gamliel says: not all pens are alike. This is the general rule: any [animal] that still requires hunting is forbidden [to capture on a festival], and one that does not require hunting is permitted.

Mishnah 2ב׳

מְצוּדוֹת חַיָּה וָעוֹף וְדָגִים שֶׁעֲשָׂאָן מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, לֹא יִטֹּל מֵהֶן בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יוֹדֵעַ שֶׁנִּצּוֹדוּ מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב. וּמַעֲשֶׂה בְנָכְרִי אֶחָד, שֶׁהֵבִיא דָגִים לְרַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, וְאָמַר, מֻתָּרִין הֵן, אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין רְצוֹנִי לְקַבֵּל הֵימֶנּוּ:

If traps for wild animals, or poultry, or fish were laid on the eve of a festival, one may not remove [any captured animals] from them on the festival, unless it is known that they were trapped on the eve of the festival. It happened that a gentile once brought fish to Rabban Gamliel, and he said, "They are permitted, but I do not wish to receive them from him."

Mishnah 3ג׳

בְּהֵמָה מְסֻכֶּנֶת לֹא יִשְׁחֹט, אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן יֵשׁ שָׁהוּת בַּיּוֹם לֶאֱכֹל מִמֶּנָּה כַּזַּיִת צָלִי. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ כַזַּיִת חַי מִבֵּית טְבִיחָתָהּ. שְׁחָטָהּ בַּשָּׂדֶה, לֹא יְבִיאֶנָּה בְמוֹט וּבְמוֹטָה. אֲבָל מֵבִיא בְיָדוֹ אֵבָרִים אֵבָרִים:

An animal in grave danger [of dying] may not be slaughtered on a festival, unless there would be sufficient time during that day to eat the equivalent of an olive [in volume] of its roasted meat. Rabbi Akiva says: even [enough time for] the equivalent of an olive of raw meat taken from the place of slaughtering [i.e. the neck, would be sufficient]. If one slaughtered it in the field, he may not bring it [back] on a pole or in a barrow; rather he may bring it back in his hands, piece by piece.

Mishnah 4ד׳

בְּכוֹר שֶׁנָּפַל לְבוֹר, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, יֵרֵד מֻמְחֶה וְיִרְאֶה, אִם יֶשׁ בּוֹ מוּם, יַעֲלֶה וְיִשְׁחֹט. וְאִם לָאו, לֹא יִשְׁחֹט. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, כֹּל שֶׁאֵין מוּמוֹ נִכָּר מִבְּעוֹד יוֹם, אֵין זֶה מִן הַמּוּכָן:

If a firstborn [animal] fell into a pit [on a festival], Rabbi Yehuda says: an expert should go down and inspect it; if it has a blemish, one may bring it up and slaughter it; and if it does not, one may not slaughter it. Rabbi Shimon says: any [animal] whose blemish was not recognized while it was still the previous day is not [considered] prepared [before the festival, and therefore it may not be used on that day].

…and 4 more mishnayot in this perek.

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Mishnah, Torat Emet 357 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0