Hebrew · Jerusalem Talmud, ed. Guggenheimer (Hebrew/Aramaic)הלכה: אָמַר רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן. מִפְּנֵי מַעֲשֶׂה שֶׁאִירָע. פַּעַם אַחַת נָפְלָה הֲבָרָה בָעִיר וּבָאוּ סַרַקִיִּים וּנְטָלוּם וְנִתְקַלְקלוּ הַלְוִיִּם בַשִּׁיר. אָמַר רִבִּי אָחָא בַר פָּפָּא קוֹמֵי רִבִּי זְעוּרָה. חֲבֵרַיָיא בְעוֹן קוֹמֵי רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר נַחְמָן. בְּשֵׁם מָן רִבִּי אָמַר לָהּ. אֲמַר לוֹן. דִּכְוָותְכוֹן דְּאִית לְכוֹן רְבָבִין סַגִּין. בְּשֵׁם רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לִֵוי אֲמַר לֵיהּ. וְרִבִּי לָא מַיְיתֵי לָהּ טַעֲם דַּהֲלָכָה. דְּתַנֵּי. שִׁירוּ שֶׁלְחֲמִישִׁי הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים. הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ. וּבְרֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים. הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ. חָל יוֹם טוֹב לִהְיוֹת בַּחֲמִישִׁי. בַּשַׁחֲרִית הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים. הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ. וּבַמִּנְחָה הָיוּ אוֹמְרִים. הֲסִירוֹתִי מִסֵּבֶל שִׁכְמוֹ. אִם בָּאוּ מִן הַמִּנְחָה וּלְמַטָּן אוֹמְרִים. הַרְנִינוּ לֵאלֹהִים עוּזֵּנוּ. לֹא נִמְצְאוּ אוֹמְרִים שִׁיר וְכוֹפְלִין אוֹתוֹ.
English · Heinrich W. GuggenheimerHALAKHAH: Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman said, because of what had happened. Once there was a rumor in the city that Saracens had come and took them, and the Levites spoiled the song. Rebbi Aḥa bar Pappus said before Rebbi Ze`ira that the colleagues asked before Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman, in whose name does the rabbi say this? He said to them, that is like you who have many teachers! In the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi did he say it. But Rebbi La brought the reason for the practice, as it was stated: They were saying the song of Thursday, shout with joy for our mighty God. But on New Year’s Day they were saying, I removed his shoulder from hardship. If the holiday fell on Thursday, in the morning they did say, shout with joy for our mighty God. In the afternoon they did say, I removed his shoulder from hardship; if they came after the afternoon prayers, they would say, shout with joy for our mighty God. Would they not say the song twice?