Hebrew · Jerusalem Talmud, ed. Guggenheimer (Hebrew/Aramaic)אָמְרוּ לוֹ אִם כֵּן לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא מַזְכִּיר. מִחְלְפָה שִׁיטָּתֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר מִחְלְפָה שִׁיטָּתֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. דְאִיתְפַּלְּגוֹן. רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר אוֹמֵר. אִם אֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹשִׂין תְּשׁוּבָה אֵין נִגְאָלִים לְעוֹלָם. שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר. בְּשׁוּבָה וָנַחַת תִּיוָושֵׁעוּן. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. וְכִי אִם יַעַמְדּוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְלֹא יַעֲשׂוּ תָשׁוּבָה אֵינָן נִגְאָלִין לְעוֹלָם. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַעֲמִיד עֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ קָשֶׁה כְהָמָן וּמִיַּד הֵן עוֹשִׂין תְּשׁוּבָה וְהֵן נִגְאָלִין. מַה טַעַם. וְעֵת צָרָה הִיא לְיַעֲקֹב וּמִמֶּנָּה יִוָושֵׁעַ. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. וְהָא כָתוּב חִנָּם נִמְכַּרְתֶּם וְלֹא בְכֶסֶף תִּגָּאֵלוּ. מָה עֲבַד לָהּ רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר. תְּשׁוּבָה. כְּמַה דְאַתְּ אָמַר. צְרוֹר הַכֶּסֶף לָקַח בְּיָדוֹ וגו׳. אָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. וְהָא כָתוּב אֲנִי יי בְּעִתָּהּ אֲחִישֶׁנָּה. מָה עֲבַד לָהּ רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר. תְּשׁוּבָה. כְּמַה דַתְּ אֲמַר. וְעַתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל מָה יי אֱלֹהֶיךָ שׁוֹאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה וגו׳. רִבִּי אָחָא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי. אִם זְכִיתֶם. אֲחִישֶׁנָּה. וְאִם לָאו. בְּעִתָּהּ. כֵּיוָן שֶׁאָמַר לוֹ רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ. וַיָּרֶם יְמִינוֹ וּשְׂמֹאלוֹ אֶל הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיִּשָּׁבַע בְּחֵי הָעוֹלָם כִּי לְמוֹעֵד מוֹעֲדִים וָחֵצִי וּכְכַלּוֹת נַפֵּץ יַד עַם קֹדֶשׁ תִּכְלֶינָה כָל אֵלֶּה. אִיסְתַּלֵּק רִבִּי לִיעֶזֶר.
English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer“They said to him, if that is so, one should always mention it.” The argument of Rebbi Eliezer seems inverted; the argument of Rebbi Joshua seems inverted. As they disagree: Rebbi Eliezer says, unless Israel repent they never will be redeemed, as it is said, by repentance and satisfaction you will be helped. Rebbi Joshua said to him, if Israel would stay and never repent, would they never be redeemed? Rebbi Eliezer said to him, the Holy One, praise to Him, causes a hard king like Haman to rule over them and immediately they repent and are redeemed. What is the reason? It is an evil time for Jacob and from it he will be helped. Rebbi Joshua said to him, but is it not written, gratis you were sold and not by money you will be redeemed? How does Rebbi Eliezer deal with this? Repentance, as you are saying, a bundle of money he took in his hand, etc. Rebbi Joshua said to him, but is it not written, in its time I shall quickly do it. How does Rebbi Eliezer deal with this? Repentance, as you are saying, but now, Israel, what does the Eternal, your God, ask from you but to fear etc. Rebbi Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi: If you merit it, I shall quickly do it; if not, in its time. When Rebbi Joshua said to him, he lifted his right and his left arms to heaven and swore by the Eternally Living that in term, terms and a half, when he finished to smash the hand of the holy people, all this will finish, Rebbi Eliezer withdrew.