(Mishnah): He came to Se'ir ha'Mishtale'ach, pressed both his hands on it and confessed. He said as follows - Ana Hash-m - Avu Pash'u Chat'u in front of You, Your nation Beis Yisrael. Ana Hash-m, please atone...

(Beraisa - Bar Kapara): [He does not mention Yisrael. He says only] Avu Pash'u Chat'u, not to mention the disgrace of Yisrael.

"Ya'amad Chai'' teaches that it is destined to die. Until when must it live? Until "v'Chilah mi'Kaper Es ha'Kodesh.'' R. Yehudah says so;

R. Shimon says, [it must live] until the time of Viduy.

R. Yehudah holds that the Viduy is Me'akev. R. Shimon holds that the Viduy is not Me'akev.

What do they argue about? If he sent it without Viduy, R. Yehudah holds that he must bring another goat. R. Shimon holds that he need not bring another goat.

The same applies to the bull. If he slaughtered it without Viduy, R. Yehudah holds that he must bring another bull. R. Shimon holds that he need not bring another bull.

Question: If he confessed, slaughtered it and the blood spilled, and you say (i.e. all agree) that he must bring another bull, must he confess on it again, or was he already Yotzei through the Viduy on the first? (We can ask even according to R. Shimon. He agrees that l'Chatchilah, one must do Viduy.)

Question: Also regarding the Se'ir ha'Mishtale'ach [according to the opinion that the lottery is Me'akev], must he do a lottery on it a second time, or was he already Yotzei through the lottery on the first?

(Mishnah): They handed over [Se'ir ha'Mishtale'ach] to the one who will take it. Anyone is Kosher to take it, but Kohanim Gedolim made it fixed, and did not allow a Yisrael (Zar) to take it.

R. Yosi says, a case occurred and Arshela of Tziporim took it, and he was a Yisrael.

(Gemara): "V'Shilach b'Yad Ish'' is Machshir a Zar. "Iti'' - he is prepared for this. "Iti'' - he is designated for this. "Iti'' - even on Shabbos. "Iti'' - even b'Tum'ah.

Question: Is not "prepared'' the same as "designated''?!

Answer: Rather, [change one of them to say that] he may not send it with two people.

Question: If he sent it with two (e.g. one took it half-way, and handed it over to someone else to finish taking it), is it Metamei clothes [of both of them]?

Answer: [Toras Kohanim expounds] "Veha'Meshale'ach [Es ha'Sa'ir la'Azazel]'', and not one who sends the Meshale'ach. This teaches that if he sent it with two, [the first] is not Metamei Begadim.

If it fled in the direction [towards the Tzuk (steep mountain from which he pushes it), the Meshale'ach] is Metamei Begadim [while pursuing it]. If it fled in the other direction, he is not Metamei Begadim. (Starting from the question, we explained like PNEI MOSHE.)

Question #1: They asked R. Eliezer, if the Shali'ach became sick (may he give it to another Shali'ach)? He answered, just like he will be well (Sheluchei Mitzvah are not harmed - MASA D'YERUSHALAYIM), you should be well! (This was not a proper answer, for "Sheluchei Mitzvah are not harmed'' does not apply when danger is common, e.g. they designated a very weak Shali'ach - PF.)

Question #2: If the [Se'ir] ha'Mishtale'ach became sick [what is the law]? He said, [they pick strong goats for the lottery]. It can carry you and me (it will not get sick).

Question #3: If he pushed it [off the Tzuk] and it did not die [must he go to kill it]? He said, so should be Shamayim's enemies (surely it will die).

R. Eliezer did not divert them [because he did not know the answers]. Rather, he would not say to them (or anyone) matters that he never heard [from his Rebbeyim].

Answers (Chachamim): If the Shali'ach became sick, he sends it with someone else. If the Mishtale'ach became sick, [he puts it on a donkey and] the donkey carries it]. If he pushed it and it did not die, he descends after it and kills it.

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, it did not reach (fall) half the mountain before it was [torn into] many pieces. After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, it would flee to the Midbar, and Yishmaelim would eat it (PNEI MOSHE, ARUCH).

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, the lot for Hash-m came up in his right hand. After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, sometimes it came up in his right hand, and sometimes in his left.

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, the Ner Ma'aravi burned [also the entire day]. After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, sometimes it extinguished [in the morning], and sometimes it burned.

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, the red strip [tied to Se'ir ha'Mishtale'ach] would whiten. After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, sometimes it whitened, and sometimes it became even redder.

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, the fire of the Ma'arachah became stronger. From when they put two logs in the morning, they did not put [more wood] the entire day. After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, they did not refrain from putting wood the entire day.

As long as Shimon ha'Tzadik was alive, there was a Brachah in Shtei ha'Lechem and Lechem ha'Panim. Everyone would get a k'Zayis. Some ate and were satiated, and some ate and [were satiated from part of it] and left over;

After Shimon ha'Tzadik died, the Brachah was removed from Shtei ha'Lechem and Lechem ha'Panim. Everyone would get the size of a pea. Pious [Kohanim] refrained [from taking], and gluttons stretched their hands [and took];

A case occurred in which a Kohen [from] Tziporin took his portion and his friend's portion, and they called him "Ben Chamtzan'' to this day;

David said "Elokai Palteini mi'Yad Rasha mi'Kaf Me'avel v'Chometz.''

(Beraisa): Forty years before the Churban, the Ner Ma'aravi used to extinguish, and the red strip used to redden [even more], and the lot for Hash-m came up in his left hand, and they would lock the doors of the Heichal at night and in the morning, they found them open;

R. Yochanan ben Zakai said to [the Heichal] 'Heichal, why do you startle us? We know that in the end you will be destroyed - "Pesach Levanon Delasecha v'Sochal Esh ba'Arazecha''.'

Shimon ha'Tzadik served 40 years as Kohen Gadol for Yisrael. In the last year, he said to them "this year, I will die.'' They said, who will we appoint after you?

He said, Nechunyon my son is in front of you. Go appoint Nechunyon. His brother Shimon was envious, and went and dressed him in a leather garment and girded him with [a woman's] belt.

Shimon said [to the other Kohanim] "see what [Nechunyon] vowed to his beloved! He told her, when I will serve as Kohen Gadol, I will wear your garment and gird with your belt! They investigated the matter, and did not find him.

They said that from there he fled to Har ha'Melech. from there he fled to Alexandria, and built a Mizbe'ach and applied to it this verse "ba'Yom ha'Hu Yihyeh Mizbe'ach la'Shem b'Soch Eretz Mitzrayim.''

There is a Kal v'Chomer. If this one (Shimon) who never entered authority (craved authority so much that he did such evil trickery)... one who already entered authority and left, for he was demoted, all the more so! R. Meir said so;

R. Yehudah says, it was not like this. Rather, they appointed Shimon (because Nechunyon declined to accept - MEICHAL HA'MAYIM), and Nechunyon his brother was jealous. He dressed [Shimon] in a leather garment and girded him with a belt. [Nechunyon] said [to the Kohanim] "see what he vowed to his beloved...!'', like in the first version (R. Meir. They investigated and found what he plotted, and Nechunyon fled to Alexandria);

There is a Kal v'Chomer. If this one (Nechunyon) who fled authority, see how much he pursued it at the end, one who entered authority and leaves, all the more so! (We explained this episode according to PNEI MOSHE.)