Core Text
Core Textמָשָׁל לְמֶלֶךְ שֶׁהָיוּ לוֹ שְׁנֵי שָׂרִים, זֶה אוֹמֵר אֲנִי מְשַׁמֵּשׁ בַּיּוֹם וְזֶה אוֹמֵר אֲנִי מְשַׁמֵּשׁ בַּיּוֹם. קָרָא לָרִאשׁוֹן וְאָמַר לוֹ הַיּוֹם יְהֵא תְּחוּמְךָ, וְקָרָא לַשֵּׁנִי וְאָמַר לוֹ הַלַּיְלָה יְהֵא תְּחוּמְךָ. הֲדָא הוּא דִּכְתִיב וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לָאוֹר יוֹם — לָאוֹר אָמַר הַיּוֹם יְהֵא תְּחוּמְךָ, וְלַחֹשֶׁךְ אָמַר הַלַּיְלָה יְהֵא תְּחוּמְךָ.
English of Core Text: A parable of a king who had two officers, each saying “I will serve by day.” He called the first and said “The day shall be your domain,” and called the second and said “The night shall be your domain.” That is what is written “And God called the light Day” — to the light He said “the day shall be your domain,” and to the darkness “the night shall be your domain.”