52. We learned, Rabbi Yosi said, that there were two ministers, NAMELY ANGELS, under the Holy Throne of Glory. The one, BY NAME OF MATA, dwells within the treasury of the Temple. And here we are in exile, and nothing remained to us but him, who is of the nature OF THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE, and impressed by the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He. THIS IS THE ANGEL METATRON, WHOSE NAME IS AS THE NAME OF HIS MASTER, AS IT IS WRITTEN OF HIM: "FOR MY NAME IS IN HIM" (SHEMOT 23:21).
52. תָּאנָא, אֲמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי, תְּרֵין רַבְרְבִין הֲווֹ תְּחוֹת כָּרְסֵי יְקָרָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְהָא שְׁמֵיהּ חַד מֵאִינוּן, עַרְסָא, דַּהֲוָה שָׁרֵי בְּגַזֵּיהּ דְּהֵיכָלָא. וְהָא אֲנַן בְּגָלוּתָא, לָא אִשְׁתָּאַר בֵּינָנָא אֶלָּא דָּא דְּזִינֵיהּ, וְהוּא חָתוּם מִן שְׁמֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.