Acharei Mot: Chapter 60

Lilit and Na'amah

Synopsis

We are told that Adam also had daughters that were beautiful, and we hear about Tubal Cain and Na'amah, about the demons and spirits, and about the role of Lilit. If a man is holy, God sends three angels to guard him and his house. Asmodeus, the king of the demons, told Solomon about the many kinds of impurity that people contract if they are not saved through the Torah.

Adam Air Demons Female Lilit Male Naamah Tubal-Cain

360. After THE DEMONS were born to Adam, he had daughters from these spirits that were similar in beauty to those on high and those below. Therefore, it is written, "The sons of Elohim saw that the daughters of men were fair" (Beresheet 6:2). All were going astray after them. There was one male, who was born to the spirit from the aspect of Cain, and he was named Tuval Cain. A female was born with him. People were going astray after her, and she was called Na'amah. From her came other spirits and demons. They were hovering in the air, revealing matters to the others who were below, IN THE WORLD.

360. בָּתַר דְּאִתְיְילִידוּ מֵאָדָם, אוֹלִיד מֵאִינּוּן רוּחֵי בְּנָתָן, דְּדַמְיָן לִשְׁפִּירוּ דְּעִלָאֵי, וּלִשְׁפִּירוּ דְּתַתָּאֵי. וְעַ"ד כְּתִיב, וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים אֶת בְּנוֹת הָאָדָם כִּי טוֹבוֹת הֵנָּה וְגוֹ,' וְטָעָן כֺּלָּא בַּתְרַיְיהוּ. וְחַד דְּכוּרָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, דְּאָתָא לְעָלְמָא מִרוּחֵיהּ דְּסִטְרָא דְּקַיִן, וְקָרוּן לֵיהּ תּוּבַל קַיִן. וַחֲדָא נוּקְבָּא נָפְקַת עִמֵּיהּ, וַהֲווֹ בִּרְיָין וְטָעָאן בַּתְרָאָה, וְאִתְקְרֵי נַעֲמָ"ה. מִינָּהּ נַפְקוּ רוּחִין וְשֵׁדִין אָחֳרָנִין. וְאִינּוּן תַּלְיָין בַּאֲוִירָא, וְאוֹדְעִין מִלִּין לְאִינּוּן אָחֳרָנִין דִּשְׁכִיחִין לְתַתָּא.

Copper Demons Dreams Dwellings Iron Naamah Seas Tubal-Cain

361. This Tuval Cain introduced weaponry to the world, AS HE SHARPENED ALL EARTHENWARE, COPPER AND IRON. While attached to her aspect, this Na'amah used to be in a state of great commotion. She still lives, dwelling among the roars of the great sea. She comes out, sports with people, warms herself by them in a man's dream by his lust, and attaches herself to him. She takes FROM HIM that passion, but not more. From that lust, she becomes pregnant and produces many species OF DEMON in the world.

361. וְדָא תּוּבַל קַיִן, אַפִּיק זַיְינֵי קִטּוּלָא לְעָלְמָא. וְדָא נַעֲמָה אִתְרְגִישַׁת בְּרִיגְשָהָא, וְאִתְדַּבְּקַת בְּסִטְרָהָא. וְעַד כְּעַן הִיא קַיְּימָא, וּמָדוֹרָהָא בֵּין רִיגְשֵׁי יַמָּא רַבָּא, וְנַפְקַת וְחַיְּיכַת בִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא, וְאִתְחַמְּמַת מִנַּיְיהוּ בְּחֶלְמָא, בְּהַהוּא תִּיאוּבְתָּא דְּב"נ, וְאִתְדַּבְּקַת בֵּיהּ. תִּיאוּבְתָּא נַטְלַת וְלָא יַתִּיר. וּמֵהַהוּא תִּיאוּבְתָּא אִתְעַבְּרַת, וְאַפִּיקַת זַיְנִין אָחֳרָנִין לְעָלְמָא.

Demons Dreams Lilit

362. These children, NAMELY DEMONS AND SPIRITS, that she bore to humans are SEEN IN DREAMS to human females who conceive from them and bear spirits. They go to the primordial Lilit and she rears them. She goes out into the world, seeks children, sees humale children and attaches herself to them in order to kill them. Then she joins with the spirits of the children and goes with that spirit. Three holy spirits come. They fly before her, take from her that spirit, place it before the Holy one, blessed be He. There they study before Him.

362. וְאִלֵּין בְּנִין דְּאוֹלִידַת מִבְּנֵי נָשָׁא, מִשְׁתַּכְּחִין לָקֳבְלֵי נוּקְבֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וּמִתְעַבְּרָן מִנַּיְיהוּ, וְאוֹלִידָן רוּחִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ אַזְלִין לְלִילִית קַדְמֵיתָא, וְהִיא מְגַדֶּלֶת לוֹן. וְהִיא נַפְקַת לְעָלְמָא, וּבַעְיָא רַבְיָיהָא, וְחָמַת רַבְיֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וְאִתְדַּבְּקַת בְּהוּ, לְקָטְלָא לְהוּ, וּלְאִשְׁתְּאֲבָא בְּרוּחַיְיהוּ דְּרַבְיֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא וְהִיא אַזְלַת בְּהַהוּא רוּחָא, וְאִזְדַמְּנָן תַּמָּן ג' רוּחִין קַדִּישִׁין, וְטָאסִין קַמָּהּ, וְנַטְלִין הַהוּא רוּחָא מִנָּהּ, וּמַנִיחִין לֵיהּ קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְתַמָּן מִתְאַלְּפֵי קַמֵּיהּ.

Angels Children Dwellings Evil Fear Lilit Torah

363. For this reason, the Torah warns people, "You shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy" (Vayikra 11:44). Surely, if a man is holy, he need not fear LILIT. Then the Holy One, blessed be He, designates these three holy angels which we spoke about, and they guard that child, so she cannot harm him. This is the meaning of the verse, "No evil shall befall you, nor shall any come near your dwelling" (Tehilim 91:10). For what reason is it that "no evil shall befall you?" "For He shall give His angels charge over you" (Ibid. 11) and, "Because he has set his delight upon Me, therefore will I deliver him" (Ibid. 14).

363. בְּגִינֵי כַּךְ אוֹרַיְיתָא אַזְהֲרַת לְהוּ לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדוֹשִׁים וַדַּאי. אִי אִשְׁתְּכַח ב"נ קַדִּישָׁא, לָא מִסְתָּפֵי מִינָּהּ, דִּכְדֵין זַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְאִלֵּין ג' מַלְאֲכִין קַדִּישִׁין דְּאַמָרָן, וְנַטְרִין לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא רַבְיָיא, וְהִיא לָא יַכְלָא לְאַבְאָשָׁא לֵיהּ, הה"ד לֹא תְאוּנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ. מַאי טַעֲמָא לֹא תְאוּנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה. בְּגִין כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה לָּךְ, וּכְתִיב כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ.

Boaz Children Lilit

364. If a person is not holy, but draws a spirit from the side of defilement, then LILIT comes and plays with the child. If she kills him, she clings to the spirit OF THE CHILD and never lets go. If you ask, What about the others THAT DID NOT DRAW SPIRIT FROM DEFILEMENT? She kills them and there appear before her these three holy SPIRITS who take away his spirit. Behold, these people were never in the side of defilement, so why does she have the ability to kill them? HE ANSWERS: This is so when they are not sanctified; THEREFORE, SHE CAN KILL THEM. They never had any intention to become unclean and they did not become unclean. Therefore, she only has control over his body, TO KILL HIM but not the spirit, AS THE SPIRIT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE HOLY ONE, BLESSED BE HE.

364. דְּאִי ב"נ לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח קַדִּישָׁא, וְאַשְׁלִיף רוּחָא מִסִּטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא, כְּדֵין הִיא אַתְיָא וְחַיְּיכַת בֵּיהּ בְּהַהוּא רַבְיָא. וְאִי קַטִּילַת לֵיהּ, אִשְׁתְּאֲבַת בְּהַהוּא רוּחָא, וְלָא תַּעְדֵי מִנֵיהּ לְעָלְמִין. וְאִי תֵּימָא אִינּוּן אָחֳרָנִין, דְּקַטִּילַת לוֹן, וְאִזְדָּמְנוּ קַמָּהּ אִינּוּן תְּלָתָא קַדִּישִׁין, וְנַטְלִין מִנָּהּ הַהוּא רוּחָא, הָא לָא בְּסִטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ, אֲמַאי שַׁלְטָא לְקָטְלָא לְהוּ. אֶלָּא, הַאי כַּד ב"נ לָא אִתְקַדָּשׁ, אֲבָל לָא אִתְכַּוָּון לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא וְלָא אִסְתְּאַב, בְּגִין כַּךְ יַכְלָא לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּגוּפָא, וְלָא בְּרוּחָא.

Children Dreams Lilit Naamah

365. Sometimes it happens that Na'amah goes out into the world to heat herself against people, and a man would find himself bound to her with desire. He awakens from his sleep, joins and lies with his wife, but his thoughts are STILL with the desire he had in his dream. Then the child born stems from Na'amah, because all this happened while he had a desire for her. When Lilit comes out and sees the child, she understands the situation THAT HE STEMS FROM NA'AMAH. She clings to him and raises him like the other children of Na'amah. Also, she stays with him a long time, but does not kill him, AS HE PERTAINS TO HER SIDE.

365. וְזִמְנִין אִשְׁתְּכַח דְּנָפְקָת נַעֲמָה לְעָלְמָא, לְאִתְחַמְמָא מִבְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וְאִשְׁתְּכַח ב"נ בְּקִשְׁרָא דְּתִיאוּבְתָא עִמָּהּ, וְאִתְּעַר מִשֵּׁנָתֵיהּ, וְאָחִיד בְּאִנְתְּתֵיהּ, וְשָׁכִיב עִמָה, וּרְעוּתָא דִילֵיה בְּהַהוּא תִיאוּבְתָא דְּהַוֵה לְיֵהּ בְּחַלְמֵיה, כְּדֵין הַהוּא בַּר דְּאוֹלִיד, מִסִּטְרָא דְּנַעֲמָה קָא אַתְיָא, דְּהָא בְּתִיאוּבְתָּא דִּילָהּ אִשְׁתְּכַח הַאי, כַּד נַפְקָא לִילִי"ת וְחָמָאת לֵיהּ, יַדְעַת מִלָּה, וְהִיא אִתְקְטָרַת בֵּיהּ, וּמַגְדְּלַת לֵיהּ כְּאִינּוּן אָחֳרָנִין בְּנוֹי דְּנַעֲמָ"ה, וְאִשְׁתְּכָחַת עִמֵּיהּ זִמְנִין סַגִּיאִין, וְלָא קַטָלָא לֵיהּ.

Astrology Lilit Moon Shabbat

366. Such a man, with every NEW moon, becomes defective and she never gives up with him. With the renewal of the moon, NAMELY THE START OF THE NEW MONTH, Lilit goes out, visits all THE CHILDREN in her care and jests with them. That person is then defective at that time. Fortunate are the just, who sanctify themselves with the sanctity of the King. About them, it is written, "And it shall come to pass, that every new moon, and every Shabbat..." (Yeshayah 66:23).

366. הַאי הוּא ב"נ, דִּבְכָל סִיהֲרָא וְסִיהֲרָא אִתְפְּגִים, וְלָא אִתְיָאֲשָׁא מִנֵּיהּ לְעָלְמִין, דְּהָא בְּכָל סִיהֲרָא וְסִיהֲרָא כַּד אִתְחַדְּשָׁא בְּעָלְמָא, לִילִי"ת נָפְקָא, וּפַקְדָּא עַל כֻּלְּהוּ דְּהִיא מַגְדְּלַת, וְחַיְּיכָא בְּהוּ, וּכְדֵין הַהוּא ב"נ פָּגִים בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא, זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן צַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּמִתְקַדְּשֵׁי בִּקְדוּשָּׁה דְּמַלְכָּא, עָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב וְהָיָה מִדֵּי חֺדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֹ וּמִדֵּי שַׁבָּת בְּשַׁבַּתוֹ וְגוֹ.'

Demons Solomon

367. King Solomon revealed these things in his book about Asmodeus, king OF THE DEMONS. I found in it 1,405 kinds of impurity that people contract. This was revealed by Asmodeus to Solomon, the king.

367. כְּמִלִּין אִלֵּין גַּלֵּי שְׁלֹמֺה מַלְכָּא, בְּסִפְרָא דְּאַשְׁמְדָאי מַלְכָּא, וְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בֵּיהּ אֲלַף וְאַרְבַּע מְאָה וַחֲמֵשׁ זִינֵי מְסַאֲבוּתָא, דְּמִסְתַּאֲבֵי בְּהוּ בְּנֵי נָשָׁא. דְּגַלֵּי דָּא אַשְׁמְדָאי לִשְׁלֹמֺה מַלְכָּא.

Blind Dreams Evil Torah

368. Woe to those people who are all obtuse and blind and neither know, listen nor pay attention to the reason they are in the world. Advice and cure are before them, but they do not see, for people cannot be saved, except with the guidance of Torah, as it is written, "If there be among you any man, that is not clean by reason of uncleanness that chances by night" (Devarim 23:11). "That is not clean" is exact, MEANING THAT HIS BIRTH WAS COME THROUGH THE SPIRIT OF DEFILEMENT, AS MENTIONED. "Uncleanness that chances by night" exactly, MEANING AT SLEEP WHEN DREAMING. We have already established these matters with the counsel of the holy Torah, as it is written in the Torah, "You shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy, for I am Hashem your Elohim" (Vayikra 20:7); THEN NO EVIL WILL BEFALL YOU.

368. וַוי לְהוּ לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, דְּכֻלְּהוּ אֲטִימִין וּסְתִימִין עַיְינִין, וְלָא יַדְעִין, וְלָא שַׁמְעִין, וְלָא מַשְׁגִּיחִין, הֵיךְ קַיְימִין בְּעָלְמָא. וְהָא עֵיטָא וְאַסְווּתָא קָמַיְיהוּ, וְלָא מִסְתַּכְּלִין. דְּהָא לָא יַכְלִין בְּנֵי נָשָׁא לְאִשְׁתְּזָבָא, אֶלָּא בְּעֵיטָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. דִּכְתִּיב, כִּי יִהְיֶה בְךָ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר דַּיְיקָא, מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה דַּיְיקָא, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי, בְּעֵיטָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא. דְּהָכִי כְּתִיב בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדוֹשִׁים כִּי אֲנִי יְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.

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