Beshalach: Chapter 11

"And the Angel of Elohim...moved"

Synopsis

This passage contains an obscure but beautiful description of the energy flow on the supernal levels, the sea with its waves of judgments rising and falling, the angels which are the fish of that sea, and the four directions of the world. It ends by saying: Let those who have wings stand firm. Let those who have faces cover their faces until He departs on His journeys. Then, "And the Angel of Elohim...moved."

Air Angels Hebrew Letters Seventy-Two Stones Water Wind

134. Tosefta (addendum). "And the Angel of Elohim...moved..." (Shemot 14:19). Mishnah: Before there was pure air and before it shone, the punctured stones were clogged. Three winds that are included in three were submerged, and water was concealed under the holes. By the 72 letters, these stones returned to their place.

134. (תוֹסֶפְתָּא) וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים וְגוֹ.' (מַתְנִיתִין) עַד לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח אֲוֵירָא דַּכְיָא, וְלָא נְהִירִין, אֲבָנִין נְקִיבָן הֲווֹ סְתִימָאן. תְּלַת רוּחִין דִּכְלִילָן בִּתְלַת, הֲווֹ שְׁקִיעָן. וּמַיִין סְתִימָן תְּחוֹת נוּקְבֵי. בְּשַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין אַתְוָון אִתְהַדָּרוּ לְאַתְרַיְיהוּ אִינּוּן אֲבָנִין.

Grades Hebrew Letters Seventy-Two Stones

135. After the 72 levels, which are three times 72 LETTERS, the stones were split and punctured under an engraved bundle. And the levels gathered together and became one group.

135. בָּתַר שַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין דַּרְגִּין, וְכֵן תְּלַת זִמְנִין, אִתְבָּקָעוּ וְאִתְנְקִיבוּ אֲבָנֵי, תְּחוֹת צְרוֹרָא דַּהֲוָה חָקִיק, וְאִתְכְּנָפוּ דַּרְגִּין, וְאִתְעָבִידוּ כְּנוּפְיָא חֲדָא.

Grades Water

136. Afterwards, they divided and became two levels OF WATER. Half of the water congealed and half of it sank. Part went up and part went down. From here, the world started to divide.

136. לְבָתַר אִתְפְּלָגוּ, וְאִתְעָבִידוּ תְּרֵין דַּרְגִּין, פַּלְגּוּתָא מַיָּא אַגְלִידוּ, וּפַלְגּוּתָא אִשְׁתְּקָעוּ. אִלֵּין סְלִיקוּ, וְאִלֵּין נַחְתּוּ, מֵהָכָא שָׁרָא עָלְמָא לְאִתְפַּלְגָא.

Chassadim Corners East Light North Nukva Seas Seventy-Two South West Zeir Anpin

137. There is another bundle above that is engraved with 72 seals of the strong seal ring, and in these the waves of the sea are submerged. When they travel, they divide to four corners. One part rises, FOR IT ILLUMINATES FROM BELOW UPWARDS, THAT IS, THE NUKVA, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF WEST. One part descends, FOR IT ILLUMINATES FROM ABOVE DOWNWARDS WITH THE LIGHT OF CHASSADIM, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, WHICH IS THE SECRET OF EAST. One part towards the north, WHICH IS THE LEFT COLUMN, GVURAH, and one part towards the south, WHICH IS THE RIGHT COLUMN, CHESED. When they unite together, there are flaming coals in the blade of the Revolving Sword.

137. צְרוֹרָא אַחֲרָא אִית לְעֵילָּא, וְהוּא גְּלִיפָא בע"ב חֲתִימָן דְּגוּשְׁפַּנְקָא תַּקִּיפָא, וּבְהוּ שְׁקִיעַן גַּלְגַּלּוֹי דְּיַמָּא. כַּד נַטְלִין, אִתְפְּלָגוּ לְאַרְבַּע זַוְּיָין. פַּלְגּוּ חֲדָא סָלִיק, וּפַלְגּוּ חֲדָא נָחִית, פַּלְגּוּ חֲדָא לִסְטַר צָפוֹן, וּפַלְגּוּ חֲדָא לִסְטַר דָּרוֹם. כַּד מִתְחַבְּרָן כַּחֲדָא, גּוּמְרִין דְּלַהֲטִין קַיְימִין, בְּלַהַט שִׁנָּנָא דְּחַרְבָּא דְּמִתְהַפְּכָא.

Angels Directions Fish Grades Pillar Seas Ships Wind

138. One pillar is thrust into the sea. The level, which is a messenger of the supernal state - WHICH IS MALCHUT THAT IS FROM THE CHEST AND HIGHER - rises in this pillar higher and higher, and looks at a distance TO SEE a band of ships floating in the sea. Who observes the waves rising and falling, BECAUSE OF THE JUDGMENTS THAT THEY CONTAIN, and the wind, WHICH IS THE CENTRAL COLUMN, blows on them AND QUIETS THEM, and the fish of the sea, WHICH ARE THE ANGELS, pull all these ships in all directions of the world. IN THIS MANNER IS CHOCHMAH REVEALED.

138. חַד קַיְּימָא נָעִיץ בְּגוֹ יַמָּא, דַּרְגָּא שְׁלִיחָא דְּאָפַרְכָא עִלָּאָה, סָלִיק בְּהַהוּא קַיָימָא לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא, אִסְתַּכָּל לְמֵרָחִיק, קְטוּרָא דְּאַרְבִּין דְּשָׁאטִין בְּיַמָּא. מַאן חָמֵי גַּלְגַּלִּין דְּסַלְּקִין וְנַחְתִּין וְרוּחָא דְּנָשִׁיב בְּהוּ, וְנוּנֵי יַמָּא נַגְדִּין כָּל אִינּוּן אַרְבִּין לְכָל סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא.

Directions Grades Metatron Seas Throne

139. When that level, NAMELY METATRON descended FROM ABOVE THE CHEST, a thousand stand at his right and a thousand stand at his left, MEANING THAT HE DRAWS CHOCHMAH - THAT IS ALLUDED TO IN THE NUMBER 1,000 - BOTH ON HIS RIGHT AND ON HIS LEFT. And he returns FROM THE CHEST AND LOWER, and sits in his place like a king on his throne. When the sea, WHICH IS MALCHUT, swims to the four directions of the world, that level goes out with it and returns with it, and it returns with the establishing of the king.

139. הַהוּא דַּרְגָּא, כַּד נָחִית מֵהַהוּא, קַיְימֵי אֶלֶף מִימִינֵיהּ, וְאֶלֶף מִשְּׂמָאלֵיהּ, הֲוָה תָּב וְיָתִיב בְּאַתְרֵיהּ, כְּמַלְכָּא בְּכוּרְסְיֵהּ, הַהוּא דַּרְגָּא דְּכַד שָׁאטֵי יַמָּא לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, עִמֵּיהּ נַפְקַת, בֵּיהּ תֵּבַת, הוּא תָּב בְּקִיּוּמָא דְּמַלְכָּא.

Angels Eyes Face

140. Then announcements are made. Let him, WHO IS OF THOSE who have eyes, raise them higher and higher. Let those who have wings stand firm. Let those who have faces cover their faces until He departs on His journeys. Then, "And the Angel of Elohim...moved." (End of Tosefta).

140. כְּדֵין כָרוֹזִין נָפְקִין, מַאן מָארֵי דְּעַיְינִין, יִזְדַּקְפָאן לוֹן לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא. מָארֵיהוֹן דְּגַדְפִּין יְקוּמוּן בְּקִיּוּמַיְיהוּ. מָארֵי דְּאַנְפִּין, חַפְיָין לוֹן, עַד דְּנָטִיל בְּמַטְלָנוֹי. כְּדֵין וַיִּסַּע מַלְאַךְ הָאֱלֹהִים. (עד כאן)

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