178. Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd). "And the people took their dough before it was leavened" (Shemot 12:34). This (25th) commandment is to remove the leaven. For this commandment was given over to Yisrael: "And the people took up and carried their dough before it was leavened," and, "shall there be no leaven found in your houses" (Ibid. 19). The friends have already explained it, and we have explained the secret meaning of the difference between leavened and unleavened bread OF THE EXODUS FROM EGYPT in many places - that one is the Evil Inclination and the other is the Good Inclination.
178. (רעיא מהימנא) וְיִשָּׂא הָעָם אֶת בְּצֵקִוֹ טֶרֶם יֶחְמָץ וְגוֹ.' כ"ה פִּקּוּדָא דָּא, לְבָעֵר חָמֵץ. דְּהָא פִּקּוּדָא דָּא, אִתְמְסַר לְהוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִשָּׂא הָעָם אֶת בְּצֵקִוֹ טֶרֶם יֶחְמָץ. וּכְתִיב שְּׂאוֹר לֹא יִמָּצֵא בְּבָתֵּיכֶם, וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּא, וְרָזָא אוֹקִימְנָא, בֵּין חָמֵץ וּמַצָּה דְּכַמָּה דּוּכְתֵּי, דָּא יֵצֶר רַע, וְדָא יֵצֶר טוֹב.
179. The following (26th) commandment is to relate the praise of the exodus from Egypt, which is incumbent upon every person always to relate these praises. We have explained that every person who relates the exodus from Egypt and rejoices when relating that account is destined to rejoice with the Shechinah in the World to Come, which is joy from all sides. For such is a person who rejoices in his Master, and the Holy One, blessed be He, rejoices in his story.
179. כ"ו פִּקּוּדָא בָּתַר דָּא, לְסַפֵּר בִּשְׁבָחָא דִּיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם, דְּאִיהוּ חִיּוּבָא עַל בַּר נָשׁ, לְאִשְׁתָּעֵי בְּהַאי שְׁבָחָא לְעָלְמִין. הָכִי אוֹקִימְנָא, כָּל בַּר נָשׁ דְּאִשְׁתָּעֵי בִּיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם, וּבְהַהוּא סִפּוּר חַדֵּי בְּחֶדְוָה, זַמִּין אִיהוּ לְמֶחֱדֵי בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי דְּהוּא חֵדוּ מִכֹּלָּא, דְּהַאי אִיהוּ בַּר נָשׁ דְּחַדֵּי בְּמָרֵיהּ, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא חַדֵּי בְּהַהוּא סִפּוּר.
180. At that time, the Holy One, blessed be He, gathers His whole retinue, and says to them, 'Go and listen to the account of My excellency that My children are relating, rejoice in My redemption.' At that time, they all gather and come and join with Yisrael to hear the story of the praise. They rejoice with the joy of the deliverance by their Master, and come to thank and praise the Holy One, blessed be He, for all these miracles and mighty deeds, and thank Him for the Holy Nation that He has on earth that rejoices in the joy of the deliverance of their Master.
180. בֵּיהּ שַׁעֲתָא, כָּנִישׁ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְכָל פָּמַלְיָיא דִּילֵיהּ, וְאָמַר לוֹן, זִילוּ וּשְׁמָעוּ סִפּוּרָא דִּשְׁבָחָא דִּילִי, דְּקָא מִשְׁתָּעוּ בָּנַי, וְחַדָּאן בְּפוּרְקָנִי. כְּדֵין כֻּלְּהוּ מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין, וְאַתְיָין וּמִתְחַבְּרִין בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וּשְׁמָעוּ סִפּוּרָא דִּשְׁבָחָא, דְּקָא חַדָּאן בְּחֶדְוָא דְּפוּרְקָנָא דְמָרֵיהוֹן, כְּדֵין אַתְיָין וְאוֹדָן לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, עַל כָּל אִינּוּן נִסִּין וּגְבוּרָן וְאוֹדָאן לֵיהּ עַל עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא דְּאִית לֵיהּ בְּאַרְעָא, דְּחַדָּאן בְּחֶדְוָה דְּפוּרְקָנָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן.
181. Then His strength and power are increased above. By their recounting, the children of Yisrael give power to their Master, like a king whose strength and power are increased when his strength is praised and he is acknowledged. All fear him and his glory rises above all of them. Therefore, it is incumbent to praise and relate this story, as we learned. Similarly, it is the duty of every person to relate before the Holy One, blessed be He, and publicize the miracle among all these miracles that He did.
181. כְּדֵין אִתּוֹסָף לֵיהּ חֵילָא וּגְבוּרְתָּא לְעֵילָּא, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל בְּהַהוּא סִפּוּרָא יַהֲבֵי חֵילָא לְמָארֵיהוֹן, כְּמַלְכָּא, דְּאִתּוֹסָף חֵילָא וּגְבוּרְתָּא, כַּד מְשַׁבְּחִין גְּבוּרְתֵּיהּ, וְאוֹדָן לֵיהּ, וְכֻלְּהוּ דַּחֲלִין מִקָמֵיהּ, וְאִסְתַּלָּק יְקָרֵיהּ עַל כֻּלְּהוּ. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, אִית לְשַׁבְּחָא וּלְאִשְׁתָּעֵי בְּסִפּוּר דָּא כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא, חוֹבָה אִיהוּ עַל בַּר נָשׁ, לְאִשְׁתְּעֵי תָּדִיר קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וּלְפַרְסוּמֵי נִיסָא בְּכָל אִינּוּן נִיסִּין דְּעָבַד.
182. One may ask why it is obligatory TO RELATE THE MIRACLES; does not the Holy One, blessed be He, know everything, everything that was and will be in the future? And wherefore this publicity before Him of what He did, if He knows? HE REPLIES, BUT surely one has to make the miracle known and relate before Him all that He did, because these words ascend and all the company above gather and see them, and give thanks before the Holy One, blessed be He, and His glory rises over them above and below.
182. וְאִי תֵּימָא, אֲמַאי אִיהוּ חוֹבָתָא, וְהָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יְדָא כֹּלָּא, כָּל מַה דַּהֲוָה, וְיֶהֱוֵי לְבָתַר דְּנָא, אֲמַאי פִּרְסוּמָא דָּא קָמֵיהּ, עַל מַה דְּאִיהוּ עָבַד, וְאִיהוּ יָדַע. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי אִצְטְרִיךְ בַּר נָשׁ לְפַרְסוּמֵי נִיסָא, וּלְאִשְׁתָּעֵי קָמֵיהּ בְּכָל מַה דְּאִיהוּ עָבַד, בְּגִין דְּאִינּוּן מִלִּין סַלְּקִין, וְכָל פָּמַלְיָא דִּלְעֵילָּא מִתְכַּנְּשִׁין, וְחָמָאן לוֹן, וְאוֹדָאן כֻּלְּהוּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְאִסְתַּלָּק יְקָרֵיהּ עָלַיְיהוּ עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא.
183. It is the same with he who relates and enumerates his sins, of everything that he did. If you ask why this is necessary, it is because the Accuser is constantly before the Holy One, blessed be He, in order to recount and seek retribution for the sins of people, and to demand Judgment against them. However, when the person enumerates each and every one of his sins beforehand, he does not leave any pretext to the Accuser to exploit. And the Accuser cannot demand any Judgment against him, for he always demands Judgment first, and afterwards enumerates and accuses. Therefore, the person should take his own initiative before the Accuser and enumerate his own sins.
183. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא, מַאן דְּאִשְׁתָּעֵי וּמְפָרֵט חֶטְאוֹי עַל כָּל מַה דְּעָבַד, אִי תֵּימָא לְמָאי אִצְטְרִיךְ. אֶלָּא מְקַטְרְגָא קָאֵים תָּדִיר קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּגִין לְאִשְׁתְּעֵי וּלְמִתְבַּע חוֹבֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וּלְמִתְבַּע עֲלֵיהוֹן דִּינָא. כֵּיוָן דְּאַקְדִּים בַּר נָשׁ, וּמְפָרֵיט חֶטְאוֹי, כָּל חַד וְחַד, לָא אַשְׁאִיר פִּטְרָא דְּפוּמָא לְהַהוּא מְקַטְרְגָא, וְלָא יָכִיל לְמִתְבַּע עָלֵיהּ דִּינָא. דְּהָא תָּדִיר תָּבַע דִּינָא בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וּלְבָתַר מִשְׁתָּעֵי וּמְקַטְרֵג פְּלוֹנִי עָבֵד כַּךְ. וְעַל דָּא, אִצְטְרִיךְ לֵיהּ לְבַר נָשׁ לְאַקְדְּמָא, וּלְפָרֵט חֶטְאוֹי.
184. As soon as the Accuser sees this, he has no pretext to complain against him, and then takes leave from him entirely. If he repents, well, but if not, the Accuser rests on him and says, 'So and so who came before you AND CONFESSED unashamedly, he kicked his Master, his sins are such and such.' Therefore, it is advisable that a person be careful in all this, so that he should be considered a faithful servant before the Holy One, blessed be He.
184. כֵּיוָן דִּמְקַטְרְגָא חָמֵי דָּא, לֵית לֵיהּ פִּטְרָא דְּפוּמָא עָלֵיהּ, וּכְדֵין אִתְפְּרַשׁ מִנֵיהּ מִכֹּל וָכֹל. אִי תָּב בְּתִיוּבְתָּא יֵאוֹת, וְאִי לָאו, הָא מְקַטְרְגָא אִשְׁתְּכַח עָלֵיהּ, וְאָמַר פְּלוֹנִי דְּאָתָא לְקָמָךְ בְּתּוּקְפָּא דְּאַפִּין, בָּעִיט בְּמָרֵיהּ, חוֹבוֹי כַּךְ וְכָךְ. עַל דָּא יֵאוֹת לְאִזְדַּהֲרָא בַּר נָשׁ בְּכָל הָנֵי, בְּגִין דְּיִשְׁתְּכַח עַבְדָּא מְהֵימָנָא קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.
185. The following (27th) commandment is to eat Matzah on Pesach (Passover), because it is a remembrance for generations and generations of the secret of the Faith. It has been explained that Yisrael went out at that time from the secret of other Elohim and came into the secret of Faith. This secret has been explained in many places.
185. כ"ז פִּקּוּדָא בָּתַר דָּא, לֶאֱכוֹל מַצָּה בְּפֶסַח, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ דּוּכְרָנָא לְדָרֵי דָּרִין, עַל רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא. וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ, דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל נָפְקוּ בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא מֵרָזָא דְּטַעֲוָון אַחֲרָן, וְעָאלוּ בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימָנוּתָא. וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ רָזָא דְּנָא בְּכַמָּה דּוּכְתֵּי.