Ha'azinu: Chapter 28

The union of Male and Female called Righteousness and Justice

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon tells how he sees that the illumination of all grades is joined in the one light and emanates ultimately from the hidden light within which dwells the Endless Light, that which can never be comprehended nor revealed. He talks about the perfect justice of God, saying that his judgments are always judgments of truth. We learn that there are two luminaries that establish the throne of God - these are called Righteousness and Justice. Everything is concealed in Justice, and Righteousness is nourished by this Justice. Rabbi Shimon talks about the state of mercy and perfection when male and female join and all the worlds are in a state of mercy and joy. And yet when the world is full of sin the male and female are separated and the serpent is aroused. At that time Severe Judgments prevail and many righteous people leave the world. When, however, there is a perfectly righteous person in the world who loves God, the world can still be saved for his sake. Rabbi Shimon tells us that, before he sinned, King David was not afraid of any Judgment, not even of Righteousness, and yet after he sinned he was afraid even of Justice. Rabbi Shimon concludes that after he himself leaves the world there will not be any righteous people significant enough to protect the people of that generation.

Atika Kadisha Grades Judgment Light Lights Love Throne

98. It is written, "Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; love and truth shall go before You" (Tehilim 89:15). Who is wise to observe this to see the ways of the Holy Supernal One, that they are judgments of truth, judgments adorned with supernal Sfirot. For I see all luminaries shine from the most hidden supernal luminary, WHICH IS ATIKA; all GRADES are illuminated grades, AS EACH HAS ITS UNIQUE ILLUMINATION, and by the light within each and every grade something is revealed, NAMELY EACH HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE REVELATION. And all lights are attached to each other and shine into each other, not separating from each other.

98. כְּתִיב, צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וְאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָּנֶיךָ. מַאן חַכִּימָא, יִסְתָּכַּל בְּהַאי, לְמֵחֱמֵי אוֹרְחוֹי דְּקַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה, דִּינִין דִּקְשׁוֹט, דִּינִין דְּמִתְעַטְּרִין בְּכִתְרִי עִלָּאִין. דְּהָא חֲמֵינָא דְּכֻלְּהוּ בּוּצִינִין נַהֲרִין מִבּוּצִינָא עִלָּאָה, טְמִירָא דְּכָל טְמִירִין, כֻּלְּהוּ דַּרְגִּין לְאִתְנַהֲרָא. וּבְהַהוּא נְהוֹרָא דִּבְכָל דַּרְגָּא וְדַרְגָּא, אִתְגַלְיָיא מַה דְּאִתְגַּלְיָיא, וְכֻלְּהוּ נְהוֹרִין אֲחִידָן, נְהוֹרָא דָּא בִּנְהוֹרָא דָּא, וּנְהוֹרָא דָּא, בִּנְהוֹרָא דָּא, וְנַהֲרִין דָּא בְּדָא, וְלָא מִתְפָּרְשָׁן דָּא מִן דָּא.

Ein Sof (Infinity) Garments Grades Infinity (Ein Sof) Light Lights

99. The light within each of the luminaries that are called the King's characteristics, the King's Sfirot, each, NAMELY EACH LIGHT, shines and is attached to the light in the innermost. THAT IS, IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCONCEIVABLE. For that reason all amounts to the same grade, everything is adorned by the same thing and is inseparable from the other, He and His name are one. He, the revealed light, is called the King's garment. The light in the innermost OF ALL LIGHTS is a hidden light, within which dwells that which is neither explicable nor revealed, THE BLESSED THE ENDLESS LIGHT.

99. נְהוֹרָא דְּכָל בּוּצִינָא וּבוּצִינָא, דְּאִקְרוּן תִּקּוּנֵי מַלְכָּא, כִּתְרֵי מַלְכָּא, כָּל חַד וְחַד, נָהִיר וְאָחִיד בְּהַהוּא נְהוֹרָא דִּלְגּוֹ לְגוֹ, וְלָא מִתְפְּרַשׁ לְבַר. ובג"כ כֺּלָּא בְּחַד דַּרְגָּא אִסְתְּלַּק, וְכֺלָּא בְּחַד מִלָּה אִתְעֲטָּר, וְלָא מִתְפְּרַשׁ דָּא מִן דָּא, אִיהוּ וּשְׁמֵיהּ חַד הוּא. נְהוֹרָא דְּאִתְגַּלְיָיא, אִקְרֵי לְבוּשָׁא דְּמַלְכָּא. נְהוֹרָא דִּלְגּוֹ לְגוֹ, נְהוֹרָא סָתִים, וּבֵיהּ שַׁרְיָא הַהוּא דְּלָא אִתְפְּרַשׁ וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא.

Atika Kadisha Light Lights

100. All luminaries and all lights shine from the most concealed Atika Kadisha that is the supernal luminary. When observing, within all lights spreading FROM ATIKA there is only some of the hidden, non-revealed supernal light.

100. וְכֻלְּהוּ בּוּצִינֵי, וְכֻלְּהוּ נְהוֹרִין, נַהֲרִין מֵעַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא סְתִימָא דְּכָל סְתִימִין, בּוּצִינָא עִלָּאָה. וְכַד מִסְתַּכְּלָן, כֻּלְּהוּ נְהוֹרִין דְּאִתְפַּשְּׁטָן. לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בַּר בּוּצִינָא עִלָּאָה, דְּאַטְמָר וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא.

Faith Garments Judgment Lights Melchizedek Throne Zeir Anpin

101. Within these garments of glory, garments of truth, true establishments and true lights, there are two luminaries, which establish the King's throne, WHICH IS BINAH, and which are called Righteousness and Justice. THEY ARE ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED JUSTICE AND MALCHUT CALLED RIGHTEOUSNESS. They are the beginning and the completion in the whole faith, SINCE JUSTICE IS AT THE BEGINNING AND THE REVEALING OF PERFECTION WITHIN RIGHTEOUSNESS IS CALLED JUSTICE, and with these all Judgments above and below are adorned. Everything is concealed in Justice, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, and Righteousness, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is nourished by this Justice, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN. And sometimes MALCHUT is called, "Melchizedek king of Salem" (Beresheet 14:18).

101. בְּאִינּוּן לְבוּשִׁין דִּיקַר, לְבוּשֵׁי קְשׁוֹט, תִּקּוּנֵי קְשׁוֹט, בּוּצִינֵי קְשׁוֹט, אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ תְּרֵין בּוּצִינִין, תִּקּוּנָא דְּכוּרְסְיָיא דְּמַלְכָּא, וְאִקְרוּן צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט. וְאִינּוּן שֵׁירוּתָא, וּשְׁלֵימוּתָא, בְּכָל מְהֵימְנוּתָא. וּבְהָנֵי מִתְעַטְּרִין כָּל דִּינִין דִּלְעֵילָּא וְתַתָּא, וְכֺלָּא סָתִים בְּמִּשְׁפָּט. וְצֶדֶק מֵהַאי מִשְׁפָּט אִתְּזָן. וּלְזִמְנִין קָרֵינָן לָהּ, וּמַלְכִּי צֶדֶק מֶלֶךְ שָׁלֵם.

Female Judgment Male Mercy

102. When Judgments are roused from Justice, they are all in a state of mercy and perfection. For this JUSTICE mitigates Righteousness, WHICH IS JUDGMENTS; Judgments are established and all descend into the world in perfection and mercy. It is then the time when male and female join and all worlds are in a state of mercy and joy.

102. כַּד מִתְעָרִין דִּינִין מִמִּשְׁפָּט, כֻּלְּהוּ רַחֲמֵי, כֻּלְּהוּ בִּשְׁלִימוּ. דְּהַאי מְבַסֵּם לְהַאי צֶדֶק, וְדִינִין מִתְתַּקְּנִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ נַחְתִּין לְעָלְמָא בִּשְׁלִימוּ, בְּרַחֲמֵי. וּכְדֵין שַׁעֲתָא דְּמִתְחַבְּרָן דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא, וְכָל עָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ בְּרַחֲמֵי, וּבְחֶדְוָותָא.

Demons Female Judgment Male Righteous Serpent Temple, The Zeir Anpin

103. When people's iniquities multiply and the Temple, MALCHUT, is defiled BY THEIR INIQUITIES, the male, ZEIR ANPIN, departs from the female, MALCHUT, and the fierce serpent begins to arouse. Woe to the world that is nourished at that time by righteousness, WHICH IS MALCHUT SEPARATED FROM ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS JUSTICE. Many legions of demons arouse in the world and many righteous people depart from the world. All this is because the male has left the female, and Justice does not approach this Righteousness. Of this it is written, "but sometimes ruin comes for want of judgment (Justice)" (Mishlei 13:23), WHICH MEANS THAT Justice, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, departs from righteousness, and MALCHUT is not mitigated but Righteousness is fed from another place, NAMELY LEFT WITHOUT THE RIGHT, WHICH IS SEVERE JUDGMENTS.

103. וְכַד אַסְגִּיאוּ חוֹבֵי עָלְמָא, וְאִסְתַּאֲבַת מַקְדְּשָׁא, וּדְכוּרָא אִתְרְחַק מִן נוּקְבָּא, וְחִוְיָא תַּקִּיפָא שַׁרְיָא לְאַתְּעָרָא, וַוי לְעָלְמָא דְּמִתְּזָן בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא מֵהַאי צֶדֶק. כַּמָה חֲבִילֵי טְרִיקִין מִתְעָרִין בְּעָלְמָא, כַּמָה זַכָּאִין מִסְתַּלְּקִין מֵעָלְמָא. וְכָל כַּךְ לָמָּה. בְּגִין דְּאִתְרְחַק דְּכוּרָא מִן נוּקְבָּא, וּמִשְׁפָּט לָא קָרֵב בְּצֶדֶק דָּא. וְעַל הַאי כְּתִיב, וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֺֹא מִשְׁפָּט, דְּמִשְׁפָּט אִתְרְחַק מֵהַאי צֶדֶק, וְלָא אִתְבַּסְמָא, וְצֶדֶק יַנְקָא מֵאֲתָר אָחֳרָא.

Solomon Vanity

104. King Solomon said of this, "All things have I seen in the days of my vanity. There is a just man who perishes in his righteousness" (Kohelet 7:15). The reason is that Justice has departed from righteousness, AND MALCHUT REMAINS AS LEFT WITHOUT RIGHT. For that reason it is considered that "sometimes ruin comes for want of justice."

104. וע"ד אָמַר שְׁלֹמֺה מַלְכָּא, אֶת הַכֺּל רָאִיתִי בִּימֵי הֶבְלִי יֵשׁ צַדִּיק אוֹבֵד בְּצִדְקוֹ וְגוֹ,' הָבֶל דָּא, הָבֶל חֲדָא, מֵהֲבָלִים דִּלְעֵילָּא, דְּאִקְרוּן אַפֵּי מַלְכָּא, וְדָא אִיהוּ מַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישָׁא, דְּכַד הִיא מִתַּעְרָא בְּדִינוֹי, כְּתִיב יֵשׁ צַדִּיק אוֹבֵד בְּצִדְקוֹ. מ"ט. מִשּׁוּם דְּמִשְׁפָּט אִתְרְחַק מִצֶדֶק. ובג"כ אִקְרֵי, וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֺֹא מִשְׁפָּט.

Fear Judgment Righteous

105. Come and see, when there is a lofty righteous man in the world, loving the Holy One, blessed be He, even when Righteousness is roused on its own WITHOUT JUSTICE, the world can still be saved for his sake, for the Holy One, blessed be He, delights in his glory and he fears no Judgment. When this righteous man is not alive, people are afraid even of Justice and cannot handle it, not to mention righteousness.

105. ת"ח, כַּד אִשְׁתְּכַח זַכָּאָה עִלָּאָה בְּעָלְמָא, רְחִימָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אֲפִילּוּ כַּד אִתְּעָר צֶדֶק בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, יָכִיל עָלְמָא לְאִשְׁתְּזָבָא בְּגִינֵיהּ. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בָּעֵי בִּיקָרֵיהּ, וְלָא מִסְתָּפֵי מִן דִּינָא. וְכַד הַהוּא זַכָּאָה לָא קַיְּימָא בְּקִיּוּמֵיהּ, מִסְתָּפֵי אֲפִילּוּ מִמִּשְׁפָּט, וְלָא יָכִיל לְמֵיקָם בֵּיהּ. כ"ש בְּצֶדֶק.

Chariot Chassadim David Earth Face Female Judgment Zeir Anpin

106. At first, King David said, "Examine me, Hashem, and prove me" (Tehilim 26:2), for I am not afraid of any Judgment, not even of Righteousness. Moreover, I am attached to it, SINCE DAVID WAS A CHARIOT TO MALCHUT. It is written, "As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness (Heb. tzedek)" (Tehilim 17:15), with Righteousness assuredly. I am not afraid to face its Judgments. After he sinned he was afraid even of Justice, as it is written, "And enter not into justice with Your servant" (Tehilim 143:2). Come and see, when this Righteousness (Heb. tzedek) is mitigated by Justice it is called Righteousness (Heb. tzedakah) WITH A FEMININE SUFFIX, BECAUSE IT BECOMES A FEMALE TO ZEIR ANPIN THAT IS CALLED JUSTICE, AND RECEIVES CHASSADIM FROM IT, the world is sweetened with Chesed and filled with it, as it is written, "He loves righteousness (Heb. tzedakah) and judgment. The earth is full of the goodness (Chesed) of Hashem" (Tehilim 33:5).

106. דָּוִד מַלְכָּא, בְּקַדְמֵיתָא אָמַר, בְּחָנֵנִי יְיָ' וְנַסֵּנִי. דְּהָא אֲנָא לָא מִסְתַּפֵינָא מִכָּל דִּינִין, אֲפִילּוּ מֵהַאי צֶדֶק, וכ"ש דַּאֲחִידְנָא בֵּיהּ, מַה כְּתִיב. אֲנִי בְּצֶדֶק אֶחֱזֶה פָנֶיךָ, בְּצֶדֶק וַדַּאי. לָא מִסְתַּפֵינָא לְמֵיקָם בְּדִינוֹי. בָּתַר דְּחָב, אֲפִילּוּ מִמִּשְׁפָּט מִסְתָּפֵי, דִּכְתִּיב וְאַל תָּבֺא בְמִשְׁפָּט אֶת עַבְדֶּךָ. ת"ח, כַּד מִתְבַּסְּמָא הַאי צֶדֶק מִמִּשְׁפָּט, כְּדֵין אִקְרֵי צְדָקָה. וְעָלְמָא מִתְבַּסְּמָא בְּחֶסֶד, וְאִתְמַלְּיָא מִנֵּיהּ. דִּכְתִּיב, אוֹהֵב צְדָקָה וּמִשְׁפָּט חֶסֶד יְיָ' מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ.

Deeds Directions Judgment Righteous Testimony

107. I bear testimony about myself that I was distressed about the world all my life lest it would meet the Judgments of Righteousness and be burned by its flames, as it is written, "she eats, and wipes her mouth" (Mishlei 30:20). From now on, AFTER MY DEMISE, THE WORLD WILL BEHAVE according to THE DEEDS OF everyone. As is the pit, SO IS its depth, THAT IS, DEEDS ARE REPAID MEASURE FOR MEASURE. In this generation there are righteous people but they are too insignificant to rise up and protect the people of the generation from the four directions OF THE WORLD.

107. אַסְהַדְנָא עָלַי, דְּכָל יוֹמָאִי הֲוֵינָא מִצְטַעֵר עַל עָלְמָא, דְּלָא יֶעֱרַע בְּדִינוֹי דְּצֶדֶק, וְלָא יוֹקִיד עָלְמָא בְּשַׁלְהוֹבוֹי. כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, אָכְלָה וּמָחֲתָה פִיהָ. מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה, כְּפוּם כָּל חַד, כְּפוּם בֵּירָא עִמְקָא, וְהָא בְּדָרָא דָּא אִית בֵּיהּ זַכָּאִין, וּזְעִירִין אִינּוּן דִּיקוּמוּן לְאַגָּנָא עַל עָלְמָא, וְעַל עָאנָא, מֵאַרְבָּעָה זִיוְיָן.

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