Idra Raba: Chapter 2

"And these are the kings"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon begins by saying that the friends are blessed and that to them are revealed the inner secrets of the Torah that have not even been revealed to the angels. The topic at hand here is the mention of the kings of Edom that reigned before the children of Yisrael came along and had any king. The secret of this alludes to the supernal worlds and the time before His Corrections (formations) (formations) were maintained; all those kings of Edom died. Rabbi Shimon ends by talking about the creation of the Torah.

Angels Edom Faith Prayer Righteous Sin Torah

10. He revealed in secret and opened the discussion with the verse: "And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king..." (Beresheet 36:31). Blessed are you, righteous, to whom were revealed the inner secrets of the Torah, which are not revealed to the most holy beings up high, MEANING THE ANGELS. Who will be attentive to this and who will deserve this, THE VERSE: "AND THESE ARE THE KINGS..." That is evidence about overall faith. May the prayer be accepted that it will not be considered a sin to reveal this. What will the friends say, since this verse is difficult, since it was unnecessary to write this because we could see how many kings Edom had before the children of Yisrael came along, and prior to the children of Yisrael having a king? What is shown to us here? It is a high secret and men are incapable of knowing and understanding and contemplating this, SINCE IT ALLUDES TO THE SUPERNAL WORLDS.

10. גַּלֵּי בְּרָזָא וּפָתַח וְאָמַר, כְּתִיב וְאֵלֶּה הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר מָלְכוּ בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם לִפְנֵי מְלָךְ מֶלֶךְ וְגוֹ.' זַכָּאִין אַתּוּן צַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּאִתְגְלֵי לְכוֹן רָזֵי דְּרָזִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּלָא אִתְגַּלְּיָין לְקַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין, מַאן יַשְׁגַּח בְּהַאי, וּמַאן יִזְכֶּה בְּהַאי, דְּהוּא סַהֲדוּתָא עַל מְהֵימְנוּתָא דְּכֹלָּא. צְלוֹתָא בְּרַעֲוָא יְהֵא, דְּלָא יִתְחֲשָׁב לְחוֹבָא לְגַלָּאָה דָּא. וּמַה יֵימְרוּן חַבְרַיָיא, דְּהַאי קְרָא קַשְׁיָא הוּא, דְּהָא לָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ לְמִכְתַּב הָכִי, דְּהָא חֲזֵינָן כַּמָה מְלָכִים הֲווֹ, עַד דְּלָא יֵיתוּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְעַד לָא יְהִי מַלְכָּא לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּמַה אִתְחֲזֵי הָכָא, וּבְדָא אַתְּעֲרוּ חַבְרַיָיא. אֶלָּא רָזָא דְּרָזִין הוּא, דְּלָא יַכְלִין בְּנֵי נָשָׁא לְמִנְדַּע וּלְאִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע וּלְמִרְחַשׁ בְּדַעֲתַּיְיהוּ בְּהַאי.

Beard Crowns Lights Vessels

11. We have learned about the most Ancient of ancients, the most hidden of hidden, before he prepared his constructions and the crowns of crowns. THE PREPARATION OF THE VESSELS AND READYING THEM TO RECEIVE THE LIGHTS ARE CALLED CONSTRUCTIONS. THE LIGHTS THEMSELVES ARE CALLED CROWNS, DERIVED FROM THE VERSE: "THE CROWN WITH WHICH HIS MOTHER CROWNED HIM" (SHIR HASHIRIM 3:11). There did not yet exist a beginning nor an end, WHICH ARE UPPER CHOCHMAH, THE BEGINNING OF REVELATION, AND LOWER CHOCHMAH, THE END OF REVELATION. He was carving and estimating the limits of it, MEANING OF REVEALING THE BEGINNING AND THE END. He laid out a boundary and in it he marked and measured kings.

11. תָּאנָא, עַתִּיקָא דְּעַתִּיקִין, טְמִירָא דִּטְמִירִין, עַד לָא זַמִּין תִּקּוּנוֹי, וְעִטּוּרֵי עִטּוּרִין, שֵׁירוּתָא וְסִיּוּמָא לָא הֲוָה. וַהֲוָה מַגְלִיף וּמְשַׁעֵר בֵּיהּ. וּפָרִיס קַמֵּיהּ חַד פַּרְסָא, וּבָה גְּלִיף וְשִׁיעֵר מַלְכִּין.

Beard Edom

12. His constructions were not maintained. This is what is written: "And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Yisrael," MEANING BEFORE the first king that reigned over the first children of Yisrael. All that were recorded were called by their names but did not survive so eventually he abandoned them and hid them; he was elevated by that boundary and established with His own Corrections (formations).

12. וְתִקּוּנוֹי לָא אִתְקְיָימוּ, הה"ד וְאֵלֶּה הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר מָלְכוּ בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם לִפְנֵי מְלָךְ מֶלֶךְ לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. מַלְכָּא קַדְמָאָה, לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל קַדְמָאָה. וְכֻלְּהוּ דִּגְלִיפוּ בִּשְׁמָהָן אִתְקְרוּן. וְלָא אִתְקְיָימוּ, עַד דְּאָנַח לְהוּ, וְאַצְנַע לְהוּ, וּלְבָתַר זִמְנָא הוּא אִסְתְּלַּק בְּהַהוּא פַּרְסָא, וְאִתְתְּקַּן בְּתִקּוּנוֹי.

Beard Creation Torah Year

13. We have learned that when his wish came to pass, THE WISH OF THE EMANATOR, to create the Torah, she was hidden for 2,000 years and he produced her, MEANING CREATED HER. She immediately said to him: Whoever wishes to restore and accomplish, let him first tend to his own constructions.

13. וְתָאנָא, כַּד סָלִיק בִּרְעוּתָא, לְמִבְרֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא טְמִירָא תְּרֵי אַלְפֵי שְׁנִין, וְאַפְּקָה, מִיַּד אָמְרָה קַמֵּיהּ, מַאן דְּבָעֵי לְאַתְקְנָא וּלְמֶעְבַּד, יְתַקֵּן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא תִּקּוּנוֹי.

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