"Then you may appoint a king over you"

Synopsis

Rabbi Shimon continues speaking to Moses, the Faithful Shepherd, talking about Moses' elevation in the levels of kingship. He says that Moses will be leader of Yisrael and bind them all into one knot with God so that they may all bless and sanctify Him.

Crowns Judgment Keter Precepts Soul, The Strength

58. With you was fulfilled the precept that was given to Yisrael to appoint a king over them, as the verse says, "Then you may appoint a king over you" (Devarim 17:15). First, it was fulfilled in relation to you, "And he was a king in Yeshurun" (Devarim 33:5), AS HE WAS THE FIRST KING OF YISRAEL. Everyone followed you, like limbs acting all with the strength of the movement of the soul that spreads into each limb. It is due to a supernal crown that you will be adorned with, in which is the cause of all causes. It is Keter over all, hidden and concealed in its innermost being. From it, it spreads to all the Sfirot and organizes them so that CHESED should be prominent, JUDGMENT should be small, and MERCY intermediate. He guides them according to His will, shines within them, binds them, and unifies them.

58. וּבָךְ אִתְקַיָּים פִּקּוּדָא, דְּאִיהִי מִצְוָה עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְהַעֲמִיד עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ. הה"ד, שׂוֹם תָּשִׂים עָלֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ. וְאִתְקַיָּים בָּךְ וַיְהִי בִישׁוּרוּן מֶלֶךְ, כַּד בְּקַדְמֵיתָא. וְכֻלְּהוּ מִתְנַהֲגִין אֲבַתְרָךְ, כָּאֵבָרִין דְּמִתְנַהֲגִין כֻּלְּהוּ בִּתְנוּעָה דְּנִשְׁמְתָא, דְּאִתְפַּשְּׁטְא עַל כָּל אֵבֶר. בְּגִין דְּכֶתֶר עֶלְיוֹן אַנְתְּ תְּהֵא מְעוּטָּר בֵּיהּ, דְּבֵיהּ עִלַּת הָעִלּוֹת אִיהוּ כֶּתֶר עַל כֹּלָּא, טָמִיר וְגָנִיז מִלְּגָיו מִנֵּיהּ. וּמִנֵּיהּ אִתְפְּשָׁט עַל כָּל סְפִירָן, וּמְסַדֵּר לוֹן לְמֶהֱוֵי דָּא רַב, וְדָא זְעֵיר, וְדָא בֵּינוֹנִי, וְאַנְהִיג לוֹן לִרְעוּתֵיהּ, וְנָהִיר בְּהוּ, וּמְקַשֵׁר לוֹן, וּמְיַחֵד לוֹן.

Amalek Grades Heaven Keter

59. Similarly, you shall be leader of Yisrael with all its good traits, OF KETER, and arrange each AND EVERY ONE properly, the oldest according to his seniority, the youngest according to his youth, and the intermediate according to his level. You will bind them into one knot to their Father in Heaven, that they may all in clear language bless the Holy One, blessed be He, sanctify Him, and unify Him according to your level, your thoughts, your Atzilut, and there should be fulfilled with you, "and I will take of the spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them" (Bemidbar 11:17). Arise, awaken yourself to the commandment of erasing the seed of Amalek.

59. הָכִי אַנְתְּ תְּהֵא מַנְהִיג לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בְּכָל מִדּוֹת טָבִין דִּילֵיהּ, וּתְסַדֵּר כָּל חַד כִּדְחֲזֵי לֵיהּ, הַבְּכוֹר כִּבְכוֹרָתוֹ, וְהַצָּעִיר כִּצְעִירֻתוֹ, וּבֵינוֹנִי כְּפוּם דַּרְגֵּיהּ. וּתְקַשֵׁר לוֹן קֶשֶׁר אֶחָד לְגַבֵּי אֲבוּהוֹן דְּבִשְׁמַיָּא. לְמֶהֱוֵי כֻּלְּהוּ בְּשָׂפָה בְּרוּרָה. לְבָרְכָא לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וּלְקַדְּשֵׁיהּ, וּלְיַיחֲדֵיהּ, בְּדַרְגָּא דִּילָךְ, בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה דִּילָךְ, בַּאֲצִילוּת דִּילָךְ, דְּאִתְקָיָּים בָּךְ וְאָצַלְתִּי מִן הָרוּחַ אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיךָ וְשַׂמְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶם. קוּם אִתְּעַר בְּפִקּוּדָא, לְהַכְרִית זַרְעוֹ שֶׁל עֲמָלֵק.

Body Fear Form Precepts

60. "You shall revere every man his mother, and his father." This precept is to honor father and mother, for one needs to fear father and mother and honor them. Just as man needs to honor the Holy One, blessed be He, and fear Him from the aspect of the spirit that He encased within him, so too, he must honor his father and mother from the aspect of his body, and fear them since they participated with the Holy One, blessed be He, to form his body. Since they are partners in the action, they are partners in fear and honor.

60. אִישׁ אִמּוֹ וְאָבִיו תִּירָאוּ וְגוֹ' פִּקּוּדָא דָא, לְכַבֵּד אָב וְאֵם, דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ ב"נ לְמִדְחַל מֵאָבוֹי וּמֵאִמֵיהּ, וּלְאוֹקִיר לוֹן. כְּמָה דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ ב"נ לְאוֹקִיר לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. מִסִּטְרָא דְּרוּחָא דְּיָהַב בְּגַוֵיהּ. וּלְמִדְחַל מִנֵּיהּ. הָכִי אִצְטְרִיךְ לֵיהּ לְאוֹקִיר לַאֲבוֹי וּלְאִמֵּיהּ, מִסִּטְרָא דְּגוּפָא דִּילֵיהּ, וּלְמִדְחַל מִנְּהוֹן, דְּהָא אִינּוּן מִשְׁתַּתְּפִין בְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְעַבְדֵּי לֵיהּ גּוּפָא, וְהוֹאִיל וְאִינּוּן שׁוּתָּפִין בְּעוֹבָדָא, לִיהֱווּ שׁוּתָּפִין בִּדְחִילוּ וִיקָרָא.