Pekudei: Chapter 49

The chamber of merit - Gvurah

Synopsis

We hear that the fourth chamber, 'merit,' is the one by which God becomes known on earth. This is the chamber where all the merits, debts, punishments and rewards are kept. Rabbi Shimon gives us a great amount of detail about the four chambers that are really all one chamber, and about the spirit who takes everything and who is called Zechut El. From him there issue seventy lights and then another two lights, and these lights are spoken of with much emphasis on the number 72. We hear about the three letters that are engraved on Zechut El. The chambers are for lawsuits and judgment, for verdicts and sentences.

Rabbi Shimon tells us the names of the chieftains at the gates of the chambers. He reveals how information is sent from this chamber down to men of vision and dreams, down to prophets, with the knowledge descending from grade to grade. Some of the grades are appointed to watch people and keep them from evil, some to help people who have come to be purified, some to perform miracles and signs, and some to report back on peoples' actions.

In the same way, the Other Side has grades that do various evil works in the world. Rabbi Shimon tells us of the chiefs who are variously in charge of merits, deliverance, judgment, transgressions and the scales of justice. Again we hear about the glowing living creature called Tumiel who is in charge of prayers and who reigns over four Seraphim. The Seraphim emit sparks of fire that create 72 wheels glowing with fire that create the river of fire in which spirits are burned after death.

During Shabbat the river stops burning and the living creature enters the middle of the chamber, the place called 'Delight'. Here there are tens of thousands of chieftains who stand over the tables prepared on earth for Sabbath, ready to say 'Amen' to the blessings that Tumiel puts on those tables. There is a chamber opposite to the one called 'Delight', and it is called 'Pestilence' - it is reserved for those whose tables are not properly laid and who loved cursing. Everything is judged in the chamber of merit except for three things: children, life and sustenance. This is because all three flow down from above, from Yesod of Zeir Anpin.

Chambers Earth Merit Precepts Torah

594. By the fourth chamber, the reign of the Holy One, blessed be He over the earth is made known. It stands guard to keep the ways of the Torah. This chamber is called 'merit', and in it are judged all the cases of the world. This is the chamber where are all the merits, debts, punishments, and rewards for those who keep the precepts of the Torah.

594. הֵיכָלָא רְבִיעָאָה. הֵיכָלָא דָּא, דִּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע שׁוּלְטָנֵיהּ בְּאַרְעָא בְּגִינֵיהּ. וְדָא אִיהוּ הֵיכָלָא, דְּקַיְּימָא לְמֵטַר אָרְחוֹי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. דָּא הֵיכָלָא אִקְרֵי דִּזְכוּת, דְּבֵיהּ אִתְדָּנוּ כָּל דִּינִין דְּעָלְמָא, וְכָל זַכְיָין, וְכָל חוֹבִין, וְכָל עוֹנָשִׁין, וְכָל אֲגָר טַב, לְאִינּוּן דְּנַטְרֵי פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא.

Chambers Merit Zechut (Spirit)

595. This chamber, of merit, is different than the rest of the chambers. It comprises four chambers, different from each other, and all of them are one. In this chamber there is a spirit called 'Zechut El', after whom the chamber is named merit (Heb. zechut), and El, because here all the lawsuits in the world are judged. This is the secret of "and El who has indignation every day" (Tehilim 7:12).

595. הֵיכָל דָּא דִּזְכוּת, מְשַׁנְיָיא מִכָל שְׁאַר הֵיכָלִין, וְהַאי הֵיכָלָא, כְּלִילָן בֵּיהּ אַרְבַּע הֵיכָלִין, מְשַׁנְיָין דָּא מִן דָּא, וְכֻלְּהוּ חַד הֵיכָלָא. בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא אִית רוּחָא חֲדָא, דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּת אֵל. וְהֵיכָלָא דָּא אִקְרֵי עַל שְׁמֵיהּ זְכוּת, וְהַאי אִיהוּ אֵל. וְהָכָא אִתְדָנוּ כָּל דִּינִין דְּעָלְמָא, וְהַאי אִיהוּ רָזָא דִּכְתִיב, וְאֵל זוֹעֵם בְּכָל יוֹם.

Askara (Spirit) Chambers Gates Judgment Merit Sansaniya (Spirit)

596. The four chambers within this chamber, are one inside the other, all included within one another, and are one chamber, merit. All the four chambers have gates. A high chieftain stands outside the first gate of this chamber, Sansaniya by name. By the same name there is another chieftain, on another side of the left, who takes the Judgments FROM SANSANIYA, to his chamber, with which to arouse and execute judgment upon the world. Since he takes from him, he too is named Sansaniya. He is in charge over Askara of the babies.

596. ד' הֵיכָלִין, ד' אִלֵּין דְּאִינּוּן בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא, דָּא לְגוֹ מִן דָּא, כֻּלְּהוּ כְּלִילָן דָּא בְּדָא, וְכֻלְּהוּ חַד הֵיכָלָא, וְאִקְרֵי זְכוּתָא. אַרְבַּע הֵיכָלִין אִלֵּין, אִית לְהוּ פִּתְחִין. חַד מְמָנָא עִלָּאָה דְּקַיְּימָא לְבַר לְפִתְחָא קַדְמָאָה דְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא, סַנְסָנִיָּ"הּ שְׁמֵיהּ, וְעַל שְׁמָא דָּא, אִית מְמָנָא אַחֲרָא לְסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא, דְּנָטִל דִּינִין בְּהַהוּא הֵיכָלָא דִּילֵיהּ, לְאַתְעֲרָא לְמֶעְבַּד בְּעָלְמָא. וּבְגִין דְּנָטִיל מִנֵּיהּ, אִקְרֵי עַל שְׁמֵיהּ, סַנְסָנִיָּ"הּ. וְאִיהוּ שַׁלִּיט עַל הַהוּא אַסְכָּרָ"א דְּרַבְיֵי.

Chambers Gates Judgment Merit Sansaniya (Spirit) Twelve

597. This high chieftain, STANDING OUTSIDE THE FIRST GATE OF THIS CHAMBER, CALLED 'Sansaniya', once Judgment is received, he proclaims to all the chiefs standing at the twelve openings OF THIS CHAMBER. These are the criers who announce all the lawsuits sentenced in this chamber of merit.

597. וְהַאי מְמָנָא עִלָּאָה סַנְסָנִיָּ"הּ, כַּד נָטִיל דִּינָא, אַכְרִיז לְאִינּוּן מְמָנָן דְּקַיְימִין עַל תְּרֵיסָר פִּתְחִין, וְאִינּוּן כָּרוֹזִין דְּמַכְרְזֵי כָּל אִינּוּן דִּינִין, דְּאִתְדָּנוּ מְהֵיכָלָא דִּזְכוּתָא דָּא.

Judgment Lights Seventy Zechut (Spirit)

598. The spirit who receives everything, Zechut El, comprises everything. From him issue seventy glittering lights, all standing in a circle, so they may see each other, and not be covered by one another. All the merits, the punishments, the judgments, are standing before these lights.

598. רוּחָא דָּא דְּנָטִיל כֹּלָּא, דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּת אֵ"ל דְּקָאָמַרָן, כֹּלָּא כָּלִיל בֵּיהּ. מִנֵּיהּ נַפְקוּ שַׁבְעִין נְהוֹרִין נְצִיצִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ בְּעִגוּלָא קַיְימֵי, בְּגִין לְאַחֲזָאָה דָּא בְּדָא דְּלָא אִתְכַּסֵי דָּא מִן דָּא. כָל זַכְיָין, וְכָל עוֹנָשִׁין, וְכָל דִּינִין, קָמֵי כֻּלְּהוּ נְהוֹרִין אִלֵּין קַיְימִין.

Chambers Goblet Lights Seventy Wine

599. From THE SEVENTY LIGHTS come out two lights, always standing before THE SEVENTY LIGHTS. The seventy lights, together with the two lights standing in front of them, are inside in the middle of the chamber. Of the secret of this chamber it is written, "Your navel is like a round goblet, that never lacks blended wine" (Shir Hashirim 7:3), FOR HERE ALL THE DEBTS AND MERITS MERGE.

599. מִנַּיְיהוּ נַפְקֵי תְּרֵין נְהוֹרִין, דְּקַיְימֵי קָמַיְיהוּ תָּדִיר. וְאִלֵּין ע' נְהוֹרִין, וּתְרֵין נְהוֹרִין דְּקַיְימֵי קָמַיְיהוּ, אִינּוּן לְגוֹ בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּהֵיכָלָא. וְעַל רָזָא דְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא כְּתִיב, שָׁרְרֵךְ אֲגַן הַסַּהַר אַל יֶחְסַר הַמָּזֶג.

Chambers Deeds Lights Purification Seventy-Two Zechut (Spirit)

600. From these 72 LIGHTS come out other 72 of the right, and 72 of the left. The first 72 are inside in the middle of the chamber. Before the INTERNAL lights, come all the merits and debts to be purified. All the deeds in the world are come from these 72 internal lights. It is found then that all the lights issuing from this high spirit ZECHUT EL, are 216 lights, FOR 3 TIMES 72 ARE 216, and they are all included in this spirit.

600. לָקֳבֵל אִינּוּן נַפְקֵי שַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין נְהוֹרִין אַחֲרָנִין, מִסִּטְרָא דִּימִינָא. וְשַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין נְהוֹרִין אַחֲרָנִין, מִסִּטְרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא. וְאִלֵּין קַדְמָאֵי אִינּוּן פְּנִימָאֵי לְגוֹ, בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּהֵיכָלָא. לְקַמֵּי נְהוֹרִין אִלֵּין, עָאלִין כָּל זַכְוָון וְכָל חוֹבִין לְאִתְדַכָּאָה. כָּל עוֹבָדִין דְּעָלְמָא, מֵאִלֵּין פְּנִימָאֵי נַפְקֵי. אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ כָּל נְהוֹרִין דְּנַפְקֵי מֵרוּחָא דָּא עִלָּאָה, מָאתָן וְשִׁית סְרֵי נְהוֹרִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ כְּלִילָן בְּרוּחָא דָּא.

Lights Seventy

601. These two lights stand before the seventy, always testifying and recording verdicts, acquittals, or condemnations. The seventy decree and judge. All the judging in the world, for good or ill, is done here.

601. אִינּוּן תְּרֵי נְהוֹרִין, דְּקַיְימֵי קָמֵי אִינּוּן שַׁבְעִין, אִינּוּן סַהֲדֵי סַהֲדוּתָא תָּדִיר, וְכַתְבֵי פִּתְקֵי דִּינָא דִּזְכוּ אוֹ דְּחוֹבָה. אִלֵּין שַׁבְעִין אִינּוּן גִּזְרִין גַּזְרֵי וְדַיְינִין דִּינִין. וְכָל דִּינִין דְּעָלְמָא הֵן לְטָב הֵן לְבִישׁ הָכָא אִיהוּ.

David Female Hebrew Letters Lights Male Rock Seventy-Two Unity Zechut (Spirit)

602. Upon the spirit Zechut El three letters are engraved, joining him from above, Yud-Hei-Vav. We already explained that when these letters are joined together where there is unity between male and female, YUD- HEI-VAV BEING THE SECRET OF CHESED, GVURAH AND TIFERET AND ARE MALE, AND ZECHUT EL THE SECRET OF THE FEMALE, they are written upon this spirit, ZECHUT EL. Here David says, "and my Elohim (Heb. v'elohai), the rock of my refuge" (Tehilim 94:22). THE LETTERS OF V'ELOHAI ARE THE SAME AS OF EL YUD-HEI-VAV, the secret of the spirit called 'El', together with the letters Yud-Hei-Vav written upon him. These are the three sides of the lights we mentioned, NAMELY, THREE TIMES 72, TO THE RIGHT, LEFT AND CENTER; RIGHT AND LEFT CORRESPONDING TO THE SECRET OF YUD-HEI, AND THE MIDDLE ONE BEING VAV.

602. רוּחָא דָּא, דְּאִיהוּ זְכוּת אֵ"ל כִּדְקַאמְרָן, בֵּיהּ רְשִׁימִין תְּלַת אַתְוָון, דְּמִתְדַּבְּקָן בֵּיהּ מִלְּעֵילָּא, דְּאִינּוּן יה"ו. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא דְּכַד אִלֵּין אַתְוָון מִתְדַּבְּקָאן בְּהַאי אֲתָר, דְּאִתְדַבְּקוּתָא דִּדְכוּרָא בְּנוּקְבָּא. כְּדֵין אִתְרְשִׁימוּ בְּהַאי רוּחָא, אִינּוּן אַתְוָון. וְהָכָא אָמַר דָּוִד, וֵאלֹהַי לְצוּר מַחְסִי. רָזָא דְּרוּחָא דָּא דְּאִקְרֵי אֵ"ל וְרָזָא דְּאִינּוּן אַתְוָון דִּרְשִׁימִין בֵּיהּ, דְּאִקְרוּן יה"ו, אִלֵּין תְּלַת סִטְרִין דִּנְהוֹרִין דְּקָאָמַרָן.

Chambers Court Deeds Health Light Merit Seventy-Two

603. THIS PARAGRAPH IS WANTING, IT SHOULD HAVE SAID: AFTER THAT ONE LIGHT EMERGED TO FOUR SIDES, THE LIGHT PRODUCED THREE OTHERS, WHICH ARE THREE COURTHOUSES. These three courts differ FROM THE INTERNAL 72, and judge matters other THAN CRIMINAL LAWS, SUCH AS matters of the world, richness and poverty, sickness or perfect HEALTH. For the four chambers also deal with other LAWSUITS. These two chambers are to the two other sides of the light, NAMELY, THE TWO 72'S ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES, THE SECRET OF THE THREE COURTS, THAT SENTENCE OTHER CASES. There is one chamber for all the eyed ones who do the reckoning for the deeds of the world, NAMELY, INCLUDING CRIMINAL LAWS, THE SECRET OF THE MIDDLE, INTERNAL 72; another chamber is for the scribes under the first, internal ones. These four chambers are all included within this chamber named merit after the spirit, as we said.

603. אִינּוּן תְּלַת בָּתֵי דִּינִין, דְּמִתְפַּלְּגֵי בְּדִינִין אַחֲרָנִין, בְּמִילֵּי דְּעָלְמָא, בְּעוּתְרָא בְּמִסְכְּנוּ, בְּמַרְעִין בִּשְׁלִימוּ, דְּאִינּוּן אַרְבַּע הֵיכָלִין דְּאִינּוּן מְתַקְּנָן לְכָל אִינּוּן אַחֲרָנִין, תְּרֵין הֵיכָלִין לְאִלֵּין תְּרֵי סִטְרֵי נְהוֹרִין אַחֲרָנִין, וְחַד הֵיכָלָא לְכָל אִינּוּן מָארֵי דְּעַיְינִין, דְּעַבְדֵי חוּשְׁבָנָא מִכָל עוֹבָדִין דְּעָלְמָא. וְחַד הֵיכָלָא, לְסוֹפְרִין אַחֲרָנִין, דִּי תְּחוֹת אִלֵּין קַדְמָאֵי פְּנִימָאֵי. אִלֵּין אַרְבַּע הֵיכָלִין, כְּלִילָן בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא, דְּאִקְרֵי עַל שְׁמָא דְּהַאי רוּחָא זְכוּתָא, כִּדְקַאמְרָן.

Askara (Spirit) Chambers Door Gates Gazriel (Supernal Minister) Judgment Other Side Sansaniya (Spirit)

604. In each of the gates in these chambers, there is one chieftain. At the first gate, there is a chieftain named Gazriel. His duty is to make known the sentences and verdicts of the Judgments to the first chieftain STANDING OUT OF THE DOOR, whose name is Sansaniya, from whom receives another chieftain in charge over the chamber of the Other Side, in charge over the croup (Aramic askara) sickness in babies.

604. בְּכָל פִּתְחָא וּפִתְחָא דְּאִלֵּין הֵיכָלִין, אִית מְמָנָא חַד, בְּפִתְחָא קַדְמָאָה אִית מְמָנָא חֲדָא, דִּשְׁמֵיהּ אִקְרֵי גַּזְרִיאֵ"ל. הַהוּא מְמָנָא אִיהוּ לְגַלָּאָה דִּינִין, דְּאִתְדָּנוּ וְאִתְגְּזָרוּ לְהַהוּא מְמָנָא קַדְמָאָה, דִּשְׁמֵיהּ סַנְסָנִיָּ"הּ דְּמִנֵּיהּ נָטִיל הַאי מְמָנָא אַחֲרָא, דְּקַיְּימָא עַל הֵיכָלָא דְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְקַיְּימָא עַל אַסְכָּרָה דְּרַבְיֵי, כִּדְקַאמְרָן.

Chambers Court Door Firmaments Gazriel (Supernal Minister) Sansaniya (Spirit)

605. The chieftain, Gazriel, takes the verdicts from the internal court, as everything is sentenced there, and notifies the chieftain outside THE DOOR, SANSANIYA. All the criers proclaim throughout the firmaments, such-and- such was decreed at the house of the King. Then the matter is taken by the chamber below, THE THIRD CHAMBER, where it resounds until it is heard in all the lower firmaments, and made known to everyone down below.

605. וְהַאי מְמָנָא גַּזְרִיאֵ"ל, נָטִיל מִלָּה דְּבֵי דִּינָא פְּנִימָאָה. דְּכֹלָּא, אִתְגְזַר תַּמָּן, וּכְדֵין אוֹדִיעַ מִלָּה לְהַאי מְמָנָא דִּלְבַר, וְכָל אִינּוּן כָּרוֹזֵי מַכְרְזֵי וְאַמְרֵי בְּכָל רְקִיעִין, כַּךְ וְכַךְ אִתְגְּזַר מִבֵּי מַלְכָּא, עַד דְּנַטְלֵי הַהִיא מִלָּה בְּהֵיכָלָא דִּלְתַתָּא, וּמִתַּמָּן נַפְקֵי וּמַכְרְזֵי מִלָּה, עַד דְּאִשְׁתְּמַע בְּכֻלְּהוּ רְקִיעִין תַּתָאִין, וְנַחְתֵּי וְאוֹדְעֵי מִלָּה, לְכֻלְּהוּ דִּלְתַתָּא.

Birds Dreams Earth Grades

606. The lower beings take the matter from grade to grade. Even the birds in the sky and the fowl on earth take it and make it known in the world, until the complainants and accusers take it, and appear before men in their dreams. Shortly afterward it comes to pass.

606. וְנַטְלֵי מִלָּה כֻּלְּהוּ תַּתָּאִין, מִדַרְגָא לְדַרְגָא, אֲפִילּוּ צִפֳּרֵי שְׁמַיָא, וְעוֹפֵי דְּאַרְעָא, כֻּלְּהוּ נַטְלֵי מִלָּה, וְאוֹדְעֵי לָהּ בְּעָלְמָא. עַד דְּנַטְלֵי מִלָּה כָּל אִינּוּן גַּרְדִּינֵי נִימוּסִין, וְאַחְזְיָין בְּחֶלְמָא לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, וְאַתְיָא הַהִיא מִלָּה לִזְמַן קָרִיב.

Earth Firmaments Other Side Sun

607. Sometimes, when something has to be made known to the kings on earth, who sustain and lead nations, the matter is disclosed to the firmament of the lower sun, where IT stands, until the chiefs of the sun, appointed over the sun, take the matter and notify the supernal chieftains of the Other Side, who make it known to the kings of the earth on their side.

607. וּלְזִמְנִין דְּהַהִיא מִלָּה דְּאִצְטְרִיכָא לְמַלְכֵי אַרְעָא, דְּאִינּוּן מְמָנָן לְאַתְזְנָא, וּלְדַבְּרָא עַמִין. דְּאוֹדְעִין הַהִיא מִלָּה עַד רְקִיעָא דְּשִׁמְשָׁא דִּלְתַתָּא, וְקַיְּימָא תַּמָּן. עַד דְּאִינּוּן מְמָנָן שִׁמְשָׁא, דְּאִתְמָנוּן עַל שִׁמְשָׁא, נַטְלֵי הַהִיא מִלָּה, וְאוֹדְעֵי לָהּ לְאִינּוּן מְמָנָן עִלָּאִין דִּי בְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְאִינּוּן מוֹדִעִין הַהִיא מִלָּה לְמַלְכֵי אַרְעָא, דְּאִינּוּן בְּסִטְרָא דִּלְהוֹן.

Chambers Dreams Gates Pillar Prophecy Prophets Torah

608. When there were prophets in Yisrael, they used to draw their prophecy from the two supernal pillars, NETZACH AND HOD, upon which the Torah, ZEIR ANPIN, is supported. When the prophets were gone from the world, those who see in visions and in dreams came, who took everything from its place, as we said. And when there were kings in Yisrael but the prophets were gone, and no men who see in visions and in dreams were to be found, the matter was made known to the kings through this gate, THE FIRST GATE OF THIS CHAMBER.

608. וְכַד הֲווֹ נְבִיאִים בְּהוּ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, הֲווֹ נַטְלִין נְבוּאָה דִּלְהוֹן, מִתְּרֵין עַמּוּדִין עִלָּאִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא סָמִיךְ עָלַיְיהוּ. לְבָתַר דְּאִסְתָּלָקוּ נְבִיאִים מֵעָלְמָא, וְאָתוּ מָארֵי דְּמַרְאֶה, וּמָארֵי דְּחֶלְמָא, נַטְלֵי מִלָּה מֵאַתְרֵיהּ כִּדְקָאָמְרָן. וְכַד מַלְכֵי הֲווֹ בֵּינַיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, וּנְבִיאִים אִסְתָּלָקוּ, וּמָארֵי דְּחֶלְמָא וּמַרְאֶה לָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ, אוֹדְעִין מִלָּה לְאִינּוּן מַלְכִין, מֵהַאי פִּתְחָא כִּדְקָאָמְרָן.

Chambers Faith Firmaments Gates Grades Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness)

609. And if you say: How could THE KINGS OF YISRAEL take from such a HIGH placeas this? Come and see: Each grade and every gate has certain chiefs outside, appointed over all those firmaments, all the way down to the lower firmaments. They notify the matters to those who should know. For from these chambers on the side of holiness and the secret of the Faith, grades are going down, all in the secret of the Faith. They descend until they soar into this world, and are appointed over it.

609. וְאִי תֵּימָא הֵיךְ נָטִיל מִלָּה מֵהַאי אֲתָר. תָּא חֲזֵי, כָּל דַּרְגָא וְדַרְגָּא, וְכָל פִּתְחָא וּפִתְחָא, כֻּלְּהוּ אִית לוֹן לְבַר, מְמָנָן יְדִיעָן, דְּאִתְמָנוּן בְּכָל אִינּוּן רְקִיעִין, עַד דְּנַחְתֵי לְתַתָּא בִּרְקִיעִין תַּתָּאִין וְאוֹדְעִין מִלָּה לְאִינּוּן דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ בְּגִין דְּהָא מֵאִלֵּין הֵיכָלִין דְּאִינּוּן סִטְרָא דִּקְדוּשָּׁה וְרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, אִתְפְּרָשׁוּ דַּרְגִּין לְתַתָּא, כֻּלְּהוּ בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְנַחְתּוּ דַּרְגִּין עַל דַּרְגִּין, עַד דְּפַרְחִין מֵהַאי עָלְמָא, וְאִתְמְנוּן בֵּיהּ.

Deeds Faith Grades Holiness (Kedushah) Kedushah (Holiness) Miracle Other Side Purification

610. Some of them ARE APPOINTED to keep people from the Other Side, and the harms of the world, and watch their ways. Others help people who come to be purified. Some perform miracles and signs, and others watch the deeds of men, to testify ABOVE. So the grades differ according to their aspects. All this is in the secret of the supernal Faith, supernal holiness.

610. מִנְּהוֹן, לְנַטְרָא בְּנֵי נָשָׁא מִסִּטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וּמִנְּזִיקֵי עָלְמָא, וּבְאִינּוּן אָרְחֵי דְּקָא אָזְלֵי. וּמִנְּהוֹן, לְסַיְּיעָא לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, כַּד אָתָאן לְאִתְדַּכְאָה. וּמִנְּהוֹן, לְמֶעְבַּד אָתִין וְנִסִּין בְּעָלְמָא. וּמִנְּהוֹן דְּקַיְימֵי לְאַשְׁגָחָא בְּעוֹבָדִין דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא, לְמִסְהַד סַהֲדוּתָא. וְכֵן מִתְפָּרְשִׁין כַּמָה דַּרְגִּין לְסִטְרַיְיהוּ, וְכֻלְּהוּ בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא עִלָּאָה, בִּקְדוּשָּׂה עִלָּאָה.

Chambers Evil Grades Other Side

611. The Other Side works in the same manner. In the side of defilement, from the chambers OF UNHOLINESS grades go down. These grades all do evil and seduce the world. Some lead men astray from the path of good into the evil way, others stand to defile people, who come to be defiled. We learned that when a man comes to be defiled, he is defiled in this world, and defiled in that world. They are called 'boiling excrement' (Heb. tzoah), as it is written, "You shall go (Heb. tze), and say to it" (Yeshayah 30:22). These grades defile even more, and are therefore always meant for those WHO COME TO BE DEFILED. All that happens in certain grades, in a proper manner.

611. כְּגַוְונָא דָּא בְּסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, סִטְרָא מְסַאֲבָא, מִתְפָּרְשִׁין דַּרְגִּין מֵאִינּוּן הֵיכָלִין לְתַתָּא, כֻּלְּהוּ דַּרְגִּין לְאַבְאָשָׁא, וּלְאַסְטָאָה עָלְמָא: מִנְּהוֹן, קַיְימֵי לְאַסְטָאָה בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, מֵאֹרַח טַב לְאֹרַח בִּישָׁא. וּמִנְּהוֹן קַיְימֵי לְסָאֲבָא בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, לְאִינּוּן דְּאָתוּ לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא, כְּמָה דְּתָנֵינָן, אָתָא בַּר נָשׁ לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא, מְסָאֲבִין לֵיהּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וּמְסָאֲבִין לֵיהּ בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא, וְאִינּוּן אִקְרוּ צוֹאָה רוֹתַחַת. כד"א צֵא תֹּאמַר לוֹ. וְאִינּוּן דַּרְגִּין דְּקַיְימָן לְסָאֲבָא יַתִיר, וּבְגִין כַּךְ, אִלֵּין תָּדִיר לָקֳבֵל אִלֵּין, וְכֹלָּא אִיהוּ בְּדַרְגִּין יְדִיעָאן כַּדְקָא חֲזֵי.

Dahariel (Spirit) Gates Sin

612. Over the second gate there is a chief called 'Dahariel' of the right. He is in charge over all the merits won by men, so they will be acquitted. When a man has a good verdict, when there are more merits than sins in men, then this chief DAHARIEL is in charge over their due and the portion of the merits and their good reward.

612. פִּתְחָא תִּנְיָינָא. בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא אִית מְמָנָא, דַּהֲרִיאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ. וְאִיהוּ לִסְטַר יְמִינָא, וְהַאי אִיהוּ מְמָנָא, לְאַעֲלָא כָּל זְכוּתִין דְּזָכוּ בְּהוּ בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, בְּגִין דְּיִתְדָּן בַּר נָשׁ לְטָב עָלַיְיהוּ כַּד אִתְּדָן לְטָב, וְאִינּוּן זַכְיָין קַיְימָן סַגִיאָן עַל חוֹבֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, כְּדֵין הַאי מְמָנָא, פָּקִיד עַל אַגְרָא וְחוּלָקָא דְּאִינּוּן זַכְיָין וְאַגְרָן לְטָב.

Chambers Court Job Pedael (Spirit)

613. He takes out the GOOD sentence, and appoints a chief called 'Peda'el' of the third chamber, and tells him, "deliver (Heb. pede) him from going down to the pit" (Iyov 33:24). For when a man is on his deathbed, caught in the King's prison, then he is judged. All his merits and every debt he accumulated in this world come into the court to be judged.

613. וְאַפִּיק הַהוּא דִּינָא, וּמָנֵי לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא מְמָנָא, דְּאִקְרֵי פְּדָיאֵ"ל, דִּי בְּהֵיכָלָא תְּלִיתָאָה. וּכְדֵין א"ל, פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שַׁחַת. בְּגִין דְּכַד ב"נ קָאֵים בְּבֵי מַרְעֵיהּ, וְאִתְפַּס בִּתְפִיסוּ דְּמַלְכָּא, כְּדֵין אִתְדָּן ב"נ. וְכָל זְכוּ וְכָל חוֹבָה דְּעֲבַד בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, כֹּלָּא עָאל בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא לְאִתְדְּנָא.

Court Dahariel (Spirit) Gates Grades Judgment

614. When his verdict is good, his good judgment comes out of this gate, to the right of the chief Dahariel, standing there AT THE GATE. His good sentence is announced until he is saved AND CURED FROM HIS ILLNESS. The judgment goes down through all the chieftains, the good grades, descending through all the grades, UNTIL IT REACHES THE MAN IN THIS WORLD. Man is judged for everything, for better for worse by the King's court.

614. וְכַד אִתְדָּן לְטָב, בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא נָפַק דִּינֵיהּ לְטָב, לִימִינָא דְּהַאי מְמָנָא דַּהֲרִיאֵ"ל, דְּקַיְּימָא בֵּיהּ, וְאוֹדְעִין דִּינֵיהּ לְטָב, עַד דְּאִשְׁתְּזִיב. וְנַחְתָּא הַהוּא דִּינָא, בְּכָל אִינּוּן מְמָנָן, דַּרְגִּין דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדָעוּ לְטָב לְתַתָא, כֻּלְּהוּ דַּרְגִין עַל דַּרְגִין, וְכֹלָּא, בֵּין לְטָב בֵּין לְבִישׁ, מִבֵּי מַלְכָּא אִתְדָּן הַהוּא ב"נ.

Dahariel (Spirit) Deeds Evil Gadiel (Spirit) Gates Scales

615. Over the third gate there is a chief named Gadiel. He is of the left side, in charge over all the transgressions and evil deeds a man goes after in this world. He puts them on the scales to weigh them against the merits put there by another chief, Dahariel we mentioned.

615. פִּתְחָא תְּלִיתָאָה. בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא אִית מְמָנָא חַד, גַּדִיאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ. וְאִיהוּ לִסְטַר שְׂמָאלָא, וְהַאי אִיהוּ מְמָנָא, לְאַעֲלָא כָּל חוֹבִין וְכָל בִּישִׁין, דב"נ אַסְטֵי אֲבַתְרַיְיהוּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא. וְנָחִית לוֹן גּוֹ מַתְקְלָא לְאַתְקְלָא, בְּאִינּוּן זַכְיָין דְּעָאלוּ בִּידָא דְּהַהוּא מְמָנָא אַחֲרָא דְּקָאָמַרָן.

Deeds Gates Other Side Righteous Scales Sin Soul, The World to Come, The

616. These scales stand within the fourth gate, where the good deeds and sins are weighed together. Whichever is in the ascendancy, has chiefs on its side. If the good deeds prevail, some chieftains of the right side take the sentence, and remove evils and diseases away from that man until he is saved. If transgressions prevail, its chieftains of the left side come, until the Other Side takes the matter, with all those who seek strict law, until the man's good fortune weakens, and that side comes down and takes away his soul. Happy is the portion of the righteous in this world and in the World to Come.

616. וְהַהוּא מַתְקְלָא קַיְּימָא גּוֹ פִּתְחָא רְבִיעָאָה, וְתַמָּן אִתְקָלוּ זַכְיָין וְחוֹבִין כַּחֲדָא. מַאן דְּנָצַח מִנַּיְיהוּ, הָכִי אִית לֵיהּ מְמָנָן בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא. אִי נַצְחָן זַכְיָין, כַּמָה מְמָנָן אִית בִּסְטַר דִּימִינָא, וְנַטְלֵי הַהוּא דִּינָא, וּמַעֲבִרִין בִּישִׁין וּמַרְעִין מֵהַהוּא ב"נ, עַד דְּאִשְׁתְּזִיב. אִי נַצְחָן חוֹבִין, כַּמָה מְמָנָן אִית לֵיהּ בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא, עַד דְּנַטְלֵי מִלָּה הַהוּא סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְכָל אִינּוּן גַּרְדִּינֵי נִמּוּסִין, עַד דְּאִתְרַע מַזָּלֵיהּ. וּכְדֵין נַחְתָּא הַהוּא סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וְנָטִיל נִשְׁמְתָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

Deeds Gates Judgment Mozniya (Spirit) Scales

617. On the fourth gate stands a chief called 'Mozniya' (Eng. 'from scales'). These are the scales, where good and bad deeds are put and weighed together. They are called 'just scales', as it is written, "just balances" (Vayikra 19:36). Everyone is weighed by it to be judged.

617. פִּתְחָא רְבִיעָאָה. בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא, קַיְּימָא חַד מְמָנָא, מֹאזְנִיָּ"הּ שְׁמֵיהּ. וְהַאי אִיהוּ מַתְקְלָא, דְּנַטְלָא זַכְיָין וְחוֹבִין, וּבֵיהּ אִתְּקָלוּ כֻּלְּהוּ כַּחֲדָא. וְדָא אִקְרֵי מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק. כְּדִכְתִיב מֹאזְנֵי צֶדֶק. בְּהַאי אִתְּקָלוּ כֻּלְּהוּ לְאִתְּדְּנָא.

Gedariah (Spirit) Hariel (Spirit) Mozniya (Spirit) Scales Sin Zechut (Spirit)

618. Under this chief, Mozniya, there are two chiefs, one on the right and one on the left. The one on the right is called 'Hariel', and the one on the left is called 'Gedudiel'. When the merits and sins are weighed, the one on the right balances the scales to the right, and the one on the left balances to the left. They are all included within the spirit called 'Zechut El'.

618. תְּחוֹת הַאי מְמָנָא, אִית תְּרֵין מְמָנָן, חַד לִימִינָא וְחַד לִשְׂמָאלָא. חַד לִימִינָא, הֲרִיאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ. חַד לִשְׂמָאלָא, גְּדוּדִיאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ. וְכַד אִתְּקָלוּ זַכְיָין וְחוֹבִין, דָּא אַכְרַע לִסְטַר יְמִינָא, וְדָא אַכְרַע לִסְטַר שְׂמָאלָא. וְכֻלְּהוּ אִתְכְּלִילוּ בְּהַאי רוּחָא דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּ"ת אֵל.

Animals Deeds Eyes Heart Tumiel (Spirit) Zechut (Spirit)

619. When they are all comprised in Zechut El, he issues a living creature. This is a glowing living creature, called 'Tumiel'. It stands guard over the world by the eyes of Hashem, who hover and walk about the world. These eyes of Hashem are watchful over the good deeds done secretly, and watch over the deeds done with a whole heart, though not done properly.

619. וְכַד אִתְכְּלִילָן כֻּלְּהוּ בֵּיהּ, אַפִּיק חַד חֵיוָתָא, קַדִּישָׁא, וְהַאי חֵיוָתָא מְלָהֲטָא, וְאִקְרֵי שְׁמֵיהּ, תּוּמִיאֵ"ל. הַאי חֵיוָתָא, אִיהִי חֵיוָתָא דְּקַיְּימָא לְאַשְׁגָּחָא בְּעָלְמָא, בְּאִינּוּן עֵינֵי יְיָ', דְּאַזְלָן וְשָׁטָאן בְּעָלְמָא. וְאִינּוּן עֵינֵי יְיָ', כֻּלְּהוּ נַטְלֵי אַשְׁגָּחוּתָא, מֵאִינּוּן עוֹבָדִין טָבִין דְּאִתְעָבֵידוּ בִּטְמִירוּ, וּלְאַשְׁגָּחָא בְּאִינּוּן עוֹבָדִין דְּאִינּוּן בִּשְׁלִימוּ דְּלִבָּא, ואע"ג דְּלָא אִתְעָבִידוּ כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת.

Animals Chambers Hands Prayer

620. This living creature stands watchful over the prayers, because the petitions, uttered by men in their prayers, are all in the hands of this living creature. It puts them in this chamber, where they are kept for forty days.

620. הַאי חֵיוָתָא אִיהִי קַיְּימָא בְּאַשְׁגָּחוּתָא דִּצְלוֹתִין. בְּגִין דְּאִינּוּן שְׁאֶלְתִּין דְּשָׁאֲלֵי בְּנֵי נָשָׁא בִּצְלוֹתֵהוֹן, כֻּלְּהוּ קַיְימֵי בִּידָא דְּהַאי חֵיוָתָא, וְאָנַח לְהוּ בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא, וְקַיְימִין אִינּוּן שְׁאֶלְתִּין בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא עַד אַרְבְּעִין יוֹמִין, לְאַשְׁגָּחָא בְּהוּ.

Animals Lights Prayer Seventy-Two Twelve Zechut (Spirit)

621. Every forty days, this living creature comes out, takes all the prayers and puts them before the 72 lights to be judged. Then the spirit, Zechut El looks at them carefully, to see whether that man is worthy or not. If he is worthy, the prayer goes out, and this petition rolls, and twelve chiefs with it, each demanding from that spirit that the prayer be accepted, and it is accepted by them.

621. דְּהָא בְּכָל אַרְבְּעִין וְאַרְבְּעִין, נָפְקָא הַאי חֵיוָתָא, וְנָטִיל לְכָל אִינּוּן שְׁאֶלְתִּין, וְאָנַח לוֹן קָמַיְיהוּ דְּאִינּוּן שַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין נְהוֹרִין, וְדַיְינִין לוֹן. וּכְדֵין הַאי רוּחָא דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּ"ת אֵל, מְעַיֵּין בְּהוּ, אִי זָכֵי אִי לָא זָכֵי. אִי זָכֵי, נָפְקָא הַאי צְלוֹתָא, וּמִתְגַּלְגְּלָא הַאי שְׁאֶלְתָּא, וְנָפְקָן עִמָּהּ תְּרֵיסָר מְמָנָן, וְכָל חַד וְחַד תַּבְעִין מֵעִם הַהוּא רוּחָא, קִיוּמָא בְּהַאי שְׁאֶלְתָּא, וְאִתְקַיְּימָא בְּהוּ.

Animals Barhiel (Spirit) Directions Kedumiyah (Spirit) Krishiel (Spirit) Seraph Seraphel (Spirit) Shabbat

622. Under the living creature, glow four Seraphim - Seraph'el, Barkiel, Krishiel, Kedumiyah. These four are under the living creature to the four directions of the world. They are appointed to watch over those who keep the Shabbat and delight it as they ought.

622. תְּחוֹת הַאי חֵיוָתָא, אַרְבָּעָה שְׂרָפִין מְלַהֲטָן, שְׂרַפְאֵ"ל, בַּרְקִיאֵ"ל, קְרִישִׁיאֵ"ל קְדוּמְיָּ"הּ. וְאִלֵּין אַרְבַּע תְּחוֹת הַאי חֵיוָתָא קַיְימֵי לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, אִלֵּין ד' קַיְימֵי לְד' סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא, וְאִינּוּן מְמָנָן לְאַשְׁגָּחָא בְּכָל אִינּוּן דְּנַטְרֵי יוֹמָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא, וּמְעַנְּגֵי שַׁבְּתָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת.

Animals Fire River of Fire (Dinur) Rivers Seventy-Two Shabbat Tumiel (Spirit) Wheel

623. When the four Seraphim travel, sparks of fire come out. From the sparks 72 wheels glowing with fire were made, whence the river of fire was made. Thousands will serve this river. All the four Seraphim watch over those who give pleasure to the Shabbat. The living creature Tumiel is above them, and they travel according to it and under it.

623. מֵאִלֵּין אַרְבַּע כַּד נַטְלֵי, נַפְקֵי שְׁבִיבִין דְּאֶשָּׂא, וּמֵאִלֵּין שְׁבִיבִין אִתְעָבִידוּ שַׁבְעִין וּתְרֵין גַּלְגַּלִּין, מְלַהֲטָן בְּאֶשָּׂא. מֵהָכָא אִתְעָבֵיד נְהַר דִּינוּר. אֶלֶף אַלְפִין יְשַׁמְּשׁוּנֵיהּ לְהַהוּא נַהֲרָא, כָּל אִינּוּן דִּמְעַנְּגֵי שַׁבְּתָא, אִלֵּין אַרְבַּע מְמָנָן מַשְׁגְּחָן בְּכָל אִינּוּן דִּמְעַנְּגֵי שַׁבְּתָא, וְהַאי חֵיוָתָא קַיְּימָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְנַטְלֵי בְּגִינָהּ תְּחוֹתָהּ.

Animals Chambers Flow River of Fire (Dinur) Rivers Shabbat

624. Every day the river of fire flows and burns spirits and rulers. When Shabbat arrives, a proclamation resounds, and the river is calmed. All the storms, glimmers, and sparks are calmed. This living creature stands on the four Seraphim, and enters the middle of the chamber, the place called 'delight'.

624. בְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא, נָגִיד הַהוּא נְהַר דִּינוּר, וְאוֹקִיד לְכַמָּה רוּחִין, וּלְכַמָה שַׁלִּיטִין. וְכַד עָיֵיל שַׁבְּתָא, כָּרוֹזָא נָפְקָא, וְשָׁכִיךְ הַהוּא נְהַר דִּינוּר, וְזַעְפִּין וְזִיקִין וּשְׁבִיבִין אִשְׁתְּכָכוּ. וְהַאי חֵיוָתָא אַזְלָא וְסַלְּקָא עַל אַרְבָּעָה אִלֵּין שְׂרָפִים דְּקָאָמַרָן. וְעָאל גּוֹ אֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא, בְּהַהוּא אֲתַר דְּאִקְרֵי עֹנֶג.

Amen Animals Chambers Shabbat Table

625. In this place, delight, once Shabbat enters, all the tables are set of the people, called 'the children of the King's chamber'. Thousands and tens of thousands of chieftains stand at these tables. The supernal living creature above the four Seraphim, enters and looks at each table, how each of them is given pleasure, and it blesses that table. And the thousands and tens of thousands of chieftains, all open and say 'Amen'.

625. בְּגִין דִּבְהַאי אֲתָר, כַּד עָיֵיל שַׁבְּתָא, מִתְסַדְּרָאן תַּמָּן כָּל פָּתוֹרֵי דִּבְנֵי עָלְמָא, דְּאִקְרוּ בְּנֵי הֵיכָלָא דְּמַלְכָּא, וְאֶלֶף אַלְפִין, וְרִבּוֹ רִבְּוָון מְמָנָן, קַיְימֵי עַל אִינּוּן פָּתוֹרֵי. וְהַאי חֵיוָתָא עִלָּאָה עַל אִלֵּין אַרְבָּעָה שְׂרָפִים, וְעָאל בְּהַהוּא אֲתָר, וְחָמָא כָּל אִינּוּן פָּתוֹרֵי, וְאַשְׁגַּח בְּכָל פָּתוֹרָא וּפָתוֹרָא, וְהֵיךְ מְעַנְּגֵי לֵיהּ לְכָל פָּתוֹרָא וּפָתוֹרָא, וְקַיְּימָא וּבָרִיךְ לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא פָּתוֹרָא. וְכָל אִינּוּן אֶלֶף אַלְפִין, וְרִבּוֹא רִבְּבָן, כֻּלְּהוּ פַּתְחֵי וְאַמְרֵי אָמֵן.

Animals Blessing Fear Light Lights Meals Morning Seventy Table Zechut (Spirit)

626. He asks: What is the blessing it says over the table, pleasing and properly set? AND HE ANSWERS: It is, "then shall you delight yourself in Hashem...for the mouth of Hashem has spoken it" (Yeshayah 58:14). And everybody says, "Then shall you call, and Hashem shall answer..." (Ibid. 9). When the table has the pleasure of all the three meals, the supernal spirit Zechut El, at the last repast, finishes by saying about all the preceding ones, "Then shall your light break forth like the morning, the glory of Hashem shall be your rearguard" (Ibid. 8). All the seventy other lights on the three sides open and say, "Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears Hashem" (Tehilim 128:4).

626. וּמַה בְּרָכָה הִיא דְּבָרִיךְ עַל הַאי פָּתוֹרָא דְּמִתְסָדָר וְאִתְעַנְּגָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת. אָז תִּתְעַנַּג עַל יְיָ' וְגוֹ' כִּי פִּי יְיָ' דִּבֵּר. וְכֻלְּהוּ אַמְרֵי, אָז תִּקְרָא וַיְיָ' יַעֲנֶה וְגוֹ'. רוּחָא עִלָּאָה דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּ"ת אֵל, כַּד הַהוּא פָּתוֹרָא אִתְעַנָּג בְּכֻלְּהוּ סְעוּדָתֵי, בִּסְעוּדָתָא בַּתְרָאָה תְּלִיתָאָה מְסַיֵּים וְאָמַר, עַל כָּל אִינּוּן קַדְמָאֵי, וְאָמַר אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַׁחַר אוֹרֶךָ וְגוֹ', כְּבוֹד יְיָ' יַאַסְפֶּךָ. כָּל אִינּוּן שַׁבְעִין נְהוֹרִין אַחֲרָנִין בְּכָל סִטְרִין, פַּתְחֵי וְאַמְרֵי, הִנֵּה כִּי כֵן יְבוֹרַךְ גָּבֶר יְרֵא יְיָ'.

Animals Blessing Curse Other Side Table

627. When a man's table is not at the place CALLED 'DELIGHT', properly set to please, then this living creature with the four SERAPHIM underneath it, and the thousands and tens of thousands all reject it outside, to the Other Side. And the accusers take it and put it in a place opposite TO DELIGHT (HEB. ONEG, AYIN-NUN-GIMEL) called 'pestilence' (Heb. nega, Nun-Gimel -Ayin). When they put it there, they say, "For he loved cursing, and it came to him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him" (Tehilim 109:17), "Let the creditor seize everything that he has...let there be none to extend kindness to him" (Ibid. 11-12). May the Merciful One save us.

627. וְכַד פָּתוֹרָא דְּבַר נָשׁ לָא קַיְּימָא בְּהַהוּא אֲתָר בְּסִדּוּרָא דְּעִנּוּגָא כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, כְּדֵין הַאי חֵיוָתָא, וְאִינּוּן אַרְבַּע דִּתְחוֹתָהּ, וְכָל אִינּוּן אֶלֶף אַלְפִין וְרִבּוֹ רִבְּבָן, כֻּלְּהוּ דַּחְיָין לֵיהּ לְבַר, לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, וּכְמָּה גַּרְדִּינֵי נִימוּסִין, כֻּלְּהוּ נַטְלֵי לֵיהּ וְעַיְילֵי לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא אֲתָר, דְּאִיהוּ בְּהִפּוּכָא מִן דָּא, וְאִקְרֵי נֶגַע. וְכַד עַיֵיל לָהּ תַּמָּן, וְאַמְרֵי וַיֶאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְלֹא חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּנּוּ. יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ וְגוֹ', אַל יְהִי לוֹ מוֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְגוֹ'. רַחֲמָנָא לִשֵׁזְבָן.

Animals Faith River of Fire (Dinur) Rivers Shabbat Shechinah

628. Since the delight of Shabbat is the Faith in the Holy One, blessed be He, NAMELY, THE DELIGHT OF THE SHECHINAH CALLED 'FAITH', then all those who delight in Shabbat, and the holidays, the four SERAPHIM beneath the living creature, are standing in front of the river of fire, and do not let them burn in it, who enjoy their pleasure properly.

628. בְּגִין דְּעִנּוּגָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא, וּמְהֵימְנוּתָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִיהוּ. ובג"ד, כָּל אִינּוּן דִּמְעַנְגֵי עִנּוּגָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא וְזִמְנֵי וּמוֹעֲדֵי, אִלֵּין אַרְבַּע דְּקַיְימֵי תְּחוֹת הַאי חֵיוָתָא, קַיְּימָא לָקֳבֵל הַהוּא נְהַר דִּינוּר, וְלָא שַׁבְקֵי לְאִתּוֹקְדָא בֵּיהּ, לְכָל אִינּוּן דְּמִתְעַנְּגֵי עִנּוּגַיְיהוּ כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת.

Chambers

629. Under the four SERAPHIM there are other officers standing outside, who convene on this side of this chamber, who proclaim all the sentences, and the decisions decreed in this chamber.

629. תְּחוֹת אִלֵּין אַרְבַּע, אִית מְמָנָן אַחֲרָנִין, דְּקַיְימֵי לְבַר, דְּאִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָאן מִסִּטְרָא דְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא וּמַכְרְזֵי לְכֹלָּא אִינּוּן דִּינִין, וְכָל אִינּוּן גִּזְרִין דְּאִתְגְּזָרוּ בְּהַאי הֵיכָלָא.

Beard Chambers Flow Food Judgment Mazal Merit Rivers Zeir Anpin

630. Everything is judged here, except three matters, over which there is no permission to give Judgment in the chamber called 'merit'. These are children, life and sustenance, because they are not here but depend upon Mazal. For the river which is drawn and flows, WHICH IS YESOD OF ZEIR ANPIN, WHOSE SOURCE IS THE BEARD OF ARICH ANPIN, comes from where there is life above. There is food there, and children. For all the three come out from there and flow downward. For that reason all is found in this chamber save these three.

630. כֹּלָּא אִתְּדָּן הָכָא, בַּר תְּלַת מִלִּין, דְּלָא אִתְיְיהִיב רְשׁוּ הָכָא בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא דְּאִקְרֵי זְכוּתָא. וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן: בְּנֵי, חַיֵּי, וּמְזוֹנֵי. דְּהָא אִלֵּין תְּלָתָא, לָא קַיְימֵי הָכָא, בְּגִין דְּהָא בְּמַזָּלָא תַּלְיָאן. דְּהָא הַהוּא נָהָר דְּנָגִיד וְנָפִיק, תַּמָּן תַּלְיָין חַיִּין דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְתַמָּן תַּלְיָין מְזוֹנֵי, וְתַמָּן תַּלְיָין בְּנֵי, דְּהָא אִלֵּין תְּלָתָא מִתַּמָּן נַפְקֵי, וְנַגְדֵּי וְאִתְמַשְּׁכָאן לְתַתָּא. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, כֹּלָּא קַיְּימָא בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא, בַּר הָנֵי תְּלָתָא.

Death Death and the Afterlife Mazal Merit Righteous Torah

631. When man is on his deathbed, he is judged here, also for all other laws of the world. If you say, why is it that when a man is on his death bed, if he is sentenced to have life, it is given him, YET CHILDREN, LIFE AND SUSTENANCE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DEPEND UPON THIS PLACE? HE ANSWERS: THE MEANING is not that life depends upon this place, but once he is judged here to life, then life is drawn from above FROM MAZAL and is given him. Happy is the portion of the righteous, who know the ways of the Torah, and by it merit life eternal. Of them it is written, "Your people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever" (Yeshayah 60:21).

631. בַּר נָשׁ כַּד אִיהוּ בְּבֵי מַרְעֵיהּ, הָכָא אִתְּדָּן, וְכָל שְׁאַר דִּינִין דְּעָלְמָא. וְאִי תֵּימָא, בַּר נָשׁ בְּבֵי מַרְעֵיהּ, אִי אִתְּדָּן לַחַיִּים יָהֲבִין לֵיהּ. לָאו דְּחַיִּין תַּלְיָין הָכָא, אֶלָּא כַּד אִתְּדָּן הָכָא לְחַיִּים, כְּדֵין נַגְדִּין חַיִּים מִלְּעֵילָּא, וְיָהֲבֵי לֵיהּ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהוֹן דְּצַדִּיקַיָּיא דְּיַדְעֵי אָרְחוֹי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְזַכָּאן בָּהּ לְחַיֵּי עָלְמָא, עָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב וְעַמֵּךְ כּוּלָם צַדִּיקִים לְעוֹלָם יִרְשׁוּ אָרֶץ.

<
>