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Birds Chassadim Morning Praise Prayer Sun Torah Watchman

78. The first BIRD opened the discussion saying, "Haleluyah, Give praise, servants of Hashem, praise the Name of Hashem" (Tehilim 113:1). THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE RIGHT COLUMN THAT IS IN MALCHUT, WHICH ILLUMINATES CHASSADIM. THEREFORE, IT SAYS, "PRAISE THE NAME OF HASHEM," AN INVITATION TO PRAISE THE NAME OF HASHEM, WHICH IS MALCHUT, AFTER SOME TIME, MEANING AFTER THE CHOCHMAH IN HER WILL ILLUMINATE WHEN SHE WILL BE ATTIRED IN CHASSADIM. The second bird opened the discussion saying, "Blessed be the Name of Hashem from this time forth and for ever more" (Ibid. 2). THIS IS THE SECRET OF THE SHINING OF THE LEFT COLUMN THAT GIVES FORTH THE ILLUMINATION OF CHOCHMAH, WHENCE IS THE ESSENCE OF MALCHUT. AND THEREFORE IT SAYS, "BLESSED BE THE NAME OF HASHEM FROM THIS TIME" THAT SHINES IMMEDIATELY IN MALCHUT, WHICH IS CALLED 'THE NAME OF HASHEM.' The third bird opened the discussion saying, "From this rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Hashem" (Ibid. 2), WHICH IS THE SECRET OF THE SHINING OF THE CENTRAL COLUMN THAT RECEIVES FROM THE ESSENCE OF TIFERET, THAT IS CALLED 'SUN.' Then a proclamation soon cries, Prepare yourselves supernal Holy Ones, those who praise their Master. Prepare yourselves with the praises of the day. Then the day is separated from the night. Blessed is the portion of he who rises in the morning from the midst of the praise of the Torah with which he was occupied during the night. That is time for the morning prayer.

78. פָּתַח חַד וְאָמַר, הַלְלוּיָהּ הַלְלוּ עַבְדֵי יְיָ' הַלְלוּ אֶת שֵׁם יְיָ'. פָּתַח תִּנְיָינָא וְאָמַר, יְהִי שֵׁם יְיָ' מְבוֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם. פָּתַח תְּלִיתָאָה וְאָמַר, מִמִּזְרָח שֶׁמֶשׁ עַד מְבוֹאוֹ מְהוּלָּל שֵׁם יְיָ'. כְּדֵין כָּרוֹזָא קָדִים וְקָרֵי אִתְעֲתָדוּ קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִין, אִינּוּן דִּמְשַׁבְּחָן לְמָארֵיהוֹן, אִתְתָּקָּנוּ בִּשְׁבָחֶא דִּימָמָא. כְּדֵין אִתְפַּרְשׁוּן יְמָמָא מִן לֵילְיָא. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ, מַאן דְּקָם בְּצַפְרָא, מִגּוֹ תּוּשְׁבַּחְתָּא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּלָעֵי בְּלֵילְיָא. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא צְלוֹתָא דְּצַפְרָא.

Babel Babylon Darkness Egypt Exile Merit Repentance Seir Torah Watchman

79. It is written, "The watchman said, 'The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire, return, come'" (Yeshayah 21:12). This passage was established to refer to those exiles of Yisrael, who were living among the children of Seir. Yisrael said to the Holy One, blessed be He, "Watchman, what of the night?" (Ibid. 11). What will come of us from this exile that is like the darkness of night? It is written, "The watchman said," and this is the Holy One, blessed be He. "The morning comes:" I have already shone upon you during the exile in Egypt, I have raised you and brought you to My service and I gave you the Torah in order that you merit eternal life. You have forsaken My Torah. "And also night:" I have brought you to Exile of Babylon and raised you, but you forsook My Torah as before. I brought you again into exile. "If you inquire, inquire" as it is written, "Seek out of the Book of the Hashem, and read" (Yeshayah 34:16). You will find there just what your exile and deliverance are dependent on. If you inquire of it, it will say and proclaim you to "return, come" in complete repentance, and immediately you will come and get close to Me.

79. כְּתִיב, אָמַר שׁוֹמֵר אָתָא בֹּקֶר וְגַם לָיְלָה אִם תִּבְעָיוּן בְּעָיוּ שֻׁבוּ אֵתָיוּ, הַאי קְרָא אוּקְמוּהָ לֵיהּ, עַל גָּלוּת דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּיַתְבֵי גּוֹ בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אַמְרֵי לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, שׁוֹמֵר, מַה מִּלַּיְלָה, מַה תְּהֵא עָלַן מִן גָּלוּתָא דָּא, דְּדַמֵּי לַחֲשׁוֹכָא דְּלֵילְיָא. מַה כְּתִיב, אָמַר שׁוֹמֵר, דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אָתָא בֹּקֶר, כְּבָר נְהִירְנָא לְכוּ בְּגָלוּתָא דְּמִצְרַיִם, וְאַסִּיקְנָא לְכוּ וְקָרִיבִת יַתְכוֹן לְפוּלְחָנִי, וְאוֹרַיְיתָא יָהֲבִית לְכוֹן, בְּגִין דְּתִזְכּוּן לְחַיֵּי עָלְמָא. שְׁבַקְתּוּן אוֹרַיְיתִי, וְגַם לָיְלָה, אָעִילְנָא לְכוּ בְּגָלוּתָא דְּבָבֶל, וְאַסִּיקְנָא לְכוּ. שְׁבַקְתּוּן אוֹרַיְיתִי כְּמִלְּקַדְּמִין, אָעִילְנָא לְכוּ בְּגָלוּתָא כְּמִלְּקַדְּמִין. אִם תִּבְעָיוּן בְּעָיוּ כד"א, דִּרְשׁוּ מֵעַל סֵפֶר יְיָ' וְקְרָאוּ, וְתַמָּן תִּשְׁכְּחוּן בְּמַה תַּלְיָא גָּלוּתָא דִּלְכוֹן, וּגְאוּלָה דִּלְכוֹן, וְכַד תִּבְעָיוּן בָּהּ, הִיא תֵּימָא וְתַכְרִיז קָמַיְיכוּ. שׁוּבוּ אֵתָיוּ. שׁוּבוּ בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵימָתָא, וּמִיַּד אֵתָיוּ וְאִקְרִיבוּ לְגַבָּאי.

Dumah (Angel) Grades Lamps Light Prophecy Prophets Sun Walls

80. In this passage, it is written, "The burden of Dumah" (Yeshayah 21:11). The secret is that prophecy is transmitted to the prophets in six grades, vision, revelation, sight, appearance, word, and burden, and all of them are as one who looks from behind the wall at the shining of the light. It is as though some of them see the light of the sun through a lamp OF GLASS. But this is a burden, as light comes through great effort, because it was difficult for him and he could not reveal it, as it is written, "That You lay the burden of this whole people on me" (Bemidbar 11:11). Therefore, this is CALLED 'burden.'

80. וּבְהַאי קְרָא כְּתִיב, מַשָּׂא דּוּמָה. וְרָזָא דָּא, בְּשִׁית דַּרְגִּין דִּנְבוּאָה אִתְּמַר לִנְבִיאֵי. בְּמַחֲזֶ"ה. בַּחֲזוֹ"ן. בְּחִזָּיוֹ"ן. בְּחָזוּ"ת. בְּדָבָ"ר. בְּמַשָּׂ"א. וְכֻלְּהוּ חֲמִשָּׁא כֻּלְּהוּ כְּמַאן דְּחָמֵי בָּתַר כּוֹתָלָא, הַהוּא נְהִירוּ דִּנְהוֹרָא. וּמִנְּהוֹן, כְּמַאן דְּחָמֵי נְהוֹרָא דְּשִׁמְשָׁא מִגּוֹ עֲשָׁשִׁיתָא. אֲבָל מַשָּׂא, הֲוֵי, כַּד מָטֵי הַהוּא נְהוֹרָא בְּטוֹרַח סַגִּי וְאִיטְרַח מִלּוֹי עֲלוֹי, דְּלָא יָכִיל לְאִתְגַּלְיָיא לֵיהּ, כד"א, לְשׂוּם אֶת מַשָּׂא כָּל הָעָם הַזֶּה עָלַי. וּבג"כ, מַשָּׂא.

Dumah (Angel) Faith Grades Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Prophecy Prophets Seir Shells (Klipot)

81. Here IT IS WRITTEN the burden of Dumah, WHICH MEANS great effort, BECAUSE THE PROPHECY was not able to be revealed. It is a secretive prophecy and remains in secrecy. "One calls to Me out of Seir" (Yeshayah 21:11): It is not revealed whether the Holy One, blessed be He, or the faithful prophet SAID, "ONE CALLS TO ME OUT OF SEIR." This prophecy definitely is secret in the midst of the supernal Faith. And from the depth of secrecy, said the faithful prophet, to whom the voice of the secret of the Faith, WHICH IS MALCHUT, called and said, "One calls to me out of Seir," as it is written, "And rose from Seir to them" (Devarim 33:2) instead of, 'And rose to Seir.' This is because the secret of Faith is such that grades shine from within grades, the ones, inside the others, a shell within a shell, one part the inner to another part within which it lies. THEREFORE, IT IS WRITTEN, "FROM SEIR," MEANING THAT IT BECAME REVEALED FROM THE MIDST OF THE KLIPAH (ENG. 'SHELL') OF SEIR.

81. וְהָכָא מַשָּׂא דּוּמָה טוֹרַח סַגִּיאָה, דְּלָא יָכִיל לְאִתְגַּלְיָיא וְאִיהוּ נְבוּאָה בִּלְחִישׁוּ, וְקַיְּימָא בִּלְחִישׁוּ. אֵלַי קוֹרֵא מִשֵּׂעִיר הָכָא לָא אִתְגַּלְיָא מַאן אָמַר אֵלַי קוֹרֵא מִשֵּׂעִיר. אִי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִי נְבִיאָה מְהֵימָנָא. אֲבָל נְבוּאָה דָּא וַדַּאי קַיְּימָא בִּלְחִישׁוּ, גּוֹ רָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא עִלָּאָה, וּמִגּוֹ רָזָא סְתִימָאָה, נְבִיאָה מְהֵימָנָא אָמַר, דִּלֵּיהּ הֲוָה קָרָא קָלָא בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, וְאָמַר אֵלַי קוֹרֵא מִשֵּׂעִיר. כד"א, וְזָרַח מִשֵּׂעִיר לָמוֹ. וְלָא כְּתִיב וְזָרַח לְשֵׂעִיר, בְּגִין דְרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא הָכִי אִיהוּ, דַּרְגִּין מִגּוֹ דַּרְגִּין, אִלֵּין פְּנִימָאִין מֵאִלֵּין, קְלִיפָה, גּוֹ קְלִיפָה וּמוֹחָא גּוֹ מוֹחָא.

Cloud Colors Electrum Ezekiel Fire Grades Likenesses Living Creatures North Wind

82. But we have established that it is written, "And, behold, a storm wind came out of the north" (Yechezkel 1:4). This is one grade, while "a great cloud" (Ibid.) is a second grade, "and a fire flaring up" (Ibid.) is a third grade, "and a brightness was about it" (Ibid.) is a fourth grade, and afterwards "And out of the midst of it, as it were the color of electrum" (Ibid.), after which "out of the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures." (Ibid. 5) These are the grades within grades.

82. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא, דִּכְתִּיב, וְהִנֵּה רוּחַ סְעָרָה בָּאָה מִן הַצָּפוֹן, הָא דַּרְגָּא חַד. עָנָן גָּדוֹל, הָא דַּרְגָּא אַחֲרָא. וְאֵשׁ מִתְלַקַּחַת, הָא דַּרְגָּא תְּלִיתָאָה. וְנוֹגַהּ לוֹ סָבִיב, הָא דַּרְגָּא רְבִיעָאָה. וּלְבָתַר וּמִתּוֹכָהּ כְּעֵין הַחַשְׁמַל. וּלְבָתַר וּמִתּוֹכָהּ דְּמוּת אַרְבַּע חַיּוֹת הָא דַּרְגִּין גּוֹ דַּרְגִּין.

Fruit Grades Klipot (Shells – Negativity) Praise Seir Shells (Klipot) Sinai

83. Here also, when the Holy One, blessed be He, became revealed to Yisrael, He did so only from within these grades, and "came from Sinai" (Devarim 33:2). This is the grade that is exceedingly concealed. Afterwards it must be revealed that it said, "And rose from Seir:" this is another grade that is more revealed, a shell that envelops the fruit. Then, "He shone forth from Mount Paran" (Ibid.), which is another grade and "He came from holy multitudes" (Ibid.), which is a praise to them all. For even though He became revealed in all these grades, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT He started being revealed from a place which is the essence of all. Which place is it? "Holy multitudes," which are the highest levels above. Here also: "One calls to me out of Seir," meaning from that level that we said ABOVE, "AND ROSE FROM SEIR TO THEM," as he was cleaved to the above.

83. אוּף הָכָא, כַּד אִתְגַּלְּיָיא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, לָא אִתְגַּלְּיָיא אֶלָּא מִגּוֹ דַּרְגִּין אִלֵּין. מִסִּינַי בָּא, דַּרְגָּא דַּהֲוָה טְמִירָא יַתִּיר, וּלְבָתַר אִצְטְרִיךְ לְאִתְגַּלְיָא. וְאָמַר וְזָרַח מִשֵּׂעִיר, הָא דַּרְגָּא אַחֲרָא, דְּאִיהוּ בְּאִתְגַּלְּיָיא יַתִּיר, קְלִיפָא דְּשַׁרְיָא עַל גַּבֵּי מוֹחָא. וּלְבָתַר הוֹפִיעַ מֵהַר פָּארָן, הָא דַּרְגָּא אַחֲרָא. וּלְבָתַר וְאָתָה מֵרִבְבוֹת קֹדֶשׁ, דָּא שְׁבָחָא דְּכֹלָּא, דְּאַף עַל גַּב דְּאִתְגַּלְיָיא מִכָּל אִלֵּין דַּרְגִּין, מֵהַהוּא אֲתָר דְּהוּא עִקָרָא דְּכֹלָּא, שָׁרֵי לְאִתְגַּלָּאָה מִנֵּיהּ. מֵאָן אֲתָר אִיהוּ. מֵרִבְבוֹת קֹדֶשׁ אִיהוּ, אִינּוּן דַּרְגִּין עִלָּאִין לְעֵילָּא, אוּף הָכָא אֵלַי קוֹרֵא מִשֵּׁעִיר, מֵהַהוּא דַּרְגָּא דְּקָאָמַרָן, דְּאִתְדָּבַּק לְעֵילָּא.

Metatron Midnight Other Side Watchman

84. "Watchman, what of the night. Watchman, what of the night?" The watchman is Metatron, ABOUT WHOM it is written, "So he who waits on his Master shall be honored" (Mishlei 27:18). This means the ruler of the night. "What of the night (Heb. laylah)? Watchman, what of the night (Heb. leyl)?" What is the difference between them, BETWEEN LAYLAH AND LEYL? HE ANSWERS, It is all one; THEY ARE BOTH NIGHT AND DARK, just as the Other Side dominates in this part OF LEYL, it does not dominate at all in this part OF LAYLAH. Leyl needs guarding, as it is written, "It is a night (Heb. leyl) of watchfulness" (Shemot 12:42). Therefore, it is spelled without Hei, BECAUSE HEI DENOTES THE PERFECTED MALCHUT. From nightfall until midnight, THE FIRST HALF OF THE NIGHT UNTIL MIDNIGHT, IS CALLED 'LEYL.' Laylah with HEI dominates from midnight and further, as it is written, "And it came to pass, that at midnight (Heb. laylah)" (Ibid. 29), "this is Hashem's watchnight" (Ibid. 42) and "but the night (laylah) shines like the day" (Tehilim 139:12). Therefore, THE PASSAGE SAYS, "Watchman, what of the (Laylah) night. Watchman, what of the (Heb. leyl) night?"

84. שׁוֹמֵר מַה מִּלַּיְלָה שׁוֹמֵר מַה מִלֵּיל. שׁוֹמֵר דָּא מְטַטְרוֹ"ן, וּכְתִיב, וְשוֹמֵר אֲדוֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד, וְדָא רָזָא דְּשָׁלְטָא בְּלֵילְיָא. מַה מִּלַּיְלָה שׁוֹמֵר מַה מִלֵּיל, מַה בֵּין הַאי לְהַאי. אֶלָּא, כֹּלָּא חַד, אֲבָל בְּחוּלָקָא דָּא, שָׁלְטָא סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא. וּבְחוּלָקָא דָּא, לָא שָׁלְטָא כְּלָל. לֵיל, אִצְטְרִיךְ לִנְטוּרָא, דִּכְתִּיב לֵיל שִׁמּוּרִים הוּא, וְעַל דָּא חָסֵר ה', וְדָא אִיהוּ כַּד עָאל לֵילְיָא, עַד דְּאִתְפְּלַג. מִפָּלְגוּ לֵילְיָא וּלְהָלְאָה, שָׁלְטָא לַיְלָה בְּה' דִּכְתִּיב וַיְהִי בַּחֲצִי הַלַּיְלָה. הוּא הַלַּיְלָה הַזֶּה. וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר וְגוֹ'. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, שׁוֹמֵר מַה מִּלַּיְלָה שׁוֹמֵר מַה מִלֵּיל.

Book of Adam Female Male Metatron Morning Moses Prayer Watchman Zeir Anpin

85. "The watchman said" (Yeshayah 21:12): I found in the Book of Adam, what is the difference between Vayomer (Eng. 'and he said') and Amar (Eng. 'he said')? Vayomer is above, WHICH IS ZEIR ANPIN, and Amar is below, THAT IS METATRON, AS IT IS WRITTEN, "And he said (Heb. amar) to Moses" (Shemot 24:1). Who said? The watchman, who is Metatron. "The morning comes," namely the morning prayer which is the dominion of the day, that which dominates the night. If you say that the morning came alone and the male, WHICH IS THE MORNING, is separated from the female, WHICH IS NIGHT, then behold it is written, "And also night" for both of them are together, and never separate. This voice cries out these words, "The morning comes, and also night" and both of them are ready for you.

85. אָמַר שׁוֹמֵר. אַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְּסִפְרָא דְּאָדָם, מַה בֵּין וַיֹּאמֶר לְאָמַר. וַיֹּאמֶר לְעֵילָּא, וְאָמַר לְתַתָּא, וְאֶל מֹשֶׁה אָמַר. מַאן אָמַר, אָמַר שׁוֹמֵר, דָּא מְטַטְרוֹן. אָתָא בֹּקֶר, דָּא צְלוֹתָא דְּשַׁחֲרִית דְּאִיהוּ שֻלְטָנוּ דִּימָמָא, הַהוּא דְּשָׁלִיט עַל לֵילְיָא. וְאִי תֵּימָא דְּאִיהוּ אָתֵי בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, וְאִתְפְּרַשׁ דְּכַר מִנּוּקְבָא, הָא כְּתִיב וְגַם לַיְלָה, תַּרְוַויְיהוּ כַּחֲדָא, וְלָא מִתְפָּרְשִׁין דָּא מִן דָּא לְעָלְמִין. וְקָלָא דָּא קָרֵי בְּמִלִּין אִלֵּין, אָתָא בֹקֶר וְגַם לָיְלָה תַּרְוַויְיהוּ זְמִינִין לְגַבַּיְיכוּ.

Mercy Morning Prayer

86. From here and further, 'if you will inquire, inquire.' If you will inquire during prayer before the King, request, pray, and ask your petitions and 'return' to your Master. 'Come' like one who invites his children to accept them and have Mercy on them. So the Holy One, blessed be He, morning and night, called, and said, "Come... " Blessed are the holy people, whose Master seeks them and calls to bring them close.

86. מִכָּאן וּלְהָלְאָה אִם תִּבְעָיוּן בְּעָיוּ. אִם תִּבְעוּן בָּעוּתְכוֹן בִּצְלּוֹ קַמֵּי מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, בְּעָיוּ, צַלּוּ וּבְעוּ בָּעוּתְכוֹן, וְתוּבוּ לְגַבֵּי מָארֵיכוֹן. אֵתָיוּ, כְּמַאן דְּזַמִּין לְקַבְּלָא לִבְנוֹי, וּלְרַחֲמָא עָלַיְיהוּ. אוּף הָכִי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בֹּקֶר וְגַם לַיְלָה, קָרָא וְאָמַר אֵתָיוּ. זַכָּאָה עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא, דְּמָארֵיהוֹן בָּעֵי עֲלוֹן, וְקָרָא לוֹן לְקָרְבָא לוֹן לְגַבֵּיהּ.

Grades Righteous Shechinah Ten

87. Then the holy people need to join and come to the synagogue, and whoever comes first joins with the Shechinah in one union. Come and see that first one to be present in the synagogue. Blessed is his portion, for he stands in the level of the righteous in relation to the Shechinah, and this is the secret of, "And those who seek me early shall find me" (Mishlei 8:17). Such a person rises to the highest level. And if you say, we learned the Holy One, blessed be He, immediately becomes angry when He comes to the synagogue and does not find ten people, yet you say that the one who precedes becomes joined with the Shechinah, and is in the level of righteous?

87. כְּדֵין עַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא, בָּעָאן לְאִתְחַבְּרָא, וּלְאַעֲלָא בְּבֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא. וְכָל מַאן דְּאַקְדִּים בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, אִתְחַבָּר בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא בְּחִבּוּרָא חֲדָא. תָּא חֲזִי, הַהוּא קַדְמָאָה דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח בְּבֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ, דְּאִיהוּ קַיְּימָא בְּדַרְגָּא דְּצַדִּיק בַּהֲדֵי שְׁכִינְתָּא. וְדָא אִיהוּ רָזָא וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻנְנִי. דָּא סָלִיק בִּסְלִיקוּ עִלָּאָה. וְאִי תֵּימָא, הָא תָּנֵינָן בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָתֵי לְבֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא, וְלָא אַשְׁכַּח תַּמָּן עַשְׂרָה, מִיַּד כּוֹעֵס. וְאַתְּ אָמַרְתְּ הַהוּא חַד דְּאַקְדִּים, אִתְחַבָּר בִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, וְקַיְּימָא בְּדַרְגָּא דְּצַדִּיק.