121. He opened with "and said to me, you are My servant..." (Yeshayah 49:3). Here THIS REFERS TO the prayer man should recite before the Holy One, blessed be He, which is a great and precious service among the worships of his Master. Come and see, some worships to the Holy One, blessed be He, are based on deeds, that is, based on physical activity, NAMELY, PRECEPTS BASED ON ACTION; and that is considered a service. And there is worship of the Holy One, blessed be He, that is a more internal worship, which is the essence of all, it has to do with inner work, which is the essence of all, NAMELY, PRECEPTS THAT CONCERN SPEECH AND INTENTION.
121. פָּתַח וְאָמַר, וַיֹּאמֶר לִי עַבְדִּי אַתָּה וְגוֹ', הָכָא בִּצְלוֹתָא דְּבָעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְצַלָּאָה קַמֵּיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּאִיהִי פּוּלְחָנָא חֲדָא רַבָּא וְיַקִּירָא, מֵאִינּוּן פּוּלְחָנִין דְּמָארֵיהּ. תָּא חֲזֵי, אִית פּוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּקַיְּימָא בְּעוֹבָדָא, דְּאִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא דְּקַיְּימָא בְּעוֹבָדָא דְּגוּפָא, וְאִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא. וְאִית פּוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּאִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא פְּנִימָאָה יַתִּיר, דְּאִיהוּ עִקָרָא דְּכֹלָּא, קַיְּימָא בְּהַהוּא פּוּלְחָנָא פְּנִימָאָה, דְּאִיהוּ עִקָּרָא דְּכֹלָּא.
122. In the body there are twelve organs that relate to physical activity, as we said, WHICH ARE TWO ARMS AND TWO LEGS; THREE JOINTS IN EACH, AND THREE TIMES FOUR ARE TWELVE. These are the members of the body, and the worship of the Holy One, blessed be He, THROUGH action related PRECEPTS is based on them. For there are two ways to serve the Holy One, blessed be He: THE FIRST IS by the outer limbs, THE TWELVE JOINTS OF THE ARMS AND LEGS; THE SECOND TALKS OF the twelve internal organs inside the body, THE BRAIN, HEART, LIVER, MOUTH, TONGUE, THE FIVE LOBES OF THE LUNG AND TWO KIDNEYS. They are the internal fixtures inside the body, with which to establish the Ruach, which is the inner and precious worship of the Holy One, blessed be He. THESE PRECEPTS ARE BASED ON SPEECH, SUCH AS PRAYER, BENEDICTION AND THANKSGIVING, as we explained from the inner secrets that Rabbi Shimon told, and it is the secret of the supernal wisdom, that is known among the friends, happy is their portion.
122. בְּגוּפָא אִית תְּרֵיסָר שַׁיְיפִין, דְּקַיְימִין בְּעוֹבָדָא דְּגוּפָא, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא. וְאִינּוּן שַׁיְיפִין דְּגוּפָא, וּפוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּעוֹבָדָא קַיְּימָא בְּהוּ. בְּגִין דְּפוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בִּתְרֵין סִטְרִין, שַׁיְיפִין דְּגוּפָא לְבַר, וְאִית תְּרֵיסָר שַׁיְיפִין אַחֲרָנִין, פְּנִימָאִין לְגוֹ מִן גּוּפָא. וְאִינּוּן תִּקּוּנִין פְּנִימָאִין לְגוֹ מִן גּוּפָא, לְאִתְתַּקְנָא בְּהוּ תִּקּוּנָא דְּרוּחָא, דְּאִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא יַקִּירָא פְּנִימָאָה דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כְּמָה דְּאוֹקִימְנָא גּוֹ רָזִין פְּנִימָאִין דְּקָאָמַר ר"ש, וְאִינּוּן רָזָא דְּחָכְמְתָא עִלָּאָה, וְאִתְיְדִיעוּ בֵּינֵי חַבְרַיָּא, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן.
123. A man's prayer is considered the worship of the Ruach, WHICH IS OF THE SECOND KIND OF SERVICE MENTIONED ABOVE THAT CONCERNS SPEECH. It is based on supernal secrets, but men do not know that a man's prayer can cleave the ether and the firmaments, opens gates and ascends.
123. צְלוֹתָא דְּבַר נָשׁ, אִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא דְּרוּחָא, וְאִיהוּ קַיְּימָא בְּרָזִין עִלָּאִין, וּב"נ לָא יַדְעִין, דְּהָא צְלוֹתָא דְּבַר נָשׁ בַּקְעָת אֲוִירִין, בַּקְעָת רְקִיעִין, פַּתְחָת פִּתְחִין, וְסַלְּקָא לְעֵילָּא.
124. And when the MORNING light breaks, and the light is separated from darkness, a proclamation sounds in all the firmaments: be ready, rulers of the gates, rulers of the chambers, each one in his post, for those who rule by day are not those who rule by night. And when night comes, the day rulers withdraw and other rulers are assigned to rule by night. And they interchange.
124. בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּנָהִיר נְהוֹרָא, וְאִתְפְּרָשׁ נְהוֹרָא מִן חֲשׁוֹכָא, כְּדֵין כָּרוֹזָא אָזְלָא בְּכֻלְּהוּ רְקִיעִין, אִתְתָּקָנוּ מָארֵי דְּפִתְחִין, מָארֵיהוֹן דְּהֵיכָלִין, כָּל חַד וְחַד עַל מַטְרֵיהּ. בְּגִין דְּאִינּוּן דְּשֻׁלְטָנֵיהוֹן בִּימָמָא, לָאו אִינּוּן דְּשֻׁלְטָנֵיהוֹן בְּלֵילְיָא. וְכַד עָאל לֵילְיָא, אִתְעַבְרוּ שׁוּלְטָנִין דִּימָמָא, וְאִתְמְנוּן שֻׁלְטָנִין אַחֲרָנִין, דְּשָׁלִיטִין בְּלֵילְיָא, וְאִתְחַלְּפָן אִלֵּין בְּאִלֵּין.
125. This is the secret of "the greater light to rule by day..." (Beresheet 1:16). The day rulers and night rulers REFER TO those who are in charge by day and those who are in charge by night. The ones are considered the day rule and the others are considered the night rule.
125. וְרָזָא דָּא, אֶת הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדוֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְגוֹ'. וּמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וּמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה, שׁוּלְטָנִין אִינּוּן דִּי מְמָנָן בִּימָמָא, וְשׁוּלְטָנִין אִינּוּן דִּי מְמָנָן בְּלֵילְיָא. וְאִלֵּין אִקְרוּן מֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם. וְאִלֵּין אִקְרוּן מֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה.
126. And when night comes, a proclamation resounds, 'be prepared, rulers of the night, each one in his post. And when the day breaks the proclamation resounds, 'be prepared, rulers of the day, each one in his post'. And when the proclamation is heard, each one is assigned a place he is worthy of. Then the Shechinah goes forward and descends, and Yisrael go into the synagogue to praise their Master and start to sing and give thanks.
126. כַּד עָאל לֵילְיָא, כָּרוֹזָא נָפְקָא, אִתְתָּקָנוּ שׁוּלְטָנִין דְּלֵילְיָא, כָּל חַד וְחַד לְאַתְרֵיהּ. וְכַד נָהִיר יְמָמָא, כָּרוֹזָא נָפְקָא, אִתְתָּקָנוּ שׁוּלְטָנִין דִּימָמָא, כָּל חַד וְחַד לְאַתְרֵיהּ. וְכַד כָּרוֹזָא אַכְרִיז, כְּדֵין כֻּלְּהוּ כָּל חַד וְחַד, אִתְפְּקַּד עַל הַהוּא אֲתָר דְּאִתְחָזֵי לֵיהּ. כְּדֵין שְׁכִינְתָּא קַדְמָא, וְנַחְתָּא, וְיִשְׂרָאֵל עָאלִין לְבֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא, לְשַׁבְּחָא לְמָארֵיהוֹן, פַּתְחִין בְּשִׁירִין וְתוּשְׁבְּחָן.
127. For it is incumbent upon a man to have prepared himself for the worship by deed, TO WIT, OF THE FIRST KIND, with the implements of precepts and holiness, THAT ARE THE FRINGES (HEB. TZITZIT) AND TEFILIN; HE SHOULD consecrate his heart to establish the inner work for his Master, THAT IS, THE SECOND KIND, and put his heart and will to that work by those words IN THE PRAISES, because the speech goes UP.
127. דְּבָעֵי לֵיהּ לְב"נ, כֵּיוָן דְּאַתְקִין גַּרְמֵיהּ בְּפוּלְחָנָא דְּעוֹבָדָא, בְּתִקּוּנֵי דְּמִצְוָה וּקְדוּשָׁה, לְיַחֲדָא לִבֵּיהּ בְּתִקּוּנָא דְּפוּלְחָנָא פְּנִימָאָה דְּמָארֵיהּ, וּלְשַׁוָּאָה לִבֵּיהּ וּרְעוּתֵיהּ בְּהַהוּא פּוּלְחָנָא דְּאִינּוּן מִלִּין, דְּהָא מִלָּה סַלְּקָא.
128. And all those guards who stand in the air, are assigned over the four directions of the world. To the east is appointed one guardian who stands in the air and is called Gzardia. With him are other appointed ministers. They await that utterance of the prayer that rises in the air on that side, and that guardian takes it.
128. וְאִינּוּן מְמָנָן דְּקַיְימִין בַּאֲוִירָא, אִתְמְנּוּן לְד' סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא. לִסְטַר מִזְרָח אִתְמַנָּא מְמָנָא חַד, דְּקַיְּימָא בַּאֲוִירָא לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא, גְּזַרְדִּיָ"א שְׁמֵיהּ, וְעִמֵּיהּ סַרְכִין מְמָנָן אַחֲרָנִין, דְּאִינּוּן מְחַכָּאן לְהַהִיא מִלָּה דִּצְלוֹתָא, וְסַלְּקָא בַּאֲוִירָא בְּהַהוּא סִטְרָא, וְנָטִיל לָהּ הַאי מְמָנָא.
129. And if that speech is proper, all the ministers kiss that speech, and go up with it until they reach the air of that firmament, where there are other ministers. When they kiss that utterance, they open and say, happy are you, Yisrael, who can bedeck their Master with holy crowns. Happy is the mouth, from which that crowning speech came forth.
129. אִי הִיא מִלָּה כַּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, הוּא, וְכָל אִינּוּן סַרְכִין נַשְׁקִין לְהַהִיא מִלָּה, וְסַלְּקִין עִמָּהּ עַד הַהוּא אֲוִירָא דִּרְקִיעָא לְעֵילָּא, דְּתַמָּן מְמָנָן סַרְכִין אַחֲרָנִין. בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּנַשְּׁקֵי לְהַהִיא מִלָּה, פַּתְחֵי וְאַמְרֵי, זַכָּאִין אַתּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּיַדְעִיתּוּ לְאַעְטְרָא לְמָארֵיכוֹן בְּעִטְרִין קַדִּישִׁין זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ פּוּמָא, דְּמִלָּה דְּעַטְרָא דָּא נָפְקָא מִנֵּיהּ.
130. Then the twelve letters of the Holy Name that stand in the air soar, for that name has power over the air. And that is the name Elijah soared with until he went up to heaven. This is the meaning of what Ovadyah told Elijah, "the spirit of Hashem shall carry you" (Melachim I 18:12), for Elijah soared in the air by means of that name that rules the air.
130. כְּדֵין פַּרְחִין אַתְוָון דְּקַיְימִין בַּאֲוִירָא, דְּבִשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא דִּתְרֵיסָר אַתְוָון, דְּהַהוּא שְׁמָא שַׁלִּיט בַּאֲוֵירָא, וְהַאי אִיהוּ שְׁמָא, דַּהֲוָה טָאס בֵּיהּ אֵלִיָּה"וּ, עַד דְּאִסְתַּלָּק לִשְׁמַיָּא. וְהַיְינוּ דְּקָאמַר עוֹבַדְיָה לְאֵלִיָּהוּ, וְרוּחַ יְיָ' יִשָּׂאֲךָ. בְּגִין דְּבִשְׁמָא דָּא, הֲוָה אֵלִיָּהוּ טָאס בֵּיהּ בַּאֲוִירָא, וְהַאי אִיהוּ שְׁמָא דְּשַׁלִּיט בַּאֲוִירָא.