Vaetchanan: Chapter 32

From the top of Atzilut to the resurrection of the dead

Synopsis

In this Mishnah we read an esoteric explanation of the story of Creation and the history of man that followed. To conclude Vaetchanan, we hear that at the time of the resurrection the vessels will be perfected and all sin will be removed from the world.

Abyss Atzilut Directions Grades Head Keter Mishnah North Resurrection Voice Water White Wisdom

191. Mishnah. To you, sons of men, men of wisdom, men of understanding, a voice is calling. Whoever of you attained wisdom and knows that when the white head, WHICH IS KETER, prepared a SECOND head, WHICH IS CHOCHMAH that is imprinted from above downwards and from below upwards, installed in the north direction, NAMELY THE LEFT COLUMN OF BINAH, an adornment of a pond of water, it imprinted in it the depth of the supernal abyss, NAMELY THE DEPTH OF BINAH CALLED THE SUPERNAL ABYSS that rises and falls inside it. A hidden grade descended with 1,500 imprints and 1,500 worlds.

191. מַתְנִיתִין, לְכוֹן בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, מָארֵי דְּחָכְמְתָא, מָארֵי דְּסֻכְלְתָנוּ, קָלָא קָרֵי. מַאן מִנְּכוֹן דְּאִתְחַכָּם, וְיָדַע, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּרֵישָׁא חִיוָּורָא, אַתְקִין רֵישָׁא, רְשִׁימָא מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא, וּמִתַּתָּא לְעֵילָּא. אַתְקִין סְטָר צָפוֹן, בְּעִטּוּרָא דְּקוּנָארִיתָא, בֵּיהּ רָשִׁים עוּמְקָא דִּתְהוֹמָא עִלָּאָה, דְּסָלִיק וְנָחִית בְּגַוֵּויהּ. נָחִית חַד דַּרְגָּא טְמִירָא, בַּאֲלַף וַחֲמֵשׁ מְאָה רְשִׁימִין, דַּאֲלַף וַחֲמֵשׁ מְאָה עָלְמִין.

Beasts Eyes Field Fire Hands Lights Sword Ten Zeir Anpin

192. Underneath it, UNDER ZEIR ANPIN, a beast of the field strolls, NAMELY MALCHUT, which has ten horns, NAMELY TEN LIGHTS. That beast has eyes like human eyes and a mouth that speaks great things. When it rises, it walks by day and hides by night; when it journeys, the four shovels it holds in its hands tremble, and sixty blows of fire travel with it, each with a sharp edged sword on its hip.

192. תְּחוֹתֵיהּ תַּטְלֵל חַד חֵיוַת בָּרָא, וְקַרְנַיִן עֲשַׂר לָהּ. וַאֲרוּ עַיְינִין כְּעַיְינֵי אֱנָשָׁא לְחֵיוָתָא, וּפוּם מְמַלֵּל רַבְרְבָן. כַּד סַלְּקָא, אַזְלַא בִּימָמָא, טְמִירָא בְּלֵילְיָא. כַּד נַחְתָּא, טְמִירָא בִּימָמָא, וְאַזְלָא בְּלֵילְיָא. כַּד נַטְלָא, מִזְדַּעְזְעָן אַרְבַּע מַגְרוֹפֵי דַּאֲחִידָן בִּידָהָא. וְנַטְלִין עִמָּהּ שִׁתִּין פּוּלְסִין דְּנוּרָא, כָּל חַד חַרְבָּא שִׁנָּנָא עַל יְרֵיכֵיהּ.

Beasts Body Directions Dust Hands North South

193. When He so desired to produce man to be ruler below, He implemented in that beast, WHICH IS MALCHUT, fine dust included of all SFIROT. He blew on it and it spread to the four directions of the world, THAT IS, IT SPREAD IN THE BODY TO THE FOUR DIRECTIONS OF THE WORLD. Four parts of the body rolled, one up, NETZACH, one down, HOD, WHICH ARE THE SECRET OF THE LEGS CALLED NETZACH AND HOD; one to the north, THE LEFT HAND, THE SECRET OF GVURAH, and one to the south, THE RIGHT HAND, THE SECRET OF CHESED.

193. סָלִיק בִּרְעוּתָא, לְאַפָּקָא בַּר נָשׁ שַׁלִּיטָא לְתַתָּא. אַתְקִין בְּהַאי חֵיוָתָא חַד, עַפְרָא דְּקִיקָא, כָּלִיל מִכֺּלָּא. נָשַׁב בֵּיהּ, אִתְפְּשַׁט בְּד' סִטְרֵי עָלְמָא. וְד' פּוּלְסִין אִתְגַּלְגָּלוּ, חַד לְעֵילָּא, חַד לְתַתָּא, חַד לַצָּפוֹן, חַד לַדָּרוֹם.

Beasts Dust Earth Evil Hands Tree Tree of Life Zeir Anpin

194. A great and strong tree, THE TREE OF LIFE, NAMELY ZEIR ANPIN, was connected and joined to a comely bough, WHICH IS MALCHUT, the sight of which gladdens everybody, as it is written, "Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth" (Tehilim 48:3). It united with it, and they produced a certain spirit that filled that dough of dust and MAN rose on his feet. He made him king over the whole world and ruler over everything. This is the meaning of, "You make him to have dominion over the works of Your hands..." (Tehilim 8:7). He was ordered regarding that tree, THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, NOT TO EAT FROM IT, but he did not observe that command. The King brought back the spirit OF MAN to Himself, and that beast, WHICH IS MALCHUT, took THAT SPIRIT FROM MAN.

194. אִילָנָא חַד רַבְרְבָא וְתַקִּיף, אִתְחַבָּר וְאִזְדְּוַוג בָּהּ בְּחַד עַנְפָּא שַׁפִּירָא, דְּחֵזוּ חֶדְוָותָא דְּכֺלָּא. כד"א, יְפֵה נוֹף מְשׂוֹשׂ כָּל הָאָרֶץ. בֵּיהּ אִזְדְּוַוג, אַפִּיקוּ חַד רוּחָא טְמִירָא, וּמַלְיָא לְהַהוּא גְּבִילוּ דְּעַפְרָא, וְקָאֵים עַל רַגְלוֹי, וְאַמְלְכֵיהּ עַל כָּל עָלְמָא, וְשַׁלְטֵיהּ עַל כֺּלָּא. הה"ד, תַּמְשִׁילֵהוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂי יָדֶיךָ וְגוֹ.' אִתְפְּקִיד עַל הַהוּא אִילָנָא, לָא נָטַר פִּקּוּדָא, אָתִיב מַלְכָּא רוּחֵיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ, וְהַהוּא חֵיוָתָא נַטְלָא לֵיהּ.

Angels Body Crowns Nefesh (Soul) Ruach (Soul) Soul (Nefesh) Soul (Ruach) Vessels Zeir Anpin

195. ZEIR ANPIN AND MALCHUT prepared another vessel, NAMELY ANOTHER BODY, AND MAN rose between them with a connection OF NEFESH AND RUACH that are engraved among the holy angels that were united with the forming of the ANGELS' crowns.

195. כְּדֵין זְמִינִין מָנָא אַחֲרָא, וְקָאֵים בֵּינַיְיהוּ. בְּקוּטְרָא דִּגְלִיפִין בֵּין מַלְאָכִין קַדִּישִׁין, בְּטִפְסָא דְּעִטּוּרִין אִתְאַחֲדָן.

Body Bone Death Death and the Afterlife Dust Evil Garments Grave Job Luz Punishment Resurrection Sin Tree Valley Vessels

196. The following generations were punished for their sin OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, AND WERE SENTENCED TO DEATH, THAT EVENTUALLY their spirit is pulled out of THEIR vessel and garment, NAMELY THE BODY, AND THE BODY DIES. It is then buried in the dust among the clods of the valley, THAT IS, THE GRAVE, DERIVED FROM, "THE CLODS OF THE VALLEY SHALL BE SWEET TO HIM" (IYOV 21:33). AND ALL THE DEAD were hidden and concealed in one strong bone REMAINING from that vessel, NAMELY THE BONE OF LUZ THAT DOES NOT ROT IN THE GRAVE. From it they will be reconstructed again and rise in groups. And they will come again to the land of Yisrael, THAT IS, BY MEANS OF ROLLING IN TUNNELS, THEY WILL ALL COME TO THE LAND OF YISRAEL, WHERE THE COMPLETION OF THEIR RESURRECTION WILL BE ACHIEVED.

196. דָּרִין בַּתְרָאִין, תְּפִיסִין בְּחוֹבַיְיהוּ. אִשְׁתְּלִיף רוּחֵיהוֹן מֵהַהוּא מָאנָא דִּלְבוּשָׁא, לְבָתַר אַגְנִיז בְּעַפְרָא, בֵּין רִגְבֵי נַחֲלָא. אִתְטְמָרוּ וְאִתְגְּנִיזוּ בְּחַד גַּרְמָא תַּקִּיף, דְּהַהוּא מָאנָא, יִתְבְּנוּן בְּקַדְמֵיתָא, וִיקוּמוּן חֵילִין חֵילִין תִּנְיָינוּת, בְּאַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא מִתְעָרִין.

Body Dust Evil House Leaven Love Shittim Sin Tree Valley Vessels Water

197. The Holy One, blessed be He, will knead that earlier dust of that actual vessel, NAMELY THE BODY THAT EXISTED PRIOR TO THE SIN OF THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL, and introduce into it the finest dough, like leaven in the dough. From that dough, which is the highest clarity, the complete vessel will be constructed and straightened, like the verse says, "and a fountain shall issue from the house of Hashem, and shall water the valley of Shittim" (Yoel 4:18). For that fount increases love in the world. And when that holy fount will emerge and enter it, THE VALLEY OF SHITTIM, it will be constructed and made right and not be in its state of sinfulness.

197. וְזַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לְמִגְבַּל הַהוּא עַפְרָא קַדְמֵיתָא, דְּהַהוּא מָאנָא מַמָּשׁ. וּלְאַעֲלָא בֵּיהּ גְּבִילוּ דָּקִיק כְּהַאי חֲמִירָא דְּעִיסָה. וּמֵהַהוּא גְּבִילוּ דְּאִיהוּ צָחוּתָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, יִתְתָּקַּן וְיִתְיְשַׁר מָאנָא דְּכַשְׁרָא. כְּגַוְונָא דְּאָמַר קְרָא, וּמַעְיָן מִבֵּית יְיָ' יֵצֵא וְהִשְׁקָה אֶת נַחַל הַשִׁטִּים. בְּגִין דְּהַהוּא נַחַל אַסְגֵּי חֲבִיבוּתָא בְּעָלְמָא. וְכַד הַהוּא מַעְיָינָא קַדִּישָׁא, יִפּוּק וְיֵיעוּל לְגַבֵּיהּ, כְּדֵין יִתְתָּקַּן וְיִתְיְשַׁר, וְלָא יְהֵא בְּסוּרְחָנֵיהּ כְּקַדְמִיתָא.

Amen Daniel Dust Earth Heavens Merit

198. Those who have no merit will rise to be judged by the trial of the supernal King. This is the meaning of, "And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt" (Daniel 12:2). Then, it is written, "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before Me, says Hashem, so shall your seed and your name remain" (Yeshayah 66:22).

198. וְאִינּוּן דְּלָא זָכָּאן, יְקוּמוּן לְאִתְדְּנָא בְּדִינָא דְּמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה. הה"ד וְרַבִּים מִיְּשֵׁנֵי אַדְמַת עָפָר יָקִיצוּ אֵלֶּה לְחַיֵּי עוֹלָם וְאֵלֶּה לַחֲרָפוֹת וּלְדִרְאוֹן עוֹלָם. וּכְדֵין כְּתִיב, כִּי כַאֲשֶׁר הַשָּׁמַיִם הַחֲדָשִׁים וְהָאָרֶץ הַחֲדָשָׁה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עוֹשֶׂה עוֹמְדִים לְפָנַי נְאֻם יְיָ' כֵּן יַעֲמוֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם.

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