Shlach Lecha: Chapter 22

Pillars and eagles

Synopsis

We are told about the pillars that drip incense into basins, and how the incense will be burned daily in the presence of God in the time to come. We read about the flight of the eagles and the letters that fly from their mouths and the lamps suspended between the pillars; the candles in those lamps burn every day and are put out at night because of the pain of Yisrael. When morning comes they light up spontaneously. Next Rabbi Shimon is told that on the next day he will be granted the revelation of the rest of the secrets, and his teachers fly away.

Flow Pillar South Spices

178. (THE BEGINNING IS MISSING) these here and those there, and they ascend and descend as at first. On the south side, WHICH IS THE RIGHT COLUMN THAT IS ALL CHESED, there are 350 pillars of all kinds of gems, and those are the ones that are always bright. They drip spices that are concealed and are never visible. Four basins are inserted in every pillar and when the fragrant droplets flow down from the pillars, they drip INTO THE BASINS. All the basins get filled and the spices do not flow out.

178. אִלֵּין הָכָא וְאִלֵּין הָכָא, וְסַלְקֵי וְנַחְתֵּי כִּדְקַדְמֵיתָא. בְּהַהוּא סְטָר דָּרוֹם, אִית תְּלַת מְאָה וְחַמְשִׁין עַמּוּדִין, מִכָּל זִינֵי מַרְגְּלָאן. וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן דִּנְהִרִין תָּדִיר, וְנַטְפִין בּוּסְמִין טְמִירִין, דְּלָא אִתְגַּלּוּ לְעָלְמִין. אַרְבַּע אַגָּנִין בְּכָל עַמּוּדָא וְעַמּוּדָא נְעִיצִין. וְכַד אִינּוּן בּוּסְמִין נַטְפִין, מֵאִינּוּן עַמּוּדִין, נַפְלֵי בְּהוּ, וְאִתְמַלְיָין כֻּלְּהוּ אֲגָנוֹת, וְלָא נָפְקִין בּוּסְמִין לְבַר.

Flow Incense Pillar Spices

179. In the future to come they will burn incense daily from these spices in the presence of the Holy King. That incense will not be from ingredients crushed by humans. It is not known what the essence of these fragrances is nor what their ingredients are. They are just flowing in from those pillars.

179. מֵאִינּוּן בּוּסְמִין, זְמִינִין לְזִמְנָא דְּאָתֵי, לְאַקְטְרָא בְּכָל יוֹמָא קְטוֹרְתָא, קַמֵּי מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא. דְּלָא יֵהווּ מִכְּתִישׁוּ דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא. אִינּוּן בּוּסְמִין לָא יְדִיעַ עִקָּרָא דִּלְהוֹן, וּמִמָּה הֲווֹ, אֶלָּא מֵאִינּוּן עַמּוּדִין נַפְלִין תַּמָּן.

Directions Eyes Hundred Pillar Seven

180. Two eagles in every individual pillar sparkle and shine in all hues, so there are altogether seven hundred eagles IN ALL THE 350 PILLARS. They fly in all directions, those here and these there, with the revolutions of the pillars. And when they turn about, the eyes are incapable of watching their location.

180. תְּרֵין נְשָׁרִין בְּכָל עַמּוּדָא וְעַמּוּדָא, מִתְנַצְּצָן וּמִתְלַהֲטִין בְּכָל גַּוְונִין. שְׁבַע מְאָה נְשָׁרִין. אִינּוּן, פַּרְחִין, אִלֵּין הָכָא וְאִלֵּין הָכָא, בְּגִלְגּוּלָא דְּעַמּוּדִין. כַּד אִסְתַּחֲרָן, לָא יַכְלִין עַיְינִין לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא, דּוּכְתָּא דִּבְהוּ.

Candles Fire Gold Hebrew Letters Lamps Light Morning Pillar White

181. Three letters protrude and fly from the mouth of this one to the mouth of that one, when the pillars and eagles circle. All the letters get embroidered in fire of white and gold and green. There are 2,100 lamps suspended between these pillars and 2,100 candles are in each individual lamp. They burn every day and are put out at night, because of the pain of Yisrael. When morning approaches, they light up spontaneously.

181. תְּלַת אַתְוָון בַּלְטִין וּפַרְחִין, מִפּוּמָא דָּא לְפוּמָא דָּא. בְּגִלְגּוּלָא דְּעַמּוּדִין וּנְשָׁרִין. כָּל אִינּוּן אַתְוָון מְרֻקְּמָן בְּאֶשָּׁא חִוָּורָא, וְדַהֲבָא יְרוֹקָא. תְּרֵין אַלְפִין וּמְאָה מְנַרְתִּין, תַּלְיָין בֵּין אִינּוּן עַמּוּדִין. וּתְרֵין אַלְפִין וּמְאָה שְׁרָגִין, בְּכָל מְנַרְתָּא וּמְנַרְתָּא. דַּלְקִין בִּימָמָא, וּבְלֵילְיָא מִתְדַּעֲכֵי, עַל צַעֲרָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. כַּד אָתֵי צַפְרָא, דַּלְקִין כֻּלְּהוּ מִגַּרְמַיְיהוּ.

Candles Garden of Eden Light Midnight Vessels

182. While still seated, they mentioned that the night had fallen. He said to Rabbi Shimon, Oh, holy pious one, the light of the world. Take a scroll from this container, THAT IS A VESSEL IN WHICH WRITINGS ARE STORED, and take a candle and write these words. For our time has arrived, for each one to visit his grave until midnight. AND THEN the Holy One, blessed be He, enters the Garden of Eden to make merry with the just, and each one of us flies there. Tomorrow, we will be with you, since permission was granted us to complete the present that was sent to you, MEANING THE COMPLETION OF THE REVELATION OF THE SECRETS. They flew away. Rabbi Shimon cried and wailed.

182. אַדְהֲווֹ יַתְבֵי, אַמְרֵי הָא רָמַשׁ לֵילְיָא. אָ"ל לְר"ש, אִי חֲסִידָא קַדִּישָׁא, נְהִירוּ דְּעָלְמָא, טוֹל פִּנְקֵסָא דְּאַחְמָתָא דָּא, וְטוֹל שְׁרַגָא, וְכָתוּב מִלִּין אִלֵּין, דְּהָא מָטָא זִמְנָא דִּילָן, לְפַקְדָּא כָּל חַד וְחַד לְגוֹ קִבְרֵיהּ, עַד פָּלְגוּ לֵילְיָא, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָאל גּוֹ גִּנְתָּא לְאִשְׁתַּעְשְׁעָא בַּהֲדֵי צַדִּיקַיָּיא וּכְדֵין כָּל חַד וְחַד פָּרַח לְתַמָן. וּלְמָחָר נֶהֱוֵי גַּבָּךְ, הוֹאִיל וְיָהֲבוּ לָן רְשׁוּ, לְאַשְׁלְמָא דּוֹרוֹנָא דְּקָא מְשַׁדְרֵי לָךְ. פַּרְחֵי, בָּכָה ר"ש וְגָעָא.

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