Chapter Ninety (פֶּרֶק תִּשְׁעִים)

Now that the lights have returned as Ohr Makif [Surrounding Light] (עַתָּה אֲשֶׁר חָזְרוּ הָאוֹרוֹת בְּאוֹר מַקִּיף), it follows (נִמְצָא), that the Chasadim which had descended concealed within the arms of Ze’ir Anpin (שֶׁהַחֲסָדִים שֶׁיָּרְדוּ מְכֻסִּים בַּזְּרוֹעוֹת שֶׁל זְעֵיר), which are Gedulah and Gevurah (שֶׁהֵם גְּדוּלָה גְּבוּרָה), have now, through Ohr Chozer [Returning Light], returned to become revealed (עַתָּה בְּאוֹר חוֹזֵר חָזְרוּ לִהְיוֹת מְגֻלִּים). If so (אִם כֵּן), there is in each Middah [Attribute] of the arms of Ze’ir Anpin, Gedulah and Gevurah (יֵשׁ יוֹתֵר בְּכָל מִדָּה שֶׁל זְרוֹעוֹת זְעֵיר גְּדוּלָה גְּבוּרָה), one and a half thirds from the Chesed of the Da’at that descended into it (שְׁלִישׁ וָחֵצִי מֵהַחֶסֶד שֶׁל דַּעַת שֶׁיָּרַד בּוֹ). And you must know (וְצָרִיךְ אַתָּה לָדַעַת), what became of it (מַה נַּעֲשָׂה מִמֶּנּוּ), namely from this extra one and a half thirds in each one (מִזֶּה מֵהַשְּׁלִישׁ וָחֵצִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ מְיוּתָר בְּכָל אֶחָד). For granted (בִּשְׁלָמָא), from those of Netzach and Hod (מֵאוֹתָן שֶׁל נֵצַח וְהוֹד), Mochin [Supernal Intellects] were made for the Nukvah (נַעֲשׂוּ מוֹחִין לְנוּקְבֵיהּ), and they were needed there (וְהֻצְרְכוּ לְשָׁם), but these (אֲבָל אֵלּוּ), what was done with them (מַה נַּעֲשָׂה מֵהֶם), from this one and a half thirds that is extra in each one (מִזֶּה מֵהַשְּׁלִישׁ וָחֵצִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ בְּכָל אֶחָד). But it must be said (אֲבָל צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר), that only one third (כִּי שְׁלִישׁ אֶחָד לְבַד), the excess in the Gedulah of Ze’ir Anpin (הַמְּיוּתָר בִּגְדוּלַת זְעֵיר), ascended to the Chokhmah of Ze’ir Anpin (עָלָה לְחָכְמַת זְעֵיר), and the half remained in its place (וְנִשְׁאַר הַחֲצִי בִּמְקוֹמוֹ), and one third from the excess of Gevurah (וּשְׁלִישׁ אֶחָד מִגְּבוּרָה הַמְּיוּתָר), ascended to the Binah of Ze’ir Anpin (עָלָה לְבִינַת זְעֵיר), and the half remained in its place (וְהַחֲצִי נִשְׁאַר בִּמְקוֹמוֹ), and these two halves from Gedulah (וְאֵלּוּ הַשְּׁנֵי חֲצָאֵי שֶׁל גְּדוּלָה), ascended to the Da’at of Ze’ir Anpin (עָלוּ לְדַעַת שֶׁל זְעֵיר). And if you should say (וְאִם תֹּאמַר), why here (לָמָּה בְּכָאן), for the Mochin [Supernal Intellects] of Ze’ir Anpin, namely Chokhmah, Binah, and Da’at (לַמּוֹחִין שֶׁל זְעֵיר שֶׁהֵם חָכְמָה וּבִינָה וָדַעַת), one third alone is sufficient for them at most (מַסְפִּיק לָהֶם שְׁלִישׁ אֶחָד לְבַד לְכָל הַיּוֹתֵר), whereas for the arms and thighs one and a half thirds are required (וְלַזְּרוֹעוֹת וְלַשּׁוֹקַיִם צָרִיךְ שְׁלִישׁ וָחֵצִי), the explanation is (וְהַכַּוָּנָה), because there in the Da’at of Ze’ir Anpin (לִהְיוֹת שֶׁשָּׁם בְּדַעַת זְעֵיר), the five Chasadim and also the five Gevurot were originally included (נִכְלְלוּ מֵעִיקָּרָא הַחֲמֵשָׁה חֲסָדִים וְגַם הַחֲמֵשָׁה גְּבוּרוֹת), and we have a principle (וְיֵשׁ לָנוּ כְּלָל), that every matter of holiness and spirituality (שֶׁכָּל דָּבָר שֶׁל קְדֻשָּׁה וְרוּחָנִיּוּת), even though it spreads out from itself and separates in various directions (אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמִּתְפַּשֵּׁט מִמֶּנּוּ וּמִתְפָּרֵד אָנָה וָאָנָה), the illumination remains in its place (נִשְׁאָר הַהֶאָרָה בִּמְקוֹמָהּ), and is not completely uprooted (וְאֵינָהּ נֶעֱקֶרֶת לְגַמְרֵי). Therefore (אִם כֵּן), since originally there were within the Da’at five Chasadim and five Gevurot (לִהְיוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ מֵעִיקָּרָא בְּתוֹךְ הַדַּעַת חֲמֵשָׁה חֲסָדִים וַחֲמֵשָׁה גְּבוּרוֹת), there remained such a great illumination (הָיְתָה כָּל כָּךְ הֶאָרָה), that it was sufficient for the Da’at (אֲשֶׁר הִסְפִּיקָה לַדַּעַת), and spread to its neighbors, Chokhmah and Binah (וְתִתְפַּשֵּׁט לִשְׁכֵנָיו חָכְמָה וּבִינָה), and one third alone is sufficient for them (וּמַסְפִּיק לָהֶם שְׁלִישׁ אֶחָד לְבַד), and in place of the half-third (וּבִמְקוֹם חֲצִי הַשְּׁלִישׁ), they possess that illumination from the Da’at (יֵשׁ לָהֶן אוֹתָהּ הַהֶאָרָה [מֵהַדַּעַת]).