Daf 4a (דַּף ד׳ ע״א)

In the secret of writing (בְּסוֹד הַכְּתִיבָה), whose measure comes from the Moach [Brain] (שֶׁהַשִּׁעוּר שֶׁלָּהּ בָּא מֵהַמּוֹחַ), and when the Yod measured the measurements (וּכְשֶׁמָּדַד הַיּוֹ״ד הַמְּדִידוֹת), at that time it made colors (בְּאוֹתוֹ הַפַּעַם עָבִיד גַּוְונִין), namely black, white, red, and green (דְּהַיְינוּ אוּכָם חִיוָר סוּמָק וְיָרוֹק), which previously had no color at all (מַה שֶּׁלֹּא הָיָה לוֹ מִקֹּדֶם גָּוֶן כְּלָל). And this is the meaning of what it says, “it made colors to illuminate within it” (וְזֶהוּ אוֹמְרוֹ עָבִיד גַּוְונִין לְאַנְהָרָא לְגוֹ), within the Moach itself (בְּהַמּוֹחַ עַצְמוֹ), to make for it thirty-two membranes (לַעֲשׂוֹת לוֹ ל״ב קְרוּמִים), which interrupt (הַמַּפְסִיק), the abundant flow (הַשֶּׁפַע הַגָּדוֹל), and do not allow it to descend below without limit (וְאֵינָם מַנִּיחִים אוֹתוֹ לֵירֵד לְמַטָּה לְבִלְתִּי תַכְלִית), and it measures and gives measure to all the Partzufim (וְהוּא מְשַׁעֵר וְנוֹתֵן מִדָּה לְכָל הַפַּרְצוּפִים), from the Hard Spark (מֵהַבּוּצִינָא דְקַרְדִּינוּתָא), namely in Adam Kadma'ah [Primordial Adam] (דְּהַיְינוּ בְּאָדָם קַדְמָאָה), until it illuminates in the Alef of Ein (עַד שֶׁמֵּאִיר בָּאָלֶ״ף שֶׁל אֵי״ן), which divides it into two (דְּהִיא הַחוֹלֶקֶת אוֹתוֹ לִשְׁנַיִם), its explanation being: Yod, Vav from this side and Yod, Vov from that side (פֵּירוּשׁ י״ו מִכָּאן י״ו מִכָּאן), becoming the thirty-two Elohim of the Work of Bereshit (נַעֲשִׂים ל״ב אֱלֹהִים שֶׁל מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית) (Genesis 1:1), and they are the receptacle for the sparkling forth of the Judgments (וְהֵם בַּיִת אֶל הִתְנוֹצְצוּת הַדִּינִים), coming from the letters MNTZPKH (הַבָּאִים מֵאוֹתִיּוֹת מנצפ״ך), of the World of the Garment (שֶׁל עוֹלָם הַמַּלְבּוּשׁ), through this Yod (עַל יְדֵי הַיּוֹ״ד הַזֹּאת), which is called the Luminary [butzina] (הַנִּקְרֵאת בּוּצִינָא). And this is the meaning of what it says, “within” (וְזֶהוּ אוֹמְרוֹ לְגוֹ), its explanation being: within Reisha d'Ein [the Head of Ein], which is Chokhmah (פֵּירוּשׁ בְּרֵישָׁא דְּאֵין הִיא חָכְמָה), within the Luminary [butzina] (בְּגוֹ בּוּצִינָא), of the five Gevurot (שֶׁל ה׳ גְּבוּרוֹת), which sparkle below (הַמִּתְנוֹצְצִים לְמַטָּה), through this Yod (עַל יְדֵי הַיּוֹ״ד הַזֹּאת), “one spring emerges” (נָפִיק חַד נְבִיעוּ), a spring of Chokhmah emerges (יוֹצֵא מַעְיַן חָכְמָה), and measures the flow (וּמוֹדֵד הַשֶּׁפַע), through the thirty-two membranes (בְּהַל״ב קְרוּמִים), according to what all the worlds are able to receive (כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּ לְקַבֵּל כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת). And the intention of the One Who intended (וּבְכַוָּנַת הַמְכַוֵּן), was that there should be a revelation of the Judgments below in all the Partzufim (הָיָה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה גִּלּוּי הַדִּינִים לְמַטָּה בְּכָל הַפַּרְצוּפִים כֻּלָּם), for example: in Abba, the thirty-two Elohim (כְּגוֹן בְּאַבָּא ל״ב אֱלֹהִים), in Imma, the fifty Gates of Freedom (דְּבְאִמָּא חַמְשִׁין תַּרְעִין דְּחֵירוּתָא), when they reach her point of Tzion, called Chai [Life] (כְּשֶׁמַּגִּיעִים אֶל נְקוּדוֹת צִיּוֹן שֶׁבָּהּ הַנִּקְרָא חַ״י), then Chai [18] and Heart [32] are joined (אָז מִתְחַבְּרִים חַ״י וְל״ב), becoming fifty (וְנַעֲשִׂים חֲמִשִּׁים). Also in Ze'ir Anpin (גַּם בִּזְעֵיר), the thirty-two Elohim descend (יוֹרְדִים הַל״ב אֱלֹהִים), and are completed in the secret of ten (וּמִתְמַלְּאִים בְּסוֹד עֶשֶׂר), becoming three hundred and twenty Judgments (וְנַעֲשִׂים ש״ךְ דִּינִים), and in his Nukvah, three hundred and twenty-five (וּבְנוּקְבֵיהּ שכ״ה), the secret of “Na’ar [lad]” and “maiden” (סוֹד נַעַר נַעֲרָה), and also Metatron is called “Na'ar [Lad]” (וְגַם מַטַּטְרוֹן נִקְרָא נַעַ״ר), whose numerical value is three hundred and twenty (הָעוֹלֶה ש״ךְ), for in his hand is the flaming sword that turns every way (כִּי בְּיָדוֹ לַהַט הַחֶרֶב הַמִּתְהַפֶּכֶת) (Genesis 3:24), and he is the gatekeeper (וְהוּא הַשּׁוֹעֵר), and bestows (וּמַשְׁפִּיעַ), upon the ministers of the world (לְשָׂרֵי הָעוֹלָם). And in the hand of Sandalphon (וּבְיַד הַסַּנְדַּלְפוֹן), is the secret of MNTZPKH itself (יֵשׁ סוֹד מנצפ״ך עַצְמוֹ), according to the numerical value of his name (כְּמִסְפַּר שְׁמוֹ), and this is the secret of “a juniper in the forest” (וְהוּא סוֹד עַרְעָר בַּיַּעַר). And this is the meaning of what it says, “from it the colors were formed below” (וְזֶהוּ אוֹמְרוֹ דְּמִינֵיהּ אִצְטַבְּעוּ גַּוְונִין לְתַתָּא), and all of them were made (וְכֻלָּם נַעֲשׂוּ), through this Chokhmah of that Partzuf (בְּחָכְמָה הַזֹּאת שֶׁל הַפַּרְצוּף הַהוּא), so that the intellect should not descend below in excess (שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה הַשֵּׂכֶל יוֹתֵר מִדַּי לְמַטָּה). Therefore also Metatron (וְלָכֵן גַּם מַטַּטְרוֹן), who is the Prince of the Torah (אֲשֶׁר הוּא שַׂר הַתּוֹרָה), and he himself is the Moach [Brain] of Chokhmah of Yetzirah (וְהוּא עַצְמוֹ מוֹחַ חָכְמָה דִּיצִירָה), in this secret (בְּסוֹד זֶה), “My Name” (שְׁמִ״י), he too holds these thirty-two membranes (גַּם הוּא מַחֲזִיק בְּהַל״ב קְרוּמִים הַלָּלוּ), in order to measure and apportion (כְּדֵי לְשַׁעֵר וְלִמְדֹּד), this flow (הַשֶּׁפַע הַזֶּה), throughout all the lower worlds (בְּכָל הָעוֹלָמוֹת הַתַּחְתּוֹנִים), according to what they are able to contain (כְּפִי אֲשֶׁר יוּכְלוּ לְהָכִיל).