Opening materialChapter 18, Section 3 (פֶּרֶק י״ח אוֹת ג׳)

Chapter 18, Section 3 (פֶּרֶק י״ח אוֹת ג׳)

3. And all those who are masters of descending into the Merkavah would ascend (ג. וְהָיוּ עוֹלִין כָּל בַּעֲלֵי יוֹרְדֵי הַמֶּרְכָּבָה), and were not harmed (וְאֵינָם נִזּוֹקִים), even though they saw this entire Heikhal (אַף שֶׁהָיוּ רוֹאִים כָּל הֵיכָל זֶה), and would descend in peace (וְיוֹרְדִים בְּשָׁלוֹם), and come and stand (וּבָאִים וְעוֹמְדִים), and testify (וּמְעִידִים) a terrifying and bewildering vision (רְאִיָּה נוֹרָאָה וּמְבֹהֶלֶת), and that which is not found in any palace of flesh-and-blood kings (וּמַה שֶּׁאֵין בּוֹ בְּכָל הֵיכָל שֶׁל מַלְכֵי בָשָׂר וָדָם). They bless and praise (מְבָרְכִים וּמְשַׁבְּחִים), and exalt and glorify (וּמְקַלְּסִין וּמְפָאֲרִין), and uplift and honor (וּמְרוֹמְמִין וּמְהַדְּרִין), and give honor and beauty and greatness (וְנוֹתְנִין כָּבוֹד וְתִפְאֶרֶת וּגְדֻלָּה), to Totrosi’a", Hashem, God of Yisrael (לְטוֹטְרוֹסִיא״ ה׳ אֱלֹקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל), who rejoices in those who descend to the Merkavah (שֶׁשָּׂמֵחַ בְּיוֹרְדֵי מֶרְכָּבָה), and would sit and await each and every one of Yisrael (וְהָיָה יוֹשֵׁב וּמְצַפֶּה לְכָל אֶחָד וְאֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל), when he would descend (אֵימָתַי יֵרֵד), in wondrous pride and strange sovereignty (בְּגַאֲוָה מֻפְלָאָה וּשְׂרָרָה מְשֻׁנָּה), in the pride of exaltation (בְּגַאֲוָה שֶׁל רוֹמֵמָה), and the sovereignty of radiance (וּשְׂרָרָה שֶׁל זֵהָיוֹן), which are stirred before the Throne of Glory (שֶׁמִּתְרַגְּשׁוֹת לִפְנֵי כִּסֵּא הַכָּבוֹד), three times each day (שָׁלוֹשׁ פְּעָמִים בְּכָל יוֹם), on high (בַּמָּרוֹם), from the day the world was created until now (וּמִשֶּׁנִּבְרָא הָעוֹלָם וְעַד עַכְשָׁיו), for praise (לְשָׁבַח).