Daf 10a (דַּף י׳ ע״א)

From there onward, Kudsha Berikh Hu will be aroused for those miracles and signs we mentioned (מִתַּמָּן וּלְהָלְאָה, יִתְּעַר קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְאִינוּן נִסִּין וְאָתִין דְּקָאַמַרָן), and those constrictions we mentioned will be aroused upon Yisrael (וְיִתְעָרוּן עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אִינּוּן עַקְתִּין דְּקָאַמַרָן), and then — Some say: and this is the secret (וּכְדֵין, ס״א: וְרָזָא דָּא) — “And also My covenant with Yitzchak” (Leviticus 26) (וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק). And afterward, when the King Mashiach emerges (וּלְבָתַר כַּד יַגִּיחַ מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא), battles will rage in all the world with the right hand of Kudsha Berikh Hu (קְרָבִין בְּכָל עָלְמָא בִּימִינָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא), as it is said (Exodus 15) (כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר) “Your right hand, Hashem, is glorious in power” (יְמִינְךָ ה׳ נֶאְדָּרִי בַּכֹּחַ). Then: “And also My covenant with Avraham I will remember” (וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם אֶזְכּוֹר), and afterward: “And the land I will remember” (וּלְבָתַר: וְהָאָרֶץ אֶזְכּוֹר) this is the final Heh (דָּא ה״א בַּתְרָאָה). At that time it is written (Zechariah 14) (בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא כְּתִיב) “And Hashem will be King over all the earth; on that day Hashem will be One and His Name One” (וְהָיָה ה׳ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָרֶץ, בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה ה׳ אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד).

At the end of the final sixty-six years, which are one hundred and thirty-two years (לְסוֹף שִׁתִּין וְשִׁית שְׁנִין אַחֲרָנִין, דְּאִינּוּן מֵאָה וּתְלָתִין וּתְרֵין שְׁנִין), the letters in the Holy Name will be seen (יִתְחֲזוּן אַתְוָון בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא), engraved in completeness, above and below as is fitting (גְּלִיפָן בִּשְׁלִימוּ, עֵילָא וְתַתָּא כְּדְקָא יֵאוֹת). And this is the secret of the upper and lower Heh (וְרָזָא דָּא: ה״א עִלָּאָה וְתַתָּאָה), and all those paths — thirty-two years — that are included in the mystery of the letter Vav (וְכָל אִינּוּן שְׁבִילִין, דְּאִינּוּן תְּלָתִין וּתְרֵין שְׁנִין, דִּכְלִילָן בְּרָזָא דְּאוֹת ו״ו), Heh-Vav-Heh — Some say: Yod-Vav-Heh-Heh (הו״ה, נ״א: יו״ה״ה) — the secret of the completion of the one hundred and thirty-two (רָזָא דִּשְׁלִימוּ דְּמֵאָה וּתְלָתִין וּתְרֵין).

At the end of the final one hundred and thirty-two years (לְסוֹף מֵאָה וּתְלָתִין וּתְרֵין שְׁנִין אַחֲרָנִין), it will be fulfilled: “To seize the corners of the earth and shake the wicked from it” (Job 38) (יִתְקַיֵּים: לֶאֱחוֹז בְּכַנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ וְיִנָּעֲרוּ רְשָׁעִים מִמֶּנָּה). And the Holy Land will be purified (וְיִתְדַּכֵּי אַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא), and Kudsha Berikh Hu will awaken the dead of the Holy Land (וּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יִתְּעַר מֵתַיָּיא דְּאַרְעָא קַדִּישָׁא), and multitudes upon multitudes will rise in the land of the Galil (וִיקוּמוּן חַיָּילִין חַיָּילִין בְּאַרְעָא דְּגָלִיל).

And then will be aroused the closed source of the supernal outflow, the letter Yod (וּכְדֵין יִתְּעַר סְתִימוּ דִּנְבִיעוּ עִלָּאָה אָת יו״ד), and the thirty-two paths will be established in completion (וְיִתְקַיְּימוּן תְּלָתִין וּתְרֵין שְׁבִילִין בִּשְׁלִימוּ), to direct downward (לְנַגְדָּא לְתַתָּא), and the letters of the Holy Name will be established in their fullness (וְיִתְקַיְּימוּן אַתְוָון דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא כֻּלְּהוּ בְּקִיּוּמַיְיהוּ),

Yod-Heh-Vav-Heh (ידו״ד), for until now they were not in completion (דְּעַד כְּעַן לָא יְהוֹן בִּשְׁלִימוּ). Until the time when that supernal outflow will flow and extend (עַד זְמָן דְּיַנְגִּיד וְיִתְמְשַׁךְ הַהוּא נְבִיעוּ עִלָּאָה), in union with the letters, within the final Heh (בְּחִבּוּרָא דְּאַתְוָון, גּוֹ ה״א בַּתְרָאָה), and this is at the end of the completion of the final one hundred and forty-four years (וְדָא אִיהוּ לְסוֹף תַּשְׁלוּם מֵאָה וְאַרְבְּעִים וְאַרְבָּעָה שְׁנִין אַחֲרָנִין דְּיִשְׁתַּלְּמוּן). And the rest of the dead of Yisrael will awaken, those in the other lands (וְיִתְעָרוּן שְׁאַר מֵתֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּבִשְׁאַר אַרְעָאן).

And all this will be found p5-20(דְּיִשְׁתְּכַח כָּל דָּא), in the calculation of the letter Chet (408) (בְּחֻשְׁבַּן חֵ״ת), when the world will be settled and sweetened (דְּאִתְיְישִׁיב עָלְמָא וְיִתְבָּסַם), and the Sitra achra, the Evil Serpent, will be removed from the world (וְיִתְעֲבָר סִטְרָא אָחֲרָא חֲוִיָּא בִּישָׁא מֵעָלְמָא). And the lower Heh will be filled from the supernal outflow (וְהֵ״א תַּתָּאָה תִּתְמְלֵי מִגּוֹ נְבִיעוּ עִלָּאָה), and will be crowned and illuminated in completeness (וְתִתְעֲטָר וְתִתְנְהִיר בִּשְׁלִימוּ). And then it is written (וּכְדֵין כְּתִיב), (Isaiah 30) and the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold (וְהָיָה אוֹר הַלְּבָנָה כְּאוֹר הַחַמָּה וְאוֹר הַחַמָּה יִהְיֶה שִׁבְעָתַיִם).

Until it will be Shabbat to Hashem (עַד דִּיהֵא שַׁבָּת לַה׳), to gather souls in delights of holiness (לְאַלְקָטָא נַפְשִׁין בְּתַעֲנוּגֵי קְדוּשָּׁא), this is the final Heh (דָּא ה׳ בַּתְרָאָה), the entire seventh millennium (כָּל הַהוּא אֶלֶף שְׁבִיעָאָה), and this is the awakening of holy spirits (וְדָא אִיהוּ אִתְעָרוּתָא דְּרוּחִין קַדִּישִׁין), of the people of Yisrael (דְּעַמָּא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל), to be enclothed after Shabbat in other holy bodies (לְאִתְלַבְּשָׁא לְבָתַר שַׁבָּת בְּגוּפִין אַחֲרָנִין קַדִּישִׁין), to be called holy ones (לְאִתְקְרֵי קַדִּישִׁין), as it is written (דִּכְתִּיב), (Isaiah 4) and it shall be, the remnant in Tzion and the one remaining in Yerushalayim, holy shall he be called (וְהָיָה הַנִּשְׁאָר בְּצִיּוֹן וְהַנּוֹתָר בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם קָדוֹשׁ יֵאָמֵר לוֹ). Until here are the words of concealed mysteries (עַד כָּאן מִלִּין דְּרָזִין סְתִימִין). And a new king arose (וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ חָדָשׁ).

Rabbi Yosi said (ר׳ יוֹסִי אָמַר), every day Kudsha Berikh Hu creates ministering angels over the world (בְּכָל יוֹמָא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עָבִיד מַלְאָכִין שְׁלִיחָן עַל עָלְמָא), as it is written (דִּכְתִּיב), (Tehillim 104) “Who makes His angels spirits” (עוֹשֶׂה מַלְאָכָיו רוּחוֹת). It does not say “He made” (עָשָׂה לָא כְּתִיב), but “He makes” (אֶלָּא עוֹשֶׂה), because every day He makes (בְּגִין דְּכָל יוֹמָא וְיוֹמָא עוֹשֶׂה). And at that time a certain appointed minister was appointed over Egypt (וּבְהַהוּא זִמְנָא אִתְמָנָא מְמָנָא חַד עַל מִצְרַיִם), and this is what is written (וְדָא אִיהוּ דִּכְתִּיב) “And a new king arose” (וַיָּקָם מֶלֶךְ חָדָשׁ), truly new (חָדָשׁ וַדַּאי). “Who knew not Yosef” (אֲשֶׁר לָא יָדַע אֶת יוֹסֵף): for they were from the side of separation (דְּהָא מֵאֲתָר דְּפֵרוּדָא הֲווֹ), as you say (כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר), (Bereishit 2) “And from there it was separated” (וּמִשָּׁם יִפָּרֵד), and the first from that separation is the river of Egypt (וְקַדְמָאָה מֵהַהוּא פִּרוּדָא נַהֲרָא דְּמִצְרַיִם אִיהוּ). And therefore “who knew not Yosef” (וּבְגִין כַּךְ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדַע אֶת יוֹסֵף), the place where all Union dwells (אֲתָר דְּכָל יִחוּדָא שַׁרְיָא בֵּיהּ), which is called Tzaddik (דְּאִקְרֵי צַדִּיק).

Rabbi El'azar and Rabbi Yosi were walking on the road (ר׳ אֶלְעָזָר וְר׳ יוֹסֵי הֲווֹ אַזְלֵי בְּאוֹרְחָא), and they went early in the light to travel (וּקְדִימוּ בִּנְהוֹרָא לְמֵיזָל). They saw one star that was running from one side (חָמוּ חַד כּוֹכָבָא דְּהֲוָה רָהִיט מִסִּטְרָא דָּא), and another star from the other side (וְכוֹכָבָא אַחֲרָא מִסִּטְרָא דָּא).

Rabbi El'azar said (אָמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר), now is the time when the morning stars come to praise their Master (הַשְׁתָּא מָטָא זִמְנָא דְּכוֹכְבֵי בֹּקֶר לְשַׁבְּחָא לְמָארִיהוֹן), and they run in awe and reverence of their Master (וְרַהֲטֵי מִדְּחִילוּ וְאֵימָתָא דְּמָארֵיהוֹן), to praise and to sing to Him (לְשַׁבְּחָא וּלְזַמְּרָא לֵיהּ). This is what is written (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִּיב), (Job 38) “When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of Elohim shouted for joy” (בְּרָן יַחַד כּוֹכְבֵי בֹּקֶר וַיָּרִיעוּ כָּל בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים), for they all, in one Union, praise Him (בְּגִין דְּכֻלְּהוּ בְּיִחוּדָא חֲדָא קָא מְשַׁבְּחָן לֵיהּ). He opened and said (פָּתַח וְאָמַר), (Tehillim 22) “For the conductor, on Ayelet haShachar, a psalm of David” (לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד).

The Doe of the Dawn (Ayelet Ha-Shachar) (אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר): when the light of the eastern face shines (דְּכָד נְהִירוּ אַנְפּוֹי דְּמִזְרָח), and the darkness of night is separated (וְאִתְפַּרְשָׁא חֲשׁוֹכָא דְּלֵילְיָא), there is one appointed official at the eastern side (חַד מְמָנָא אִית לִסְטַר מִזְרָח), and he draws one thread of light from the southern side (וּמָשִׁיךְ חַד חוּטָא דִּנְהִירוּ דִּסְטַר דָּרוֹם), until the sun comes and emerges (עַד דְּאָתֵי וְנָפִיק שִׁמְשָׁא), and pierces through those firmaments (וּבָקַע בְּאִינוּן כַּוֵּי רְקִיעָא), and illuminates the world (וְאַנְהִיר עָלְמָא), and that thread separates the darkness of night (וְהַהוּא חוּטָא אַפְרִישׁ חֲשׁוֹכָא דְּלֵילְיָא).

Then the hind of the dawn arrives (כְּדֵין אַיַּלְתָּא דְּשַׁחְרָא אָתֵי), and a darkened light in gloom comes (וְאָתֵי נְהִירוּ אוֹכָמָא בְּקַדְרוּ), to join with the day (לְאִתְחַבְּרָא בִּימָמָא), and the day is illuminated (וְנָהִיר יְמָמָא). And the light of the day is included and drawn into her (וּנְהִירוּ דִּימָמָא כָּלִיל וְשָׁאִיב בְּגַוֵּיהּ), into that hind (לְהַהוּא אַיַּלְתָּא). And concerning this hind (וְעַל הַאי אַיַּלְתָּא), when she separates from the day (כַּד אִתְפְּרַשׁ מִיּוֹמָא), after it is absorbed within her (לְבָתַר דְּכָלִיל לָהּ), David said the song (אָמַר דָּוִד שִׁירָתָא), as it is written “For the conductor, on Ayelet haShachar” (דִּכְתִּיב לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל אַיֶּלֶת הַשַּׁחַר).