Daf 62a (דַּף ס״ב ע״א)

Rabbi Shimon arose, opened, and said (קָם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן פָּתַח וְאָמַר), Zarqa (lit. throw), Maqqaf, Shofar Holekh, Segolta (זַרְקָ״א מַקַּ״ף שׁוֹפָ״ר הוֹלֵ״ךְ סֶגוֹלְתָּ״א). He arose and took three stones which are Yod, Yod, Yod (קָם וְנָטִיל תְּלַת אַבְנִין דְּאִינוּן י י י׳), and the supernal stone which is in the slingshot (וְאַבְנָא עִלָּאָה דְאִיהִי בְּקִירְטָא), a crown on the line, behold four, which are forty (תַגָּא בְּחוּטָא הָא אַרְבַּע, דְּאִנּוּן אַרְבְּעִין). And the line of the moon (some say: of the cycle) upon it, that is two (וְחוּט דְּסִיהֲרָא [נ״א דסחרא] עֲלָהּ הַיְינוּ ב׳). And the secret of the matter: Bereshit, bet reshit (וְרָזָא דְמִלָּה בְּרֵאשִׁית בּ׳ רֵאשִׁית). This point-of it is said: With ten utterances the world was created (הַאי נְקוּדָה עֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר בַּעֲשָׂרָה מַאֲמָרוֹת נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם). What is the bet? That line which encircles upon it (מַאי ב׳ הַהוּא חוּט דְּאַסְחַר עֲלָהּ). And this point has a beginning, a middle, and an end (וְהַאי נְקוּדָה אִית לָהּ רֵישָׁא וְאֶמְצָעִיתָא וְסוֹפָא). And it became three Yods, Yod, Yod, Yod (וְאִתְעֲבִידַת תְּלַת יוּדִי״ן י י י׳), which ascend to thirty (דְסָלְקִין לִתְלָתִין). And that line is two, thirty and two (וְהַהוּא חוּט ב׳ תְּלָתִין וּתְרֵין), the crown on the line is ten (תַּגָּא דְעַל חוּט י׳), behold forty-two (וְהָא אַרְבְּעִין וּתְרֵין), corresponding to the thirty-two Elohim (לָקֳבֵל ל״ב אֱלֹהִים). And ten sayings with which the heavens and earth and all their hosts were created (וַעֲשַׂר אֲמִירָן דְּאִתְבְּרִי בְּהוֹן שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא וְכָל חֵילֵיהוֹן). As it is written: And Elohim saw all that He had made (וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה) (Bereshit 1). This is the secret: And an angel of Hashem appeared to him in a flame of fire (וירא מַלְאָךְ יְהוָ״ה אֵלָיו בְּלַבַּת אֵשׁ) (Exodus 3). In the flame-that is the Torah (בְּלַבַּת דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא). And this is: For the day of vengeance is in My heart (וְדָא אִיהוּ כִּי יוֹם נָקָם בְּלִבִּי) (Isaiah 63). And in them work the forty-two letters of Yod–Heh–Vav–Heh (וּבְהוֹן פּוֹעֲלִין אַרְבְּעִין וּתְרֵין אַתְוָון דִּיהוָ״ה). And the secret of the matter: Open to me the gates of righteousness, Abba of 42, I will thank Y"H (פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק אב״א ב״ם אוֹדֶה י״ה) (Psalms 118). And all of them are included in Be’er Sheva, that is ABGYTTZ and its companions (וְכֻלְּהוּן אִתְכְּלִילָן בְּבְאֵר שֶׁבַע, דָּא אב״ג ית״ץ וַחֲבְרוֹי).

The Masters of the Mishnah said to him (אָמְרוּ לֵיהּ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין), Rabbi, Rabbi, how mighty are the stones you have hurled (רַבִּי רַבִּי כַּמָּה תַּקִּיפִין אַבְנִין דִּזְרִיקַת), for in them the heavens and the earth trembled (דְּאִזְדַּעֲזַעוּ בְּהוֹן שְׁמַיָּא וְאַרְעָא). And the beasts, the cattle, and the birds all fled (וְחֵיוָון וּבְעִירָן וְעוֹפִין כֻּלְּהוּ בָּרְחוּ). And from them some fell to the earth (וּמִנְּהוֹן נָפְלוּ לְאַרְעָא). And the precious thrones and the angels and the ophanim all trembled from your stones (וְכָרְסַיָּיא יַקִּירָא וּמַלְאָכִין וְאוֹפַנִּים כֻּלְּהוּ אִזְדַּעֲזַעוּ מֵאַבְנִין דִּילָךְ). And these are the four mountains of stone, all of them one (וְאִלֵּין אִינוּן אַרְבָּעָה טוּרֵי אָבֶן, דְּכֻלְּהוּ חָד).

Blessed is he who brings forth these stones complete in his prayer (זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ מָאן דְּאַפִּיק אַבְנִין אִלֵּין שְׁלֵמִין בִּצְלוֹתֵיהּ), in the four prayers with the Musaf prayer (בְּאַרְבַּע צְלוֹתִין עִם צְלוֹתָא דְמוּסָף). Concerning them it is said: You shall build whole stones (דַעֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר אֲבָנִים שְׁלֵמוֹת תִּבְנֶה) (Deuteronomy 27). And there is the stone of the Torah (וְאִית אֶבֶן דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא), of which it is said: And this stone which I have set as a pillar shall be the house of Elohim (דְּאִתְּמַר בָּהּ וְהָאֶבֶן הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר שַׂמְתִּי מַצֵּבָה יִהְיֶה בֵּית אֱלֹהִים) (Bereshit 28). This is from the side of the Middle Column (דְּאִיהִי מִסִּטְרָא דְעַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא), of which it is said: And this is the Torah which Moshe set (דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ וְזֹאת הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר שָׂם מֹשֶׁה) (Deuteronomy 4), for this is His image (דְּאִיהוּ דִיּוֹקְנָא דִילֵיהּ). And these stones are all one (וְאִלֵּין אַבְנִין כֻּלְּהוּ חָד). The Holy Malkhut is from the side of the left (מַלְכוּת קַדִּישָׁא אִיהִי מִסִּטְרָא דִשְׂמָאלָא). Of it is said: A perfect and just stone shall you have (אִתְּמַר בָּהּ אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה לָּךְ) (Deuteronomy 25). And this is the stone that smote the image and became a great mountain and filled the whole earth (וְהַאי אִיהִי אַבְנָא דִי מְחָת לְצַלְמָא דַהֲוַת לְטוּר רַב וּמְלָאת כָּל אַרְעָא) (Daniel 2). What is: and filled the whole earth (מַאי וּמְלָאת כָּל אַרְעָא)? Rather, because of her it is said: The whole earth is full of His glory (אֶלָּא בְּגִינָהּ אִתְּמַר מְלֹא כָל הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ) (Isaiah 6). And concerning her it is said: Upon one stone are seven eyes (וַעֲלָהּ אִתְּמַר עַל אֶבֶן אַחַת שִׁבְעָה עֵינָיִם) (Zechariah 3), which are the seven holy shepherds (דְּאִינוּן שִׁבְעָה רוֹעִין קַדִּישִׁין). And these are seven males and seven females (וְאִינוּן שֶׁבַע דְּכוּרִין וְשֶׁבַע נוּקְבִין), all of them included in her (כֻלְּהוּ כְּלִילָן בָּהּ). And the secret of the matter: seven and seven are joined (וְרָזָא דְמִלָּה שִׁבְעָה וְשִׁבְעָה מוּצָקוֹת). And this stone is the five stones that David set in the slingshot and all became one (וְהַאי אֶבֶן אִיהִי חֲמִשָּׁה אַבְנִין דְּשַׁוִּי דָוִד בְּקִירְטָא וְאִתְעֲבִידוּ כֻּלְּהוּ חָד). This is what is written: And David took five smooth stones from the brook (הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד חֲמִשָּׁה חֲלוּקֵי אֲבָנִים מִן הַנַּחַל) (I Samuel 17). And these are Gedulah, Gevurah, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod (וְאִינוּן גְּדוּלָה גְבוּרָה תִּפְאֶרֶת נֶצַח הוֹד). With them David praised Kudsha Berikh Hu and said: Yours, Hashem, is the greatness, the power, and so forth (דִּבְהוֹן שַׁבַּח דָּוִד לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וְאָמַר לְךָ יְהוָ״ה הַגְּדוּלָה וְהַגְּבוּרָה וְגוֹמֵר) (I Chronicles 29). And these five smooth stones he took from the brook, which is the Yesod of the Living One of the worlds (וְאִלֵּין חֲמִשָּׁה חֲלוּקֵי אֲבָנִים נָטִיל לוֹן מִן הַנַּחַל דְּאִיהוּ יְסוֹד חַ״י עָלְמִין). And when he set them in the slingshot, which is the Holy Malkhut, they became one in her (וְכַד שַׁוִּי לוֹן בְּקִירְטָא דְאִיהִי מַלְכוּת קַדִּישָׁא, אִתְעֲבִידוּ בָּהּ חַד). And he sank it into the forehead of the Philistine and killed him (וְטָבַע בְּמִצְחָא דִפְּלִשְׁתָּאָה וְקָטִיל לֵיהּ). And these are the five stones, which are Shema Yisrael Hashem Eloheinu Hashem (וְאִינוּן חָמֵשׁ אַבְנִין דְּאִינוּן שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָ״ה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָ״ה). And when he set them in the slingshot, which is the lip of the mouth, it is necessary to make them all one in her (וְכַד שַׁוִּי לוֹן בְּקִירְטָא דְאִיהִי שָׂפָה דְפִימָא צָרִיךְ לְמֶעֱבַד לוֹן בָּהּ כֻּלְּהוּ אֶחָד). For in the time when Kudsha Berikh Hu will conquer all the nations of the world through her, it is fulfilled in them: For then I will turn to the peoples a pure language, that they may all call upon the Name of Hashem to serve Him with one accord (דִּבְזִמְנָא דְיִנְצַח בָּהּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כָּל אוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא יִתְקַיַּים בְּהוֹן כִּי אָז אֶהְפּוֹךְ אֶל עַמִּים שָׂפָה בְרוּרָה לִקְרֹא כֻלָּם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָ״ה לְעָבְדוֹ שְׁכֶם אֶחָד) (Zephaniah 3). And this “safah/385/language” is surely the Shekhinta (וְהָא שָׂפָ״ה וַדַּאי דָּא שְׁכִינָ״ה). For thus she ascends in the calculation of safah (דְּהָכִי סְלִיקַת בְּחוּשְׁבַּן שָׂפָ״ה). Therefore all the nations of the world are destined to be subjected under her hand (בְּגִין הָכִי כָּל אוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא עֲתִידִין לְאִשְׁתַּעֲבְּדָא תְּחוֹת יְדָהָא), and she will rule over them in the days of King Mashiach (וּלְאַמְלָכָא לָהּ עֲלַיְיהוּ בְּיוֹמִין דְּמַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא), to fulfill that which is said of her: And His kingdom rules over all (לְקַיֵּים מַה דְּאִתְּמַר בָּהּ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה) (Psalms 103).

Blessed is he who guards this faith in his heart and in his mouth (זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ מָאן דְּנָטִיר הַאי אֱמוּנָה בְּלִבֵּיהּ וּבְפוּמֵיהּ), for surely it is the faith of Yisrael (דְּוַדַּאי אִיהִי אֱמוּנָה דְיִשְׂרָאֵל). And it is the union of Kudsha Berikh Hu (וְאִיהִי יִחוּדָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא). And with it Yisrael unite Kudsha Berikh Hu twice every day (וּבָהּ מְיַחֲדִין יִשְׂרָאֵל לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא תְּרֵין זִמְנִין בְּכָל יוֹמָא). And blessed is he who is with this faith in exile (וְזַכָּאָה אִיהוּ מָאן דְּאִיהִי בְּאָמְנָה אִתּוֹ בְגָלוּתָא), for he does not fear the supernal and the lower (דְּלָא דָחִיל מֵעִלָּאִין וְתַתָּאִין). For because of her it is said to man: And He placed him in Gan Eden to work it and to guard it (דִּבְגִינָהּ אִתְּמַר לְאָדָם וַיַּנִּיחֵהוּ בְגַן עִדֶן לְעָבְדָהּ וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ) (Bereshit 2). To work it, with the positive commandments (לְעָבְדָהּ בְּפִקּוּדִין דַּעֲשֵׂה), and to guard it, with the negative commandments (וּלְשָׁמְרָהּ בְּפִקּוּדִין דְּלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה). For she is the garden of the orders of the Torah (בְּגִין דְּאִיהִי גַ״ן סְדָרִים דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא), and she is the delight of the Torah (וְאִיהִי עִדּוּנָא דְאוֹרַיְיתָא). What is the Torah? The Middle Column (מַאי אוֹרַיְיתָא עַמּוּדָא דְאֶמְצָעִיתָא). It is His garden, and His Eden (אִיהִי גַן דִּילֵיהּ, וְעִדֶן דִּילֵיהּ).