מחזה ולמטה דז"א שייך לנוקבא נו. ומכאן יצא הכלל, שמחזה ולמטה דז"א, דהיינו הכלים תנה"י דז"א, הם בחינת המלכות, הנקראת 'נוקבא הנפרדת דז"א'. כי כל תשע ספירות תחתונות של המלכות נבנות מן תנה"י דז"א אלו, אחר שהן מתחברות אליו בעת גדלות, כמבואר.
From the Chest and Below ofZe’er AnpinBelongs toNukba 56. From this is derived the following principle: that from the chest and below ofZe’er Anpin, that is, the vessels ofTiferet,Netzaḥ,Hod, and YesodofZe’er Anpin, are the aspect ofMalkhut, which is called “the separatedNukbaofZe’er Anpin.” All nine lowersefirotof thatMalkhutare constructed from these vessels of Tiferet,Netzaḥ,Hod, andYesodofZe’er Anpin, after they become connected toZe'er Anpinat the phase ofmaturity, as explained.130In the previous two sections.
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וכן מובן היטב מה שאנו אומרים, שבקטנות נמצאים ז"א ומלכות בבחינת ו"ק ונקודה, דהיינו חב"ד חג"ת דכלים ונקודת החזה. וז"א חסר שלש ראשונות דאורות, מחמת חסרון נה"י דכלים, והמלכות חסרה תשע ספירות ראשונות דאורות, מחמת חסרון תשע תחתונות דכלים.
Likewise, what we said previously is now well understood, that at the phase of immaturity,Ze’er AnpinandMalkhutare considered “Va”k (vav ketzavot, or six extremities) and a point,” that is, the vessels ofḤokhma,Bina,Da’at,Ḥesed,Gevura, andTiferet, which are the six extremities, and the point of the chest, which is Malkhut.Ze’er Anpinis missing the first three lights on account of the lack of the vessels ofNetzaḥ,Hod, and Yesod,131As the previous few sections explained, these vessels below their levels in the phase of immaturity, during which Malkhut ascended to the chest, in the second constriction.andMalkhutis missing the first ninesefirotof the lights due to the lack of the nine lowersefirotof the vessels.132See the end of section 54 above, and the footnote there, for the broader explanation of this Malkhut during the immaturity phase.
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והנה נתבאר היטב שורש הנוקבא דז"א בקטנות וגדלות, שהוא מקטנות וגדלות דעולם הנקודים. ואף על פי שנשברו הכלים דנקודים, עם כל זה חזרו ונתקנו בעולם האצילות בשני הזמנים הללו, דקטנות וגדלות, באופן שגם ז"א ומלכות דאצילות הם 'ו"ק ונקודה' בקטנות, כמו הקטנות דשבע ספירות דנקודים, שאז תנה"י דז"א דאצילות הם נפולים בבי"ע. ונקודה זו היא שורש הנוקבא. ולעת גדלות חוזרים למדרגתם בז"א דאצילות, ומשלימים נה"י דכלים לז"א, ותשע תחתונות דכלים לנוקבא שלו, שהיא המלכות, דהיינו כמבואר בקטנות וגדלות דעולם הנקודים.
Thus, the root of theNukbaofZe’er Anpinat the phase of immaturityand at the phase of maturityhas been thoroughly explained, referring to the phases of immaturity andmaturityin the world ofNekudim. And even though the vessels ofNekudimwere broken,133The “breaking of the vessels” refers to a process that took place in the world of Nekudim, ultimately giving rise to the world of Tikkun (rectification).they were nevertheless rectified again in the world ofAtzilutwith these two phases, the phases ofimmaturityandmaturity. This occurred in such a manner thatZe’er AnpinandMalkhutofAtzilutare also “Va”k (six extremities) and a point” in the phase of immaturity, like in the phase ofimmaturityof the sevensefirotofNekudim, in whichTiferet,Netzaḥ,Hod, and YesodofZe’er AnpinofAtziluthave fallen intoBeria,Yetzira, and Asiya.134As explained at length in section 53 above.This point135This refers to the point in “Va”k and a point,” explained fully in the preceding sections. is the root ofNukba. At the phase ofmaturity, thesesefirot of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesodreturn to theirlevelinZe’er AnpinofAtzilutand complete the vessels ofNetzaḥ,Hod, and YesodforZe’er Anpin, and the nine lowersefirotof the vessels to itsNukba, which isMalkhut, as explained regarding theimmaturityandmaturityof the world ofNekudim.136These sefirot of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod return to Ze'er Anpin and serve to complete its vessels, rendering a full set of ten vessels. Simultaneously, these vessels also serve as the nine lower vessels for the point of Malkhut that rests on the chest of Ze'er Anpin. The point of this paragraph is that this process, which took place in the world of Nekudim (as explained in the preceding sections) also takes place in the world of Atzilut following the breaking of the vessels and the rectification.
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ונמצאים תנה"י דז"א אלו שמחזה שלו ולמטה, שהם שורשים לגדלות דנוקבא.
It thus turns out that these vessels of Tiferet,Netzaḥ,Hod, andYesodofZe’er Anpin, which are from itschestand below, are the roots of the phase of maturityof theNukba of Ze’er Anpin.
מחזה ולמטה דז"א שייך לנוקבא
נו. ומכאן יצא הכלל, שמחזה ולמטה דז"א, דהיינו הכלים תנה"י דז"א, הם בחינת המלכות, הנקראת 'נוקבא הנפרדת דז"א'. כי כל תשע ספירות תחתונות של המלכות נבנות מן תנה"י דז"א אלו, אחר שהן מתחברות אליו בעת גדלות, כמבואר.
From the Chest and Below of Ze’er Anpin Belongs to Nukba
56. From this is derived the following principle: that from the chest and below of Ze’er Anpin, that is, the vessels of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of Ze’er Anpin, are the aspect of Malkhut, which is called “the separated Nukba of Ze’er Anpin.” All nine lower sefirot of that Malkhut are constructed from these vessels of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of Ze’er Anpin, after they become connected to Ze'er Anpin at the phase of maturity, as explained.130In the previous two sections.
וכן מובן היטב מה שאנו אומרים, שבקטנות נמצאים ז"א ומלכות בבחינת ו"ק ונקודה, דהיינו חב"ד חג"ת דכלים ונקודת החזה. וז"א חסר שלש ראשונות דאורות, מחמת חסרון נה"י דכלים, והמלכות חסרה תשע ספירות ראשונות דאורות, מחמת חסרון תשע תחתונות דכלים.
Likewise, what we said previously is now well understood, that at the phase of immaturity, Ze’er Anpin and Malkhut are considered “Va”k (vav ketzavot, or six extremities) and a point,” that is, the vessels of Ḥokhma, Bina, Da’at, Ḥesed, Gevura, and Tiferet, which are the six extremities, and the point of the chest, which is Malkhut. Ze’er Anpin is missing the first three lights on account of the lack of the vessels of Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod,131As the previous few sections explained, these vessels below their levels in the phase of immaturity, during which Malkhut ascended to the chest, in the second constriction. and Malkhut is missing the first nine sefirot of the lights due to the lack of the nine lower sefirot of the vessels.132See the end of section 54 above, and the footnote there, for the broader explanation of this Malkhut during the immaturity phase.
והנה נתבאר היטב שורש הנוקבא דז"א בקטנות וגדלות, שהוא מקטנות וגדלות דעולם הנקודים. ואף על פי שנשברו הכלים דנקודים, עם כל זה חזרו ונתקנו בעולם האצילות בשני הזמנים הללו, דקטנות וגדלות, באופן שגם ז"א ומלכות דאצילות הם 'ו"ק ונקודה' בקטנות, כמו הקטנות דשבע ספירות דנקודים, שאז תנה"י דז"א דאצילות הם נפולים בבי"ע. ונקודה זו היא שורש הנוקבא. ולעת גדלות חוזרים למדרגתם בז"א דאצילות, ומשלימים נה"י דכלים לז"א, ותשע תחתונות דכלים לנוקבא שלו, שהיא המלכות, דהיינו כמבואר בקטנות וגדלות דעולם הנקודים.
Thus, the root of the Nukba of Ze’er Anpin at the phase of immaturity and at the phase of maturity has been thoroughly explained, referring to the phases of immaturity and maturity in the world of Nekudim. And even though the vessels of Nekudim were broken,133The “breaking of the vessels” refers to a process that took place in the world of Nekudim, ultimately giving rise to the world of Tikkun (rectification). they were nevertheless rectified again in the world of Atzilut with these two phases, the phases of immaturity and maturity. This occurred in such a manner that Ze’er Anpin and Malkhut of Atzilut are also “Va”k (six extremities) and a point” in the phase of immaturity, like in the phase of immaturity of the seven sefirot of Nekudim, in which Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of Ze’er Anpin of Atzilut have fallen into Beria, Yetzira, and Asiya.134As explained at length in section 53 above. This point135This refers to the point in “Va”k and a point,” explained fully in the preceding sections. is the root of Nukba. At the phase of maturity, these sefirot of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod return to their level in Ze’er Anpin of Atzilut and complete the vessels of Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod for Ze’er Anpin, and the nine lower sefirot of the vessels to its Nukba, which is Malkhut, as explained regarding the immaturity and maturity of the world of Nekudim.136These sefirot of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod return to Ze'er Anpin and serve to complete its vessels, rendering a full set of ten vessels. Simultaneously, these vessels also serve as the nine lower vessels for the point of Malkhut that rests on the chest of Ze'er Anpin. The point of this paragraph is that this process, which took place in the world of Nekudim (as explained in the preceding sections) also takes place in the world of Atzilut following the breaking of the vessels and the rectification.
ונמצאים תנה"י דז"א אלו שמחזה שלו ולמטה, שהם שורשים לגדלות דנוקבא.
It thus turns out that these vessels of Tiferet, Netzaḥ, Hod, and Yesod of Ze’er Anpin, which are from its chest and below, are the roots of the phase of maturity of the Nukba of Ze’er Anpin.