In the chain of development, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest (Tiferet) of Arich Anpin; as clothed, it ends in Yesod of Arich.
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לפי סדר ההשתלשלות - יסוד דעתיק כלה בחזה דא"א, ומשם יוצאים בגילוי החסדים והגבורות שלו. אחר כך משם נבנים אבא ואימא, ישראל סבא ותבונה. אך בסדר ההתלבשות - יסוד דעתיק כלה ביסוד דא"א:
According to the way the chain of development is arranged, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest of Arich Anpin and it is from there that its Kindnesses and Strengths go forth and are revealed. Afterwards it is from there that Abba and Imma, Israel Sabba and Tevunah, are built. However, in the order whereby one clothes another, Yesod of Atik ends in Yesod of Arich Anpin.
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אחר שנתבאר א"א ועניניו, נבוא לבאר או"א, ובתחילה נבאר שרשם:
Following our discussion of the various aspects of Arich Anpin, we will now examine the Partzufim of Abba and Imma starting with their root.
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לפי סדר ההשתלשלות - יסוד דעתיק כלה בחזה דא"א, זה פשוט, לפי השיעורים של הפרקים כידוע:
According to the way the chain of development is arranged, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest (Tiferet) of Arich Anpin… Each Sefirah has a particular number of sections or “joints” (פרקים, perakim), all with their own measure. In the case of Yesod, the sections are Yesod and Ateret HaYesod – the Corona.
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ומשם יוצאים בגילוי החסדים והגבורות שלו, כי כל הפרצופים - הדעת שלהם מתפשט בגופם, ונכלל ביסודם, ומאיר לחוץ, כי דעת - עיקר ההנהגה שצריך להתפשט כך, כדלקמן במקומו:
…and it is from there that its Kindnesses (חסדים, chassadim) and Strengths (גבורות, gevurot) go forth and are revealed. For in all the Partzufim, Daat spreads from the head into the body of the Partzuf and is wholly included in its Yesod and shines outwards. For Daat is the essence of the governmental order and this is how it must spread – going out of the vessel and openly spreading. This will be discussed later in its appropriate place (see Opening 124).
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אחר כך משם נבנים אבא ואימא, ישראל סבא ותבונה, חכמה ובינה דאצילות, כשבאים ליעשות פרצופים, מקבלים הארה מן החסדים ומן הגבורות האלה, להיות מקומם באילן כנגדם, לפי שהם מלבישים את הזרועות עד הטבור. ומכחם מתחלקים לד' פרצופים, כמבואר במקומו:
Afterwards it is from there that Abba and Imma, Israel Sabba and Tevunah, are built. When Chochmah and Binah of Atzilut become Partzufim, they receive a radiation from these Kindnesses and Strengths – their place on the Tree of the Partzufim is facing the Kindnesses and Strengths of Atik, which are revealed when they emerge from the Yesod of Atik and spread in the chest of Arich Anpin. Against the chest are Abba and Imma, which clothe the arms of Arich Anpin down to the navel. It is through the power of the Kindnesses and Strengths of Atik that Abba and Imma divide into four Partzufim – the first and second Israel Sabba and Tevunah, as will be discussed in its appropriate place (see Opening 128). (The ending of Yesod of Atik in the chest of Arich Anpin is included in the category of the developmental chain because it causes the division of Chochmah and Binah into four Partzufim, which involves the structure of the Partzufim.)
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אך בסדר ההתלבשות - יסוד דעתיק כלה ביסוד דא"א, לא יקשה לך ענין התלבשות עתיק בא"א - שאינו כך, כי הוא בסדר אחר, לפי ההקדמה שהקדמנו במאמר הקודם לזה:
However, in the order whereby one clothes another, Yesod of Atik ends in Yesod of Arich Anpin. What we have said about Yesod of Atik ending in Arich in terms of the developmental chain does not contradict our saying that, as Yesod of Atik is clothed in Arich Anpin it ends in Yesod of Arich, because the Partzufim clothe one another in a different order, as explained in the previous Opening.
פרצופי או"א [קי -קיד]:
The Partzufim of Abba and Imma (Openings 110-114)
הארת יסוד עתיק - שורש או"א:
In the chain of development, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest (Tiferet) of Arich Anpin; as clothed, it ends in Yesod of Arich.
לפי סדר ההשתלשלות - יסוד דעתיק כלה בחזה דא"א, ומשם יוצאים בגילוי החסדים והגבורות שלו. אחר כך משם נבנים אבא ואימא, ישראל סבא ותבונה. אך בסדר ההתלבשות - יסוד דעתיק כלה ביסוד דא"א:
According to the way the chain of development is arranged, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest of Arich Anpin and it is from there that its Kindnesses and Strengths go forth and are revealed. Afterwards it is from there that Abba and Imma, Israel Sabba and Tevunah, are built. However, in the order whereby one clothes another, Yesod of Atik ends in Yesod of Arich Anpin.
אחר שנתבאר א"א ועניניו, נבוא לבאר או"א, ובתחילה נבאר שרשם:
Following our discussion of the various aspects of Arich Anpin, we will now examine the Partzufim of Abba and Imma starting with their root.
לפי סדר ההשתלשלות - יסוד דעתיק כלה בחזה דא"א, זה פשוט, לפי השיעורים של הפרקים כידוע:
According to the way the chain of development is arranged, Yesod of Atik ends in the chest (Tiferet) of Arich Anpin… Each Sefirah has a particular number of sections or “joints” (פרקים, perakim), all with their own measure. In the case of Yesod, the sections are Yesod and Ateret HaYesod – the Corona.
ומשם יוצאים בגילוי החסדים והגבורות שלו, כי כל הפרצופים - הדעת שלהם מתפשט בגופם, ונכלל ביסודם, ומאיר לחוץ, כי דעת - עיקר ההנהגה שצריך להתפשט כך, כדלקמן במקומו:
…and it is from there that its Kindnesses (חסדים, chassadim) and Strengths (גבורות, gevurot) go forth and are revealed. For in all the Partzufim, Daat spreads from the head into the body of the Partzuf and is wholly included in its Yesod and shines outwards. For Daat is the essence of the governmental order and this is how it must spread – going out of the vessel and openly spreading. This will be discussed later in its appropriate place (see Opening 124).
אחר כך משם נבנים אבא ואימא, ישראל סבא ותבונה, חכמה ובינה דאצילות, כשבאים ליעשות פרצופים, מקבלים הארה מן החסדים ומן הגבורות האלה, להיות מקומם באילן כנגדם, לפי שהם מלבישים את הזרועות עד הטבור. ומכחם מתחלקים לד' פרצופים, כמבואר במקומו:
Afterwards it is from there that Abba and Imma, Israel Sabba and Tevunah, are built. When Chochmah and Binah of Atzilut become Partzufim, they receive a radiation from these Kindnesses and Strengths – their place on the Tree of the Partzufim is facing the Kindnesses and Strengths of Atik, which are revealed when they emerge from the Yesod of Atik and spread in the chest of Arich Anpin. Against the chest are Abba and Imma, which clothe the arms of Arich Anpin down to the navel. It is through the power of the Kindnesses and Strengths of Atik that Abba and Imma divide into four Partzufim – the first and second Israel Sabba and Tevunah, as will be discussed in its appropriate place (see Opening 128). (The ending of Yesod of Atik in the chest of Arich Anpin is included in the category of the developmental chain because it causes the division of Chochmah and Binah into four Partzufim, which involves the structure of the Partzufim.)
אך בסדר ההתלבשות - יסוד דעתיק כלה ביסוד דא"א, לא יקשה לך ענין התלבשות עתיק בא"א - שאינו כך, כי הוא בסדר אחר, לפי ההקדמה שהקדמנו במאמר הקודם לזה:
However, in the order whereby one clothes another, Yesod of Atik ends in Yesod of Arich Anpin. What we have said about Yesod of Atik ending in Arich in terms of the developmental chain does not contradict our saying that, as Yesod of Atik is clothed in Arich Anpin it ends in Yesod of Arich, because the Partzufim clothe one another in a different order, as explained in the previous Opening.