But if a man is not holy, and draws upon himself a spirit from the unclean side, she comes and makes sport with that child, and if she kills him she enters into his spirit and never leaves it. You may say: What about those others whom she has killed, although the three angels confronted her and took from her their spirits? Since they were not on the side of uncleanness, why had she power to kill them? This happens when a man does not sanctify himself, but yet does not purposely try to defile himself nor actually do so. In such cases she has power over the body but not the spirit.
Sometimes it happens that Naamah goes forth to have intercourse with men and a man is linked with her in lust, and then suddenly wakes and clasps his wife though his mind is still full of the lust of his dream. In that case the son so born is of the side of Naamah, and when Lilith goes forth she sees him and knows what has happened, and brings him up like the other children of Naamah, and he is often with her, and she does not kill him.
This is the man who receives a blemish on every New Moon. For Lilith never gives them up, but at every New Moon she goes forth and visits all those whom she has brought up and makes sport with them; hence this man receives a blemish at that time.
These things King Solomon revealed in the book of Asmodai, and we find therein a thousand and four hundred and five manners of defilement which can affect mankind.
Alas for mankind that they close their eyes and observe not nor take any heed how they are preserved in the world! Counsel and healing are before them but they heed not, for they cannot deliver themselves save by the counsel of the Torah, as it is written: “Ye shall sanctify yourselves and ye shall be holy, for I am the Lord your God.”
בְּגִינֵי כַּךְ אוֹרַיְיתָא אַזְהֲרַת לְהוּ לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדוֹשִׁים וַדַּאי. אִי אִשְׁתְּכַח בַּר נָשׁ קַדִּישָׁא, לָא מִסְתָּפֵי מִינָּהּ, דִּכְדֵין זַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְאִלֵּין ג' מַלְאֲכִין קַדִּישִׁין דְּאַמָרָן, וְנַטְרִין לֵיהּ לְהַהוּא רַבְיָיא, וְהִיא לָא יַכְלָא לְאַבְאָשָׁא לֵיהּ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (תהילים צ״א:י׳) לֹא תְאוּנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה וְנֶגַע לֹא יִקְרַב בְּאָהֳלֶךָ. מַאי טַעֲמָא לֹא תְאוּנֶּה אֵלֶיךָ רָעָה. בְּגִין כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוְּה לָּךְ, וּכְתִיב (תהלים צ) כִּי בִי חָשַׁק וַאֲפַלְּטֵהוּ.
Thus they guard that child and she cannot hurt him.
דְּאִי בַּר נָשׁ לָא אִשְׁתְּכַח קַדִּישָׁא, וְאַשְׁלִיף רוּחָא מִסִּטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא, כְּדֵין הִיא אַתְיָא וְחַיְּיכַת בֵּיהּ בְּהַהוּא רַבְיָא. וְאִי קַטִּילַת לֵיהּ, אִשְׁתְּאֲבַת בְּהַהוּא רוּחָא, וְלָא תַּעְדֵי מִנֵיהּ לְעָלְמִין. וְאִי תֵּימָא אִינּוּן אָחֳרָנִין, דְּקַטִּילַת לוֹן, וְאִזְדָּמְנוּ קַמָּהּ אִינּוּן תְּלָתָא קַדִּישִׁין, וְנַטְלִין מִנָּהּ הַהוּא רוּחָא, הָא לָא בְּסִטְרָא דִּמְסָאֲבָא אִשְׁתְּכָחוּ, אֲמַאי שַׁלְטָא לְקָטְלָא לְהוּ. אֶלָּא, הַאי כַּד בַּר נָשׁ לָא אִתְקַדָּשׁ, אֲבָל לָא אִתְכַּוָּון לְאִסְתַּאֲבָא וְלָא אִסְתְּאַב, בְּגִין כַּךְ יַכְלָא לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּגוּפָא, וְלָא בְּרוּחָא.
But if a man is not holy, and draws upon himself a spirit from the unclean side, she comes and makes sport with that child, and if she kills him she enters into his spirit and never leaves it. You may say: What about those others whom she has killed, although the three angels confronted her and took from her their spirits? Since they were not on the side of uncleanness, why had she power to kill them? This happens when a man does not sanctify himself, but yet does not purposely try to defile himself nor actually do so. In such cases she has power over the body but not the spirit.
וְזִמְנִין אִשְׁתְּכַח דְּנָפְקָת נַעֲמָה לְעָלְמָא, לְאִתְחַמְמָא מִבְּנֵי נָשָׁא, ואִשְׁתְּכַח בַּר נָשׁ בְּקִשְׁרָא (נ"א בקשויא) דְּתִיאוּבְתָא עִמָּהּ, וְאִתְּעַר מִשֵּׁנָתֵיהּ, וְאָחִיד בְּאִנְתְּתֵיהּ, וְשָׁכִיב עִמָה, וּרְעוּתָא דִילֵיה בְּהַהוּא תִיאוּבְתָא דְּהַוִה לְיֵהּ בְּחַלְמֵיה, כְּדֵין הַהוּא בַּר דְּאוֹלִיד, מִסִּטְרָא דְּנַעֲמָה קָא אַתְיָא, דְּהָא בְּתִיאוּבְתָּא דִּילָהּ אִשְׁתְּכַח הַאי, כַּד נַפְקָא לִילִי"ת וְחָמָאת לֵיהּ, יַדְעַת מִלָּה, וְהִיא אִתְקְטָרַת בֵּיהּ, וּמַגְדְּלַת לֵיהּ כְּאִינּוּן אָחֳרָנִין בְּנוֹי דְּנַעֲמָ"ה, וְאִשְׁתְּכָחַת עִמֵּיהּ זִמְנִין סַגִּיאִין, וְלָא קַטָלָא לֵיהּ.
Sometimes it happens that Naamah goes forth to have intercourse with men and a man is linked with her in lust, and then suddenly wakes and clasps his wife though his mind is still full of the lust of his dream. In that case the son so born is of the side of Naamah, and when Lilith goes forth she sees him and knows what has happened, and brings him up like the other children of Naamah, and he is often with her, and she does not kill him.
הַאי הוּא בַּר נָשׁ, דִּבְכָל סִיהֲרָא וְסִיהֲרָא אִתְפְּגִים, וְלָא אִתְיָאֲשָׁא מִנֵּיהּ לְעָלְמִין, דְּהָא בְּכָל סִיהֲרָא וְסִיהֲרָא כַּד אִתְחַדְּשָׁא בְּעָלְמָא, לִילִי"ת נָפְקָא, וּפַקְדָּא עַל כֻּלְּהוּ דְּהִיא מַגְדְּלַת, וְחַיְּיכָא בְּהוּ, וּכְדֵין הַהוּא בַּר נָשׁ פָּגִים בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא, זַכָּאִין אִינּוּן צַדִּיקַיָּיא, דְּמִתְקַדְּשֵׁי בִּקְדוּשָּׁה דְּמַלְכָּא, עָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב (ישעיהו ס״ו:כ״ג) וְהָיָה מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ בְּחָדְשׁוֹ וּמִדֵּי שַׁבָּת בְּשַׁבַּתוֹ וְגוֹ'.
This is the man who receives a blemish on every New Moon. For Lilith never gives them up, but at every New Moon she goes forth and visits all those whom she has brought up and makes sport with them; hence this man receives a blemish at that time.
מִלִּין אִלֵּין גַּלֵּי שְׁלֹמֹה מַלְכָּא, בְּסִפְרָא דְּאַשְׁמְדָאי מַלְכָּא, וְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בֵּיהּ (ע"ט ע"א) אֶלַף וְאַרְבַּע מְאָה וַחֲמֵשׁ זִינֵי מְסַאֲבוּתָא, דְּמִסְתַּאֲבֵי בְּהוּ בְּנֵי נָשָׁא. דְּגַלֵּי דָּא אַשְׁמְדָאי לִשְׁלֹמֹה מַלְכָּא.
These things King Solomon revealed in the book of Asmodai, and we find therein a thousand and four hundred and five manners of defilement which can affect mankind.
וַוי לְהוּ לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא, דְּכֻלְּהוּ אֲטִימִין וּסְתִימִין עַיְינִין, וְלָא יַדְעִין, וְלָא שַׁמְעִין, וְלָא מַשְׁגִּיחִין, הֵיךְ קַיְימִין בְּעָלְמָא. וְהָא עֵיטָא וְאַסְווּתָא קָמַיְיהוּ, וְלָא מִסְתַּכְּלִין. דְּהָא לָא יַכְלִין בְּנֵי נָשָׁא לְאִשְׁתְּזָבָא, אֶלָּא בְּעֵיטָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא. דִּכְתִּיב, (דברים כ״ג:י״א) כִּי יִהְיֶה בְךָ אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה. אֲשֶׁר לֹא יִהְיֶה טָהוֹר דַּיְיקָא, מִקְּרֵה לָיְלָה דַּיְיקָא, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי, בְּעֵיטָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא. דְּהָכִי כְּתִיב בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם וִהְיִיתֶם קְדוֹשִׁים כִּי אֲנִי יְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Alas for mankind that they close their eyes and observe not nor take any heed how they are preserved in the world! Counsel and healing are before them but they heed not, for they cannot deliver themselves save by the counsel of the Torah, as it is written: “Ye shall sanctify yourselves and ye shall be holy, for I am the Lord your God.”