The Kabbalah Unveiled — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (from Knorr von Rosenroth's Latin) (1887)
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373. “Blessed is his portion who is worthy in this matter. And this is the third conformation of the path of the venerable, holy, and excellent beard of the Ancient of the Ancient Ones.”
374. Babbi Schimeon said unto him : “ May God, the Holy One, blessed be He, be gracious unto thee, and protect thee most abundantly.
375. “Also we have learned : What is this which is written, 1 With rejoicing will I rejoice in Tetragrammaton? ’ Concerning the Ancient of Hays, is it said : ‘For He is the praise of all things.’
376. “We have learned, whensoever that path of the beard of the Ancient of Hays is manifested, all the authors of lamentation and mourning, and all the executors of judgment, are silent and hidden ; nor is there one of them who openeth his mouth to do harm, because that path is manifested in due form.
377. “Hence also he who toucheth that mouth, and adviseth it to keep silence,* pointeth out this path with his finger ; and that is the symbol denoting the Holy Ancient One.” (Others read : Because that path is the symbol of silence ; hence he who looked at another, and adviseth him to be silent, toucheth this path, which is the symbol, &c.)
Meaning symbolically the idea of judgment.
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KABBALAH.
CHAPTER XV.
CONCERNING THE FOURTH PART OF THE BEARD OF
mAcroprosopus.
378. The hair is disposed in the fourth conformation, and it descendeth beneath the mouth from the one side even unto the other side.
379. That is intimated (in the saying of Micali)
in these words : “ Of the remnant of his heritage : ”
LShAIRITh NChLThV, Lishairith Nachalatho.
380. Like as it is said in 2 Kings xix. 4 : “And thou shalt lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left.” Where every part that is found truly remaining is called the remnant.
381. For it is written, Zeph. iii. 13 : “ The remnant of Israel, ShARITh IShRAL, Sharith Israel , shall not do iniquity.”
CHAPTER XVI.
CONCERNING THE FIFTH PART OF THE BEARD OF
MACROPROSOPUS.
382. The fifth conformation. Another path goetk forth beneath the mouth. This is that which is written in the saying of Micah : “ LA HChZIQ LOD APV, Lo Hechezig Lead Apo , He hath not kept his anger for ever.” “Arise! Rabbi Yosi!”
- 383. Rabbi Yosi arose, and commencing said, Ps.
- cxliv. 15: “ c Blessed is the people that is in such a case ; blessed is the people whose God is Tetragrammaton.’
384. “ c Blessed is the people that is in such a case/ What is this ‘ ShKKH LV, Shekakah Lo , That is in such
THE GREATER HOLY ASSEMBLY.
a case ? 5 Like as it is said in Est. vii. 10 : c And tke wratli of the king was appeased/ ShKKH, Shekakah ; that is, c Became quiet from his wrathfulness.’
385. “ Another exposition: He was appeased through
his wrath, which is intimated in these words, Num. xi.
1 5 : 4 And if Thou dealest thus with me, kill me, I pray
Thee, out of hand, if I have found grace in Thy sight.’
“ c Kill me, I pray Thee, out of hand ; ’ this is judgment of judgments. But c blessed is the people whose God is Tetragrammaton ; ’ this is mercies of mercies.
387. “ Another exposition: ShKKH, Shekaka , is the name which includeth all names,* in consequence of which that Holy Blessed One maketh His wrath to pass away, and caused Microprosopus to be at peace, and taketh away all those extraneous {matters) from the midst.
388. “We have learned through Barietha {or the tradition given forth without the holy city), that that path of the conformation of the holy supernal Ancient of the Ancient Ones, which descendeth in the beard beneath the nostrils of the nose, and this inferior path, are equal in every way, in such a manner that that which is below is like that which is above.f The superior (path ) is called £ passing over transgression’; the inferior, c He hath not kept His anger for ever.’
* It is not at first sight evident why this word should he the “ name which includeth all names.” But if we examine it by Gematria we shall soon see the reason. ShKKH, Sh + K + K + H = 300 + 20 + 20 + 5 = 345 = ShMH, Sliemali = Ha &7iem, The Name. This title Shemah is applied to the Tetragrammaton frequently as being the name of all names, and therefore ShKKH is taken as concealing Tetragrammaton.