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Likutei Moharan 3:3/ליקוטי מוהר"ן ג׳:ג׳
אוְזֶה שֶׁאָמַר רַבָּה בַּר בַּר חָנָה:
13. This is the meaning of what Rabbah bar bar Chanah said:
בלְדִידִי חָזִי לִי הַהִיא אַקְרוּקְתָא, וּפֵרֵשׁ רַבֵּנוּ שְׁמוּאֵל: צְפַרְדֵּעַ, הַיְנוּ צִפּוֹר דֵּעָה.
2I myself saw this akrukta — Rashbam comments [that this is a] tzephardeah —i.e., tzipor deah. <As explained, the birds of the kelipah are the intellect of Malkhut of the Other Side. This is the tzipor deah.>
גדַּהֲוֵי כִּי אַקְרָא דְּהַגְרוֹנְיָא – מִלְּשׁוֹן קְרָא בְגָרוֹן (ישעיהו נח), הַיְנוּ שֶׁהַנְּגִינָה נִמְשָׁךְ מִמֶּנּוּ.
3That was as aKRA dehaGRuNia, the city of Hagrunia — This is phonetically similar to “KRA beGaRoN (cry out from the throat)” (Isaiah 58:1) —i.e., the song is drawn <from the tzipor deah mentioned above>.
דוְאַקְרָא דְּהַגְרוֹנְיָא כַּמָּה הֲוֵי שִׁתִּין בָּתֵּי – הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי מָה תְּתַקֵּן בְּחִינַת קְרָא בְגָרוֹן, עַל־יְדֵי שִׁתִּין בָּתֵּי, הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שִׁתִּין מַסֶכְתּוֹת, וּפֵרֵשׁ רַבֵּנוּ שְׁמוּאֵל: תַּלְמוּדָא קָאֲמַר לָהּ, הַיְנוּ שֶׁיִּלְמַד תַּלְמוּד.
4And how large was akra dehagrunia? Sixty houses — That is, by what means is the concept of “cry out from the throat” rectified? By means of the “sixty houses,” the sixty tractates [of the Talmud]. Thus, Rashbam comments: “the Talmud says this.” One should study Talmud.
האָתָא תַּנִּינָא בַּלְעָהּ, וּפֵרֵשׁ רַבֵּנוּ שְׁמוּאֵל: רַבָּה קָאָמַר לָהּ, הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁיִּלְמַד שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, יִבְלַע אוֹתָהּ הַנָּחָשׁ. וְזֶה שֶׁפֵּרֵשׁ רַבֵּנוּ שְׁמוּאֵל: רַבָּה קָאֲמַר לָהּ, הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁיִּלְמוֹד בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁיִּתְקָרֵא רַבִּי.
5A serpent came by and swallowed it — Rashbam comments: “Rabbah says this.” That is, <his study was> not for its own sake, and so the serpent <swallowed> it. This is why Rashbam comments: “RaBbah says this”—i.e., <he studied> in order to be called RaBbi.
ואָתָא פּוּשְׁקַנְצָא, וּפֵרֵשׁ רַבֵּנוּ שְׁמוּאֵל: עוֹרֵב, הַיְנוּ עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁיִּלְמַד בַּלַּיְלָה, מִלְּשׁוֹן עַרְבִית,
6A pushkantza came by — Rashbam explains [that this is an] OReV, <which is similar to ARVit>—i.e., <at night>. One should study at night.
זוּבַלְעָהּ – הַיְנוּ וּמֵגֵן עָלָיו מִן הַנָּחָשׁ הַנַּ"ל.
7and swallowed the serpent — [The study of Torah at night] protected him from the above mentioned serpent.
חוּסְלִיק יְתִיב בְּאִילָנָא – פֵּרֵשׁ הַמַּהַרְשָׁ"א, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת אַבְרָהָם, שֶׁכָּתוּב אֶצְלוֹ (בראשית כ״א:ל״ג): וַיִּטַּע אֵשֶׁל, שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת חֶסֶד, הַיְנוּ שֶׁהַחוּט שֶׁל חֶסֶד שֶׁנִּמְשָׁךְ עָלָיו, מֵגֵן עָלָיו מִן הַנָּחָשׁ הַנַּ"ל.
8It ascended and perched on a tree — Maharsha comments that this is the aspect of Avraham, of whom it is written (Genesis 21:33), “He planted a tree.” This corresponds to lovingkindness. The thread of lovingkindness that is drawn over him protects him from the serpent.
טתָּא חֲזִי כַּמָּה נָפִישׁ חֵילֵה דְּאִילָנָא, הַיְנוּ שֶׁרַבָּה מַתְמִיהַ אֶת עַצְמוֹ, שֶׁכָּל כָּךְ גָּבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ עַל זֶה יָכוֹל לְהָגֵן:
9Come, see how great the strength of that tree is! — Rabbah expressed his amazement that God’s lovingkindness on our behalf is so overpowering, that it can even protect us from this.