Chasidut · Breslov
Likutei Moharan, Part II 32:1/ליקוטי מוהר"ן·
איֵשׁ צַדִּיקִים גְּנוּזִים, וְהֵם יוֹדְעִים פָּנִים בַּתּוֹרָה, אַךְ הֵם צְרִיכִים לְהַעֲלִים תּוֹרָתָם, וּכְמוֹ שֶׁמְּסַפְּרִין מַעֲשֶׂה מֵהַבַּעַל־שֵׁם־טוֹב עִם הַדַּרְשָׁן.
1There are hidden tzaddikim who, despite knowing the face of the Torah, are obliged to conceal their teachings. This is as in the story told of the Baal Shem Tov and the preacher.
בוְגַם אֶצְלוֹ יֵשׁ לִפְעָמִים, שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ תּוֹרָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהּ פָּנִים, דְּהַיְנוּ פָּנִים בַּתּוֹרָה, וְהוּא צָרִיךְ לְהַעְלִימָהּ, וְאֵינוֹ אוֹמְרָהּ, וְלִפְעָמִים אֵינוֹ כּוֹתְבָהּ כְּלָל, וְלִפְעָמִים כּוֹתְבָהּ וְאַחַר־כָּךְ שׂוֹרְפָהּ. וּבֶאֱמֶת אִם הָיְתָה נִכְתֶּבֶת, הָיָה מִזֶּה סֵפֶר וְהָיָה בָּא בְּתוֹךְ הָעוֹלָם. וְגַם יֵשׁ בָּהֶם שֵׁמוֹת, בְּחִינַת שְׁמִי שֶׁנִּכְתַּב בִּקְדֻשָּׁה, אַךְ הָעוֹלָם מְקַלְקְלִין זֹאת, וּצְרִיכִין לְהַעְלִימָהּ וּלְשׂוֹרְפָהּ.
2And sometimes it happens that he, too, knows a teaching with a face, i.e., the face of the Torah, but is obliged to conceal it and so does not deliver it. Other times, he does not even write it down. And sometimes he writes it down and later burns it. Had it actually been put into writing, it would have formed a book and circulated. In addition, such writings contain Holy Names—the concept of “My Name, which was written in holiness”—but people spoil this, and so it is necessary to conceal and burn them.
גאֲבָל הוּא טוֹבָה לְהָעוֹלָם, מַה שֶּׁנֶּעְלָם וְנִשְׂרָף תּוֹרוֹת וּסְפָרִים הַלָּלוּ. כִּי גַּם יֵשׁ כַּמָּה סְפָרִים, שֶׁכְּבָר נַעֲשׂוּ סְפָרִים וְנִמְחוּ וְנֶאֶבְדוּ מִן הָעוֹלָם, כִּי בְּוַדַּאי הַצַּדִּיקִים הַגְּדוֹלִים הַקַּדְמוֹנִים, תַּנָּאִים וַאֲמוֹרָאִים וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶם, עָשׂוּ סְפָרִים הַרְבֵּה, אַךְ נֶאֶבְדוּ.
3Even so, the concealing and burning of these teachings and books is beneficial for the world. For there are also many books that were made and have been erased and lost to the world. The great tzaddikim of yore, the Tannaim and Amoraim and the like, certainly produced many books, but they have been lost.
דאַךְ הוּא טוֹבָה לְהָעוֹלָם, כִּי אִם לֹא הָיָה זֹאת, לֹא הָיָה אֶפְשָׁר לָנוּ כְּלָל לְהִתְקָרֵב לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ. כִּי יֵשׁ הַרְבֵּה סִפְרֵי מִינִין, שֶׁאִם הָיוּ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, מִתְפַּשְּׁטִין בָּעוֹלָם, לֹא הָיָה אֶפְשָׁר כְּלָל לְהִתְקָרֵב לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ. כִּי יָרָבְעָם בֶּן נְבָט, שֶׁעָשָׂה שְׁנֵי עֶגְלֵי זָהָב וְאָמַר: הִנֵּה אֱלֹקֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְכוּ' (מלכים־א יב), וְהִטְעָה כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֲרֵיהֶם – הֲיַעֲלֶה עַל הַדַּעַת, שֶׁהִטְעָה עַם רָב בִּשְׁטוּת כָּזֶה לַעֲבֹד עֲגָלִים, אַךְ בְּוַדַּאי הָיָה בָּזֶה חָכְמוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת מְאֹד מְאֹד שֶׁל אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת, וְאִם הָיָה, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן, נִמְצָא עַתָּה דַף אֶחָד מִסְּפָרִים הַלָּלוּ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, הָיוּ מִתְרַחֲקִים מְאֹד מֵהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְלֹא הָיָה אֶפְשָׁר לְהִתְקָרֵב אֵלָיו יִתְבָּרַךְ כְּלָל. וּבִשְׁבִיל זֶה הוּא טוֹבָה מַה שֶּׁנִּתְעַלְּמִין וְנִשְׂרָפִין הַסְּפָרִים הַקְּדוֹשִׁים הַנַּ"ל:
4Nevertheless, this is beneficial for the world, for if this were not the case, it would be utterly impossible for us to get close to God. This is because there are very many heretical books which, if they were disseminated, God forbid, it would be utterly impossible to get close to God. For example, Yeravam ben Nevat made two golden calves and said, “This is your God, O Israel!” (1 Kings 12:28), leading all the Jews to stray after them. Is it even conceivable that he could mislead so many people with such foolishness as the worshipping of calves? Rather, this surely involved an extremely profound heresy. And so if, God forbid, God forbid, may the Merciful One spare us, a single page of those books was extant, God forbid, people would be greatly distanced from God and it would be utterly impossible to get close to Him. This is why it is beneficial that the aforementioned holy books disappear or are burned.