Sepher Ietzirah ([Hebrew: Sefer jezirah]). Traduction du livre cabalistique de la création

letter Nun נ in Smell and tied a crown to it and combined them one with the other and formed by them Scorpio in the Universe, Cheshvan חשוון in the year, and the intestines in the male and female bodies.

In the third place of the third, He made the letter Samekh ס reign in Sleep and tied a crown to it and combined them one with the other and formed by them Sagittarius in the Universe, Kislev כסליו in the year, and the stomach in the male and female bodies.

In the first place of the fourth triad ¹), He made the letter Ayin ע reign in Anger and tied a crown to it and combined them one with the other and formed by them Capricorn Note: The OCR says "le Bélier" (Aries), but the letter Ayin and month Tevet correspond to Capricorn in the Universe, Tevet טבת in the year, and the liver in the male and female bodies.

In the second place of the fourth, He made the letter Tzadi צ reign in Nutrition and tied a crown to it and combined them one with the other and formed by them Aquarius in the Universe, Shevat שבט in the year, and the colon in the male and female bodies.

In the third place of the fourth, He made the letter Qof ק reign in Laughter and tied a crown to it and combined them one with the other and formed by them Pisces in the Universe, Adar אדר in the year, and the spleen original: "la rate" in the male and female bodies.

They were made like a trough ²), disposed like a wall, and arranged as if for battle.

1. Fourth triad.
2. That is to say, a province or a structured vessel.

CHAPTER VI

Section 6: Mishnah 1

Here are three mothers Aleph, Mem, Shin אמש from which three fathers emerged; these are Air, Water, and Fire. And from the fathers, the generations: three fathers and their generations, seven stars planets and their hosts, and twelve diagonal boundaries ¹).

As proof and faithful witnesses: the Universe, the Year, and the Body. Twelve laws, and seven, and three. He counted them in the Teli the celestial dragon or serpent, the Galgal ² the sphere or ecliptic, and the Lev the heart.

Section 2. Three mothers Aleph, Mem, Shin אמש: Air, Fire, and Water. Fire is above, Water is below, and Air—that is, the atmosphere—is the law of balance between them. As a sign of this, Fire supports Water. The Mem מ is mute, the Shin ש is hissing, and the Aleph א is the Air or atmosphere; the law balances between them. The Teli in the Universe is like a King on his Throne. The Galgal in the Universe is like a King in a province ³). The Lev heart in the body is like a King in Battle.

God made them one opposite the other: good opposite evil. Good from good, evil from evil. Good decides evil, and evil decides good. Good is reserved for the righteous, and evil for the wicked.

1. These diagonals do not correspond with geometric diagonals.
2. Symbol of the Infinite which circles the Zodiac.
3. A structured region or wall.