Kabbalah sur La Genèse 2:4

Know that this honored and awesome name, YHV"H, blessed, is found in the Torah in different matters and uses. Know that you will sometimes find it by itself in most of the Torah, as in "and YHV"H spoke" "and YHV"H said" and in similar instances as those. And sometimes you will find that another of the holy names joins itself to it, as it is said after the Creation: "and these are the generation of heaven and earth as they were being created, on the day that YHV"H Elohim made earth and heaven" (Genesis 2:4). And in all Creation you only find Elohim alone, and when [the text] began to speak about the completion of Creation, in the portion"and these are the generations of heaven and earth as they were being created" [the text] began to use YHV"H Elohim. And we need to inform you of the reason for this. Know that as YHV"H being advanced and crowned and filled with all the middot [characteristics] and with all the sefirot combining in it, and that in it all the things and all creatures are completed and finished, as we already informed you, there was no need to mention [that name] in the story of Creation, since the world wasn't there yet, nor were its creatures completed not the deed finished. The world wasn't in its fullness and completeness, and the world was not filled [with its contents], rather, all the were in a state of flux. And when the Creation of the World was completed, and all the things were in an advanced state, and they were all in an state of complete improvement, then [the text] records YHV"H Elohim, that are two names that unite with each other. This is because Elohim many times clothes Godself with the name Adon"ai and is then called Adon"ai Elohim as we explained to you. And in joining YHV"H Adon"ai, which is the secret of YHV"H Elohim, then all the things [become] in final [state of] completeness. And even though there is Elohim that is the secret of the characteristic of Gevurah and Din/Judgment, as we said, and as our sages of blessed memory said: [God] began to build God's world through the characteristic of Judgment as it is said in the beginnign of Elohim creating (Genesis 1:1) God saw that [the world] would not be able to stand, God rose and joined the characteristic of Rachamim/compassion as it is said "in the day of YHV"H Elohim having created land and heaven" (Genesis 2:4). And this is true, and upright and correct, but come and see great and wondrous things. Behold the text said: "raise your eyes to heavens and see M"Y who created these [eleh]?" (Isaiah 40:26). Obviously that which is called M"Y created "these", which is the secret of the first day that is the secret of Binah, and from it - until the day of Shabbat - during the six days in which heaven and earth and all the creatures were made. And in truth the word M"Y is above and the word Y"M is below, and the word M"Y created it. which is the beginning of the clothing of the name Elohim in the secret of the name called YHV"H, which is written in the word YHVH and called out with the vowels of Elohim in the secret of YHV"H, and both of them are the secret M"Y and their secret: All K"L the rivers go to the sea Y"M (Ecclesiastes 1:7). And from this characteristic which is called M"Y, and is the secret of the clothing of Elohim in the name YHV"H, from [that characteristic] the characteristic of Gevurah, Din and Pachad, which is verily called the characteristic of the Strength of Elohim, is inherited. And from those two characteristics the characteristic called Adon"ai name of Elohim, is inherited, and is clothed in her clothing and then created the world in the secret of YHV"H Adon"ai. And if you understand this principle you will find the name YHV"H Elohim. both of them, in the secret of YHV"H. In the form of its letters, YHV"H; in the form of its vowels, Elohim. And one finds that this name witnesses the secret of YHV"H Elohim, the full name. And the secret of YHV"H is Elohim (I Kings 18:39) in truth: YHV"H in the form of the letters is Elohim in the form of the vowels. And according the saying of the verse YHV"H is Elohim, twice, one corresponding to the higher justice and one corresponding to the lower justice. And the secret of "And you shall know this day, and you shall set it to your heart, that YHV"H is Elohim in the heaven above and on the earth below; there is none else" (Deuteronomy 4:39): in the heaven above - this is the higher justice; and on earth below - this is the lower justice. And if so, all is hinted in the secret of YHV"H Adon"ai. You have found that you've learned that the characteristic Adon"ai in the Creation of the World is clothed in the characteristic M"Y, which is the secret of Binah, which is YHV"H in writing and in vowels, and created the world. And behold, the characteristic of the higher justice that is called Bin"ah and the characteristic of Gevurah and all the other sefirot flowed their power in the name Adon"ai, and it was clothed from the name Elohim and created the world, as it is written "In the beginning created Elohim". And since the name Elohim sometimes is spelled in contracted form and sometimes is spelled in full, it was needed to mention it in the creation of the world, while the world was not full and its creation was not completely formed, yet once the creation of the world was finished, the name mentioned is YHV"H Elohim. Elohim while the forms were not completed, YHV"H at the completion of all the forms, since the name Elohim is not full and complete unless in the name YHV"H - and the secret (Exodus 4:11) "Who makes mute [ilem אלם].. Is it not I, YHV"H?" - this is the secret of Elohim, when you separate the two letters of the name YHV"H, which are Y"H, mute [ilem אלם] is left in the secret of Elohim, Ilem Y"ah. Therefore the world was created with the name Elohim, and when all the things were improved and all the formed beings [were], and the world was in its fullness, it was necessary to mention YHV"H Elohim. And this is what our sages said: the full name was mentioned in a full world, and therefore when the deed of Creation was finished, [the text] began to mention YHV"H Elohim over the fullness of the world.

The earth is filled' (Ps. 104:24) - the earth: this is the Congregation of Israel, that we learn it is filled with all [of creation], as you say: 'all rivers flow to the sea, etc" (Eccl. 1:7). 'Your acquirings' (Ps. 104:24) - this is the rivulets that come after, since it is written "these are the generations of heaven and earth as they were created / hibar'am" (Genesis 2:4), were created with a hey [hey bar'am, the hey is small in scrolls on this verse]. In this way, 'the earth is filled with Your acquirings.'

This is the yoke of the commandments, obviously, in the sense that in it all that was created in the heaven and earth - one [reason for this] is what is written "these are the generations of heaven and earth as they were created" (Gen. 2:4) BEHIBARAM - they were created with HEY. And so there are Shabbat and the Holy Days, [when] Binah comes down, which is His hand on Hey, which is the Reign of Heaven [God's] which is the Extra Soul, meaning "carved on the tablets" (Exodus 32:16), the I of the exodus from Egypt (see Exodus 20:2) and the extending of the wings over the daughter, and over those who serve her, and they have rest. And this verse is said regarding the servants of Samae"l and the snake: " And all the peoples of the earth shall see that the Ad-nai’s name is proclaimed over you and they shall stand in fear of you. " (Deut. 28:10) - this is the mark of tefillin and the mark of Shabbat, and the mark of the Holy Days and the mark of the Brit - all [4 marks] are similar [in this].

Adam returned to his place, but Eve did not. Then Abraham approached and put her with Adam, who received her for Abraham's sake. This is the meaning of, "And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife." The particle אֶת before "Sarah" is meant to add Eve. Then (Adam and Eve) were properly settled in their places, as it is written, "These are the generations of the heaven and of the earth when they were created (Heb. בְּהִבָּרְאָם)" (Gen. 2:4). We learned that בְּהִבָּרְאָם HAS THE SAME LETTERS AS בְּאַבְרָהָם (lit. 'by Abraham'). The generations of the heaven and the earth are Adam and Eve. It is not written 'the heaven and the earth,' but "the generations of the heaven and of the earth" who were not begotten by man. They lived for the sake of Abraham. How do we know that they existed for Abraham? Because it is written, "And the field, and the cave that is in it, were made over (also: 'maintained') to Abraham." Until Abraham came, Adam and Eve did not exist in the world.

And the Torah symbolizes the civilized world, (because the world was created by, and is sustained by it). The nations of the world who did not accept it have remained wasted and dry. This is that the Holy One, blessed be He, created worlds and destroyed them, (referring to) those who did not maintain the precepts of the Torah. It does not mean that he shattered His own makings, as people may presume. Why should He destroy His own children about whom it is written: "when they were created (Heb. Behibar'am)" (Beresheet 2:4). Behibar'am - they were created by the letter Hei (Heb. Be Hei Bera'am). x

Another explanation for: "These are the generations of the heaven..." (Beresheet 2:4) - "These" refers to those about whom it is written: "These are your Elohim, O Yisrael" (Shemot 32:4). Thus, on the day when (Hashem), shall exterminate these, (meaning the sin of the calf) it will be as it was on the day the Holy One, blessed be He, created the heaven and the earth. As it is written, "In the day that Hashem Elohim made the earth and the heavens" (Beresheet 2:4). At that time, the Holy One, blessed be He, will be together with His Shechinah and the world will be renewed, as it is written: "For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make..." (Isaiah 66:22). This is "In the day...made".

Rabbi Yanai said: The earth was created first, as it is written (Gen. 2:4), "[...God made] earth and heaven." They said to him: Is it not written (Gen. 1:1), "[God created] the heavens and the earth"? He replied: What is this like? A king bought a beautiful object, but since it was not complete, he did not give it a name. He said, "I will complete it, I will prepare its pedestal and attachment, and then I will give it a name." It is thus written (Ps. 102:26), "Of old You established the earth; the heavens are the work of Your hands." It is furthermore written (Ps. 104:2-3), "wrapped in a robe of light; You spread the heavens like a tent cloth, He sets the rafters of His lofts in the waters..." It is then written (Ps. 104:4), "He makes the winds His messengers, fiery flames His servants." Finally, it is written (Ps. 104:5), "He established the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never totter." When He made its pedestal, He strengthened it. It is therefore written, "that it not be moved." What is its name? "And Va'ed (forever) is its name. And its pedestal is Olam (world). It is therefore written, "for the World And Forever."