וַתִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר וַתֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אִם־רָאֹ֥ה תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ בָּעֳנִ֣י אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁכַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ זֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּנְתַתִּ֤יו לַֽיהוָה֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו וּמוֹרָ֖ה לֹא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃
Lalu Hana bernazar, katanya: “Ya Yang Mahakekal semesta alam, jika Engkau sungguh-sungguh memperhatikan sengsara hamba-Mu ini, mengingat aku, dan tidak melupakan hamba-Mu ini, tetapi memberikan kepada hamba-Mu ini keturunan laki-laki, maka aku akan menyerahkannya kepada Yang Mahakekal seumur hidupnya, dan pisau cukur tidak akan menyentuh kepalanya.”
Sha'arei Orah
Do you not see what HaShem-יהו"ה wrote in His Torah,8Exodus 20:7 “Do not bear the name of HaShem-יהו"ה your God in vain.” Though this comes to warn against false testimony, He brought out this statement in a manner that is understood as not bearing His name upon our lips in vain; for He could have said, “Do not swear falsely in the name of HaShem-יהו"ה your God.” However, from the fact that He wrote “Do not bear,” we understand both meanings.
Sha'arei Orah
When Chana prayed for HaShem-יהו"ה to instill the seed of man in her, how is it written?23Samuel I 1:11 “HaShem of Hosts-HaShem Tzvaoth-יהו"ה צבאו"ת if You will look upon the suffering of Your maidservant etc.” Even though, in Talmud Berachot,24Talmud Bavli, Berachot 31b they interpreted this homiletically, there nevertheless is an essential and inner root to the matter. Moreover, here we are not coming with homiletics, but rather with the essential meaning of the matter. This being so, a principle and root upon which to rely, must be placed in your hand.
Sha'arei Orah
If you contemplate this, you will understand Chanah’s secret. That is, you will understand where her prayer ascended to when,144Samuel I 1:11 “She made a vow-VaTidor Neder-ותדור נדר and said, HaShem of Hosts-HaShem Tzva’ot-יהו״ה צבאו״ת if You take note of the suffering of Your maidservant.” You also will understand the secret of all the prayers of the righteous Tzaddikim, who prayed and elicited all their needs by way of wonders and miracles. That is, with their prayers they entered the World of Mercies-Olam HaRachamim, where the whole world is renewed. Thus, just as from there the whole world, with all its novel creatures, is miraculously renewed, so also, the righteous Tzaddikim who direct the intentions of their prayers there, can bring novelties about in the world, such as wonders and miracles which depart from the regular conduct of the world. This is the place of complete trust in HaShem-יהו״ה, blessed is He, which is the secret of the Desire-Ratzon-רצון.145See Tanya, Iggeret HaKodesh, Epistle 11 and elsewhere; Also see Nefesh HaChayim, Shaar 3, Ch. 12. One who arrives at this place of Desire-Ratzon-רצון is given everything into his hands to do as he desires, as it states,146Psalms 145:19 “He fulfills the desire-Ratzon-רצון of those who fear Him, He hears their cry and saves them.”