Know! there is a Name, such that when the Holy One wants to conceal and cover a person from Satan in order to save him from a death sentence, He conceals and covers him with this Name. Then, Satan prowls about, looking all around this person, seeking a way in under the cover in order to harm him. But as soon as [Satan] sees him, he is gone, and [Satan] has no power because of this Name.
But know! if, God forbid, he does find a place to enter under the concealment and cover to rule over the person, then the opposite [happens]. Satan gains extra power from this Name. This is the aspect of what is written in the holy Zohar (III, 237b), that Pinchas saw the Mem of Mavet (death) hovering about at that time. That is, the mem is the aspect of the Samekh-Mem (Satan) who prowls around and around, as explained above.
2. {“Atah seiter li (You are my shelter), mitzar (from adversity) You protect me” (Psalms 32:7) .} Know, too, that the aforementioned Name is SӔL, which derives from the initial letters of the verse (Psalms 32:7), “Atah Seiter Li .” And the mem of “Mitzar You protect me” is the aspect of the mem mentioned above, the aspect of the Samekh-Mem who prowls around the cover and the concealment in order to overpower the person, as explained above. And if, God forbid, he finds a place to rule, then he receives extra strength from this Name. For the mem is joined to the aforementioned Name SӔL, the combination forming his name, SaMӔL.
Therefore, it is necessary to pause between the words Atah seiter li and the word mitzar, in order not to make the combination of his name, God forbid. For then, when he overpowers the person, God forbid, and receives extra strength from the Name, as explained above, the aforementioned Name becomes “Sof Adam Lamut (man’s destiny is to die)” (Berakhot 17a), the initial letters of which are the Name SӔL. However, when people protect themselves with the strength of that Name, then the Name is a cover and a concealment, the aspect of “Atah seiter li (You are my shelter)” and also “mitzar You protect me” and guard me.
דַּע, שֶׁיֵּשׁ שֵׁם, שֶׁכְּשֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא רוֹצֶה לְהַסְתִּיר וּלְכַסּוֹת אֶת הָאָדָם מִן הַבַּעַל דָּבָר לְהַצִּיל אוֹתוֹ מִמָּוֶת שֶׁנִּגְזַר עָלָיו, אֲזַי הוּא מַסְתִּיר וּמְכַסֶּה אוֹתוֹ בְּזֶה הַשֵּׁם, וַאֲזַי הַבַּעַל דָּבָר מְשׁוֹטֵט וּמְחַפֵּשׂ סְבִיבוֹת זֶה הָאָדָם לְבַקֵּשׁ לוֹ מָקוֹם שֶׁיּוּכַל לְהִכָּנֵס תַּחַת הַמִּסְתָּר וְהַמִּכְסֶה לְהַזִּיק לְזֶה הָאָדָם, אַךְ תֵּכֶף כְּשֶׁמַּבִּיט עָלָיו, נִסְתַּלֵּק וְאֵין לוֹ כֹּחַ מֵחֲמַת זֶה הַשֵּׁם.
Know! there is a Name, such that when the Holy One wants to conceal and cover a person from Satan in order to save him from a death sentence, He conceals and covers him with this Name. Then, Satan prowls about, looking all around this person, seeking a way in under the cover in order to harm him. But as soon as [Satan] sees him, he is gone, and [Satan] has no power because of this Name.
אֲבָל דַּע שֶׁכְּשֶׁחַס וְשָׁלוֹם, מוֹצֵא מָקוֹם לִכְנֹס תַּחַת הַמִּסְתָּר וְהַמִּכְסֶה לִשְׁלֹט עַל הָאָדָם, אֲזַי אַדְּרַבָּא מְקַבֵּל עוֹד הַבַּעַל דָּבָר יוֹתֵר כֹּחַ מִזֶּה הַשֵּׁם, וְזֶה בְּחִינַת מַה שֶּׁכָּתוּב בַּזֹּהַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ (פנחס רלו), שֶׁרָאָה פִּינְחָס הַמֵּ"ם שֶׁל מָוֶת מְשׁוֹטֵט אָז, הַיְנוּ כִּי הַמֵּ"ם הִיא בְּחִינַת הַסָּמֶ"ךְ־מֵ"ם הַמְשׁוֹטֵט סָבִיב סָבִיב כַּנַּ"ל:
But know! if, God forbid, he does find a place to enter under the concealment and cover to rule over the person, then the opposite [happens]. Satan gains extra power from this Name. This is the aspect of what is written in the holy Zohar (III, 237b), that Pinchas saw the Mem of Mavet (death) hovering about at that time. That is, the mem is the aspect of the Samekh-Mem (Satan) who prowls around and around, as explained above.
וְדַע, שֶׁהַשֵּׁם הַנַּ"ל הוּא שֵׁם סאל, וְיוֹצֵא מִפָּסוּק: אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי (תהילים ל״ב:ז׳), מֵרָאשֵׁי־תֵּבוֹת, וְהַמֵּם שֶׁל מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי הוּא בְּחִינַת הַמֵּ"ם הַנַּ"ל, בְּחִינַת הַסָּמֶ"ךְ־מֵ"ם הַמְשׁוֹטֵט סְבִיב הַמִּכְסֶה וְהַמִּסְתָּר הַנַּ"ל לִשְׁלֹט עַל הָאָדָם כַּנַּ"ל, וְאִם חַס וְשָׁלוֹם מוֹצֵא מָקוֹם לִשְׁלֹט, אֲזַי מְקַבֵּל יוֹתֵר כֹּחַ מִזֶּה הַשֵּׁם, כִּי נִצְטָרֵף הַמֵּ"ם לְהַשֵּׁם סא"ל הַנַּ"ל, וְנַעֲשֶׂה צֵרוּף שְׁמוֹ "סַמָּאֵל".
2. {“Atah seiter li (You are my shelter), mitzar (from adversity) You protect me” (Psalms 32:7) .} Know, too, that the aforementioned Name is SӔL, which derives from the initial letters of the verse (Psalms 32:7), “Atah Seiter Li .” And the mem of “Mitzar You protect me” is the aspect of the mem mentioned above, the aspect of the Samekh-Mem who prowls around the cover and the concealment in order to overpower the person, as explained above. And if, God forbid, he finds a place to rule, then he receives extra strength from this Name. For the mem is joined to the aforementioned Name SӔL, the combination forming his name, SaMӔL.
עַל כֵּן צָרִיךְ לְהַפְסִיק בֵּין תֵּבוֹת "אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי" לְתֵבַת "מִצַּר", כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת צֵרוּף שְׁמוֹ, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם. וַאֲזַי, כְּשֶׁשּׁוֹלֵט עַל הָאָדָם, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, וּמְקַבֵּל עוֹד כֹּחַ מִזֶּה הַשֵּׁם כַּנַּ"ל, אֲזַי נַעֲשֶׂה מֵהַשֵּׁם הַנַּ"ל: סוֹף אָדָם לָמוּת (ברכות יז), שֶׁהוּא רָאשֵׁי־תֵּבוֹת שֵׁם סא"ל הַנַּ"ל. אֲבָל כְּשֶׁמְּשַׁמְּרִין אֶת עַצְמָן בְּכֹחַ הַשֵּׁם הַנַּ"ל, אֲזַי הַשֵּׁם הַנַּ"ל הוּא מִכְסֶה וּמִסְתָּר, בְּחִינַת: אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי, וְגַם מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי וְתִשְׁמְרֵנִי:
Therefore, it is necessary to pause between the words Atah seiter li and the word mitzar, in order not to make the combination of his name, God forbid. For then, when he overpowers the person, God forbid, and receives extra strength from the Name, as explained above, the aforementioned Name becomes “Sof Adam Lamut (man’s destiny is to die)” (Berakhot 17a), the initial letters of which are the Name SӔL. However, when people protect themselves with the strength of that Name, then the Name is a cover and a concealment, the aspect of “Atah seiter li (You are my shelter)” and also “mitzar You protect me” and guard me.