Zera Kodesh · On Festivals, Rosh HaShanah, Chapter 1
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הנה בנוסח רבון העולמים שאומרים בליל שבת וברוכים הם מלאכיך הקדושים והטהורים שעושים רצונך וקשה וכי יש מלאך אחר שאינו עושה רצונו ית"ש הלא הם אינם בעלי ברירה רק הפי' כי ית"ש ברא הבריאה שיהי' שכר ועונש ועיקר הכוונה בזה להטיב לנבראיו והנה מלאכי עונש שברא ית"ש שמענישים הגם שגם הם נבראים ברצונו ית"ש מ"מ אין עושין כ"כ רצונו ית"ש בעת העונש כיון שרצונו ית"ש רק להיטיב והנה מאתו ית"ש לא תצא הרעות רק מחמת חטאי האדם בורא ע"י כל חטא משחית ומחבל שמיצר להאדם ועכ"ז אין רצונו ית"ש בזה וי"ל שאותן המלאכים דן ית"ש בר"ה ומוחל עוונות ודן אותם על שהצירו כ"כ כי עיקר כוונתו ית"ש שברא היצה"ר שהוא כח המנצח כדי שכשינצחו אותו יתגדל התענוג כדרך הנצחון שמנצחון בא תענוג וכן בא לו ית"ש תענוג כשמנצחין היצה"ר וז"ש ארץ ודרי' יצפו לדין ולשון יצפו משמע שמקווים ע"ז שהוא טובה להם והוא ע"ד הנ"ל וז"ש וחיל ורעדה יאחזן לפקוד על צבא מרום בדין הם הנעשים ממעשי בני אדם שמצירים להם וכשית"ש דן את האדם דן ג"כ אותם והוא טובה גדולה:
Behold in the style/wording/text of the prayer "Master of worlds" that is said on Shabbos eve:"and blessed are they Your holy and pure angels that do Your will ... and this presents a difficulty for is there another (type of) angel that does not do the will of the Holy, may He be blessed? Are they then owners of free will? Only, the explanation is that He, may He be blessed created the world that there would be reward and punishment. And the guiding principle/main aim was to benefit His creatures, and behold, the angels that also mete out punishment that He, may His name be blessed, created were also generated according to His will, may His name be blessed. In any case, they do not fulfill His will entirely, may His name be blessed, at the moment that they administer discipline, as the will of Him, may His name be blessed, (ית"ש) is solely to benefit. And behold, from Him, may His name be blessed, (ית"ש), nothing negative will come forth. Only on account of the sins of the human is a demon of destruction/destroyer created that harms the person and in all of this it is not the will of Him, ית"ש, for this to happen. And it can be said that those very angels are judged by Him, ית"ש, on Rosh Hashana (the New Year) He forgives/cleanses sins and judges them (the angels) for the excessive punishments they administered, as it is the main wish of Him, ית"ש, as the main aim for the creation of the "will to do evil" that is the force to be vanquished that when it is overcome there will be pleasure at having triumphed. For being able to destroy (evil) brings satisfaction. And so the defeat of the will to do evil brings joy to Him, ית"ש. And this is the meaning of: the land and its' inhabitants hope for judgement, and the meaning of this "hope for judgement" is that they look forward to it, as this is a benefit for them, and this is what was cited above. This is the meaning of: "shaking and trembling will grip and be visited upon the army above that have been created by the deeds of men that sanction them (the humans) for as in righteousness does He, ית"ש, judges the people so does He judge them and this is a great benefit/kindness.
הנה בנוסח רבון העולמים שאומרים בליל שבת וברוכים הם מלאכיך הקדושים והטהורים שעושים רצונך וקשה וכי יש מלאך אחר שאינו עושה רצונו ית"ש הלא הם אינם בעלי ברירה רק הפי' כי ית"ש ברא הבריאה שיהי' שכר ועונש ועיקר הכוונה בזה להטיב לנבראיו והנה מלאכי עונש שברא ית"ש שמענישים הגם שגם הם נבראים ברצונו ית"ש מ"מ אין עושין כ"כ רצונו ית"ש בעת העונש כיון שרצונו ית"ש רק להיטיב והנה מאתו ית"ש לא תצא הרעות רק מחמת חטאי האדם בורא ע"י כל חטא משחית ומחבל שמיצר להאדם ועכ"ז אין רצונו ית"ש בזה וי"ל שאותן המלאכים דן ית"ש בר"ה ומוחל עוונות ודן אותם על שהצירו כ"כ כי עיקר כוונתו ית"ש שברא היצה"ר שהוא כח המנצח כדי שכשינצחו אותו יתגדל התענוג כדרך הנצחון שמנצחון בא תענוג וכן בא לו ית"ש תענוג כשמנצחין היצה"ר וז"ש ארץ ודרי' יצפו לדין ולשון יצפו משמע שמקווים ע"ז שהוא טובה להם והוא ע"ד הנ"ל וז"ש וחיל ורעדה יאחזן לפקוד על צבא מרום בדין הם הנעשים ממעשי בני אדם שמצירים להם וכשית"ש דן את האדם דן ג"כ אותם והוא טובה גדולה:
Behold in the style/wording/text of the prayer "Master of worlds" that is said on Shabbos eve:"and blessed are they Your holy and pure angels that do Your will ... and this presents a difficulty for is there another (type of) angel that does not do the will of the Holy, may He be blessed? Are they then owners of free will? Only, the explanation is that He, may He be blessed created the world that there would be reward and punishment. And the guiding principle/main aim was to benefit His creatures, and behold, the angels that also mete out punishment that He, may His name be blessed, created were also generated according to His will, may His name be blessed. In any case, they do not fulfill His will entirely, may His name be blessed, at the moment that they administer discipline, as the will of Him, may His name be blessed, (ית"ש) is solely to benefit. And behold, from Him, may His name be blessed, (ית"ש), nothing negative will come forth. Only on account of the sins of the human is a demon of destruction/destroyer created that harms the person and in all of this it is not the will of Him, ית"ש, for this to happen. And it can be said that those very angels are judged by Him, ית"ש, on Rosh Hashana (the New Year) He forgives/cleanses sins and judges them (the angels) for the excessive punishments they administered, as it is the main wish of Him, ית"ש, as the main aim for the creation of the "will to do evil" that is the force to be vanquished that when it is overcome there will be pleasure at having triumphed. For being able to destroy (evil) brings satisfaction. And so the defeat of the will to do evil brings joy to Him, ית"ש. And this is the meaning of: the land and its' inhabitants hope for judgement, and the meaning of this "hope for judgement" is that they look forward to it, as this is a benefit for them, and this is what was cited above. This is the meaning of: "shaking and trembling will grip and be visited upon the army above that have been created by the deeds of men that sanction them (the humans) for as in righteousness does He, ית"ש, judges the people so does He judge them and this is a great benefit/kindness.