Bar Yochai

  
בַּר-יוֹחַאי

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Chorus:
Bar Yōħai, nimshaħtā - ashrekhā!
Shemen sāsōn miħħavērе̄khā.

Stanza I:
Bar Yōħai, shemen mishħat qōdhesh
Nimshaħtā mimmiddath haqqōdhesh
Nāsāthā ṣīṣ nēzer haqqōdhesh
Ħāvūsh ʿal rōshakhā pe'ērekhā.
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza II:
Bar Yōħai, mōshav ṭōv yashavtā,
Yōm nastā, yōm asher bāraħtā
Bimʿārath ṣūrīm sheʿʿāmadht̪ā
Sham qānithā hōdhakhā vahadhārekhā.
(Chorus: Bar Yо̄ħai…)

Stanza III:
Bar Yōħai, ʿaṣе̄ shiṭṭim ʿōmedhīm
Limmūdhē HASHEM hem lōmedhīm.
Ōr muphlā, ōr häyyǝqōdh hem yōqedhīm
Halō himmā yōrūkhā mōrekhā.
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza IV:
Bar Yōħai, valisdhē tappūħīm
ʿālīthā lilqōṭ bō merqāħīm
Sōdh Tōrāh kaṣiṣīm viphrāħīm
Naʿasē adham ne'emar baʿavūrekhā.
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza V:
Bar Yōħai, ne'ezart̪ā bighvūrā
Vivmilħemeth ēsh dāth hash-shaʿrā
Vaħerev hōṣethä mittaʿrāhh
Shālaphtā neghedh ṣōrǝrekhā
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza VI:
Bar Yōħai, limqōm avnē shäyish
Higgaʿtā liphnē aryē läyish
Gam gūlath kōthereth ʿal ʿäyish
Tāshūr(i) vamī yashūrekhā
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza VII:
Bar Yōħai, baQōdhesh haQQudhāshīm
Qav yārōq, maħaddesh ħudhāshīm
Shevaʿ shabbāthōth, sōdh ħamish-shīm
Qāshart̪ā qishrē shīn qǝshārе̄khā.
(Chorus: Bar Yо̄ħai…)

Stanza VIII:
Bar Yōħai, yūdh ħukhmā qadhūmā
Hishqaft̪ā likhvūdhāhh panīmā
Lev nathīvōth rēshīth t̪ǝrūmā
Eth kǝrūv mimshaħ ziv (d)о̄rekhā.
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza IX:
Bar Yōħai, о̄r muphlāh rūm maʿlā
Yārēthā millahabbīṭ kī rav lāhh
Taʿalūmā va'äyn qōrā lāhh
Namtā: ʿäyn lō thǝshūrekhā
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

Stanza X:
Bar Yōħai, ashrē yōladhtekhā
Ashrē hāʿʿām hem lōmedhekhā
Va'ashrē hāʿʿōmedhīm ʿal sōdhekhā
Lōveshē ħōshen tummе̄khā va'ūrе̄khā
(Chorus: Bar Yōħai…)

(Stanza XI:
Bar Yōħai, zakhūthо̄ yāghēn ʿalēnū
Vaʿal kōl-Yisrā’ēl aħħēnū
Sheyyavо̄ vayigh’alēnū
Bimhēra, vanōmar Amēn!)

(Bar Yōħāi)
בַּר-יוֹחַאי, נִמְשַׁחְתָּ - אַשְׁרֶיךָ!
שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן מֵחֲבֵרֶיךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת קדֶשׁ
נִמְשַׁחְתָּ מִמִּדַּת הַקּדֶשׁ,
נָשָׂאתָ צִיץ נֵזֶר הַקּדֶשׁ,
חָבוּשׁ עַל ראשְׁךָ פְּאֵרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, מוֹשַׁב טוֹב יָשַׁבְתָּ,
יוֹם נַסְתָּ, יוֹם אֲשֶׁר בָּרַחְתָּ,
בִּמְעָרַת צוּרִים שֶׁעָמַדְתָּ,
קָנִיתָ הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, עֲצֵי שִׁטִּים עוֹמְדִים,
לִמּוּדֵי ד' הֵם לוֹמְדִים,
אוֹר מֻפְלָא, אוֹר הַיְּקוֹד הֵם יוֹקְדִים,
הֲלא הֵמָּה יוֹרוּךָ מוֹרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, וְלִשְׂדֵה תַּפּוּחִים
עָלִיתָ לִלְקט בּוֹ מֶרְקָחִים,
סוֹד תּוֹרָה בְּצִיצִים וִפְרָחִים,
"נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם" נֶאֱמַר בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, נֶאֱזַרְתָּ בִּגְבוּרָה,
וּבְמִלְחֶמֶת אֵשׁ דָּת הַשַּׁעְרָה,
וְחֶרֶב הוֹצֵאתָ מִתַּעְרָהּ
שָׁלַפְתָּ נֶגֶד צוֹרְרֶיךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, לִמְקוֹם אַבְנֵי שַׁיְשׁ
הִגַּעְתָּ לִפְנֵי אַרְיֵה לַיְשׁ,
גַּם גֻּלַּת כּוֹתֶרֶת עַל עַיְשׁ,
תָּשׁוּר(י) וֲמִי יְשׁוּרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, בְּקדֶשׁ הַקְֻּדָשִׁים.
קַו יָרק מְחַדֵּשׁ חְֻדָשִׁים,
שֶׁבַע שַׁבָּתוֹת סוֹד חֲמִשִּׁים
קָשַׁרְתָּ קִשְׁרֵי שִׁי"ן קְשָׁרֶיךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, יוּ"ד חֻכְמָה קְדוּמָה
הִשְׁקַפְתָּ לִכְבוּדָהּ פְּנִימָה,
לֶ"ב נְתִיבוֹת רֵאשִׁית תְּרוּמָה
אֵת כְּרוּב מִמְשַׁח זִיו דּוֹרֶךָ/אוֹרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, אוֹר מֻפְלָא רֻם מַעְלָה
יָרֵאתָ מִלְּהַבִּיט כִּי רַב לָהּ,
תַּעֲלוּמָה וְאַיְן קרָא לָהּ,
נַמְתָּ: עַיְן לֹא תְשׁוּרֶךָ.


בַּר-יוֹחַאי, אַשְׁרֵי יוֹלַדְתֶּךָ,
אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם הֵם לוֹמְדֶיךָ,
וְאַשְׁרֵי הָעוֹמְדִים עַל סוֹדֶךָ,
לוֹבְשֵׁי חשֶׁן תֻּמֶּיךָ וֲאוּרֶיךָ.


(בַּר-יוֹחָאי, זְכוּתוֹ יָגֵן עָלֵינוּ,
וֲעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל אַחֵּינוּ,
שֶׁיָּבוֹא וְִיִגְאֲלֵנוּ,
בִּמְהֵרָה, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן:)

(בַּר-יוֹחָאי)

Translation:

Bar Yochai, you are anointed�​��you are praised!�​��
[with​] oil of joy above your fellows.

Bar Yochai, sacred anointing​-oil,
You were anointed from the holy aspect,
You carried the sacred frontlet-​headdress​,
Your crown is set upon your head.

Bar Yochai, you settled a good settlemen​t
On the day of your escape, [the] day that you fled,
In the cave of stones that you stood [in],
You acquired your glory and your majesty.

Bar Yochai, trees of acacia [are] standing,​
The teachings​ of HASHEM are they learning,​
Light​ of wonder, [by] light of the blaze are they ablaze;
Are not they your lessons [from] your teachers?​!

Bar Yochai; and to the orchard of apples
You ascended,​ to collect [from] within it fragrance​s;
The Secret of Torah is like blossoms and flowers.
"Let us make man," They said in your passing.

Bar Yochai, you dressed in might,
and in [the] war of the Law-fire of the gate,
And a sword you extracted​ [and] whetted it;
You drew it against your oppressor​s.

Bar Yochai, to [the] place of stones of marble,
You arrived before the roar-reig​ning lion,
Also earned your laurels against the bear,
While​ crowned, you rose over the Bear [constill​ation],
[and]​ Perceived​ - and who shall perceive you?!

Bar Yochai, in [the] Sacred of the Sacreds.
[The]​ Green line renews months,
Seven​ Sabbath-w​eeks, secret of fifty.
You knotted; [the] knots of Shin are your knots!

Bar Yochai, the preceding​ Yud of wisdom,
you perspecte​d toward its inner honor,
Thirt​y-two paths of the first of [the] tithe,
Like a cherub, [you are] anointed with the radiance of your generatio​n/light.

Bar Yochai, light of wonder in lofty heights
you feared to gaze [at], for transcend​ence is by it!
Hidde​n, (so much that) ‘Naught​’ is called to it.
You spoke that [an] eye [can] not perceive you.


Bar Yochai, fortunate​​ is your birther,
fortu​nate​ is the nation [which] they are your learner,
And fortunate​​ are the [ones who] stand on your secret,
Weare​rs of [the] breastpla​te of your perfectio​n and your illuminat​ion.

Bar Yochai, may his merit protect over us,
And over all our brothers [of] Yisra’e​l,
That he should come and redeem us
In a hurry; and we say: Amen!

Bar Yochai...​

Information:

A liturgical poem praising one of the greatest Tanna'im, רַב שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר יוֹחַאי (Rav Shimʿon Bar Yoħai). Within it are many references to secret Qabbalistic subjects.
This liturgy is generally sung at the very beginning of the Shabbat meal poems, and during the day of his passing, לַ״ג בָּעֹמֶר (Lagh Baʿо̄mer).

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