דורך ונבנתה העיר » זונטאג פעברואר 07, 2016 12:18 am
Our trade has been of late much obstructed in these parts, all the Jews being in a kind of distraction upon the arrival of Sabadai, a Prophetical Jew, a Smirnoite born, lately come from Jerusalem, who in few dayes has preached such opinions into these people that having persuaded them the number of years is accomplisht, all of them are big with expectation of their Messias, and the full restoration of the Jews; above two hundred men, women and children are hereupon turned Prophets, and their assemblies grow so numerous that all the neighbour nations have their eyes upon them. The Turks do not yet oppose them. Sabadai their chief Prophet (leaving behind him in Gaza one of his Prophets called Nathan, with full Instructions in his absence) is embarqued for Constantinople, in company of two Saicks; as they say, to demand the Land of Promise from the Grand Seignior
מ'דארף צוריק אראפברענגען דעם רבי'ןאמר ונבנתה: אל עבר החלון נשקפתי ונתתי אל לבי כי שבת האדם ממנו, חומר וגשם – ורוח אין, בחנתיו, והנה הוא תולדת מקריו – כאשר ילך המקרה כך יתעצב לבו ודמותו, לרגעים אבחננו, כאשר יאמר החכם כי אין הוויית רגע מול רגע נוצרת כי אם בהתחדש מקריו, ואל מי יקר המקרה?