Introduction to Handwritten Manuscripts מבוא לכתבי היד Source: https://ajew.org/reader/likutay-moharan/1/intro-manuscripts Segment 1 HE: (זה הַיּוֹם עשָׂה ה' יום ד' כ"ד אֲדָר שְׁנָת תקפ"ד הפְלִיא ה' עמָּנוּ, שְׁפִתְאוֹם הַבִיא לִי אִישׁ אֶחָד מִעיר הַסְמוּכָה תַּכְרִיךְ שֶׁל כְּתָבִים מכְתִיבַת יַד רַבֵּנוּ זִ"ל, וְהֵם כַּמָּה דָפִין קְטַנִים מהָא"ב הָרֵאשׁוֹן וְכַמָּה דפים מהתורות שַׁכְּבָר נִדְפְסוּ בַּסֵּפֶר ליקוטי מוהר"ן הראשון, אך יֵשׁ בָּהֶם כָּמָה דְבָרִים נוֹסְפִים וְכמָה ענְיָנִים בְּשְׁנוּי לָשׁוֹן וּבְמִנְנוֹן אַחַר קְצָת עַל כֵּן אַעֲתִיקָם הַנָּה) EN: But when one is careful and guards the honor of Hashem to be complete — meaning: he is נִבְזֶה בְּעֵינָיו [contemptible in his own eyes] and נִמְאָס [despised, rejected] in his own sight — then through this he can speak words that illuminate, as the verse states: "And the earth was illuminated by His glory" [Ezekiel 43:2]. And these words illuminate for him the path to teshuvah, and he can arrive at the depths of Torah's wisdom, as above. Segment 2 EN: (This day was made by the Lord, Wednesday, the 24th of Adar [II], 5584 [March 24, 1824]. The Lord has done wonders with us, for suddenly a man from the nearby city brought me a bundle of handwritten manuscripts of our revered teacher, of blessed memory. These include several small pages from the first Aleph-Bet (book, published in English as: Character) and several pages from the teachings already printed in the first volume of Likutay Moharan. However, they contain some additional matters and several topics with different wording and slightly altered enumeration. Therefore, I will transcribe them here).