At the beginning of the night belonging to this day he came to Uman in peace — praised be G-d. And all the distress that befell him on the road due to the ruin of the roads — it is impossible to express. And he will tell them somewhat when he comes home in peace — with Hashem's help. And he was compelled to spend Shabbas Parshas Parah in the congregation of Kanivlad — which had not entered his mind — and he paid for Shabbas Kodesh. And he was compelled to hear Parshas Parah in the synagogue — for he feared to go to the beis midrash — and everyone advised him thus.

And remember well well every day and day — what happens with us in this world — that we came to this world in this time — in the sixth century of the sixth millennium — and now will begin shortly — if Hashem wills — the seventh century. And in this century there was a novelty of novelties like this and like this. And we — who are called by his name — are despised and downcast among Israel — who are themselves a holy people — so very very much. Remember this and take courage — and be strengthened and be men of valor — for it is not an empty thing — for through all this we are obligated to give thanks and praise to His great name Yisborach — that He saved us from such error and confusion. And it is impossible to extend in the open field. And praised be G-d — in spite of all this — we had a beautiful Shabbas — and the Shabbas passed in peace and tranquility — praised be G-d.

And on Sunday there was a delay because of the river near Talna — and Hashem Yisborach helped that the waters fell — and praised be G-d he crossed the river in peace. And at the beginning of tonight he arrived in peace — in His great chesed Yisborach. And praised be G-d he found three letters from him — and was greatly pleased — in particular from what he informed him about the receipt of the letter from Kremintshag — and that it gave life to your souls. And the truth certainly should give life very greatly — for it was written with Hashem's salvation and His help — and with tears. And also now his heart is full of tears and joy without measure — from all that passes over him and over all of you — each and every one in particular. He knows from afar the pain of every person's soul.

What shall he say — if he were to tell what one hears and sees when one travels through the world — many sheets would not suffice. For all desire to fear Your name — and in their innermost hearts all cry out in bitter anguish — very very much — over the immensity of their distance from the eternal purpose — but they are *"katzipporim ha'achuzos bafach"* — "like birds caught in a trap." [Koheles 9:12] And the flood of many waters of all the desires and traits — in particular the preoccupation of money and livelihood — goes and mightily increases at every time. And more than all of them — the great trouble that surpasses all — is that most of them have fallen greatly in their minds — in complete despair — so that it is impossible for him to think about the eternal purpose properly — and it is impossible to raise him — for many reasons. And the essential — because of the great dispute that is against us — so that they cannot receive and suckle the sweet nectar of the pleasant words of pure sayings that gives life and restores all the fallen souls. As it is written in the Torah *"tiku emunah"* — section 5 — Likutay tinyana.

And now — remember well well the chasadim of Hashem and His wonders that He did with us — for still you do not know how much one needs to strengthen oneself. And as our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe cried out in a deep and strong voice: *"Giwald — zait aich nit m'yayesh — kein yiush iz gor nit farhandin"* — "Gevald — do not despair — there is absolutely no despair in the world at all." [גִּיוַואלְד זַייט אַייךְ נִיט מְיָיאֵשׁ — קַיין יֵאוּשׁ אִיז גָּאר נִיט פַאר הַאנְדִין — Yiddish — one of the Rebbe's most famous and powerful utterances — recorded in Likutay Moharan II:78. The Rebbe said these words with great force — precisely because the situation of most Jewish souls in that generation was exactly as Reb Nussun describes here — fallen in complete despair. The answer to total despair is total non-despair] And the essential is to strengthen oneself in joy — according to all the ways that you have heard. And Hashem will be your help — nagila v'nismecha bishu'aso.

This letter — do not copy it except to the faithful anshei sh'lomaynu — show it in your house and store it for safekeeping — so that future generations will know what passed over people who merited to receive such exalted lights — Torah novellae that give life and restore all souls forever. And greet all our anshei sh'lomaynu. And praised be G-d we had a Purim of joy in Tshehrin — and he spoke praised be G-d greatly about holy faith — until most of them all shed many tears in the midst of the holy joy and drinking of Purim. [אוּן טַאקֶי פָארְט אַשְׁרֵינוּ — Yiddish — "and indeed still — ashreinu" — the mixture of tears and joy at Purim — tears of longing within the joy of the holy day — is seen by Reb Nussun as the fullest expression of the Breslov path: not to suppress the pain — but to hold it within the joy — until both become holy]