He received his letter yesterday — written at great length — and he read it carefully twice. And he did not know himself — my beloved son — what is this great commotion of yours — to judge you favorably. Would it enter your mind — that I do not always judge you favorably? In particular since you did nothing against his will — that he would need to judge you favorably. He does not know who told him in his name — that he is complaining — G-d forbid — against him — that you transgressed to act against his will — G-d forbid. Only all that he spoke about this — is that he is somewhat pained — and he has great compassion over you and those like you from our beloved and pleasant anshei sh'lomaynu — whose will is always strong in truth — to be with him at every time. And the obstacles spread so much — that even at the time of the wedding of his son — may he live — a mountain rose between them — and you and your brother Rabbi Shakna — may his light shine — could not be with him at the wedding. But it did not enter his mind to complain against you — G-d forbid. Only he spoke in general — about the matter of the spreading of the obstacles from holiness in this world — how far — how far they spread over each person. And even though one knows of this — even so — there is one who — according to his level — cannot and sometimes is not permitted — to force the hour to break them more than his level allows. And there is much to speak of this — and presumably you have already heard much from him on this matter.

For certainly his desire would have been — that he not be occupied in the work of the postal — and that he have a livelihood from an easier source elsewhere — in a way that he could learn and pray and multiply his conversation between himself and his Creator more. But what can one do. It is good to thank Hashem — that even from the work of the postal — you travel for Rosh Hashana every year — and also for Shavuos and Shabbas Chanukah — and sometimes also in the middle of the year. And this is the entire holy teaching of azamrah Lelokai b'odi — and of "sasson v'simcha yassigu v'nasu yagon va'anacha" — that one must snatch the sorrow and sighing into the joy — to convert all to joy — in what even so — in His compassion Yisborach — He did not make us a nation — and set us apart from those who err — and so forth. And if there was some comfort to him from his letter — in what he understood — that you practice somewhat hisbodidus and conversation before Hashem — which is the essential — even so his desire is that he not think excessive thoughts gratuitously so much. It is good to thank Hashem Who until now has helped you — and to give thanks for the past and to request for the future — all that one needs to request — in general and in particular — and to express your conversation before Him Yisborach — as they have spoken about this greatly.

And behold — his desire would be to extend more — but he is very preoccupied with the holy building. And behold — he intends to travel — if Hashem wills — on the coming Thursday — to the congregation of Tirahowitz — for the coming holy Shabbas. And from there to Tshehrin — for Shabbas Nachamu — coming upon them for good. And to Hashem the salvation — may He guide him in paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

And regarding his son — his brother Rabbi Dovid Tzvi — may his light shine — he has pain and sufferings unto his very soul — in particular since it became known to him that he is not in good health — may Hashem strengthen him. And also yesterday it became known to him that his son — his grandson Dovid Tzvi — may he live — has no teacher and no companion to learn with him. And he wonders that he did not speak with him at all about this. And he will see to speak with Rabbi Nachman — that he travel today to Teplik to advise him good counsel about this. And presumably all will be arranged properly. And let him not be pained over this — for he trusts in Hashem Yisborach — that Rabbi Nachman — may his light shine — will bring him good news of this.

The essence of the matter — the words of the righteous one — our Master our Teacher and our Rebbe — of blessed memory — are truth and righteousness and steadfast and correct. And one must request from Hashem Yisborach for everything. And we have no one to rely upon — except our Father in Heaven. In particular one poor and destitute and pursued as he is. But He Yisborach is mighty to save. And He Who consoles Zion and Jerusalem — will save and console us quickly — to gladden us in His salvation.