## Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:1
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וּכְשֶׁשָּׁמַע זֹאת, שָׁלַח שָׁלִיחַ מְיֻחָד לְעַכּוֹ לִשְׂכֹּר הַסְּפִינָה מֵרֶגַאז שֶׁהִיא בְּשָׁלוֹם עִם כָּל הָאֻמּוֹת. הַיְנוּ כִּי יֵשׁ מְדִינַת רֶגַאז וְיֵשׁ לָהֶם שָׁלוֹם עִם כָּל הַמְּלָכִים, וּכְשֶׁאוֹתָהּ הַסְּפִינָה מוֹצִיאָה דֶּגֶל שֶׁלָּהּ אֲזַי אֵין לוֹקְחִין לְתוֹךְ הַפְּלֶען. כִּי דֶּרֶךְ הַסְּפִינוֹת שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה שֶׁחוֹטְפִין עַל הַיָּם סְפִינָה עִם הָאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁבָּהּ לְתוֹךְ הַפְּלֶען דְּהַיְנוּ בְּשִׁבְיָה, אֲבָל כְּשֶׁהַסְּפִינָה הַנַּ"ל מִמְּדִינַת רֶגַאז מוֹצִיאָה דֶּגֶל שֶׁלָּהּ, אֲזַי אֵין לוֹקְחִין מֵהֶם לְתוֹךְ הַפְּלֶען.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
As soon as the Rebbe heard this, he sent someone to Acre to obtain passage on a ship flying the flag of Ragusa.⁴⁶ in the Hebrew. Ragusa was a community in southeast Sicily with a flourishing maritime trade. Its flag was respected by the British, who were notorious for their acts of impressment both during the Napoleonic wars and before the War of 1812. It is reported that on February 5, 1799, after being cut off from Europe for five months, Napoleon finally received a letter on a Ragusan wine ship that had slipped through the British blockade (see J.M. Thomson, *Napoleon Bonaparte* (Oxford, N.Y., 1952), p. 138. This may have led to the rumor that these ships were safe. There are also indications that *Regez* was Dubrovnik, a city-state in Yugoslavia (see *Until the Mashiach*, p. 45). He knew that Ragusa was not involved in the war between the French and the Turks, and as a neutral nation, ships flying its flag were not subject to impressment. The Rebbe was quite aware of the practice of impressment, in which passengers on enemy ships were captured and forced into military service.

footnotes:
⁴⁶ Regez


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:2
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וְכֵן הָיָה שֶׁשָּׂכְרוּ לוֹ סְפִינָה כָּזוֹ. וּכְשֶׁשָּׁמַע הָרַב הַצַּדִּיק מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב אַבְרָהָם הַנַּ"ל שֶׁרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל רוֹצֶה לִנְהֹג נְסִיעוֹת לְבֵיתוֹ, שָׁלַח שָׁלִיחַ מְיֻחָד אֵלָיו עִם אִגַּרְתּוֹ וְגַם אִגֶּרֶת הַכּוֹלְלוֹ. וְהוּא ז"ל זֵרַז אֶת עַצְמוֹ מְאֹד וְלֹא רָצָה לְהַמְתִּין עַל אִגֶּרֶת שֶׁל הָרַב הַגָּאוֹן דִּקְהִלַּת שְׁפִּיטוּבְקֶע.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe’s envoy was successful in obtaining passage on a ship from Ragusa. News that the Rebbe was attempting a voyage home soon reached Tiberias. Rabbi Abraham immediately sent a special messenger to Safed with his own personal letter, as well as one from the community as a whole. A letter was also dispatched from the Rabbi of Shepetovka, but the Rebbe was in too great a hurry to wait for it.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:3
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וַיֵּצֵא מִשָּׁם בְּעֶרֶב־שַׁבַּת־קֹדֶשׁ פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר. וְהָלְכוּ כָּל הַלַּיְלָה עַד שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת קֹדֶם קַבָּלַת שַׁבָּת. אָז בָּאוּ לַסְּפָר שֶׁל עַכּוֹ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
On Thursday evening before *Shabbat Zakhor*,⁴⁷ – Remember what Amalek did to you" (Deuteronomy 25:17) is read. The practice of "remembering Amalek" is one of the 613 *mitzvot* of the Torah. In the year of Rebbe Nachman's pilgrimage, *Shabbat Zakhor* fell on 9 Adar II (March 16, 1799). Napoleon had captured Jaffa on March 7 and began marching on Acre on March 14. He arrived there on March 20, just a day after Rebbe Nachman had left. the Rebbe left Safed with his attendant. They traveled all that night, arriving in Acre just three hours before Shabbat began.

footnotes:
⁴⁷ The Shabbat of "Remember.” This is the Shabbat before Purim, when a passage from the Torah beginning, "Zakhor et asher asah lekha Amalek


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:4
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וְשָׁלְחוּ הַטַּלְמֶטְשׁ (סוֹכֵן הַנְּסִיעוֹת) שֶׁיִּקַּח אוֹתָם עַל הַסְּפִינָה, וּבָא וְהֵשִׁיב: שֶׁאִי־אֶפְשָׁר בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶן לִקַּח אוֹתָם מֵחֲמַת שֶׁכְּבָר הַסְּפִינָה מָלְאָה מֵהָאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ לְשָׁם יוֹתֵר מִדַּאי.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They found their agent and sent him to make arrangements for them to board the ship on which they had booked passage. He returned with the news that their ship was already filled beyond capacity and it would be impossible for them to board.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:5
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וְהֻכְרְחוּ רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל עִם הָאִישׁ שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ לִכְנֹס לְתוֹךְ הָעִיר עַכּוֹ לִשְׁבֹּת שָׁם פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר. וְהָלְכוּ לְהַגְבִּיר שֶׁהָיָה לָהֶם אִגֶּרֶת אֵלָיו מֵהָרַב הַקַּלִּיסְקֶר הַנַּ"ל, וְנִתְאָרְחוּ אֶצְלוֹ. וְשָׁם נָפַל עֲלֵיהֶם פַּחַד גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מְאֹד מֵחֲמַת שֶׁהָיָה שָׁם בְּעֶרֶךְ חֲמִשָּׁה־עָשָׂר אֶלֶף אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים וְיוֹתֵר עִם כָּל הַשַּׁיָּךְ לָהֶם לְתַכְסִיסֵי מִלְחָמָה, וְסָגְרוּ הַדֶּלֶת שֶׁל חוֹמַת הָעִיר.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe and his attendant realized they would have to spend *Shabbat Zakhor* in Acre. They had a letter of introduction from Rabbi Abraham to a wealthy man who lived there, and were able to spend Shabbat with him. When they heard the news that over fifteen thousand Turkish troops were stationed in Acre, they became quite alarmed. Later, they learned that the gates of the city had been sealed, which filled them with great apprehension.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:6
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וּבְשַׁבָּת בַּבֹּקֶר בְּעֵת הַתְּפִלָּה, בָּא הַטַּלְמֶטְשׁ וְאָמַר שֶׁאִי־אֶפְשָׁר לִמְצֹא עוֹד שׁוּם סְפִינָה רֶגַזֶער רַק סְפִינוֹת סוֹחֲרִים יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים שֶׁהוֹלְכִים לִסְטַנְבּוּל עִם סְחוֹרָה. וְאַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁעִמָּהֶם יֵשׁ פַּחַד לֵילֵךְ, מִסַּכָּנַת אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל שֶׁהָיוּ מְצוּיִים אָז עַל הַיָּם שֶׁלּוֹקְחִין לְתוֹךְ הַפְּלֶען (דְּהַיְנוּ לְשִׁבְיָה).

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
In the middle of the Shabbat morning prayer service, the agent burst into the synagogue with the news that it was impossible to find another Ragusan ship, only Turkish merchant ships carrying cargo to Istanbul. War would break out in another two or three days. Remaining in the city involved great peril, for many people were sure to be killed in the battle.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:7
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אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן טוֹב יוֹתֵר לִכָּנֵס בְּסַכָּנָה זוֹ מִלִּהְיוֹת כָּאן. כִּי בָּאָה הַפְּקֻדָּה שֶׁאַחַר שְׁנַיִם אוֹ שְׁלֹשָׁה יָמִים תִּהְיֶה הַמִּלְחָמָה וּמִן הַסְּתָם יַהַרְגוּ הַרְבֵּה בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת וּמַה לָּכֶם לַצָּרָה הַזֹּאת?. עַל־כֵּן יַתִּיר לִי מַעֲלַת כְּבוֹד תּוֹרָתוֹ לֵילֵךְ לִשְׂכֹּר סְפִינָה עֲבוּרְכֶם בְּשַׁבָּת כִּי פִּקּוּחַ נֶפֶשׁ דּוֹחֶה שַׁבָּת.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The agent said to the Rebbe, “It is better to risk the danger at sea than to remain here. Why risk your life? Permit me to obtain passage on a ship for you right now! Where life is in danger, Shabbat may be ignored” (*Shabbat* 132a; *Pesachim* 83a).


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:8
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וְכֵן הָיָה, וְהָלַךְ הַטַּלְמֶטְשׁ וְשָׂכַר סְפִינָה עֲבוּרָם וְנָתַן אַדְרוּף אֶחָד. וּבְתוֹךְ כָּךְ בָּאוּ עוֹד הַרְבֵּה סְפִינוֹת עִם אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל מֵעֶנְגְלַנְד גַּם־כֵּן לְעַכּוֹ וְנִתְרַבָּה שָׁם עוֹד הַפַּחַד יוֹתֵר וְיוֹתֵר. וְהָיָה דֹּחַק גָּדוֹל בָּעִיר, כִּי הָיָה הַמָּקוֹם צַר לָהֶם לְהָכִיל רִבּוּי אוֹכְלוּסִין כָּל־כָּךְ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe agreed, and the agent paid a gold dinar as deposit for their passage on a Turkish trading vessel. Meanwhile, many British troopships arrived in Acre.⁴⁸ and *Tigre*, and the frigate, *Alliance*. Commander Smith led the defense of Acre and eventually forced Napoleon to retreat on May 17. The city became crowded with troops, and the terror of the civilians knew no bounds.

footnotes:
⁴⁸ After capturing Napoleon’s siege train at Jaffa, Commander William Sidney Smith arrived to defend Acre with the line ships, Theseus


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:9
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וְהָיָה פַּחַד גָּדוֹל שָׁם בְּאוֹתוֹ הַשַּׁבָּת (וְכָל בְּנֵי הַבַּיִת שֶׁעָמַד שָׁם רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, כֻּלָּם פָּרְשׂוּ כַּפֵּיהֶם). אַךְ אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן הָיָה לָהֶם לְרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, וּלְהָאִישׁ שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ קְצָת נֶחָמָה, מַה שֶּׁכְּבָר שָׂכְרוּ סְפִינָה בִּשְׁבִילָם. גַּם הָיָה לָהֶם צַעַר מַה שֶּׁלֹּא הֵכִינוּ לְעַצְמָם כְּלָל שׁוּם אֲכִילָה וּשְׁתִיָּה לִקַּח עַל הַסְּפִינָה, כִּי כְּפִתְאֹם הָיָה הַדָּבָר כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
That Shabbat was one of fear and apprehension. The entire household spent the day praying, pouring out their hearts to God. The Rebbe and his attendant felt some degree of security because they had obtained passage to leave the city. But they were also distressed, since events had proceeded so rapidly that they had not had time to secure food and provisions for their voyage.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:10
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וְזָכְרוּ אֶת עַצְמָם שֶׁבִּכְנִיסָתָם עַל הַסְּפִינָה מֵחוּץ־לָאָרֶץ לְאֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל הָיָה לָהֶם עַל הַסְּפִינָה כָּל טוּב עַל אַרְבָּעָה אוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים כְּמִנְהַג הוֹלְכֵי הַיָּם, וְעַכְשָׁו לֹא הָיָה לָהֶם כְּלוּם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They spoke about their previous journey, when they had had everything they needed on the ship. At that time, they had carried the customary provisions – enough for four or five months at sea. How different would it be now, when they would have to set forth without a crumb!


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:11
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בַּבֹּקֶר, בְּיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן, שָׁלַח רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל אֶת הָאִישׁ שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ עִם הַטַּלְמֶטְשׁ לִקְנוֹת צֵידָה לִקַּח עַל הַסְּפִינָה כַּנָּהוּג. וְלֹא מָצָא לִקְנוֹת עַל הַשּׁוּק.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
On Sunday morning, the Rebbe sent his attendant to the agent, asking that he attempt to secure the customary provisions for the voyage. The agent and the attendant went to the market, but not a thing was to be bought.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:12
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וְחָזַר לָאַכְסַנְיָא. וְרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל עָמַד אָז מְעֻטָּף בְּטַלִּית וּתְפִלִּין וְלֹא דִּבֵּר אִתּוֹ מְאוּמָה. וְהָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל נָפַל וְנִרְדַּם מִגֹּדֶל הַצַּעַר וְהָאֵימָה, וְרַבֵּנוּ לֹא יָדַע שֶׁהוּא בַּבַּיִת.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The attendant returned to the Rebbe and found him wearing his *talit* and *tefilin*, totally engrossed in prayer. The attendant was so upset and frightened that he collapsed and fell unconscious. The Rebbe did not even know that he had returned.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:13
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בְּתוֹךְ כָּךְ נַעֲשָׂה הָרַעַשׁ הַגָּדוֹל שָׁם, כִּי בָּא הַפְּקֻדָּה מֵהַפֶּעשָׁא שֶׁהוּא נוֹתֵן אַרְכָּא רַק שְׁתֵּי שָׁעוֹת, מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ תַּכְסִיסֵי מִלְחָמָה יִרְאֶה לִבְרֹחַ עַל הַיָּם, כִּי אֵין שׁוּם שַׁעַר פָּתוּחַ לָצֵאת מִן הָעִיר כִּי־אִם דֶּרֶךְ הַיָּם. וּמִי שֶׁיִּמָּצֵא תּוֹךְ הָעִיר אַחַר שְׁתֵּי שָׁעוֹת יִשְׁחֲטוּ אוֹתוֹ שָׁם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Meanwhile, a great cry arose in the city. An order had come from the pasha giving all civilians a two-hour time limit to leave the city. The city gates would remain closed; all civilians were to attempt to leave by sea. Anyone found in the city after the two-hour limit would be killed.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:14
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כִּי הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים שֶׁל הָעִיר הָיוּ רוֹצִים לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרְחָבָה בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם דֹּחַק כָּל־כָּךְ מֵאֲנָשִׁים הַרְבֵּה, עַל־כֵּן רָצוּ לִשְׁחֹט אֶת הַנִּמְצָאִים שָׁם לְפַנּוֹת לָהֶם מָקוֹם שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לָהֶם דֹּחַק כָּל־כָּךְ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe soon learned the reason for this. The city was very overcrowded, and the Turkish troops needed room to maneuver. In order to make room, they were prepared to slaughter everyone in the city.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:15
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וְהָיָה שָׁם רַעַשׁ גָּדוֹל וּצְעָקָה גְּדוֹלָה בָּעִיר, וּפַחַד וְאֵימָה גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד, וּבִשְׁעַת הָרַעַשׁ הַגָּדוֹל בָּרָח רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל מִשָּׁם עַל הַיָּם, וְלֹא הִסְתַּכֵּל כְּלָל עַל הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ וְהוּא הָיָה נִרְדָּם כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The city became a seething mass of terror. Screams and wails filled the streets. In the midst of all this commotion, the Rebbe made his way to the sea. He was not even aware of his attendant, who was still lying unconscious.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:16
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אַחַר־כָּךְ נִתְעוֹרֵר הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל וְרָאָה שֶׁרַבֵּנוּ אֵינוֹ בַּבַּיִת וְהִמְתִּין עַד בּוֹשׁ, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ הָלַךְ לֶחָצֵר, וְרָאָה וְשָׁמַע שֶׁאֲנָשִׁים וְנָשִׁים וָטַף צוֹעֲקִים וּבוֹכִים בִּמְרִירוּת גָּדוֹל מְאֹד וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעַת הָעִיר הַשָּׁמַיִם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
When the attendant regained consciousness, he realized that the Rebbe was no longer in the house. He waited as long as he could and then went out to the courtyard. He saw men, women and children in the streets, screaming, weeping and wailing with great bitterness. The cry of the city seemed to rise to the very heavens (cf. I Samuel 5:12).


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:17
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וְהַגְּבִירָה שֶׁל הַבַּיִת כְּשֶׁרָאֲתָה אוֹתוֹ אֶת הָאִישׁ שֶׁל רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל בָּאת אֶצְלוֹ וְאָמְרָה לוֹ: "אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי, חָס אֲנִי עַל נְעוּרֵיכֶם שֶׁאַתֶּם תִּהְיוּ נֶהֱרָגִים פֹּה, אֲנַחְנוּ קִבַּלְנוּ עַל־כָּל־פָּנִים טוֹבָה כָּאן, עַכְשָׁו אָנוּ צְרִיכִים לְקַבֵּל גַּם־כֵּן מַה שֶּׁנִּגְזַר עַל הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה, אֲבָל עֲלֵיכֶם רַחֲמָנוּת גָּדוֹל כִּי תֹּאבְדוּ פֹּה מִמִּשְׁפְּחוֹתֵיכֶם" וְכוּ' וְכַיּוֹצֵא בַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Their host’s wife saw him and ran over to him, screaming, “Woe! A pity on your youth! You will be killed here! At least we had some good here. Now we must accept the bad with the good. But all the more pity on you. You have had nothing here, and now you will be lost to your family!”


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:18
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וְנָפַל עָלָיו חֲרָדָה גְּדוֹלָה עַד שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה לוֹ כֹּחַ לְמַשְׁמֵשׁ בְּאֶצְבְּעוֹתָיו. וְשָׁאַל אוֹתָהּ עַל רַבֵּנוּ, וְהֵשִׁיבָה: "כִּמְדֻמֶּה לִי שֶׁהוּא בָּרַח עַל הַיָּם".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
As she continued to wail in this manner, the attendant became more and more terrified. He was numb with fear and could not move a finger. Finally, he summoned enough presence of mind to ask her about the Rebbe. She replied, “I imagine he has fled to the sea.”


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:19
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וְהוּא כְּשֶׁשָּׁמַע זֹאת, רְצוֹנוֹ הָיָה לִקַּח הַתֵּבָה עִם הַמָּעוֹת וְהַחֲפָצִים שֶׁלָּהֶם, כִּי רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל בָּרַח שָׁם לְבַדּוֹ בְּלִי שׁוּם דָּבָר. וְלֹא יָכֹל הָאִישׁ לְבַדּוֹ לָשֵׂאת אֶת הַתֵּבָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
As soon as he heard this, the attendant realized the Rebbe must have fled empty-handed, since their chest was still in the house. That chest contained all their money and possessions, and they could not leave without it. He tried to lift it, but it was obvious he could not carry it by himself.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:20
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וְהִזְמִין לוֹ הַשֵּׁם אֵיזֶה פְרֶנְק וְנָתַן לוֹ הַתֵּבָה עִם הַחֲפָצִים וּבָרַח עִמּוֹ לַיָּם. וּמֵחֲמַת הַמְּהוּמָה הַגְּדוֹלָה שֶׁהָיְתָה בָּעִיר כִּמְעַט שֶׁאֶחָד תָּקַע סַכִּינוֹ בַּחֲבֵרוֹ, לֹא הָיָה בְּאֶפְשָׁרִי לֵילֵךְ בָּעִיר.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Suddenly a Jew appeared and offered to carry the chest. Together, they fled toward the sea. But soon they found it impossible to move through the city because of the great confusion. Troops were surging through the city, ready to stab anyone who got in their way.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:21
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אַךְ בְּחֶמְלַת הַשֵּׁם הָיְתָה סִבָּה מֵאֵת הַשֵּׁם, שֶׁבְּאוֹתָהּ הַשָּׁעָה עָמְדוּ יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים עַל גַּג הַחוֹמָה וְהִכְרִיזוּ עַל אֵיזֶה בְּשׂוֹרָה טוֹבָה. וְנִתְקַבְּצוּ אֲלֵיהֶם הַרְבֵּה אֲנָשִׁים. וּמֵחֲמַת זֶה הָיָה לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ לַעֲבֹר בָּעִיר לֵילֵךְ אֶל הַיָּם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
But here again God had mercy and arranged things for the best. Suddenly the Turks standing on top of the wall announced that they had a good report. The people pressed around the wall to listen, and a lane opened to get through the city to the sea.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:22
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וְכַאֲשֶׁר בָּא הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל אֶל הַיָּם רָאָה הַרְבֵּה סְפִינוֹת וְלֹא רָאָה אֶת רַבֵּנוּ שָׁם. וְהָיָה מְבַקֵּשׁ וּמְחַפֵּשׂ מְאֹד בְּחִפּוּשׂ אַחַר חִפּוּשׂ עַד שֶׁמָּצָא אֶת רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל שֶׁיּוֹשֵׁב בִּסְפִינָה וְהַסְּפִינָה מְלֵאָה מִיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים וְרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל יָשַׁב בָּאֶמְצַע. וּכְשֶׁנִּתְוַעֲדוּ יַחַד רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, עִם הָאִישׁ שֶׁלּוֹ הַנַּ"ל, הָיָה בֵּינֵיהֶם שִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה. כִּי מִתְּחִלָּה הָיָה לָהֶם צַעַר גָּדוֹל מְאֹד מְאֹד מֵחֲמַת שֶׁלֹּא יָדְעוּ זֶה מִזֶּה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
When the attendant arrived at the docks, he saw a confusion of ships and could not find the Rebbe. He looked up and down, searching one place after another. Finally, he came to a small sailboat filled with Turks. When he looked more closely, he saw that there, sitting in their midst, was the Rebbe. The Rebbe and his attendant were overjoyed to be together again. They had both experienced considerable anguish, each not knowing where to find the other.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:23
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וְהָיוּ יוֹשְׁבִים תְּחִלָּה בַּסְּפִינָה הַקְּטַנָּה הַנִּקְרָא 'בַּרְקֶס'. אַחַר־כָּךְ הָלְכוּ עִם סְפִינָה זוֹ עַד שֶׁבָּאוּ אֶל הַסְּפִינָה הַגְּדוֹלָה הַנִּקְרֵאת 'אָקְרֶענְט' שֶׁהָיְתָה עוֹמֶדֶת סָמוּךְ לְחֵיפָה. וְרָאוּ שֶׁהַסְּפִינָה מְסֻבֶּבֶת עִם הוֹרְמַאטֶעס וְהָיָה לָהֶם לְפֶלֶא.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The small boat eventually left the port and brought them to a large cruiser anchored in the harbor near Haifa. At first, they were very surprised to see their ship bristling with cannon. They discussed this and came to the conclusion that, because of the war, even the merchant ships were carrying weapons.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:24
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אַךְ אָמְרוּ בְּלִבָּם: 'שֶׁמֵּחֲמַת שֶׁעֵת מִלְחָמָה הוּא, עַל־כֵּן גַּם הַסְּפִינָה שֶׁל הַסּוֹחֲרִים הוֹלֶכֶת גַּם־כֵּן עִם הוֹרְמַאטֶעס'. וּבֶאֱמֶת סְפִינָה זוֹ הָיְתָה סְפִינָה שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה, עִם אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל וּכְלֵי זַיִן.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
There had been so much confusion when the Rebbe was fleeing that he did not have time to get further information from the agent. He had no idea where his ship was, and somehow was led to believe that this small boat would bring him to it. Little did he know that he was being brought to a Turkish warship!


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:25
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וּבְוַדַּאי הוּא סַכָּנָה גְּדוֹלָה וַעֲצוּמָה מְאֹד לְהִתְוַעֵד עִמָּהֶם יַחַד, בִּפְרָט עִם אַנְשֵׁי חַיִל יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים שֶׁהֵם פֶּרֶא אָדָם וּבִפְרָט לִפְרֹשׁ עִמָּהֶם עַל הַיָּם. וְרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל בִּשְׁעַת בְּרִיחָתוֹ בְּעֹצֶם הָרַעַשׁ לֹא כִּוֵּן לִכְנֹס בַּסְּפִינָה שֶׁשָּׂכְרוּ לוֹ, כִּי לֹא יָדַע הֵיכָן הוּא, וְנִכְנַס בִּשְׁעַת בֶּהָלָה בִּסְפִינָה זוֹ. וְלֹא יָדַע כְּלָל שֶׁהִיא סְפִינָה שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Even as they boarded, they had no idea of their great peril. They were actually walking onto a warship loaded with troops and weapons. The Turkish troops were unpredictable enough on land. To travel with them by sea was to take one’s life into one's hands.


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וְלָקְחוּ אוֹתָם הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים, וְהִכְנִיסוּ אוֹתָם אֶל הַסְּפִינָה הַגְּדוֹלָה וְנָתְנוּ לָהֶם חֶדֶר מְיֻחָד. וְגַם נָתְנוּ לְהָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל שֶׁהָיָה עִם רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל קְנֵה שְׂרֵפָה טְעוּנָה, וְלֹא הָיוּ יְכוֹלִים לִשְׁאֹל אוֹתָם דָּבָר כִּי לֹא יָדְעוּ הַלָּשׁוֹן.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Turks helped them on board and gave them a private room. Not knowing the language, they had no way of communicating with the Turks. But they certainly realized that something was wrong when the Rebbe’s attendant was handed a loaded gun.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:27
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וְלֹא הָיָה לָהֶם שׁוּם מַאֲכָל וּמִשְׁתֶּה בַּסְּפִינָה. וְאַחַר שְׁתַּיִם אוֹ שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁעוֹת בַּלַּיְלָה סָגְרוּ הַדֶּלֶת מֵהַחֶדֶר וְשָׁכְבוּ לִישֹׁן. וְלֹא אָכְלוּ מְאוּמָה כִּי לֹא הָיָה לָהֶם מַה לֶּאֱכֹל כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They sat in their room without a thing to eat or drink. After two or three hours, they closed their door and tried to get some sleep.


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וְאַחַר שָׁעָה אוֹ שְׁתַּיִם, פָּתַח אֶחָד אֶת הַדֶּלֶת וְאָמַר לָהֶם בִּלְשׁוֹן נָכְרִים שֶׁל מְדִינָתֵנוּ: "מָה אַתֶּם עוֹשִׂים כָּאן?! הֲלֹא זֹאת הִיא סְפִינָה שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה וְאַתֶּם תֹּאבְדוּ פֹּה ח"ו. הֲלֹא אַתֶּם רוֹאִים שֶׁהַסְּפִינָה מְלֵאָה סָבִיב עִם הוֹרְמַאטֶעס טְעוּנִים".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Another hour or two passed, when suddenly their door was opened and a voice said to them in Russian, “What are you doing here? Don’t you realize this is a warship and you can get killed here? Didn’t you see the loaded cannon all around?”


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:29
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וְנִתְעוֹרְרוּ מִשְּׁנָתָם וְחָטְפוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּבִגְדוֹ וְהָיָה הַבֶּגֶד מִגִּיוַואנְט (בַּד פָּשׁוּט) אַךְ צוּרָתוֹ לֹא רָאוּ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They were thoroughly aroused from their sleep, and grabbed the stranger by his sleeve. They could not see his face in the dark, but felt that his jacket was made of linen.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:30
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וּבִקְּשׁוּ אוֹתוֹ שֶׁיַּעֲזֹר לָהֶם שֶׁיַּנִּיחוּ אוֹתָם לָצֵאת מֵהַסְּפִינָה עַל הַסְפָר שֶׁל אֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי כְּבָר רָאוּ שֶׁהֵם בְּסַכָּנָה קְרוֹבִים לְמִיתָה מֵחַיִּים. כִּי רָאוּ שֶׁפָּרְחוּ הַקּוֹילִין (כַּדּוּרִים) סָמוּךְ לַסְּפִינָה, עַל כֵּן אָמְרוּ: 'טוֹב יוֹתֵר לִשָּׁאֵר בָּאָרֶץ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה שֶׁיִּהְיוּ עַצְמוֹתֵיהֶם נִשְׁאָרִים שָׁם בָּאָרֶץ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה', כִּי רָאוּ שֶׁקָּשֶׁה לְהִמָּלֵט מִן הַהֲרֵגָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
While they had slept, a battle had begun. They came out of their room and saw cannonballs flying toward the ship. They realized they were in mortal danger, and decided it would be better to return to the Holy Land to die than to be killed at sea.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:31
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וְאָמַר: שֶׁמֻּכְרָחִים לִתֵּן לוֹ אֵיזֶה סַךְ טָאלֶער בִּשְׁבִיל זֶה, וְאָמַר: שֶׁיֵּלֵךְ לְהַקַּפִּיטָן.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They begged the stranger to help them get off the ship and return to shore. He replied that he would need a considerable sum of money to try to bribe the captain.


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וְהָלַךְ הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל לִפְתֹּחַ הַתֵּבָה לִקַּח הַטָּאלֶער, וְנִתְמַהְמַהּ קְצָת, וְהָלַךְ לְהַקַּפִּיטָן, וּפָשַׁט יָדוֹ לִתֵּן הַמָּעוֹת לְהַקַּפִּיטָן, כִּי סָבַר שֶׁזֶּה שֶׁדִּבֵּר בִּלְשׁוֹן נָכְרִים אֲלֵיהֶם כְּבָר בִּקֵּשׁ עֲבוּרָם אֶת הַקַּפִּיטָן עֲבוּר זֶה שֶׁיַּנִּיחַ אוֹתָם. וְהַקַּפִּיטָן צָעַק עָלָיו צְעָקָה גְּדוֹלָה וְלֹא שָׁמַע אֵלָיו כְּלָל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe’s attendant went to their chest to get the money. He waited a while, thinking that the stranger would speak to the captain in the meantime. After a short time had passed, he went to the captain, holding out his hand with the money. The captain began to scream at him in Turkish, but the attendant could not understand a word.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:33
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וְאַחַר־כָּךְ הָיוּ מְחַפְּשִׂים אַחַר זֶה שֶׁדִּבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם בִּלְשׁוֹן נָכְרִים וְחִפְּשׂוּ בְּחִפּוּשׂ אַחַר חִפּוּשׂ וְלֹא מָצְאוּ שָׁם שׁוּם בֶּן אָדָם שֶׁיּוּכַל לְדַבֵּר בִּלְשׁוֹן רוּסְיָא, רַק הַכֹּל יִשְׁמְעֵאלִים וְעַרְבִיִּים.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
They had no other choice but to find the stranger who had spoken to them in Russian. They searched the ship over and over, but all they found were Turks and Arabs. There was not a single person who spoke Russian.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:34
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וְאָז נָפַל עֲלֵיהֶם פַּחַד גָּדוֹל וַאֲחָזָתַם רְעָדָה גְּדוֹלָה עַד שֶׁלֹּא הָיוּ יְכוֹלִים לָנוּחַ עַל הַמִּשְׁכָּב מֵחֲמַת רְעִידַת הַגּוּף מִגֹּדֶל הַפַּחַד, כִּי אָז הֵבִינוּ שֶׁהֵם בִּסְפִינָה שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה שֶׁקּוֹרִין 'קְרִיג שִׁיף' וְהוּא סַכָּנָה גְּדוֹלָה בְּלִי עֵרֶךְ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Having lost their only means of communication, their apprehension grew by the minute. They literally began to tremble with fear. They tried to get some rest during the night, but could not even lie on their cots, so great was their trembling.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 20:35
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וַעֲדַיִן אֵין יוֹדְעִים מִי הָיָה זֶה שֶׁדִּבֵּר לָהֶם בִּלְשׁוֹן רוּסְיָא וְהוֹדִיעַ לָהֶם שֶׁהִיא סְפִינָה שֶׁל מִלְחָמָה.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
More and more, they began to understand the grave danger they were in. Their only chance lay with the stranger who had spoken to them during the night, but they had no idea who he was. The only thing they knew about him was that he spoke Russian.