Qabalah: Sefer Raziel: Translating the Book of Raziel

How to translate the Sefer Raziel

By Robert Zucker

Owning copy of the mystical Sefer Raziel in Hebrew is not very useful unless it can be understood.

There are several web sites that provide online word, phrase or page translations for free.

It is a tedious process to cut and paste, or type, each Hebrew word, but the word-by-word translations are most reliable by the top two translation sites- Google's free translation page and Babylon's free translation download and software.

You do not have to know how to read Hebrew since these software translators do it for you. Just copy and paste the Hebrew into the translator and it will provide a reasonable translation.

Paste only a phrase of a few sentences at a time. These translators are smart, but only understand small portions of text. You can see the difference by having a larger portion translated.

The way I have been translating this book on my own is by scanning each page (using an HP scanner with ReadIris 12 software- which has Hebrew OCR capability). The page is converted into Hebrew and saved into Mellel Hebrew word processor (although any text program will do if your computer has a Hebrew keyboard available).

On the Macintosh, you can change your keyboard from English (displayed on the menu bar with the American flag) or Hebrew (showing a Star of David). Check your System Preferences or menu bar to make changes when typing in Hebrew. Switch back to English when you want the words to be in English.

If Hebrew is not an option on your computer, you may need to buy Hebrew fonts to install into your system. I use Hebrew font software.

Download "Book of the Angel Raziel"

The Sepher Reziel, also called Sefer Raziel, or Razial, is available for a free download. This ten page English translation, author unknown, is called The Book of the Great Reziel (also spelled as Raziel). The Book of Raziel is in the public domain.

The download link will open a new window for PDF file. Save the file to your computer hard drive.

Obtaining a copy of the Sefer Raziel

Several sources on Amazon sell copies of Sefer Raziel in Hebrew and English.

The Savedow edition is the first English translation from Hebrew and the 1701 Amsterdam edition. Includes an explanatory text on the holy names of G-d, the divisions of Heaven and Hell, and the names and hierarchy of the angels and spirits.

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Hebrew Edition of Book Raziel Hamalach

A kabbalistic book that is considered by many throughout history to bring good luck to its possessor. Paperback: 70 pages. Publisher: P Shalom Pubns; Hebrew edition (June 1970). Language: Hebrew. 9.50x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock. Delivery: UK usually 4-5 days, Europe/USA/ROW 7-10 days. Publisher: Lightning Source Inc. Publication Date: 2007. Binding: Paperback.

Sepher Rezial Hemelach: The Book of the Angel Rezial (Paperback) by Steve Savedow (Editor). According to Hebrew legend, the Sepher Rezial was given to Adam in the Garden of Eden, by the hand of God. The myth suggests that this diverse compendium of ancient Hebrew lore was the first book ever written. Paperback: 302 pages. Publisher: Weiser Books (December, 2000). kLanguage: English

S. L. MacGregor Mathers (Introduction). 1888. The Key of Solomon is a celebrated magical work and is a necessary textbook for the student of occult science. This work is edited from several ancient manuscripts in the British Museum, which all differ from each other in various points. The Key was instrumental in influencing a variety of grimoires and other works on magical practices. Illustrated. Hardcover: 156 pages. Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, LLC (May 23, 2010). Language: English. Collector's item.

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