(א) ...תָּנֵי בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר בְּעֶשְׂרִים וַחֲמִשָּׁה בֶּאֱלוּל נִבְרָא הָעוֹלָם וְאַתְיָא דְרַב כְּהַהִיא דְּתָנֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר, דְּתָנִינָן בִּתְקִיעָתָא דְרַב זֶה הַיּוֹם תְּחִלַּת מַעֲשֶׂיךָ זִכָּרוֹן לְיוֹם רִאשׁוֹן (תהלים פא, ה): כִּי חֹק לְיִשְׂרָאֵל הוּא וגו', וְעַל הַמְדִינוֹת בּוֹ יֵאָמֵר אֵיזוֹ לַחֶרֶב אֵיזוֹ לְשָׁלוֹם אֵיזוֹ לָרָעָב וְאֵיזוֹ לַשּׂוֹבַע וּבְרִיּוֹת בּוֹ יִפָּקֵדוּ לְהַזְכִּירָם לַחַיִּים וְלַמָּוֶת.
נִמְצֵאתָ אַתָּה אוֹמֵר בְּיוֹם רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
בְּשָׁעָה רִאשׁוֹנָה עָלָה בַּמַּחֲשָׁבָה,
בַּשְּׁנִיָּה נִתְיָעֵץ עִם מַלְאֲכֵי הַשָּׁרֵת, בַּשְּׁלִישִׁית כִּנֵּס עֲפָרוֹ,
בָּרְבִיעִית גִּבְּלוֹ,
בַּחֲמִישִׁית רִקְּמוֹ,
בַּשִּׁשִּׁית עֲשָׂאוֹ גֹּלֶם,
בַּשְּׁבִיעִית נָפַח בּוֹ נְשָׁמָה,
בַּשְּׁמִינִית הִכְנִיסוֹ לַגָּן,
בַּתְּשִׁיעִית נִצְטַוָּה,
בָּעֲשִׂירִית עָבַר,
בְּאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה נִדּוֹן,
בִּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה יָצָא בְּדִימוּס.
אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא לְאָדָם, זֶה סִימָן לְבָנֶיךָ כְּשֵׁם שֶׁעָמַדְתָּ לְפָנַי בַּדִּין הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה וְיָצָאתָ בְּדִימוּס, כָּךְ עֲתִידִין בָּנֶיךָ לַעֲמֹד לְפָנַי בַּדִּין בְּיוֹם זֶה וְיוֹצְאִין לְפָנַי בְּדִימוּס, אֵימָתַי בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִי בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ.
(1)...It was taught in the name of Rabbi Eliezer, "The world was created on the twenty-fifth of Elul." And that of Rav comes out like that which Rabbi Eliezer taught. As we recite with the shofar blows of Rav, "This day is the beginning of Your works, a memorial for the first day, 'For it is a statute for Israel, etc.' (Psalms 81:5); and about the provinces it is said, which for the sword and which for peace, which for hunger and which for satiation; and for the creatures - on it are they remembered, to remember them for life or for death."
It comes out that you say on Rosh Hashanah (the first of Tishrei in the first year) in the first hour, [man's creation] rose in thought; in the second, [God] consulted with the angels; in the third, He gathered his dirt; in the fourth, He kneaded it; in the fifth, He weaved it; in the sixth, He made it a form; in the seventh, He blew breath into it; in the eighth, He placed him into the Garden [of Eden]; in the ninth, he was commanded [about the fruit]; in the tenth, he transgressed; in the eleventh, he was judged; in the twelfth, he was pardoned.
The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Adam, "This is a sign for your children: In the same way that you stood in front of Me in judgement on this day and were pardoned, so too in the future will your children stand in front of Me in judgement on this day and be pardoned in front of Me." When? "On the seventh month on the first of the month"
(ד)...(תהלים יט, ה): בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם, רַב שָׁלוֹם בְּשֵׁם רַבִּי אַחָא בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי זֵירָא אָמַר מָשָׁל לְאֶחָד שֶׁנָּטַל הֶגְמוֹנְיָא מִן הַמֶּלֶךְ עַד שֶׁלֹּא הִגִּיעַ לַמָּתוֹרִין שֶׁלּוֹ הָיָה מְהַלֵּךְ כְּפָגָן, וְכֵיוָן שֶׁהִגִּיעַ לַמָּתוֹרִין שֶׁלּוֹ הָיָה מְהַלֵּךְ בַּקָּלָאמִין, כָּךְ עַד שֶׁלֹּא יָצְאוּ לָעוֹלָם (תהלים יט, ד): אֵין אֹמֶר וְאֵין דְּבָרִים, כֵּיוָן שֶׁיָּצְאוּ לָעוֹלָם כַּמָּה שְׁטָרוֹת כַּמָּה גִּזְרֵי דִּינִין בְּכָל הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם.
"In all the earth their line has gone out." Rabbi Shalom in the name of Rabbi Acha, the son of Rabbi Zeira, said: It is comparable to a man who received authority from the king. Before he reached his own borders, he traveled discreetly. But once he reached his own territories, he traveled with trumpets. Similarly, before they came into the world, (Psalms 19:4) "There is no speech, nor are there words." But once they came into the world, how many decrees, how many judgments! "In all the earth their line has gone out."...