זוהר, אחרי מות א׳Zohar, Achrei Mot 1

Segment 1א׳

(ויקרא ט״ז:א׳) וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה אַחֲרֵי מוֹת שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְגוֹ'. וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה. רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, כֵּיוָן דִּכְתִּיב וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה, אֲמַאי זִמְנָא אָחֳרָא וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה דַּבֶּר אֶל אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךְ, דְּהָא בְּמִלּוּלָא קַדְמָאָה סַגֵּי. אֶלָּא הָכִי תָּנֵינָן, כְּתִיב, וַיִּקְרָא אֶל מֹשֶׁה וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ' אֵלָיו. וּכְתִיב, (שמות כ״ד:א׳) וְאֶל מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל יְיָ'. וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ מִלָּה, דְּהָכָא דַּרְגָּא חַד. וּלְבָתַר, דַּרְגָּא אָחֳרָא. אוּף הָכָא, וַיְדַבֵּר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה דַּרְגָּא חַד. וּלְבָתַר וַיֹאמֶר יְיָ' אֶל מֹשֶׁה דַּבֵּר אֶל אַהֲרֹן אָחִיךְ, דַּרְגָּא אָחֳרָא. וְכֹלָּא, בְּחַד מַתְקְלָא סַלְּקָא, וּמִן שָׁרְשָׁא חָד כֻּלָּא אִתְחַבָּר.

(Lev. 16:1) "And Hashem spoke to Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron... and Hashem said to Moses". Rabbi Yehuda comments: Since the verse says, "And Hashem spoke to Moses," what need is there to repeat "and Hashem said to Moses, Speak to your brother Aaron...?" The first statement should have sufficed. We learn that it is written, "And Hashem (lit. 'He') called to Moses and (lit. 'Hashem') spoke to him" (Lev. 1:1) and also, "And He said to Moses, Come up to Hashem" (Shemot 24:1). It has already been established that the discourse here represents one level (Malchut). Afterwards, the words, "AND HASHEM SPOKE TO HIM" OR "COME UP TO HASHEM" represent another level (Ze'er Anpin). Here too in our text, "And Hashem spoke to Moses" represents one level (the level of judgment referred to as "speaking") and afterwards the verse, "And Hashem said to Moses, Speak to your brother Aaron" represents another level, (the quality of Mercy, which is "Saying") which reveals that they carry one equal scale and all are joined from one source.

Segment 2ב׳

אַחֲרֵי מוֹת שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן. רִבִּי יִצְחָק פָּתַח, (תהילים ב׳:י״א) עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ' בְּיִרְאָה וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה. וּכְתִיב, (תהילים ק׳:ב׳) עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ' בְּשִׂמְחָה בֹּאוּ לְפָנָיו בִּרְנָנָה. הָנֵי קְרָאֵי קַשְׁיָין אֲהַדְדֵי, אֶלָּא הָכִי תָּאנָא, עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ' בְּיִרְאָה. דְּכָל פּוּלְחָנָא דְּבָעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְמִפְלַח קָמֵי מָארֵיהּ, בְּקַדְמִיתָא בָּעֵי יִרְאָה, לְדַחֲלָא מִנֵּיהּ, וּבְגִין דַּחֲלָא דְּמָארֵיהּ, יִשְׁתְּכַּח לְבָתַר דְּיַעֲבֵיד בְּחֶדְוָותָא פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, (דברים י׳:י״ב) מָה יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ שׁוֹאֵל מֵעִמָּךְ כִּי אִם לְיִרְאָה.

R. Isaac opened his discourse with the text: “Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.” We also read: “Serve the Lord with gladness, come before him with singing.” These verses seem to contradict one another. But the truth is that “Serve the Lord with fear” means that all service which a man renders to his Master should begin with fear and awe of Him, and through this fear he will come to perform the precepts of the Torah with joy.

Segment 3ג׳

וְגִילוּ בִּרְעָדָה. דְּאָסִיר לֵיהּ לְבַּר נָשׁ לְמֶחְדֵּי יַתִּיר בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין. הַאי בְּמִלֵי דְּעָלְמָא, אֲבָל בְּמִלֵי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וּבְפִקוּדֵי דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, בָּעֵי לְמֶחְדֵּי. לְבָתַר, יִשְׁתְּכַּח בַּר נָשׁ דְּיעָבִיד בְּחֶדְוָותָא פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא. דִּכְתִּיב, עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ' בְּשִׂמְחָה.

“And rejoice with trembling”: a man should not rejoice overmuch in this world, that is to say, in worldly matters. But in matters of religion and the study of the Torah he should rejoice. So after beginning with fear a man will come to perform the precepts of the Torah with joy, as it is written, “Serve the Lord with gladness.”