זוהר, אחרי מות כ״בZohar, Achrei Mot 22

Section 22 of 75 in Achrei Mot — 6 segments

Segment 1א׳

רעיא מהימנא פִּקּוּדָא (מ"ד) דָּא, לְמִפְלַח רַבָּא כַּהֲנָא פּוּלְחָנָא דְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא כְּמָה דְּאִצְּטְרִיךְ, וּלְמִשְׁלַח שָׂעִיר לַעֲזָאזִל. רָזָא דָּא כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, בְּגִין לְאִתְפָּרְשָׁא מֵעַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא יִתְבַּע חוֹבֵיהוֹן קָמֵי מַלְכָּא. וְלָא יְקַטְרֵג עָלַיְיהוּ, דְּהָא לֵית לֵיהּ תְּקִיפוּ וְשׁוּלְטָנוּ, (בה) בַּר כַּד אִתָּקַף רוּגְזָא מִלְּעֵילָּא, וּבְהַהוּא דּוֹרוֹנָא אִתְהַפָּךְ לְבָתַר אַפּוֹטְרוֹפוֹסָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְעַל דָּא אִתְדַּחְיָיא מִקַּמֵּי מַלְכָּא. וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ קֵץ כָּל בָּשָׂר.

Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd). This precept (44): for the High Priest to perform the service of that day as is required, and to send the he-goat to Azazel. This is the mystery of it, as has been said: in order that he may be parted from the holy people, and may not demand their sins before the King, and may not accuse them; for he has no strength and no dominion save when wrath grows strong from above. And by that gift he is turned afterwards into a guardian over them; and therefore he is thrust away from before the King. And we have explained: because he is the end of all flesh.

Segment 2ב׳

וְעַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא יָהֲבִין לֵיהּ כְּמָה דְּאִצְּטְרִיךְ לֵיהּ שָׂעִיר, וְרָזָא דָּא (בראשית כ״ז:י״א) הֵן עֵשָׂו אָחִי אִישׁ שָׂעִיר. כְּמָה דְּאִיהוּ בִּסְטָר דִּקְדוּשָּׁה דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא, אוּף הָכִי בִּסְטָר מְסָאֲבוּ דְּכַר וְנוּקְבָּא. מַתְלָא אַמְרֵי, לְכַלְבָּא אַרְמֵי לֵיהּ גַּרְמָא, יְלַחֵךְ עַפְרָא דְּרַגְלָךְ.

And the holy people give him a he-goat, as is required for him. And this is the mystery: “Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man” (Gen. 27, 11). Just as on the side of holiness there are male and female, so too on the side of defilement there are male and female. The proverb says: Throw the dog a bone, and he will lick the dust of your feet.

Segment 3ג׳

שָׁאֲלוּ לְבֶן זוֹמָא, מַהוּ לְסָרוּסֵי כַּלְבָא. אָמַר לָהֶם, (ויקרא כ״ב:כ״ד) וּבְאַרְצְּכֶם לֹא תַּעֲשׂוּ, כָּל שֶׁבְּאַרְצְּכֶם לֹא תַּעֲשׂוּ. כְּמָה דְּאִצְּטְרִיךְ עָלְמָא לְהַאי, הָכִי אִצְּטְרִיךְ עָלְמָא לְהַאי. וְעַל דָּא אִתְּמַר, (בראשית א׳:ל״א) וְהִנֵּה טוֹב מְאֹד דָּא מַלְאָךְ הַמָּוְת. לֵית לְבַטְלָא לֵיהּ מִן עָלְמָא, עָלְמָא אִצְּטְרִיךְ לֵיהּ, אַף עַל גַּב דִּכְתִּיב בֵּיהּ, (ישעיהו נ״ו:י״א) וְהַכְּלָבִים עַזֵּי נֶפֶשׁ לֹא יָדְעוּ שָׂבְעָה וְגוֹ', לָא יִתְבַטְלוּן מִן עָלְמָא. כֹּלָּא אִצְּטְרִיךְ טוֹב וָרָע.

They asked Ben Zoma: What of castrating a dog? He said to them: “neither shall you do this in your land” (Lev. 22, 24) — whatever is in your land you shall not do. As the world has need of the one, so the world has need of the other. And therefore it has been said, “and behold, it was very good” (Gen. 1, 31) — this is the angel of death. He is not to be abolished from the world; the world has need of him. Even though it is written of them, “and the dogs are greedy, they never have enough,” and so forth (Isa. 56, 11), they shall not be abolished from the world. All is needed, the good and the evil.

Segment 4ד׳

וּבְגִּינֵי כַּךְ אִית לָן בְּיוֹמָא דָּא לְמִרְמֵי לֵיהּ גַּרְמָא לְכַלְבָּא, עַד דְּאִיהוּ גָּרִיר, יֵיעוּל מַאן דְּיֵיעוּל לְגַבֵּי הֵיכָלָא דְּמַלְכָּא, וְלֵית מַאן דְּיִמְחֵי בִּידוֹי. לְבָתַר יְכָשְׁכֵּשׁ לֵיהּ בִּזְנָבֵיהּ.

And for this reason we must on this day throw the dog a bone; and while he is gnawing at it, whoever is to enter may enter the palace of the King, and there is none to stay his hand. Afterwards he will wag his tail at him.

Segment 5ה׳

מַה כְּתִיב וְהִתְוַדָּה עָלָיו אֶת כָּל עֲוֹנוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּכְתִיב וְנָשָׂא הַשָּׂעִיר עָלָיו אֶת כָּל עֲוֹנוֹתָם. כֵּיוָן דְּאִיהוּ חָמֵי הַאי שָׂעִיר. תִּיאוּבְתֵּיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ, וּלְאִשְׁתַּכְלְּלָא בַּהֲדֵּיהּ, וְלָא יָדַע מֵאִינּוּן חוֹבִין דְּקָא נָטִיל שָׂעִיר. תָּב לְגַבַּיְיהוּ דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, חָמֵי לוֹן בְּלָא חוֹבִין, בְּלָא פְּשָׁעִין, דְּהָא כֻּלְּהוּ שָׁרָאן בְּרֵישָׁא דְּשָעִיר, סָלִיק לְעֵילָּא, וְשַׁבַּח לוֹן קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא חָמֵי סַהֲדוּתָא דְּהַהוּא מְקַטְרְגָא, וְהוֹאִיל וְתִיאוּבְתֵיהּ לְרַחֲמָא עַל עַמֵּיהּ, אַף עַל גַּב דְּאִיהוּ יָדַע כָּל עוֹבָדָא, חָס עֲלֵייהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל.

What is written? “And he shall confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel”; and it is written, “and the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities.” When he sees this he-goat, his desire is toward it, to be perfected with it, and he does not know of those sins that the he-goat takes. He turns back to Israel and sees them without sins and without transgressions, for all of them rest upon the head of the he-goat; he ascends above and praises them before the Holy One, blessed be He. And the Holy One, blessed be He, sees the testimony of that accuser; and since His own desire is to have mercy upon His people, even though He knows every deed, He has pity upon Israel.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: rendered from the Aramaic for this app — The Gematria's own rendering program. A rendering of the words, not a commentary; the Zohar is learned with a teacher