זוהר, תוספות כרך א כ״דZohar, Addenda, Volume I 24

Section 24 of 52 in Addenda, Volume I — 27 segments

Segment 1א׳

בְּרֵאשִׁית רָזָא דְחָכְמָ"ה. בָּרָא. עִלָּאָה סְתִימָא דְלָא אִתְיְּידָע (כתר) אֱלֹהִי"ם בִּינָ"ה. אֶ"ת כְּלָלָא דְּחֶסֶ"ד וּגְבוּרָ"ה. הַשָׁמַיִם תִפְאֶרֶ"ת וְאֶ"ת כְּלָלָא דְּנֶצַ"ח וְהוֹ"ד. וא"ו דְּוְאֶת לְאַכְלָלָא צַדִּי"ק. הָאָרֶץ כְּלָלָא דְּכְּנְסֵת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים וּבָתַר פְּרָטָא דְאוֹרַיְיתָא בְּרָזָא דְּאִינּוּן יוֹמִין עִלָּאִין. בְּרֵאשִׁית מַאֲמָר הוּא לָקֳבֵל דַרְגָּא דְחָכְמָ"ה וְאִקְרֵי רֵאשִׁית.

BERESHITH (in the beginning) is the mystery of chochmah. BARA (created) — the supernal hidden one that is not known (keter). ELOHIM is binah. ETH is the sum of chesed and gevurah. HASHAMAYIM (the heaven) is tiferet. VE-ETH is the sum of netzach and hod. The Vau of VE-ETH is to include the Righteous One. HA-ARETZ (the earth) is the sum of the Community of Israel, the land of the living. And afterwards, the particulars of the Torah, in the mystery of those supernal days. BERESHITH is a saying, corresponding to the grade of chochmah; and it is called RESHITH.

Segment 2ב׳

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר לָקֳבֵל דַרְגָּא דְּחֶסֶ"ד דְאִיהוּ לִימִינָא. דְהָא מִתַּמָּן נָפִיק נְהוֹרָא לְכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין בְּרָזָא דְיוֹם, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהילים נ״ב:ג׳) חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל הַיּוֹם וּלְקֳבְלֵיהּ לְתַתָּא אַבְרָהָם דְאֲחִיד בְּהָאי חוּלָקָא. וּבְגִין כָּךְ כְּתִיב הָכָא יוֹם אֶחָד, וְהָכָא (יחזקאל לג) אֶחָד הָיָה אַבְרָהָם וּבֵיהּ כְּתִיב (ישעיהו מ״א:ב׳) מִי הֶעִיר מִמִּזְרָח בְּרָזָא דְּאוֹר דְנָפִיק מִמִּזְרָח.

AND GOD SAID: LET THERE BE LIGHT — corresponding to the grade of chesed, which is on the right; for from there light goes out to all the worlds, in the mystery of day. This is what is written, (Ps. 52, 3) “The mercy of God endures all the day.” And corresponding to it below is Abraham, who is held fast in this portion. And therefore it is written here “one day,” and here (Ezek. 33) “Abraham was one”; and of him it is written, (Isa. 41, 2) “Who has roused up one from the east” — in the mystery of the light that goes out from the east.

Segment 3ג׳

וְתָא חֲזֵי לָא תִשְׁכַּח בְכֻלְּהוּ ז' זַכָּאִין דַאֲחִידָן לְעֵילָא בְּרָזָא דִשְׁמָהַתְהוֹן בְּשֵׁירוּתָא אָלֶף אֶלָּא אַבְרָהָם וְאַהֲרֹן דַאֲחִידָן בְהָאי חֶסֶ"ד דְהָא כֹּהֲנִים מִסִּטְרָא דְחֶסֶ"ד אָתוּ. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְאֲחִיד אַהֲרֹן בְּהוֹד, בְּחֶסֶ"ד נָמֵי אֲחִיד וּמֹשֶׁה אַף עַל גַּב דְאֲחִיד בְּנֶצַח, בְּתִפְאֶרֶת נָמֵי אֲחִיד. לְאַחֲזָאָה דְכוֹלָא חַד וְאַבְרָהָם רֵישָׁא לְכֻלְּהוּ זַכָּאִין וּמִנֵּיהּ אִתַּפְרָשׁוּ לְתַתָּא דְאִיהוּ לִימִינָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וְאִקְרֵי כֹּהֵן הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב (תהילים ק״י:ד׳) אַתָּה כֹּהֵן לְעוֹלָם עַל דִּבְרָתִי מַלְכִּי צֶדֶק. וְאַהֲרֹן בְּגִין דְאִיהוּ כֹּהֵן אֲחִיד בְּהָאי, אֲבָל דַרְגָּא דִילֵיהּ הוֹ"ד אִיהוּ:

And observe: you will not find among all the seven righteous who are held fast above, in the mystery of their names, an Aleph at the beginning, save Abraham and Aaron, who are held fast in this chesed; for the priests came from the side of chesed. And even though Aaron is held fast in hod, he is held fast in chesed also; and Moses, even though he is held fast in netzach, is held fast in tiferet also — to show that all is one. And Abraham is the head of all the righteous, and from him they were divided below, for he is at the right hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, and is called priest. This is what is written, (Ps. 110, 4) “You are a priest for ever after the manner of Melchizedek.” And Aaron, because he is a priest, is held fast in this; but his own grade is hod.

Segment 4ד׳

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל וְכוּ' לָקֳבֵל דַרְגָּא דִּגְבוּרָ"ה דְאֲחִיד תַמָּן יִצְחָק וּלְקִבְלֵיהּ תִפְאֶרֶת (ס"א לקבליה. תא חזי) מַיָא אוֹלִידוּ אֶשָׁא בְּגִין כָּךְ יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל. וּבְגִין כָּךְ לְתַתָּא אַבְרָהָם הוֹלִיד אֶת יִצְחָק (ובההוא יומא) וּבְיוֹמָא הַהוּא אִתְבְּרֵי גֵּיהִנָם דְנָפִיק מֵהַהוּא אֶשָׁא תַקִּיפָא בְּהַהוּא מַחֲלוֹקֶת וּבְגִין כָּךְ הַהוּא יוֹמָא, יוֹמָא דְדִינָא:

AND GOD SAID: LET THERE BE A FIRMAMENT IN THE MIDST OF THE WATERS, AND LET IT DIVIDE, and so forth — corresponding to the grade of gevurah, in which Isaac is held fast; and corresponding to it, tiferet. The waters begot fire; therefore, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide.” And therefore below, “Abraham begot Isaac”; and on that day Gehinnom was created, which goes out from that mighty fire in that division. And therefore that day is a day of judgement.

Segment 5ה׳

וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמָּיִם לָקֳבֵל דָא דַרְגָּא דְּתִפְאֶרֶ"ת דְאִקְּרֵי קַו הָאֶמְצָעִי וּלְקִבְלֵיהּ דְיַעֲקֹב דְאִיהוּ תְּלִיתָאֵי וְנָטִיל תְרֵין חוּלָקִין בְּהַהוּא דְּאֵשׁ וּמַיִם (דאש השמים) מִשָׁמַיִם וּלְקִבְלֵיהּ יוֹם תְּלִיתָאֵי וְעַל דָא דְאִקְּרֵי יַעֲקֹב (בראשית כ״ה:כ״ז) אִישׁ תָּם יוֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִים. שְׁלִים בְּכוֹלָא. שְׁלִים בְּחֶסֶד. שְׁלִים בְּדִינָא. שְׁלִים בְּמַיָּא שְׁלִים בְּאֶשָׁא. יוֹשֵׁב אֹהָלִים תְרֵין, חֶסֶ"ד וּגְבוּרָ"ה וְנָטִיל כֹּלָּא וְאִתְעֲבִיד בִידֵיהּ רַחֲמִין:

AND GOD SAID: LET THE WATERS BE GATHERED — corresponding to this, the grade of tiferet, which is called the middle line; and corresponding to it, Jacob, who is the third and takes two portions in that fire and water from heaven; and corresponding to it, the third day. And therefore Jacob is called (Gen. 25, 27) “a perfect man, dwelling in tents” — whole in all: whole in chesed, whole in judgement, whole in water, whole in fire. “Dwelling in tents” — two: chesed and gevurah; and he takes all, and in his hand it becomes mercy.

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