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זוהר, בחקותי י״אZohar, Bechukotai 11

Section 11 of 16 in Bechukotai — 2 segments

Segment 1א׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְּעַר צֶדֶק בְּדִינוֹי. כַּמָה סִטְרֵי טְהִירִין, מִתְעָרִין מִימִינָא וּמִשְּׂמָאלָא, כַּמָה שַׁרְבִיטִין נָפְקִין, מִנְּהוֹן שַׁרְבִיטֵי אֶשָּׁא, שַׁרְבִיטֵי גּוּמְרִין, שַׁרְבִיטֵי שַׁלְהוֹבָא, כֻּלְּהוּ נָפְקִין וּמִתְעָרִין בְּעָלְמָא, וְלָקָאן לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא. תְּחוֹתַיְיהוּ מְמָנָן אָחֳרָנִין, מָארֵי טַפְסִין, מְמָנָן דְּאַרְבְּעִין חָסֵר חַד. שָׁאטִין וְנַחְתִּין, לָקָאן וְסַלְּקִין, וְנַטְלִין רְשׁוּתָא, עַיְילִין בְּנוּקְבָּא דִּתְהוֹמָא רַבָּא, מְצַבְעִין טַפְסֵי, וְנוֹרָא דְּדָלִיק אִתְחַבָּר בְּהוּ, נַפְקֵי גּוּמְרִין וְשָׁאטִין וְנַחְתִּין, וְאִשְׁתְּכָחוּ לָקֳבְלֵיהוֹן דִּבְנֵי נָשָׁא. וְהַיְינוּ דִּכְתִּיב, וְיָסַפְתִּי לְיַסְּרָה אֶתְכֶם אֶתֵּן לְמָארֵיהוֹן דְּדִינָא, תּוֹסֶפֶת עַל דִּינָא דִּלְהוֹן.

When righteousness arises with its judgements, many are the shining emissaries who bestir themselves on the right hand and on the left, with many rods of fire, coal and flame, with which they traverse the world and smite the sons of men. Under them are many other emissaries, lords of the thirty-nine strokes, who come down and smite and ascend and receive authorization, who enter into the hollow of the great deep where they become painted with flames and a burning fire is attached to them and they issue forth like burning coals. Hence it is written, “I shall chastise you still more (lit. I will add to chastise you) seven times for your sins”, that is to say, I will give additional power to the chastisers to chastise, up to seven times for your sins.

Segment 2ב׳

כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, (בראשית ח׳:כ״א) לֹא אוֹסִיף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָאָדָם. מַאי לֹא אוֹסִיף. לֹא אֶתֵּן תּוֹסֶפֶת לְמָארֵי דִּינָא לְשֵׁיצָאָה עָלְמָא, אֶלָּא תּוֹסֶפֶת כְּגַוְונָא דְּיָכִיל עָלְמָא לְמִסְבַּל. וְעַל דָּא וְיָסַפְתִּי, אֶתֵּן תּוֹסֶפֶת וַדַּאי.

As it says, “I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake” (Gen. 8, 21). What is “I will not again”? I will give no addition to the lords of judgement to destroy the world, but only such an addition as the world can bear. And therefore, “and I will add” — I will assuredly give an addition.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)

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