זוהר, בהעלותך ח׳Zohar, Beha'alotcha 8

Section 8 of 27 in Beha'alotcha — 6 segments

Segment 1א׳

הָא אֲבָהָן בְּמַטְלָנִין, בְּעוֹבָדִין, בְּקִשּׁוּרִין דְּמִתְקַשְּׁרֵי דָּא בְּדָא. וְכַד מִתְחַבְּרָן כַּחֲדָא, לֵית מַאן דִּיְקוּם קַמַּיְיהוּ. וְתָנֵינָן, בַּאֲתָר דַּאֲבָהָתָא אִשְׁתְּכָּחוּ, שְׁאַר צַדִיקַיָּיא מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי גַּבַּיְיהוּ. וְעַל דָּא שְׁמָא דָּא סָלִיק לְסִטְרִין אַחֲרָנִין מִתְפָּרְשָׁן, אַף עַל גַּב דְּכֻלְּהוּ נָפְקִין לְאָרְחָא חַד.

Here are the patriarchs in their journeyings, in their works, in the bonds by which they are bound one to another. And when they are joined together as one, there is none who can stand before them. And we have learnt: in the place where the patriarchs are found, the rest of the righteous are found with them. And therefore this Name rises to other, distinct sides, even though they all go out upon one path.

Segment 2ב׳

שִׁבְעָה קִשּׁוּרִין אִינּוּן, דְּמִתְקַשְּׁרֵי בְּהוּ ג' אֲבָהָן, וְד' אַחֲרָנִין. רֵישָׁא וְאֶמְצָעִיתָא בְּקִשּׁוּרָא חֲדָא. וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן דְּחַפְרוּ בֵּירָא דְּמַיָא. תִּנְיָינָא זֶה אֶל זֶה, וְאִינּוּן קִשּׁוּרָא חֲדָא, בִּתְלַת יוֹדִין.

There are seven bonds, in which the three patriarchs are bound, and four others. The head and the middle are in one bond; and these are they who dug the well of water. The second: “the one to the other,” and they are one bond, with three Yods.

Segment 3ג׳

תְּלִיתָאָה, שְׁלִימוּ דְּכָל מְהֵימְנוּתָא. רְבִיעָאָה, תְּרֵין קַיָּימִין, דְּגוּפָא קַיָּימָא עָלַיְיהוּ. חֲמִישָׁאָה, טַב וּבִישׁ, נַהֲרָא דְּנָפִיק אִילָנָא דְּחַיֵּי וּמוֹתָא, (בראשית רכ"א ע"א) עֲמִיקְתָא דְּכֹלָּא. שְׁתִיתָאָה, דִּינָא בְּרַחֲמֵי. שְׁבִיעָאָה, בְּקַדְמִיתָא אִתְּמַר, בְּהַהוּא רֵישָׁא דְּאַמָרָן, בְּגִין דְּאִיהוּ אֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּכֹלָּא. וּבְגִין דְּאִיהוּ אֶמְצָעִיתָא דְּכֹלָּא, אִקְרֵי (שמות נ"ה ע"א) אֲנִי, קִיּוּמָא דְּכָל עַנְפִין דְּמִתְאַחֲדָן מִסַּחֲרָנֵיהּ.

The third: the completeness of all faith. The fourth: two pillars, upon which the body stands. The fifth: good and evil, the river that issues, the tree of life and death, (Bereshit, folio 221a) the deepest of all. The sixth: judgement within mercy. The seventh: it was said at the first, in that head of which we spoke, because it is the middle of all. And because it is the middle of all, it is called (Shemot, folio 55a) Ani (“I”), the mainstay of all the branches that are joined round about it.

Segment 4ד׳

שִׁבְעָה דַּרְגִּין אִלֵּין, מִדַרְגָּא חֲדָא לְדַרְגָּא חֲדָא (ס"א אחרא), אִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעָא רְתִיכָא חֲדָא, בְּכָל אִינּוּן דְּמִתְאַחֲדָאן בֵּיהּ. וְכֵן מִדַרְגָּא לְדַרְגָּא, וְכֻלְּהוּ אִתְנָהֲגָן אֲבַּתְרֵיהּ דְּהַהוּא דַּרְגָּא דְּאִתְפָּקְּדָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא מִלֵּי.

These seven grades: from one grade to one grade (a variant reads: to another), one chariot is made known, in all those that are joined to it. And so from grade to grade; and they are all led after that grade which is appointed over them. And we have explained these matters.

Segment 5ה׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִלֵּין דַּרְגִּין מִשְׁתַּכְחֵי, כָּל מְהֵימְנוּתָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְאִלֵּין שִׁבְעָה עֲנָנִין דְּאַסְחֲרוּ לְהוּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל. בְּגִין כָּךְ כַּד נַטְלָא שְׁכִינְתָּא, בַּאֲבָהָתָא נַטְלָא. וְכַד אִלֵּין נַטְלִין, כֻּלְּהוּ דַּרְגִין אַחֲרָנִין נַטְלִין בְּהוּ, וּכְדֵין אִתְעַטְּרָת כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּדְּקָא יָאוּת.

Observe: at the hour when these grades are found, all faith is found; and these are the seven clouds that encompassed Israel. Therefore, when the Shekinah journeys, she journeys with the patriarchs. And when these journey, all the other grades journey with them; and then the Community of Israel is crowned as is fitting.

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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