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זוהר, בשלח כ׳Zohar, Beshalach 20

Section 20 of 34 in Beshalach — 10 segments

Segment 1א׳

אָמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּעָאל מֹשֶׁה בְּגוֹ עֲנָנָא, כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (שמות כ״ד:י״ח) וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה בְּתוֹךְ הֶעָנָן, כְּבַר נָשׁ דְּהֲוָה אָזִיל בַּאֲתָר דְּרוּחָא. אִיעְרַע בֵּיהּ חַד (ויקרא ע"ח ע"ב) מַלְאָכָא רַבְרְבָא, וְתָאנָא, קְמוּאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ. וְהוּא מְמָנָא עַל תְּרֵיסָר אַלְפִין מְמָנָן שְׁלִיחָן. בָּעָא לְאִזְדַּוְּוגָא בֵּיהּ בְּמֹשֶׁה, פָּתַח מֹשֶׁה פּוּמֵיהּ, (בראשית ט"ז ע"א) בִּתְרֵיסַר אַתְוָון גְּלִיפָן דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא דְּאוֹלִיף לֵיהּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בַּסְּנֶה, וְאִתְרְחַק מִנֵּיהּ תְּרֵיסַר אַלְפִין פַּרְסִין, וַהֲוָה אָזַל מֹשֶׁה בַּעֲנָנָא, וְעֵינוֹי מְלַהֲטָן כְּגוּמְרִין דְּאֶשָּׁא.

Said R. Eleazar: ‘When Moses entered the cloud (Ex. 24, 18), like a man traversing the region of the Spirit, a certain great angel, whose name, according to tradition, is Kemuel, and who is appointed guardian and chief over twelve thousand messengers, sought to attack him. Thereupon Moses opened his mouth and uttered the twelve letters of the Holy Name which the Holy One had taught him at the bush, and the angel departed from him to a distance of twelve thousand parasangs. And Moses walked in the midst of the cloud, his eyes flaming like coals of fire.

Segment 2ב׳

עַד דְּאִיעֲרַע בֵּיהּ חַד מַלְאָכָא, רַבְרְבָא וְיַקִּירָא מִן קַדְמָאָה, וְתָאנָא הֲדַרְנִיאֵ"ל שְׁמֵיהּ, וְהוּא עִלָּאָה עַל שְׁאַר מַלְאָכִין, אֶלֶף וְשִׁתִּין רִבּוֹא פַּרְסִין, וְקָלֵיהּ אָזִיל בְּמָאתָן אֶלֶף רְקִיעִין, דְּמִסְתַּחֲרָאן בְּאֶשָּׁא חִיוָּורָא. כֵּיוָן דְּחָמָא לֵיהּ מֹשֶׁה, לָא יָכִיל לְמַלְּלָא. בָּעָא לְמִשְׁדֵּי גַּרְמֵיהּ מִגּוֹ עֲנָנָא.

Then another angel met him, greater and more eminent than the first. His name, according to tradition, is Hadraniel, and he is set above all the other angels and celestial cohorts, yea, is even removed from them by a distance of one thousand and sixty myriads of parasangs, and his voice, when he proclaims the will of the Lord, penetrates through two hundred thousand firmaments which are surrounded by a white fire. On seeing him, Moses was struck dumb with awe, and would have thrown himself down from the cloud.

Segment 3ג׳

אֲמַר לֵיהּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, מֹשֶׁה, וְכִי אַנְתְּ הוּא דְּאַסְגִּית מִלִּין עִמִּי בַּסְּנֶה, דְּבָעִית לְמִנְדַּע רָזָא דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְלָא דָּחַלְתְּ. וְהַשְׁתָּא אַתְּ דָּחִיל מֵחָד מִשַּׁמָּשַׁי. כֵּיוָן דִּשְׁמַע מֹשֶׁה קַלֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִתְתַּקַּף. פָּתַח פּוּמֵיהּ, בְּע"ב אַתְוָון דִּשְׁמָא עִלָּאָה, כֵּיוָן דִּשְׁמַע הֲדַרְנִי"אֵל אַתְוָון דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, מִפּוּמֵיהּ דְּמֹשֶׁה, אִזְדַּעְזָע. קָרִיב לְגַבֵּיהּ, אֲמַר לֵיהּ, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקָךְ מֹשֶׁה, דְּאִתְגְלֵי לָךְ, מַה דְּלָא אִתְגְּלֵי לְמַלְאֲכֵי עִלָּאֵי.

but the Holy One, blessed be He, admonished him, saying: “Moses, thou didst speak much with Me at the bush and didst desire that I should reveal to thee the Holy Name, and wast not afraid, and art thou now affrighted before one of My servants!” When Moses heard these words from the voice of his Master, he took courage; opening his mouth, he uttered the Supreme Name of seventy-two letters. At this, Hadraniel trembled, and drew near to Moses and cried: “Happy indeed is thy lot, O Moses, for that thou hast been vouchsafed knowledge such as is denied even to the supernal angels!”

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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