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זוהר, בא י״דZohar, Bo 14

Section 14 of 17 in Bo — 14 segments

Segment 1א׳

וְקֹדֶם דְּיֵיתֵי בַּר נָשׁ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא וְיִפּוּק מֵרֶחֶם אִמֵיהּ, וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ, דָּא גַּבְרִיאֵל, בְּהַהוּא אָבָק דְּעָפָר, דְּאִתְּמַר (בראשית ב׳:ז׳) וַיִּיצֶר יְיָ' אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם עָפָר מִן הָאֲדָמָה, וְאוֹלִיף לֵיהּ שִׁבְעִים לָשׁוֹן. וּבְגִין דָּא, וַיִּיצֶר: חַד יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב, דְּאוֹלִיף לֵיהּ שִׁבְעִים לָשׁוֹן. וְחַד, יֵצֶר הָרָע דְּאָבִיק עִמֵּיהּ. דְּאִתְּמַר, כִּי נָגַע בְּכַף יֶרֶךְ יַעֲקֹב בְּגִיד הַנָּשֶׁה, וְאַשְׁכַּח מִנֵיהּ שִׁבְעִין לָשׁוֹן, דְּאוֹלִיף לֵיהּ יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב.

For when a man is about to be born into the world the angel Gabriel wrestles with the dust of which man is formed, and inculcates into the potential man seventy languages, which, however, he retains not when he enters into this world, since the evil impulse wipes them out from his mind, so that the battle between the conflicting principles begins even before the man is born.

Segment 2ב׳

וְקֹדֶם כָּל דָּא, נַחְתִּין עִמֵּיהּ אַרְבְּעָה מַלְאָכִין, דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן (תהילים צ״א:י״א) כִּי מַלְאָכָיו יְצַוֶּה לָךְ. אִי אִית לֵיהּ זְכוּת אָבוֹת, חַד מִיכָאֵל, בִּזְכוּת אַבְרָהָם. וְתִנְיָינָא גַּבְרִיאֵל, בִּזְכוּת יִצְחָק. וּתְלִיתָאָה דְּנָחִית עִמֵּיהּ נוּרִיאֵל, בִּזְכוּתָא דְּיַעֲקֹב. וּרְבִיעָאָה רְפָאֵל, בִּזְכוּתָא דְּאָדָם קַדְמָאָה. וְיֵצֶר הַטּוֹב לְעֵילָּא מִנֵּיהּ.

Before all this, there are four angels which descend with him if he comes of pious stock. One of the four angels will be Michael, in remembrance of Abraham; one Gabriel, in remembrance of Isaac; one Nuriel, in remembrance of Jacob; and one Raphael, in remembrance of Adam; and the good impulse hovers over him.

Segment 3ג׳

וְאִי לֵית לֵיהּ זְכוּת, אַזְלֵי עִמֵּיהּ ד', עָוֹן, מַשְׁחִית, אַף, וְחֵימָה, וְיֵצֶר הָרָע לְעֵילָּא מִנַיְיהוּ, לְמֵידָן לֵיהּ לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. וּבְגִין דָּא אוּקְמוּהָ, רָשָׁע, יֵצֶר הָרָע שׁוֹפְטוֹ. צַדִּיק, יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב שׁוֹפְטוֹ. בֵּינוֹנִי, זֶה וְזֶה שׁוֹפְטוֹ. וּבְגִין דָּא, אִי אִיהוּ בֵּינוֹנִי, גַּבְרִיאֵל דְּאִיהוּ יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב, וְסַמָאֵ"ל דְּאִיהוּ יֵצֶר הָרָע, זֶה וְזֶה שׁוֹפְטוֹ.

But if he himself is unworthy and possesses no heritage of righteousness to assist him, four powers of evil shall be his companions when he enters into this world, namely, Anger, Destruction, Depravity, and Wrath; and the evil impulse hovers over him to become his judge in the world to come. This explains the aforesaid saying, that, “the wicked is judged by the evil inclination, the righteous by the good, and the intermediate by good and evil mingled”. In the case of the last-mentioned, Gabriel, who represents the good impulse, and Samael, who represents the evil, become his judges.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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