זוהר, חיי שרה ט׳Zohar, Chayei Sara 9

Section 9 of 27 in Chayei Sara — 7 segments

Segment 1א׳

וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה ולִבְכֹּתָהּ. הַיְינוּ (דכתיב) דִתְנַן כָּל שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים נַפְשׁוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם פּוֹקֶדֶת לְגוּפוֹ וּמִתְאַבֶּלֶת עָלָיו, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (איוב י״ד:כ״ב) אַךְ בְּשָׂרוֹ עָלָיו יִכְאָב וְנַפְשׁוֹ עָלָיו תֶּאֱבָל. כְּהַאי גַוְונָא וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה וְלִבְכֹּתָהּ. וַיָּבֹא אַבְרָהָם, זוֹ הִיא הַנְּשָׁמָה. לִסְפֹּד לְשָׂרָה, זְה הַגּוּף.

AND ABRAHAM CAME TO MOURN FOR SARAH AND TO WEEP FOR HER. This is what we have learnt: all seven days a man’s soul goes back to his body and mourns over it. This is what is written, “But his flesh grieves for him, and his soul mourns over him” (Job 14, 22). In this manner, “And Abraham came to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.” “And Abraham came” — this is the soul; “to mourn for Sarah” — this is the body.

Segment 2ב׳

אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְּחָק בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהַנְּשָׁמָה זוֹכָה וְעוֹלָה לִמְקוֹם מַעֲלָתָהּ, הַגּוּף שׁוֹכֵב בְּשָׁלוֹם וְיָנוּחַ עַל מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (איוב נז) יָבֹא שָׁלוֹם יָנוּחוּ עַל מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָם, הֹלֵךְ נְכֹחֹה. מַאי הוֹלֵךְ נְכֹחֹה. אָמַר רַבִּי יִצְּחָק הַנְּשָׁמָה הוֹלֵךְ נְכֹחֹה לִמְקוֹם הָעֵדֶן הַגָּנוּז לָהּ. מַאי מַשְׁמַע. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה מֵהַאי מַשְׁמַע, נְכֹחֹה כְּתִיב, (לפנינו כ' בואו ועי' לעיל פג ב בדרך אמת אות ג) בְּה"א. וּבְשָׁעָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ זוֹכָה וְהִיא רְאוּיָה לְקַבֵּל עוֹנְשָׁהּ הוֹלֶכֶת מְשׁוֹמֶמֶת וּמְבַקֶּרֶת בְּכָל יוֹם לַגּוּף וְלַקֶּבֶר.

R. Isaac said: At the hour when the soul is worthy and ascends to the place of its greatness, the body lies in peace and rests upon its bed. This is what is written, “He enters into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walks straight before him” (Is. 57, 2). What is “walks straight before him”? R. Isaac said: The soul walks straight before it, to the place of the Eden that is stored away for it. What is the implication? R. Judah said: From this it is implied — nechochoh is written, with a He. And at the hour when it is not worthy and is fit to receive its punishment, it goes about desolate and visits the body and the grave every day.

Segment 3ג׳

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי הַאי קוּלִיתָא דְקַרְדִינוּתָא, כַּד אָזִיל בִּסְרִיחוּתָא לְכָאן וּלְכָאן אָזַל וּמְבַקֵּר לָהּ לְאַתְרָהּ תְּרֵיסַר יַרְחֵי. כָּךְ נִשְׁמָתָא הַהִיא דְּאִתְחַזְּיָא לְקַבְּלָא עָנְשָׁא, אָזְלָה לְבַר בְּעַלְמָא וּמַפְקֶדֶת לָה לְאַתְרָהּ תְּרֵיסַר יַרְחֵי בְּבָתֵּי קִבְרֵי וּבְעַלְמָא.

R. Jose said: That hip-bone of Kardinutha, when it goes in its rottenness here and there, goes and visits its place for twelve months. So too that soul which is fit to receive punishment goes out into the world and visits its place for twelve months, among the graves and in the world.

Segment 4ד׳

אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה תָּא חֲזֵי, דִּכְתִיב וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ וגו', אָמַר רַבִּי אַבָּא וְהָא תְּנַן דְּכַד נִשְׁמָתָא הִיא בְּתַשְׁלוּמָא עִלָּאָה, נִיתּוֹסַף בָּהּ ה' וְנִקְרֵאת אַבְרָהָם בְּתַשְׁלוּמָא עִלָּאָה. וְהָכָא אַתְּ אָמֵר דְּכַד לֵיתָא זַכָּאָה כָּל כָּךְ דִּכְתִיב וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם. עָבְדַת מַאן דְּיָתִיב בְּכֻּרְסְיָיא נָחִית בְּגוֹ זוּטָר תַּתָּאָה.

R. Judah said: Observe, it is written, “And Abraham rose up from before his dead,” etc. R. Abba said: But have we not learnt that when the soul is in supernal completeness a He is added to it and it is called Abraham, in supernal completeness? And here you say that it is not so worthy, since it is written “And Abraham rose up”: you have made him who sits upon the throne come down into what is small and below.

Segment 5ה׳

אֶלָּא הָכִי גַּזַּרְנָא וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ, דְּאָמַר רַבִּי בּוֹ אָמַר רַבִּי זְרִיקָא כְּשֶׁהַנְּשָׁמָה רְאוּיָה לַעֲלוֹת לִמְקוֹם עִדְנָּה, קוֹדֶם מְגִינָה עַל הַגּוּף הַקָּדוֹשׁ שֶׁיּוֹצֵּאת מִשָּׁם וְאַחַר כָּךְ עוֹלָה לִמְקוֹם מַעֲלָתָהּ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם מֵעַל פְּנֵי מֵתוֹ זְהוּ הַגּוּף.

But thus have we determined: “And Abraham rose up from before his dead” — for R. Bo said in the name of R. Zerika, When the soul is fit to ascend to the place of its delight, it first shields the holy body which it leaves, and afterwards ascends to the place of its greatness. This is what is written, “And Abraham rose up from before his dead” — this is the body.

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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