זוהר, אמור ט״זZohar, Emor 16

Section 16 of 51 in Emor — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, בַּר נָשׁ דְּאִתְיְילִיד לָא אִתְמָנָא עָלֵיהּ חֵילָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, עַד דְּאִתְגְּזַר. כֵּיוָן דְּאִתְגְּזַר, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ (רוחא) אִתְּעָרוּתָא דְּרוּחָא דִּלְעֵילָּא. זָכֵי לְאִתְעַסְּקָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא יַתִּיר. זָכֵי וְעָבִיד פִּקּוּדֵי אוֹרַיְיתָא, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא יַתִּיר. זָכֵי וְאִתְנְסִיב, זָכֵי וְאוֹלִיד בְּנִין, וְאוֹלִיף לוֹן אוֹרְחוֹי דְּמַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא, הָא כְּדֵין הוּא אָדָם שְׁלִים. שְׁלִים בְּכֹלָּא.

Observe that when a child is born, a power from above is not appointed to watch over it until it is circumcised. When the child is circumcised, some supernal activity is stirred in connection with it. If he proceeds to the study of the Torah, the activity is heightened. If he is able to keep the precepts of the Law, the activity is still further heightened. If he advances so far as to marry and beget children and teach them the ways of the Holy King, then he is a complete man.

Segment 2ב׳

אֲבָל בְּהֵמָה דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, הַהוּא חֵילָא דְּאִית לָהּ בְּסוֹפָהּ, אִית לָהּ בְּהַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְלִידַת, וְאִתְמָנָא עָלֵיהּ. וּבְגִין כַּךְ כְּתִיב, שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז כִּי יִוָּלֵד. עֵגֶל אוֹ טָלֶה, אוֹ שָׂעִיר אוֹ גְּדִי לָא אִתְּמַר, אֶלָּא שׁוֹר אוֹ כֶשֶׂב אוֹ עֵז, הַהוּא דְּאִית לֵיהּ לְסוֹפָא, אִית לֵיהּ בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְיְילִיד.

Contrariwise, the beast from the moment of its birth is under the same supervision as throughout its life. Therefore it is written, “when a bullock or a sheep or a goat is born”, not “a calf or a lamb or a kid”, to show that what it has at the end it has at the moment of birth.

Segment 3ג׳

וְהָיָה שִׁבְעַת יָמִים תַּחַת אִמּוֹ, בְּגִין לְאִתְיַשְּׁבָא בֵּיהּ הַהוּא חֵילָא וְאִתְקַיָּים בֵּיהּ. וּבְמַּה יִתְקַיָּים בֵּיהּ. כַּד יִשְׁרֵי עָלֵיהּ שַׁבָּת חַד, וְאִי לָא, לָא יִתְקְיָּים. (ועוד דאתייבש מזוהמא דאמיה) וּלְבָתַר דְּיִתְקְיָּים בֵּיהּ הַהוּא חֵילָא, כְּתִיב יֵרָצֶה לְקָרְבַּן אִשֶּׁה לַיְיָ', בְּקִיּוּמָא דְּשַׁבָּת חַד, דְּאַעְבָּר עָלֵיהּ.

It is to be seven days under its dam in order that that power may be settled and firmly established in it. For this it is necessary that one sabbath should pass over it; and then “it is acceptable for an offering made by fire unto the Lord”.

Segment 4ד׳

וּבַר נָשׁ, בְּקִיּוּמָא דְּשַׁבָּת חַד, אִתְקַיָּים בֵּיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא דְּהַאי עָלְמָא, וְחֵילָא דִּילֵיהּ. בָּתַר דְּאִתְגְּזַר, אִתְּעַר עָלֵיהּ אִתְּעָרוּתָא דְּרוּחָא עִלָּאָה, וּכְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אַעְבָּר עָלֵיהּ, וְחָמָאת לֵיהּ, בִּרְשִׁימָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְאַתְעֲרַת עָלֵיהּ, וְשַׁרְיָא עָלֵיהּ רוּחָא דְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא קַדִּישָׁא, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר, (יחזקאל ט״ז:ו׳) וָאֶעֱבוֹר עָלַיִךְ וָאֶרְאֵךְ מִתְבּוֹסֶסֶת בְּדָמָיִךְ וְגוֹ'. בְּדָמַיִךְ: בִּתְרֵי.

And a man, through the passing of one Sabbath over him, has established in himself the awakening of this world and its power. After he is circumcised, there is awakened upon him the awakening of the supernal spirit; and the Community of Israel passes over him and sees him bearing the holy sign, and she is awakened over him, and the spirit of that holy world rests upon him, as it says, “And when I passed by you, and saw you wallowing in your blood,” etc. (Ezek. 16, 6). “In your blood”: in two.

Segment 5ה׳

וְאִי תֵּימָא, הָתָם כַּד נָפְקוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם, דִּשְׁכִיחַ בֵּינַיְיהוּ דָּם פֶּסַח וְדָם מִילָה, כְּדֵין כְּתִיב בְּדָמַיִךְ חַיִי, הָכָא מַאי בְּדָמַיִךְ. אֶלָּא תְּרֵין, חַד דְּמִילָה, וְחַד דִּפְרִיעָה. חַד דִּגְזִירוּ, דִּכְנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל. וְחַד דִּפְרִיעָה, בְּצַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָם. וְאִלֵּין תְּרֵין דָּמִין דְּבַר נָשׁ קָאִים בְּגִינַיְיהוּ בְּקִיּוּמָא דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב בְּדָמַיִךְ חַיִי.

And if you should say: there, when Israel went out of Egypt, the blood of the Passover and the blood of circumcision were found among them, and therefore it is written, “in your blood, live”; here, what is “in your blood”? Rather, two: one of circumcision and one of the uncovering. One of the cutting, which is of the Community of Israel; and one of the uncovering, which is in the Zaddik, foundation of the world. And for the sake of these two bloods a man stands in the endurance of the world to come. That is what is written, “in your blood, live.”

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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