זוהר, האזינו ח׳Zohar, Ha'Azinu 8

Segment 1א׳

אָמַר רִבִּי חִיָּיא, הַאי קְרָא אוֹלִיפְנָא מִנֵיהּ חָכְמְתָא עִלָּאָה, וְהָכִי הוּא. אֲבָל סֵיפֵיהּ דִּקְרָא, מְקַשֵּׁר קִשְׁרָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, בְּמַאי דִּכְתִּיב הוּא. כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר, צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר הוּא. כְּלוֹמַר הוּא כֹּלָּא. הוּא חַד בְּלָא פִּרוּדָא. דְּאִי תֵּימָא כָּל הָנֵי סַגִּיאִין אִינּוּן, חָזַר וְאָמַר הוּא, כֻּלְּהוּ סַלְּקִין וּמִתְקַשְּׁרָן וּמִתְאַחֲדָן בְּחַד. וְכֹלָּא, הוּא הָיָה, וְהוּא הֲוָה, וְהוּא יְהֵא. וְהוּא חַד. בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵיהּ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמִין. (על) עַד כֵּן מִתְקַטְּרִין מִלִּין, וּמִתְאַחֲדִין מִלִּין קַדִּישִׁין, דִּשְׁמָא דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.

R. Hiya said: ‘From this verse I have learnt supernal wisdom, and so it is. But the end of the verse ties the knot of faith, in what is written, “He”, as it says, “just and right is He”. That is to say, He is all; He is one, without division. For should you say that all these are many, Scripture turns and says “He”: they all ascend and are bound together and made one in one. And all of it: He was, and He is, and He shall be; and He is one. Blessed be His name for ever and to all eternity. Thus far the words are knit together, and the holy words of the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He, are made one.’

Segment 2ב׳

זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ מַאן דְּקָרֵי לְמַלְכָּא, וְיִנְדַּע לְמִקְרֵי כַּדְּקָא יָאוּת. וְאִי אִיהוּ קָרֵי וְלֹא יְדַע לְמַאן קָרֵי, אִתְרְחִיק קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מִנֵּיהּ, דִּכְתִּיב, (תהילים קמ״ה:י״ח) קָרוֹב יְיָ' לְכָל קוֹרְאָיו וְגוֹ'. קָרוֹב יְיָ' לְכָל קוֹרְאָיו, לְמַאן קָרוֹב. חָזַר וְאָמַר, לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּהוּ בֶאֱמֶת, וְכִי אִית מַאן דְּיִקְרֵי לֵיהּ בְּשִׁקְרָא. אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא אִין, הַהוּא מַאן דְּקָרֵי וְלֹא יְדַע לְמַאן דְּקָרֵי. מְנָלָן. דִּכְתִּיב לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּהוּ בֶאֱמֶת. מַאי בֶאֱמֶת. בְּחוֹתָמָא דְּגוּשְׁפַּנְקָא דְּמַלְכָּא, דְּהוּא שְׁלִימוּ דְּכֹלָּא. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (מיכה ז׳:כ׳) תִתֵּן אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב חֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם. וּבְגִין כָּךְ לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאוּהוּ בֶאֱמֶת כְּתִיב. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵיהּ דְּמַאן דְּעָאל, וְנָפַק לְמִנְדַּע אָרְחוֹי דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב, (משלי ד׳:י״ח) וְאֹרַח צַדִּיקִים כְּאוֹר נוֹגַהּ וְגוֹ'. וּכְתִיב (ישעיהו ס׳:כ״א) וְעַמֵּךְ כֻּלָּם צַדִּיקִים וְגוֹ'.

Happy is the portion of one who calls upon the King and knows how to call as is fitting. And if he calls and does not know whom he calls, the Holy One, blessed be He, is far from him, as it is written, “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him”, etc. (Ps. 145, 18). “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him” — to whom is He near? Scripture turns and says, “to all who call upon Him in truth”. And is there one who would call upon Him falsely? R. Abba said: ‘Yes: he who calls and does not know whom he calls. How do we know it? Because it is written, “to all who call upon Him in truth”. What is “in truth”? With the impress of the King’s signet, which is the completion of all. This is what is written, “You will give truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham” (Micah 7, 20); and therefore it is written, “to all who call upon Him in truth”. Happy is the portion of one who has entered and come out, to know the ways of the Holy One, blessed be He. And of this it is written, “But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn”, etc. (Prov. 4, 18); and it is written, “Your people also shall be all righteous”, etc. (Isa. 60, 21).’