זוהר, האדרא רבא ל״גZohar, Idra Rabba 33

Section 33 of 52 in Idra Rabba — 24 segments

Segment 1א׳

אָמַר רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן לְרִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ, קוּם בְּרִי (קדישא), סַלְסֵל תִּקּוּנָא דְּדִיקְנָא (נ"א דמלכא) קַדִּישָׁא, בְּתִקּוּנוֹי אִלֵּין. קָם רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, פָּתַח וְאָמַר, (תהילים קי״ח:ה׳) מִן הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָהּ עָנָנִי בַמֶרְחָב יָהּ וְגוֹ'. עַד מִבְּטוֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִים. תָּנָא, הָכָא ט' תִּקּוּנִין דִּבְדִּיקְנָא דָּא. לְהָנֵי תִּקּוּנִין אִצְטְרִיךְ דָּוִד מַלְכָּא, בְּגִין לְנַצְחָא לִשְׁאַר מַלְכִין, וְלִשְׁאַר עַמִּין.

Rabbi Shimon said to Rabbi El'azar his son: "Rise, my (holy) son, curl the installment of the holy beard (other reading: the holy king), with these his installments." Rabbi El'azar rose, opened and said: (Psalms 118:5) "From the distress I called out 'God' (יה), in the wide space God (יה) answered etc.". Until "...than to rely upon the willing" [Psalms 118:9] it was taught that here are nine installments that are in this beard. King David needed these installments in order to be victorious over the rest of the kings and the rest of the peoples.

Segment 2ב׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, כֵּיוָן דְּאָמַר הָנֵי ט' תִּקּוּנִין, לְבָתַר אָמַר כָּל גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי בְּשֵׁם יְיָ כִּי אֲמִילַם. אָמַר, הָנֵי תִּקּוּנִין דַּאֲמֵינָא, לְמַאי אִצְטְרִיכְנָא. מִשּׁוּם דְּכָל גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי. וּבְתִקּוּנָא דְּדִיקְנָא דָּא, ט' תִּקּוּנִין, דְּאִינּוּן שֵׁם יְיָ, אַשֵצִינוּן מִן עָלְמָא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב בְּשֵׁם יְיָ כִּי אֲמִילַם.

Come and see, after he had spoken these nine installments, he said: "All the nations have surrounded me, but with the name of HaShem I will keep them off"(Psalms 118:10). He said: these installments that I say, wherefore do I need [them]? Because "all the nations have surrounded me". And with the installment of this beard, nine installments, which are "the name of HaShem", I will make them perish from the world, this is what is written: "but with the name of HaShem I will keep them off".

Segment 3ג׳

וְתָנָא בִּצְנִיעוּתָא דְּסִפְרָא, תִּשְׁעָה תִּקּוּנִין אָמַר דָּוִד, הָכָא, שִׁיתָא אִינּוּן בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. דְּשִׁית שְׁמָהָן הֲווֹ, וּתְלַת אָדָם. וְאִי תֵּימָא תְּרֵין אִינּוּן. תְּלָתָא הֲווֹ, דְּהָא נְדִיבִים בִּכְלַל אָדָם הֲווֹ.

And it has been taught in the Concealment of the Book [Sifra di-Tsni'uta]: David spoke nine installments here, six are those with the Holy Name, which makes six names, and three [with] "Adam" (אדם). And if you say that they are [only] two, there are three because "the willing" belong to the class of "Adam".

Segment 4ד׳

תָּנָא שִׁיתָא שְׁמָהָן, דִּכְתִּיב: מִן הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָהּ, חַד. עָנָנִי בַמֶרְחָב יָהּ, תְּרֵין. יְיָ לִי לֹא אִירָא, תְּלַת. יְיָ לִי בְּעוֹזְרָי, אַרְבַּע. טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיְיָ, חֲמִשָּׁה. טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיְיָ, שִׁיתָא. אָדָם תְּלַת, דִּכְתִּיב: יְיָ לִי לֹא אִירָא מַה יַעֲשֶׂה לִי אָדָם, חַד. טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיְיָ מִבְּטוֹחַ בָּאָדָם, תְּרֵי. טוֹב לַחֲסוֹת בַּיְיָ מִבְּטוֹחַ בִּנְדִיבִים, תְּלַת.

It has been taught: six names, as is written [Psalm 118:5-9]: "From the distress I called out 'God' (יה)", one. "In the wide space God answered", two. "HaShem is with me, I do not fear", three. "HaShem is with me, supporting me", four. "It is better to seek refuge with HaShem", five. "It is better to seek refuge with HaShem", six. [With] Adam three, as is written: "HaShem is with me, I do not fear, what can a human (Adam) do to me", one. "It is better to seek refuge with HaShem than to rely upon a human (Adam)", two. "It is better to seek refuge with HaShem than to rely upon the willing", three.

Segment 5ה׳

וְתָּא חֲזֵי רָזָא דְּמִלָּה, דִּבְכָל אֲתָר דְּאִדְכַּר אָדָם הָכָא, לָא אִדְכַּר אֶלָּא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. דְּהָכִי אִתְחֲזֵי. מִשּׁוּם דְּלָא אִקְרֵי (הוה) אָדָם, אֶלָּא בְּמָה דְּאִתְחֲזֵי לֵיהּ. וּמַאי אִתְחֲזֵי לֵיהּ. שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. דִּכְתִּיב, (בראשית ב׳:ז׳) וַיִּיצֶר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאָדָם, בְּשֵׁם מָלֵא, דְּהוּא יְיָ אֱלֹהִים. כְּמָה דְּאִתְחֲזֵי לֵיהּ וּבְגִין כָּךְ הָכָא לָא אִדְכַּר אָדָם אֶלָּא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא.

And come and see the mystery of the subject, that in every place where Adam is mentioned here, it is only mentioned [together] with the Holy Name, which is fitting in this way, because Adam has only been mentioned with what is fitting for him. And what is fitting for him? The Holy Name. As is written (Genesis 2:7) "And HaShem God formed the Adam", with the full name which is "HaShem God", as is fitting for him, and because of this Adam is here only mentioned with the Holy Name.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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