זוהר, האדרא זוטא כ״בZohar, Idra Zuta 22

Section 22 of 43 in Idra Zuta — 6 segments

Segment 1א׳

כְּתִיב (שמואל א ב) כִּי אֵל דֵּעוֹת יְיָ'. דֵּעוֹת וַדַּאי. הוּא הַדַּעַת. בְּדַעַת כָּל פַּלְטְרֹי אִתְמַלְּיָין. דִּכְתִּיב, וּבְדַעַת חֲדָרִים יִמָּלְאוּ. (בגין כך) דַּעַת אַחֲרָא לָא אִתְגַּלְיָא, דְּהָא טְמִירָא אָזִיל בְּגַוֵויהּ, וְאִתְכְּלִיל בֵּיהּ. דַּעַת נָהִיר בְּמוֹחִין, וְאִתְפְּשַׁט בְּמוֹחָא כֹּלָּא. (במוחא, בגופא כלא, כי אל דעות יי')

It is written, “For the Lord is a God of knowledge (deot)” (I Sam. 2). Deot, assuredly. He is the da'at. By da'at all the palaces are filled, as it is written, “And by knowledge are the chambers filled.” (a variant adds: Therefore) The other da'at is not revealed, for that which is hidden goes within it, and is comprised in it. Da'at shines in the brains, and spreads through the whole brain. (a variant adds: in the brain, in the whole body; “For the Lord is a God of knowledge.”)

Segment 2ב׳

בְּסִפְרָא דְּאַגַּדְתָּא תָּנֵינָן, כִּי אֵל דֵּעוֹת יְיָ', אַל תִּקְרֵי דֵּעוֹת, אֶלָּא עֵדוּת. דְּהוּא סַהֲדוּתָא דְּכֹלָּא, סַהֲדוּתָא דִּתְרֵין חוּלָקִין, כְּמָה דְאַתְּ אָמֵר (תהילים ע״ח:ה׳) וַיָּקֶם עֵדוּת בְּיַעֲקֹב. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּהַאי מִלָּה, אוֹקְמוּהָ בְּסִפְרָא דִּצְנִיעוּתָא בְּגַוְונָא אַחֲרָא. הָתָם בְּאַתְרֵיהּ שְׁלִים, הָכָא כֹּלָּא שַׁפִּיר, וְכֹלָּא הֲוֵי, כַּד אַסְתִּים מִלָּה.

In the Book of Agadah we have learnt: “For the Lord is a God of knowledge (deot)” — do not read deot, but edut (testimony), for he is the testimony of all, the testimony of the two portions, as you say, “For He established a testimony in Jacob” (Ps. 78, 5). And although this matter has been explained in the Book of the Hidden Mystery in another fashion, there it is complete in its place, here all is well; and all holds when the word is sealed.

Segment 3ג׳

הַאי אָב וָאֵם, כֻּלְּהוּ בְּהוּ כְּלִילָן, כֹּלָּא בְּהוּ סְתִימָן, וְאִינּוּן סְתִימָן בְּמַזָּלָא קַדִּישָׁא, עַתִּיקָא דְּכָל עַתִּיקִין. בֵּיהּ סְתִימָן. בֵּיהּ כְּלִילָן. כֹּלָּא הוּא, כֹּלָּא הֲוֵי. בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּרִיךְ שְׁמֵיהּ, לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמִין.

The father and mother (Aba and Imma) within them contain everything, and everything are hidden within them. They are hidden within the Holy Mazala of the most ancient. They are hidden within it, and incorporated within it. All is within, and within is everything. Blessed be He, and blessed be His name forever and ever.

Segment 4ד׳

כָּל מִלִּין דְּאִדָּרָא יָאוּת, וְכֻלְּהוּ מִלִּין קַדִּישִׁין, מִלִּין דְּלָא סָטָאן לִימִינָא וְלִשְׂמָאלָא, כֻּלְּהוּ מִלִּין דִּסְתִּימִין, וְאִתְגַּלְיָין לְאִינּוּן דְּעָאלוּ וְנַפְקוּ, וְכֹלָּא הָכִי הוּא. וְעַד הַשְׁתָּא הֲווֹ מִתְכַּסְיָין אִלֵּין מִלִּין דְּדָחִילְנָא לְגַלָּאָה, וְהַשְׁתָּא אִתְגַּלְיָין. וְגַלֵּי קַמֵּי (מלכא) עַתִּיקָא קַדִּישָׁא, דְּהָא לָא לִיקָרָא דִּילִי וּדְבֵית אַבָּא עֲבִידְנָא, אֶלָּא בְּגִין דְּלָא אִיעוּל בְּכִסּוּפָא קָמֵי פַּלְטְרוֹי עֲבִידְנָא. וְעוֹד, הָא חֲמֵינָא, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא וְכָל הָנֵי זַכָּאֵי קְשׁוֹט דְּהָכָא מִשְׁתַּכְּחָן, כֻּלְּהוּ מִסְתַּכְּמִין עַל יְדָי. דְּהָא חֲמֵינָא דְּכֻלְּהוּ חַדָּאן בְּהַאי הִלוּלָא דִּילִי, וְכֻלְּהוּ זְמִינִין בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא בְּהִילּוּלָא דִּילִי, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקִי.

All the words of the Assembly are fitting, and all of them are holy words, words that do not turn aside to the right or to the left; all of them are hidden words, and they are revealed to those who have entered and come out; and all is so. And until now these words that I feared to reveal were covered, and now they are revealed. And it is revealed before (a variant adds: the King) the Holy Ancient One that not for my own honour, nor for the honour of my father's house, have I done this; rather, I have done it so that I should not enter in shame before His palace. And further, behold, I see that the Holy One, blessed be He, and all these truly righteous who are found here, all of them give their assent through me. For I see that all of them rejoice in this wedding feast of mine, and all of them are invited in that world to my wedding feast. Happy is my portion.

Segment 5ה׳

אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, כַּד סִיֵּים מִלָּה דָּא בּוּצִינָא קַדִּישָׁא, בּוּצִינָא עִלָּאָה, אָרִים יְדוֹי, וּבָכָה וְחַיִיךְ. בָּעָא לְגַלָּאָה מִלָּה חֲדָא. אָמַר, בְּמִלָּה דָּא אִצְטָעַרְנָא כָּל יוֹמָאי, וְהַשְׁתָּא לָא יָהֲבִין לִי רְשׁוּתָא. אִתְתָּקַּף, וְיָתִיב, וְרָחִישׁ בְּשִׂפְוָותֵיהּ, וְסָגִיד תְּלַת זִמְנִין, וְלָא הֲוָה יָכִיל בַּר נָשׁ לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא בַּאֲתְרֵיהּ, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן בֵּיהּ. אָמַר, פּוּמָא פּוּמָא, דְּזָכִית לְכָל הַאי, לָא אַנְגִּיבוּ מַבּוּעָךְ. מַבּוּעָךְ נָפִיק וְלָא פָּסַק. עֲלָךְ קָרֵינָן (בראשית ב׳:י׳) וְנָהָר יוֹצֵא מֵעֵדֶן. וּכְתִיב (ישעיהו נ״ח:י״א) וּכְמוֹצָא מַיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא יְכַזְּבוּ מֵימָיו.

R. Abba said: When the Holy Lamp, the supernal Lamp, finished this word, he raised his hands, and wept, and laughed. He wished to reveal one word. He said: Over this word I have been distressed all my days, and now they do not give me permission. He strengthened himself, and sat, and whispered with his lips, and bowed himself three times; and no man could look at his place, much less at him. He said: Mouth, mouth, which has merited all this — your springs have not dried up; your spring goes forth, and does not cease. Of you we read, “And a river went out of Eden” (Gen. 2, 10); and it is written, “and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail” (Isa. 58, 11).

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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