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זוהר, קדושים ט״וZohar, Kedoshim 15

Section 15 of 21 in Kedoshim — 8 segments

Segment 1א׳

רִבִּי חִיָּיא פָּתַח וְאָמַר קְרָא אֲבַתְרֵיהּ, (ויקרא י״ט:י״ד) לֹא תְּקַלֵּל חֵרֵשׁ וְלִפְנֵי עִוִּר וְגוֹ', הַאי קְרָא כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ. אֲבָל פַּרְשְׁתָּא דָּא, כֹּלָּא אוֹלִיפְנָא מִינָּהּ מִלִּין אָחֳרָנִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ תַּלְיָין דָּא בְּדָא. תָּא חֲזֵי, מַאן דְּלָיִיט לְחַבְרֵיהּ, וְאִיהוּ קַמֵּיהּ, וְאַכְסִיף לֵיהּ, כְּאִלּוּ אוֹשִׁיד דָּמֵיהּ, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא. וְהַאי קְרָא, דְּלָאו חַבְרֵיהּ עִמֵּיהּ, וְהוּא לָיִיט לֵיהּ, הַהִיא מִלָּה סַלְּקָא.

R. Hiya discoursed on the next verse: THOU SHALT NOT CURSE THE DEAF NOR PUT A STUMBLING BLOCK BEFORE THE BLIND. ‘This verse can be taken literally, but all this section has also other significations, and each set is connected with the other. See now. If a man curses his neighbour in his presence, it is as if he spills his blood

Segment 2ב׳

דְּלֵית לָךְ מִלָּה וּמִלָּה דְּנָפִיק מִפּוּמֵיהּ, דְּלָא אִית לֵיהּ קָלָא, הַהוּא קָלָא סָלִיק לְעֵילָּא, וְכַמָּה קַסְטְרִין מִתְחַבְּרָן עִמֵּיהּ דְּהַהוּא קָלָא, עַד דְּסַלְּקָא וְאִתְּעַר אֲתַר דִּתְהוֹמָא רַבָּא, כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ וְכַמָּה מִתְעָרִין עָלֵיהּ דְּהַהוּא בַּר נָשׁ. וַוי לְמַאן דְּאַפִּיק מִלָּה בִּישָׁא מִפּוּמֵיהּ, וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ.

When, however, he curses him not in his presence, the voice of his words ascends, and is joined by many emissaries of judgement until the place of the great abyss is aroused

Segment 3ג׳

וְלִפְנֵי עִוִּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשׁוֹל, כְּמַשְׁמָעוֹ. וְאוּקְמוּהָ, בְּמַאן דְּגָרִים לְאָחֳרָא לְמֶחֱטֵי. וְכֵן מַאן דְּמָחֵי לִבְרֵיהּ רַבָּא. וְלִפְנֵי עִוִּר לֹא תִתֵּן וְגוֹ', בְּמַאן דְּלָא מָטָא לְהוֹרָאָה וְאוֹרֵי, (כמה דאת אמר) דִּכְתִּיב, (משלי ז׳:כ״ו) כִּי רַבִּים חֲלָלִים הִפִּילָה וַעֲצוּמִים כָּל הֲרוּגֶיהָ. וְהַאי אַעְבָּר, מִשּׁוּם וְלִפְנֵי עִוִּר לֹא תִתֵּן מִכְשׁוֹל, בְּגִין דְּאַכְשִׁיל לֵיהּ לְחַבְרֵיהּ לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

Woe, therefore, to him who lets an evil word issue from his mouth. The words, “thou shalt not put a stumbling block before the blind” we interpret of one who leads another into sin, and also of one who strikes his grown-up son; or again, of one who not being competent gives decisions on points of Jewish law, because he causes his fellow-man to come to grief in the future world.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)