זוהר, כי תצא ד׳Zohar, Ki Teitzei 4

Section 4 of 30 in Ki Teitzei — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

וְאִית אַחֲרָנִין מָארֵי סִתְרֵי תּוֹרָה, מָארֵי מִדּוֹת, דְּאִינּוּן יָרְתִין נִשְׁמָתִין מִסִּטְרָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא קַדִּישָׁא, דְּאִיהוּ כְּלִילָא מֵעֶשֶׂר סְפִירָן. דְּמַאן דְּיָרִית לָהּ, וְזָכֵי לָהּ, זָכֵי לְעֶשֶׂר סְפִירָן בְּלָא פִּרוּדָא, עֶשֶׂר וְלָא תְּשַׁע, דְּאִי הֲווֹ יָרְתִין לְמַלְכוּתָא יְחִידָאָה, הֲווֹ תְּשַׁע בְּפִרוּדָא מִנָהּ, בְּגִין דְּלֵית תַּמָּן פִּרוּדָא, אָמַר בַּעַל סֵפֶר יְצִירָה עֶשֶׂר וְלֹא תֵּשַׁע.

There are others who have knowledge of the mysteries of the Torah, men of qualities, who receive souls from the aspect of the holy Malchut which includes the ten Sefirot. Whoever receives her and attains her, merits ten indivisible Sefirot, ten, not nine, since had they inherited Malchut alone the nine Sefirot would have been separated from her. But since there is no division there, {in the world of Atzilut}, the author of the Book of Formation, the סֵפֶר יְצִירָה, said 'ten, not nine', {the nine upper Sefirot are never seperated from her}

Segment 2ב׳

וְאִי תֵּימָא דִּסְלִיקַת לְעֵילָּא מֵעֶשֶׂר. שְׁמָא מְפֹרָשׁ יוֹ"ד הֵ"א וָא"ו הֵ"א, הָא עֶשֶׂר, יוֹ"ד דְּמִתְיַיחֵד בָּהּ, וְלָא סְלִיק לְעֵילָּא מֵעֶשֶׂר. וּבְגִין דָּא י', וְלָא י"א. אֲבָל מַאן דִּמְחַבֵּר יוֹ"ד, דְּאִיהִי אוֹת בְּרִית, בְּשִׁפְחָה. וּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא כְּלִילָא מִי', בְּשֵׁד דְּעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה סָמָאֵ"ל אִתְּדָּן בַּגֵיהִנָּם.

And should you say that she ascends higher than ten: the Ineffable Name is Yod-Vau-Daleth, He-Aleph, Vau-Aleph-Vau, He-Aleph — behold, ten; and the Yod is that in which she is made one, and she does not ascend higher than ten. And therefore ten, and not eleven. But one who joins the Yod, which is the sign of the covenant, with a handmaid — while the Matrona is the one comprised of ten — with the demon of idolatry, Samael, he is judged in Gehinnom.

Segment 3ג׳

דְּמַאן דְּיָרִית בְּרַתָּא דְּמַלְכָּא מַלְכוּת, לָא זָכֵי לָהּ, אֶלָּא בְּרָא דְּמַלְכָּא, דְּאִתְקְרֵי (שמות ד) בְּנִי בְכוֹרִי יִשְׂרָאֵל, דְּמִסְטְרָא דָּא אִתְקְרִיאוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנִין לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (דברים י״ד:א׳) בָּנִים אַתֶּם לַיְיָ' אֱלֹהֵיכֶם, וּמַלְכוּת דָּא דַּאֲצִילוּת.

For one who inherits the daughter of the King, malchut (kingship), does not attain her except as a son of the King, who is called “Israel is My son, My firstborn” (Ex. 4); for from this side Israel are called children to the Holy One, blessed be He. That is what is written, “You are the children of the Lord your God” (Deut. 14, 1). And this malchut is of Atzilut (emanation).

Segment 4ד׳

וְאִית לְקַבְּלָהּ מַלְכוּת דִּבְרִיאָה, וְאִיהִי מַלְכוּת לְמַלְאָכִים דִּבְרִיאָה. וְאִיהִי נַעֲרָה דְּמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, מְשַׁמְּשָׁא דִּילָהּ, וְאִיהִי דִּיּוּקְנָא דִּגְבִירְתָּא דִּילָהּ, כְּלוּלָה מִי'. הַאי בְּחוֹבִין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, יָכִילַת לְאִתְחַלְּלָא בֵּין אוּמִין דְּעָלְמָא. אֲבָל מַלְכוּת דַּאֲצִילוּת דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, עָלָהּ אִתְּמַר (ישעיהו מ״ב:ח׳) אֲנִי יְיָ' הוּא שְׁמִי וּכְבוֹדִי לְאַחֵר לֹא אֶתֵּן וּתְהִלָּתִי לַפְּסִילִים, לָא יָהִיב לָהּ לְמַאן דִּמְחַלֵּל שַׁבָּתוֹת וְיָמִים טוֹבִים, אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאִיהוּ בְּרָא דְּמַלְכָּא, וְנָטִיר אוֹרַיְיתָא וּפִקּוּדִין, בִּדְחִילוּ וּרְחִימוּ דְּמָארֵיהּ, וְלָא עַל מְנָת לְקַבֵּל פְּרָס, אֶלָּא כְּבֵן דְּאִיהוּ מְחוּיָב לְמֶעְבַּד צִוּוּיֵיהּ דַּאֲבוֹי, דְּעָלֵיהּ אִתְּמַר (שמות כ׳:י״ב) כַּבֵּד אֶת אָבִיךָ וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ. אֶת אָבִיךָ דָּא קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְאֶת אִמֶּךָ דָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא. וְעִם כָּל דָּא, מַאן דִּמְחַלֵּל נַעֲרָה דְּמַלְכָּא, אִתְחֲשִׁיב לֵיהּ כְּאִלּוּ מְחַלֵּל מַטְרוֹנִיתָא דִּילֵיהּ.

And corresponding to her there is the malchut of Beriah (creation), and she is malchut to the angels of Beriah. She is the maiden of the Matrona, her attendant, and she is the likeness of her mistress, comprised of ten. This one, through the sins of Israel, can be profaned among the nations of the world. But of the malchut of Atzilut, which is of the Holy One, blessed be He, it is said, “I am the Lord, that is My name, and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images” (Isa. 42, 8). He does not give her to one who profanes Sabbaths and festivals, but to one who is a son of the King and keeps the Torah and the commandments in the fear and the love of his Master — and not in order to receive a reward, but as a son who is bound to do his father’s bidding, of whom it is said, “Honour your father and your mother” (Ex. 20, 12). “Your father” — this is the Holy One, blessed be He. “And your mother” — this is the Shekinah. And with all this, one who profanes the maiden of the King, it is reckoned to him as though he had profaned his own Matrona.

Segment 5ה׳

וְרַבָּנָן, כָּל שֵׁדִין לָאו אִינּוּן שְׁקוּלִין, וְלָא כָּל עַבְדִּין דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא, דִּכְתִּיב בָּהּ, (תהילים ק״ג:י״ט) וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָׁלָה. אִית לָהּ כַּמָה נַעֲרוֹת עִבְרִיּוֹת, וּשְׁפָחוֹת עִבְרִיּוֹת. וְאִית לָהּ עֲבָדִים וּשְׁפָחוֹת נָכְרִיּוֹת, בְּגִין דְּלָא יִשְׁתְּכַּח מַלְכוּתָא אָחֳרָא בְּעָלְמָא, בְּזִמְנָא דְּאִיהִי שַׁלְטָא.

And, Masters: not all demons are alike, nor are they all servants of the Shekinah, of whom it is written, “and His kingdom rules over all” (Ps. 103, 19). She has many Hebrew maidens and Hebrew handmaids; and she has bondmen and alien handmaids, so that no other kingdom shall be found in the world at the time when she rules.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: Sefaria Community Translation (CC0)

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