זוהר, משפטים י״טZohar, Mishpatim 19

Section 19 of 30 in Mishpatim — 7 segments

Segment 1א׳

פִּקּוּדָא בָּתַר דָּא, לְהָבִיא בִּכּוּרִים, וַאֲבַתְרֵיהּ לְהִתְוַדּוֹת עַל הַבִּכּוּרִים, וַאֲבַתְרֵיהּ לְהִתְוַדּוֹת עַל הַמַּעֲשֵׂר. וּמָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין, מַקְשִׁים עַל הַמַּעֲשֵׂר, דְּאִי יְהֵא קֹדֶם לְקִיטָתוֹ, אוֹ אַחַר לְקִיטָתוֹ עִשּׂוּרוֹ. כְּגוֹן אֶתְרוֹג, דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ בְּאִילָן, הָלַךְ אַחַר חֲנָטָה. אִית מַאן דְּאָמַר, אַחַר בִּשּׁוּל הַפֵּירוֹת. וְאֶתְרוֹג מִקְצָתוֹ דּוֹמֶה לְאִילָן, וּמִקְצָתוֹ לַתְּבוּאָה, דְּאִינּוּן זְרָעִים, דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן, דִּלְאַחַר לְקִיטָתוֹ עִשּׂוּרוֹ. דְּאִילָן לָאו אִיהוּ, אֶלָּא עַד אַחַר גְּמַר בִּשּׁוּלוֹ.

The next precept is to bring the firstfruits; and after it, to make confession over the firstfruits; and after it, to make confession over the tithe. And the sages of the Mishnah raise a difficulty about the tithe: whether its tithing goes by what is before its gathering, or after its gathering — as with the citron, of which it is said, of a tree, “it goes by the forming of the fruit”; and there is one who says, after the ripening of the fruits. And the citron is in part like a tree and in part like the grain, which are seeds, of which it is said that its tithing is after its gathering; for it is not a tree except after the completing of its ripening.

Segment 2ב׳

וּבְגִין דָּא, תַּקִּינוּ הַמּוֹצִיא מֵאֲתָר דְּבִשׁוּלוֹ יָפֶה. לְאַפָּקָא פַּת שָׂרוּף, אֶלָּא מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁהוּא מוּטְעָם. וְהָכִי תְּבוּאָה, בָּתַר לְקִיטָתוֹ, אִיהוּ כְּבִישׁוּל פֵּירוֹת.

And therefore they ordained the “He who brings forth” from a place where its baking is well done — to exclude burnt bread; only from a place that is well flavoured. And so the grain: after its gathering, it is like the ripening of fruits.

Segment 3ג׳

וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, אִינּוּן מְשׁוּלִים לָאִילָן וְלַתְּבוּאָה, דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן (שמות כ״ג:י״ט) רֵאשִׁית בִּכּוּרֵי אַדְמָתְךָ תָּבִיא בֵּית יְיָ' אֱלֹהֶיךָ. וְהָכִי (דברים י״ח:ד׳) רֵאשִׁית גֵּז צֹאנְךָ תִּתֶּן לוֹ. דְּאִינּוּן יִשְׂרָאֵל. דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן, (יחזקאל לה) וְאַתֵּן צֹאנִי. וְהָכִי יִשְׂרָאֵל, (ירמיהו ב׳:ג׳) קֹדֶשׁ (נ"א קדש ישראל) לַיְיָ' רֵאשִׁית תְּבוּאָתֹה, לְאַחַר לְקִיטָתוֹ מִן גָּלוּתָא, עִשׂוּרֹ. וְאִתְקְרִיאוּ קֹדֶשׁ לַיְיָ'.

And Israel are likened to the tree and to the grain, of whom it is said: “The choicest firstfruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the Lord your God” (Ex. 23, 19). And so: “The first of the fleece of your sheep you shall give him” (Deut. 18, 4) — these are Israel, of whom it is said: “And you My sheep” (Ezek. 35). And so Israel: “Israel is holiness to the Lord, the beginning of His increase” (Jer. 2, 3) — after its gathering out of exile, its tithing. And they are called holiness to the Lord.

Segment 4ד׳

וְיִשְׂרָאֵל אִתְקְרִיאוּ אִילָנָא רַבָּא וְתַקִּיף, וּמָזוֹן לְכֹלָּא בֵּיהּ. בֵּיהּ אוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּאִיהִי מְזוֹנָא לְעֵילָּא. בֵּיהּ צְלוֹתָא, דְּאִיהִי מְזוֹנָא לְתַתָּא. (נ"א לעילא) וַאֲפִילּוּ מַלְאָכִין לֵית לוֹן מְזוֹנָא, אֶלָּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. דְּאִי לָאו דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְעַסְּקוּן בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, לָא הֲוָה נָחִית לוֹן מְזוֹנָא, מִסְטַר דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, דְּאַמְתִּילָא לָעֵץ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (משלי ג׳:י״ח) עֵץ חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ. וּלְאִיבָא, דְּאִיהִי מִצְוָה.

And Israel are called a great and mighty tree, and there is food in it for all. In it is the Torah, which is food above; in it is prayer, which is food below. And even the angels have no food except through Israel. For if Israel did not occupy themselves with the Torah, food would not come down to them from the side of the Torah, which is likened to a tree. This is what is written: “She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her” (Prov. 3, 18). And as for the fruit, that is the precept.

Segment 5ה׳

וְהָכִי אוֹרַיְיתָא אַמְתִּילַא לְמַיָּא. וְהָנֵי לְאֶשָּׁא. וְלָא הֲוָה נָחִית מַיָּא מִלְּעֵילָּא, וְחַמָה דְּאִיהִי אֶשָּׁא, לָא הֲוָה נָחִית (ס"א מלעילא) לְבַשְּׁלָא פֵּירוֹת הָאִילָן. אֶלָּא, בְּגִין יִשְׂרָאֵל. וּבְגִין דָּא אִתְּמַר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, (שיר השירים ב׳:י״ג) הַתְּאֵנָה חָנְטָה פַגֶּיהָ, אִלֵּין מָארֵי מִצְוֹת. וְהַגְּפָנִים סְמָדָר נָתְנוּ רֵיחַ, כַּד פַּתְחִין בְּתִיוּבְתָּא, וּמִיַּד אִתְּמַר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, קוּמִי לָךְ רַעְיָתִי יָפָתִי וּלְכִי לָךְ, מִן גָּלוּתָא.

And so the Torah is likened to water, and these to fire. And water would not come down from above, and the sun, which is fire, would not come down to ripen the fruits of the tree, but for Israel. And therefore it is said of Israel: “The fig tree puts forth her green figs” (S.S. 2, 13) — these are the masters of the precepts. “And the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance” — when they open in repentance. And straightway it is said of Israel: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away” — out of exile.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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