זוהר, נשא ב׳Zohar, Nasso 2

Section 2 of 23 in Nasso — 7 segments

Segment 1א׳

רעיא מהימנא (במדבר ד׳:מ״ז) מִבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים שָׁנָה וָמַעְלָה וְעַד בֶּן חֲמִשִּׁים שָׁנָה כָּל הַבָּא לַעֲבוֹד עֲבוֹדַת עֲבוֹדָה וַעֲבוֹדַת מַשָּׂא בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. פִּקּוּדָא דָּא לִהְיוֹת הַלְּוִיִּם מְשׁוֹרְרִים בַּמִקְדָּשׁ. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּאוֹקִימְנָא לְעֵילָּא, הָכָא צָּרִיךְ לְחַדֵּשׁ מִלִּין, דְּהָא כֹּהֵן אִיהוּ מַקְרִיב קָרְבְּנָא, וְאִיהוּ מִיכָאֵל. לֵוִי אִיהוּ גַּבְרִיאֵל. אִיהוּ צָּרִיךְ לְנַגְּנָא.

Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd). “From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, everyone who comes to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the tent of meeting” (Num. 4, 47). This precept is that the Levites should be singers in the Sanctuary. And although we have explained it above, here words must be renewed: for the priest is the one who offers the offering, and he is Michael; Levi is Gabriel, and it is he who must make music.

Segment 2ב׳

וְרָזָא דְּמִלָּה, (תהילים מ״ב:ט׳) יוֹמָם יְצַּוְּה יְיָ חַסְדּוֹ, דָּא חֶסֶד כַּהֲנָא רַבָּא דְּמִיכָאֵל אִיהוּ כֹּהֵן הֶדְיוֹט לְגַבֵּי מָארֵיהּ, וְעִם כָּל דָּא דְּהֶדְיוֹט אִיהוּ אֵצֶּל מָארֵיהּ. מֶלֶךְ דְּחַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ אִיהוּ. וּבִרְכַּת הֶדְיוֹט אַל תְּהִי קַלָה בְּעֵינֶיךָ, וְהַאי אִיהוּ יוֹמָם יְצַּוְּה יְיָ חַסְדּוֹ.

And the inner meaning of the matter: “By day the Lord will command His lovingkindness” (Ps. 42, 9) — this is chesed, the high priest; for Michael is a common priest beside his Master, and for all that he is a commoner beside his Master, he is king of the holy Hayoth. And let the blessing of a common man not be light in your eyes; and this is “by day the Lord will command His lovingkindness.”

Segment 3ג׳

וּבַלַּיְלָה שִׁירֹה עִמִּי, דָּא גְּבוּרָה. שִׁירֹה: (דברים ל״ג:י״ז) בְּכוֹר שׁוֹרוֹ הָדָר לוֹ. (יחזקאל א׳:י׳) וּפְנֵי שׁוֹר מֵהַשְּׂמֹאל, וְגַבְרִיאֵל שְׁלוּחֵיהּ, וְצָּרִיךְ לְשׁוֹרֵר וּלְנַגֵּן בְּחֶדְוָה בְּחַמְרָא דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, (לאתעסקא לשלחא קרבנא קמי מלכא בחדוה ומאן דלית ליה רשו) לְאִתְעַסְּקָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, יְקַיֵּים (איכה ב׳:י״ט) קוּמִי רֹנִּי בַלַּיְלָה לְרֹאשׁ אַשְׁמוּרֹת.

“And in the night His song is with me” — this is gevurah (severity). “His song” (shiroh): “his firstling bullock (shoro), majesty is his” (Deut. 33, 17); “and the face of an ox on the left side” (Ezek. 1, 10) — and Gabriel is his messenger. And he must sing and make music in joy, with the wine of the Torah (to occupy himself, to send an offering before the King in joy; and one who has no leave), to occupy himself with the Torah; and he shall fulfil “Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches” (Lam. 2, 19).

Segment 4ד׳

וְיֵימָּא בְּאַשְׁמוּרוֹת, כַּמָה סְלִיחוֹת וְתַחֲנוּנִים וּבַקָּשׁוֹת, בְּכָל מִינֵי רִנָּה בִּגְרוֹנֵיהּ, דְּאִיהוּ כִּנּוֹר לְאַפָּקָא בֵּיהּ קָלָא, בְּשִׁית כַּנְפֵי רֵיאָה עִם וַורְדָא. בְּשִׁית עִזְקָאן דְּקָנֶה. וְדָא ו'. וְיִפּוּק לֵיהּ מִלִּבָּא, דְּתַמָּן בִּינָה. כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ מָארֵי מַתְנִיתִין, הַלֵּב מֵבִין. יִפּוּק בֵּן מִבִּינָה, מִבֶּן יָהּ, דְּאִיהוּ ו', דְּאִיהוּ אֶפְרוֹחַ בְּשִׁית גַּדְפִּין. וִיסַלֵּק לֵיהּ בְּשִׁית עִזְקָאן דְּקָנֶה, דְּאִינּוּן (מלכים א י׳:י״ט) שֵׁשׁ מַעֲלוֹת לַכִּסֵּא.

And let him say in the watches how many pleas for pardon and supplications and petitions, in every kind of song in his throat — for it is a harp, to bring forth a voice through it — in the six wings of the lung with the rose, in the six rings of the windpipe; and this is the letter Vau. And let it come forth from the heart, for there is binah (understanding). As the masters of the Mishnah have explained: the heart understands. Let the son come forth from binah, from the son of Yod-He, which is the letter Vau, which is a fledgling with six wings; and let him raise it up through the six rings of the windpipe, which are “six steps to the throne” (I Kings 10, 19).

Segment 5ה׳

וב' כֻּרְסְיָין אִינּוּן (ירמיהו י״ז:י״ב) כִּסֵּא כָבוֹד מָרוֹם מֵרִאשׁוֹן, וְאִינּוּן לִבָּא וּפוּמָא. לֵ"ב, (שמות י״ז:ט״ז) וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי יָד עַל כֵּס יָהּ מִלְחָמָה לַיְיָ בַּעֲמָלֵק, (בנה"ר) כָּבֵד, סָמָאֵ"ל, פּוּמָא דְּכִסֵּ"ה, כֵּ"ס י"ה, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (תהילים פ״א:ד׳) תִּקְעוּ בַחֹדֶשׁ שׁוֹפָר וְגוֹ'.

And two are thrones: “a throne of glory, on high from the beginning” (Jer. 17, 12) — and they are the heart and the mouth. Lamed-Beth, the heart: “And he said: The hand upon the throne of the Lord, the Lord will have war with Amalek” (Ex. 17, 16). The liver, Samael; the mouth of kisseh, Kes-Yah. This is what is written: “Blow the horn at the new moon” (Ps. 81, 4), and so forth.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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