זוהר, פקודי נ״וZohar, Pekudei 56

Section 56 of 63 in Pekudei — 16 segments

Segment 1א׳

הֵיכָלָא תְּלִיתָאָה. הֵיכָלָא דָּא, אִיהוּ הֵיכָלָא דְּאָפִיל וְחָשִׁיךְ, וְלֵית בֵּיהּ נְהוֹרָא כְּלַל, וְאִיהוּ אָפִיל יַתִּיר מִן קַדְמָאֵי. וְהַאי אִיהוּ דְּאִקְרֵי דּוּמָ"ה, לָקֳבֵל שְׁמָא דְּאִקְרֵי שׂוֹנֵ"א. בְּהֵיכָלָא דָּא קַיְימֵי אַרְבַּע פִּתְחִין, חַד קַיְּימָא לְסִטְרָא דָּא, וְחַד לְסִטְרָא דָּא, וְכֵן לְאַרְבַּע סִטְרִין.

The third palace. This palace is a palace that is gloomy and dark, and there is no light in it at all; and it is gloomier than the former ones. And this is the one that is called Dumah, corresponding to the name that is called Enemy. In this palace there stand four doors: one stands to this side, and one to that side, and so to the four sides.

Segment 2ב׳

חַד מְמָנָא קַיְּימָא עַל הַאי פִּתְחָא קַדְמָאָה, וְהַאי מְמָנָא קַיְּימָא בְּהַהוּא תַּקִיפוּ דְּרוּגְזָא דְּעָלְמָא. כַּד דִּינָא שַׁרְיָא בְּעָלְמָא, הַאי מְמָנָא דְּשָׁרֵי בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא, נָטִיל זַיְינִין, וְאָנַח לוֹן לְאִינּוּן תַּרְעִין דְּבֵי כְּנִישְׁתָּא (דבני נשא), וְהַאי אִקְרֵי סָקָפוֹרְטַיָּ"א וְדָא הוּא כִּשְׁלוֹנָא דְּעָלְמָא, וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב (משלי ד׳:י״ט) דֶּרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָה לא יָדְעוּ בַּמֶּה יִכָּשֵׁלוּ, (האי ממנא קיימא על פרשת ארחין למחמי) בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּאִיהוּ שַׁלִּיט, וְשַׁרְיָא דִּינָא בְּעָלְמָא, אִיהוּ קַיְּימָא לְמֵחמֵי בְּמַאן דְּאָזִיל יְחִידָאי בְּשׁוּקָא, וְאִי הוּא אִעְרַע בַּהֲדֵיהּ, יָכִיל לְנַזְקָא לֵיהּ, וּלְאַתְרַע מַזָּלֵיהּ.

One chieftain stands at this first door, and this chieftain stands in that strength of the anger of the world. When judgement rests upon the world, this chieftain who dwells at this door takes weapons and lays them at those gates of the synagogue (of men); and this one is called Sakaportaya, and this is the stumbling of the world. And therefore it is written, “The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble” (Prov. 4, 19). (This chieftain stands at the parting of the ways, to look.) At that time when he rules, and judgement rests upon the world, he stands to look upon one who walks alone in the market; and if he meets him, he can harm him, and break his fortune.

Segment 3ג׳

פִּתְחָא תִּנְיָינָא, בֵּיהּ קַיְּימָא חַד מְמָנָא אַחֲרִינָא, וְדָא אִיהוּ קַיְּימָא לְנַטְלָא פִּתְקִין דְּדִינָא, וְדָא אִיהוּ סַנְגַּדִיאֵ"ל. וּתְחוֹת יְדֵיהּ, כַּמָה גַּרְדִּינֵי נִמוּסִין, דְּשַׁלְטָאן, דְּקַיְימִין לְקַבְּלָא אִינּוּן פִּתְקִין דְּדִינָא, וְהַאי קַיְּימָא עַל פִּתְחָא דָּא.

The second door. In it stands another chieftain, and this one stands to take up the writs of judgement; and this is Sangadiel. And beneath his hand are how many emissaries of judgement that rule, that stand to receive those writs of judgement; and this one stands at this door.

Segment 4ד׳

וְכַד נָטִיל פִּתְקָא דְּדִינָא, הַאי קַיְּימָא עַל פִּתְחָא דָּא, וְנָחִית לְתַתָּא, לְאִינּוּן פִּתְחִין חֲשׁוֹכָאן דִּלְתַתָּא. חַד לְהַהוּא דְּאִקְרֵי שָׁחַת. וְחַד לְהַהוּא דְּאִקְרֵי בּוֹר, דְּאִינּוּן לְתַתָּא. וְתַמָּן, כַּמָה אֶלֶף, וְכַמָּה רִבְּבָן, מְמָנָן דְּשַׁלְטֵי בְּעָלְמָא לְמֶעְבַּד דִּינָא, וְאִשְׁתְּלִים דִּינָא בְּהַהוּא פִּתְקָא.

And when he takes a writ of judgement, this one who stands at this door goes down below, to those dark doors that are below: one to that which is called Destruction, and one to that which is called Pit, which are below. And there how many a thousand and how many myriads of chieftains rule in the world to execute judgement; and the judgement is fulfilled by that writ.

Segment 5ה׳

פִּתְחָא תְּלִיתָאָה. בְּהַאי פִּתְחָא, אִית מְמָנָא אַחֲרָא, אַנְגְּרַיוֹ"ן שְׁמֵיהּ וְדָא אִיהוּ קַיְּימָא, עַל כָּל אִינּוּן מַרְעִין וּמַכְאוֹבִין, וְחִלְחוּלִין וְאֶשָּׁא דְּגַרְמֵי. דְּהָא מִנֵּיהּ נַפְקֵי כַּמָה וְכַמָּה אֶלֶף וְרִבְּבָן דִּמְמָנָן עִמֵּיהּ, עַל כָּל אִינּוּן מַרְעִין וּמַכְאוֹבִין כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר.

The third door. At this door there is another chieftain, Angarion is his name; and this one stands over all those sicknesses and pains, and shudderings, and the fire of the bones. For from him there go forth how many and how many a thousand and myriads of chieftains with him, over all those sicknesses and pains, as has been said.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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