זוהר, פקודי ס״גZohar, Pekudei 63

Section 63 of 63 in Pekudei — 18 segments

Segment 1א׳

יוֹמָא חַד הֲוָה יָתִיב רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר קָמֵיהּ דְּרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, אָמַר רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, הַאי קֵץ כָּל בָּשָׂר אִתְהֲנֵי מֵאִינּוּן קָרְבְּנִין דַּהֲווֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקָרְבִין עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָא, אוֹ לָא. אָמַר לֵיהּ, כֹּלָּא הֲווֹ מִסְתַּפְּקֵי כַּחֲדָא, לְעֵילָּא וּלְתַתָּא.

One day R. Eleazar was sitting before R. Simeon. R. Eleazar said: This “end of all flesh” — did it take pleasure from those offerings that Israel used to offer upon the altar, or not? He said to him: All were supplied together, above and below.

Segment 2ב׳

וְתָא חֲזֵי, כַּהֲנֵי וְלֵיוָאֵי וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, אִינּוּן אִקְרוּן אָדָם, בְּחִבּוּרָא דְּאִינּוּן רְעוּתִין קַדִּישִׁין, דְּסַלְּקָא מִגַּוַויְיהוּ. וְהַהוּא אִמְרָא, אוֹ כִּבְשָׂא, אוֹ הַהוּא בְּהֵמָה, הַאי דְּקָרְבִין, אִצְטְרִיךְ עַד לָא אִתְקְרִיב עַל מַדְבְּחָא, לְפָרְשָׁא עָלָה כָּל חֲטָאִין, וְכָל חוֹבִין, וְכָל הִרְהוּרִין בִּישִׁין דְּעֲבַד. וּכְדֵין הַהִיא, אִתְקְרֵי בְּהֵמָה בְּכֹלָּא, בְּגוֹ אִינּוּן חֲטָאִין וּבִישִׁין וְהִרְהוּרִין.

And observe: priests and Levites and Israelites, these are called Adam, in the joining of those holy desires that ascend from among them. And that lamb, or sheep, or that beast which they offer — before it is brought near upon the altar, there is need to set forth over it all sins, and all iniquities, and all evil thoughts that he has done. And then it is called a beast in everything, within those sins and evils and thoughts.

Segment 3ג׳

כְּגַוְונָא דְּקָרְבְּנָא דַּעֲזָאזֵל, דִּכְתִּיב, (ויקרא ט״ז:כ״א) וְהִתְוַדָּה עָלָיו אֶת כָּל עֲוֹנוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגוֹ', הָכִי נָמֵי הָכָא. וְכַד סַלְּקָא עַל גַּבֵּי מַדְבְּחָא, מָטוּ לָהּ עַל חַד תְּרֵין. וּבְגִין כָּךְ, דָּא סַלְּקָא לְאַתְרֵיהּ, וְדָא סַלְּקָא לְאַתְרִיהּ, (רמ"ד ע"ב, רל"ט ע"א) דָּא בְּרָזָא דְּאָדָם, וְדָא בְּרָזָא דִּבְהֵמָה, כְּמָה דְּאַתְּ אָמֵר (תהילים ל״ו:ז׳) אָדָם וּבְהֵמָה תּוֹשִׁיעַ יְיָ'.

After the pattern of the offering of Azazel, as it is written “and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel,” (Lev. 16, 21) etc. — so too here. And when it ascends upon the altar, they reach it twofold. And therefore this one ascends to its place, and that one ascends to its place (folio 244b; folio 239a): this in the mystery of Adam, and that in the mystery of the beast, as it says “man and beast You save, O Lord.” (Ps. 36, 7)

Segment 4ד׳

חֲבִיתִין וְכָל שְׁאַר מְנָחוֹת, לְאִתְּעָרָא רוּחָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא, בִּרְעוּתָא דְּכַהֲנָא, וְשִׁירָתָא דְּלֵיוָאֵי, וּצְלוֹתָא דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. וּבְהַהוּא תְּנָנָא, וְשַׁמְנָא וְקִמְחָא דְּסָלִיק, מִתְרַוָון וּמִסְתַּפְּקֵי כָּל שְׁאַר מָארֵי דְּדִינִין, דְּלָא יַכְלֵי לְשַׁלְּטָאָה בְּהַהוּא דִּינָא דְּאִתְּמְסַר לוֹן, וְכֹלָּא בְּזִמְנָא חֲדָא. תָּא חֲזֵי, כֹּלָּא אִתְעָבִיד בְּרָזָא דִּמְהֵימְנוּתָא, לְאִסְתַּפְּקָא דָּא בְּדָא, וּלְאִסְתַּלְּקָא לְעֵילָּא מַאן דְּאִצְטְרִיךְ, עַד אֵין סוֹף. (רכ"ו ע"א)

The griddle-cakes and all the other meal-offerings are to rouse the spirit of holiness, with the desire of the priest, and the song of the Levites, and the prayer of Israel. And with that smoke, and the oil and the flour that ascends, all the other masters of judgement are sated and supplied, so that they shall not have power in that judgement which was delivered over to them; and all in one time. Observe: all is done in the mystery of faith, so that this may be supplied by that, and that what needs to ascend may ascend above, up to En Sof. (folio 226a)

Segment 5ה׳

אָמַר רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, אֲרֵימִית יְדַי בִּצְלוֹתִין לְעֵילָּא, דְּכַד רְעוּתָא עִלָּאָה, לְעֵילָּא לְעֵילָּא, קַיְּימָא עַל הַהוּא רְעוּתָא דְּלָא אִתְיְידַיע, וְלָא אִתְפַּס לְעָלְמִין, רֵישָׁא דְּסָתִים יַתִּיר לְעֵילָּא, וְהַהוּא רֵישָׁא אַפִּיק מַה דְּאַפִּיק, וְלָא יְדִיעַ. וְנָהִיר מַה דְּנָהִיר, כֹּלָּא בִּסְתִּימוּ.

R. Simeon said: I have lifted up my hands in prayer above. For when the supernal desire, higher and higher, stands upon that desire which is not known and is never grasped — the starting-point that is more concealed, above — and that starting-point brought forth what it brought forth, and it is not known; and it gives light to what it gives light, all in concealment.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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

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