זוהר, פנחס י״חZohar, Pinchas 18

Section 18 of 129 in Pinchas — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

דָּבָר אַחֵר בְּעוֹשָׂיו, בְּגִין דְּבַּר נָשׁ אִתְעָבִיד בְּשׁוּתָּפוּת, גַּבְרָא וְאִתְּתָא, וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. וְעַל רָזָא דָּא כְּתִיב, (בראשית א) נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם, בְּשׁוּתָּפוּ. דְּתָנֵינָן, תְּלַת אוּמָנִין עָבֵד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לְאַפָּקָא מִנְּהוֹן עָלְמָא, וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן: שְׁמַיָּא, וְאַרְעָא, וּמַיָּיא. וְכָל חַד שִׁמֵּשׁ חַד יוֹמָא, וְאָהַדְרוּ כְּמִלְּקַדְּמִין.

Another interpretation: “in his Makers” — because a man is made in partnership: man and woman, and the Holy One, blessed be He. And upon this mystery it is written, “Let us make man” (Gen. 1) — in partnership. For we have learnt: the Holy One, blessed be He, made three craftsmen, to bring forth the world from them, and these are they: heaven, and earth, and water. And each one served one day, and they returned as at first.

Segment 2ב׳

יוֹמָא קַדְמָאָה, אַפִּיק שְׁמַיָא אוּמָנוּתָא דִּילֵיהּ, דִּכְתִּיב (בראשית א׳:ג׳) וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר. יוֹמָא תִּנְיָינָא, אַפִּיקוּ מַיָּא אוּמָנוּתָא לַעֲבִידְתָּא, דִּכְתִּיב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וְגוֹ'. אִסְתְּלָקוּ פַּלְגָּא מַיָּיא לְעֵילָּא, וּפַלְגָּא מַיָּיא לְתַתָּא אִשְׁתְּאָרוּ. וְאִלְמָלֵא כַּךְ דַּמְיָא אִתְפְּרָשׁוּ, עָלְמָא לָא הֲוָה קָאִים. יוֹמָא תְּלִיתָאָה, עֲבִידַת אַרְעָא וְאַפִּיקַת כְּמָה דְּאִתְפַּקְּדַת, דִּכְתִּיב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב, וּכְתִיב וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא וְגוֹ'.

On the first day, heaven brought forth its craft, as it is written, “And God said: Let there be light. And there was light” (Gen. 1, 3). On the second day, the waters brought forth craft for the work, as it is written, “And God said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters,” etc. Half the waters went up above, and half the waters remained below; and were it not that the waters were thus divided, the world would not have stood. On the third day, the earth worked and brought forth as it was commanded, as it is written, “And God said: Let the earth put forth grass, herb,” and it is written, “And the earth brought forth grass,” etc.

Segment 3ג׳

עַד הָכָא כָּל אוּמָנָא מֵאִלֵּין תְּלָתָא, אַפִּיק אוּמָנוּתָא דִּילֵיהּ, וְעַבְדוּ מַה דְּאִתְפְּקָדוּ. אִשְׁתָּאֲרוּ תְּלַת יוֹמִין אַחֲרָנִין. יוֹמָא ד', אִתְפְּקַד אוּמָנָא קַדְמָאָה לְמֶעְבַּד אוּמָנָא דִּילֵיהּ, דִּכְתִּיב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי מְאֹרֹת וְגוֹ', וְהַיְינוּ שָׁמַיִם. בְּיוֹמָא חֲמִשָּׁאָה, אַפִּיקוּ מַיָּיא דְּאִיהוּ אוּמָנָא אָחֳרָא, דִּכְתִּיב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם וְגוֹ'. בְּיוֹמָא שְׁתִּיתָאָה, עַבְדַת אַרְעָא אוּמָנוּתָא דִּילָהּ, דִּכְתִּיב וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה וְגוֹ'.

Up to here, each craftsman of these three brought forth its craft, and they did what they were commanded. Three other days remained. On the fourth day the first craftsman was commanded to do its craft, as it is written, “And God said: Let there be lights,” etc. — and that is heaven. On the fifth day the waters, which are another craftsman, brought forth, as it is written, “And God said: Let the waters swarm,” etc. On the sixth day the earth did its craft, as it is written, “And God said: Let the earth bring forth the living creature,” etc.

Segment 4ד׳

כֵּיוָן דִּתְלַת אוּמָנִין אִלֵּין אַשְׁלִימוּ עוֹבָדַיְיהוּ. אָמַר לוֹן קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אוּמָנוּתָא חֲדָא אִית לִי לְמֶעְבַּד, וְאִיהוּ אָדָם. אִתְחַבָּרוּ כַּחֲדָא, וַאֲנָא עִמְּכוֹן, נַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם, גּוּפָא דִּלְכוֹן, וַאֲנָא אֱהֵא שׁוּתָּפוּ עִמְּכוֹן, וְנַעֲשֶׂה אָדָם. כְּמָה דִּבְקַדְמֵיתָא הֲוָה בְּשׁוּתָּפוּ, הָכִי נָמֵי לְבָתַר. אַבָּא, דְּבֵיהּ עָבִיד עֲבִידְתָּא דִּשְׁמַיָּא, וְעֲבִידְתָּא דְּמַיָיא. וְאִתְּתָא, דְּאִיהִי אוּמָנָא תְּלִיתָאָה, כְּגַוְונָא דְּאַרְעָא. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא דְּאִשְׁתְּתַף בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ. וְעַל רָזָא דָּא כְּתִיב בְּעוֹשָׂיו.

Once these three craftsmen had completed their works, the Holy One, blessed be He, said to them: I have one craft to do, and it is man. Join together, and I with you — “Let us make man”: the body is yours, and I will be a partner with you — “and let us make man.” As at first it was in partnership, so too afterwards: the father, in whom the work of heaven and the work of the waters is done; and the woman, who is the third craftsman, like the earth; and the Holy One, blessed be He, who joins in partnership with them. And upon this mystery it is written, “in his Makers.”

Segment 5ה׳

וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּאַבָּא וְאִמָּא אִתְפְּרָשׁוּ מֵהַאי עָלְמָא, חֶדְוָה בְּכָל שׁוּתָּפוּתָא הֲוִי. דְּתָנֵינָן, בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּבַר נָשׁ שָׁתִּיף לְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְחֶדְוָוה דִּילֵיהּ, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָתֵי לְגִנְתָּא דְּעֵדֶן, וְאַעְקַר מִתַּמָּן (ס"א דאודע תמן) לַאֲבוּהִי וְאִמֵּיהּ, דְּאִינּוּן שׁוּתָּפִין בַּהֲדֵיהּ, וְאַיְיתֵי לוֹן עִמֵּיהּ לְהַהוּא חֶדְוָוה, וְכֻלְּהוּ זְמִינִין תַּמָּן, וּבְנֵי נָשָׁא לָא יַדְעִין. אֲבָל בְּעָקוּ דְּבַּר נָשׁ, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא זַמִּין לְגַבֵּיהּ בִּלְחוֹדוֹי, וְלָא אוֹדַע לַאֲבוּהִי וּלְאִמֵּיהּ, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (תהילים י״ח:ז׳) בַּצַּר לִי אֶקְרָא יְיָ וְאֶל אֱלֹהַי אֲשַׁוִּעַ וְגוֹ'.

And although the father and the mother have departed from this world, there is joy in the whole partnership. For we have learnt: at the hour when a man makes the Holy One, blessed be He, a partner in his joy, the Holy One, blessed be He, comes to the Garden of Eden and removes from there (a variant reads: and makes it known there) his father and his mother, who are partners with Him, and brings them with Him to that joy; and all of them are present there, and people do not know. But in a man's distress the Holy One, blessed be He, is present with him alone, and does not make it known to his father and his mother. This is what is written, “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God,” etc. (Ps. 18, 7).

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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