זוהר, פנחס נ״הZohar, Pinchas 55

Section 55 of 129 in Pinchas — 7 segments

Segment 1א׳

אֵין דּוֹרְשִׁין בַּמֶּרְכָּבָה בְּיָחִיד, בְּגִין דְּהַדּוֹרֵשׁ לְיָּחִיד, עִמֵּיהּ הָא אִינּוּן שְׁנַיִם בַּדְּרָשָׁא. וְלָא צָּרִיךְ תַּמָּן לְמִשְׁמַע קָלָא בִּצְּלוֹתֵיהּ. אֶלָּא (שמואל א א׳:י״ג) רַק שְׂפָתֶיהָ נָעוֹת וְקוֹלָהּ לֹא יִשָּׁמֵעַ, וּבְהַאי רָזָא (במדבר ג׳:י׳) וְהַזָּר הַקָּרֵב יוּמָת. וְהָכִי בַּאֲצִּילוּת (ד"א בצלותא) כָּל חַד מְצַּלֵּי בַּחֲשַׁאי, דְּלָא אִשְׁתְּמַע צְּלוֹתֵיהּ לְגַבֵּי חַבְרֵיהּ. כְּגוֹן מַאן דְּדָרִישׁ לְחַבְרֵיהּ, וְיַשְׁתִּיק דִּבּוּר לְגַבֵּיהּ, לָא צָּרִיךְ לְמֶעְבַּד אֶלָּא דִּבּוּר בַּחֲשַׁאי, דְּלָא יִשְׁמַע חַבְרֵיהּ. וּבְגִין דָּא אוֹקְמוּהָ רַבָּנָן, כָּל הַמַּשְׁמִיעַ קוֹלוֹ בִּתְפִלָּתוֹ, ה"ז מִקְּטַנֵּי אֲמָנָה.

One does not expound the Chariot to a single person — because he who expounds to a single one, with him there are two in the expounding. And there one need not make the voice heard in his prayer, but rather, “only her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard” (I Sam. 1, 13). And in this mystery: “and the stranger that draws near shall be put to death” (Num. 3, 10). And so in emanation (a variant reads: in prayer) each one prays in a whisper, so that his prayer is not heard by his fellow; like one who expounds to his fellow and would keep his speech silent toward him — he need do nothing but speak in a whisper, so that his fellow does not hear. And therefore the Rabbis explained: Whoever makes his voice heard in his prayer is of those of little faith.

Segment 2ב׳

וּבְגִין כָּךְ חֵיוָון אֶשָּׁא לְעֵילָּא, מְמַלְּלָן כְּעַנְפִּין דְּאִילָנָא, דַּהֲווֹ מִתְקַבְּצִּין תַּמָּן, בְּמִזְמוּטֵי חָתָן וְכַלָּה. בְּאָן אֲתָר. בְּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע, דְּתַמָּן וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת קוֹל כַּנְפֵיהֶם. דְּאִינּוּן ס"ד לְד' גַּדְפִּין, ד' זִמְנִין ס"ד, סַלְּקִין רנ"ו. וְהַאי אִיהוּ, (ירמיהו ל״א:ז׳) רָנּוּ לְיַעֲקֹב שִׂמְחָה. אֵימָתַי. לְבָתַר דְּנָטִיל נוּקְמָא מִשַּׂנְאוֹי, וְיוֹקִיד טַעֲוָון דִּלְהוֹן, הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, (משלי י״א:י׳) וּבַאֲבוֹד רְשָׁעִים רִנָּה. אִיהוּ הַנֵר (ס"א מ' שנין) לְאַשְׁלְמָא ע"ב ע"ב, ע"ב. וְתַלְיָין ס"ד.

And therefore the Hayyoth of fire above speak like the branches of the tree, for they would gather there as at the wedding festivities of bridegroom and bride. In what place? In the reciting of the Shema, where there is “And I heard the noise of their wings”; which are sixty-four to four wings: four times sixty-four amount to Resh-Nun-Vau (two hundred and fifty-six). And this is “Sing (ronnu) with gladness for Jacob” (Jer. 31, 7). When? After He takes vengeance on His enemies and burns their idols; this is what is written, “And when the wicked perish, there is song” (Prov. 11, 10). It is the lamp (a variant reads: forty years), to complete seventy-two, seventy-two, seventy-two. And sixty-four hang.

Segment 3ג׳

וְתַלְיָין ס"ד, מִן תְּמַנְיָא א"ז. וְהָכִי ס"ד מִתְּמַנְיָא א"ז לְד' סִטְרִין, רנ"ו. וְכַד מָטֵי לל"ב, דְּאִינּוּן א"ז א"ז א"ז א"ז, דְּאִינּוּן ח' ח' ח' ח', אִתְחַבָּר י' לְכָל סְטָר, לְמֶהֱוִי ח"י יְהוָֹ"ה, בְּח"י בִּרְכָאן דִּצְּלוֹתָא, דְּאִית בְּהוֹן ח"י זִמְנִין יְדוָֹ"ד, דְּסַלְּקִין ע"ב. בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דְּמִתְחַבְּרָא יְהוָֹ"ה בַּאֲדֹנָ"י בְּחַ"י עָלְמִין יְאֲהדוָֹנָהי, מִיַּד חֵיוָן דְּאֵשׁ חָשׁוֹת. מַה כְּתִיב בְּהוֹן. (יחזקאל א׳:כ״ד) בְּעָמְדָם תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶם, בְּעָמְדָם יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּגָלוּתָא (נ"א בצלותא), תְּרַפֶּינָה כַנְפֵיהֶם, דְּלָא יִשְׁתְּמוֹדְעוּן עַד הַהִיא שַׁעֲתָא.

And sixty-four hang from the eight, Aleph-Zain. And so sixty-four from the eight, Aleph-Zain, to four sides: two hundred and fifty-six. And when it reaches thirty-two, which are Aleph-Zain, Aleph-Zain, Aleph-Zain, Aleph-Zain, which are Heth, Heth, Heth, Heth, Yod is joined to each side, to make Heth-Yod: eighteen Tetragrammatons, in the eighteen blessings of the prayer, in which there are eighteen times the Tetragrammaton, which amount to seventy-two. At that time when the Tetragrammaton is joined with Adonai in the Life of the worlds — Yod-Aleph-He-Daleth-Vau-Nun-He-Yod — at once the Hayyoth of fire are silent. What is written of them? “When they stood, they let down their wings” (Ezek. 1, 24). “When they stood” — Israel in exile (a variant reads: in prayer) — “they let down their wings”, so that they are not known until that hour.

Segment 4ד׳

וְהַאי אִיהוּ רַק שְׂפָתֶיהָ נָעוֹת. דְּאִינּוּן כַּנְפֵי הַחַיּוֹת, וְקוֹלָהּ לֹא יִשָּׁמֵעַ. מַה דַּהֲוִי חַשְׁמַל, חֵיוָן אֶשָּׁא מְמַלְּלָן, אִינּוּן חָשׁוֹת. וּבְגִין דָּא תַּקִּינוּ צְּלוֹתָא בַּחֲשַׁאי, וְהָכִי מַעֲשֵׂה מֶרְכָּבָה בַּחֲשַׁאי, לְמַלְּלָא תַּמָּן בַּחֲשַׁאי, בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין עַצְּמוֹ. ג' צְּלוֹתִין תַּקִּינוּ, וּבְכֻלְּהוּ ח"י יְהוָֹ"ה, דְּאִינּוּן ע"ב אַתְוָון, בְּכָל צְּלוֹתָא, בְּתַמְנֵי סְרֵי בִּרְכָאן, דְּאִינּוּן רי"ו, וּכְלִילָן בְּחֶסֶד, בְּע"ב, עִם ל"ב נְתִיבוֹת, וְהַיְינוּ ר"ן חֲסֵרִין ב'. דִּכְלִילָן בְּעַמּוּדָא דְּאֶמְצָּעִיתָא.

And this is “only her lips moved”, which are the wings of the Hayyoth, “but her voice could not be heard”. That which was hashmal — the Hayyoth of fire speaking — they are silent. And therefore they ordained prayer in a whisper; and so the Work of the Chariot is in a whisper, to speak there in a whisper, between himself and himself. Three prayers they ordained, and in all of them eighteen Tetragrammatons, which are seventy-two letters, in every prayer, in the eighteen blessings, which are two hundred and sixteen, and comprised in chesed, in seventy-two, with the thirty-two paths — and that is two hundred and fifty lacking two — which are comprised in the Central Column.

Segment 5ה׳

דְּמִקָּרְבְּנָא אִשְׁתְּמַע צְּלוֹתָא, צְּלוֹתָא מִקָּרְבְּנָא. כְּגַוְונָא דְּאִתְּמַר בְּהוֹן, (יחזקאל א׳:כ״ד) וָאֶשְׁמַע אֶת קוֹל כַּנְפֵיהֶם. הָכִי בַּכְּרוּבִים, (במדבר ז׳:פ״ט) וַיִּשְׁמַע אֶת הַקּוֹל מִדַּבֵּר אֵלָיו. כְּגַוְונָא דְּכֶבֶשׁ סַלְּקִין וְנַחְתִּין בֵּיהּ קָרְבְּנִין וְעִלָּוָון. הָכִי בִּצְּלוֹתָא, מַלְאֲכִין סַלְּקִין תְּרֵי וְנַחְתֵּי תְּרֵי. וּכְגַוְונָא דְּסִינַי, דְּבֵיהּ מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן סַלְּקִין וְנַחְתִּין, סַלְּקִין תְּרֵין וְנַחְתִּין ב'. וּבְפִקוּדָא דָּא, אִתְרְמִיזוּ כָּל פִּקוּדִין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא.

For from the offering prayer is heard — prayer from the offering. As it is said of them, “And I heard the noise of their wings” (Ezek. 1, 24); so with the cherubim, “then he heard the Voice speaking to him” (Num. 7, 89). As on the ramp the offerings and burnt-offerings go up and come down, so in prayer angels ascend two and descend two. And as at Sinai, on which Moses and Aaron went up and came down — two go up and two come down. And in this precept all the commandments of the Torah are hinted.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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