זוהר, שלח לך י״חZohar, Sh'lach 18

Section 18 of 46 in Sh'lach — 12 segments

Segment 1א׳

תָּא חֲזֵי הַהוּא רָקִיעַ כַּד סָחֲרָא בְּגִלְגּוּלָא מְנַגְּנָא בְּנִגּוּנָא, וּמִקַל נְהִימוּ דְּמַיִין דְּנַבְעִין, לָא יְדִיעַ הַהוּא נִגּוּנָא. כָּל אִינּוּן אַגָּנִין דִּי בְּאַרְבַּע סִטְרִין, מַלְיָין מִנְּבִיעוּ דְּמַיִין דְּנַבְעִין. מַאן דְּאִיהוּ לְגוֹ, בִּתְרֵין סִטְרִין קַיְּימָא תַּמָּן. חַד בְּחֶדְוָה, דְּלֵית חֶדְוָה כְּהַהִיא חֶדְוָה בְּעָלְמָא, לְקַיְּימָא (תהילים ק׳:ב׳) עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ בְּשִׂמְחָה. וְחַד בְּיִרְאָה, דְּלֵית דְּחִילוּ כְּהַהוּא דְּחִילוּ בְּעָלְמָא, לְקַיְּימָא (תהילים ב׳:י״א) עִבְדוּ אֶת יְיָ בְּיִרְאָה.

Observe: that firmament, when it turns in its revolution, makes music with a melody; and from the sound of the roaring of the waters that well up, that melody is not known. All those basins that are on the four sides are filled from the welling of the waters that spring forth. Whoever is within stands there on two sides: one in joy, for there is no joy in the world like that joy, to fulfil “Serve the Lord with gladness” (Ps. 100, 2); and one in fear, for there is no fear in the world like that fear, to fulfil “Serve the Lord with fear” (Ps. 2, 11).

Segment 2ב׳

חַד מַעְיָינָא דְּמַיָּיא, דִּנְבִיעַ מִסְּטַר מִזְרָח, דָּא הוּא דְּאָמַר יְחֶזְקֵאל נְבִיאָה. מֵהַאי מַעְיָינָא, לָא יַכְלִין לְסַיְּימָא שְׁבָחָא כָּל בְּנֵי עָלְמָא. בַּאֲתַר דְּאִתְיְילִיד תַּמָּן לִסְטַר מִזְרָח, לֵית עוּמְקָא וְרוּמָא דִּילֵיהּ, אֶלָּא זְרָתָא וְלָא יַתִּיר.

One fountain of water wells up from the east side; this is the one of which Ezekiel the prophet spoke. Of this fountain all the people of the world cannot finish the praise. In the place where it is born there, on the east side, its depth and its height are no more than a span, and no more.

Segment 3ג׳

כַּד נַבְעִין מַיָּא וְסַלְּקִין, סַלְּקִין כָּל זִינֵי מַרְגְּלָאן דְּעָלְמָא, וְלָא נַפְלִין לְבַר, הַשְׁתָּא אִתְחָזוּן בְּגָוְון חַד, לְפוּם שַׁעֲתָא נַפְלִין אִלֵּין, וְהָא סַלְּקִין, אָחֳרָנִין, כְּגָוַון אָחֳרָא, בְּכָל זִינֵי גַּוְונִין דְּעָלְמָא. נַפְלֵי אִינּוּן מַרְגְּלָאן, וְלָא נַפְלֵי לְבַר.

When the waters well up and rise, all the kinds of pearls in the world rise with them, and they do not fall outside. Now they are seen in one colour; in a moment these fall, and behold others rise, of another colour, in every kind of colour in the world. Those pearls fall, and they do not fall outside.

Segment 4ד׳

סַחֲרָנִין דְּהַהוּא נְבִיעוּ, חֵיזוּר וְשׁוּשָן סָחֲרִין. וְלָא יַכְלִין כָּל בְּנֵי עָלְמָא לְמֵיקָם עַל אִינּוּן גַּוְונִין, כֻּלְּהוּ שַׁלְהוֹבִין מְלָהֲטָאן, וְלָא יַכְלִין לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא בְּהוּ. לָא יְדִיעַ חֲשִׁיבוּ דְּעוֹבָדָא. טַרְפִּין דִּלְהוֹן מְנַצְצָן בְּכַמָּה גַּוְונִין.

Round about that welling, the apple and the lily go round; and all the people of the world cannot make out those colours: they are all blazing flames, and they cannot look upon them. The workmanship of the making is not known. Their leaves sparkle in many colours.

Segment 5ה׳

עוֹבֵד צִיּוּר, אוּמָנוּ דְּמָארֵי עָלְמָא, חַפְיָין עַל תְּלַת מְאָה וְשִׁבְעִין וַחֲמִשָּׁה כְּרוּבִין דִּתְחוֹתַיְיהוּ, בָּתַר שְׂבָכִין אַחֲרָנִין לְגוֹ. וְאִינּוּן שְׂבָכִין סְחוֹר דַּעֲזָרָה לְגוֹ.

A work of design, the craft of the Master of the world. They cover over three hundred and seventy-five cherubim that are beneath them, and behind them other lattices within; and those lattices go round the court within.

…and 7 more segments in this section.

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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