זוהר, שלח לך כ״דZohar, Sh'lach 24

Segment 1א׳

הַשְׁתָּא רִבִּי, נֶהְדַּר לְמִלִּין קַדְמָאִין, וְכַד נֶהְדַּר לְאַתְרִין, נִטוֹל רְשׁוּ מֵרַב מְתִיבְתָּא, בְּאִינּוּן מִלִּין דִּנְקַבֵּל מִנֵּיהּ, וְנֵימָא קַמָּךְ. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקָךְ, דְּאַתְּ זָכֵי לִנְהוֹרִין סְתִימִין, מִכָּל סִטְרִין, מֵעֵילָּא וּמִתַּתָּא, מֵהַאי עָלְמָא, וּמֵעָלְמָא אוֹחֲרָא. אָמַר רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, מִלָּה חֲדָא בָּעֵינָא לְמִנְדַּע, אִי תֵּיכוּל לְאוֹדָעָא לִי. נָשִׁין בְּהַהוּא עָלְמָא, אִי זַכָּאִין לְסַלְּקָא לְעֵילָּא, אוֹ הֵיךְ אִינּוּן תַּמָּן. אָמַר לֵיהּ, אִי רִבִּי אִי רִבִּי, בְּדָא אִית לָן רָזָא יַתִּירָא (ס"א יקירא). בְּגִין דְּלָא לְגַלָּאָה סִתְרִין דְּתַמָּן, אֲבָל דָּא יְהַךְ וְיִטּוֹל רְשׁוּ, וְנֵימָא לָךְ. אַדְּהָכִי פָּרַח חַד, וְאִתְכַּסֵּי מִנַּיְיהוּ, וְאָזַל לֵיהּ.

Now, Rabbi, let us return to the first words; and when we return to our places we shall take permission from the Head of the Academy for those words that we receive from him, and we shall say them before you. Happy is your portion, that you are found worthy of hidden lights from every side, from above and from below, from this world and from the other world. R. Simeon said: There is one word I want to know, if you are able to make it known to me. Women in that world — are they found worthy to ascend on high, or how are they there? He said to him: Ah, Rabbi, ah, Rabbi, in this we have a further mystery (a variant reads: precious), because the secrets of that place are not to be disclosed; but for this let one go and take permission, and we shall tell you. Meanwhile one of them flew away and was hidden from them, and went off.

Segment 2ב׳

וּלְפוּם שַׁעֲתָא תָּב לְגַבַּיְיהוּ, אָמַר לוֹן, זְמִינָא הֲוִינָא לְמֵיעָאל, וַהֲווּ כֻּלְּהוּ בְּעִטּוּרָא חֲדָא, דְּדַיָּינֵי דִּינָא דְּחַד בַּר נָשׁ, דְּקָאִים עַל פִּתְחָא דְּגַן עֵדֶן, וְאִינּוּן כְּרוּבִין אֲחִידוּ בֵּיהּ, וְלָא שָׁבְקוּ לֵיהּ לְמֵיעָאל תַּמָּן, וַהֲוָה בְּצַעֲרָא בֵּינַיְיהוּ, וְצָוַוח צַוְוחִין עַל גַּבֵּי פִּתְחָא, וּשְׁמָעוּ כּוּלְהוּ צַדִּיקַיָּיא דְּתַמָּן, וְהַשְׁתָּא הֲווֹ מִתְכַּנְּפֵי כָּל בְּנֵי מְתִיבְתֵּי, לְמֵיעָאל לְגַבֵּי מַלְכָּא מְשִׁיחָא, לְעַיְּינָא בְּדִינֵיהּ. וַאֲתֵינָא לְאוֹדָעָא לְכוּ, וְדָא חַבְרָאי אִצְטְרִיךְ לְמֵהַךְ תַּמָּן, דְּכָרוֹזָא הֲוָה אַעְבָּר בְּכָל אִינּוּן בְּנֵי מְתִיבְתֵּי. דְּלִיהֱווֹן כְּנִישִׁין הַשְׁתָּא קַמֵּי מָשִׁיחַ. נָטַל פִּתְקָא חֲדָא, וְיָהַב לְרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן. אָמַר, טוֹל דָּא, וְעָיֵין בְּמָה דְּתַמָּן, עַד דְּנֵיתֵי גַּבָּךְ, פַּרְחוּ תַּרְוַויְיהוּ.

And in a moment he returned to them. He said to them: I was ready to enter, and they were all in one assembly, judging the case of a certain man who was standing at the door of the Garden of Eden; and those cherubim were holding him, and did not let him enter there. And he was in distress among them, and cried out cries at the door, and all the righteous who were there heard him. And now all the sons of the Academies were gathering to enter in to the King Messiah, to look into his judgement. And I have come to make it known to you; and this Companion of mine must go there, for a herald was passing among all those sons of the Academies that they should be gathered now before the Messiah. He took a note and gave it to R. Simeon. He said: Take this, and look into what is in it, until we come to you. The two of them flew away.

Segment 3ג׳

וְרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן נָטַל פִּתְקָא, וְחָמָא מַה דְּחָמָא, בְּרָזִין דְּתַמָּן, כָּל הַהוּא יוֹמָא. בְּלֵילְיָא חָמָא שְׁרָגָא, וְנָפִיל בֵּיהּ שֵׁינָתָא, וְדָמַךְ עַד צַפְרָא. כַּד נָהָר יְמָמָא, קָם וּפָרַח הַהוּא פִּתְקָא מִנֵּיהּ, וְהָא אִינּוּן תַּרְוַויְיהוּ אַתְיָין, אָמַר לֵיהּ, קוּם רִבִּי, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקָךְ, קוּם. בְּגִינָךְ חֲמֵינָן וְזָכֵינָן לְכַמָּה סִתְרִין עִלָּאִין, כַּמָה חֶדְוָה אַחְזִיוּ לָן, כַּד יָהֲבוּ רְשׁוּ לְגַלָּאָה לָךְ, כָּל מַה דְּאַתְּ בָּעֵי. רֵישׁ מְתִיבְתָּא עִלָּאָה נָפַק לְגַבָּן, וְאָמַר, שָׁאִילוּ בִּשְׁלָמֵיהּ דְּבַר יוֹחָאי, אַתְרֵיהּ דְּבַר יוֹחָאי, הָא פָּנוּ לֵיהּ מִכַּמָּה יוֹמִין. לֵית מַאן דְּיִקְרַב לְגַבֵּיהּ, זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ.

And R. Simeon took the note, and saw what he saw in the mysteries that were there, all that day. At night he saw a lamp, and sleep fell upon him, and he slept until the morning. When the day grew light, he rose, and that note had flown away from him; and here were the two of them coming. He said to him: Rise, Rabbi, happy is your portion, rise. For your sake we have seen and have been found worthy of many supernal secrets. How much joy they showed us, when they gave permission to disclose to you all that you desire! The Head of the celestial Academy came out to us and said: Ask after the welfare of the son of Yohai. The place of the son of Yohai — see, they have cleared it for him these many days. There is none who may draw near to it. Happy is he.