זוהר, שלח לך מ״גZohar, Sh'lach 43

Segment 1א׳

תּוּ פָּתַח וְאָמַר, (ישעיהו מ׳:ט׳) עַל הַר גָּבוֹהַּ עֲלִי לָךְ מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן וְגוֹ'. עַל הַר גָּבוֹהַּ, הַאי וַדַּאי הַר הָעֲבָרִים, אֲתָר דְּמֹשֶׁה אִתְקְבַר. וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ, דִּשְׁכִינְתָּא תְּסַלֵּק לְתַמָן, וּתְבַשֵּׂר עָלְמָא. אֲבָל כֹּלָּא אִיהוּ, מְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן, דָּא אִיהִי חֶפְצִי בָּהּ, אִתְּתָא דְּנָתָן בַּר דָּוִד. אִימָּא אִיהִי דִּמְשִׁיחָא, מְנַחֵם בַּ"ר עַמִּיאֵ"ל, וְאִיהִי תִּיפּוּק וּתְבַשֵּׂר, וְאִיהִי בִּכְלָלָא דִּמְבַשֶּׂרֶת צִיּוֹן.

Again he opened and said, “Get up onto a high mountain, O you who bring good tidings to Zion,” etc. (Isa. 40, 9). “Upon a high mountain”: this is certainly Mount Abarim, the place where Moses was buried. And it has been explained that the Shekinah shall go up there and bring tidings to the world. But all is one: “you who bring good tidings to Zion” — this is Hephzibah, the wife of Nathan the son of David. She is the mother of the Messiah, Menahem the son of Ammiel; and she shall go out and bring the tidings, and she is included in “you who bring good tidings to Zion”.

Segment 2ב׳

קָלָא יִשְׁתְּמַע בְּעָלְמָא, וּתְרֵין מַלְכִין יִתְּעֲרוּן בְּעָלְמָא, לְאַגָּחָא קְרָבָא, וְיִפּוּק שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא עַל עָלְמָא. מַה תְּבַשֵּׂר וְתֵימָא. (ישעיהו מ׳:י׳) הִנֵּה יְיָ אֱלֹהִים בְּחָזָק יָבֹא וּזְרוֹעוֹ מוֹשְׁלָה לּוֹ. הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעוּלָּתוֹ לְפָנָיו. הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כָּרִיז בְּכָל פָּמַלְיָא דִּלְעֵילָּא, וְיֵימָא לוֹן, אִתְכְּנָשׁוּ וְדָאִינוּ דִּינָא. מַאן דְּמָסַר נִשְׁמָתֵיהּ עַל קְדוּשַׁת שְׁמִי, אַגְרֵיהּ מַאי הוּא. וְאִינּוּן יֵימְרוּן כַּךְ וְכַךְ. מַאן דְּסָבִיל כַּמָה חֵרוּפִין וְגִדּוּפִין בְּכָל יוֹמָא עָלַי, מַהוּ אַגְרֵיהּ. אִינּוּן אַמְרֵי כַּךְ. מַאן דְּאִתְעֲנָשׁ בְּכָל יוֹמָא עָלַי, מַהוּ אַגְרֵיהּ. אִינּוּן אַמְרֵי כַּךְ. הֲדָא הוּא דִכְתִיב, הִנֵּה שְׂכָרוֹ אִתּוֹ וּפְעוּלָּתוֹ לְפָנָיו.

A voice shall be heard in the world, and two kings shall be roused in the world to make war, and the Holy Name shall go forth over the world. What shall she proclaim, and what shall she say? “Behold, the Lord God will come as a Mighty One, and His arm will rule for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him” (Isa. 40, 10). “Behold, His reward is with Him”: for the Holy One, blessed be He, makes proclamation in all the household above, and says to them: Gather, and judge judgement. He who gave up his soul for the sanctification of My Name — what is his reward? And they shall say: Thus and thus. He who bore many revilings and blasphemings every day for My sake — what is his reward? They say: Thus. He who was punished every day for My sake — what is his reward? They say: Thus. This is what is written, “Behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him.”

Segment 3ג׳

מַהוּ וּפְעוּלָּתוֹ. אֶלָּא כְּמָה דִּכְתִּיב, (תהילים ל״א:כ׳) מָה רַב טוּבְךָ וְגוֹ'. פָּעַלְתָּ לַחוֹסִים בָּךְ. דָּא הוּא פְּעוּלָּתוֹ. נֶגֶד בְּנֵי אָדָם מַהוּ. אֶלָּא נֶגֶד עוֹבְדֵי כּוֹכָבִים וּמַזָּלוֹת. אֲשֶׁר צָפַנְתָּ לִּירֵאֶיךָ, מַהוּ אֲשֶׁר צָפַנְתָּ. וְכִי מַאן יִגְזוֹל וְיִטּוֹל מִן יְדוֹי, מַה דְּהוּא בָּעֵי לְמֵיהַב, דִּכְתִּיב צָפַנְתָּ.

What is “His recompense”? But as it is written, “How abundant is Your goodness,” etc. (Ps. 31, 20). “Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You”: this is “His recompense”. What is “in the sight of the sons of men”? But over against the worshippers of stars and constellations. “Which You have laid up for those who fear You” — what is “which You have laid up”? And who would rob and take from His hands what He wishes to give, that it is written “You have laid up”?