זוהר, ספרא דצניעותא ד׳Zohar, Sifra DiTzniuta 4

Section 4 of 6 in Sifra DiTzniuta — 16 segments

Segment 1א׳

פִּרְקָא תְּלִיתָאָה תִּשְׁעָה תִּקּוּנִין יַקִּירִין אִתְמְסָרוּ לְדִיקְנָא כָּל מָה דְּאִתְטְמַּר וְלָא אִתְגַּלְיָיא עִלָּאָה וְיַקִּירָא אִשְׁתְּכַח. (והוא) והָא (ס"א דיקנא) גַּנְזֵיהּ (ס"א יקירא) קְרָא.

Third Chapter. Nine worthy installments (Tikkunin) have been transferred to the beard. All what is concealed and is not revealed is found to be exalted and worthy. And Scripture hid (him) this (other reading: beard).

Segment 2ב׳

תִּיקוּנָא קַדְמָאָה דְּדִיקְנָא, נִימִין עַל נִימִין מִקָּמֵי פִּתְחָא דְּאֻדְנִין עַד רֵישָׁא דְּפוּמָא. (תניינא) מֵרֵישָׁא הַאי, עַד רֵישָׁא אַחֲרָא אִשְׁתְּכַח. (תליתאה) מִתְּחוֹת תְּרֵין נוּקְבִין אָרְחָא מַלְיָיא דְּלָא אִתְחַזְיָיא. (רביעאה) עַלְעִין אִתְחַפְיָּין מֵהַאי גִּיסָא וּמֵהַאי גִּיסָא. (חמישאה) בְּהוּ אִתְחַזְּיָין תַּפּוּחִין סוּמָקִין כְּוורְדָא. (שתיתאה) בְּחַד חוּטָא תַּלְיָין אוּכָמִין תַּקִּיפִין עַד חַדּוֹי. (שביעאה) שִׂפְוָון סוּמָקִין כְּוורְדָא אִתְפְּנוּן.

First installment of the beard, strands on strands from in front of the opening of the ears to the upper side of the mouth. (Second [installment]) From this upper side to the other upper side it is found. (Third [installment]) From below the two openings a filled road that is not seen. (Fourth [installment]) Sides covered from this point of view and from that point of view. (Fifth [installment]) In it apples are seen that are red as a rose. (Sixth [installment]) On one cord hang strong black ones until his chest. (Seventh [installment]) Lips, red as a rose, are free.

Segment 3ג׳

(תמינאה) זְעִירִין נַחְתִּין בִּגְרוֹנָא, וּמְחַפְיָין קְדָלָא. (תשיעאה) רַבְרְבִין וּזְעִירִין כְּגִידִין (ס"א נגדין) (ס"א נחתין) בְּשִׁקּוּלָא. בְּאִלֵּין אִשְׁתְּכַח גִּיבָּר וְתַקִּיף מַאן דְּאִשְׁתְּכַח.

(Eighth [installment]) Small ones go down over the throat and are covering the neck. (Ninth [installment]) Large and small ones as banks (other reading: spreading out) (other reading: going down) on the scale. In these ones, who is found is found [to be] strong and powerful.

Segment 4ד׳

כְּתִיב (תהילים קי״ח:ה׳) מִן הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָהּ. תִּשְׁעָה אָמַר דָּוִד עַד כָּל גּוֹיִם סְבָבוּנִי, לְאַסְחֲרָא וּלְאַגָּנָא עֲלוֹי. וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עוֹשֶׂה פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ. (נשא קל"ט ע"ב) תִּשְׁעָה אִלֵּין אִתְעֲקָרוּ מִשְּׁמָא שְׁלִים, וְאַשְׁתִּילוּ לְבָתַר בִּשְׁמָא שְׁלִים, דִּכְתִּיב וַיִּטַּע יְיָ' אֱלהִים. תִּקּוּנִין דְּדִיקְנָא בִּתְלֵיסָר אִשְׁתַּכְּחָן אִיהִי, דְּהִיא עִלָּאָה. תַּתָּאָה, בְּתִשְׁעָה אִתְחָזוּן. כ"ב אַתְוָון אִתְגְּלִיפוּ בְּגווַֹנֵיהוֹן (ס"א בגינהון.)

It is written (Psalms 118:5) "From the oppression I have called Yah". David spoke nine [exclamations], until "all nations have surrounded me" (Psalms 118:10), to surround and protect him [this refers to the nine exclamations from the second half of Psalm 118:5 to the end of Psalm 188:9]. "And the earth brought out young grass, plants producing seed according to its kind, and trees producing fruit with its seed in it according to its kind" [Genesis 1:12]. These nine were uprooted from the complete name and were planted afterwards in the complete name, as it is written: "And HaShem God (יהוה אלהים) [the complete name] planted..." [Genesis 2:8]. The installments of the beard are found in thirteen, which is the upper one, the lower one is seen in nine. Twenty-two are engraved according to their sorts (other book: because of them).

Segment 5ה׳

עַל הַאי, (ס"א על האי מאן דחזי בחלמיה דיקנא) חֶלְמָא דְּאָחִיד דִּיקְנָא דְּבַּר נָשׁ עִלָּאָה בִּידֵיהּ, (נ"א או דאושיט ידיה ליה אנדע דשלים במאריה) שְׁלִים בְּמָארֵיהּ. שַׂנְאִין תְּחוֹתוֹי יִכְנְעוּן. כָּל שֶׁכֵּן דִּיקְנָא עִלָּאָה דִּנְהִירָא (ס"א לתתאה) בְּתַתָּאָה, דְּעִלָּאָה רַב חֶסֶד אִקְרֵיהּ, בִּזְעֵירָא חֶסֶ"ד סְתָם, כַּד אִצְטְרִיךְ נְהִירוּ אַנְהַר וְאִקְרֵי רַב חֶסֶד. (ס"א בידיה הא מתרחיץ דהא בשלם עם מאריה ושנאוי יכנעון תחותוי ודין הוא בדיל דחזא בחלמיה כל שכן אם זכה לאודעא מה היא דיקנא עלאה דהוא נהיר לתתאה ארים עלאה רב בחסד אקרי בזעירא חסד סתם)

On this (other book: On this, one who sees in a dream a beard) a dream holding the beard of a higher human being in his hands, (another version: or reaches his hands to it, it will be known that at peace with his master) [is] at peace with his master. The enemies under him will be oppressed. All the more so the upper beard, that is shining in [other reading: to] the lower one, as the upper one is called "abundant in benevolence (חסד)" [Exodus 34:6], in the lower one, unspecified benevolence. When it is necesssary the light will shine and will be called "abundant in benevolence". (other books: with his hands, see, he is safe because he is at peace with his master, and his enemies will be oppressed under him, and judgement separates what he has seen in his dream, all the more so if he merits to know what this upper beard [is], which shines downward, the upper rising [one] is called "abundant in benevolence", the small one unspecified benevolence).

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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