זוהר, תרומה ל״אZohar, Terumah 31

Segment 1א׳

פָּתַח רַבִּי יוֹסִי וְאָמַר, שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים אֲשֶׁר לִשְׁלֹמֹה. שִׁירָתָא דָּא אִתְּעַר לָהּ שְׁלֹמֹה מַלְכָּא, כַּד אִתְבְּנִי בֵּי מַקְדְּשָׁא, וְעָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ אִשְׁתְּלִימוּ, עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא בִּשְׁלְמוּתָא חֲדָא. וְאַף עַל גַּב דְּחַבְרַיָּיא פְּלִיגָּן בְּהַאי, (נ"א מתי אתמר) אֲבָל שִׁירָתָא דָּא לָא אִתְּמַר, אֶלָּא בִּשְׁלִימוּ, כַּד סִיהֲרָא אִתְמַלְיָא בִּשְׁלִימוּ, וּבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁא אִתְבְּנִי כְּגַוְונָא דִּלְעֵילָּא בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּאִתְבְּנֵי בֵּי מַקְדְּשָׁא לְתַתָּא, לָא הֲוָה חֶדְוָה קָמֵיהּ קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, מִיּוֹמָא דְּאִתְבְּרֵי עָלְמָא, כְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא.

R. Jose thereupon began to speak on the words: The song of songs, which is Solomon’s (S.S. 1, 1). Said he: ‘This song King Solomon poured forth when the Temple was erected and all the worlds, above and below, had reached their perfect consummation. And although concerning the exact time of its singing there is some difference of opinion among the members of the Fellowship, we may be certain that it was not sung until that time of absolute completion, when the Moon-the Shekinah-came to her fulness and was revealed in the full perfection of her radiance, and when the Temple had been erected in the likeness of the Temple that is above. The Holy One, blessed be He, then experienced such joy as He had not known since the creation of the world.

Segment 2ב׳

מִשְׁכָּן דְּעָבַד מֹשֶׁה בְּמַדְבְּרָא, לְנַחְתָּא שְׁכִינְתָּא לְאַרְעָא, בְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא מִשְׁכָּן אַחֲרָא אִתּוּקַם עִמֵּיהּ לְעֵילָּא, כְּמָה דְּאוּקְמוּהָ דִּכְתִּיב, (שמות מ׳:י״ז) הוּקַם הַמִּשְׁכָּן, הַמִּשְׁכָּן: מִשְׁכָּן אַחֲרָא (קנ"ט ע"א) דְּאִתְקַם עִמֵּיהּ, וְדָא מִשְׁכָּן דְּנַעַר מְטַטְרוֹ"ן, וְלָא יַתִּיר. בַּיִת רִאשׁוֹן כַּד אִתְבְּנֵי, בַּיִת רִאשׁוֹן אַחֲרָא אִתְבְּנֵי עִמֵּיהּ, וְאִתְקָיַּים בְּעָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ, וְאַנְהִיר (ד"א בעלמא ואנהיר) לְכָל עָלְמִין, וְאִתְבָּסַם עָלְמָא, וְאִתְפָּתְחוּ כָּל מַשְׁקוֹפֵי עִלָּאִין לְאַנְהָרָא, וְלָא הֲוָה חֶדְוָה בְּכָל עָלְמִין כְּהַהוּא יוֹמָא, כְּדֵין פָּתְחוּ עִלָּאֵי וְתַתָּאֵי וְאָמְרוּ שִׁירָתָא, וְהַיְינוּ שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים. שִׁירָתָא דְּאִינּוּן מְנַגְּנִין דִּמְנַגְנָן לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.

When Moses set up the Tabernacle in the wilderness, another such was raised in the heavenly spheres, as we leam from the words: “And it came to pass… that the Tabernacle was reared up”, the reference being to the other Tabernacle, to that which was above, namely the Tabernacle of the “Young Man”, Metatron, and nothing greater. But when the first Temple was completed another Temple was erected at the same time, which was the centre for all the worlds, shedding radiance upon all things and giving light to all the spheres. Then the world was firmly established, and all the supernal casements were opened to pour forth light, and all the worlds experienced such joy as had never been known to them before, and celestial and terrestrial beings alike broke forth in song. And the song which they sang is the “Song of Songs”, or, as we might render, “Song of the Singers”, of those musicians who chant to the Holy One, blessed be He.

Segment 3ג׳

דָּוִד מַלְכָּא אָמַר שִׁיר הַמַּעֲלוֹת, שְׁלמֹה מַלְכָּא אָמַר שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים, שִׁיר מֵאִינּוּן מְנַגְּנִין. מָה בֵּין הַאי לְהַאי, דְּהָא אִשְׁתְּמַע דְּכֹלָּא חַד. אֶלָּא וַדַּאי כֹּלָּא חַד, אֲבָל בְּיוֹמֵי דְּדָוִד מַלְכָּא, לָא הֲווֹ כָּל אִינּוּן מְנַגְּנִין מְתַּתְקְנָן בְּדוּכְתַּיְיהוּ, לְנַגְּנָא כְּדְקָא יֵאוֹת, וּבֵי מַקְדְּשָׁא לָא אִתְבְּנֵי, וּבְּגִין כָּךְ לָא אִתְתָּקָנוּ לְעֵילָּא בְּדוּכְתַּיְיהוּ. דְּהָא כְּמָה דְּאִית תִּקּוּנִי דְּמִשְׁמָרוֹת בְּאַרְעָא, אוּף הָכִי בִּרְקִיעָא, וְקַיְימִין אִלֵּין לָקֳבֵל אִלֵּין.

King David sang “A song of degrees”: King Solomon sang “the Song of Songs”. Now what is the difference between the two? Do we not interpret both titles to signify one and the same thing? Verily, this is so, for both things are certainly one, but in the days of David all the singers of the spheres were not yet set in their rightful places to chant the praises of their King, because the Temple was not as yet in existence. For, as on earth, the levitic singers are divided into groups, so is it likewise above, and the upper correspond to the lower.