זוהר, תרומה ס״וZohar, Terumah 66

Section 66 of 98 in Terumah — 12 segments

Segment 1א׳

רַבִּי יִצְחָק הֲוָה שְׁכִיחַ קָמֵיהּ דְּרַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר, אָמַר לֵיהּ, וַדַּאי רְחִימוּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּבַר נָשׁ רָחִים לֵיהּ, לָא אִתְּעַר אֶלָּא מִלִּבָּא, בְּגִין דְּלִבָּא אִיהוּ אִתְעָרוּתָא לְאִתְּעָרָא לְגַבֵּיהּ רְחִימוּ, (ורחמנא לבא בעי) אִי הָכִי, אֲמַאי כְּתִיב בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ, וּלְבָתַר וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ. דְּמַשְׁמַע דִּתְרֵין גַּוְונִין אִינּוּן, חַד לִבָּא, וְחַד נַפְשָׁא, אִי לִבָּא הוּא עִקָּרָא, מַאי בָּעֵי נַפְשָׁא. אָמַר לֵיהּ, וַדַּאי לִבָּא וְנַפְשָׁא תְּרֵין אִינּוּן, וְאִתְאַחֲדָן לְחָד. דְּהָא לִבָּא וְנַפְשָׁא וּמָמוֹנָא, כֻּלְּהוּ אִתְאַחֲדָן דָּא בְּדָא, וְלִבָּא אִיהוּ עִקָּרָא וִיסוֹדָא דְּכֹלָּא.

R. Isaac was in the presence of R. Eleazar. He said to him: ‘Assuredly, the love of the Holy One, blessed be He, with which a man loves Him, is roused only from the heart, since the heart is the awakening that rouses love toward Him (and the Merciful One desires the heart). If so, why is it written “with all your heart”, and afterwards “and with all your soul”? For this indicates that they are two kinds, one the heart and one the soul. If the heart is the principal thing, what need is there of the soul?’ He said to him: ‘Assuredly the heart and the soul are two, and they are joined into one; for the heart and the soul and a man’s possessions are all joined one to another, and the heart is the principal thing and the foundation of all.’

Segment 2ב׳

וְהָא דְּאִתְּמַר בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ, בִּתְרֵין לִיבָּן אִיהוּ, דְּאִינְהוּ תְּרֵין יִצְרִין, חַד יִצְרָא טָבָא, וְחַד יִצְרָא בִּישָׁא, וּתְרֵין אִלֵּין כָּל חַד וְחַד אִקְרֵי לֵב, דָּא אִקְרֵי לֵב טוֹב, וְדָא אִקְרֵי לֵב רָע. וּבְגִין כַּךְ אִיהוּ לְבָבְךָ, דְּאִינּוּן תְּרֵין, יֵצֶר הַטּוֹב וְיֵצֶר הָרָע.

And that which is said "bechol levavecha" (lit. with all your hearts) is that there are two impulses, one is the good impulse and one is the bad impulse, and those two - each is called lev (lit. heart), and this is (1) called a good heart, and this is called a bad heart. And that is how there (the text says) "hearts", which are two, the good impulse and the evil impulse.

Segment 3ג׳

וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, וּבְנַפְשְׁךָ מִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ, מַאי וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, הַאי בְּכָל אֲמַאי. אֶלָּא לְאַכְלְלָא נפ"ש ורו"ח ונשמ"ה, דָּא אִיהוּ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ, בְּכָל מַה דְּאָחִיד הַאי נֶפֶשׁ. וּבְכָל מְאֹדֶךָ, אוּף הָכִי כַּמָה זִינִין אִינּוּן דְּמָמוֹנָא, כֻּלְּהוּ מְשַׁנְיָין אִלֵּין מֵאִלֵּין, וְעַל דָּא כְּתִיב בְּכָל. רְחִימוּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לְמִמְסָר לֵיהּ כָּל דָּא, לְמִרְחַם לֵיהּ בְּכָל חַד וְחַד.

“With all thy soul”-the “all” includes all aspects of the soul, viz. nephesh, ruah, and neshamah. As to “with all thy possessions”, these also have various aspects, each one different from the other. True love to the Holy One, blessed be He, consists in just this, that we give over to Him all our emotional, intellectual, and material faculties and possessions, and love Him.

Segment 4ד׳

וְאִי תֵּימָא, בְּיֵצֶר הָרָע הֵיךְ יָכִיל בַּר נָשׁ לְמִרְחַם לֵיהּ, דְּהָא יֵצֶר הָרָע מְקַטְרְגָא אִיהוּ, דְּלָא יִקְרַב בַּר נָשׁ לְפוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְהֵיךְ יְרָחִים לֵיהּ בֵּיהּ. אֶלָּא, דָּא אִיהוּ פּוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יַתִּיר, כַּד הַאי יֵצֶר הָרָע אִתְכַּפְיָא לֵיהּ, בְּגִין רְחִימוּ דְּקָא מִרְחַם לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא. דְּכַד הַאי יֵצֶר הָרָע אִתְכַּפְיָא, וְתָבַר לֵיהּ הַהוּא בַּר נָשׁ, דָּא אִיהוּ רְחִימוּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, בְּגִין דִּיְדִיעַ לְקָרְבָא לְהַהוּא יֵצֶר הָרָע, לְפוּלְחָנָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא.

Should it be asked, How can a man love Him with the evil inclination? Is not the evil inclination the seducer, preventing man from approaching the Holy One to serve him? How, then, can man use the evil inclination as an instrument of love to God? The answer lies in this, that there can be no greater service done to the Holy One than to bring into subjection the “evil inclination” by the power of love to the Holy One, blessed be He. For, when it is subdued and its power broken by man in this way, then he becomes a true lover of the Holy One, since he has learnt how to make the “evil inclination” itself serve the Holy One.

Segment 5ה׳

הָכָא אִיהוּ רָזָא לְמָארֵי מִדִין. כָּל מַה דַּעֲבַד קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא, כֹּלָּא אִיהוּ בְּגִין לְאַחֲזָאָה יְקָרָא דִּילֵיהּ, וְכֹלָּא אִיהוּ לְפוּלְחָנֵיהּ. וְכִי מַאן חָמֵי עַבְדָּא, דְּלֶהוֵי מְקַטְרְגָא דְּמָארֵיהּ, וּבְכָל מַה דִּרְעוּתֵיהּ דְּמָארֵיהּ, אִתְעָבִיד אִיהוּ מְקַטְרְגָא, רְעוּתֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דִּיהוֹן בְּנִי נָשָׁא תָּדִיר בְּפוּלְחָנֵיהּ, וְיֵהָכוּן בְּאֹרַח קְשׁוֹט, בְּגִין לְמִזְכֵּי לוֹן בְּכַמָּה טָבִין, הוֹאִיל וּרְעוּתֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּהַאי, הֵיךְ אַתְיָא עַבְדָּא בִּישָׁא, וְאִשְׁתְּכַח מְקַטְרְגָא מִגּוֹ רְעוּתֵיהּ דְּמָארֵיהּ, וְאַסְטֵי לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא לְאֹרַח בִּישׁ, וְאַדְחֵי לוֹן מֵאֹרַח טָב, וְעָבִיד לוֹן דְּלָא יַעַבְדוּן רְעוּתָא דְּמָארִיהוֹן, וְאַסְטֵי לִבְנֵי נָשָׁא לְאֹרַח בִּישׁ.

Here is a mystery entrusted to the masters of esoteric lore. All that the Holy One has made, both above and below, is for the purpose of manifesting His Glory and to make all things serve Him. Now, would a master permit his servant to work against him, and to continually lay plans to counteract his will? It is the will of the Holy One that men should worship Him and walk in the way of truth that they may be rewarded with many benefits. How, then, can an evil servant come and counteract the will of his Master by tempting man to walk in an evil way, seducing him from the good way and causing him to disobey the will of his Lord?

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

English: The Zohar — Soncino Press, London 1933 (public domain)

English: Sefaria Community Translation (CC0)

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