זוהר, תרומה ע״זZohar, Terumah 77

Section 77 of 98 in Terumah — 14 segments

Segment 1א׳

וְעַל רָזָא דָּא דְּהַאי אוֹר, דְּדָלִיק וְנָהִיר לְהַאי נִר, כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ בְּאַהֲרֹן, (במדבר ח׳:ב׳) בְּהַעֲלוֹתְךָ אֶת הַנֵּרוֹת, בְּגִין דְּהוּא אָתֵי מִסִּטְרָא דְּהַאי אוֹר. אוֹר דָּא כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ, (בראשית א׳:ג׳) יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי אוֹר. כֵּיוָן דְּאָמַר יְהִי אוֹר, אֲמַאי כְּתִיב וַיְהִי אוֹר, דְּהָא בְּוַיְהִי כֵן סַגְיָא. אֶלָּא, יְהִי אוֹר, דָּא אוֹר קַדְמָאָה, דְּאִיהוּ יְמִינָא, וְאִיהוּ לְקֵץ הַיָּמִין. וַיְהִי אוֹר, דְּמִימִינָא נָפִק שְׂמָאלָא, וּמֵרָזָא דִּימִינָא נָפִק שְׂמָאלָא, וְעַל דָּא וַיְהִי אוֹר, דָּא שְׂמָאלָא.

Concerning the mystery of the light which kindles and produces the light in the lamp, it was said unto Aaron: “When thou lightest the lamps” (Num. 8, 2); for he emanated from the region of that light. Concerning this, too, it is written: “Let there be light, and there was light” (Gen. 1, 3). Why, it may be asked, was it necessary to repeat the word “light” in this verse? The answer is that the first “light” refers to the primordial light which is of the Right Hand, and is destined for the “end of days”; while the second “light” refers to the Left Hand, which issues from the Right.

Segment 2ב׳

מִכָּאן דְּוַיְהִי קַדְמָאָה דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, בְּסִטְרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא הֲוָה. וּבְגִין כַּךְ לָאו אִיהוּ סִימָן בְּרָכָה. מַאי טַעְמָא. בְּגִין דְּבֵיהּ (נ"א דמניה) נָפַק הַהוּא חֹשֶׁךְ דְּאַחֲשִׁיךְ אַנְפֵּי עָלְמָא. וְסִימָנָא דָּא כַּד אִתְגְּלֵי רָזָא דְּעֵשָׂו וְעוֹבָדוֹי, בְּהַאי וַיְהִי הֲוָה, דִּכְתִּיב (בראשית כ״ה:כ״ז) וַיְהִי עֵשָׂו אִישׁ יוֹדֵעַ צַיִד. אִתְקָיָּים בְּוַיְהִי אִישׁ יוֹדֵעַ צַיִד, לְפַתָּאָה בְּנֵי עָלְמָא, דְּלָא יַהֲכוּן בְּאֹרַח מֵישָׁר.

From here we learn that the first “and it was” in the Torah was on the side of the Left, and therefore it is not a sign of blessing. What is the reason? Because through it there issued that darkness which darkened the face of the world. And this same sign appeared when the mystery of Esau and his deeds was revealed, in this same “and it was”, as it is written: “And Esau was a man skilled in hunting” (Gen. 25, 27). It was established in “and there was a man skilled in hunting”, to seduce the people of the world so that they should not walk in the straight path.

Segment 3ג׳

וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת הָאוֹר כִּי טוֹב, דָּא אִיהוּ עַמּוּדָא דְּקָאִים בְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, וְקָאִים וְאָחִיד בְּסִטְרָא דָּא, וּבְסִטְרָא דָּא. כַּד הֲוָה שְׁלִימוּ דִּתְלַת סִטְרִין, כְּתִיב בֵּיהּ כִּי טוֹב, מָה דְּלָא הֲוָה בְּהָנֵי אַחֲרָנִין, בְּגִין דְּלָא הֲוָה שְׁלִימוּ עַד אוֹר תְּלִיתָאָה, דְּאַשְׁלִים לְכָל סִטְרִין, וְכֵיוָן דְּאָתָא תְּלִיתָאָה דָּא, כְּדֵין אַפְרִישׁ מַחֲלוֹקֶת דִּימִינָא וּשְׂמָאלָא, דִּכְתִּיב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ.

The next words, “And God saw the light that it was good” (Gen. 1, 4), refer to the pillar which, standing midway between them, unites both sides, and therefore when the unity of the three, right, left, and middle, was complete, “it was good”, since there could be no completion until the third had appeared to remove the strife between Right and Left, as it is written, “And God separated between the light and between the darkness” (Ibid.).

Segment 4ד׳

וְעַל דְּאִינּוּן חֲמֵשׁ דַּרְגִּין, דְּאִתְפְּרָשׁוּ וְאִתְמְשָׁכוּ מֵהַאי אוֹר קַדְמָאָה, כְּתִיב (תצא ר"פ ע"א) אוֹר חָמֵשׁ זִמְנִין, וְכֻלְּהוּ הֲווֹ מִסִּטְרָא דִּימִינָא, וְאִתְכְּלִילוּ בֵּיהּ, וְכַד אִתְכְּלִילוּ בִּסְטַר שְׂמָאלָא, אִתְכְּלִילוּ בְּרָזָא דְּמַיִם, דְּנָטִיל בִּימִינָא (ס"א מימינא') וּבְגִין כַּךְ כְּתִיב מַיִם חָמֵשׁ זִמְנִין. וְכַד אִשְׁתְּלִימוּ בְּרָזָא דְּאֶמְצָעִיתָא, כְּתִיב רָקִיעַ חֲמֵשׁ זִמְנִין, וְעַל דָּא תְּלַת אִינּוּן אוֹר. מַיִם. רְקִיעָ. לָקֳבֵל תְּלַת דַּרְגִּין אִלֵּין, דְּכֻלְּהוּ חֲמֵשׁ דַּרְגִּין אִתְכְּלִילוּ בְּהוּ, וְעַל דָּא בְּכֻלְּהוּ כְּתִיב חֲמֵשׁ זִמְנִין, בְּכָל חַד וְחַד.

Since there were five grades which emanated from that primordial light, the word “light” is mentioned five times at the beginning of the account of Creation; all of these grades emanated from the Right Side and were included in it. When they were to be included in the Left Side they were symbolized by “water”; for which reason “water” also is mentioned five times (Gen. 1, 6-8). And when they were completed by the mystery- of the middle, “firmament” is mentioned five times (Ibid.). And these three, light, water, firmament, are the three grades which include in themselves all five grades, and therefore are all mentioned five times.’

Segment 5ה׳

הָכָא רָזָא דְּרָזִין, בְּאִלֵּין תְּלָתָא, אִתְצָיַּיר וְאִתְגְלִיף בְּגִלּוּפֵי רָזָא דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּאָדָם, דְּאִיהוּ אוֹר בְּקַדְמִיתָא, לְבָתַר מַיִם, לְבָתַר אִתְפָּשַׁט בְּגַּוַּויְיהוּ רָקִיעַ, דְּאִיהוּ גְּלִיפָא דִּגְלִּיפוּ דִּיּוּקְנָא דְּאָדָם.

Here is a mystery of mysteries; namely, that in these three is the mystery of the human personality portrayed. Here there is first light, then water, then is a firmament formed in the midst of the waters.

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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

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