זוהר, ואתחנן י״אZohar, Vaetchanan 11

Segment 1א׳

פִּקּוּדָא (ו) לְאַהֲבָה, וְהָא אוֹקִימְנָא רְחִימוּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּבָעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְרַחֲמָא לֵיהּ רְחִימוּ סַגֵּי כְּאַבְרָהָם, דְּרָחִים לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא בְּכַמָּה רְחִימוּ, וּמָסַר גּוּפֵיהּ וְנַפְשֵׁיהּ לְגַבֵּיהּ. מִכָּאן אוֹלִיפְנָא, מַאן דְּרָחִים לֵיהּ לְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, אִיהוּ מְקַיֵּים עֶשֶׂר אֲמִירָן עֵילָּא וְתַתָּא. וְעַל דָּא כָּל אִינּוּן עֶשֶׂר נִסְיוֹנֵי דְּאִתְנַסָּא אַבְרָהָם, וְקָאִים בְּכֻלְּהוּ לָקֳבֵל עֶשֶׂר אֲמִירָן, כָּל נִסְיוֹנָא אֲמִירָא הִיא, וְאִתְנָסָּא בְּהַהוּא אֲמִירָא, וְקָאִים בֵּיהּ.

A precept (6): to love. And we have explained the love of the Holy One, blessed be He: that a man must love Him with a great love, like Abraham, who loved the Holy One, blessed be He, with much love, and gave over his body and his soul to Him. From here we have learnt that one who loves the Holy One, blessed be He, fulfils the Ten Utterances above and below. And therefore all those ten trials with which Abraham was tried, and in all of which he stood firm, correspond to the Ten Utterances: every trial is an utterance, and he was tried in that utterance, and he stood firm in it.

Segment 2ב׳

וְעַל דָּא אִינּוּן עֶשֶׂר נִסְיוֹנֵי, וְכֻלְּהוּ קָאִים בְּהוּ אַבְרָהָם, בְּגִין דְּאִתְקְשַּׁר וְאִתְדַּבָּק בִּימִינָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּאִיהִי אַהֲבָה רַבָּה. מַאי טַעְמָא אִיקְרֵי אַהֲבָה רַבָּה. בְּגִין מַאן דְּקָאִים בְּהַאי אַהֲבָה, אִתְקְשַּׁר בְּעָלְמָא עִלָּאָה. אַהֲבַת עוֹלָם, דָּא רָזָא דְּעָלְמָא תַּתָּאָה, דְּאִתְקְשַׁר בֵּיהּ רְחִימוּ דִּילֵיהּ, וְכֹלָּא רָזָא חֲדָא, בְּלָא פִּרוּדָא, וְהָא אִתְּמַר רָזָא דְּאַהֲבָה, רְחִימוּ דָּא סָלִיק עַל כָּל פּוּלְחָנִין דְּעָלְמָא, בְּהַאי אִתְיְיקַר שְׁמֵיהּ דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יַתִּיר מִכֹּלָּא, וְאִתְבְּרַךְ. בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמִין, וְרָזָא דְּאַהֲבָה אִתְּמַר. ע"כ (קע"ב ע"ב ציצית וכו')

And therefore those ten trials — Abraham stood firm in them all, because he was bound and cleaved to the right hand of the Holy One, blessed be He, which is great love. What is the reason it is called great love? Because one who stands in this love is bound to the supernal world. Everlasting love — this is the mystery of the lower world, in which his love is bound; and all is one mystery, without separation. And the mystery of love has been stated. This love rises above all the services of the world; through it the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He, is glorified more than by all, and is blessed. Blessed be He for ever and to all eternity; and the mystery of love has been stated. Thus far. (folio 172b, “fringes,” etc.)

Segment 3ג׳

פִּקּוּדָא (ז) לְמִקְרֵי קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע ב' זִמְנִין בְּכָל יוֹמָא. חַד, לָקֳבֵל דַּרְגָּא דִּימָמָא. וְחַד, לָקֳבֵל דַּרְגָּא דְּלֵילְיָא. וּלְאַכְלְלָא בִּימָמָא דַּרְגָּא דְּלֵילְיָא, וּלְאַכְלְלָא בְּלֵילְיָא דַּרְגָּא דִּימָמָא, וְהָא אִתְּמַר. וְעַל דָּא תְּרֵין זִמְנִין בְּכָל יוֹמָא, חַד בִּימָמָא וְחַד בְּלֵילְיָא.

A precept (7): to recite the Shema twice each day — one corresponding to the grade of day, and one corresponding to the grade of night; and to include in the day the grade of night, and to include in the night the grade of day; and this has been stated. And therefore twice each day: one by day and one by night.