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זוהר, ויקהל ט״וZohar, Vayakhel 15

Section 15 of 43 in Vayakhel — 9 segments

Segment 1א׳

כֵּיוָן דְּהַאי רוּחָא שָׁרָא עַל עָלְמָא, כָּל רוּחִין בִּישִׁין, וְכָל מְקַטְרְגִין בִּישִׁין, אִסְתָּלָקוּ מֵעָלְמָא וְלָא בָּעֵינָן לְצַלָּאָה עַל נְטוּרָא, בְּגִין דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אִינּוּן נְטִירִין בְּהַהוּא רוּחָא, וְסֻכַּת שָׁלוֹם פְּרִיסָת גַּדְפָהָא עָלַיְיהוּ, וְאִינּוּן נְטִירִין מִכֹּלָּא.

Furthermore, as soon as that spirit hovers over the world, all the malignant spirits and the evil accusers of men vanish from the world. And so there is then no need to pray for protection, as Israel is then under the guardianship of that spirit, with the wings of the tabernacle of peace spread over them, so that they may be perfectly secure.

Segment 2ב׳

וְאִי תֵּימָא, הָא תָּנֵינָן, דְּלָא יִפּוּק בַּר נָשׁ יְחִידָאי, לָא בְּלֵילְיָא רְבִיעָאָה דְּשַׁבְּתָא, וְלָא בְּלֵילְיָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא, וּבָעֵי בַּר נָשׁ לְאִסְתַּמְּרָא. וְהָא אַמָרָן, דִּבְלֵילְיָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא נְטִירִין בְּנֵי נָשָׁא מִכָּל מְקַטְרְגִין דְּעָלְמָא, וְלָא בָּעִינָן לְצַלָּאָה עַל נְטוּרָא.

There is, it is true, a traditional teaching which says that a man should not go out alone either on the night of the fourth day of the week or on the night of the Sabbath, and that at these times one has to be on one’s guard; and this seems to contradict what has just been said, that on Sabbath night men are shielded from all evil accusers and need not therefore offer up a special prayer.

Segment 3ג׳

תָּא חֲזֵי, הָכִי הוּא וַדַּאי, לֵילְיָא רְבִיעָאָה דְּשַׁבְּתָא, בָּעֵינָן לְאִסְתַּמְּרָא מִנַּיְיהוּ, מַאי טַעְמָא. בְּגִין דִּכְתִּיב, (בראשית א׳:י״ד) יְהִי מְאֹרֹת, מְאֵרַת כְּתִיב חָסֵר, וְהָא אוּקְמוּהָ, דִּבְגִין דְּהִיא חֲסֵרָה, כַּמָה חֲבִילֵי טְהִירִין אִתְכְּלִילָן בְּהַאי מְאֹרֹת. לְוָוטִין וּמְאֹרֹת אִינּוּן בִּגְרִיעוּתָא דְּסִיהֲרָא, וְכֻלְּהוּ שַׁלִּיטִין בְּהַהוּא לֵילְיָא.

Still, all this is assuredly correct. The fourth night of the week we have to be on our guard against them, for the reason that at the creation of the lights the moon was cursed, its light diminished, and occasion was thus given to bands of malignant roving spirits to exercise power that night;

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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