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זוהר, ויקהל כ״בZohar, Vayakhel 22

Section 22 of 43 in Vayakhel — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

הַהוּא רוּחָא עִלָּאָה דְּנָחִית עָלֵיהּ דְּבַר נָשׁ בְּחֵדוּ, וְחַדֵּי לְנַפְשֵׁיהּ, כְּדֵין קַיְימָא נַפְשָׁא דְּבַר נָשׁ, כְּגַוְונָא דְּעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, דְּזַמִּין לְאִתְהֲנָאָה מִנֵּיהּ, כְּמָה דְּבַר נָשׁ, אַהֲנִי לְהַאי רוּחָא בְּעָלְמָא דָּא. הָכִי הַהוּא רוּחָא אַהֲנִי לֵיהּ לְבַר נָשׁ, לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, דִּכְתִּיב, (ישעיהו נ״ח:י״א) אָז תִּתְעַנַּג עַל יְיָ' וְגוֹ'. וּכְתִיב וְהִשְׁבִּיעַ בְּצַחְצָחוֹת נַפְשֶׁךָ. כְּמָה דְּבַר נָשׁ, רַוֵי לְהַהוּא עִנּוּגָא, וְאַהֲנֵי לֵיהּ, הָכִי נָמֵי אִיהוּ רַוֵי לֵיהּ לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי. כְּדֵין כַּד בַּר נָשׁ זָכֵי, וְאַשְׁלִים שְׁלִימוּ דִּיְקָרָא דְּשַׁבְּתָא כִּדְקָאָמְרָן, קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא קָארֵי עָלֵיהּ וְאָמַר, (ישעיהו מ״ט:ג׳) וַיֹּאמֶר לִי עַבְדִּי אָתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר.

Thus this soul is raised to the state in which it will be in the future world, for in the same measure as a man feasts and delights that spirit in this world will that spirit cause delight to the man in the future world. So Scripture says. “Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord”, etc. (Isa. 58, 14), also, “and the Lord will… satisfy thy soul with brightness” (Ibid. 16). Whoever thus fully honours the Sabbath in the manner described, the Holy One, blessed be He, says to him: “Thou art my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified” (Ibid. 49, 3).’

Segment 2ב׳

קָם רִבִּי אַבָּא, וּשְׁאַר חַבְרַיָּיא, וְנַשְׁקוּ רֵישֵׁיהּ. בָּכוּ וְאָמְרוּ, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקָנָא דְּאָרְחָא דָּא זַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לָקֳבְלָן. אָמַר רִבִּי אַבָּא, לִי זַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אָרְחָא דָּא, בְּגִין לְאִתְחַבְּרָא עִמְּכוֹן. זַכָּאָה אִיהוּ חוּלָקִי, דְּזָכֵינָא לְאָרְחָא דָּא.

R. Isaac now ceased, and R. Abba and the other Companions rose up and kissed him on his head. They all wept and said: ‘Happy is our portion in that the Holy One, blessed be He, has led our feet on this path.’ Said R. Abba: ‘The Lord led me on this way so that I might join your company. Happy is my portion in having been thus privileged.’

Segment 3ג׳

אָמַר לְהוּ, אֵימָּא לְכוּ מַה דַּחֲמֵינָא, יוֹמָא דָּא נָפַקְנָא לְאָרְחָא, וַחֲמֵינָא נְהוֹרָא חֲדָא, וְאִתְפְּלַג לִתְלַת נְהוֹרִין, וְאָזְלוּ קָמָאי, וְאִתְטָמָרוּ. וַאֲמֵינָא וַדַּאי שְׁכִינְתָּא חֲמֵינָא, זַכָּאָה חוּלָקִי. וְהַשְׁתָּא אִינּוּן תְּלַת נְהוֹרִין דַּחֲמֵינָא, אַתּוּן אִינּוּן, וַדַּאי אַתּוּן נְהוֹרִין, וּבוּצִינִין עִלָּאִין, לְאַנְהָרָא בְּעָלְמָא דֵּין וּבְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי.

R. Abba further said to them: ‘Let me relate to you what I saw. When I set out on my journey to-day I saw a light ahead of me which split into three separate lights. They all went in front of me and then disappeared. I said to myself: Assuredly, what I saw was the Shekinah. Happy is my portion. Now I know that those lights I saw were yourselves. Verily, you are the supernal lights and lamps to lighten this world and the world to come.’

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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