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זוהר, ויקהל מ׳Zohar, Vayakhel 40

Section 40 of 43 in Vayakhel — 5 segments

Segment 1א׳

כְּגַוְונָא דָּא קְטֹרֶת, כָּל מַאן דְּאָרַח בְּהַהוּא תְּנָנָא, כַּד סָלִיק הַהוּא עַמּוּדָא מֵהַהוּא מַעֲלֶה עָשָׁן, הֲוָה מְבָרֵר לִבֵּיהּ, בִּבְרִירוּ בִּנְהִירוּ בְּחֶדְוָה לְמִפְלַח לְמָארֵיהּ, וְאַעְבָּר מִנֵּיהּ זוּהֲמָא דְּיֵצֶר הָרָע, וְלָא הֲוָה לֵיהּ אֶלָּא לִבָּא חֲדָא, לָקֳבֵל אֲבוּהָ דְּבִשְׁמַיָּא. בְּגִין דִּקְטֹרֶת, תְּבִירוּ דְּיֵצֶר הָרָע אִיהוּ וַדַּאי בְּכָל סִטְרִין. וּכְמָּה דְּצִיץ הֲוָה קָאִים עַל נִיסָא, אוּף קְטֹרֶת. דְּלֵית לָךְ מִלָּה בְּעָלְמָא, לְמִתְבַּר לֵיהּ לְסִטְרָא אַחֲרָא, בַּר קְטֹרֶת.

Of a similar potency was the Incense. For whoever smelled the smoke of the pillar that ascended from the “smoke-raiser” became cleansed of heart and intent on worshipping his Master: the taint of the evil spirit disappeared from him, leaving him to serve with single heart his Father in heaven. The Incense thus possessed the potency of breaking completely the evil spirit in man. As the Plate possessed miraculous powers, so did the Incense, nothing in the world having power to crush the “other side” like the Incense.

Segment 2ב׳

תָּא חֲזֵי מַה כְּתִיב, (במדבר י״ז:י״א) קַח אֶת הַמַּחְתָּה וְתֶן עָלֶיהָ אֵשׁ מֵעַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְשִׂים קְטֹרֶת. מַאי טַעְמָא. כִּי יָצָא הַקֶּצֶף מִלִּפְנֵי יְיָ', הֵחֵל הַנָּגֶף. דְּהָא לֵית תְּבִירוּ לְהַהוּא סִטְרָא בַּר קְטֹרֶת. דְּלֵית לָךְ מִלָּה חֲבִיבָה קָמֵי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, כִּקְטֹרֶת. וְקַיְּימָא לְבַטְּלָא חַרְשִׁין, וּמִלִּין בִּישִׁין מִבֵּיתָא. רֵיחָא וַעֲשָׁנָא דִּקְטֹרֶת דְּעַבְדֵי בְּנִי נָשָׁא, בְּהַהוּא עוֹבְדָּא אִיהוּ מְבַטֵּל, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן קְטֹרֶת.

Thus we read: “Take thy fire-pan, and put fire therein from off the altar, and lay incense thereon… for there is wrath gone out from the Lord: the plague is begun” (Num. 17, 11). For there is nothing so beloved by the Holy One, blessed be He, as the Incense. It is able to banish sorcery and all evil influences from the house. Seeing that perfumes prepared by men possess the virtue to counteract, by their odour and fumes, the ill-effects of evil things, how much more so the Incense!

Segment 3ג׳

מִלָּה דָּא גְּזֵרָה קַיְּימָא קַמֵּי קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, דְּכָל מַאן דְּאִסְתָּכַּל וְקָרֵי בְּכָל יוֹמָא עוֹבְדָּא (נ"א פרשתא) דִּקְטֹרֶת, יִשְׁתְּזִיב מִכָּל מִלִּין בִּישִׁין חַרְשִׁין דְּעָלְמָא. וּמִכָּל פְּגָעִין בִּישִׁין, וּמֵהִרְהוּרָא בִּישָׁא, וּמִדִּינָא בִּישָׁא, וּמִמוֹתָנָא, וְלָא יִתְזַק כָּל הַהוּא יוֹמָא, דְּלָא יָכִיל סִטְרָא אַחֲרָא לְשַׁלְטָא עָלֵיהּ, וְאִצְטְרִיךְ דִּיכַוֵּין בֵּיהּ.

It is a firmly established ordinance of the Holy One, blessed be He, that whoever reflects on and recites daily the section of the Incense will be saved from all evil things and sorceries in the world, from all mishaps and evil imaginings, from evil decrees and from death; and no harm will befall him that day, as the “other side” has no power over him. But it must be read with devotion.’

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Zohar — Vocalized Zohar, Israel 2013, via Sefaria

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