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זוהר, ויחי ס״דZohar, Vayechi 64

Section 64 of 86 in Vayechi — 9 segments

Segment 1א׳

זְבוּלוּן לְחוֹף יַמִּים יִשְׁכּוֹן וְהוּא לְחוֹף אֳנִיּוֹת וְיַרְכָתוֹ וְגו'. רִבִּי אַבָּא פָּתַח, (תהילים מ״ה:ד׳) חֲגוֹר חַרְבְּךָ עַל יָרֵךְ גִּבּוֹר הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ. וְכִי דָּא הוֹד וְהָדָר, לְמֵיזַן זַיְינָא, וּלְאִזְדַּרְזָא בְּהַאי. מַאן דְּאִשְׁתַּדַּל בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְאַגַּח קְרָבָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא, וְזַרִיז גַּרְמֵיהּ בָּהּ, דָּא הוּא שְׁבָחָא (דמאריה), דָּא הוּא הוֹד וְהָדָר, וְאַתְּ אֲמַרְתְּ חֲגוֹר חַרְבְּךָ.

ZEBULON SHALL DWELL AT THE HAVEN OF THE SEA, ETC. R. Abba discoursed on the verse: Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty One, thy glory and thy majesty. He said: ‘Is this glory and majesty, to gird on weapons and to practise the use of them? To study the Torah and to fight battles in the Torah and to arm oneself with it-this is praiseworthy, this is glory and majesty.

Segment 2ב׳

אֶלָּא, וַדַאי עִקְּרָא דְמִלָּה, אָת קַיָּימָא קַדִּישָׁא. יָהַב קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, וְרָשִׁים לֵיהּ בִּבְנִי נָשָׁא, בְּגִין דְּיִנְטְרוּן לֵיהּ, וְלָא יִפְגְּמוּן לֵיהּ בִּפְגִימוּ לְהַאי רְשִׁימָא דְמַלְכָּא. וּמַאן דְּפָגִים לֵיהּ, הָא קָאִים לְקֳבְלֵיהּ (ויקרא כ״ו:כ״ה) חֶרֶב נֹקֶמֶת נְקַם בְּרִית, לְנַקְמָא נוּקְמָא דִּבְרִית קַדִּישָׁא, דְּאִתְרְשִׁים בֵּיהּ, וְהוּא פָּגִים לֵיהּ.

The truth of the matter, however, is this. God has given men the sign of a holy covenant, and imprinted it upon them for them to preserve and not impair in any way. He who impairs it is confronted with the sword which avenges the insult to the covenant.

Segment 3ג׳

וּמַאן דְּבָעֵי לְנַטְרָא הַאי אֲתַר, יִזְדַּרֵז וִיתַקֵּן גַּרְמֵיהּ, וִישַׁוֵּי לְקֳבְלֵיהּ, בְּשַׁעְתָּא דְּיִצְרָא בִישָׁא יִתְקַף עֲלוֹי, לְהַאי חֶרֶב דְּקָיְימָא עַל יָרֵךְ, לְאִתְפָּרְעָא מִמַּאן דְּפָגִים הַאי אֲתַר. וּכְדֵין, חֲגוֹר חַרְבְּךָ עַל יָרֵךְ גִּבּוֹר, גִּבּוֹר אִיהוּ, גִּבּוֹר אִתְקְרֵי. וְעַל דָּא הוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ.

Now he who desires to preserve this place should brace himself up to meet the evil prompter, and when the latter assails him should set before his eyes this sword, which is girded on the thigh to punish those who impair this place. Hence it says: “Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty One.” Such a one is called “mighty”, and hence it is his “glory and majesty”.

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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