זוהר, ויקרא ג׳Zohar, Vayikra 3

Section 3 of 67 in Vayikra — 10 segments

Segment 1א׳

רעיא מהימנא פָּתַח וְאָמַר בָּאתִי לְגַנִּי אֲחוֹתִי כַלָּה, אִיהִי מַלְכוּת, אֲדֹנָ"י. אָרִיתִי מוֹרִי, דָּא חֶסֶד, דַּרְגָּא דְּאַבְרָהָם, דְּאִתְּמַר עֲלֵיהּ אֵלֵךְ לִי אֶל הַר הַמּוֹר. עִם בְּשָׂמִי, דָּא נֶצַּח, דַּרְגָּא דְּאַהֲרֹן, דִּכְתִּיב בֵּיהּ (שמות ל׳:כ״ג) וְאַתָּה קַח לְךָ בְּשָׂמִים רֹאשׁ. וְאִינּוּן דְּרוֹעָא יְמִינָא, בְּיַרְכָא יְמִינָא. וְרָזָא דְּמִלָּה, (תהילים ט״ז:י״א) נְעִימוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַּח. וְאִינּוּן תְּרֵין בִּרְכָּן לָקֳבְלֵיהּ, חַד מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם, ותִנְיָינָא עֲבוֹדָה, דְּהוּא רְצֵּה.

Ra’aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd). He opened and said: “I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride”: she is malchut (kingship), Adonai. “I have gathered my myrrh”: this is chesed (lovingkindness), the grade of Abraham, of whom it is said, “I will get me to the mountain of myrrh.” “With my spice”: this is netzach (victory), the grade of Aaron, of whom it is written, “And you, take for yourself the chief spices” (Ex. 30, 23). And they are the right arm with the right thigh. And the mystery of the matter: “Pleasures are in Your right hand, netzach” (Ps. 16, 11). And they are two blessings corresponding to him: one, the Shield of Abraham; and the second, the Service, which is Retzeh.

Segment 2ב׳

אָכַלְתִּי יַעְרִי, דָּא גְּבוּרָה פַּחַד יִצְּחָק. עִם דִּבְשִׁי הוֹד, דַּרְגָּא דְּדָוד, וְהַיְינוּ דְּרוֹעָא שְׂמָאלָא, עִם יַרְכָא שְׂמָאלָא. שָׁתִיתִי יֵינִי עִם חֲלָבִי, גּוּף וּבְרִית, יַעֲקֹב עִם שְׁלמֹה. לְבָתַר אִכְלוּ רֵעִים שְׁתוּ ושִׁכְרוּ דּוֹדִים, י"ב שְׁבָטִים, בי"ב בִּרְכָאן. תּוֹסֶפֶת בִּרְכַּת הַמִּינִין, מַאן אָכִיל לָהּ, הַהוּא דְּאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ בָּאתִי לְגַנִּי אֲחוֹתִי כַלָה.

“I have eaten my honeycomb”: this is gevurah (severity), the Fear of Isaac. “With my honey”: hod (majesty), the grade of David. And this is the left arm with the left thigh. “I have drunk my wine with my milk”: body and covenant, Jacob with Solomon. Afterwards, “Eat, O friends, drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved”: the twelve tribes, in the twelve blessings. The addition of the blessing of the heretics — who eats it? He of whom it is said, “I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride.”

Segment 3ג׳

וְאִית דְּפָלִיג לוֹן בְּרָזָא אָחֳרָא, אָרִיתִי מוֹרִי עִם בְּשָׂמִי, גּוּף וּבְרִית, יַעְרִי עִם דִּבְשִׁי, שׁוֹקָא יְמִינָא עִם שְׂמָאלָא. יֵינִי עִם חֲלָבִי, דְּרוֹעָא שְׂמָאלָא בִּימִינָא, דְּאִינּוּן יִינִי גְּבוּרָה, חֲלָבִי חֶסֶד. (ע"כ רעיא מהימנא)

And there are those who divide them by another mystery: “I have gathered my myrrh with my spice”: body and covenant. “My honeycomb with my honey”: the right leg with the left. “My wine with my milk”: the left arm with the right, for my wine is gevurah, my milk is chesed. (End of Ra’aya Meheimna)

Segment 4ד׳

רִבִּי יְהוּדָה אָמַר, אִכְלוּ רֵעִים שְׁתוּ ושִׁכְרוּ דּוֹדִים, אִלֵּין כָּל מָארֵי דִּיבָבָא וִילָלָה, דְּאִתְבְּסָמוּ כֻּלְּהוּ וְאִתְבְּרָכוּ כַּחֲדָא. דְּהָא מִסְּעוּדָתָא דְּמַלְכָּא מִתְהַנְיָין כֹּלָּא. וְאֵימָתַי אַכְלֵי כֻּלְּהוּ. בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּמַלְכָּא (ס"א אתאחדי) אָתֵי חַדֵי. וְעַל דָּא מַלְכָּא אִתְחַדֵי, וְחַדֵּי לְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא בְּקַדְמִיתָא, לְבָתַר כֻּלְּהוּ אַכְלָן וְחַדָּאן.

R. Judah said that the words, “Eat, O friends, drink, yea drink abundantly, O beloved”, were addressed to all the lords of the loud battle-shout, who were then established and blessed because they all partook of the banquet of the King. For when the King came rejoicing he rejoiced the Matrona, and then they all ate and were glad.

Segment 5ה׳

רִבִּי אַבָּא אָמַר, אִכְלוּ רֵעִים שְׁתוּ וְשִׁכְרוּ דּוֹדִים, אִלֵּין אִינּוּן שִׁית דְּקַאמְרָן, וְאִלֵּין אִינּוּן דִּכְתִּיב בְּהוּ, (שיר השירים א׳:ד׳) הבִיאַנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ חֲדָרָיו וְגוֹ'. שְׁתוּ וְשִׁכְרוּ, מֵהַהוּא יַיִן דְּרַוִּי לְכֹלָּא. רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אָמַר, כָּל אִינּוּן דִּלְתַתָּא, דְּכֵיוָן דְּאִינּוּן שִׁית אִתְבָּרְכָאן, כֻּלְּהוּ דִּלְתַתָּא מִתְבָּרְכָאן.

R. Abba said that the terms “friends” and “beloved” refer to the Six mentioned, who were bidden to drink and drink abundantly from that wine which slakes the thirst of all. R. Eleazar said that these terms refer to all the lower orders, since when those Six are blessed all beneath are blessed.

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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