זוהר, ויקרא ל״וZohar, Vayikra 36

Segment 1א׳

והֵשִׁיב אֶת הַגְּזֵלָה, תַּמָּן שָׁאִילוּ חַבְרַיָּיא, מִפְּנֵי מַה בִּגְזֵלָה כְּתִיב, וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת הַגְּזֵלָה וְלָא יַתִּיר. אֶלָּא הָא אוֹקִימְנָא, דָּא שַׁוִּי דְּחִילוּ עִלָּאָה כְּתַתָּאָה. וְדָא דְּגָנִיב, שַׁוִּי דְּחִילוּ תַּתָּאָה לָקֳבְלֵיהּ, וְלָא דְּחִילוּ עִלָּאָה.

“Then he shall restore that which he took by robbery”: there the Companions asked, why is it written of robbery, “then he shall restore that which he took by robbery”, and no more? But we have explained it: this one set the supernal fear as the lower; and this one who steals set the lower fear over against himself, and not the supernal fear.

Segment 2ב׳

מַה כְּתִיב לְעֵילָּא, נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחטָא. (י"ג ע"ב) כִּדְקָאַמָרָן, דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא תָּוְּוהִין עָלֵיהּ, וְאַמְרֵי נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תֶחטָא וְגוֹ'. וּכְתִיב נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִמְעוֹל מַעַל וְגוֹ'. אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִּשָּׁבַע וְגוֹ'. אָמַר רִבִּי יִצְחָק, נֶפֶשׁ כְּתִיב, וְלָא רוּחַ, וְלָא נְשָׁמָה. והָכָא גּוּפָא (ס"א רוחא) וְנֶפֶשׁ. דִּכְתִּיב, וְהָיָה כִּי יֶחטָא וְאָשֵׁם וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת הַגְּזֵלָה. מַאן דְּבָעֵי לְתַקְּנָא עוֹבָדוֹי, כְּמָה דְּאַמָרָן וְהֵשִׁיב. מַאן וְהֵשִׁיב, אֶלָּא כְּמַאן דִּיתַקֵּן עוֹבָדִין, בְּגִין דְּיָתִיב מַבּוּעֵי מַיָּא לְאַתְרַיְיהוּ, לְאַשְׁקָאָה נְטִיעָן, דְּהָא הוּא גָּרִים בְּחוֹבוֹי לְאִתְמַנְעָא מִנַּיְיהוּ. וְעַל דָּא וְהֵשִׁיב אֶת הַגְּזֵלָה וְגוֹ'. כְּמָה דְּאִתְּמַר. (ע"כ)

What is written above? “If a soul sins” (folio 13b), as we have said — that the Torah and the Holy One, blessed be He, wonder at him and say, “If a soul sins,” etc. And it is written, “If a soul commits a trespass,” etc. “Or if a soul swears,” etc. R. Isaac said: “soul” is written, and not “spirit”, and not “super-soul”. And here it is body and soul, as it is written, “And it shall be, if he has sinned and is guilty, then he shall restore that which he took by robbery.” Whoever wishes to set his deeds right, as we have said: “then he shall restore.” What is “then he shall restore”? But it is like one who sets deeds right, so that he may bring the springs of water back to their places, to water the plantings; for it was he who caused, by his sins, that they were withheld from them. And therefore, “then he shall restore that which he took by robbery,” etc., as has been said. (Thus far.)