זוהר, וישלח כ״זZohar, Vayishlach 27

Segment 1א׳

רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְרִבִּי יִצְחָק הֲווּ אָזְלֵי בְּאָרְחָא, וּמָטָא זִמְנָא דִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע, וְקָם רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר וְקָרָא קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע וְצַלֵּי צְלוֹתֵיהּ. לְבָתַר אָמַר לֵיהּ רִבִּי יִצְחָק, וְהָא תָּנִינָן דְּעַד לָא יִפּוּק בַּר נַשׁ לְאָרְחָא אִבָּעֵי לֵיהּ לְנַטְלָא רְשׁוּ מִמָּארֵיהּ וּלְצַלֵּי צְלוֹתֵיהּ.

R. Eleazar and R. Isaac were one day travelling on the road together when the time for the reading of the Shema arrived. R. Eleazar paused and recited the Shema and said his prayer. After he had finished, R. Isaac said to him: ‘Have we not learnt that before a man starts on a journey he must first ask leave from his Master and offer up his prayer?’

Segment 2ב׳

אָמַר לֵיהּ, בְּגִין דְּכַד נָפִיקְנָא לָא הֲוָה זְמַן צְלוֹתָא וְלָא מָטָא זִמְנָא דִּקְרִיאַת שְׁמַע, הַשְׁתָּא דְּשִׁמְשָׁא נָהִיר צַלֵּינָא. אֲבָל עַד לָא נָפַקְנָא לְאָרְחָא בָּעִינָא בָּעוּתָא מִנֵּיהּ וְאִמְלַכְנָא בֵּיהּ, אֲבָל צְלוֹתָא דָא לָא צַלֵּינָא.

R. Eleazar said in reply: ‘When I left it was not yet time either for the reading of the Shema or for saying prayers. Now that the sun has risen I have said my prayer. But all the same, before commencing my journey I did offer a prayer to Him and consulted Him, as it were. I, however, did not say this prayer

Segment 3ג׳

דְּהָא אֲנָא אִשְׁתַּדַּלְנָא בְּאוֹרַיְיתָא מִפַּלְגוּת לֵילְיָא, וְכַד אֲתָא צַפְרָא עַד כְּעָן לָא הֲוָה עִדְנָא לְצַלֵּי צְלוֹתָא. בְּגִין דְּהַהִיא שַׁעְתָּא דְּקַדְרוּתָא דְצַפְרָא אִשְׁתַּכַּח, אִתְּתָא מִשְׁתָּעֲיָא בְּבַעֲלָהּ, וְאִינוּן בְּרָזָא כְּחֲדָא, דְּבָעְיָא אִיהִי לְמֵיהַךְ לְמִשְׁכְּנָא בְּעוּלֵמְתָהָא דְּיַתְבֵי בַּהֲדָהּ. וּבְגִין כָּךְ לָא בָּעֵי לֵיהּ לְבַר נָשׁ לְמִפְסַק מִלַיְיהוּ דְּמִתְחַבְּרָן כְּחֲדָא וּלְאַעֳלָא מִלָּה אַחֲרָא בֵּינַיְיהוּ.

because I have been occupied in studying the Torah since midnight, and from the early dawn up to now it was not yet the time for prayer, for while the morning is still dark the Wife is conversing with her Husband, being about to retire to her tent, where her maidens keep her company. Hence no man should then interrupt them and break in with other words.