Translation:Tikunei Zohar/32a

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And not only that, but when you're gone from the world, the house of prophecy, of which it says, "Not so is my servant Moshe, in all My house he is trusty," it is closed up. Rise and open it, for it is the upper hidden house, for all the hidden things of up above are closed (o.v. sealed), for the Supernal King is there, and you were like a son of the house, son of that house, BY"T, B' (daf 32a) of the Upper Mother. Y' Chokhma Abba, T' Tiferet. Son of the upper house. And you were in his face, for in that house there was no permission to the prophet or seer to go up there except by permission, and you would go up without permission, like a king's son who has no hidden authority there.

וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא בְזִמְנָא דְאַנְתְּ אִתְכַּנִּישׁ מִן עָלְמָא, בֵּיתָא דִנְבוּאָה, דְאִתְּמַר בָּהּ (שם, ז) לֹא כֵן עַבְדִּי מֹשֶׁה בְּכָל בֵּיתִי נֶאֱמָן הוּא, אִיהִי סְתִימָא, קוּם אַפְתַּח לָהּ, דְּאִיהִי בֵּיתָא עִלָּאָה גְנִיזָא, דְכָל גְּנִיזִין דִּלְעִילָא סְתִימִין דְּמַלְכָּא עִלָּאָה תַּמָּן, וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית כְּבֶן בַּיִת, בֶּן דְּהַהוּא בֵּיתָא, בַּיִ"ת, ב' אִימָּא (דף לב ע"א) עִלָּאָה, י' חָכְמָה אַבָּא, ת' תִּפְאֶרֶת, בֶּן בַּיִת דִּלְעִילָא, וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית בְּדִיּוֹקְנֵיהּ, דִּבְהַהוּא בַּיִת לָא הֲוָה רְשׁוּ לְנָבִיא וְחוֹזֶה לְאַעָלָא תַּמָּן אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ, וְאַנְתְּ הֲוִית עָאל בְּלָא רְשׁוּ, כִּבְרָא דְמַלְכָּא דְלֵית תַּמָּן תַּרְעָא סְתִימָא לֵיהּ.

What's more: rather, the other prophets, they did not ascend to behold the King, except at certain times and certain days, like we find with Aharon who was above all, of whom it says (Lev. 16:2), "But he may not enter at any time into the holy place, rather with this shall Aharon enter the holy place" -- all the more so other people. But you at any given time, and any time of day when you were required to go up and see the King.

וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא דִנְבִיאַיָּא אָחֳרָנִין, לָא הֲווֹ עָאלִין לְמֶחמֵי לְמַלְכָּא, אֶלָּא בְשַׁעִִתִּין יְדִיעָאן, וּבְיוֹמִין יְדִיעָאן, כְּגַוְונָא דְאַשְׁכַּחְנָא בְאַהֲרֹן דַּהֲוָה עִלָּאָה מִכֻּלְּהוּ, דְאִתְּמַר בֵּיהּ (ויקרא טז, ב) וְאַל יָבֹא בְכָל עִת אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ, אֶלָּא בְּזֹאת יָבֹא אַהֲרֹן אֶל הַקֹּדֶשׁ, כָּל שֶׁכֵּן אָחֳרָנִין, וְאַנְתְּ בְּכָל שַׁעִִתָּא וְשַׁעִִתָּא, וּבְכָל יוֹמָא דְאַנְתְּ בָּעִי הֲוִית עַיִיל לְמֶחזֵי לְמַלְכָּא.

And not only that, but all my prophets saw their prophecy in the limbs of the king, each one in a known limb and not more than that. From them, in the head of the king, from them in the right of the head, which are the stars and constellations that have no reckoning, from them in the eyes, from them in the ears, from them in the face, from them in the nose, from them in the mouth, from them in the neck, from them in the hands, from them in the stature of his body, from them in the legs, from them in the sign of the covenant, from them in the garments of the king, that they were not permitted to look more.

וְלָא עוֹד, אֶלָּא כָל נְבִיאַיָּא, הֲווֹ חַזְיָין נְבוּאָה דִלְהוֹן בְּאֵבָרִין דְּמַלְכָּא, כָּל חַד וְחַד בְּאֵבֶר יְדִיעָא וְלָא יַתִּיר, מִנְּהוֹן בְּרֵישָׁא דְמַלְכָּא, מִנְּהוֹן בְּנִימִין דְּרֵישָׁא, דְאִנּוּן כֹּכְבַיָּא וּמַזָּלֵי דְלֵית לוֹן חוּשְׁבָּנָא, מִנְּהוֹן בְּעַיְינִין, מִנְּהוֹן בְּאוּדְנִין, מִנְּהוֹן בְּאַנְפִּין, מִנְּהוֹן בְּחוֹטָמָא, מִנְּהוֹן בְּפוּמָא מִנְּהוֹן בְּצַוָּאר, מִנְּהוֹן בְּיָדַיִם, מִנְּהוֹן בְּקוֹמָה דְאִיהוּ גוּפָא, מִנְּהוֹן בְּשׁוֹקִין, מִנְּהוֹן בְּאוֹת בְּרִית, מִנְּהוֹן בִּלְבוּשִׁין דְּמַלְכָּא, דְלָא הֲוָה לוֹן רְשׁוּ לְאִסְתַּכְּלָא יַתִּיר.

But Moses, in every limb and in every place, was able to attain his prophecy, and in every limb and limb, it would descend upon him. What was not so for all the other prophets, that each one would ascend to his own limb, from which his soul would be drawn from that limb, and that limb was to him a father.

אֲבָל מֹשֶׁה בְּכָל אֵבֶר, וּבְכָל אֲתַר הֲוָה מַשִּׂיג נְבוּאָה דִילֵיהּ, וּבְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִיהִי הֲוָה נָחֲתָא לְגַבֵּיהּ, מַה דְּלָא הֲוָה הָכִי לִשְׁאָר כָּל נְבִיאַיָּא, דְּכָל חַד סְלִיק לְאֵבֶר דִּילֵיהּ, דְּנִשְׁמָתֵיהּ הֲוָה אֲצִילוּת מֵהַהוּא אֵבֶר, וְהַהוּא אֵבֶר הֲוָה לֵיהּ אֲבוֹי.

And the daughter of the king is the palace of every limb and limb, the commandment of every limb and limb. The Lord is like a reckoning of the palace, and for this it is said (Psalms 51:17) "O Lord, open my lips," the Lord is in every limb and limb. The Lord is the palace, the Lord is in every limb and limb, and it is the prophecy of every limb and limb, the vision of every limb and limb is called, and every limb and limb has a known sphere. The palace of all is the Divine Presence below, and how many are appointed to guard the gates, that the prophets may not ascend there except by permission.

וּבְרַתָּא דְמַלְכָּא אִיהִי הֵיכָלָא דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר, מִצְוָה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר, אדנ"י אִיהוּ כְּחֻשְׁבַּן הֵיכָ"ל, וּבְגִין דָּא אִתְּמַר (תהלים נא, יז) אדנ"י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח, יהו"ה אִיהוּ בְּכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר, אדנ"י הֵיכָל, יהו"ה בְּכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר וְאִיהִי נְבוּאָה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר, מַרְאֶה דְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִתְקְרֵי, וְכָל אֵבֶר וְאֵבֶר אִית לֵיהּ סְפִירָה יְדִיעָא, הֵיכָלָא דְכֻלְּהוּ שְׁכִינְתָּא תַּתָּאָה אדנ"י, וְכַמָּה מְמַנָּן נְטוּרֵי תַרְעִין אִינוּן לְהֵיכָלָא, דְלָא יַעֲלוּן תַּמָּן נְבִיאַיָּא אֶלָּא בִּרְשׁוּ.

Arise, faithful shepherd, arise, open the palace, for how many lords of prophecy are knocking at the gates of the palace, and they say, "O Lord, open my lips," and it is sealed to them, until you come there, it will not be opened for the king who needs his servants and his officers and the rulers of the land to be seen with him, each one according to his need, and each one according to his authority, and each one according to his business. What did the king do? He placed everything in the hand of the matron, and he said, "Whoever wishes to ask his request, let him come to the matron, for she is my house, the house of my Lord, my palace." And this is (Jeremiah 9:23) "Let not the wise boast in his wisdom, nor the mighty boast in his might, nor the rich boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this."

קוּם רַעִִיָא מְהֵימְנָא, קוּם אַפְתַּח הֵיכָלָא, דְּהָא כַּמָּה מָארֵי דִנְבוּאָה אִינוּן דָּפְקִין לְתַרְעִין דְּהֵיכָלָא, וְאָמְרִין אדנ"י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח, וְאִיהִי סְתִימָא לְגַבַּיְיהוּ, עַד דְּאַנְתְּ תֵּיתֵי תַּמָּן אִיהִי לָא אִתְפַּתְּחַת, לְמַלְכָּא דַהֲווֹ צְרִיכִין לֵיהּ עַבְדּוֹי וַאֲפַרְכַסּוֹי וּמְמַנָּן וְשָׁלְטָנֵי אַרְעָא לְמֶחזֵי עִמֵּיהּ, כָּל חַד כְּפוּם צָרְכוֹי, וְכָל חַד כְּפוּם שָׁלְטָנוּתֵיהּ, וְכָל חַד כְּפוּם עִסְקוֹי, מֶה עָבַד מַלְכָּא, שַׁוִּי כֹלָּא בִידָא דְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, וְאָמַר כָּל מָאן דְּבָעִי לְמִשְׁאַל שְׁאֶלְתּוֹי, יֵיתֵי לְמַטְרוֹנִיתָא, דְאִיהִי בַּיִת דִּילִי בֵּית י', הֵיכָל דִּילִי, וְהַאי אִיהוּ (ירמיה ט, כג) אַל יִתְהַלֵּל הַמִּתְהַלֵּל הַשְׂכֵּל וְיָדוֹעַ אוֹתִי, כִּי אִם בְּזֹאת.

At that time, they all knocked to open, for there they are the seals of the closed, and there they opened the openings. Immediately, the faithful shepherd will come, and he will say, "O Lord, open my lips." The opening is a seal, this one is closed and this one is opened, two openings of righteousness. Concerning them, it is said (Psalms 118:19) "Open to me the gates of righteousness."

בְּהַהוּא זִמְנָא דָפְקִין כֻּלְּהוּ לְפִתְחָא, דְתַמָּן סגרו"ן דְּסָגִיר, וְתַמָּן פתחו"ן דְּפָתַח, מִיָּד יֵיתֵי רַעִִיָא מְהֵימְנָא, וְיֵימָא אדנ"י שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח, קָמֵ"ץ פַּתָ"ח, דָּא סָגִיר וְדָא פָתַח, תְּרֵין שִׂפְוָון (נ"א שבא) שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק, עֲלַיְיהוּ אִתְּמַר (שם קיח, יט) פִּתְחוּ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק.