Zohar Hasulam - Chukat - parag. 31-34
Chukat: Verse 31
לְבָתַר כָּל דָּא, מִפְּרִי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ תִּשְׂבָע הָאָרֶץ, אַרְעָא עִלָּאָה קַדִּישָׁא. וְכַד אִיהִי מִתְבָּרְכָא, כָּל עָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ חַדָּאן, וּמִתְבָּרְכָאן. דָּא בְּשַׁעֲתָא דְּבִרְכָּאן מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי, מִשַּׁקְיוּ דְּנַחֲלָא עֲמִיקָא דְּכֹלָּא.
After all this, WHEN ALL THE HIGHER AND LOWER GRADES WERE FILLED WITH ABUNDANCE FROM ABA AND IMA, IT SAYS: "the earth is satiated with the fruits of Your works" (Ibid.); that is, the sanctified land up high, MEANING MALCHUT. When it is blessed, all the worlds are gladdened and are blessed, and that happens when the blessings prevail from the watering of the stream, WHICH IS THE SPRING MENTIONED ABOVE, THAT IS ABA AND IMA, the deepest of all.
Chukat: Verse 32
וּבְשַׁעֲתָא דְּבִרְכָאן לָא מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי לְנַחְתָּא בְּעָלְמָא, כְּדֵין עָלְמָא יְתִיב בְּדִינָא, וּמִסִּטְרָא דִּשְׂמָאלָא רוּחָא אִתְּעַר וְאִתְפָּשַּׁט בְּעָלְמָא וְכַמָּה חֲבִילֵי טְרִיקִין מִשְׁתַּכְּחֵי בְּעָלְמָא, וְשָׁרָאן עַל בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, וּמְסָאַב הַהוּא רוּחָא לְהוּ, כְּבַר נָשׁ דְּגָוַע וְרוּחַ מִסְאֲבָא שַׁרְיָא עָלֵיהּ. הָכִי נָמֵי שַׁרְיָא, לְמַעַן דְּיִקְרַב בַּהֲדֵיהּ.
At the time when the blessings are not available to descend upon the world, WHICH ARE CHASSADIM, AND MALCHUT RECEIVES CHOCHMAH FROM THE LEFT WITHOUT THE CHASSADIM, the world, THAT IS MALCHUT, sits in Judgment. From the left side stirs a spirit that extends over the world, and many regiments of harmful angels dwell in the world and rest over the people, SINCE WHEN CHOCHMAH IS WITHOUT CHASSADIM, ALL THE HARSH JUDGMENTS EMANATE FROM HER. And that spirit defiles them, similar to a person who dies and has a Spirit of Defilement dwell upon him. This is true for whoever comes near that SPIRIT FROM THE LEFT.
Chukat: Verse 33
הה"ד, תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ יִבָּהֵלוּן וְגוֹ.' הַאי קְרָא מַאי קָא מַיְירֵי. אֶלָּא תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ יִבָּהֵלוּן, דְּהָא לָא אִתְשַׁקְיָין לְאִשְׁתַּכְּחָא בִּרְכָאן לְעָלְמִין. תּוֹסֶף רוּחָם יִגְוָעוּן, וְאִתְּעַר רוּחָא אַחֲרָא מִסִּטְרָא שְׂמָאלָא, וְרוּחַ מִסְאֲבָא שַׁרְיָא עַל בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, עַל אִינּוּן דְּמֵיתִין, וּמַאן דְּקָאֵים בַּהֲדַיְיהוּ, וְעַל שְׁאַר בְּנֵי נָשָׁא, מַאי אַסְוָותָא דִּלְהוֹן. הָא דִּכְתִּיב וְאֶל עֲפָרָם יְשׁוּבוּן. דָּא עֲפַר שְׂרֵיפַת הַחַטָּאת, בְּגִין לְאִתְדַכְּאָה בֵּיהּ. וְהַיְינוּ רָזָא הַכֹּל הָיָה מִן הֶעָפָר, וַאֲפִילּוּ גַּלְגַּל חַמָּה.
That is what is meant when it says: "You hide Your face, they are troubled" (Ibid. 29). What does this verse mean? It is only, "You hide Your face, they are troubled." That is because THOSE LEVELS were not watered so that blessings would prevail in the world, SINCE "YOUR FACE" MEANS CHASSADIM AND BLESSINGS. THEN, "You take away their breath (also: 'spirit'), they die" (Ibid.), because another spirit stirs from the left direction, WITHOUT THE RIGHT. The Spirit of Defilement dwells upon people, upon those who died, those who were with them, and on the rest of humanity, MEANING THAT THE SPIRIT OF DEFILEMENT EXPANDS OVER THE WHOLE WORLD. What is its remedy? This is what is written: "and return to their dust" (Ibid.). That means the dust of the burning of this offering in order to have purification, and that is the secret meaning of, "all are of the dust" (Kohelet 3:20), even the sun's circle.
Chukat: Verse 34
לְבָתַר דִּמְהַדְרִן לְהַאי עָפָר, בְּגִין לְאִתְדַכְּאָה בֵּיהּ, מִתְעַבָר רוּחָא מִסְאֲבָא, וְאִתְּעַר רוּחָא אַחֲרָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְשָׁארִי בְּעָלְמָא. הה"ד, תְּשַׁלַּח רוּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵאוּן, יִבָּרֵאוּן, וְיִתְּסוּן בְּאַסְוָותָא עִלָּאָה, דְּרוּחָא אַחֲרָא. וּתְחַדֵּשׁ פְּנֵי אֲדָמָה, דְּהָא אִתְדַכִּיאַת, וְחַדְתּוּתֵי דְּסִיהֲרָא אִשְׁתְּכַח, וְעָלְמִין כֻּלְּהוּ מִתְבָּרְכָאן. זַכָּאָה חוּלָקֵהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, דְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא יָהִיב לוֹן עֵיטָא, דְּכֹלָּא אַסְוָותָא, בְּגִין דְּיִזְכּוּן לְחַיֵּי עָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, וְיִשְׁתְּכָחוּ דַּכְיָין בְּהַאי עָלְמָא, קַדִּישִׁין לְעָלְמָא דְּאָתֵי, עָלַיְיהוּ כְּתִיב וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם.
After returning to this dust in order to be purified through it, AS MENTIONED NEARBY, the Spirit of Defilement is removed. And another Holy Spirit is aroused, which prevails upon the world. This is what it says: "You send forth your breath (also: 'spirit'), they are created" (Ibid. 30); they are created and healed with the loftier remedy of another spirit. "And You renew the face of the earth" (Ibid.); since it was purified, the moon is renewed and all the realms are blessed. Praised is the lot of Yisrael, since the Holy One, blessed be He, gave them counsel. All of it is a remedy in order to gain life in the World to Come, and for them to be considered purified in this world and sanctified for the World to Come. About them, it is written: "then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean" (Yechezkel 36:25).
