While Adonoy may be found,1Especially during the Ten Days of Penitence. I rise early to seek Him; to entreat Him to atone [my] iniquities, for I am red [with sin] as scarlet. My heart is confused and benumbed, and as one asleep, I drowse. I have become almost like Sodom, and to Gomorrah am I likened.
I resemble a faithless wife, and a shameless adultress; I have become like a polluted garment, like a garment stained with blood. I lack a mediator, and one that knows how to pray [for me]. Look Adonoy! and see, for I have become repulsive.2Lamentations 1:11.
[Israel] the honored one has become repulsive in the hands of those who besmirch her; she has been sold for naught forever, and there is none to redeem her. That which was firm and upraised3The Holy Temple. has sunken and the Ariel [the Altar] has been destroyed; cast down from heaven to the earth, is the glory of Israel.4Lamentations 2:1.
Israel is a prey to robbers and vandals— how long will this continue? Numerous as locusts are my pursuers and mighty are my destroyers; when I take to heart, my ruin, my destruction and my devastation, my soul prefers [to die from] strangulation, and death rather than to dwell in my bones.5My soul prefers death rather than dwell within me.
Because my bones are crushed and pierced by those who provoke and blaspheme You, I said, “I cannot bear Your anger and Your wrath.” May it be in Your heart to redeem the life of Your beloved ones, for Your Name is called on Your city and on Your people.
Your people, scattered and dispersed among every nation, remember You in their adversity and fear You in deed and thought. Drown their deliberate sins, and forgive and heal their negligence. My Master, hear our voice, let Your ears be attentive [to our prayer].
Let Your ears be attentive to the outpouring of our pleading, let the praise of our lips be acceptable as the sweet savor of our sacrifices. We seek You, our Shield, and in You we place our trust, for we are called by Your Name, do not abandon us.
You have abandoned us, O Master, these many years—why? We have become as astonishment, an example, a byword, a scorn, a shame and disgrace.6Among the nations of the world who persecute us. Speedily fulfill the promise that You made to the desolate [land]: “I, Adonoy, build the ruins, and plant that which was desolate.”7Ezekiel 36:36.
The desolate land, in Your great mercy, rebuild it, and establish it firmly; hear, O God, her supplication, for the time to favor her is come. Strengthen those who praise You, shield them in the shadow of Your hand, and may the redeemed ones of Adonoy, return and come to Zion with singing.
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
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קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
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וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
And Adonoy passed before him [Moses], and proclaimed:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
Seek Adonoy and His might, seek His Presence continually. Seek Adonoy while He may be found call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked one forsake his way, and the man of deceit, his thoughts; and let him return to Adonoy, and He will have compassion for him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. Return Israel unto God, for you have failed by your iniquity.
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us; the King will answer us on the day we call.
“Please pardon the sins of this nation in accordance with the greatness of Your lovingkindness; and as You forgave this people from when it left Egypt until now.” And there it is said:
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:
“And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.
מז. על פי א"ב. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק.
אֶת־יְהֹוָה בְּהִמָּצְאוֹ לְדָרְשׁוֹ קִדַּמְתִּי. בְּעַד עֲוֹנוֹת לְכַפֵּר, כִּי כַתּוֹלָע נֶאֱדַמְתִּי. גֻּלְגַּל־הַלֵּב וְטוּמְטַם וּכְיָשֵׁן נִרְדַּמְתִּי. כִּמְעַט כִסְדוֹם הָיִיתִי וְלַעֲמוֹרָה דָּמִיתִי:
While Adonoy may be found,1Especially during the Ten Days of Penitence. I rise early to seek Him; to entreat Him to atone [my] iniquities, for I am red [with sin] as scarlet. My heart is confused and benumbed, and as one asleep, I drowse. I have become almost like Sodom, and to Gomorrah am I likened.
דָּמִיתִי לְסוֹטָה פְרוּעָה מְנָאֶפֶת וַחֲלָלָה. הָיִיתִי כְבֶגֶד־עִדִּים, וְהוּשַֹמְתִּי כְּשִֹמְלָה בְדָמִים מְגוֹלְלָה. וְחָסַרְתִּי מַפְגִּיעַ, וְיוֹדֵעַ אַיִן לְפַלְּלָה. רְאֵה יְהֹוָה וְהַבִּיטָה, כִּי־הָיִיתִי זוֹלֵלָה:
I resemble a faithless wife, and a shameless adultress; I have become like a polluted garment, like a garment stained with blood. I lack a mediator, and one that knows how to pray [for me]. Look Adonoy! and see, for I have become repulsive.2Lamentations 1:11.
זוֹלֵלָה כְּבוּדָה נֶהֱפְכָה בְּיַד־מְגָאֵל. חִנָּם נִמְכְּרָה לִצְמִיתוּת, וְאֵין־גּוֹאֵל. טֻבַּע נָכוֹן וְנִשָּׂא וְחָרֵב אֲרִיאֵל. הִשְׁלִיךְ מִשָּׁמַיִם אֶרֶץ תִּפְאֶרֶת־יִשְֹרָאֵל:
[Israel] the honored one has become repulsive in the hands of those who besmirch her; she has been sold for naught forever, and there is none to redeem her. That which was firm and upraised3The Holy Temple. has sunken and the Ariel [the Altar] has been destroyed; cast down from heaven to the earth, is the glory of Israel.4Lamentations 2:1.
יִשְֹרָאֵל לְבוֹזְזִים וְלִמְשִׁסָּה, עַד־מָתַי. כָּאַרְבֶּה רַבּוּ עוֹרְקַי, וְעָצְמוּ מַצְמִיתַי. לַלֵּב בְּשֹוּמִי, הֲרִיסוֹתַי חָרְבוֹתַי וְשׁוֹמְמוֹתַי. וַתִּבְחַר מַחֲנַק נַפְשִׁי, מָוֶת מֵעַצְמוֹתָי:
Israel is a prey to robbers and vandals— how long will this continue? Numerous as locusts are my pursuers and mighty are my destroyers; when I take to heart, my ruin, my destruction and my devastation, my soul prefers [to die from] strangulation, and death rather than to dwell in my bones.5My soul prefers death rather than dwell within me.
מֵעַצְמוֹתַי הַמְפֻצָּחוֹת וְהַמְפֻלָּחוֹת, מִמַּכְעִיסֶךָ וּמִמַּזְעִימֶךָ. נָאַמְתִּי, נִלְאֵיתִי נְשֹא חֲרוֹנְךָ וְזַעֲמֶךָ. שִֹים לֵב לִגְאֹל חַיַּת נְעִימֶיךָ. כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא, עַל־עִירְךָ וְעַל־עַמֶּךָ:
Because my bones are crushed and pierced by those who provoke and blaspheme You, I said, “I cannot bear Your anger and Your wrath.” May it be in Your heart to redeem the life of Your beloved ones, for Your Name is called on Your city and on Your people.
עַמְּךָ זְרוּיִים פְּזוּרִים בְּכָל־מוֹשָׁבוֹת. פְּקָדוּךָ בַּצָּר, פְּחָדוּךָ בְּמַעַשֹ וּבְמַחֲשָׁבוֹת. צְלֹל־זָדוֹן, וְהַעֲבֵר וְרַפֵּא מְשׁוּבוֹת. אֲדֹנָי, שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלֵנוּ, תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת:
Your people, scattered and dispersed among every nation, remember You in their adversity and fear You in deed and thought. Drown their deliberate sins, and forgive and heal their negligence. My Master, hear our voice, let Your ears be attentive [to our prayer].
קַשֻּׁבוֹת תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ, לְשֶׁפֶךְ שִֹיחֵנוּ. רֹן־שְׂפָתֵינוּ קַבֵּל כְּרֵיחַ נִיחֹחֵינוּ. שִׁחַרְנוּךָ מָגִנֵּנוּ וּבְךָ יַהַב מִבְטָחֵנוּ. כִּי שִׁמְךָ עָלֵינוּ נִקְרָא אַל־תַּנִּיחֵנוּ:
Let Your ears be attentive to the outpouring of our pleading, let the praise of our lips be acceptable as the sweet savor of our sacrifices. We seek You, our Shield, and in You we place our trust, for we are called by Your Name, do not abandon us.
תַּנִּיחֵנוּ אָדוֹן זֶה כַּמֶּה־שָׁנִים לָמָּה. לְשַׁמָּה לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה לְלַעַג לְבוֹשֶׁת וְלִכְלִמָּה. יֵאָמֵן וְיוּחַשׁ הַמִּבְטָח, שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּ לַשּׁוֹמֵמָה. אֲנִי יְהֹוָה בָּנִיתִי הַנֶּהֱרָסוֹת, נָטַעְתִּי הַנְּשַׁמָּה:
You have abandoned us, O Master, these many years—why? We have become as astonishment, an example, a byword, a scorn, a shame and disgrace.6Among the nations of the world who persecute us. Speedily fulfill the promise that You made to the desolate [land]: “I, Adonoy, build the ruins, and plant that which was desolate.”7Ezekiel 36:36.
הַנְּשַׁמָּה בְּרַחֲמִים גְּדוֹלִים תִּבְנֶה וּתְכוֹנְנָהּ. שְׁמַע יָהּ חִנּוּנָהּ, כִּי־בָא עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ. חַזֵּק מַאֲמִירֶךָ, בְּצֵל־יָדְךָ לְגוֹנְנָהּ. וּפְדוּיֵי יְהֹוָה יְשׁוּבוּן, וּבָאוּ צִיּוֹן בְּרִנָּה:
The desolate land, in Your great mercy, rebuild it, and establish it firmly; hear, O God, her supplication, for the time to favor her is come. Strengthen those who praise You, shield them in the shadow of Your hand, and may the redeemed ones of Adonoy, return and come to Zion with singing.
אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ. יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים. מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת. מוֹחֵל עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ. מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן. מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה לְפוֹשְׁעִים. עוֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרֽוּחַ. לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל: אֵל הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. וּזְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוֹדַֽעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּֽדֶם. כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּֽעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
And Adonoy passed before him [Moses], and proclaimed:
יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וְרַב חֶֽסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵֽנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
סְלַח לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי חָטָֽאנוּ. מְחַל לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי פָשָֽׁעְנוּ: כִּי אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב חֶֽסֶד לְכָל קֹרְאֶֽיךָ:
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה וְעֻזּוֹ בַּקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו תָּמִיד׃ דִּרְשׁוּ יְהוָה בְּהִמָּצְאוֹ, קְרָאֻהוּ בִּהְיוֹתוֹ קָרוֹב׃ יַעֲזֹב רָשָׁע דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִישׁ אָוֶן מַחְשְׁבֹתָיו וְיָשֹׁב אֶל־יְהוָה וִירַחֲמֵהוּ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי־יַרְבֶּה לִסְלוֹחַ׃ שׁוּבָה יִשְׂרָאֵל עַד יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי כָשַׁלְתָּ בַּעֲוֺנֶךָ׃
Seek Adonoy and His might, seek His Presence continually. Seek Adonoy while He may be found call upon Him while He is near. Let the wicked one forsake his way, and the man of deceit, his thoughts; and let him return to Adonoy, and He will have compassion for him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. Return Israel unto God, for you have failed by your iniquity.
כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ: לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us; the King will answer us on the day we call.
סְלַח נָא לַעֲוֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה, כְּגֹֽדֶל חַסְדֶּֽךָ. וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָֽׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה. מִמִּצְרַֽיִם וְעַד הֵֽנָּה. וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:
“Please pardon the sins of this nation in accordance with the greatness of Your lovingkindness; and as You forgave this people from when it left Egypt until now.” And there it is said:
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:
“And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”
הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח עֵינֶֽיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵֽינוּ, וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶֽיהָ כִּי לֹא עַל צִדְקֹתֵֽינוּ, אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים: אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָֽעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָֽחָה, אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִֽׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה, אַל תְּאַחַר. לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי, כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּֽךָ:
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.