ליום שני דעשי"ת 4

סא. על פי א"ב. חתום שלמה הבבלי.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אַךְ בְּךָ

Only in You, Adonoy,

מִקְוֵה יִשְֹרָאֵל יְהֹוָה.

is the hope of Israel.

אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם

In later times and in early times

עַם נוֹשַׁע בַּיהֹוָה.

was Israel saved by Adonoy.

וּמַדוּעַ בּוֹשֵׁשׁ יוֹם זֶה

Why, then, is this day so delayed

כַּמָּה עִדָּנַי.

for so long a time

לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהֹוָה:

while we await Your deliverance, Adonoy.

גַּרְתִּי וָאֵחַר

I resided and was delayed in exile

מֶשֶׁךְ יְמֵי עִגּוּנַי

during the days that I was forsaken,

גֵּיא גּוֹי נָבָל

in the land of a detestable

וְעַם גְּנַאי.

and ugly people.

וּמַדּוּעַ

Why has there been

דַל כָּכָה כָּבוֹד

such a decline in my dignity,

וְלִי דִינַי.

while I was chastised with suffering.

קַוֵּה אֶל־יְהֹוָה

Still, I say: “Hope to Adonoy,

חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ

be strong and He will give you courage

וְקַוֵּה אֶל יְהֹוָה:

and hope to Adonoy.”

הֲלֹא אַתָּה מִקֶּדֶם

You were originally

חֶרֶב גַּאֲוָתֵנוּ.

the sword of our pride.¹Through You our enemies were destroyed.

הִקְוִינוּךָ

When we hoped for You,

אַף אֹרַח מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ

also, the way of Your judgments

תַּאֲוָתֵנוּ.

we desired.²To see Your judgements inflicted upon the enemy.

וּמַדּוּעַ

Why is it so

וְאֵין אִישׁ מְכַפֵּר

that there is no person of merit to pray

עַל חוֹבוֹתֵינוּ.

for atonement of our guilt.

וּמִדַּאֲבוֹנֵינוּ אוֹמְרִים

Regarding our suffering the nations say

יָבְשׁוּ עַצְמוֹתֵינוּ

that our bones have dried up

אָבְדָה תִּקְוָתֵנוּ:

and our hope is lost.

זָכַרְנוּ חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת מִקֶּדֶם

We recall the previous exiles

וּמִדָּתָם קָצְרָה.

but their duration was short.

זֶה פַּעֲמַיִם קָצְרָה

The two first exiles were limited

וְעוֹד פָּצְרָה.

but the current exile is still intense.

וּמַדּוּעַ נֶחֱשַׁבְנוּ כִּבְהֵמָה

Why should we be regarded as animals,³Let to the slaughter.

וְנִטְמִינוּ

in such variance

מִשִּׁטַּת הַשּׁוּרָה.

to what is normal among other people.

מִקְוֵה יִשְֹרָאֵל יְהֹוָה

The hope of Israel is Adonoy

מוֹשִׁיעוֹ בְּעֵת צָרָה:

Who is their Savior during times of travail.

טוֹעֲנִים

To carry

וּפוֹרְקִים

and be relieved of the yoke of the nations

בָּנִים

is what the children must do

הַכָּתוּב סִבְלָם.

because the Torah obliges them to do so.

טְרוּדֵי חֶבְלָם

They are driven from their homeland (Israel)

וְחָרֵב בֵּית זְבוּלָם.

and their Beis Hamikdash is destroyed.

וּמַדּוּעַ יַסְתִּיר הָאָב

Why should the Father hide

שְׁבִילָם

their path (of redemption)

הָאָמוּר בִּגְלָלָם

which is promised in their behalf,

וְיֵשׁ תִּקְוָה לְאַחֲרִיתֵךְ

that there is hope for ultimate salvation

נְאֻם יְהֹוָה

by the word of God,

וְשָׁבוּ בָנִים

that the Children of Israel will return

לִגְבוּלָם:

to their boundaries.

כִּמְעַט נָטָיוּ רַגְלַי

My legs have virtually buckled

וְשֻׁפְּכוּ אֲשׁוּרִים.

and they have fallen [from the path of God]

כִּי קִנֵּאתִי

because I became jealous

בַּהוֹלְלִים

of the mockers of Torah

מְעַרְבְּבֵי מֵישָׁרִים.

who distort the proper ways.

וּמַדּוּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַר וְתִשָּׁבֵר

Why should there not be destruction

רָמַת

of the supremacy

הַקּוֹשְׁרִים.

of those who band against God.

וְקֹויֵ יְהֹוָה

When this happens, those who trust in Adonoy

יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ

will obtain renewed strength

יַעֲלוּ אֵבֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִים:

and grow wings like eagles.⁴See Radak Isaiah 40,31.

מָלֵא רֻדַּפְתִּי

I have been absolutely pursued

וְחָסְרָה שְׁנַת גְּאוּלַי.

but the year of my redemption has not come.

מְסוּרִים לְמַכִּים

We are handed over to those who afflict us

וּמוֹרְטִים

and pull out our hair

וּלְתִקְוָה אוּלַי.

while we are not confident of redemption.

וּמַדּוּעַ נִסְחֲפוּ אַבִּירַי

Why are our heroes pursued—

וּמְתֵי שִׁיר אַיָּלַי.

the few strong among us that remain.

קַוֹּה קִוִּיתִי אֶל יְהֹוָה

I hope sincerely to Adonoy

וַיֵּט אֵלַי:

that He will turn to me.

סוּגֶיךָ שְֹרִיגֶיךָ

Your vines⁵Referring to the nation of Israel. that were fenced it

בְּקָקוּם בּוֹקְקִים

have been penetrated by the nations

וְהִבְאִישׁוּ.

and destroyed and plundered;

סִירִים

whereas the thorns

סוּרֶיךָ

that were removed from the vineyard⁶Referring to the nations that veered from God.

גָּבְשׁוּ וְלֹא עָבְשׁוּ.

became arrogant and did not rot.

וּמַדּוּעַ עָתְקוּ גָּבְרוּ

Why then have they become old and strong?

כִּמְדֻבָּר לֹא יֵבוֹשׁוּ.

Why are they not ashamed, as promised?⁷By the prophets.—

מִקְוֵה יִשְֹרָאֵל יְהֹוָה

“The hope of Israel is Adonoy

כָּל־עוֹזְבֶיךָ יֵבוֹשׁוּ:

and those who forsake You will be shamed.”⁸There appears to be a juxtaposition in the verse. The last two lines refer to the promise of the prophet mentioned above.

פּוֹעֲלֵי שֶׁקֶר

Those who engage in falseness

יִתְאַמְּרוּ

glorified themselves by saying:

אִוִּינוּ רָאִינוּ

“What we desired we saw [in Israel’s state].”

פָּשְׁטוּ אֱמֶת אוֹתוֹתֵינוּ

They explained this by saying: “Our signs

שַֹמְנוּ הִתְוִינוּ.

that we used as indications were just.”⁹Referring to the arrows which they shot that landed toward Jerusalem, serving as an indication that Jerusalem would be destroyed.

וּמַדּוּעַ צָלְחָה דַרְכָּם

Why is their way successful

וְחַסְדְּךָ דִמִּינוּ

while we, who awaited Your kindness

נִדְוִינוּ.

became tormented.

יְהֹוָה חָנֵּנוּ

Adonoy, be merciful to us

לְךָ קִוִּינוּ:

because we hope to You.

קִימַת סֻכַּת

The resurrection of the Beis Hamikdash

שְׁלשׁ עֶשְֹרֵה פֶרֶץ.

in which there were thirteen breaches—

קִצָּהּ רָחַק.

its time appears distant.

מִקוֹרָהּ עָלָה הַפּוֹרֵץ.

The breach extended to the roof.

וּמַדּוּעַ רְשָׁעִים יִחְיוּ

Why should the wicked live

וְלֹא יִדְּמוּ קֶרֶץ.

and not be destroyed

וְקֹוֵי יְהֹוָה

so that those who trust in Adonoy

הֵמָּה יִירְשׁוּ אָרֶץ:

will then inherit the land?

שׁוֹסֵי נַחֲלַת חֶבֶל

The nations plunder Your inheritance¹⁰Referring to the land of Israel.

מֵחֶלְקְךָ לְגָרְשֵׁנוּ.

in order to drive us from Your portion.

שׁוּבִי שׁוּבִי הַשּׁוּלַמִּית

“Turn back, turn back, Shulamith,”

בְּפִיהֶם לְהַפְרִישֵׁנוּ.

they say in order to separate us from God.

וּמַדּוּעַ תִּתְנַשְּׂאוּ

However, we reply: “Why are you so arrogant

וְזֶה לָזֶה תִּנְאֲמוּ

and say to each other

נַפְרִישֶׁנּוּ.

that we shall disassociate Israel from God?”

טוֹב יְהֹוָה לְקֹוָיו

[On the contrary,] “Adonoy is good to those who trust Him

לְנֶפֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶׁנּוּ:

and to the soul that seeks Him.”

שַׁדַּי

O God!

תְּשׁוּבַת מַדּוּעֵינוּ

the answer to the ‘whys’ that we ask

פִּינוּ נְמַלֵּא.

we can answer with a full mouth.

לַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ חָטָאנוּ

We have sinned to Adonoy, our God,

וַתִּקְרֶאנָה אוֹתָנוּ כָּאֵלֶּה.

and these predicaments have befallen us.

מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ אֱמֶת

Your judgments are just

וְאַתָּה

and You (even when inflicting pain)

מָרוֹם מִתְעַלֶּה.

are supreme and exalted.

הַצְּדָקָה לְךָ

Righteousness is Yours

וְלָנוּ הַבֹּשֶׁת נִגְלֶה:

and we are full of shame.

הֵעַדְתָּ רַבּוֹת

You warned us many times

וַנֹּאמֶר לֹא נַקְשִׁיב.

and we said that we will not listen.

קוֹל טִיף נְבִיאֶיךָ

The voice that dripped from Your prophets

בָּזִינוּ לְהַקְשִׁיב.

we rejected instead of listening.

יִגְדַּל כֹּחַ סֶלָה

Let Your power be aggrandized forever,

יְחִידִים מוֹשִׁיב.

You Who can gather the stray people,

בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה

and in complete repentance,

אוֹתָנוּ לְהָשִׁיב:

bring us back to You.

מַדּוּעַ

[The nations will ask:] “Why

אָדֹם לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ

is your garment red?”

תְּקָרֵב עוֹנָתוֹ.

The time for this question is near.

וְיֵז נִצְחָם

Their blood will be sprinkled

עַל בִּגְדֵי עֲטִיָּתוֹ.

on the garment that he wears.

נוֹדֶה סֶלָה

We will be eternally grateful

יוֹם הַבָּא

for the day [of redemption]

בְּשַׁעְתּוֹ.

which will come in its time.

זֶה יְהֹוָה

[We then will say] “This is Adonoy

קִוִּינוּ לוֹ

for Whom we hoped

נָגִילָה וְנִשְֹמְחָה

and we will rejoice and be happy

בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ:

in His deliverance.”

אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ.

Almighty! King!

יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים.

Who sits on the throne of mercy,

מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת.

governs with kindness

מוֹחֵל עֲו‍ֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ.

forgives the iniquities of His people.

מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן.

He removes their sins one by one,

מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים

increasing forgiveness to sinners,

וּסְלִיחָה לְפוֹשְׁעִים.

and pardon to transgressors.

עוֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת

Acting righteously

עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרֽוּחַ.

with all who are of flesh and spirit;

לֹא כְרָעָתָם

not according to their wickedness

תִּגְמוֹל:

does He repay them.

אֵל

Almighty!

הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר

You instructed us to recite

שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה.

the thirteen Divine attributes;

וּזְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם

remember unto us this day

בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה.

the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes,

כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוֹדַֽעְתָּ

as You made them known

לֶעָנָו מִקֶּֽדֶם.

to the humble Moses of old,

כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב

as it is written,

וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּֽעָנָן

“And Adonoy descended in the cloud,

וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם

and stood with him there,

וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:

and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.

קהל וחזן:

Congregation and Chazzan:

וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו

“And Adonoy passed before him [Moses]

וַיִּקְרָא:

and proclaimed:

יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה

Adonoy, Adonoy,

אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן

Almighty, Merciful, Gracious,

אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם

Slow to Anger,

וְרַב חֶֽסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת:

and Abundant in Kindness and Truth.

נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד

Keeper of kindness

לָאֲלָפִים

for thousands of generations,

נֹשֵׂא עָו‍ֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע

Endurer of iniquity and transgression,

וְחַטָּאָה

and sin,

וְנַקֵּה:

And Acquitter of those who repent.”

וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲו‍ֹנֵֽנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵֽנוּ

“And pardon our iniquity and our sin,

וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ:

and take us for Your inheritance.”

סְלַח לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי חָטָֽאנוּ.

Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned,

מְחַל לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי פָשָֽׁעְנוּ:

forgive us our King, for we have transgressed.

כִּי אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי

For You, my Master,

טוֹב וְסַלָּח

are good and forgiving,

וְרַב חֶֽסֶד

and abounding in kindness

לְכָל קֹרְאֶֽיךָ:

to all who call upon You.

הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהוָה

Deliver us Adonoy,

כִּי־גָמַר חָסִיד

for the pious man has ceased,

כִּי־פַסּוּ אֱמוּנִים

for the faithful have disappeared

מִבְּנֵי אָדָם:

from among the sons of man.

אָבַד חָסִיד מִן־הָאָרֶץ

The pious man is gone from the land,

וְיָשָׁר בָּאָדָם אָיִן:

and the man of righteousness is no more.

רְאֵה כִּי־אֵין אִישׁ

Behold that there is no [righteous] man,

וְהִשְׁתּוֹמֵם

and we are bewildered,

כִּי אֵין מַפְגִּיעַ:

for there is no one to pray [for us].

אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ אֱלֹהִים

You are our King, O God,

צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב׃

command the deliverance of Jacob.

יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה

Israel waits for Adonoy[‘s deliverance]

מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם׃

from now and forever.

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים

As a father has compassion on his children

כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ:

so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy.

לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה,

Deliverance is Adonoy’s;

עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה:

upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah!

יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ

Adonoy of Hosts is with us,

מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה:

a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah!

יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת,

Adonoy of Hosts!

אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ:

fortunate is the man who trusts in You.

יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה,

Adonoy, deliver us!

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

the King will answer us on the day we call.

קהל ואח"כ חזן:

The Chazzan repeats after the congregation:

סְלַח נָא לַעֲו‍ֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה,

“Please pardon the sins of this nation

כְּגֹֽדֶל

in accordance with the greatness

חַסְדֶּֽךָ.

of Your lovingkindness;

וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָֽׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה.

and as You forgave this people

מִמִּצְרַֽיִם וְעַד הֵֽנָּה.

from when it left Egypt until now.”

וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:

And there it is said:

הקהל אומרים:

The Congregation says:

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה

“And Adonoy said,

סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:

I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”

הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע,

Incline Your ear, my God, and hear,

פְּקַח עֵינֶֽיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵֽינוּ,

open Your eyes and behold our desolate places,

וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶֽיהָ

and the city which is called by Your Name;

כִּי לֹא עַל צִדְקֹתֵֽינוּ,

for it is not on account of our righteousness

אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ,

that we let fall our supplication before You,

כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים:

but because of Your great mercy.

אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָֽעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָֽחָה,

My Master, hear! My Master, pardon!

אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִֽׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה,

My Master, listen and take action,

אַל תְּאַחַר.

do not delay!

לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי,

For Your sake, my God,

כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא

because Your Name is proclaimed

עַל עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּֽךָ:

over Your city and over Your people.