ליום שני דעשי"ת 10

סז. ע"פ א"ב כפול

אֲדוֹן בִּינָה הֲגִיגֵנוּ.

Master! Understand our thoughts!

אֱזֹן שִׂיחֵנוּ בְּשַׁאֲגֵנוּ.

Listen to our murmuring when we cry out.

בַּעֲווֹנֵינוּ

For our iniquities

אַל תְּמוֹגְגֵנוּ.

do not allow us to disintegrate.

בְּרִשְׁעֵנוּ

For our evil

אַל תַּכְלִמֵנוּ:

do not allow us to be humiliated.

גָּבְרוּ דִּבְרֵי עֲוֹנוֹת.

Our sinful matters have increased;

גָּדְלוּ עַד לִמְעוֹנוֹת.

they have grown to the heavens.

דִּדּוּי

The moving to and fro

נְפָשׁוֹת נַעֲנוֹת.

of the shaking souls,¹It is customary to move to and from during prayer.

דּוֹד שְׁעֵה לַעֲנוֹת:

Beloved One,²I.e. God. turn to us in response!

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

הִרְגַּזְנוּךָ אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתֵנוּ.

We have enraged You, O God of our praises.

הִכְעַסְנוּךָ בְּרֹב אִוַּלְתֵּנוּ.

We have angered You with our many follies,

וְלָכֵן נִמְשְׁכָה תוֹחַלְתֵּנוּ.

and, therefore, our hope has been impeded

וּלְזָרִים נֶהֶפְכָה נַחֲלָתֵנוּ:

and our inheritance has reverted to strangers.

זֵרוּנוּ

We have been scattered

מִבֵּית חַיֵּינוּ.

from our House of Life,³I.e. the Temple.

זִלְזַלְנוּ בֵּית מַאֲוַיֵּינוּ.

for we demeaned the House of our Desire.³I.e. the Temple.

חָרֵב מְקוֹם אִוּוּיֵנוּ.

The Place of our Desire was destroyed.

חָדְלוּ נִיחוֹחֵי רִצּוּיֵינוּ:

[The bringing of] of sacrifices⁴‘נחוחי רצויינו‘—lit. the pleasant odors that we brought to please God. has ceased.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

טָעִינוּ מִנְּתִיב יֹשֶׁר.

We have strayed from the straight path.

טִפַּשְׁנוּ צַעַד מִלְּיַשֵּׁר.

We were too foolish to straighten our footsteps

יַעַן כִּי־מָאַסְנוּ כֹּשֶׁר.

for we abhorred propriety.

יְרִיבֵנוּ

Our enemies

הִדְאֵיתָ כַּנֶּשֶׁר:

You have thrown upon us as an eagle.

כָּבַשׁ פּוּל קְהָלִי.

Pul⁵King of Assyria. captured my congregation,

כִּלָּה כֹּחִי וְהִבְהִילִי.

he has weakened me and confused me.

לַחְלַח וְחָבוֹר הוֹבִילִי.

I was hauled off to Lachlach and Chovor⁶Cities in Assyria.

לְהַרְחִיקִי מֵעַל גְּבוּלִי:

to distance me from my border.⁷I.e. the Land of Israel.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

מַצֶּבֶת קֹדֶשׁ נִשְׁאָרָה.

The holy remnant that was left

מֵעִיר קֹדֶשׁ הַמְעֻטָּרָה.

from the holy crowning city⁸I.e. Jerusalem.

נָמָה לְנֶגְדְּךָ סָרָה.

spoke words of rebelliousness against You.

נַעֲלֵיתָ

[Therefore,] You rose up

וְרוּחֲךָ סָרָה:

and removed Your Spirit [from us].

סִחֵף נְבוֹ כָּל גִבּוֹרַי.

Nebo⁹Pagan god of the Babylonians, an allusion to Nebuchadnezzar. eroded all my heroes,

סִלָּה כָל אַבִּירַי

and destroyed all my courageous.

עִצַּם כָּל אֵבָרַי.

He broke all my limbs

עֻלַּפְתִּי בִּידֵי שׁוֹבְרַי:

and I was weakened by my destroyers.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

פֻּלַּצְנוּ מֵרֹב תְּלָאוֹת.

We trembled from our many hardships;

פֻּצַּמְנוּ מִכֹּבֶד תַּחֲלוּאוֹת.

we cracked from difficult illnesses.

צִפִּינוּ יֶשַׁע לְהַרְאוֹת

We hoped that You would show us redemption

צָרוֹת אוֹתָנוּ קוֹרְאוֹת:

[but, instead] troubles still beckon us.

קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבִּיטָה.

Holy One of Israel! See

קְלוֹן רַעְיָתְךָ

the humiliation of Your beloved [people]

הַמְלֻבָּטָה

that is distraught.

רָדָה מִכְּבוֹדָהּ

She has fallen from her honor

וְנִתְמוֹטָטָה

and been ruined.

רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִּי־מָטָה:

Heal her broken [limbs] for she has sunk.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

שְׁמַע פֶּלֶלֶ פִּיּוֹת.

Hear the prayers of the mouths [of Israel],

שַׁכְלֵל בָּנוּי לְתַלְפִּיוֹת.

establish the magnificent structure.¹⁰The Temple.

שׁוּבָה אֱלֹהֵי בְרִיּוֹת.

Return [to us], God of all creatures.

שׁוֹבֵב נִדְחֵי אֲרָיוֹת:

Return the banished among lions.¹¹The nations of the world.

תַּחֲבָשׁ נָא מַכּוֹתֵינוּ.

Please! bandage our wounds;

תַּעֲלֶה נָא אֲרוּכָתֵנוּ.

please, heal our diseases;

תַּקְשִׁיב קוֹל רִנָּתֵנוּ.

hear the sound of our song;

תְּקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן

accept with compassion and willingness

אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ.

our prayers.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית אָבוֹת

Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised,

וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקוֹב

“And I will remember my covenant with Jacob,

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק

and also my covenant with Isaac,

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם

and also my covenant with Abraham

אֶזְכֹּר

will I remember,”

וְהָאָֽרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר:

and the land I will remember.

זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים

Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised,

וְזָכַרְתִּי לָהֶם

“And I will remember for their sake,

בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים

the covenant with their ancestors,

אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵֽאתִי אוֹתָם

whom I brought out

מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַֽיִם

of the land of Egypt,

לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם

in the sight of the nations;

לִהְיוֹת לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים

to be their God

אֲנִי יְהֹוָה:

I am Adonoy.”

עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּֽנוּ.

Do unto us as You promised,

וְאַף גַּם זֹאת

“And yet for all that,

בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּאֶֽרֶץ אוֹיְבֵיהֶם

when they are in the land of their enemies,

לֹא מְאַסְתִּים

I will not reject them

וְלֹא גְעַלְתִּים לְכַלֹּתָם

and I will not abhor them, to destroy them,

לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתָּם

to annul My covenant with them;

כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם:

for I am Adonoy, their God.”

הִמָּֽצֵא לָֽנוּ בְּבַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ

Be accessible to us when we seek You,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם

“And from there

אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

you will seek Adonoy, your God,

וּמָצָֽאתָ

and you will find Him;

כִּי תִדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ

if you search after Him

בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ

with all your heart

וּבְכָל נַפְשֶֽׁךָ:

and with all your soul.”

מוֹל אֶת לְבָבֵֽנוּ

Open our hearts

לְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶֽךָ

to love Your Name,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב

as it is written in Your Torah:

וּמָל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ

“And Adonoy, your God will open your heart,

וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶֽךָ

and the heart of your descendants,

לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

to love Adonoy, your God,

בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ

with all your heart,

וְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ

and with all your soul,

לְמַֽעַן חַיֶּֽיךָ:

that you may live.”

זְרֹק עָלֵֽינוּ מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים

Sprinkle clean water upon us,

וְטַהֲרֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

and cleanse us, as it is written:

וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים

“And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

וּטְהַרְתֶּם

and you will be clean;

מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם

from all your defilements,

וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם

and from all your idols,

אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם:

I will cleanse you.”

מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ

Sweep aside our transgressions

כָּעָב וְכֶעָנָן

as a thick cloud and as a mist,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as You have promised:

מָחִֽיתִי כָעָב

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

פְּשָׁעֶֽיךָ

your transgressions,

וְכֶעָנָן חַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ

and like a mist, your sins;

שׁוּבָה אֵלַי כִּי גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ:

return to Me, for I have redeemed You.”

מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ לְמַעַנְךָ

Blot out our transgressions for Your sake,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised:

אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי

“I, I [alone] am He

הוּא מוֹחֶה פְשָׁעֶֽיךָ

Who blots out your transgressions

לְמַעֲנִי

for My own sake;

וְחַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ לֹא אֶזְכֹּר:

and your sins, I will not recall.”

הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵֽינוּ כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג וְכַצֶּֽמֶר

Make our sins as white as snow or wool,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

לְכוּ נָא וְנִוָּכְחָה

“Come now, let us reason together,

יֹאמַר יְהֹוָה

says Adonoy,

אִם יִהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים

though your sins be as scarlet,

כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג יַלְבִּֽינוּ

they shall be as white as snow;

אִם יַאְדִּֽימוּ כַתּוֹלָע

though they be red as crimson,

כַּצֶּֽמֶר יִהְיוּ:

they shall become [white] as wool.”

רַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ וְאַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽנוּ

Have compassion on us and do not destroy us,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב

as it is written:

כִּי אֵל רַחוּם יְהֹוָה

“For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy,

אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

your God;

לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ

He will not abandon you or destroy you,

וְלֹא יִשְׁכַּח

and He will not forget

אֶת בְּרִית אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ

the covenant of your fathers

אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לָהֶם:

which He swore to them.”

קַבֵּץ נִדָּחֵֽינוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written:

אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ

“If your dispersed

בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

are in the farthermost part of heaven,

מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

from there Adonoy, your God will gather you,

וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶֽךָ:

and from there He will take you.”

הָשֵׁב שְׁבוּתֵֽנוּ

Bring back our captivity

וְרַחֲמֵֽנוּ

and have compassion on us,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וְשָׁב יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

“And Adonoy, your God will return

אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶֽךָ

your captivity and have compassion on you;

וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ

and He will again gather you

מִכָּל הָעַמִּים

from [among] all the peoples,

אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ שָֽׁמָּה:

where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.”

תְּבִיאֵנוּ אֶל הַר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ

Bring us to Your holy mountain,

וְשַׂמְּחֵֽנוּ בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתֶֽךָ

and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וַהֲבִיאוֹתִים אֶל הַר קָדְשִׁי

“And I will bring them to My holy mountain,

וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתִי

and make them joyful in My House of Prayer;

עוֹלוֹתֵיהֶם וְזִבְחֵיהֶם

their burnt-offerings and sacrifices

לְרָצוֹן עַל מִזְבְּחִי

will be accepted with favor on My Altar,

כִּי בֵיתִי

for My House,

בֵּית תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא

will be called a House of Prayer

לְכָל הָעַמִּים:

for all peoples.”