ליום שני 4

ו. על פי א"ב. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אִוִּיתִיךָ קִוִּיתִיךָ

I longed for You, I hoped for You,

מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחַקִּים.

though I was in a distant land.

בְּקִרְבִּי שְׁחַרְתִּיךָ,

With all my heart, I seek You;

קְרָאתִיךָ מִמַּעֲמַקִּים.

I call to You from the depths [of my being].

גָּרַסְתִּי לְתַאֲוָתְךָ,

I am crushed with my longing for You

כְּאַיָּל עַל־אֲפִיקִים.

as a stag longs for springs of water.

דְּרַשְׁתִּיךָ וּבִקַּשְׁתִּיךָ

I seek You and search for You

בָּרְחוֹבוֹת וּבַשְּׁוָקִים.

[even] on the streets and in the markets.

הִנֵּה הָעֵת

Behold the time has come

תַּרְוִיחַ לִדְחוּקִים.

for You to relieve the distressed

וְתַעֲשֶׂה דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט לַעֲשׁוּקִים.

and do justice for the oppressed.

זְמוֹרֵיהֶם שִׁחֲתוּ

Their vineyards, they [the enemy] destroyed;

וּבְקָקוּם בּוֹקְקִים.

they have been plundered by the plunderers;

חֲמוּסִים נְגוּשִׂים

they have been robbed and oppressed

בְּיַד מַדִקִּים:

by those who crushed them.

טְפוּלֶיךָ

Those who cling to You;

שִׁעֲשַׁעְתָּ

those in whom You took delight

כִּילָדִים רַכִּים.

as with tender infants,

יָמִים רַבִּים

have been for many days

לְחוּצִים וּדְפוּקִים.

oppressed and battered.

כֹּל חָסָרוּ

They lack everything,

מִטּוּב רֵקִים.

they are destitute of [all] good.

לְבָאִים שִׁנֵּיהֶם עָלֵימוֹ חוֹרְקִים:

Lions⁴This is a reference to our enemies who are likened to lions. gnash their teeth at them.

מָאַסְתָּ וְזָנַחְתָּ וְנָטַשְׁתָּ

You have abhored, forsaken, and cast off

דְּבֵקִים.

those who cleave to You.

נֵאַרְתָּ בְּרִית

You have annulled the covenant

שְׁלֹשֶׁת־הַחֲשׁוּקִים:

with the three [Patriarchs] who You desired.

סְחִי שַׂמְתָּנוּ

You have made us an object of repulsiveness.

מֻכִּים וְלוֹקִים.

We are whipped and beaten;

עֲצוּמֵי גָזָם וַאֲכוּלֵי יְלָקִים:

torn by maggots and devoured by locust.⁵This is a reference to our enemies who are likened to locust and maggots.

פְּצוּעֵי חַבּוּרוֹת

We are wounded, bruised,

וְאֵבָרִים מִתְפָּרְקִים.

our limbs torn;

צֳרִי חָדַלְנוּ וְדַלְנוּ מִתַּמְרוּקִים.

we lack balm, and we are without ointment.

קוּמָה עֶזְרָתָה

Arise! help those

לְנֶאֱנָחִים וְנֶאֱנָקִים.

who sigh and groan.

רוֹמֵם מֵאַשְׁפּוֹת

Lift them from the dunghill

וּמֵעָפָר תָּקִים:

and raise them from the dust.

שִׁלְטוֹן בְּיָדְךָ

The power is in Your hand

יְרוּדֶיךָ לְהָקִים.

to raise up the downtrodden.

תָּקְפְּךָ בַּשַּׁחַק

Your might is in the heavens

וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בָּאֲרָקִים.

and Your dominion is on earth.

אַךְ לִשְׁמֶךָ יוֹדוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים.

The righteous will acknowledge Your Name

בְּנָשְׂאֲךָ רֹאשׁ

when You lift the head of those

שִׁבְעָתַיִם מְזֻקָּקִים:

who have been purified seven times.⁶Israel has been purified in the fires of suffering in exile.

עַתָּה יֹאמְרוּ

Then all [nations] will say,

הַקְּרוֹבִים וְהָרְחוֹקִים.

those near and far,

כְּהוֹשִׁיעֲךָ חוֹכֶיךָ

when You deliver those who yearn for You,

בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ מִתְחַזְּקִים.

those strengthened by Your mitzvos:

חָזָק וְאַמִּיץ

“The Strong and Mighty One

דְּבָרוֹ הֵקִים.

has fulfilled His promise

לַחֲבַצֶלֶת הַשָּׁרוֹן

to the rose of Sharon,

שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים:

the lily of the valley [Israel].”

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.”