ליום שלישי 4

ט. מיוסד על פי א"ב. חתום שלמה הבבלי.

This prayer was composed by Shlomo ben Yehuda, HaBavli

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אֲנִי יוֹם אִירָא אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא.

In the day of dread, I call upon You.

בַּל־יַעַשְׁקוּנִי זֵדִים

Let me not be oppressed by the insolent—

עוֹזְבֵי־יְקָרָה.

those who forsake the precious Torah.

גְּמוּל לְהָשִׁיב לָהֶם,

Render to them their just deserts;

שֵׁב לְבַקְּרָה.

sit [in judgement] to scrutinize [their deeds].

דִּין רָשָׁע וְעַוָּל,

May the sentence of the wicked and corrupt

מְלוֹאָם יִקְרָא:

be carried out in full.

הַחוֹשְׁבִים לְהַשְׁכִּיחַ

Those who intend to make us forget

שֵׁם־קֹדֶשׁ הַנִּכְבָּד.

Your holy and revered Name

וּלְהַרְגִּיל שֵׁם־טֻמְאָה

and make us familiar with idolatrous names—

נִקְלֶה וְנֶעֱבָד.

that are despicable and vulgar;

זֶה דַרְכָּם,

through their methods

טוּבֵי־עָם אִבָּד.

the best of our people have been destroyed.

חֲשֹךְ הַשְּׁאָר,

Spare the remnant

מִכָּתְשָׁם בְּבֵית הַבָּד:

from being crushed as [olives] in an oilpress.

טְרֹף טֶרֶף

As they tear beasts of prey,

אָדָם, לִמְּדוּ כִּמְדֻבָּר.

so they learned to devour man, as it is said:¹¹Ezekiel 19:3.

יַדּוּ גּוֹרָל

they cast lots for us

כְּעַל־הֶפְקֵר

as if we were ownerless property

בַּמִּדְבָּר.

in the wilderness.

כִּמְעַט כָּלוּ,

We were almost utterly consumed,

וְלֹא יַעַדְּרוּ דָבָר.

and nothing would have been left of us,

לוּלֵי רַחֲמֶיךָ, אָדוֹן

were it not for Your mercy, O Master,

בְּחֶסֶד דַּבָּר:

Who rules with kindness

מִי־יְהַרְהֵר אַחַר מִדּוֹתֶיךָ

Who dares murmur at Your ways,

לְדַיְּנָה.

to argue against them?

נוֹכְחָיו לְהָשִׁיב מֵחֲלָצָיו לְזַיְּנָה.

who dares gird himself to dispute You?

סַרְנוּ

We have turned away [from Your mitzvos]

וְסֹעַרְנוּ,

and have been scattered like the wind.

וְנִשְׁמְטָה חֶרֶב הַיּוֹנָה.

The enemy’s bloody sword was drawn;

עִמְּךָ הַדִּין,

but with You is justice

וְיָדְךָ עַל־הָעֶלְיוֹנָה:

and Your hand is uppermost.

פֶּן יֹאמַר יָכֹלְתִּי, בַּעַל־הַמּוֹט.

Let the tyrant not say: “I have prevailed,”

צָרֵי יְהוּדָה יָגִילוּ כִּי־אֶמֹּט.

nor let Judah’s enemies exult at my fall:

קְרָא

Proclaim—

לִמְכוּרֵי־חִנָּם,

for those who were sold for naught—

שְׁנַת שָׁמוֹט.

the year of release.

רָשָׁע הַפּוֹשֵׁט יָד,

May the wicked seeking to extend their rule

יִסֹּג אָחוֹר וְיִקְמֹט:

be turned back and cut down.

שְׁטָרְךָ קוֹדֵם

Your bill of sale¹²You acquired Israel as Your exclusive possession. preceded theirs

וְלוֹ נוֹשִׁים מְבַקְּשִׁים.

and yet the creditors¹³Israel’s enemies. demand payment.

שִׁעְבּוּדָךְ לְהַרְחִיק,

To postpone Your lien [is the intent]

רַבּוּ צוֹרְרִים קָשִׁים.

of the many harsh rulers.

תְּחוּמֵי סִמָּנֵי מְצָרֶיךָ,

The border marks of Your boundary,¹⁴The Mitzvos of the Torah are boundary marks dividing Israel from all other nations.

לַעֲקֹר מְבַקְּשִׁים.

they seek to uproot.

תְּבוּאָה קִדַּשְׁתָּ,

The grain [Israel] which You sanctified,

בְּלוּעָה

has been devoured—

מְלִילוֹת וְקַשִׁים:

both grain ears and chaff.¹⁵Both good and bad ones.

שֶׁפֶט רָעָה, תָּבֹא עֲלֵיהֶם

Let judgement for their evil come on them

וְהַאֲשִׁימֵם.

and reveal their guilt.

לָמוֹ עוֹלֵל, וְהִתְעוֹלֵל

According to their misdeeds

בְּכֹבֶד יְשִׁימֵם.

be harsh and bring devastation upon them.

מְנָת־כּוֹסָם,

For the portion of their cups,

פַּחֵי מִפַּח הַגְשִׁימֵם.

rain upon them fiery coals;

הֲשִׁיבֵם שִׁבְעָתַיִם,

return to them sevenfold.

נְקַם־בְּרִית וְהַשְׁמֵם:

Avenge Your covenant and destroy them.

הָעִיר קִרְיַת טִירַת־נָוָךְ, נַהֲלֵנוּ.

To the city of Your beautiful Palace, lead us.

יָם

Make a path through the sea

גְּאוּלִים דֶּרֶךְ לַעֲבֹר קְהָלֵנוּ.

for the redeemed congregation to pass.

בְּךָ תוֹחַלְתֵּנוּ,

In You is our hope,

וְאַתָּה רַב מְחוֹלְלֵנוּ.

and You, our Almighty Creator,

נַחֲמֵנוּ נָא, יְהִי חַסְדְּךָ עָלֵינוּ:

comfort us; may Your kindliness be upon us.

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.”