ליום שישי 3

יז. על פי א"ב. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק:

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God, and God of our fathers!

אֶקְרָא בְשִׁמְךָ,

I will call with Your Name,

לְהַחֲזִיק־בְּךָ אֶתְעוֹרֵר.

I will strengthen myself to grasp You,

בִּתְפִלָּה אַשְׁמוֹר, אֲקַדֵּם

my prayer precedes the morning watch,

שַׁחַר אֲעוֹרֵר.

I awaken the dawn.

גַּשְׁתִּי פְּנֵי תֵבָה מֶלֶל לְבָרֵר.

I approach the Ark to speak clear words,

דִּקְדַּקְתִּי מַעֲרָכִי,

I have prepared my speech with great care

דַּל־שְׂפָתַי לְגָרֵר:

so that my lips may move freely.

הֶן תָּוִי,

Behold, my desire is

יַאֲזִינֵנִי יַעֲנֵנִי־שַׁדַּי.

that God will give ear and answer me,

וְאֵיפוֹא מַפְגִּיעַ־הָגוּן

but where is the competent petitioner

וְאַיֵּה כְּדַי.

and who is worthy

זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי יֹאמַר,

to say, “I have cleansed my heart

וְקֹשְֶט מַעֲבָדַי.

and my deeds are truthful,

חַף־אֲנִי מִפֶּשַׁע,

I am free from transgression

וְזַכּוּ מַעֲשֵׂי־יָדַי:

and the work of my hands is clean?”

טוֹבָה לְחַיָּבִים גְּמֹל,

Deal magnanimously with the guilty

וְלֹא לְכִלּוּי.

and do not exterminate them,

יֵחָשֵׁב כְּקָרְבָּן מִפְלָל,

let their prayer be esteemed as an offering

וּכְנִחֹח חִלּוּי.

and their supplication as sweet incense.

כְּפוּפֶיךָ זְקֹף,

Raise Your bent ones

הֱיוֹתָם לְרֹאשׁ תָּלוּי.

that they may lift up their heads,

לֹא תִמָּצֶאנָה חַטֹּאת

let no sins be found in them,

סֵתֶר וְגָלוּי:

neither secret ones or public ones.

מִשְׂגָּב בַּצָּרָה הֱיֵה,

Be a stronghold in times of distress

לְבָךְ חוֹסֶה.

for those who trust in You;

נוֹדֵד אַל־תְּגַלֶּה

do not banish into exile, the wanderers,

נִדָּח כְּשֶׂה.

those who stray like sheep,

שִׂימָה בְּנֹאדֶךָ דֶמַע,

place into Your bottle, the tears

עֶרֶשׂ מַמְסֶה.

with which I cause my couch to melt,

עֹז לִי בָךְ,

let my strength be in You,

מָעֹז וּמַחֲסֶה:

My Strength and Refuge.

פְּצֵה וְהוֹצֵא לִרְוָיָה,

Rescue them and bring them relief,

אֲסִירֶיךָ תַּתִּיר.

release Your bound ones,

צְעָקוּךָ דְּפָקוּךָ,

they cry to You, they knock at Your door,

קְרָאוּךָ בַּצַּר לְהַעְתִּיר.

they call upon You in distress with prayer,

קְבָעוּם קוֹבְעִים,

they have been robbed by thieves,

וְרָשָׁע צַדִּיק מַכְתִּיר.

the wicked have surrounded the righteous.

רַב וְשׁוֹפֵט,

[Almighty] Master and Judge,

לָמָה פָנֶיךָ תַּסְתִּיר:

why have You concealed Your Presence?

שְׁאוֹן־קָמֶיךָ

The shouts of Your adversaries—

הָעוֹלֶה נֶגְדְּךָ,

those who rise against You—

הָדֵק וְכַלֵּה.

crush them and destroy them;

תָּמִיד לְיוֹדְעֵי סוֹדֶךָ

for the knowers of Your secrets—¹The Torah.

חֲסָדֶיךָ הַפְלֵה.

may Your kindness be reserved, always.

אָנָא, נִדָּח הָשֵׁב,

Please! Return the dispersed

וְקַבֵּץ גּוֹלֶה.

and gather the exiled,

לַמָּרוֹם שָׁפֵל הָקֵם,

raise up the lowly to the heights,

וְיָרוּד הַעֲלֵה:

and bring the dejected up [to Jerusalem].

יֹאמְרוּ בַגּוֹיִם

Let them say among the nations:

הִגְדִּיל יְהֹוָה לַעֲשׂוֹת עִם אֵלֶּה.

“Adonoy has done great things for them,

הַנְּשַׁמָּה הָיְתָה לְעֵדֶן,

the desolate has become [a garden of] Eden,

וּלְבִצָּרוֹן הַנֶּהֱרָסוֹת.

the ruins have become a fortress.”

בּוֹטְחֶיךָ הַצֵּל,

Save those who trust in You,

נָסוּ בְּצִלְּךָ לַחֲסוֹת.

those who sought refuge in Your shelter;

רְדִיפָתָם בַּקֵּשׁ,

regard [the shame of] their oppression,

עָלֶיךָ הַדָּבָר לַעֲשׂוֹת:

this must be done by You.

שְִמְעָה דַּכָּא,

Hear the prayers of the downtrodden,

בִּיַטָה עֵטֶף רוּחוֹ.

look at his crushed spirit,

יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אֲמָרָיו

accept his words favorably—

וְשֶׁפֶךְ שִׂיחוֹ.

the outpouring of his prayer.

חַזֵּק רִפְיוֹן אַמֵּץ כֹּשֵׁל

Strengthen the weak, encourage the faint,

לְהַרְוִיחוֹ.

grant him relief

כִּי־הִנֵּה יוֹצֵר־הָרִים

for You are the Sculptor of mountains

וּבֹרֵא־רוּחַ,

and the Creator of winds,

מַגִּיד לְאָדָם מַה־שֵׂחוֹ:

and You relate to man, his conversation.

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.”

יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת

Adonoy, God of Hosts,

מִי־כָמוֹךָ חֲסִין יָהּ

who is like You, a mighty God;

וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ׃

and Your faithfulness is round about You.

אֲדֹנָי שִׁמְעָה בְקוֹלֵנוּ,

My Master, hear our voice;

תִּהְיֶינָה אָזְנֶיךָ קַשֻּׁבוֹת,

let Your ears be attentive

לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ:

to the voice of our supplication.

לַאדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ

Unto Adonoy, our God,

הָרַחֲמִים וְהַסְּלִחוֹת

is mercy and forgiveness,

כִּי מָרַדְנוּ בּוֹ׃

though we have been disloyal to Him.

אַל תָּבֹא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ

Do not enter into judgement with us,

כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי:

for no living soul will be justified before You.

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.

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:

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.