ליום שישי 4

יח. על פי א"ב. חתום בנימין.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אַיֵּה קִנְאָתְךָ

Where is Your jealousy

וּגְבוּרָתֶיךָ.

and where are Your mighty deeds,

בַּעֲשׂוֹתְךָ נוֹרָאוֹת

with which You worked awesome wonders

לְזֶרַע

for the descendants [of those]

כְּרוּתֵי בְרִיתֶךָ.

with whom You made a covenant?²This refers to the Patriarchs.

גְּרוּשִׁים נְטוּשִׁים אֲנַחְנוּ

We are driven away and cast out

מִנַּחֲלָתֶךָ.

from our inheritance;³The land of Israel.

יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים,

Adonoy, [our] God!

בְּעָלוּנוּ אֲדוֹנִים זוּלָתֶךָ:

We are ruled by masters besides You.

דַּאֲגַת עֲנִיֶּיךָ

The anxiety of Your impoverished ones

גָּדְלָה עַד־לִמְאֹד.

is exceedingly great;

הַסּוֹבְלִים עֹל־מוֹרָאֲךְ

they bear the yoke of Your fear

בְּלֵב וָנֶפֶשׁ וּמְאֹד.

with their heart and soul and possessions.

וְהֵם שָׁחִים וּמֻשְׁפָּלִים

They are bowed down and humbled,

עַד־מְאֹד.

exceedingly.

מַהֵר יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ

Let Your compassion come swiftly toward us

כִּי דַּלּוֹנוּ מְאֹד:

for we have been brought very low.

זִיוֵנוּ שׁוֹנֶה,

The sparkle in our faces has changed

מִפְּנֵי מְחָרְפִים יוֹם יוֹם.

because of those who insult us each day,

חוֹרְקִים שֵׁן וְשׂוֹחֲחִים,

they gnash their teeth and say:

אַךְ זֶה הַיּוֹם.

“Behold this is the day.”

טֶכֶס מֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ גַּלֵּה

Reveal the design of Your dominion,

אָיוֹם.

O fearful God,

כִּי עָלֶיךָ הֹרַגְנוּ

for we are slain for Your sake

כָל־הַיּוֹם:

all the day long.

יִחַלְנוּ קֵץ

We yearn for the time

גְּאֻלָּה וְנֶחָמָה.

of redemption and comfort,

כִּי כִּסַּתְנוּ בוּשָׁה

[meanwhile] we are covered with shame

וְעָטַתְנוּ כְלִמָּה.

and wrapped with humiliation,

לְחוּצִים וַעֲבוּדִים

oppressed and enslaved

תַּחַת יַד כָּל־אֻמָּה.

under the rule of every nation;

וְאֵין אִתָּנוּ יוֹדֵעַ עַד־מָה:

and not one of us knows for how long.

מֶלֶךְ מְלָכִים,

King of kings!

זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ הַיְשָׁנִים.

remember Your mercy of old,

נוֹצְרֵי־יִחוּדֶךָ מַלֵּט

save those who guard Your unity

מֵאוּדִים הָעֲשֵׁנִים.

from the smoking fire-brands.

סַאַב צַחֲנָתָם לַבֵּן,

Cleanse the stains of their sin

הַמְתֻלָּע כַּשָּׁנִים.

which are red as scarlet;

אַל תִּזְכֹּר־לָנוּ עֲוֹנֹת רִאשׁוֹנִים:

remember not the sins of our ancestors.

עַל־הַר־צִיּוֹן זֶה שֶׁשָּמֵם.

Because of Mount Zion which lies desolate,

פָּנַי כְּבוּשִׁים

my face is hidden [with shame]

וְלִבִּי יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם.

and my heart is appalled.

צָרִים אֲשֶׁר־שִׁמְּמוּהוּ

The enemy who laid it waste

הַאֲשִׁימֵם.

condemn

וְהָאֵר פָּנֶיךָ

and let Your radiant countenance shine

עַל־מִקְדָּשְׁךָ הַשָּׁמֵם:

upon Your desolate Sanctuary.

קִנְיָן הַנִּקְנָה מֵאָז

[Israel] is the possession You acquired of old

לְשֵׁם תִּפְאַרְתֶּךָ.

for the sake of Your glory,

רַחֵם וְאַל־תַּשְׁחֵת

have compassion and do not destroy her,

וְהִיא תְהִלָּתֶךָ.

for she is the cause of Your praise;

שֶׁכֵּן הִבְטִיחָנוּ

for thus have we been promised

נֶאֱמַן־בֵיתֶךָ.

by [Moses] the faithful one of Your House,

כִּי אֵל־רַחוּם

“For a merciful Almighty

יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ,

is Adonoy, your God;

לֹא־יַרְפְּךָ

He will not weaken you

וְלֹא־יַשְׁחִיתֶךָ:

and He will not destroy you.”

תִּזְכֹּר תַּבְנִית־תָּם

Remember the likeness of the perfect one⁴Jacob.

בְּכִסְאֲךָ מְחוּקָקָה.

which is etched on Your throne;⁵According to tradition, Jacob’s likeness is etched on the Heavenly Throne.

נָאוֹר,

Illustrious One!

יְלָדָיו מִנַּחַל עֲדָנֶיךָ

From the stream of Your delights

תַשְׁקֶה.

give his children to drink;

יֶשַׁע הַמְצִיאֵם

bestow upon them deliverance,

אוֹתָם נַקֵּה.

acquit them from iniquity,

נוֹשֵׂא עָוֹן

for You are He Who forgives iniquity,

וְעוֹבֵר עַל־פֶּשַׁע וְנַקֵּה:

and remits transgression and acquits.

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.”