לערב ראש השנה 6

כו. על פי א"ב. חתום יוסף בר יצחק מאורלייאנש:

This prayer was composed by Rabbi Joseph ben Isaac of Orleans (1150).

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and god of our fathers!

מְרֻבִּים צָרְכֵי עַמְּךָ,

The needs of Your people are numerous,

וְדַעְתָּם קְצָרָה.

but [since] their knowledge is limited—

מַחְסוֹרָם וּמִשְׁאֲלוֹתָם,

their wants and desires

בַּל יוּכְלוּ לְסַפְּרָה.

they are unable to recount;

נָא בִּינָה הֲגִיגֵנוּ,

please [therefore] regard our thoughts

טֶרֶם נִקְרָא.

even before we call.

הָאֵל הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא:

The Almighty, Great, Powerful and Awesome.

סָפוּ גַם כָּלוּ,

Utterly extinct are they

יוֹדְעֵי פְגִיעָה.

that knew how to invoke [You],

סֵדֶר תְּפִלָּה,

with the order of prayers

בְּמַעֲנֵה לְשׁוֹנָם לְהַבִּיעָה.

to express them with eloquence;

עֲרֻמִּים נוֹתַרְנוּ וְרָבְתָה הָרָעָה.

we are left bare and evil has increased,

עַל כֵּן לֹא הִשַּׂגְנוּ יְשׁוּעָה:

therefore we have not attained deliverance.

פָּנִים אֵין לָנוּ,

We have not the arrogance

פָּנֶיךָ לְחַלּוֹת.

to approach You with supplication,

פָּשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרַדְנוּ

[for] we have transgressed, rebelled,

וְהֶעֱוִינוּ מְסִלּוֹת.

and perverted our ways;

צְדָקָה לְךָ לְבַד נְבַקֵּשׁ,

Your charitable benevolence is all we ask

בְּמַעַרְכֵי תְהִלּוֹת.

as we set forth Your praise,

הָעֹמְדִים בְּבֵית יְהֹוָה בַּלֵּילוֹת:

we who stand in the House of God, nightly.

קָדוֹשׁ רְאֵה

Holy One, behold!

כִּי פָס מֵלִיץ כְשׁוּרָה.

how the capable advocate is extinct,

קַבֵּל נִיבִי

accept my words [of prayer]

כְּמַרְבִּית תְּשׁוּרָה.

as if it were a generous offering;

רִנָּתִי הַיּוֹם

let my praise today

בְּכִתְרְךָ תְּהִי קְשׁוּרָה.

be fastened to Your crown,

אֵל נֶאֱזָר בִּגְבוּרָה:

Almighty, girded with might.

שַׁוְעָתִי שְׁעֵה,

Regard my plea

וּתְפִלָּתִי תְּהִי נְעִימָה.

and may my prayer be pleasant [before You],

שְׁמַע פְּגִיעָתִי כִּפְגִיעָה תַמָּה.

hear my prayer as if it were perfect,

תְּחוֹקְקֵנוּ לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים,

decree for us a good life,

וְתֵיטִיב לָנוּ

and make good for us

הַכְּתִיבָה וְהַחֲתִימָה.

the inscription and seal.

תֹּלֶה אֶרֶץ עַל בְּלִימָה:

You suspend the earth on nothingness.

יָדְךָ פְּשֹׁט,

Stretch out Your hand

וְקַבֵּל תְּשׁוּבָתִי בְמַעֲמָדִי.

and accept my repentance as I stand,⁵Before You.

סְלַח נָא וּמְחַל, רֹעַ מַעְבָּדִי.

please pardon and forgive my evil deeds.

פְּנֵה נָא וַעֲסֹק

Please turn and occupy Yourself

בְּטוֹבַת מְשַׁחֲרֶיךָ,

with the welfare of those who seek You,

דּוֹדִי וּמְעוֹדְדִי.

my friend and my support;

וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה מָגֵן בַּעֲדִי:

for You, Adonoy, are a shield about me.

בָּזֹה אַל תִּבְזֶה, הוֹד מִלּוּלִי.

Do not despise my words of praise,

רוֹמַמְתִּי הוֹדְךָ

I have exalted Your majesty

כְּפִי מִעוּט שִׂכְלִי.

according to my limited wisdom;

מַלֵּא לְטוֹבָה תַּאֲוָתִי וּמִשְׁאָלִי.

fulfill for good my desire and my request

אֱלֹהִים אֲדֹנָי חֵילִי:

God, my Master, is my strength.

יֶעֱרַב שִׂיחִי

Let my words be pleasant [before You]

וְתֵעָתֵר בִּתְפִלָּה.

and be receptive to my prayer,

צְרוֹף לְחֶשְׁבּוֹן

add to my account [of merit]

כָּל־מִלָּה וּמִלָּה.

every word [of praise and prayer],

חֲשֹׁב קָדוֹשׁ מַעֲמָדִי

Holy One, regard my standing [in prayer]

כְּמִנְחָה בְלוּלָה.

as a meal-offering mixed with oil.

הַאֲזִינָה אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:

Give ear, God of Jacob, forever.

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.”

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.

הַאֲזִינָה יְהוָה תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ

Give ear, Adonoy, to our prayer

הַקְשִׁיבָה לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ׃

listen to the voice of our supplication.

מַה־נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ,

What can we say before You, Adonoy, our God

מַה־נְּדַבֵּר

what can we speak

וּמַה־נִּצְטַדָּק:

and how can we justify ourselves?

חָטָאנוּ עִם־אֲבוֹתֵינוּ

We have sinned, as have our fathers,

הֶעֱוִינוּ

we have caused others to sin,

וְהִרְשָׁעְנוּ׃

and we have caused others to do evil.

חַטֹּאת נְעוּרֵינוּ וּפְשָׁעֵינוּ

The sins and transgressions of our youth,

אַל־תִּזְכֹּר

do not recall.

כְּחַסְדְּךָ

According to Your kindness

זְכָר־לָנוּ־אַתָּה

should You remember us,

לְמַעַן טוּבְךָ יְהוָה׃

for the sake of Adonoy.

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.