לערב ראש השנה 13

לג. על פי א"ב:

This prayer was composed by Rabbi Joel ben Isaac Halevi.

מֶלֶךְ אֶחָד יִהְיֶה אֶל־הָעַמִּים

One King will rule [all] the nations,

מֵרִים נִסַּי.

He [God] will raise my banner,¹Of redemption.

הַשָּׂם פְּקֻדָּתִי

He will cause those appointed to tax me

שָׁלוֹם

to seek my peace,

וְלִצְדָקָה נוֹגְשַׂי.

and my oppressors to deal righteously.

אֵלָיו אֶתְוַדָּע

I will make it known to him

וְאֹמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי.

when I say, “Where is God Who made me?”

אוֹמֵר אָנִי מַעֲשַׂי לְמֶלֶךְ:

I say, “My deeds are in honor of the King.”

מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִיד

The King will call to judgement

עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל.

His people Israel [on Rosh Hashana],

עַל־כֵּן קִדַּמְתִּי לִבְרֹחַ

therefore, I hasten to flee [from evil]

אֶת־פְּנֵי הָאֵל.

[and seek] the Presence of the Almighty.

אֲנִי וּנְעָרַי אָצוּם כֵּן,

I and my young men will fast,

הֱיוֹת תַּחֲנוּנִים שׁוֹאֵל.

and plead with supplications,

וּבְכֵן אָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ:

and thus will I go into the King.

מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל עַל־כָּל־אֱלֹהִים

The King is greater than all gods,

שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קוֹנֶה.

He is the possessor of heaven and earth,

סָבִיב לִירֵאָיו

around those who fear Him,

מַלְאָךְ יְהֹוָה חוֹנֶה.

the angel of Adonoy encamps;

מַלְאֲכֵי רַחֲמִים חַלּוּ־נָא

Angels of mercy! Please entreat Him

לשׁוֹכְנִי סְנֶה.

Who appeared in the [burning] bush,

הַסָּרִיסִים

and also you angels

הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־פְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ:

who serve in the Presence of the King.

מֶלֶךְ דָּבָר אַל־תַּפֵּל

O King! Leave out nothing

מִכָּל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּרְתָּ

that You have promised:

לְחַזֵּק אֶת־בֶּדֶק הַבַּיִת,

to repair the breaches of the house,²The House of Israel.

וְכַרְמְךָ לְסַקֵּל

to remove the stones from Your vineyard³Remove the sins, the stumbling blocks from Israel.

וּלְעַזֵּק.

and to erect a fence around it;

אַמֵּץ סַנֵּגוֹר וְהַס קַטֵּגוֹר

strengthen the advocate and silence the accuser,

וְלֹא יְנַזֵּק.

so that he does no damage,

כִּי אֵין הַצָּר

for the adversary

שֹׁוֶה בְּנֵזֶק הַמֶּלֶךְ:

is not worthy of the King’s loss.

מֶלֶךְ הַטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ רְאֵה

O King! see what is good in Your eyes—

עֲווֹנוֹת לָשֵּׂאת.

forgive our iniquities,

בְּמַשְׂטִין תִּגְעַר

rebuke the seducer [Satan]

לְהָבִיא הַשֶּׁבֶר וְהַשֵּׁאת.

let destruction and ruin come upon him;

וְיֵצֵא חָפוּר

let him withdraw disgraced

מֵרֹב פַּחַד וּשְׂאֵת.

before [Your] great terror and awe;

כִּי כָלְתָה אֵלָיו הָרָעָה

let the evil decree against him be final

מֵאֵת הַמֶּלֶךְ:

from the King’s will.

הַמֶּלֶךְ וְדָתוֹ מַגִּיעַ

The King and His command approaches

כְּחֹק יוֹם לְהֵרָשֵׁם.

on the day when judgment is recorded,

לָדִין עַמִּים

He judges the peoples,

צַדִּיק וְחוֹטֵא וְאָשֵׁם.

the righteous, the sinner and the guilty;

וְעַתָּה יִקָּרְאוּ סוֹפְרֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ

and now let the King’s scribes be called,

הָעוֹצֵר וְהַגּוֹשֵׁם.

those who cause drought and make rain,

כִּתְבוּ עַל־הַיְּהוּדִים

and let them inscribe for the Jews

כַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶם בְּשֵׁם הַמֶּלֶךְ:

whatever You desire in the King’s Name.

הַמֶּלֶךְ זֹהַר חַמָּה תַּחְפִּיר

O King! Put to shame the sun’s brilliance,⁴So that men will not worship it.

וְיֵבֹשׁוּ עוֹבְדֵי־נְבוֹ.

and let the worshippers of Nebo be disgraced,

וְיִמְאֲסוּן אִישׁ אֱלִילֵי־כַסְפּוֹ

let man despise his idols of silver

וְאִישׁ אֱלִילֵי זְהָבוֹ.

and his idols of gold;

כִּי־עַיִן בְּעַיִן יִרְאוּ

for they will see with their eyes

לְצִיּוֹן בְּשׁוּבוֹ.

His [God’s] return to Zion,

וְהִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם

and be uplifted doors to eternity

וְיָבוֹא מֶלֶךְ:

so that the King may enter.

הַמֶּלֶךְ חָכָם מְזָרֶה רָשָׁע

The wise King Who scatters the wicked

וְגַם בַּעַר.

and also the empty-headed,

וַיָּשֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶם אוֹפָן

and turns the wheel upon them⁵He punishes them.

וּבָהֶם יִגְעַר.

and rebukes them—

גָּרֵשׁ־לֵץ

cast out the scorner [Satan],

וְיֵצֵא מָדוֹן

and let strife depart,

וּפִיהוּ לֹא־יִפְעַר.

that he not open his mouth [against us];

כִּי אֵין לָבוֹא

[and say to him]: “That he is forbidden

אֶל שַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ:

to enter the King’s gate.

הַמֶּלֶךְ־טוֹב

If it pleases the King

יֵצֵא דְּבַר־מַלְכוּת מִלְּפָנָיו

let there go forth a royal edict from Him

מְיֻסָּד.

based on the following:

רַגְלֵי־בָנַי אֶשְׁמֹר

“I will guard the feet of my children,

וְלֹא־אָשִׂים אוֹתָם בַּסָּד.

and will not put them in stockades⁶To torture them.

בְּיוֹם הַמּוּכָן לָדִין

on the day set for judging

מִי־יִצְלַח וּמִי־יִפְסַד.

who shall prosper and who shall fail,”

כִּי כֵן יִסַּד הַמֶּלֶךְ:

for so has the King ordained.

הַמֶּלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל־כִּסֵּא־דִּין

The King sits on the throne of judgment,

קָטוֹן וְגָדוֹל מַשְׁלֵב.

small and great, He reviews as one,

וְרוֹאֶה מִי־שָׁב בְּכָל־לֵב

and discerns who is truly penitent

וּמִי־שָׁב כְּכֶלֶב.

and who returns like a dog;⁷He who returns to his sin as a dog who returns to his vomit.

נְקֹם נִקְמַת הַנֶעֱלָב

He will avenge the offended [Israel]

מִן הָעוֹלֵב.

from the offender [its oppressors]

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי

in the seventh month [Tishrei]

כְּטוֹב לֵב־הַמֶּלֶךְ:

when the heart of the King is benevolent.

הַמֶּלֶךְ כָּל הָאָרֶץ

The King of all the earth,

הָאֵל הָעוֹנֶה אוֹתִי

the Almighty Who answers me

בְּיוֹם־צָרָתִי,

in the day of my distress,

וַיְהִי עִמָּדִי

and Who was with me

בְּכָל־מַחֲנֶה.

every time I was encircled by enemy camps,

וָעֶד סֶלָה יְסוֹבְבֵנִי

may He continue forever to surround me

פַלֵּט רָנֵּי.

with glad songs of rescue,

אִם מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ:

when I find favor in the eyes of the King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ לַעֲשׂוֹת יְקָר יוֹתֵר

O King! Grant superior honor

לַעֲבָדֶיךָ הוֹאֵל.

to Your servants [Israel],

תִּיקַר־נָא נַפְשָׁם בְּעֵינֶיךָ

let their lives be precious in Your eyes

לַמְּלָכִים לְמוֹאֵל.

for they are children of the Almighty’s kings,⁸שֶׁהֵם נִקְרָאִים בְּנֵי מְלָכִים—sons of kings.

לִרְאוֹת בְּבוֹא כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל.

and see how the whole of Israel

כָּל־אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה

every man and woman

אֲשֶׁר יָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ:

come before the King [in judgment].

הַמֶּלֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָיו יְבַקְּשׁוּ פָנָיו

O King! His servants seek His Presence

בְתַעֲנִית וּטְוַת.

with fasting and affliction [saying],

הַמֻּתְרִים

“The nations have been warned,

כָּל־הַנוֹגֵעַ בָּהֶם

whoever touches them [Israel]

כְּנוֹגֵעַ בָּבַת.

touches the apple of His eye;”

וְהִנֵּה עֵשָׂו מְעַנָּם,

and behold Esau oppresses them,

אֱמוֹר־לוֹ, בֶּן־נַעֲוַת,

say to him, “Perverse one,

מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה עוֹבֵר

why do you transgress

אֶת מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ:

the King’s command?”

הַמֶּלֶךְ נוֹרָא

Awesome King!

עַד מָתַי אָסַפְתָּ בְּמִשְׁמָר.

How long will You imprison

בְּנֵי זֶרַח וָפֶרֶץ

the children of Zorach and Peretz,

תְּאוֹמֵי תָמָר.

the twins of Tamar?⁹The sons of Judah from where the royal House of David were descended and from whence the Messiah will come.

מַלְכוּתָם הָשֵׁב וַעֲדִינָה תְעַקֵּר

Restore their kingdom and uproot Amalek

כְּנֶאֱמַר.

as it is said [in Your Torah, see Deut 25:19];

עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָשְׂתָה

for she has not kept

אֶת־מַאֲמַר הַמֶּלֶךְ:

the word [command] of the King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ

O King!

שָׂרָיו וַעֲבָדָיו

May His princes and servants

יַקִּיפוּהוּ בְּאַרְמוֹנִי.

surround Him in His Palace [the Holy Temple],

יִרְעוּ בָשָׁן וְגִלְעָד

let them dwell in Bashan and Gilead,

לְבָדָד שׁוֹכְנִי.

let them dwell alone [in security];

רְעֵה עַמְּךָ בְּשִׁבְטֶךָ

lead Your people with Your scepter,

לָרְוָיָה תוֹצִיאֵנִי.

take us out into abundance,

אַתָּה אֲדוֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ:

You my Master, the King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ

O King!

עֵינֵי כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלֶיךָ

The eyes of all Israel are upon You,

לְקַבֵּץ הֲמוֹנַי.

to gather my multitude,

עוֹד יֵשְׁבוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם

may they yet dwell in the gates of Jerusalem,

זְקֵנוֹתַי וּזְקֵינַי.

my aged women and men;

וְאָז יַעַבְדוּךָ יַחַד

and then, together they will serve You

כֹּהֲנַי וּסְגָנַי.

my Priests and my deputy Priests,

וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לְמֶלֶךְ:

and Adonoy will be King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ

O King!

פְּאֵר בֵּית יְהֹוָה

The magnificence of the House of Adonoy,

עֵינַי יְשַׂבֵּרוּן.

my eyes long to behold,

וְכָל הָעָם יַחַד

and the whole people together

לְשִׁמְךָ יַאֲדִירוּן.

will magnify Your Name;

אָז־יִמָּלֵא שְׂחוֹק פִּינוּ

then will our mouths be filled with laughter,

וְהַכֹּל יְשׁוֹרֵרוּן.

and all will joyfully sing:

וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶלֶךְ:

“[God] will be King in Jeshurun.”

הַמֶּלֶךְ צָרַי יָגִילוּ,

O King! [How long] will my enemies exult?

עַד מָתַי הָאֵל.

How long will they prevail?

גָּדְלוּ וְהִצְלִיחוּ

They have grown and prospered

וְהֶחֱרִיבוּ אֲרִיאֵל.

and destroyed the Holy Temple;

הִנֵּה הֵמָּה אוֹמְרִים יָדֵנוּ לָאֵל.

behold they say: “Our hands are mighty,”

וַאֲנִי לֹא נִקְרֵאתִי

and I have not been called

לָבוֹא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ:

to come to the King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ קָם בַּחֲמָתוֹ

O King! Rise in Your [lit. His] anger

לְכַלּוֹת כִּמְדֻבָּר.

to destroy as You promised

אוֹכְלֵי בְּשַׂר הַחֲזִיר

those who eat the flesh of swine,

הַשֶּׁקֶץ וְהָעַכְבָּר.

[and] the [other] abominated animals and mice;

יָרִיעַ אַף יַצְרִיחַ

let Him trumpet and shout,

עַל־אוֹיְבָיו יִתְגַּבָּר.

He will prevail over His enemies,

כִּי כֵן דְּבַר הַמֶּלֶךְ:

for this is the promise of the King.

מֶלֶךְ רַב,

O Great King,

הָסֵר מִמֶּנּוּ לֵב הָאֶבֶן.

remove from us the heart of stone,

כַּשֶּׁלֶג וְכַצֶּמֶר חַטָּאֵינוּ הַלְבֵּן.

whiten our sins like snow and wool,

וְדַבְּקֵנוּ בְּךָ

that we may cling to You

כְּמוֹ אֹדֶם לְלֹבֶן.

like the red to the white;¹⁰The yolk of the egg to the albumen.

מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ תֵּן

grant the king [Moshiach] Your justice

וְצִדְקָתְךָ לְבֶן־מֶלֶךְ:

and Your righteousness to the king’s son[s].¹¹The Children of Israel are called the sons of kings (בְּנֵי מְלָכִים).

הַמֶּלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט בֶּאֱמֶת דַּלִּים,

O King Who faithfully judges the poor,

אַתָּה תֶחֱזֶה

You see

כִּי שָׁבַרְנוּ גְּאוֹן רוּחֵנוּ

that the pride of our spirit is broken¹²We are no longer haughty or arrogant.

כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה.

even this day.

לֵב נִשְׁבָּר וְנִדְכֶּה

A broken and humbled heart

אֱלֹהִים לֹא־תִבְזֶה.

You, God, will not despise;

הַמְּלָאכָה לְהָבִיא

[therefore] deposit our works¹³Our repentance and good deeds.

אֶל גִּנְזֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ:

in the treasury of the King.

מֶלֶךְ תֵּן צִדְקָתְךָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל

O King grant Your righteousness to Israel,

כִּי נַעַר.

for he is a tender youth,

לְהִדָּבֵק בּוֹ

cling to him,

אִישׁ וְלוֹיוֹת כְּמַעַר.

as a man clings to his wife;

לֹא תִבְזֶה

do not despise him,

וְתִפְנֶה אֶל־תְּפִלַּת הָעַרְעָר.

but turn to the prayer of the destitute,

וְכָל עַבְדֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ

and to all the servants of the King

אֲשֶׁר בְּשַׁעַר הַמֶּלֶךְ:

who are at the gate of the King.

הַמֶּלֶךְ לְהִתְחַנֵּן לוֹ בָּאתִי

O King, I have come to beseech Him,

אוֹתִי לְהַתְווֹת לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים,

to inscribe me for a good life,

מִדֶּשֶׁן בֵּיתוֹ

from the abundance of His House,

לְהַרְווֹת.

to be filled,

כָּל־הַגּוֹיִם לְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה לְהַקְווֹת.

let all nations gather in the Name of God,

וְעָלוּ מִדֵּי שָׁנָה בְשָׁנָה

and let them go up every year

לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת לְמֶלֶךְ:

to bow in worship to the King.

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 judgment with us,

כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי:

for no living soul will be justified before You.

הֵן בִּקְדֹשָׁיו לֹא יַאֲמִין

Even in His holy ones, He does not trust,

וְשָׁמַיִם לֹא־זַכּוּ בְעֵינָיו׃

and the heavens are not innocent in His eyes.

אַף כִּי־אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה

Even more, since man is but a worm

וּבֶן־אָדָם תּוֹלֵעָה׃

and the son of man a maggot.

הִנְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאַשְׁמָתֵינוּ

Behold we are guilty in Your Presence,

כִּי אֵין לַעֲמוֹד לְפָנֶיךָ

we are not worthy to stand in Your Presence

עַל־זֹאת׃

because of this.

מִי־יֹאמַר זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי

Who cay say: “My heart is pure,

טָהַרְתִּי מֵחַטָּאתִי׃

I have cleansed it from sin.”

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.