Then on Mount Mor1Poetic form of Moriah. the mute dove2Isaac who accepted his role silently. rejoiced when Ethan3Literally “giant”—a reference to Abraham. took him as a burnt whole offering the proud One tested him, “Take this lad as a raise-offering to Adonoy, sanctified.”
“Like the law for the basket,4The basket of first fruits; see Devorim 26:4. place him before Me your son here, bring him as a bread offering; I have chosen him, come anoint him with the oil of sanctified anointment.”
The pure one, upon hearing, did not worry; the will of His Rock was all he desired united, both father and son bowed to Adonoy in the splendor of holiness.
“The One Above will show the lamb,” he replied, “to satisfy, make happy the mother’s soul.5Sarah would rejoice if God would choose an animal and Isaac would return. He Who sees the hidden, my son, will heed your prayer, He’ll send you aid from the sanctified place.”
Kofer Eshkol6An allusion to Isaac. See Shir HaShirim Raba 1:14. burst into tears when he thought of his father bereft of his son. He grabbed the knife to perform the entire sanctified service.
Angels screamed up in Heaven, “The mute dove’s slaughter, who can watch?” One to the other declared, “Don’t keep silent, raise your hands in sanctity.”
The One Above gazed at binder and bound, the bound lamb and the burning flame. The Tester of puremindedness recalled the pitied and His voice was heard entering the Sanctum.
Spoke the “advocate”7The angel in the Name of God. as he took the knife, “Spare your only one from going to death. This is written before me, clearly inscribed, inscribed in sanctified etching.
“I know the beautiful integrity of your way. Rejoice and take a ram instead of the buck.8An allusion to Isaac. See above. I’ve prepared a substitute for the Eshkol Hakofer6An allusion to Isaac. See Shir HaShirim Raba 1:14. and he and his replacement will be sanctified.”
The youngster was saved from the sharp blade; from outstretched throat his blood did not flow. His right grasped the gripped ram, to sanctify it holy to Adonoy.
Merciful One! You provided him a peaceful ending. Till this day You recall his covenant for his seed. For the rest of the remnant, what is left of his remainder, let there be a haven in sanctity.
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
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קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
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וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
“And Adonoy passed before him [Moses] and proclaimed:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
Remember Your mercies, Adonoy, and kindlinesses for they are from the beginning of the world. Remember us Adonoy with favor for Your people recall us with Your deliverance. Remember Your congregation which You have acquired of old, You have redeemed the tribe of Your inheritance, this mountain of Zion where You have dwelled. Remember, Adonoy, the affection of Jerusalem, the love of Zion, forget not until eternity. Remember, Adonoy, to the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem, [it was they] who said, “Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.” You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Remember Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your very Self, and You said to them: “I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens; and all this land that I have promised, I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.” Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not regard the stubborness of this people, or their wickedness, or their sin.
Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You promised, “And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember,” and the land I will remember.
מט. ע"פ א"ב. חתום שלמה בר גבירול:
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ
Our God, and God of our fathers!
אָז בְּהַר מֹר דָּץ יוֹנַת אֵלֶם. בְּקַחְתּוֹ אֵיתָן לְעוֹלָה וָשֶׁלֶם. גֵּאֶה בְּחָנוֹ קַח נָא זֶה הָעֶלֶם. תְּרוּמָה לַיהֹוָה קֹדֶשׁ:
Then on Mount Mor1Poetic form of Moriah. the mute dove2Isaac who accepted his role silently. rejoiced when Ethan3Literally “giant”—a reference to Abraham. took him as a burnt whole offering the proud One tested him, “Take this lad as a raise-offering to Adonoy, sanctified.”
דַּת הַטֶּנֶא לְפָנַי לְהַנִּיחֵהוּ הֵן קַח נָא אֶת בִּנְךָ לְאֶשְׁכָּר סְפָחֵהוּ. וַאֲנִי בְּחַרְתִּיו קוּם מְשָׁחֵהוּ שֶׁמֶן מִשְׁחַת קֹדֶשׁ:
“Like the law for the basket,4The basket of first fruits; see Devorim 26:4. place him before Me your son here, bring him as a bread offering; I have chosen him, come anoint him with the oil of sanctified anointment.”
זָךְ בְּשָׁמְעוֹ לִבּוֹ לֹא דָאַב. חֵפֶץ צוּרוֹ חָשַׁק וְתָאַב. טָפְלוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם הַבֵּן וְהָאָב. וְהִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיהֹוָה בְּהַדְרַת קוֹדֶשׁ:
The pure one, upon hearing, did not worry; the will of His Rock was all he desired united, both father and son bowed to Adonoy in the splendor of holiness.
יִעֵד עֵצִים וְלִשְׁפֹּת עָרַךְ. כָּמַהּ וְתָמַהּ יָחִיד וְרַךְ. לִהַג אַיֵּה הַשֶּׂה הַנֶּעֱרַךְ. לְהַקְדִּישׁוֹ בְּמִקְדַשׁ קֹדֶשׁ:
He prepared wood intending to kindle it. The only son wondered and hoped saying, “Where is the lamb of offering sanctified sacred to Adonoy?”
מָרוֹם יִרְאֶה־לוֹ הַשֶּׂה וְהוּא יָשִׁיב. נֶפֶשׁ אֵם עֲקֶרֶת שְֹמֵחָה לְהָשִׁיב. סוֹקֵר סְפוּנוֹת בְּנִי שַׁוְעָךְ יַקְשִׁיב. יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ:
“The One Above will show the lamb,” he replied, “to satisfy, make happy the mother’s soul.5Sarah would rejoice if God would choose an animal and Isaac would return. He Who sees the hidden, my son, will heed your prayer, He’ll send you aid from the sanctified place.”
עֲמָד נָא אָבִי וּקְשֹׁר הַטֶּבַח. פֶּן אָגוּר מִפְּנֵי הָאֶבַח. צַמְדֵּנִי פֶּן אֲחַלֵּל הַזֶּבַח. וּלְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַקֹּדֶשׁ:
“Stop, please, father and bind the sacrifice lest I move in fear of the blade. Tie me down lest I desecrate the offering and spoil its sanctity.”
קָפַץ לִבְכּוֹת כֹּפֶר אֶשְׁכּוֹל. רְאוֹתוֹ אָבִיו נִשְׁכַּל שָׁכוֹל. שָׁלַח יָדוֹ לַעֲשֹוֹת אֶת־כֹּל מְלֶאכֶת עֲבוֹדַת־הַקֹּדֶשׁ:
Kofer Eshkol6An allusion to Isaac. See Shir HaShirim Raba 1:14. burst into tears when he thought of his father bereft of his son. He grabbed the knife to perform the entire sanctified service.
תַּרְשִׁישִׁים צָעֲקוּ בִּשְׁמֵי מְרוֹמִי. יוֹנַת אֵלֶם הֲיוּכַל יֶחֱזֶה מִי. לָז לְלָז יֶהְגוּ אַל־תִּתְּנוּ דֳמִי. שְֹאוּ יְדֵיכֶם קֹדֶשׁ:
Angels screamed up in Heaven, “The mute dove’s slaughter, who can watch?” One to the other declared, “Don’t keep silent, raise your hands in sanctity.”
מָרוֹם הִבִּיט עוֹקֵד וְנֶעֱקַד. הַשֶּׂה עָקוּד וְהָאֵשׁ תּוּקַד. בּוֹחֵן טְהָר־לֵב זָכַר וּפָקַד. וְנִשְׁמַע קוֹלוֹ בְּבֹאוֹ אֶל־הַקֹּדֶשׁ:
The One Above gazed at binder and bound, the bound lamb and the burning flame. The Tester of puremindedness recalled the pitied and His voice was heard entering the Sanctum.
רָחַשׁ מֵלִיץ בְּקַחְתּוֹ מִשְׁלַחַת. יְחִידְךָ פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שַׁחַת. הִנֵּה כְּתוּבָה לְפָנַי פַּתֵּחַ מְפֻתַּחַת. פִּתּוּחֵי חוֹתָם קֹדֶשׁ:
Spoke the “advocate”7The angel in the Name of God. as he took the knife, “Spare your only one from going to death. This is written before me, clearly inscribed, inscribed in sanctified etching.
וַאֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי דַּרְכְּךָ בְּשֶׁפֶר דּוּץ וְרוּץ וְקַח אַיִל תַּחַת עֹפֶר הֲכִינוֹתִי כֹפֶר לְאַשְׁכֹּל הַכֹּפֶר. וְהָיָה הוּא וּתְמוּרָתוֹ יִהְיֶה קֹדֶשֹ:
“I know the beautiful integrity of your way. Rejoice and take a ram instead of the buck.8An allusion to Isaac. See above. I’ve prepared a substitute for the Eshkol Hakofer6An allusion to Isaac. See Shir HaShirim Raba 1:14. and he and his replacement will be sanctified.”
גָּמוּל נִמְלַט מֵאֶבַח הַנִשְׁחַז. בְּפָשְׁטוֹ צַוָּארוֹ דָּמוֹ לֹא־נִפְחַז. יְמִינוֹ אָחַז בְּיוֹבֵל הַנֶּאֱחַז. לְהַקְדִישׁוֹ לַיהֹוָה קֹדֶשׁ:
The youngster was saved from the sharp blade; from outstretched throat his blood did not flow. His right grasped the gripped ram, to sanctify it holy to Adonoy.
רַחוּם תִּתֵּן שָׁלוֹם לְאַחֲרִיתוֹ. וּזְכוֹר הַיּוֹם לְגִזְעוֹ בְּרִיתוֹ. לְיֶתֶר הַפְּלֵיטָה וּשְׁאָר שְׁאֵרִיתוֹ. תִּהְיֶה פְּלֵיטָה וְהָיָה קֹדֶשׁ:
Merciful One! You provided him a peaceful ending. Till this day You recall his covenant for his seed. For the rest of the remnant, what is left of his remainder, let there be a haven in sanctity.
אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ. יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים. מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת. מוֹחֵל עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ. מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן. מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה לְפוֹשְׁעִים. עוֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרֽוּחַ. לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל: אֵל הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. זְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּהוֹדַֽעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּֽדֶם. כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּֽעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
“And Adonoy passed before him [Moses] and proclaimed:
יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וְרַב חֶֽסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵֽנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
סְלַח לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי חָטָֽאנוּ. מְחַל לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי פָשָֽׁעְנוּ: כִּי אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב חֶֽסֶד לְכָל קֹרְאֶֽיךָ:
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
זְכֹר רַחֲמֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה וַחֲסָדֶֽיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵֽמָּה: זָכְרֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה בִּרְצוֹן עַמֶּֽךָ פָּקְדֵֽנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ: זְכֹר עֲדָתְךָ קָנִֽיתָ קֶּֽדֶם גָּאַֽלְתָּ שֵֽׁבֶט נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ הַר צִיּוֹן זֶה שָׁכַנְתָּ בּוֹ: זְּכוֹר יְהֹוָה חִבַּת יְרוּשָׁלָֽםִ אַהֲבַת צִיּוֹן אַל תִּשְׁכַּח לָנֶֽצַח: זְכֹר יְהֹוָה לִבְנֵי אֱדוֹם אֵת יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָֽםִ הָאֹמְרִים עָֽרוּ עָֽרוּ עַד הַיְסוֹד בָּהּ: אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן. כִּי עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד: זְכֹר לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּֽעְתָּ לָהֶם בָּךְ וַתְּדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אַרְבֶּה אֶת זַרְעֲכֶם כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָֽיִם. וְכָל הָאָֽרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתִּי אֶתֵּן לְזַרְעֲכֶם וְנָחֲלוּ לְעוֹלָם: זְכֹר לַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב. אַל תֵּֽפֶן אֶל קְשִׁי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאֶל רִשְׁעוֹ וְאֶל חַטָּאתוֹ:
Remember Your mercies, Adonoy, and kindlinesses for they are from the beginning of the world. Remember us Adonoy with favor for Your people recall us with Your deliverance. Remember Your congregation which You have acquired of old, You have redeemed the tribe of Your inheritance, this mountain of Zion where You have dwelled. Remember, Adonoy, the affection of Jerusalem, the love of Zion, forget not until eternity. Remember, Adonoy, to the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem, [it was they] who said, “Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.” You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Remember Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your very Self, and You said to them: “I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens; and all this land that I have promised, I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.” Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not regard the stubborness of this people, or their wickedness, or their sin.
זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית אָבוֹת כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ. וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקוֹב וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם אֶזְכֹּר וְהָאָֽרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר:
Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs, as You promised, “And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember,” and the land I will remember.