Master! Understand our thoughts! Listen to our murmuring when we cry out. For our iniquities do not allow us to disintegrate. For our evil do not allow us to be humiliated. Our sinful matters have increased; they have grown to the heavens. The moving to and fro of the shaking souls,1It is customary to move to and from during prayer. Beloved One,2I.e. God. turn to us in response!
We have enraged You, O God of our praises. We have angered You with our many follies, and, therefore, our hope has been impeded and our inheritance has reverted to strangers. We have been scattered from our House of Life,3I.e. the Temple. for we demeaned the House of our Desire.3I.e. the Temple. The Place of our Desire was destroyed. [The bringing of] of sacrifices4‘נחוחי רצויינו‘—lit. the pleasant odors that we brought to please God. has ceased.
We have strayed from the straight path. We were too foolish to straighten our footsteps for we abhorred propriety. Our enemies You have thrown upon us as an eagle. Pul5King of Assyria. captured my congregation, he has weakened me and confused me. I was hauled off to Lachlach and Chovor6Cities in Assyria. to distance me from my border.7I.e. the Land of Israel.
The holy remnant that was left from the holy crowning city8I.e. Jerusalem. spoke words of rebelliousness against You. [Therefore,] You rose up and removed Your Spirit [from us]. Nebo9Pagan god of the Babylonians, an allusion to Nebuchadnezzar. eroded all my heroes, and destroyed all my courageous. He broke all my limbs and I was weakened by my destroyers.
We trembled from our many hardships; we cracked from difficult illnesses. We hoped that You would show us redemption [but, instead] troubles still beckon us. Holy One of Israel! See the humiliation of Your beloved [people] that is distraught. She has fallen from her honor and been ruined. Heal her broken [limbs] for she has sunk.
Hear the prayers of the mouths [of Israel], establish the magnificent structure.10The Temple. Return [to us], God of all creatures. Return the banished among lions.11The nations of the world. Please! bandage our wounds; please, heal our diseases; hear the sound of our song; accept with compassion and willingness our prayers. We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
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.
Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors, as You promised, “And I will remember for their sake, the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the nations; to be their God I am Adonoy.” Do unto us as You promised, “And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them and I will not abhor them, to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them; for I am Adonoy, their God.” Be accessible to us when we seek You, as it is written: “And from there you will seek Adonoy, your God, and you will find Him; if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Open our hearts to love Your Name, as it is written in Your Torah: “And Adonoy, your God will open your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love Adonoy, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.” Sprinkle clean water upon us, and cleanse us, as it is written: “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.” Sweep aside our transgressions as a thick cloud and as a mist, as You have promised: “I have swept away like a thick cloud your transgressions, and like a mist, your sins; return to Me, for I have redeemed You.” Blot out our transgressions for Your sake, as You promised: “I, I [alone] am He Who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and your sins, I will not recall.” Make our sins as white as snow or wool, as it is written: “Come now, let us reason together, says Adonoy, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red as crimson, they shall become [white] as wool.” Have compassion on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: “For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy, your God; He will not abandon you or destroy you, and He will not forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.” Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written: “If your dispersed are in the farthermost part of heaven, from there Adonoy, your God will gather you, and from there He will take you.” Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: “And Adonoy, your God will return your captivity and have compassion on you; and He will again gather you from [among] all the peoples, where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.” Bring us to Your holy mountain, and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer, as it is written: “And I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My House of Prayer; their burnt-offerings and sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My Altar, for My House, will be called a House of Prayer for all peoples.”
סז. ע"פ א"ב כפול
אֲדוֹן בִּינָה הֲגִיגֵנוּ. אֱזֹן שִׂיחֵנוּ בְּשַׁאֲגֵנוּ. בַּעֲווֹנֵינוּ אַל תְּמוֹגְגֵנוּ. בְּרִשְׁעֵנוּ אַל תַּכְלִמֵנוּ: גָּבְרוּ דִּבְרֵי עֲוֹנוֹת. גָּדְלוּ עַד לִמְעוֹנוֹת. דִּדּוּי נְפָשׁוֹת נַעֲנוֹת. דּוֹד שְׁעֵה לַעֲנוֹת:
Master! Understand our thoughts! Listen to our murmuring when we cry out. For our iniquities do not allow us to disintegrate. For our evil do not allow us to be humiliated. Our sinful matters have increased; they have grown to the heavens. The moving to and fro of the shaking souls,1It is customary to move to and from during prayer. Beloved One,2I.e. God. turn to us in response!
חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
הִרְגַּזְנוּךָ אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתֵנוּ. הִכְעַסְנוּךָ בְּרֹב אִוַּלְתֵּנוּ. וְלָכֵן נִמְשְׁכָה תוֹחַלְתֵּנוּ. וּלְזָרִים נֶהֶפְכָה נַחֲלָתֵנוּ: זֵרוּנוּ מִבֵּית חַיֵּינוּ. זִלְזַלְנוּ בֵּית מַאֲוַיֵּינוּ. חָרֵב מְקוֹם אִוּוּיֵנוּ. חָדְלוּ נִיחוֹחֵי רִצּוּיֵינוּ:
We have enraged You, O God of our praises. We have angered You with our many follies, and, therefore, our hope has been impeded and our inheritance has reverted to strangers. We have been scattered from our House of Life,3I.e. the Temple. for we demeaned the House of our Desire.3I.e. the Temple. The Place of our Desire was destroyed. [The bringing of] of sacrifices4‘נחוחי רצויינו‘—lit. the pleasant odors that we brought to please God. has ceased.
חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
טָעִינוּ מִנְּתִיב יֹשֶׁר. טִפַּשְׁנוּ צַעַד מִלְּיַשֵּׁר. יַעַן כִּי־מָאַסְנוּ כֹּשֶׁר. יְרִיבֵנוּ הִדְאֵיתָ כַּנֶּשֶׁר: כָּבַשׁ פּוּל קְהָלִי. כִּלָּה כֹּחִי וְהִבְהִילִי. לַחְלַח וְחָבוֹר הוֹבִילִי. לְהַרְחִיקִי מֵעַל גְּבוּלִי:
We have strayed from the straight path. We were too foolish to straighten our footsteps for we abhorred propriety. Our enemies You have thrown upon us as an eagle. Pul5King of Assyria. captured my congregation, he has weakened me and confused me. I was hauled off to Lachlach and Chovor6Cities in Assyria. to distance me from my border.7I.e. the Land of Israel.
חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
מַצֶּבֶת קֹדֶשׁ נִשְׁאָרָה. מֵעִיר קֹדֶשׁ הַמְעֻטָּרָה. נָמָה לְנֶגְדְּךָ סָרָה. נַעֲלֵיתָ וְרוּחֲךָ סָרָה: סִחֵף נְבוֹ כָּל גִבּוֹרַי. סִלָּה כָל אַבִּירַי עִצַּם כָּל אֵבָרַי. עֻלַּפְתִּי בִּידֵי שׁוֹבְרַי:
The holy remnant that was left from the holy crowning city8I.e. Jerusalem. spoke words of rebelliousness against You. [Therefore,] You rose up and removed Your Spirit [from us]. Nebo9Pagan god of the Babylonians, an allusion to Nebuchadnezzar. eroded all my heroes, and destroyed all my courageous. He broke all my limbs and I was weakened by my destroyers.
חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
פֻּלַּצְנוּ מֵרֹב תְּלָאוֹת. פֻּצַּמְנוּ מִכֹּבֶד תַּחֲלוּאוֹת. צִפִּינוּ יֶשַׁע לְהַרְאוֹת צָרוֹת אוֹתָנוּ קוֹרְאוֹת: קְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבִּיטָה. קְלוֹן רַעְיָתְךָ הַמְלֻבָּטָה רָדָה מִכְּבוֹדָהּ וְנִתְמוֹטָטָה רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִּי־מָטָה:
We trembled from our many hardships; we cracked from difficult illnesses. We hoped that You would show us redemption [but, instead] troubles still beckon us. Holy One of Israel! See the humiliation of Your beloved [people] that is distraught. She has fallen from her honor and been ruined. Heal her broken [limbs] for she has sunk.
חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
שְׁמַע פֶּלֶלֶ פִּיּוֹת. שַׁכְלֵל בָּנוּי לְתַלְפִּיוֹת. שׁוּבָה אֱלֹהֵי בְרִיּוֹת. שׁוֹבֵב נִדְחֵי אֲרָיוֹת: תַּחֲבָשׁ נָא מַכּוֹתֵינוּ. תַּעֲלֶה נָא אֲרוּכָתֵנוּ. תַּקְשִׁיב קוֹל רִנָּתֵנוּ. תְּקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן אֶת־תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ. חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:
Hear the prayers of the mouths [of Israel], establish the magnificent structure.10The Temple. Return [to us], God of all creatures. Return the banished among lions.11The nations of the world. Please! bandage our wounds; please, heal our diseases; hear the sound of our song; accept with compassion and willingness our prayers. We have sinned, our Rock; Pardon us our Creator!
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.
זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ. וְזָכַרְתִּי לָהֶם בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵֽאתִי אוֹתָם מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַֽיִם לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם לִהְיוֹת לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים אֲנִי יְהֹוָה: עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּֽנוּ. וְאַף גַּם זֹאת בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּאֶֽרֶץ אוֹיְבֵיהֶם לֹא מְאַסְתִּים וְלֹא גְעַלְתִּים לְכַלֹּתָם לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתָּם כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם: הִמָּֽצֵא לָֽנוּ בְּבַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ וּמָצָֽאתָ כִּי תִדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשֶֽׁךָ: מוֹל אֶת לְבָבֵֽנוּ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶֽךָ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב וּמָל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶֽךָ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ לְמַֽעַן חַיֶּֽיךָ: זְרֹק עָלֵֽינוּ מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים וְטַהֲרֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים וּטְהַרְתֶּם מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם: מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ כָּעָב וְכֶעָנָן כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. מָחִֽיתִי כָעָב פְּשָׁעֶֽיךָ וְכֶעָנָן חַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ שׁוּבָה אֵלַי כִּי גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ: מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ לְמַעַנְךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ. אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי הוּא מוֹחֶה פְשָׁעֶֽיךָ לְמַעֲנִי וְחַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ לֹא אֶזְכֹּר: הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵֽינוּ כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג וְכַצֶּֽמֶר כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. לְכוּ נָא וְנִוָּכְחָה יֹאמַר יְהֹוָה אִם יִהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג יַלְבִּֽינוּ אִם יַאְדִּֽימוּ כַתּוֹלָע כַּצֶּֽמֶר יִהְיוּ: רַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ וְאַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב כִּי אֵל רַחוּם יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ וְלֹא יִשְׁכַּח אֶת בְּרִית אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לָהֶם: קַבֵּץ נִדָּחֵֽינוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶֽךָ: הָשֵׁב שְׁבוּתֵֽנוּ וְרַחֲמֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. וְשָׁב יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶֽךָ וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ מִכָּל הָעַמִּים אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ שָֽׁמָּה: תְּבִיאֵנוּ אֶל הַר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ וְשַׂמְּחֵֽנוּ בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתֶֽךָ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב. וַהֲבִיאוֹתִים אֶל הַר קָדְשִׁי וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתִי עוֹלוֹתֵיהֶם וְזִבְחֵיהֶם לְרָצוֹן עַל מִזְבְּחִי כִּי בֵיתִי בֵּית תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא לְכָל הָעַמִּים:
Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors, as You promised, “And I will remember for their sake, the covenant with their ancestors, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, in the sight of the nations; to be their God I am Adonoy.” Do unto us as You promised, “And yet for all that, when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not reject them and I will not abhor them, to destroy them, to annul My covenant with them; for I am Adonoy, their God.” Be accessible to us when we seek You, as it is written: “And from there you will seek Adonoy, your God, and you will find Him; if you search after Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Open our hearts to love Your Name, as it is written in Your Torah: “And Adonoy, your God will open your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love Adonoy, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.” Sprinkle clean water upon us, and cleanse us, as it is written: “And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you will be clean; from all your defilements, and from all your idols, I will cleanse you.” Sweep aside our transgressions as a thick cloud and as a mist, as You have promised: “I have swept away like a thick cloud your transgressions, and like a mist, your sins; return to Me, for I have redeemed You.” Blot out our transgressions for Your sake, as You promised: “I, I [alone] am He Who blots out your transgressions for My own sake; and your sins, I will not recall.” Make our sins as white as snow or wool, as it is written: “Come now, let us reason together, says Adonoy, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red as crimson, they shall become [white] as wool.” Have compassion on us and do not destroy us, as it is written: “For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy, your God; He will not abandon you or destroy you, and He will not forget the covenant of your fathers which He swore to them.” Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written: “If your dispersed are in the farthermost part of heaven, from there Adonoy, your God will gather you, and from there He will take you.” Bring back our captivity and have compassion on us, as it is written: “And Adonoy, your God will return your captivity and have compassion on you; and He will again gather you from [among] all the peoples, where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.” Bring us to Your holy mountain, and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer, as it is written: “And I will bring them to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My House of Prayer; their burnt-offerings and sacrifices will be accepted with favor on My Altar, for My House, will be called a House of Prayer for all peoples.”