Where are all Your wonders— the great and awesome [wonders] of which our fathers told us, Adonoy of Hosts? When Israel went down to Egypt to slavery and toil, with cords of humanity, You drew them—1Jacob and his sons were drawn to Egypt to see Joseph. not with chains.
Even those who enslaved them with hard labor, who decreed their males be cast in the river, You judged them measure for measure; You brought out the bannered hosts with a wealth of all desired gifts.
The sea and its waves were divided by Your strength, You dried up the Jordan and they crossed it on foot, You sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; kingdoms and nations were put into their hands.
They rejected the good ways and they were pursued by their oppressors, they cried to You and You heard them, and You appointed deliverers for them. When they lived in the land, they enjoyed all good things, they sinned and were exiled [to Babylon], You remembered to redeem after seventy years.
They joined themselves to falsehood and were left to be trampled, they were forced into exile by men of violence [the Romans], they were forced out of their land, and the time of their return is concealed; they live among the nations as bondsmen.
Strengthen the remnant that escaped, she [Israel] is weakened by the heavy and bitter catastrophe; still feeling the pain of the first calamity2The destruction of the First Temple. she was quickly struck a second below.3The destruction of the Second Temple.
From day to day my trouble increases, each new day is worse than yesterday. I am weary of bearing the yoke of the oppressor who says: “Count out and bring heavy taxes.”
Your treasured people are hard pressed by the cruel enemy, she [the enemy] anticipated that they would exchange their faith in God for a faith in man. How long, Adonoy, shall I call [upon You] in distress? Answer me with Divine enlargement, for Your hand is not lacking.
If the gravity of our transgressions have created a barrier between You and us, if the curtain has shut out [our] prayer; Mighty God, beneath Your throne of glory, hollow out a passage, that our cry come before You, that it be accepted before Your glory.
Proclaim a year of favor to relieve me from grief, gather my scattered ones, and go before me, defend me Adonoy against those that strive against my soul; please save me, my holy God.
Break the teeth of the wicked with gravel, may they be childless, their wives widows, destroy them; [and] let their blood be spilled on the ground, let it be poured out; release those who are prepared to die4For Your sake. and betroth them in faithfulness.
Repair the breach of the tabernacle of David which is fallen, raise up the city which is lowered to the dust. Comfort her in captivity with double measure, brighten her light and lighten her darkness.
Build Your city as in the days of old, restore Your Altar, Temple, and Entrance Hall, then will Judah and Israel worship You there, —all of them, and Your Name will be magnified forever.
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.”
יב. על פי א"ב כפול. חתום גרשום בר יהודה (מאור הגולה)
This prayer was composed by Rabbi Gershom ben Yehudah (the Light of the Exile).
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ
Our God and God of our fathers!
אַיֵּה כָל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלוֹת וְהַנּוֹרָאוֹת. אֲשֶׁר סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת. בְּרֶדֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִצְרַיְמָה בְּשִׁעְבּוּד וּתְלָאוֹת, בְּחַבְלֵי אָדָם מְשַׁכְתָּם וְלֹא בְשַׁלְשְׁלָאוֹת:
Where are all Your wonders— the great and awesome [wonders] of which our fathers told us, Adonoy of Hosts? When Israel went down to Egypt to slavery and toil, with cords of humanity, You drew them—1Jacob and his sons were drawn to Egypt to see Joseph. not with chains.
גַּם מַעֲבִידֵיהֶם בְּקָשָׁה עֲבוֹדָה. גָּזְרוּ בַּיְאֹר זְכוּרֵיהֶם לְאַבְּדָה. דַּנְתָּם סְאָה בִסְאָה, מִדָּה בְמִדָּה. דְּגָלִים הוֹצֵאתָ, בִּרְכוּשׁ כָּל חֶמְדָּה:
Even those who enslaved them with hard labor, who decreed their males be cast in the river, You judged them measure for measure; You brought out the bannered hosts with a wealth of all desired gifts.
הַיָּם וְגַלָּיו בְּעָזְּךָ פּוֹרָרוּ. הַיַּרְדֵּן הוֹבַשְׁתָּ, וּבְרֶגֶל עָבָרוּ. וּבַמִּדְבָּר כִּלְכַּלְתָּם, וְדָבָר לֹא חָסָרוּ. וּמַמְלָכוֹת וַעֲמָמִים בְּיָדָם נִמְסָרוּ:
The sea and its waves were divided by Your strength, You dried up the Jordan and they crossed it on foot, You sustained them in the wilderness, and they lacked nothing; kingdoms and nations were put into their hands.
זָנְחוּ הַטּוֹב, וּרְדָפוּם מַכְנִיעִים. זְעָקוּךָ וְשָׁמַעְתָּ, וְהֶעֱמַדְתָּ לָהֶם מוֹשִׁיעִים. חָנוּ בְאַרְצָם כָּל־טוּב שְׂבֵעִים. חָטְאוּ וְגָלוּ וּפְקַדְתָּם לְשִׁבְעִים:
They rejected the good ways and they were pursued by their oppressors, they cried to You and You heard them, and You appointed deliverers for them. When they lived in the land, they enjoyed all good things, they sinned and were exiled [to Babylon], You remembered to redeem after seventy years.
טָפְלוּ שֶׁקֶר וְנִתְּנוּ לְמִרְמָס. טְרָדוּם לְמַדְחֵפוֹת אַנְשֵׁי חָמָס. יָצְאוּ מֵאַרְצָם וְקֵץ־חֲזָרָתם נִכְמָס. יָשְׁבוּ בַגּוֹיִם וְהָיוּ לָמַס:
They joined themselves to falsehood and were left to be trampled, they were forced into exile by men of violence [the Romans], they were forced out of their land, and the time of their return is concealed; they live among the nations as bondsmen.
כֹּחַ אַמֵּץ פְּלֵיטָה הַנִּשְׁאֶרֶת. כָּשְׁלָה כֹּחַהּ, מִכֹּבֶד רָעָה מַמְאֶרֶת. לְעֵת רִאשׁוֹנָה פְּקוּדָה מְשֹׁאֶרֶת. לָבֹא שְׁנִיָּה אָצָה וּמְמַהֶרֶת:
Strengthen the remnant that escaped, she [Israel] is weakened by the heavy and bitter catastrophe; still feeling the pain of the first calamity2The destruction of the First Temple. she was quickly struck a second below.3The destruction of the Second Temple.
מֵעֵת לְעֵת צָרָתִי מְרֻבָּה. מִיּוֹם שֶׁעָבַר קָשֶׁה הַבָּא. נִלְאֵיתִי נְשֹׂא עֹל־מַדְהֵבָה. נוֹאֶמֶת מְדֹד וְהָבֵא הֲבָאָה־רַבָּה:
From day to day my trouble increases, each new day is worse than yesterday. I am weary of bearing the yoke of the oppressor who says: “Count out and bring heavy taxes.”
סְגֻלָּתְךָ, דוֹחֵק צוֹרֵר הַצָּר. סִבְרָהּ, לְהָמִיר בַּאֲמָנַת נוֹצָר. עַד־אָנָה יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא מִמֵּצָר. עֲנֵנִי בַמֶּרְחַב יָהּ כִּי־יָדְךָ לֹא תִקְצָר:
Your treasured people are hard pressed by the cruel enemy, she [the enemy] anticipated that they would exchange their faith in God for a faith in man. How long, Adonoy, shall I call [upon You] in distress? Answer me with Divine enlargement, for Your hand is not lacking.
פְּשָׁעִים אִם־עָצְמוּ בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ לְהַבְדִּילָה. פַּרְגּוֹד אִם־נִנְעַל בִּפְנֵי הַתְּפִלָּה. צוּר, בְּכִסֵּא כְבוֹדְךָ חֲתֹר מְחִלָּה. צַעֲקָתֵנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ תָבֹא, פְּנֵי כְבוֹדְךָ לְהִתְקַבְּלָה:
If the gravity of our transgressions have created a barrier between You and us, if the curtain has shut out [our] prayer; Mighty God, beneath Your throne of glory, hollow out a passage, that our cry come before You, that it be accepted before Your glory.
קְרָא שְׁנַת־רָצוֹן, מֵעֹצֶב לְהַנְפִישִׁי. קַבֵּץ נְפוּצוֹתַי וַעֲבֹר בְּרֹאשִׁי. רִיבָה יְהֹוָה רִיבֵי־נַפְשִׁי. רְצֵה לְהַחֲלִיצֵנִי, אֱלֹהַי קְדוֹשִׁי:
Proclaim a year of favor to relieve me from grief, gather my scattered ones, and go before me, defend me Adonoy against those that strive against my soul; please save me, my holy God.
שִׁנֵּי־רְשָׁעִים בְּחָצָץ תִּגְרֹס. שְׁכֹל וְאַלְמוֹן אוֹתָם תַּהֲרֹס. תִּשְׁפֹּךְ דָמָם אַרְצָה לָרוֹס. תְּמוּתָה הוֹתֵר וּבֶאֱמוּנָה לֶאֱרוֹס:
Break the teeth of the wicked with gravel, may they be childless, their wives widows, destroy them; [and] let their blood be spilled on the ground, let it be poured out; release those who are prepared to die4For Your sake. and betroth them in faithfulness.
גְּדוֹר פִּרְצַת סֻכַּת דָּוִד הַנּוֹפֶלֶת. רוֹמֵם קִרְיָה, עַד עָפָר מֻשְׁפֶּלֶת. שְׁבוּיָה נַחֵם, נֶחָמָה מֻכְפֶּלֶת. מְאוֹרָהּ הָאֵר, וְתָאִיר מְאֻפֶּלֶת:
Repair the breach of the tabernacle of David which is fallen, raise up the city which is lowered to the dust. Comfort her in captivity with double measure, brighten her light and lighten her darkness.
בְּנֵה עִירְךָ כִּימֵי עוֹלָם. רַפֵּא מִזְבַּחֲךָ הֵיכָל וְאוּלָם. יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל, שָׁם יַעַבְדוּךָ כֻּלָּם. יִגְדַּל שִׁמְךָ מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד־עוֹלָם:
Build Your city as in the days of old, restore Your Altar, Temple, and Entrance Hall, then will Judah and Israel worship You there, —all of them, and Your Name will be magnified forever.
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. וּזְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוֹדַֽעְתָּ 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.”