Master, when You call on man each morning [for judgment] do not press justice to its limits. If You combine body and soul [in judgment] they would be thrust down and be unable to rise.
Can man be innocent in judgement? Is he possessed of deeds to justify him? His birth stream is from a fetid drop, his enemy is hidden within him from the time of his birth.
Lurking within him as a snare to his feet, he entices him daily, to make him fall into the abyss [of sin]; there is no power or might in the body to stand firm and resist him.
From the day he attains perception, he puts his life in his hand to gain his bread, all his days are filled with vexation and grief; until he returns to his dust he is not at rest.
Mighty One! let Yourself be found by those who seek You, say: “Here I am,” to those who petition You let the tiding: “I have pardoned”— be told to those who call in Your Name, make righteous in judgment the people who proclaim Your Unity.
Muzzle the foul one [Satan] that he may not condemn us, rebuke the accuser that he not accuse us, stand up for us an upright advocate; “I have found atonement,” let the penitent hear.
We have cast our burden upon You we beseech You to sustain us, be pleased with our prayer our request and desire fulfill with compassion. In You we place our trust, let Your mercy come swiftly toward us; Strong and Mighty One, we have not forgotten Your Name, we beseech You, never forget us.
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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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.”
Do not enter into judgment with us for no living soul will be justified before You. For they have devoured Jacob, and his habitation they have laid waste, the tents [armies] of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Gris. For our souls are filled with misfortune and our lives have reached the abyss. And You are our King from of old, You do wonders in the midst of the earth. Bring forth our righteousness the daylight and our judgment as at noon-time.
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us; the King will answer us on the day we call.
“Please pardon the sins of this nation in accordance with the greatness of Your lovingkindness; and as You forgave this people from when it left Egypt until now.” And there it is said:
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וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:
“And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.
לד. על פי א"ב. חתום מחברו יצחק הכהן החבר חזק ואמץ:
אָדוֹן בְּפָקְדְךָ אֱנוֹשׁ לַבְּקָרִים, בְּמִצּוּי הַדִּין אַל־תִּמְתַּח: גּוּף וּנְשָׁמָה אִם־תְּרִיבֵם, דֹּחוּ וְלֹא־יוּכְלוּ קוּם:
Master, when You call on man each morning [for judgment] do not press justice to its limits. If You combine body and soul [in judgment] they would be thrust down and be unable to rise.
הֲיוּכַל גֶּבֶר לִזְכּוֹת בַּמִּשְׁפָּט, וְאִם יֵשׁ בְּיָדוֹ מַעַשֹ לְהִצְטַדָּק: זֵרוּי יִחוּמוֹ מִלֵּחָה סְרוּחָה, חָבוּי אָרְבּוֹ בְּקִרְבּוֹ מֵעֵת הִוָּלְדוֹ:
Can man be innocent in judgement? Is he possessed of deeds to justify him? His birth stream is from a fetid drop, his enemy is hidden within him from the time of his birth.
טָמוּן בְּחֻבּוֹ כְרֶשֶׁת לְרַגְלָיו, יְסִיתֵהוּ בְכָל־יוֹם לְשַׁחַת לְהַפִּילוֹ: כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה בַּגּוּף אָיִן לְפָנָיו לַעֲמֹד וּלְהִתְיַצֵּב:
Lurking within him as a snare to his feet, he entices him daily, to make him fall into the abyss [of sin]; there is no power or might in the body to stand firm and resist him.
מִיּוֹם עָמְדוֹ עַל־דַּעְתּוֹ, נַפְשׁוֹ יָשִֹים בְּכַפּוֹ לְהָבִיא לַחְמוֹ: שָֹבֵעַ כָּל־יָמָיו כַּעַס וּמַכְאוֹבוֹת, עַד־שׁוּבוֹ לַעֲפָרוֹ לֹא־יִשְׁקֹט:
From the day he attains perception, he puts his life in his hand to gain his bread, all his days are filled with vexation and grief; until he returns to his dust he is not at rest.
פְּנֵה אָדוֹן בְּעִצְבוֹן־רוּחַ, צְפֵה בְּשִׁבְרוֹן־לֵב: קָרוֹב אַתָּה לָרְחוֹקִים, רוֹצֶה תְּשׁוּבַת־רְשָׁעִים:
Regard O Master his sorrowful spirit, look at his broken heart, You are near to these who are afar, You desire the repentance of the wicked.
שַׁדַּי, הִמָּצֵא לְדוֹרְשֶׁיךָ, תֹּאמַר הִנֵּנִי לִמְבַקְּשֶׁיךָ: יְבֻשְּׂרוּ סָלַחְתִּי קוֹרְאֵי בִשְׁמֶךָ, צַדֵּק בַּמִּשְׁפָּט עַם־מְיַחֲדֶךָ:
Mighty One! let Yourself be found by those who seek You, say: “Here I am,” to those who petition You let the tiding: “I have pardoned”— be told to those who call in Your Name, make righteous in judgment the people who proclaim Your Unity.
חֲסֹם מְנֻוָּל מִלְּהַרְשִׁיעַ, קְצֹף בְּמַסְטִין מִלְּהַסְטִין. הָקֵם לָנוּ מֵלִיץ־יֹשֶׁר. כֹּפֶר מָצָאתִי תַּשְׁמִיעַ לְשׁוֹבָבִים:
Muzzle the foul one [Satan] that he may not condemn us, rebuke the accuser that he not accuse us, stand up for us an upright advocate; “I have found atonement,” let the penitent hear.
הִשְׁלַכְנוּ עָלֶיךָ יְהָבֵנוּ, נָא אַתָּה תְכַלְכְּלֵנוּ: הֵעָתֵר לָנוּ בִּתְפִלָּתֵנוּ. חֶפְצֵנוּ וּבַקָּשָׁתֵנוּ מַלֵּא בְרַחֲמִים: בְּךָ תָלִינוּ בִטְחוֹנֵנוּ, רַחֲמֶיךָ מְהֵרָה יְקַדְּמוּנוּ: חָזָק וְאַמִּיץ שִׁמְךָ לֹא־שָׁכָחְנוּ, אָנָּא, לָנֶצַח אַל־תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ:
We have cast our burden upon You we beseech You to sustain us, be pleased with our prayer our request and desire fulfill with compassion. In You we place our trust, let Your mercy come swiftly toward us; Strong and Mighty One, we have not forgotten Your Name, we beseech You, never forget us.
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.
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.”
אַל תָּבֹא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי: כִּי אָכְלוּ אֶת־יַעֲקֹב וְאֶת־נָוֵהוּ הֵשַׁמּוּ׃ אָהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים מוֹאָב וְהַגְרִים׃ כִּי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשֵׁנוּ וְחַיֵּינוּ לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּיעוּ׃ וְאַתָּה מַלְכֵּנוּ מִקֶּדֶם פֹּעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ׃ וְהוֹצֵא כָאוֹר צִדְקֵנוּ וּמִשְׁפְּטֵנוּ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם׃
Do not enter into judgment with us for no living soul will be justified before You. For they have devoured Jacob, and his habitation they have laid waste, the tents [armies] of Edom, Ishmael, Moab and Gris. For our souls are filled with misfortune and our lives have reached the abyss. And You are our King from of old, You do wonders in the midst of the earth. Bring forth our righteousness the daylight and our judgment as at noon-time.
כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ: לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us; the King will answer us on the day we call.
סְלַח נָא לַעֲוֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה, כְּגֹֽדֶל חַסְדֶּֽךָ. וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָֽׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה. מִמִּצְרַֽיִם וְעַד הֵֽנָּה. וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:
“Please pardon the sins of this nation in accordance with the greatness of Your lovingkindness; and as You forgave this people from when it left Egypt until now.” And there it is said:
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:
“And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”
הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח עֵינֶֽיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵֽינוּ, וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶֽיהָ כִּי לֹא עַל צִדְקֹתֵֽינוּ, אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים: אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָֽעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָֽחָה, אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִֽׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה, אַל תְּאַחַר. לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי, כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּֽךָ:
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.