ליום שלישי דעשי"ת 4

ע. על פי א"ב. חתום בנימין.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אֵלֶיךָ הָאֵל

To You, Almighty,

עֵינֵי־כָל־יְצִיר תְּלוּיוֹת.

are the eyes of all creatures raised

בְּעַד כִּי־לְפָנֶיךָ

because before You

מְכֻסּוֹת גְּלוּיוֹת.

the hidden [things] are revealed.

גְּדוֹל הָעֵצָה

Great is Your counsel

וְרַב הָעֲלִילוֹת.

and abundant are Your deeds,

דַּיַּן־אֱמֶת וּמוֹכִיחַ

the true Judge and Reprover

עֵד וּבַעַל־דִּין לַבְּרִיּוֹת:

the witness and plaintiff to all creatures.¹I.e. He is the witness and accuser.

הֵן־אֵין לְפָנֶיךָ מַשּׂוֹא פָנִים

Surely, there is no favoritism before You

וְשׁוֹעַ וָדַל בְּשָׁוֶה נִדּוֹנִים.

for the rich and poor are equally judged.

זָכִיּוֹת תְּחַפֵּשׂ

Seek the merits

לְזֶרַע־אֱמוּנִים.

of Your trustworthy children.

חֲמֹל עֲלֵיהֶם

Be compassionate to them

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל־בָּנִים:

as a father is compassionate to children.

טִכַּסְתָּ וְהִקְדַּמְתָּ

You arranged and preceded

תְּשׁוּבָה לִיצוּרִים.

repentance before creation,

יַדּוֹת רֹעַ־מַעַשׂ

to discard evil deeds

וְלִבְרֹר

and to choose to do [henceforth]

מַעֲשִׂים הַבְּרוּרִים

praiseworthy deeds.

כֹּחַ יֵצֶר־רַע

The power of the ‘Evil Inclination,’

הַמֵּסִית וְהַמַּדִּיחַ

that entices and seduces

מִנְּעוּרִים.

[man] from his youth [on],

לְמַעַנְךָ תַּדִּיחֶנּוּ

for Your sake, repel him

בְּלִי־לְהַכְשִׁיל

so that he will no longer cause error

לֵב־הָעֲצוּרִים:

to those whose heart he has entrapped.

מִלְּפָנֶיךָ כּוֹנֵן־לָנוּ

Arrange for us, before You

תְּשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה.

a complete repentance,

נָאוֹר בְּיָדְךָ

Enlightened One,²I.e. God. in Your hands are

חַדְרֵי־רוּחַ וּנְשָׁמָה.

the hidden of the spirit and soul.

סַרְעַפֵּינוּ תְּטַהֵר

Cleanse our thoughts

מֵחֵטְא וְאַשְׁמָה.

from sin and guilt,

עָדֶיךָ לָשׁוּב

so that we may return to You

בְּלִי־עָוֶל וּמִרְמָה:

without perverseness and deceit.

פְּלָאֶיךָ רַבִּים פְּלָאוֹת.

Your wonders are many wonders,

צִדְקוֹתֶיךָ צֶדֶק נוֹרָאוֹת.

Your justice is an awesome justice;

קוֹרְאֶיךָ בְּחִיל וּמוֹרָאוֹת.

those who call You with trepidation and fear.

רַחֲשָׁם שְׁעֵה נָא

Please turn towards their prayer

וַעֲשֵׂה־עִמָּהֶם לְטוֹבָה אוֹת:

and do for them a sign that is good.³‘A sign—good’ i.e. show them a sign that You accept their prayer.

שִׁחַרְנוּךָ

We have sought you

קֹדֶם עַמּוּד הַשַּׁחַר.

before the rising of the morningstar.

תָּאִיר־לָנוּ פָנֶיךָ

Shine Your countenance upon us

כְּעַפְעַפֵּי שַׁחַר.

like the light of the morningstar.

בְּנוֹגְהֶךָ יָהִיל מְאוֹר

With Your illumination cast light

נִשְׁקָפָה כְמוֹ־שָׁחַר.

that is as visible as the morningstar.

אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָעָה אֲדֹנָי סְלָחָה.

My Master, hear! My Master, forgive!

אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה

My Master, be attentive! and do it,

אַל־תְּאַחַר:

do not delay!

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.”

כְּאַיָּל תַּעֲרֹג

Like the stag yearns

עַל־אֲפִיקֵי־מָיִם

for flowing streams of water,

כֵּן נַפְשֵׁנוּ תַעֲרֹג

so does our soul yearn

אֵלֶיךָ אֱלֹהִים:

for You, O God.

אֱלֹהִים זֵדִים קָמוּ־עָלֵינוּ

O God, the insolent rise against us,

וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשֵׁינוּ

and the congregation of tyrants seek our soul,

וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ

and they do not set Your Presence

לְנֶגְדָּם סֶלָה:

before them, selah.

אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ נִירְשָׁה לָּנוּ

They said, we will inherit them,

אֵת נְאוֹת אֱלֹהִים:

[they who are] the favored of God.

הַעַל־אֵלֶּה תִתְאַפַּק יְהוָֹה

Because of this, will Adonoy restrain Himself,

תֶּחֱשֶׁה וּתְעַנֵּנוּ

be silent, and allow us to be tortured

עַד־מְאֹד:

so greatly?

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.