ליום שלישי דעשי"ת 5

עא. מיוסד על פי תשר"ק. חתום שלמה הבבלי.

This prayer was composed by Rav Shlomo HaBavli.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

תַּעֲרֹג אֵלֶיךָ

We yearn for You

כְּאַיָּל עַל אֲפִיקִים.

as the stag for flowing streams;

שָׁחָה לְקֵץ רְוָיָה

we long for the time of redemption,

וְאֵין מְפִיקִים

but [thus far] in vain.

רָחוֹק וְעָמֹק

Distant, and remote,

וְלִדְלוֹת לֹא מַסְפִּיקִים.

our release [from exile] seems unattainable,

קוֹוִים וְחוֹכִים

yet, we hope and wait

וַאֲמָנָה לֹא מַפְסִיקִים:

and do not cease to trust.

צְמֵאֶיךָ

Those who thirst after You,

צוֹק לָהֶם יִחוּל לְבָבָם.

pour hope into their hearts,

פָּנֶיךָ לֵרָאוֹת

that they will yet appear before You

בֵּית מְעוֹן חֲבִיבָם.

in their beloved Temple

עֲבֹר בַּסָּךְ

amidst a throng [of worshippers]

וְעַמּוּד אֵשׁ סְבִיבָם.

with a pillar of fire around them.

סוּר עָרֵל וְטָמֵא

Remove the uncircumcised and unclean,

בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבָם:

who are their enemies.

נַכְחִידֵם

Let us cut them off

נִירְשָׁה לָמוֹ

and inherit them,

נָמוּ חָרְשׁוּ.

they said and thought [this];

מִירֻשָּׁתְךָ אֲשֶׁר הוֹרַשְׁתָּ

from the inheritance You granted them,

עַמְּךָ גָרְשׁוּ.

they have driven Your people away,

לְהַשְׁמִיד יוֹם יוֹם

and each day, our destruction,

עוֹד יִדְרוֹשׁוּ.

they still seek;

כְּנֹס מַס וְחָמָס

they tax us and rob us,

וַעֲנִיֶּיךָ יְרוֹשֵׁשׁוּ:

further impoverishing Your poor ones.

יָבוֹזוּ יְבַזּוּ יְדִידֶיךָ

They humiliate Your loved ones [Israel],

יְכַנּוּם כְּלָבִים,

calling them dogs.

טִפֵּשׁ וְנָבָל

Stupid and disgusting

כֹּמֶר תַּעַר הַגַּלָּבִים.

are their razored shaven priests.

חֶרְפָּתָם שׁוֹמְעִים עֲלוּבִים

They [Israel] however hear their reproach

וְלֹא עוֹלְבִים.

without retorting,

זָר לֹא נִשְׁלָבִים

they do not accept their religions

וְעָלֶיךָ נִצְלָבִים:

but go to the scaffolds because of You.

וַאֲנַחְנוּ

And as for us,

נֶגְדְּךָ זֶה עִנּוּיֵינוּ.

our suffering is before You;

הַעַל אֵלֶּה

in the face of these things

תִּתְאַפַּק תֶּחֱשֶׁה

will You refrain and be silent

וּתְעַנֵּנוּ.

at our affliction?

גַּם גֵּיא צַלְמָוֶת

Even in the shadow of death

וְאֵלֶיךָ עֵינֵינוּ:

our eyes are turned to You.

בָּנוּ נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ

We are called by Your Name,

אַל־יִתְחַלָּל.

let it not be profaned,

בְּךָ כָּל זֶרַע יִשְֹרָאֵל יִתְהַלָּל.

in You, all of Israel is praised.

אִם עֲווֹנֵינוּ רָבּוּ

Even if our iniquities are so many

וּמִלְאוּ חָלָל

that the world is filled with them,

אָנֹכִי מוֹחֶה פְשָׁעֶיךָ

“I will blot out your transgressions,”

פִּיךָ מִלָּל:

were the words spoken by You. (Isaiah 43:25)

שְׁגִיאוֹת שִֹים זֵדִים

Regard our intentional sins as errors

וְלֹא קוֹנֵס.

and do not punish us,

לִפְנִים מִשּׁוּרַת הַדִּין

beyond the letter of the law,

לָנוּ הִכָּנֵס.

deal with us.

מִפְּנֵי קֹשֶׁט סֶלָה.

Because of Your everlasting truth,

יֵבוֹשׁ הָאוֹנֵס.

may our oppressors be disgraced;

הַנֵּס יִתְנוֹסֵס

let the banner be raised,

וְנִדְחֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל יְכַנֵּס:

and the scattered of Israel be gathered.

הָרֵץ בַּת פּוּצִי

Favor the daughters of my scattered ones,¹Israel.

וְקָרְבָּן תִּשַׁע

and accept their offerings;

קַבֵּץ יַחַד עֲשִֹירִית

gather the dispersed of the tenth exile

עִם תֵּשַׁע.

together with those of the previous nine exiles.²Before the destruction of the First Temple. See Abarbanel to the Book of Kings.

טַבַּע חֵטְא

Let sin be drowned,

וְלֹא יִזָּכֵר רֶשַׁע.

and wickedness not be remembered,

נוֹשֵֹא עָווֹן

O You Who forgives iniquity

וְעוֹבֵר עַל פֶּשַׁע:

and removes transgression.

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.”

אֵין לָנוּ פֶּה לְהָשִׁיב

We have no mouth [words] to answer,

וְלֹא מֵצַח לְהָרִים רֹאשׁ:

nor the brazeness to lift our head.

אָח לֹא־פָדֹה יִפְדֶּה אִישׁ

A man will not redeem his brother,

לֹא יִתֵּן לֵאלֹהִים כָּפְרוֹ:

neither can he give to God his ransom.

פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל

Redeem Israel, O God,

מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו:

from all its anguish.

עֲנֵנוּ יְהוָה כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדֶּךָ

Be gracious to us Adonoy with Your kindness,

כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ פְּנֵה אֵלֵינוּ׃

with Your abundant mercies, turn to us.

פּוֹדֶה יְהוָה נֶפֶשׁ עֲבָדָיו

Adonoy redeems the soul of His servants,

וְלֹא יֶאְשְׁמוּ

and none are doomed

כָּל הַחֹסִים בּוֹ:

all who take refuge in Him.

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.