ליום שלישי דעשי"ת 10

עו. חתום יוסף חזק

יוֹשֵׁב בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים

[God] Who sits on high,

וּמַבִּיט בְּעִמְקֵי הֲדוֹמִים.

and gazes into the depths [of the earth]

וְיוֹדֵעַ כָּל תַּעֲלוּמִים,

and knows all that is hidden

וּמֵבִין כָּל סְתוּמִים.

and understands all mysteries.

אִם עֲוֹנוֹת נֶעֱצָמִים,

Though our sins are overwhelming

וּפְשָׁעִים נִכְתָּמִים.

and our iniquities have stained us,

נָא יִכְבְּשׁוּ רַחֲמִים.

please! let Your compassion withhold

כַּעַס וּזְעָמִים.

Your anger and wrath,

אֵל מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב

God, King Who sits

עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים:

on the Throne of Compassion.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

וְאִם הִרְבֵּיתָ אַשְׁמָה,

And though she has abundantly sinned,

עֲנִיָּה וַעֲגוּמָה.

[she],¹I.e. The nation of Israel. the wretched and mournful one,

דַּיָּהּ כִּי נִזְעָמָה

she has suffered enough of the wrath

בְּאַף וּבְחֵמָה.

of Your anger and fury.

וְנִתְּנָה לְשַׁמָּה,

She has become desolate,

וַאֲבֵלָה וְשׁוֹמֵמָה.

mournful and devastated.

וּמֵעֵת נִכְלָמָה

And from the time she was humiliated

עוֹד לֹא רֻחָמָה:

she has not yet found compassion.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

שְׂרִידֵי אַשּׁוּרַי,

The remnants of the Assyrian exile,

כְּנָפְלוּ בְּיַד־הָאֲרִי.

when they fell into the hands of the lion,²I.e. Nebuchadnezzar.

וַיְמַלֵּא טֶרֶף חוֹרִי,

he filled his treasures with their booty

וּמְעוֹנוֹתָיו עֵגֶל וּמְרִיא.

and his dwellings with calves and fatted oxen.³That he robbed from them.

סָמוּךְ דֹּב אָחֳרִי.

Soon afterwards [came] the wolf⁴I.e. the Persian exile.

וְנָמֵר בְּצֵרוּף וָמֶרִי.

and the panther⁵I.e. Rome. allied with others

וְצֶפַע נוֹשֵׁךְ בָּחֳרִי

and the poisonous snake⁶I.e. Edom. biting angrily,

בְּאֵין חוֹבֵשׁ וּצְרִי:

[there is] no dressing or balm [for the wound].

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

פְּנֵי

The face of one

כְבָבַת נְצוּרָה,

guarded like the apple of one’s eye

נֶהְפְכוּ

has become [as blackened] as the

כְּשׁוּלֵי קְדֵרָה.

bottom of a cooking pot,

כִּי עֲנִיָּה נִשְׁאָרָה,

for the wretched one⁷I.e. Nation of Israel. has been left

בְּאֵין גְּבוּרָה.

without strength.

פָּנֶיהָ לֹא הִסְתִּירָה,

She has not hidden her face

מִכְּלִמָּה וְעֶבְרָה.

from the humiliation and the wrath.⁸Of the Nations.

כָּתוּב

[The curses] recorded,

וְלֹא־כָתוּב בַּתּוֹרָה

as well as those not recorded in the Torah,

אוֹתָהּ הֻקְרָהּ:

[they all] befell her.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

חַיֶּיהָ תְּלוּאִים,

Her life is precarious

מִפְּחָדִים הַבָּאִים.

because of the fears that come [upon her].

כִּי כִגְדָיֵי טְלָאִים,

Like goats and sheep

בֵּין כְּפִירֵי לְבָאִים.

among the lions,

חֲשׂוּכִים וְנִדְכָּאִים,

in darkness and demeaned,

פְּצוּעִים וְחֵלְכָּאִים.

wounded and weakened.

כָּל מְצוֹרָעִים וּטְמֵאִים,

Even the leprosied and contaminated

בְּאֶצְבַּע אוֹתָם מַרְאִים:

point their finger at us [in ridicule].

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

זְרִיוּת

[Upon] the dispersion [of Israel]

הֲדוֹמָךְ,

into the world⁹“הֲדוֹמְךּ,” lit. Your footstool. The world is as a footstool for God.

וְשְׂרֵפַת אוּלָמָךְ.

and the destruction of Your Palace¹⁰I.e. the Temple.

הַבֵּט מִמְּרוֹמָךְ

gaze from on high.

וְעַל הַגּוֹיִם

And upon the nations [that brought this about]

שְׁפֹךְ זַעְמָךְ.

pour out Your wrath.

זְכוֹר נְאוּמָךְ,

Remember Your promise

אֲשֶׁר פַּצְתָּ לְעַמָּךְ.

that You uttered to Your people;

אִם בִּקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ

“Even if at the ends of the world

אֲשִׂימֵךְ,

I will place you,

מִשָּׁם אֲקַבְּצֵךְ

from there I will gather you

וַאֲנַחֲמֵךְ:

and console you.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

קָצַבְתָּ לְנִמְכָּרִים,

You affixed a time for those who are sold¹¹I.e. the Torah limits the selling of a person into slavery to six years.

מִשְׁנֵה שְׂכַר שְׂכִירִים

[to] double the time of hired workers.¹²V. Isaiah 16, v. 14.

הֵם בִּקְצָווֹת פְּזוּרִים,

Yet they¹³The Nation of Israel. are dispersed to all corners,¹⁴Of the world.

וְכַמֶּה שָׁנִים

and after so many years

לֹא־זְכוּרִים.

are still not remembered.

קַיֵּם נָא מַאֲמָרִים,

[Fulfill the promises] that were said to the Son of Amotz:¹⁵I.e. Isaiah the son of Amotz.

בְּיַד בֶּן־אָמוֹץ אֲמוּרִים.

“Though mountains and mighty rocks

אִם־יָמוּשׁוּ גְּבָעוֹת וְצוּרִים.

may move,

חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי

My benefaction and My covenant

מֵאִתָּךְ לֹא סָרִים:

will never be removed from You.”

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

We have sinned, our Rock;

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Pardon us our Creator!

זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית אָבוֹת

Remember to us the covenant of the Patriarchs,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised,

וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקוֹב

“And I will remember my covenant with Jacob,

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק

and also my covenant with Isaac,

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם

and also my covenant with Abraham

אֶזְכֹּר

will I remember,”

וְהָאָֽרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר:

and the land I will remember.

זְכוֹר לָֽנוּ בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים

Remember to us the covenant of the ancestors,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised,

וְזָכַרְתִּי לָהֶם

“And I will remember for their sake,

בְּרִית רִאשׁוֹנִים

the covenant with their ancestors,

אֲשֶׁר הוֹצֵֽאתִי אוֹתָם

whom I brought out

מֵאֶֽרֶץ מִצְרַֽיִם

of the land of Egypt,

לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם

in the sight of the nations;

לִהְיוֹת לָהֶם לֵאלֹהִים

to be their God

אֲנִי יְהֹוָה:

I am Adonoy.”

עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁהִבְטַחְתָּֽנוּ.

Do unto us as You promised,

וְאַף גַּם זֹאת

“And yet for all that,

בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּאֶֽרֶץ אוֹיְבֵיהֶם

when they are in the land of their enemies,

לֹא מְאַסְתִּים

I will not reject them

וְלֹא גְעַלְתִּים לְכַלֹּתָם

and I will not abhor them, to destroy them,

לְהָפֵר בְּרִיתִי אִתָּם

to annul My covenant with them;

כִּי אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם:

for I am Adonoy, their God.”

הִמָּֽצֵא לָֽנוּ בְּבַקָּשָׁתֵֽנוּ

Be accessible to us when we seek You,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וּבִקַּשְׁתֶּם מִשָּׁם

“And from there

אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

you will seek Adonoy, your God,

וּמָצָֽאתָ

and you will find Him;

כִּי תִדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ

if you search after Him

בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ

with all your heart

וּבְכָל נַפְשֶֽׁךָ:

and with all your soul.”

מוֹל אֶת לְבָבֵֽנוּ

Open our hearts

לְאַהֲבָה אֶת שְׁמֶֽךָ

to love Your Name,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב

as it is written in Your Torah:

וּמָל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ

“And Adonoy, your God will open your heart,

וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶֽךָ

and the heart of your descendants,

לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

to love Adonoy, your God,

בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ

with all your heart,

וְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ

and with all your soul,

לְמַֽעַן חַיֶּֽיךָ:

that you may live.”

זְרֹק עָלֵֽינוּ מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים

Sprinkle clean water upon us,

וְטַהֲרֵֽנוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

and cleanse us, as it is written:

וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַֽיִם טְהוֹרִים

“And I will sprinkle clean water upon you,

וּטְהַרְתֶּם

and you will be clean;

מִכֹּל טֻמְאוֹתֵיכֶם

from all your defilements,

וּמִכָּל גִּלּוּלֵיכֶם

and from all your idols,

אֲטַהֵר אֶתְכֶם:

I will cleanse you.”

מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ

Sweep aside our transgressions

כָּעָב וְכֶעָנָן

as a thick cloud and as a mist,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as You have promised:

מָחִֽיתִי כָעָב

“I have swept away like a thick cloud

פְּשָׁעֶֽיךָ

your transgressions,

וְכֶעָנָן חַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ

and like a mist, your sins;

שׁוּבָה אֵלַי כִּי גְאַלְתִּֽיךָ:

return to Me, for I have redeemed You.”

מְחֵה פְשָׁעֵֽינוּ לְמַעַנְךָ

Blot out our transgressions for Your sake,

כַּאֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתָּ.

as You promised:

אָנֹכִי אָנֹכִי

“I, I [alone] am He

הוּא מוֹחֶה פְשָׁעֶֽיךָ

Who blots out your transgressions

לְמַעֲנִי

for My own sake;

וְחַטֹּאתֶֽיךָ לֹא אֶזְכֹּר:

and your sins, I will not recall.”

הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵֽינוּ כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג וְכַצֶּֽמֶר

Make our sins as white as snow or wool,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

לְכוּ נָא וְנִוָּכְחָה

“Come now, let us reason together,

יֹאמַר יְהֹוָה

says Adonoy,

אִם יִהְיוּ חֲטָאֵיכֶם כַּשָּׁנִים

though your sins be as scarlet,

כַּשֶּֽׁלֶג יַלְבִּֽינוּ

they shall be as white as snow;

אִם יַאְדִּֽימוּ כַתּוֹלָע

though they be red as crimson,

כַּצֶּֽמֶר יִהְיוּ:

they shall become [white] as wool.”

רַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ וְאַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽנוּ

Have compassion on us and do not destroy us,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב

as it is written:

כִּי אֵל רַחוּם יְהֹוָה

“For an Almighty of mercy is Adonoy,

אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

your God;

לֹא יַרְפְּךָ וְלֹא יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ

He will not abandon you or destroy you,

וְלֹא יִשְׁכַּח

and He will not forget

אֶת בְּרִית אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ

the covenant of your fathers

אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּע לָהֶם:

which He swore to them.”

קַבֵּץ נִדָּחֵֽינוּ כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

Gather our dispersed ones, as it is written:

אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ

“If your dispersed

בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

are in the farthermost part of heaven,

מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

from there Adonoy, your God will gather you,

וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶֽךָ:

and from there He will take you.”

הָשֵׁב שְׁבוּתֵֽנוּ

Bring back our captivity

וְרַחֲמֵֽנוּ

and have compassion on us,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וְשָׁב יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ

“And Adonoy, your God will-return

אֶת שְׁבוּתְךָ וְרִחֲמֶֽךָ

your captivity and have compassion on you;

וְשָׁב וְקִבֶּצְךָ

and He will again gather you

מִכָּל הָעַמִּים

from [among] all the peoples,

אֲשֶׁר הֱפִיצְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ שָֽׁמָּה:

where Adonoy, your God has scattered you.”

תְּבִיאֵנוּ אֶל הַר קָדְשֶֽׁךָ

Bring us to Your holy mountain,

וְשַׂמְּחֵֽנוּ בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתֶֽךָ

and make us joyful in Your House of Prayer,

כְּמָה שֶׁכָּתוּב.

as it is written:

וַהֲבִיאוֹתִים אֶל הַר קָדְשִׁי

“And I will bring them to My holy mountain,

וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים בְּבֵית תְּפִלָּתִי

and make them joyful in My House of Prayer;

עוֹלוֹתֵיהֶם וְזִבְחֵיהֶם

their burnt-offerings and sacrifices

לְרָצוֹן עַל מִזְבְּחִי

will be accepted with favor on My Altar,

כִּי בֵיתִי

for My House,

בֵּית תְּפִלָּה יִקָּרֵא

will be called a House of Prayer

לְכָל הָעַמִּים:

for all peoples.”