ליום רביעי דעשי"ת 6

פא. על פי א"ב. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אַתָּה חֶלְקִי

You are my portion

וְצוּר לְבָבִי.

and the rock of my heart

אִוִּיתִיךָ בַּלַּיְלָה

I longed for You in the night

עַל מִשְׁכָּבִי.

as I lay on my bed;

אֵלֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֶקְרָא בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי:

to You, Adonoy, I call when my heart is faint.

בָּגַדְנוּ

We have betrayed You

וְהִרְבִּינוּ חֵמוֹת וּכְעָסִים.

and have thus increased Your fury and anger,

לְמִרְמָס אָנוּ מְעֻשִּׂים.

we have been stepped on and crushed,

כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ מַעֲשִֹים:

for we have no good deeds.

גָּבְרוּ מְאֹד מְצוּקוֹתֵינוּ.

Our distress has greatly increased,

בָּרוֹאֶה שָׁגִינוּ

for we have erred in our vision [of truth]

פְּלִילוֹת פּוּקוֹתֵינוּ.

and stumbled in our judgement, and [even]

וּכְבֶגֶד עִדִּים כָּל צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ:

all our righteous deeds are as filthy rags.

דַּעַת חָסַרְנוּ

We lack knowledge,

פְּתָאִים מֵעָרְמָה.

we are simpletons without wit,

תָּהֳלָה תָּשִֹים בְּמַלְאֲכֵי רוּמָה.

even high angels, You charge with folly,

אַף כִּי אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה:

how much more so man, who is but a worm.

הֵן אִיִּים תִּטֹּל כַּדָּק.

Behold, You lift the isles as dust particles,

וְאִם עַוְלָתָה תְּחַפֵּשֹ וְתִבְדָּק.

should You search and examine wrongdoings,

מַה נְּדַבֵּר

what could we speak

וּמַה נִּצְטַדָּק:

and how could we justify ourselves?

וָאֲבַקֵּשׁ גּוֹדֵר־גָּדֵר

I searched for one to set up the fence

וְעוֹמֵד בַּפֶּרֶץ.

and stand in the breach,¹To protect us from destruction with his prayers and good deeds.

וְיָשָׁר אַיִן פָּנִים לְהָרֵץ.

but there is no upright one to appease You;

אָבַד חָסִיד מִן הָאָרֶץ:

the pious man has perished from the earth.

זְמַן קִצִּי

My destined time²Of my redemption from exile.

סָתוּם מִלֵּדַע.

is hidden from my knowledge,

עֲווֹנוֹתַי הִטּוּ

my iniquities have caused

קַרְנִי לְהִגָּדַע.

my glory to be cut down;

כִּי פְשָׁעַי אֲנִי אֵדָע:

indeed, I acknowledge my transgressions.

חָמָס אֶזְעַק

I cry of violent robbery,

וְאֵין מוֹשִׁיעַ.

but there is none to deliver me;

לָמָּה צַדִּיק מַכְתִּיר מַרְשִׁיעַ.

why is the righteous surrounded by the wicked?

וְלֹא קָצְרָה יָדְךָ מֵהוֹשִׁיעַ:

Your hand is not powerless to deliver us.

טְלָאֶיךָ דוֹפְקִים

Your lambs [Israel] are beaten by [the enemy]

כַּיָּם הוֹמִים.

who roar [with triumph] like the sea,

אֲנוּסִים חֲמוּסִים

they are ravished and robbed

בְּיַד אוּמִים.

in the hands of the nations;

לָמָּה לָנֶצַח תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ

“Why have You forgotten us forever,

תַּעַזְבֵנוּ לְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים:

forsaken us for so long a time.”³Lamentations 5:20.

יַעֲקֹב לִמְשִׁסָּה

Jacob has been given for a spoil,

וְיִשְֹרָאֵל לְבוֹזְזִים.

and Israel to plunderers;

כְּבוּדָּה

she who was honored

שִׁבְעַת חֻפּוֹת חֲזִיזִים.

with a canopy of seven clouds⁴When she left Egypt.

כְּרָחֵל נֶאֱלָמָה לִפְנֵי גוֹזְזִים:

is now dumb like a sheep before shearing.⁵Her crying is of no avail.

כִּילַי וְנָבָל

The miser and degenerate [are seated]

כְּמֶלֶךְ בִּמְסִבּוֹ.

like a king at his table,

נָדִיב וְשׁוֹעַ

while the generous and noble

נִטְרַד בְּחוֹבוֹ.

are banished for their debt,⁶The sins of the vile and degenerate.

כִּכְלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ:

like an unwanted vessel.

לֹא לְעוֹלָם תִּטֹּר

Do not preserve [our iniquity] forever

לְהַחֲרִיבֵנוּ.

to destroy us,

שְֹמֹאלְךָ דָחַתְנוּ

when Your left hand thrusts us away,

יְמִינְךָ תְקָרְבֵנוּ.

let Your right hand draw us near;

אֲדֹנָי עָשְׁקָה לָנוּ

O Master, we are oppressed,

עָרְבֵנוּ:

be our surety.

מֵאָז תָּמִיד לָנוּ הַדִּבָּה.

We have had a bad name from long

הִקְוִיתָ שָׁבִים

and yet You have given hope to the repentant

בְּרוּחַ נְדִיבָה.

with a generous spirit, [saying:]

אֶרְפָּא מְשׁוּבָתָם

“I will heal their rebelliousness,

אֹהֲבֵם נְדָבָה:

I will love them in free-willed devotion.”

נוֹבְעוֹת עֵינַי כְּנַחַל אֲגָלַי.

My eyes flow like a stream with tears,

הוֹלֵל שׁוֹקֵט

the mockers enjoy tranquility

וְשָׁבְתוּ גִילַי.

while my gladness has ceased;

וַאֲנִי

and as for me,

כִּמְעַט נָטָיוּ רַגְלָי:

in an instant my feet would have slipped.

שֶֹה אֹבֵד בַּקֵּשׁ

Seek the lost sheep,

עַם נוֹשַׁע.

the people that will be saved [by You],

אָוֶן מָצָא

even though they have been found with sin

מִבֶּטֶן פֶּשַׁע.

and transgression from the womb,

צַדִּיק מָט

and the righteous man has fallen

לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע:

before the wicked.

עֵדוּת בְּיַעֲקֹב

[Your] testimony to Jacob

בִּתְעוּדָה נֶחְתָּם.

is sealed in the Torah,

בְּאֶרֶץ אוֹיֵב

that in the land of their enemy,

הִבְטַחְתָּ לְהַחֲיוֹתָם.

You promised to preserve them alive,

וְאַף גַּם זֹאת בִּהְיוֹתָם:

even were they to be so situated.

פְּשָׁעִים תַּעֲבִיר וְחוֹבוֹת תִּמְחֹק.

Remove transgressions and erase guilt,

הִרְחִיבָה שְׁאוֹל נַפְשָׁהּ לִדְחֹק.

lest hell enlarges itself to squeeze in⁷To take in more souls.

וּפָעֲרָה פִּיהָ לִבְלִי חֹק:

and opens its mouth without limit.

צְפֵה נַחְשׁוֹל קְרַב לְחַפְּשֵֹנוּ.

Behold the storm⁸The exile is compared to a storm. and draw near to free us,

דְּלֵנוּ וְהַעֲלֵנוּ מִטִּיט רִפְשֵׁנוּ.

raise us and pull us from the muddy mire,

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשֵׁנוּ:

return, Adonoy, free our souls.

קִדַּשְׁנוּ צוֹם

We have sanctified a day of fasting,⁹Yom Kippur.

בִּתְפִלָּה לְקַדֵּם.

to approach You in prayer,

חֹבֶשׁ וּצְרִי לְמַכָּתֵנוּ הַקְדֵּם.

prepare beforehand healing for our wounds,

זְכֹר עֲדָתְךָ

remember Your congregation,

קָנִיתָ קֶדֶם:

which You acquired of old.

רֹגֶז הַנַּח כַּעַס יֵחָשֵׂךְ.

Lay aside anger, withhold wrath,

אֲסוּרִים

those who are held prisoners [Israel],

בַּעֲבוֹתוֹת אֱהַב וְהַמְשֵׁךְ

pull them out with bonds of love

מִבֵּית כֶּלֶא יֹשְׁבֵי חשֶׁךְ:

from the dungeon, where they sit in darkness.

שִׁלּוּחַ קְרָא

Proclaim liberty

לִשְׁבוּרָה וְלִשְׁמוּטָה.

to the broken and desolate,

בָּרִיחַ גְּדַע שְׁבֹר מוֹטָה.

cut away the bars and break the yoke,¹⁰Of their exile.

רְפָה שְׁבָרֶיהָ כִּי מָטָה:

heal her fragments for she totters.¹¹This is a plea for the redemption of the Land of Israel.

תְּשׁוּבָה הֵשַׁבְתִּי

You have set repentance [as a remedy]

לְתַנִּין וְזוֹחֵל.

against the reptile and serpent,¹²A reference to the Evil Inclination.

תִּקְוָתִי הוּא סוֹלֵחַ וּמוֹחֵל.

I hope in Him Who forgives and pardons,

הֵן אִם יִקְטְלֵנִי

and even should He slay me,

לוֹ אֲיַחֵל:

yet I trust in Him.

אֵלֵינוּ הַטֵּה בּוֹרֵא אָזְנֶךָ.

Turn Your ear to us, O Creator,

שְׁמַע יָהּ דוֹרְשֶׁךָ

hear O God those who seek You,

הַקְשִׁיבָה מְחַנְּנֶיךָ.

listen to those who entreat You,

תִּכּוֹן תְּפִלָּתִי קְטֹרֶת לְפָנֶיךָ:

accept my prayer as incense¹³As an offering of incense. before You.

חַזֵּק כּוֹשֵׁל וְאַמֵּץ רִפְיוֹן.

Strengthen the faint and fortify the feeble,

מִקְדָּשׁ יַסֵּד

establish the Temple,

יַשֵּׁב אַפִּרְיוֹן.

restore the canopy [Your Shechinah],

הֵיטִיבָה בִרְצוֹנְךָ אֶת צִיּוֹן:

do good, as You see fit, to Zion.

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.”

רַבַּת שָׁכְנָה־לָּהּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ

Too long has our soul dwelt

עִם שׂוֹנֵא שָׁלוֹם:

with those who hate peace.

אֲ‍נִי־שָׁלוֹם

I am for peace;

וְכִי אֲדַבֵּר

but when I speak

הֵמָּה לַמִּלְחָמָה:

they are for war.

יְהִי־שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵךְ

Let there be peace within your moats

שַׁלְוָה בְּאַרְמְנוֹתָיִךְ:

serenity withing your palaces.

שָׁלוֹם שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק

Peace, peace to the far one

וְלַקָּרוֹב

and to the near one,

אָמַר יְהוָה וּרְפָאתִיו:

says Adonoy, and I will heal him.

יְהוָה תִּשְׁפֹּת שָׁלוֹם לָנוּ

Adonoy, arrange peace for us,

כִּי גַּם כָּל מַעֲשֵׂינוּ

for indeed all our works,

פָּעַלְתָּ לָּנוּ:

have You done for us.

יְהֹוָה עוֹז לְעַמוֹ יִתֵּן,

Adonoy will give strength to His people,

יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַּשָׁלוֹם:

Adony will bless His people with peace.

הַמְשֵׁל וָפַחַד עִמּוֹ,

Rule and awe are with Him,

עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו:

He Who makes peace in His high heavens.

כִּי־בְשִׂמְחָה תֵצֵאוּ

For you will go out [of exile] with joy,

וּבְשָׁלוֹם תּוּבָלוּן:

and be led forth in peace [to Zion].

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.