ליום רביעי דעשי"ת 7

פב. מיוסד על פי תשר"ק. חתום מחברו בנימין.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

שָׁלוֹם תִּשְׁפֹּת לָנוּ.

Establish peace for us,

אוֹתָנוּ לְחַיִּים לְחוֹקְקָה.

seal our fate that we may live.

שׁוּעַ נַעֲרֹךְ לְפָנֶיךָ

We will arrange a prayer before You,

תְּשׁוּבָה תְּפִלָּה וּצְדָקָה.

[through] repentance, prayer, and charity,

נֶחֱזֶה פָנֶיךָ,

we shall see Your countenance

בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים לְהִדָּבְקָה.

so that we may cling to God,

וְהָיָה מַעֲשֵׂה הַצְּדָקָה

and the result of the charity shall be

שָׁלוֹם:

peace.¹As a reward for our charity God will give us peace.

שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָּרוֹב

Peace to the far one²I.e. the penitent. and the near one³I.e. the righteous one.,

אֶל עִיר מָצוֹר.

to the besieged city;

עִיר קְטַנָּה

a small city

וּמֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל סוֹבְבָהּ

and a great king has surrounded it

לִנְצוֹר.

to prevent escape.⁴“A small … escape.” A parable that compares man to a small city, the evil inclination—to a king and the good inclination to a wise and poor man.

מִסְכֵּן וְחָכָם

The poor wise one

יְמַלֵּט עִיר

will facilitate escape for the city

בְּלִי לִבְצֹר.

without need for fortifications.

יֵצֶר סָמוּךְ

The good inclination depends [on You],

תִּצֹּר שָׁלוֹם:

[therefore] preserve [for him] peace.

שָׁלוֹם רָב

An abundance of peace [shall there be]

לְאוֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ

to those that love Your Torah

וְאֵין לָמוֹ מַדְוֶה.

and no illness [shall befall them].

מוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת עַמְּךָ

You Who saves Your nation,

מָעוֹז

and Who are their strength,

וּמָנוֹס וּמִקְוֶה.

their escape and their hope—

תִּשְׁפֹּט בְּרַחֲמִים עַמְּךָ

judge Your people with compassion,

יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב צַוֵּה.

and command the deliverance of Jacob.

וְיָשַׁב עַמְּךָ

And let Your nation reside

בִּנְוֵה שָׁלוֹם:

in a dwelling of peace.

שָׁלוֹם קִוִּינוּ טוֹב

We hoped for peace and goodness

וְהָיָה לָנוּ הַשֶּׁבֶר וְהַשֵּׁאת.

but we suffered destruction and ruin.

לַיּוֹצֵא וְלַבָּא

To those who need to leave or to enter [the city]

אֵין לָבֹא וְלָצֵאת.

they cannot enter or leave.⁵Out of fear.

וְאִם יִשָּׂא לְחַטֹּאתֵינוּ

But, if He will forgive our sins

כְּיַד הַמֶּלֶךְ מַשְׂאֵת.

as a Kingly gift,

אָז הָיִיתִי בְּעֵינָיו

then I would be in His eyes

כְּמוֹצֵאת שָׁלוֹם:

as one who [sought and] found peace.

שָׁלוֹם צְדָקָה וָחֶסֶד

[Bring us] peace, charity and kindness

לְהַלְבִּין לָשׁוֹן שֶׁל זְהוֹרִית.

to whiten the red thread.⁶On Yom Kippur a red thread was tied to a goat which was sent to Azazel and there pushed down the mountainside. The red thread would miraculously turn white as a sign of forgiveness from God.

הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהֹוָה אֶת עַמְּךָ

Adonoy, deliver Your people—

אֶת שְׁאֵרִית.

the remnant.

תִּכְרֹת לָהֶם בְּרִית

Establish a covenant with them

כְּנָם נָבִיא וְהֶחֱרִית.

as the prophet foretold and engraved:

וְכָרַתִּי לָהֶם

“And I will establish with them

בְּרִית שָׁלוֹם:

a covenant of peace.”

שָׁלוֹם פְּתַח

Call with peace

לְיוֹנָתְךָ תַּמָּתְךָ

to Your perfect dove [saying:]

הַשְׁמִיעִינִי אֶת קוֹלֵךְ.

“Let Me hear your voice,

כִּי קוֹלֵךְ עָרֵב

for the sound of your voice is sweet

וּמַרְאֵךְ נָאוֶה בְּהִתְפַּלְּלֵךְ.

and your vision is lovely,” when you pray.

הַרְחִיבִי מְקוֹם אָהֳלֵךְ

He will expand the place of your dwelling,

אַבִּיר יַעֲקֹב גּוֹאֲלֵךְ.

the Protector of Jacob will redeem you,

הַשָּׂם גְּבוּלֵךְ שָׁלוֹם:

the One Who makes your borders peaceful.

שָׁלוֹם עוֹשֶׂה בִּמְרוֹמָיו

The One Who makes peace above

יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם לְעַם נִבְזֶה.

will make peace for the humiliated people,

גּוֹי קַו קַו וּמְבוּסָה

a denigrated and trampled nation

מִצַּר בּוֹזֶה.

by an oppressor who plunders.

מְמֻשָּׁךְ וּמוֹרָט

[A nation] dragged and plucked

יוּבַל שַׁי

will [eventually] present tribute,⁷I.e. when the Temple will be rebuilt we will again offer sacrifices.

כְּמַאֲמַר חוֹזֶה.

as the prophet promised,

וְהָיָה זֶה שָׁלוֹם:

and that will be [real] peace.

שָׁלוֹם

[God, whose Name is] ‘Sholom,’

סָבִיב לְעַמּוֹ יַחֲנֶה

will rest His Presence around his nation,⁸As their protector.

הֱיוֹת לָמוֹ לְמִסְעַד.

and will serve as his support.

אַלּוּפֵי אֱדוֹם

The ministers of Edom

יֹאחֲזֵמוֹ רָעַד.

will be gripped with trepidation.

וּלְבָנֶיךָ שְׁלַח

And send to Your children.

אֵלִיָּהוּ מִתּוֹשָׁבֵי גִלְעָד.

Elijah the Gileadite,⁹To herald the coming of the Messiah.

יוֹעֵץ אֵל

[You, God] the Advisor, the Almighty

גִּבּוֹר אֲבִי עַד

the Strong one, Who endures forever,

שַׂר־שָׁלוֹם:

[let] peace rule!

שָׁלוֹם נִקְרָא שְׁמוֹ

He is called “Sholom”

וְאָדוֹן לְכָל רֹאשׁ מִתְנַשֵּׂא.

and He is master above all who rule.

מוֹחֵל עֲווֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ

He forgives the sins of His nation

וּפְשָׁעִים מְכַסֶּה.

and conceals their iniquities;

מְקַבֵּל שָׁבִים

He accepts penitents

וּפוֹשֵׁט יָד

with an outstretched hand

וְלִירֵאָיו מַחְסֶה.

and protects those who fear Him.

הַמְשֵׁל וָפַחַד עִמּוֹ

Dominion and fear are His,

עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם:

He [is the One that] brings peace.

שָׁלוֹם מְבַשֵּׂר טוֹב

“Sholom,” Who heralds good tidings

וּמַשְׁמִיעַ יְשׁוּעָה מִמְּרוֹמוֹ.

and proclaims salvation from on high.

מֶלֶךְ עַל כֹּל

He reigns over all

יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ.

“Adonoy of Hosts,” is His Name.

בִּדְבָרוֹ תִּרְגַּז כָּל־הָאָרֶץ

When He speaks the entire world trembles

לְמִשְׁפָּט בְּקוּמוֹ.

when it rises to be judged.

יְהֹוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן

Adonoy will give strength to his people;

יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם:

Adonoy will bless His people with peace.

שָׁלוֹם לָכֶם אֶל תִּירָאוּ,

Peace be with you! do not fear,

לִרְאוֹת כִּי תָבֹאוּ.

for you shall yet come to see.¹⁰During the Temple it was a Mitzvah to appear before God, in the בֵּית הַמָקֽדָשׁ, three times a year.

עַל בִּרְכַּיִם תְּשָׁעֳשָׁעוּ.

They will play with you on their laps¹¹The nations of the world will yet come to love Israel and delight in them as a father playing with his child in his lap.

וְעַל צַד תִּנָּשֵׂאוּ

and you will be carried at their side.¹²The nations will support and honor you.

בְּשׁוּב יְהֹוָה צִיּוֹן

The return of Adonoy to Zion

עַיִן בְּעַיִן תִּרְאוּ.

you will witness with your own eyes,

כִּי בְשִׂמְחָה תֵצֵאוּ וּבְשָׁלוֹם:

for joyfully shall you leave¹³The exile. and in peace.

שָׁלוֹם כַּנָּהָר נְטֵה

Spread peace like a flowing river,

וְשִׂים לְאַבְנֵי חֵפֶץ גְּבוּלֶיהָ.

and turn into precious stones its boundaries.¹⁴The stones marking the boundaries of Jerusalem.

כַּנָּה

She [Jerusalem] is the basis¹⁵For the Jewish nation.

אֲשֶׁר נָטְעָה יְמִינֶךָ

that Your right hand established,

וְקַבֵּץ עוֹלָלֶיהָ.

and gather her children [to her].

וּזְרֹק מַיִם טְהוֹרִים

Sprinkle purifying water [upon her]

וְטַהֵר טֻמְאַת שׁוּלֶיהָ.

and cleanse the defilement of her skirts

וְקָרָאתָ אֵלֶיהָ לְשָׁלוֹם:

and call to her in peace.

שָׁלוֹם יַחְדָּו אֶשְׁכְּבָה

We will lie together in peace

וְאִישָׁן

and sleep [without fear]

וַיהֹוָה נַפְשִׁי שָׁמְרָה.

and Adonoy will watch over us.

אַל תִּזְנַח לָנֶצַח

Do not abandon us forever.

לָמָּה תִישָׁן עוּרָה.

Why do You [seem to] sleep, awaken!

וְתוֹצִיא כָאוֹר צִדְקֵנוּ

and bring our righteousness to light

וְהָכֵן נָבִיא מְהֵרָה.

and prepare our prophet¹⁶Elijah. [to come] speedily

לְמַרְבֵּה הַמִּשְׂרָה

so that we may increase our dominion

וּלְשָׁלוֹם:

and [let there be] peace.

שָׁלוֹם טוֹב מֵאָדוֹן טוֹב

[Grant] a good peace from a good Master

לַבָּאִים אֵלֶיךָ לְהִבָּדֵק.

to those who come to You to be scrutinized.

אַל תָּשִׂים פָּנֶיךָ,

Do not permit Your anger

עִמָּנוּ בַּדִּין לְדַקְדֵּק.

to examine us in judgement.

תִּתֵּן אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב

Fulfill Your promise to Jacob

וְחֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם

and [let] the benevolence of Abraham [serve—

לְהִצְטַדֵּק.

as a merit] that we be judged favorably.

חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת נִפְגָּשׁוּ

[When] benevolence and truth combine

צֶדֶק וְשָׁלוֹם:

[then there is] righteousness and peace.

שָׁלוֹם חֵלֶב חִטִּים

With peace and prime wheat,¹⁷Abundant and good quality crops.

תַּשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל בְּנֵי עֵבֶר.

satiate the descendants of Abraham.¹⁸“עֵבֶר—Abraham who is called הָעִבְרִי.

קֹוֵי יְהֹוָה

Those whose hope is to Adonoy,

יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ

let their strength be renewed

יַעֲלוּ אֵבֶר.

and let new limbs grow.¹⁹To hasten their return to their land.

וְיַעֲבֹר מַלְכָּם לִפְנֵיהֶם,

Then their King will pass before them,

עַל פֶּשַׁע עוֹבֵר.

[the King] Who passes over their iniquity,

דּוֹרֵשׁ טוֹב לְעַמּוֹ

He will seek what is good for his nation

וְדוֹבֵר שָׁלוֹם:

and address them in peace.

שָׁלוֹם זֶרַע

Give peace to the children [of Israel]

בֵּרַךְ יְהֹוָה

who are blessed by [You], Adonoy.

אֹם נָאוָה

The beautiful nation

שְׁחַרְחֹרֶת.

that has been blackened.

שִׂימֶנָּה לִתְהִלָּה

Present her [to the nations] for praise,

לְכָבוֹד וּלְתִפְאָרֶת.

for honor, and for splendor.

וְקַיֵּם לָהּ חָזוֹן

Fulfill for her the prophecy

אֲשֶׁר הִתְוֵיתָ בְּחֶרֶת.

that You engraved:

וְגִלֵּיתִי לָהֶם עֲתֶרֶת שָׁלוֹם:

“And I shall reveal to them abundant peace.”

שָׁלוֹם וּבְרִית עוֹלָם

Peace and an everlasting covenant

יִהְיֶה אֶל עַם

there shall be unto the people

קְרוֹבוֹ.

that is close to Him.

אֲשֶׁר צָפוּן

[The reward] that has been preserved

לִירֵאָיו

for those who fear Him,

מָה רַב טוּבוֹ.

how great is its goodness!

כִּי עַיִן בְּעַיִן יִרְאוּ

For they shall explicitly see

לְצִיּוֹן בְּשׁוּבוֹ.

when He shall return to Zion,

וְכָל־הָעָם הַזֶּה

and this entire nation

עַל־מְקוֹמוֹ יָבֹא בְשָׁלוֹם:

shall come to its place²⁰I.e. the land of Israel. in peace.

שָׁלוֹם הִנֵּה מַר לִי מַר

Peace has turned to bitterness for me

כִּי בָזְאוּ אַרְצִי,

for they have plundered my land.

שָׁלְלוּ שָׁסוּ

They looted and trampled,

גָּבְרוּ וְגָאוּ.

they overpowered and became haughty.

עַמִּים שָׁמְמוּ עָרִים

The nations destroyed the cities

עַד אֲשֶׁר שָׁאוּ.

until they were laid to waste.

הַנּוֹשְׁכִים בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם

They bite with their teeth

וְקָרְאוּ שָׁלוֹם:

but [outwardly] they call for peace.

שָׁלוֹם דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל

Call for peace unto the Jewish nation

וּבַקֵּשׁ לְהַעֲלוֹתָם מִבּוֹר.

and seek to bring them up from the pit.²¹I.e. the exile.

מִמִּזְרָח וּמִמַּעֲרָב

From east and west

שְׁאֵרִיתָם לִצְבֹּר.

gather in their remnants.

מֵאֱדוֹם וּמִמּוֹאָב

of Edom and Moab.

עֻלָּם הַכָּבֵד תִּשְׁבֹּר.

Break the heavy yoke

יִרְדְּפֵם

Pursue them,

יַעֲבֹר שָׁלוֹם:

and remove peace from them.

שָׁלוֹם גְּמֹל לַעֲבָדֶיךָ,

Reward Your servants with peace,

שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ קוֹנֶה.

You, Who created heaven and earth.

בְּעֵת צָרָה לְעַמּוֹ

In time of oppression

בַּמֶּרְחָב יָהּ עוֹנֶה.

He responds to free them.

אֵיכָה יוּעַם זָהָב

Oh, how the gold has tarnished

וְהַכֶּתֶם הַטּוֹב יִשְׁנֶא.

and the golden vessel deteriorated.²²“Oh … deteriorated” i.e. Oh, how the stature of the People of Israel has fallen!

רַבַּת

For it has been too long

שָׁכְנָה לָהּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ

that our soul has resided

עִם שׂוֹנֵא שָׁלוֹם:

together with the enemies of peace.²³Our lengthy exposure to the nations of the world has been the cause of our deterioration.

שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ תִּתֵּן

[God] bring peace to the land

וְעַמִּים תַּחְתֵּנוּ יַדְבֵּר.

and lead the nations to be under our rule.

לְאֻמִּים תַּחַת נַפְשֵׁנוּ

Rather than ourselves, let the nations

מִשְׁנֶה שִׁבָּרוֹן יְשַׁבֵּר.

suffer constant ruination,

כִּי בָאֵשׁ יְהֹוָה נִשְׁפָּט

for Adonoy judges [them] with fire,

וַחֲיָלִים יְגַבֵּר.

but to His armies²⁴I.e. nation of Israel. let Him give strength.

אֶשְׁמְעָה

Oh that I may hear

מַה־יְּדַבֵּר. הָאֵל יְהֹוָה

that which the Almighty Adonoy speaks

כִּי יְדַבֵּר שָׁלוֹם:

when He speaks words of peace.

שָׁלוֹם אֵין קֵץ

May there be endless peace

עַל־כִּסֵּא

upon the throne

גֶזַע גּוּר אַרְיֵה.

of the stock of the ‘young lion.’²⁵“The stock … lion” i.e. the Kingdom of Judah.

בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

May his light shine forever

בְּלִי לְאַטְפוּיֵי.

without being extinguished.

יְחַיֵּינוּ מִיֹּמָיִם

Strengthen us from “the two days,”²⁶I.e. the destruction of both Temples.

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי

so that on “the third day”²⁷I.e. the coming third Temple.

יְקִימֵנוּ וְנִחְיֶה.

we may be established and live.

לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ

To David and his descendants

וּלְכִסְאוֹ

and to his throne

יִהְיֶה שָׁלוֹם:

let there be peace.

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.”

זִבְחֵי אֱלֹהִים

The [correct offerings to God,

רוּחַ נִשְׁבָּרָה

a broken spirit,

לֵב־נִשְׁבָּר וְנִדְכֶּה

a broken and humbled heart;

אֱלֹהִים לֹא תִבְזֶה:

God, You will not despise.

תִּתֵּן אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב

You will grant truth to Jacob,

חֶסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם

kindliness to Abraham,

אֲשֶׁר־נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לַאֲבֹתֵינוּ

as You have sworn to our fathers

מִימֵי קֶדֶם:

from the days of old.

וְחֶסֶד יְהוָה

And the kindliness of Adonoy

מֵעוֹלָם וְעַד עוֹלָם

is forever and ever

עַל יְרֵאָיו,

upon those who fear Him,

וְצִדְקָתוֹ

and His righteousness

לִבְנֵי בָנִים:

upon children’s children.

קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵב

Adonoy is near to the broken-hearted;

וְאֶת־דַּכְּאֵי־רוּחַ יוֹשִׁיעַ:

and those crushed in spirit, He delivers.

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.