ליום רביעי דעשי"ת 8

פג. מיוסד על פי א"ב.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אֵיתָן לִמַּד דַּעַת.

Abraham taught the knowledge of God

טֶרֶם לַכֹּל מוּדַעַת:

before it was known to all the world.

בֵּאֵר שִׁמְךָ לְכָל־בָּאֵי־עוֹלָם.

He expounded Your Name to all mankind,

גִּלָּה כָּל־סָתוּם וְנֶעְלָם:

and revealed what was hidden and unknown.

גִּלּוּלִים מָאַס וְשִׁבֵּר.

He abhorred and broke the idols,

תּוֹעִים לְשִׁמְךָ חִבֵּר:

the misinformed, he attached to Your Name,

דֶּרֶךְ מִישׁוֹר בָּחַר.

he chose the upright way [of life],

תּוֹרָה וּמִצְוֹת שָׁמַר וְלֹא אֵחַר:

Torah and Mitzvos he kept without tarrying.

הִצַּלְתּוֹ מֵאוּר כַּשְֹדִּים.

You rescued him from the fire of the Chaldeans,

גְּנַנְתּוֹ בְּעֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים:

You protected him in the valley of Siddim,¹When he battled the four kings in order to rescue Lot.

וִעַדְתּוֹ

You promised him:

שְֹכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה־מְאֹד

“Your reward will be very great,”

וִתַּקְתּוֹ

and You distinguished him

רֹב־עשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד:

with great wealth and honor.

זָעַק וְהֵשִׁיב

And when he replied, crying:

מַה־תִּתֶּן לִי.

“What will You give me?

שֹׁרֶשׁ וְעָנָף אֵין־לִי:

when I have neither root nor branch.”²Abraham had not yet been blessed with a child.

חִיַּלְתּוֹ בִּרְאִיַּת מַחֲזֶה.

You strengthened him in a vision,

בִּשַּׂרְתּוֹ לֹא־יִירָשְׁךָ זֶה:

telling him, “this one³Eliezer. See Genesis 15:4. shall not be your heir.”

טֶנֶא בִּכּוּרִים

With his first fruit [Isaac]

לְמֵאָה חֲנַנְתּוֹ.

You endowed him in his hundredth year,

לְקָרְבַּן נִיחוֹחַ חֲשַׁקְתּוֹ:

and when You desired him⁴Isaac. as an offering

יַחְדָּו בְּכָל־לִבָּם דָּצוּ.

both of them rejoiced with all their hearts,

לַעֲשֹוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ רָצוּ:

and hastened to do Your will.

כָּבַשׁ רַחֲמָיו

As Abraham suppressed his compassion

לַעֲשֹוֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ.

to do Your will,

כֵּן־יִכְבְּשׁוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ

so may Your compassion suppress

אֶת־כַּעַסְךָ מֵעַל־צֹאנֶךָ:

Your anger from Your flock.

לִבָּם וְנַפְשָׁם הָיָה נָכוֹן.

Their hearts and souls were ready,

לָכֵן תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ

so too, may our prayers before You

כִּקְטוֹרֶת תִּכּוֹן:

be accepted as an incense-offering.

מִהֵר וְלָקַח מַאֲכֶלֶת.

He hastened and took the knife,

לָכֵן זַרְעָם תַּצִּיל

therefore save their seed

מִמִּיתָה מְשַׁכֶּלֶת:

from childless death;

נֶעֱקַד יָחִיד

the one son was bound

כְּשֶֹה לָטֶבַח.

like a lamb for slaughter,

לָכֵן תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ תִּרְצֶה

therefore favor our prayers

כְּעוֹלָה וָזֶבַח:

like a burnt-offering and sacrifice.

סִדֵּר עֵצִים וְהִצִּית עֲלֵיהֶם אֵשׁ.

He arranged the wood and kindled the fire,

לָכֵן בַּעֲמִידָתֵנוּ הַיּוֹם

therefore as we stand praying this day

לֹא נִתְבַּיֵּשׁ:

let us not be put to shame.

עֲנִיתוֹ מִשְּׁמֵי שָׁמַיִם.

You answered him from the highest heavens,

לָכֵן נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לוֹ

and You swore to him

בְּשִׁמְךָ פַּעֲמָיִם:

twice by Your Name.⁵That You would remember his seed for good.

פָּדִיתָ אוֹתוֹ בְּאַיִל

You redeemed him [Isaac] with a ram

בַּסְּבָךְ אָחוּז.

caught in a thicket,

לָכֵן

therefore,

עֲמִידָתֵנוּ וְעִנּוּיֵנוּ לֹא תָבוּז:

do not disgrace our petition and affliction.⁶Our fasting on Yom Kippur.

צַעֲקָתֵנוּ שְׁמַע וְשַׁוְעָתֵנוּ סְכֹת.

Hear our cry and hearken to our entreaty,

בִּזְכוּת אָב

in the merit of the Patriarch [Jacob]

נָסַע סֻכּוֹת:

who traveled to Succos.⁷See Genesis 33:17.

קוֹל מְבַשֵּׂר

Let the voice of him who brings tidings⁸Moshiach will bring tidings of our redemption.

יִשָּׁמַע בָּעוֹלָם.

be heard in the world,

לִגְאֹל עַם

to redeem the people [who are]

גֶּזַע גִּבְעוֹת עוֹלָם:

the offspring of the everlasting hills.⁹The Matriarchs were so called.

רַחֵם קְהַל עֲדַת

Have mercy on the congregation

מְקֻשָּׁטִים.

adorned [with Torah and Mitzvos],

טִיעַת שְׁנֵים עָשָֹר שְׁבָטִים:

the plant of the Twelve Tribes.

שְׁכִינָתְךָ תִּשְׁכֹּן בְּתוֹכֵנוּ.

Let Your Divine Presence dwell among us,

תְּנַהֲגֵנוּ לִגְבוּל אַדְמָתֵנוּ:

lead us to the borders of our land,

תֵּפֶן אֵלֵינוּ בְּרַחֲמִים.

turn to us with compassion,

כִּי־כֵן נִקְרֵאתָ

for You are called

מָלֵא רַחֲמִים:

[God] full of compassion.

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.”