ליום רביעי דעשי"ת 10

פה. על פי א"ב. חתום רבנו יצחק בר יקר חזק ואמץ.

אָרִיד בְּשִׂיחִי.

I shall wail with my prayers,

בְּשִׂיחִי לְגוֹחִי.

with my prayers to my Creator.

לְגוֹחִי בַּהֲשִׂיחִי.

To my Creator as I am bent [and submissive],

כִּי אִם בְּרוּחִי:

relying only on my spirit [prayers].

בְּרוּחִי בִּלְשׁוֹנִי.

With my spirit [prayers] and my tongue,

בִּלְשׁוֹנִי עֶלְבּוֹנִי.

with my tongue I shall express my shame,

עֶלְבּוֹנִי לְקוֹנִי.

my shame before my Creator

נִחַר גְּרוֹנִי:

until my throat becomes parched.

גְּרוֹנִי וּשְׂפָתַיִם.

My throat and my lips [can do good or evil],

וּשְׂפָתַיִם בִּשְׁתַּיִם.

the lips have two options,

בִּשְׁתַּיִם נְתִיבוֹתַיִם.

there are two paths that they may follow,

נְתִיבוֹתַיִם דְּלָתַיִם:

doors are open to each one of those paths.

דְּלָתַיִם לִתְשׁוּבָה.

The doors open to repentance

לִתְשׁוּבָה מְשׁוּבָה.

to repentance from a rebellious heart,

מְשׁוּבָה וּמְשׁוּבָבָה.

rebellious and wild,

הַבַּת הַשּׁוֹבֵבָה:

for the daughter (Israel) who rebelled.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

הַשּׁוֹבֵבָה נַעֲוֵית.

The rebellious daughter’s body is bent,

נַעֲוֵית וְנִדְוֵית.

bent and suffering from pain,

נִדְוֵית וְנִכְוֵית.

suffering and singed,

וְנִכְוֵית וְנִתְוֵית.

singed and marked

לַאֲבַדּוֹן וָמָוֶת:

for destruction and death.

וּמָוֶת וְצוּקָה.

Death and pain,

וְצוּקָה מְצִיקָה.

pain inflicting great suffering,

מְצִיקָה הֶחֱזִיקָה.

suffering which grips her,

וַתֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְצָעָקָה:

as she goes forth in tears of anguish.

זָעֲקָה מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ.

Cries because of Your wrath,

מִגַּעֲרָתְךָ וְקִנְאָתְךָ.

from Your wrath and Your anger

וְקִנְאָתְךָ וּגְבוּרָתְךָ.

Your anger and Your strength

סָמְכָה חֲמָתְךָ:

gripped and leaned against me.

חֲמָתְךָ מָלְאָה.

Over Israel Your wrath is full,

מָלְאָה וְנִלְאָה.

full and weary,

נִלְאָה נְכֵאָה.

[she is] weary and broken

אַף הִיא טְמֵאָה:

and even defiled.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

טְמֵאָה כִּצְרוּעָה.

Defiled as is a metzoraas

כִּצְרוּעָה פְּרוּעָה.

as a metzoraas whose hair is uncovered

פְּרוּעָה מֵרֵעָה.

vulnerable to afflictions¹From the nations.

וְהִיא לֹא יָדְעָה:

and pretending to be unaware of them.

יָדְעָה וְנֶאֱלָמָה.

She is aware of persecution but remains silent,

נֶאֱלָמָה נֶעְלָמָה.

silent as if oblivious to a response,

נֶעְלָמָה חָכְמָה.

as if totally unaware of their intentions

כִּסְּתָה כְּלִמָּה:

and covers her face from shame.

כְּלִמָּה וְחֶרְפָּה.

Shame and disgrace

וְחֶרְפָּה פְּרוּפָה.

have clung to her,

פְּרוּפָה צְרוּפָה.

clung and fused as one with her,

הָיְתָה לִשְׂרֵפָה:

until she is ready for holocaust.

לִשְׂרֵפָה חֲבוּשָׁה.

Imprisoned, she is incinerated,

חֲבוּשָׁה רְטוּשָׁה.

imprisoned she is decimated,

רְטוּשָׁה נְטוּשָׁה.

decimated and forsaken,

גְּרוּשָׁה מֵאִישָׁהּ:

and divorced from her husband (God).

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

מֵאִישָׁהּ לְבִזָּיוֹן.

From her husband she was cast in disgrace,

לְבִזָּיוֹן וְכִלָּיוֹן.

in disgrace for destruction,

וְכִלָּיוֹן בְּצָיוֹן.

for destruction in a land without shelter,

לֹא תוּכַל נִקָּיוֹן:

in which she cannot be exempt from suffering.

נִקָּיוֹן וְכַפָּרָה.

Cleansed and atoned of her sins

כַּפָּרָה מְחֻסָּרָה.

complete atonement is not possible

מְחֻסָּרָה מֻגָּרָה.

for she lacks her Dwelling Place²The Temple.

כְּפָרָה סוֹרֵרָה:

and is cast asunder like a rebellious cow.

סוֹרֵרָה בְּבַעֲלָהּ.

She rebels against her husband (God),

בְּבַעֲלָהּ מָעֲלָה.

and was deceitful against Him,

מָעֲלָה מְעִילָה.

she was so exceedingly deceitful

וְאֵין דֵּי עוֹלָה:

that there are not sufficient sacrifices for her.

עוֹלָה וּמִנְחָה.

A sacrifice of either an “olah” or “mincha”³Burnt-offering or meal-offering.

מִנְחָה זְנוּחָה.

is no longer possible

זְנוּחָה נֶאֱנָחָה.

for Israel is forsaken and bemoaning

בְּמִכְוָה פָּרָחָה:

as a leper whose disease spread all over her.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

פָּרְחָה טֻמְאָה.

The defilement of nations has spread upon us,

טֻמְאָה וְקִנְאָה.

their defilement and jealousy.

וְקִנְאָה תַקְנִיאָה.

Please, God, vent Your jealousy upon them

לְךָ צָמְאָה:

because Israel thirsts for You.

צָמְאָה נַפְשִׁי.

My soul thirsts for You,

נַפְשִׁי לְהַנְפִּישִׁי.

for you to provide tranquility for my soul,

לְהַנְפִּישִׁי מֵרִפְשִׁי.

to save me from the dung of exile,

אֱלֹהַי קְדוֹשִׁי:

my God, my Holy One.

קְדוֹשִׁי וּמוֹשִׁיעִי.

My Holy One, and my Savior,

מוֹשִׁיעִי מִמַּרְשִׁיעִי.

my Savior from those who persecute me,

מִמַּרְשִׁיעִי תְּשַׁעְשְׁעִי.

replace my persecutors by delighting me,

יְהֹוָה רוֹעִי:

God, my Shepherd.

רוֹעִי וְאֵלִי.

My Shepherd and my God,

וְאֵלִי וּמַצִּילִי.

my God and my Rescuer.

וּמַצִּילִי תַנְחִילִי.

Let my Rescuer permit me to inherit

כַּרְמִי שֶׁלִּי:

[the land of Israel,] my vineyard.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

שֶׁלִּי וְשֶׁלָּךְ.

My disgrace is also Yours,

וְשֶׁלָּךְ לְמוּלָךְ.

and Yours is obviously opposite You;

לְמוּלָךְ

against You,

נִאֲצוּ לָךְ.

they have committed abominations

וּלְשׁוֹנָם תִּהֲלָךְ:

and their tongues were slanderous.

תִּהֲלָךְ גָּזַרְתָּ.

The people for whom You split the Reed Sea,

גָּזַרְתָּ הֶעֱבַרְתָּ.

and then passed them through,

הֶעֱבַרְתָּ וְיִתַּרְתָּ.

thereby granting them added esteem,

עַם-זוּ יָצַרְתָּ:

this people that You created [to serve You].

יָצַרְתָּ חֹק לִי.

You created Your laws for me,

בָּרֵר יוֹשֶׁר מִלּוּלִי.

please choose the rightness of my prayers,

מִלּוּלִי

those prayers

לְאֵלִי.

with which I am entreating my God,

אֱלֹהִים יְהֹוָה חֵילִי:

O God, Adonoy Who gives me strength.

חֵילִי חַזְּקֵנוּ.

My God Who gives me strength, strengthen us,

חַזְּקֵנוּ וְאַמְּצֵנוּ.

strengthen us and fortify us.

וְאַמְּצֵנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ.

Our King, please fortify us,

יְהֹוָה מְחוֹקְקֵנוּ:

Adonoy Who rules over us.

חָטָאנוּ צוּרֵנוּ

Our Strength! we have sinned!

סְלַח לָנוּ יוֹצְרֵנוּ:

Our Creator! forgive us!

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.”