ליום חמישי דעשי"ת 5

פט. ע"פ א"ב כפול.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

אֱזֹן תַּחַן וְהַסְכֵּת עַתִירָה.

Heed supplication and listen to prayer,

אַף הָפֵר וְשַׁכֵּךְ עֶבְרָה.

cancel anger and diminish fury.

בָּאֵי לְחַלּוֹתְךָ בְּנֶפֶשׁ מָרָה.

The bitter-hearted who pray to You

בְּשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל יִמְצְאוּ עֶזְרָה:

will find help in Your great Name.

גַּעְיַת נֶאֱנָחִים

Regard the cry of the groaning¹The groaning of the nation of Israel.

עֱנוּתָם חֲזֵה.

behold their suffering;

גְּחִינַת קוֹמָתָם נָא אַל־תִּבְזֶה.

do not disdain their bent stature.

דְּרֹשׁ עֶלְבּוֹנָם מִצַּר בּוֹזֶה.

Charge the insolent enemy for shaming them;

דְּרֹךְ פּוּרָה וְנִצְחָם יַזֶּה:

trample them and let their blood spurt.

הֲלֹא אַתָּה הָיִיתָ וְהִנֶּךָ.

You have existed and still do,

הָיוֹ תִהְיֶה בַּהֲדַר גְּאוֹנֶךָ.

and will exist in all Your glory.

וְנַמְתָּ

You said

יִכּוֹן זֶרַע אֱמוּנֶיךָ.

the seed of Your loyal ones would exist,

וְהִנָּם כָּלִים

yet they are being wasted

מִתִּגְרַת חֲרוֹנֶךָ:

by the power of Your fury.

זֹעֲמוּ בְּעִוּוּיָם

They angered You with their sins

וּמִמַּאֲוָיָם נִסָּחוּ.

and were evicted from their desire,

זֹרוּ בָּאֲפָסִים וְלֹא נָחוּ.

they were scattered all over without rest;

חֻבְּלָה רוּחָם וְלֶעָפָר שָׁחוּ.

their spirit wounded, bent to the earth,

חָרְשׁוּ חוֹרְשִׁים

plowed upon

וּמַעֲנִית הִמְתִּיחוּ:

and deeply furrowed.

טָבְעוּ בַבֹּץ וְאֵין פּוֹצֶה.

Sunk in mud with no rescuer,

טוֹרְפֵיהֶם שָׁלוּ מִקָּצֶה אֶל קָצֶה.

their predators at peace all around,

יוֹם יוֹם לוֹחֲמָם מְנַצֶּה.

daily their enemy fights;

יַד פּוֹרְשִֹים מִלַּחַץ לֵיצֵא:

they spread their hands²To God in prayer. to get out of trouble.

כָּלוּ חַיֵּיהֶם

Their lives are wasted

בְּיָגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה.

with agony and groans;

כּוֹשֶׁל רַבָּה וְעָרְבָה שִֹמְחָה.

the weak are many and joy is gone.

לְיֶשַׁע חוֹכִים וְהִנֵּה צְוָחָה.

They hope for salvation and end up crying;

לִבְּטוּם קָמִים

they’re wearied by upstarts

וְכָרוּ שׁוּחָה:

who undermine them.

מַעֲרִימִים סוֹד מִמְּךָ לְהַדִּיחָם.

They plot slyly to convert them from You,

מַכְבִּידִים עֹל לְהַכְשִׁיל כֹּחָם.

weigh them down to weaken them.

נֹאֲקִים אֵלֶיךָ בְּהִתְעַטֵּף רוּחָם.

They cry to You when exhausted

נַחַת לִמְצֹא מִכֹּבֶד טָרְחָם:

to find respite from their heavy burden.

שִֹיחַ צָקִים בְּמַעֲמָד צָפוּף.

They express prayer, standing crowded,

סְלִיחָה מְבַקְּשִׁים בְּקָדְקֹד כָּפוּף.

request pardon with bowed head;

עוֹשְׁקֵיהֶם יַקְנִיאוּם

oppressors enrage them,

וּנְתָנוּם לְשִׁיסוּף.

seeking their extermination;

עִוְעִים יֻמְסָכוּ וְיִהְיוּ לְסִפּוּף:

may they be confounded and annihilated.

פְּדֵה דְבֵקֶיךָ מֵחֶרֶץ וְכִלּוּי.

Redeem Your followers from total destruction,

פַּלְּטֵם מִצּוֹרֵר וּתְנֵם לְעִלּוּי

save them from enemies and elevate them,

צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת

command the salvation

מְשַׁחֲרֶיךָ בְּחִלּוּי

of those who seek You in prayer,

צַדְּקֵם בְּדִינֶךָ

justify them in judgment

מִסֵּתֶר וְגָלוּי:

from hidden and open [sins].

קַנֹּא וְנוֹקֵם קַנֵּא לִשְׁמֶךָ.

Jealous avenger, be jealous for Your Name,

קַצֵּץ סִמְלוֹנִים

cut away the yoke thongs

מִצַּוַּאר עַמֶּךָ.

from Your people’s neck.

רְאֵה עֲמָלֵנוּ וְשׁוּב מִזַּעֲמֶךָ.

See our suffering and repent from Your anger,

רִיבָה רִיבֵנוּ

fight our battle

מֵעַם חֶרְמֶךָ:

against the people You damned.

שִׁבְעָתַיִם הָשֵׁב לְחֵיק מַאֲנִינָי.

Repay sevenfold those who anguish me,

שַׁכֵּר חִצֶּיךָ

besot Your arrows

מִדַּם מְעַנָּי.

with the blood of my oppressors.

תַּטֶּה אָזְנְךָ

Turn Your ear

לְקוֹל תַּחֲנוּנָי.

to the sound of my supplications,

תִּרְצֵנִי בְּקָרְאִי יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה:

accept me when I call out, “Adonoy, Adonoy.”

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.”

כִּי אָדָם אֵין צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ

For there is no righteous man on earth

אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּוֹב וְלֹא יֶחֱטָא:

who [always] does good and never sins.

כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם

For the inclination of man’s heart

רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו:

leans to evil from his youth.

כִּי־תְבַקֵּשׁ לַעֲוֺנֵינוּ

For You search out our iniquities,

וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ תִדְרוֹשׁ:

and scrutinize our sins.

שַׁתָּה עֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ לְנֶגְדֶּךָ

You have set our iniquities before You,

עֲלֻמֵנוּ

the sins of our youth

לִמְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ:

before the light of Your countenance.

אֱנוֹשׁ כֶּחָצִיר יָמָיו

As for man, his days are as grass;

כְּצִיץ הַשָּׂדֶה

as the flower of the field,

כֵּן יָצִיץ:

so he flourishes.

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם

And You, Adonoy, are gracious and merciful,

אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם

slow to anger,

וְרַב חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת:

and abundant in kindness and truth.

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.