ליום שביעי 3

כ. חתום בנימין בר זרח.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

בְּתוּלַת בַּת יְהוּדָה,

The virgin daughter of Judah

רַבַּת תַּאֲנִיָּה וַאֲנִיָּה.

is full of pain and sobbing,

מִתְיַפְּחָה

she bewails herself

פּוֹרֶסֶת כַּף,

[and] spreads her hands [in prayer]

מֵעִמְקֵי שִׁבְיָה.

from the depths of her captivity.

מִן־הַמֵּצַר

From the narrowness [of distress]

קְרָאתִיךָ,

I call out to You,

עֲנֵנִי

Answer me

בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ.

with the breadth of Divine relief;

מֵאֵשׁ וּמִמַּיִם

from out of fire and water

תּוֹצִיאֶנָּה לָרְוָיָה:

bring her into safety.

נוֹשֵׂאת עַיִן לְעֶזְרָה

She lifts her eyes for help,

וּמַבֶּטֶת הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה.

she looks to all sides;

מִתְחוֹלֶלֶת

she trembles [like a woman]

כְּמַבְכִּירָה

giving birth to her first child,

בְּצִירֶיהָ,

her birth pains

מִגְּזֵרוֹת עֲדִינָה.

are compounded by her delicate nature.

סוֹפֶקֶת כַּף אֶל כַּף,

She claps her hands,

וְהוֹמָה בְּהֶגְיוֹנָהּ.

and murmurs in her thoughts:

אַיֵּה אֵיפוֹא תִּקְוָתִי,

“Where now is my hope,

וְתִקְוָתִי

and [the fulfillment of] my hope

מִי־יְשׁוּרֶנָּה:

who will see?”

יְדִידוּת נַפְשָׁהּ וּמִשְׁכְּנוֹתֶיהָ,

The beloved of her soul and her Dwelling,

וּצְבִי גְאוֹנָהּ.

her ornament and pride [the Holy Temple]

כְּנִתְּנוּ בְּיַד

have been given into the hands

מְחָרְפֶיהָ

of those who revile her,

וּבְיַד מְעַנָּהּ.

into the palms of those who afflict her.

הַשּׁוֹאֶגֶת בְּתוֹךְ מוֹעֲדֶיהָ,

They yell out amid their assemblies,

וּבְקוֹלָהּ עָלֶיהָ נָתָנָה.

giving voice, they taunt her, saying:

אַיֵּה דְּבַר־יְהֹוָה,

“Where is the word of Adonoy?”

יָבֹא־נָא:

“Let it come now [and deliver them].”

מִשְּׁבִי לְגָלוּת נְפוּצָה וּשְׁבוּרָה,

From captivity to exile, driven and shattered

אֲיֻמָּתֶךָ.

is Your nation that was once feared;

מִפְּנֵי זַעַם חֲמָתְךָ

[this resulted] from Your fierce anger

וּמֵאֵימַת עֶבְרָתֶךָ.

and the terror of Your wrath.

וּבְקֹצֶר־רוּחַ בְקוֹל־מַר

With her broken spirit and bitter voice,

שׁוֹאֶגֶת לְעֻמָּתֶךָ.

she cries out to You:

אַיֵּה קִנְאָתְךָ וּגְבוּרָתֶיךָ:

“Where is Your indignation and Your might?”

נָטַשְׁתָּ עַמְּךָ

You have abandoned Your people,

בֵּית־יִשְׂרָאֵל

the House of Israel,

בְּאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיָם.

in the land of their captivity;

נָדִים וְנָעִים בְּאֶרֶץ הָאוֹיֵב,

they are tossed about in the enemies’ land

כָּאֳנִיָּה בְּלֶב־יָם.

like a ship in the heart of the sea.

לְאָבוֹת שׁוֹאֲלִים עוֹלְלִים,

Babes ask their fathers:

מוֹפְתֵי־רוֹעֶה אַיָּם.

“Where are the wonders of the shepherd?”¹Moses.

אַיֵּה

Where is He

הַמַּעֲלֵם מִיָּם:

Who brought them out of the [Reed] Sea?

בְּנֵי־נָבָל, גַּם בְּנֵי בְלִי שֵׁם,

Degenerates and non-entities

בּוֹסְסוּ נַחֲלָתֵנוּ.

have trampled our inheritance [the Temple],

רִחֲקוּנוּ מֵעַל אַדְמָתֵנוּ,

they have driven us far from our country

וּמִגְּבוּל אַרְצֵנוּ.

from the borders of our land;

אָמַרְנוּ נִגְזַרְנוּ, אָבְדָה תִקְוָתֵנוּ.

we said: “We are cut off, our hope is lost.”

אַיֵּה כָּל־נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ

“Where are all Your wonders

אֲשֶׁר סִפְּרוּ־לָנוּ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ:

of which our fathers told us?”

זְכֹר יְהֹוָה לִבְנֵי־אֱדוֹם,

Remember Adonoy to the sons of Edom,

חָרְבוֹת הֵיכָלָךְ.

the destruction of Your Temple,

רִצֵּץ אַבִּירַי

the shattering of my mighty ones

וְנִפֵּץ

and the dismemberment

עוֹלְלֵי־קְהָלָךְ.

of the infants of Your congregation;

חֲשֹׂף זְרֹעֲךָ בַּקֵּשׁ מִיָּדָם

uncover Your mighty arm—demand from them

מַרְעִית־חֶבְלָךְ.

an account of the flock of Your pasture:

אַיֵּה הָעֵדֶר נִתַּן־לָךְ:

“Where is the flock that was given you?”

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.”

שׁוּבָה יְהוָה אֶת־שְׁבִיתֵנוּ

Adonoy! bring back our exiles

כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב׃

like springs in the desert.

שׁוּב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ

Turn away from Your fierce anger

וְהִנָּחֵם

and let Your mind be changed

עַל־הָרָעָה לְעַמֶּךָ׃

concerning the evil intended for Your people.

שׁוּבָה יְהוָה עַד־מָתָי.

Return Adonoy—how long?

וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־עֲבָדֶיךָ׃

and change Your mind about Your servants.

שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ.

Return to us, God of our deliverance,

וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּנוּ׃

and annul Your anger toward us.

אַל תָּבֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ

Enter not into judgement with us,

כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי:

for no living soul will be justified before You.

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.