לערב ראש השנה 12

לב. על פי א"ב:

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

חַיִּים אֲרוּכִים תִּכְתְּבֵנוּ

Inscribe us for long life

נְטוֹעַ בְּלִי לַעֲקוֹר.

and let us not be uprooted.

בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ עַל כִּסֵּא

As You sit upon Your throne

מַעֲשִֹים לִסְקוֹר.

examining all actions in Your judgment,

הַטּוֹב צְפֵה

view only the good

וְהָרַע אַל תַּחְקוֹר.

and do not examine the evil;

כִּי עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים:

for with You is the source of life.¹You dispense life.

חַיִּים בִּרְצוֹנוֹ

You dispense life when You are willing

וְרֶגַע בְּאַפּוֹ נִרְאֵית.

while Your period of anger is fleeting.

לֹא לָנֶצַח תָּרִיב

Do not punish until eternity

נַחֲלַת הַנִּלְאֵית.

your weary inheritance (Israel).

הַשְׁמִיעֵנִי נָא סָלַחְתִּי

Let me hear the clarion, “I forgive!”

עָוֹן לָשֵֹאת.

as You forgive my sins, and

רְאֵה נָתַתִּי לְפָנֶיךָ הַיּוֹם

[also let me hear] “I’ve granted you today

אֶת הַחַיִּים:

the gift of life!”

חַיִּים גְּאֹל מִשַּׁחַת

Grant us life and redeem us from ruin.

תְּעַטְּרֵנִי חֶסֶד אֶזְרָח.

Wrap me with the kindness of Abraham²Abraham, the patriarch, is sometimes referred to as “Ezrach,” e.g. Ayson Haezrachi.

וֶאֱמֶת יַשְׁרֵשׁ יַעֲקֹב

and with the truth that was rooted in Jacob,

יָצִיץ וּפָרַח.

he planted it and it flourished [in Israel].

תַּרְחִיק פְּשָׁעֵינוּ

Distance our sins from us

כִּרְחֹק מַעֲרָב מִמִּזְרָח.

as west is distant from east.

תּוֹדִיעֵנוּ אֹרַח חַיִּים:

Make known to us the truth path of life.

חַיִּים דְּבָרְךָ יַדְּעֵנוּ

Make known to us Your living Word³The Torah gives life to those who uphold it.

אֵל גִּבּוֹר וְיוֹעֵץ.

Almighty, powerful and [wise] Counselor—

לְהִדָּבֵק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ

[motivate us] to cling to Your Torah;

אוֹתָנוּ בְּטוֹבָה לְהִוָּעֵץ.

His advice is for our own benefit.

הַגְבֵּר טוֹב

Make the good inclination triumph

עַל צְפוֹנִי לְהַרְעֵץ.

over the evil inclination and shatter it

לִשְׁמֹר

in order that we preserve

אֶת דֶּרֶךְ עֵץ הַחַיִּים:

the way of the Tree of Life.⁴The Torah.

חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ

The Torah sustains those who hold it.

וְרִפְאוּת וּמֵרוּחַ.

It is a cure and antidote for sickness.

תּוֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁרִים

The supporters of Torah are also fortunate

בְּאוֹר זָרוּעַ זָרוּחַ.

to bask in the expanding radiance of Torah.

וְכָל הַדָּבֵק בָּהּ

Those who cling to the way of Torah,

יִהְיֶה סָרוּחַ.

have an added quality to their lives

כָּל בָּשָֹר אֲשֶׁר בּוֹ רוּחַ חַיִּים:

over all other living flesh.

חַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם תִּסְמְכֵנוּ

Support us with life and peace

בְּיִרְאָה אוֹתְךָ לַעֲבֹד.

that we may serve You in reverence.

וְנָגִילָה וְנִשְֹמְחָה בָךְ

We shall be glad and rejoice in You

רְשָׁעִים בַּאֲבֹד.

when the wicked are destroyed.

שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַעֲשָֹרָה

May the three hundred ten worlds⁵Which are reserved for the righteous.

אוֹתָנוּ לִזְבֹּד.

be our portion

יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה

and grant us the reverence of God [which leads]

עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים:

to wealth, honor, and life.

חַיִּים זְבָדַנִי זֶבֶד טוֹב

He granted us a fortunate portion in life,

גְּדוֹל הָעֵצָה.

He Who provides advice and thoughts,

מַחֲסֶה לָנוּ

He Who is a refuge to us,

עֶזְרָה בְצָרוֹת נִמְצָא.

and a helper during times of travail.

שׁוּבָה אֵלַי וְאָשׁוּבָה

“Return to me and I shall return to you,”

אָמַר בְּפִיצָה.

He says as He opens His mouth,

כִּי מוֹצְאִי מָצָא חַיִּים:

“Because he who finds Me, discovers life.”

חַיִּים חִנָּם חָנֵּנִי

Grant me the gift of undeserved life,

אֵל אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת.

Almighty, Who knows our thoughts.

עָוֹן תִּמְחוֹל

Forgive the iniquities

חָרוּת עַל הַלֻּחוֹת.

that are engraved upon tablets,

וְשֹוֹנְאֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ בֹּשֶׁת

and Your enemies will be cloaked in shame

בְּיִסּוּר תּוֹכָחוֹת.

as You punish them in rebuke.

לֹא יְשׁוּבוּן וְלֹא יַשִּׂיגוּ

They will not repent or comprehend

אָרְחוֹת חַיִּים:

the [true] paths of life.

חַיִּים טוֹבִים גְמוֹל לַעֲבָדֶיךָ

Bestow good life to Your servants.

נַפְשָׁם לִגְאוֹל. מֵרְאוֹת שַׁחַת

Redeem their souls from Gehenom

כְּנָם נִשְׁאַל נִשְׁאוֹל.

just as You granted King David his request.⁶See Psalms 21, 5.

לֹא כֵן הָרְשָׁעִים

Not so, for the wicked

שֶׁפָּרְקוּ עוֹל.

who rejected You,

יַשִּׁיא מָוֶת עָלֵימוֹ

send the angel of death unto them

יֵרְדוּ שְׁאוֹל חַיִּים:

in order that they descend to their graves.

חַיִּים יוֹדוּךָ כָּמוֹנוּ

Those of us who are alive can thank You,

וְלֹא קְרוּצֵי קֶרֶץ.

but not those who are severed from life.

אָב לַבָּנִים יוֹדִיעַ

A father informs his children

שִׁבְחֲךָ בְּמֶרֶץ.

of Your praises in his conversation.

וַאֲנַחְנוּ נְבָרֵךְ יָהּ

And we bless You, God,

שִׁבְחֲךָ לְהַעֲרֵץ.

Your praise we extoll,

לִרְאוֹת בְּטוּב יְהֹוָה

that we may merit to see God’s goodness

בְּאֶרֶץ הַחַיִּים:

upon us in the land of life.

חַיִּים כֻּלְּכֶם הַיּוֹם תַּשְׁמִיעַ

Let us hear today: “That you all will live”

טֶרֶף חֻקָּם.

with the proper allotment of sustenance.

מֵחַטָּאתָם טַהֲרֵם

Purify them from their sins

וְאַל תְּשִׁיבֵם רֵיקָם.

and don’t turn them away empty-handed.

מִמְתִים יָדְךָ יְהֹוָה

Those decreed for death are in Your hands

מַלֵּא סִפְּקָם.

Adonoy, sustain them for life,

מִמְתִים

and even those destined for death

מֵחֶלֶד

because of old age,

חֶלְקָם בַּחַיִּים:

grant them a portion amongst the living.

חַיִּים לְמַעְלָה לְמַשְֹכִּיל

Life is an attribute for the discerning person

לְמַעַן

because through the life of Torah he can

סוּר מֵחֶרֶךְ.

distant himself from Gehinom.

אַךְ אֱלֹהִים

Therefore, please God,

יִפְדֶּה נַפְשִׁי מִפֶּרֶךְ.

redeem my soul from a broken body

וִיחִי עוֹד לָנֶצַח

and let it live forever

לְיָמִים אוֹרֶךְ.

and for long life;

כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה

For the mitzvah is a lamp

וְתוֹרָה אוֹר

and the Torah is light

וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים:

and the way to achieve life.

חַיִּים מִסֵּפֶר יִמָּחוּ

Erase from the book of life

גְבָל וּמוֹאָב הַגְּבוֹהִים.

Gival and Moav who are now exalted

לְבוּל עֵץ סוֹגְדִים וְקוֹדִים

though they bow down to a block of wood

וּמַאֲלִיהִים.

and proclaim it to be a god.

בַּל יֻחַן רָשָׁע

Do not grant kindness to the wicked

הַמַּדְכֶּה

who afflict us;

יִדוֹן בְּשִׁלּוּהִים.

let them be sentenced for destruction

כִּי חֵרֵף

because they disgrace Israel

מַעַרְכוֹת אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים:

who are the legions of the eternal God.

חַיִּים נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ בּוֹ

You swore to give life

לְבִנְךָ יְחִידֶךָ.

to Your only son (Isaac),

שַׁעַר אוֹיְבָיו

the gates of his enemies

לְהַנְחִילוֹ

was to be the inheritance of his descendants

תַּתָּה בְּיָדֶךָ.

through You they would fall in his hands.

אָנַפְתָּ

Despite Your anger,

וְתָשׁוּב

You will again grant us mercy

עַל כֵּן אוֹדֶךָ.

and, therefore, I thank You,

כִּי טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ מֵחַיִּים:

for Your kindness is greater than life.

חַיִּים שׂוֹבַע שְֹמָחוֹת

[Instruct us in the path of true life] in order that we be satiated with joy

אֶת פָּנֶיךָ נוֹרָאוֹת.

when we see Your wondrous face.⁷A reference to the Divine Presence, (Shechinah).

חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ

Renew our days like in times of old

חֵן חֵן תְּשׁוּאוֹת.

and people will see our graciousness.

תָּשׁוּב תְּרַחֲמֵנוּ

Return and have mercy upon us,

יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת.

Adonoy, God of Hosts

כִּי מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּים:

because from You emanates life.

חַיִּים עַל הָאֲדָמָה

Let life on earth

יְבֻשַּׂר עַמְּךָ מִמְּעוֹנוֹת.

be decreed for Your people from the heavens

וְתַשְׁלִיךְ בִּמְצוּלוֹת יָם

and cast into the depths of the sea

חֵטְא וַעֲוֹנוֹת.

all of our sins and iniquities.

לֵב טָהוֹר בְּרָא לָנוּ

Create for us a pure heart

וְהַמְצִיאֵנוּ חֲנִינוֹת.

and grant us the kindnesses

אֹרֶךְ יָמִים וּשְׁנוֹת חַיִּים:

of many days and years of life.

חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק

Grant life to the righteous one

וּפִי רְשָׁעִים מְחִתָּה.

and to the wicked dispense fear.

בְּקָצְבְּךָ מִלְחָמוֹת

When on Rosh Hashana You decree wars,

וְשָׁלוֹם וּפַלָּצוּת וּבְעָתָה.

or peace or fears and trembling,

שוֹבַע וְרָזוֹן

a year of plenty or famine,

וְחִיל הַחַיִּים וְהַמָּוְתָה.

terror, life, or death,

הַבְּרָכָה וְהַקְּלָלָה

a year of blessing or curse,

וּבָחַרְתָּ בַּחַיִּים:

choose for us the portion of life.

חַיִּים צְדָקָה וְכָבוֹד

A life of righteousness and dignity

תַּגְדִּיל לְיָפָה כְּתִרְצָה.

grant her⁸Israel. who is beautiful and amenable,

הַזּוֹרַעַת חֶסֶד וְקוֹצֶרֶת

who does kindness with others, privately,

בְּלִי שִׁמְצָה.

without causing the recipient shame.

תְּכוֹנֵן צַדִּיק יְהֹוָה

Adonoy make the righteous one secure

וּגְדוֹר פִּרְצָה.

and fulfill his needs.

רֹדֵף צְדָקָה וָחֶסֶד

He who pursues righteousness and kindness

יִמְצָא חַיִּים:

will himself find life.

חַיִּים קַיָּמִים תַּנְחִילֵנוּ

Grant us the inheritance of eternal life (Torah)

וְחָכְמָה וָדַעַת בְּמוֹעֲצוֹת.

given with Divine wisdom and advice.

שָֹשֹוֹן וְשִֹמְחָה תַּשְׁמִיעַ

Let gladness and rejoicing be heard

מֵעִיר חֻצוֹת.

from the streets of Jerusalem;

וְהַעֲבֵר מֵעָלַי עָוֹן

and remove iniquity from us

וְהַלְבֵּשׁ מַחֲלָצוֹת.

and garb us with fresh clothing (Torah).

אֶתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה

I will then go before God

בְּאַרְצוֹת הַחַיִּים:

in the lands of life.⁸Israel.

חַיִּים רְאֵה

See fit, God, to grant life

עַם סְגֻלָּתְךָ

to Your people who are Your treasure,

כְּקֶדֶם לִמְתוֹב.

let them return to serve you as previously.⁹In the days of the Holy Temple.

לֹא תַחְפּוֹץ בְּמוֹת הַמֵּת

You do not desire the death of the sinner

עַד דִיתוֹב.

but rather that he repent.

נִשְׁבָּר וְנִדְכֶּה

A broken and pained heart

לְפָנֶיךָ חָשׁוּב הַטּוֹב.

is considered precious before You.

קָדוֹשׁ יֵאָמֶר לוֹ

Therefore say to them that they are holy

כָּל הַכָּתוּב לְחַיִּים:

include them among those inscribed for life.

חַיִּים שָׁאַל מִמְּךָ

When [David] requested life from You,

נָתַתָּה לוֹ

You granted it to him.¹⁰When Moshiach Ben David sees that Moshiach Ben Yosef is killed he will ask God for life, and God will grant him that request because of King David’s prayer. See Succah 52.

חַיֵּיהוּ מִיּוֹמַיִם.

Grant him life now as You did then.

גָדוֹל כְּבוֹדוֹ בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ

His glory will be great in Your salvation

כִּיפַת פַּעֲמַיִם.

[just as the glory of Israel was great] as they ascended to Jerusalem at festivals.

הַשְׁקִיפָה מִמְּעוֹן קָדְשְׁךָ

Look from the dwelling place of Your holiness

מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם.

from the heavens [to save us].

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא

On that day

יֵצְאוּ מַיִם חַיִּים:

spring water will flow from Jerusalem.

חַיִּים תַּאֲוָה בָּאָה

You desire to grant life

סְלוֹחַ אֶל חַטֹּאתֵכֶם.

and to forgive their sins.

תַּשְׁמִיעַ

Let it be heard:

וְאֶת רוּחִי אֶתֵּן בְּקִרְבְּכֶם.

“And My spirit, I will place among you”

לֵאמֹר מָצָאתִי כוֹפֶר.

saying that I found atonement [for you].

רָצִיתִי אֶתְכֶם.

I wish to accept you

וְאַתֶּם הַדְּבֵקִים

because you truly cling

בַּיהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם חַיִּים:

to Adonoy, Your God, Who lives eternally.

חַיִּים מִמְּךָ הָאֵל

Almighty, with life

סָמְכָה יוֹנָתְךָ הַמְשׁוּכָה אַחֲרֶיךָ.

support Your dove (Israel) who follows You

לְהִדָּבֵק בְּךָ כַּדָּת וְכַהֲלָכָה.

to cling to Your laws.

תְּבִיאֵנוּ לְהַר צִיּוֹן

Bring us to Mount Zion

וְתָשִׁיב הַמְּלוּכָה.

and restore the kingship

כִּי שָׁם צִוָּה יְהֹוָה

because from there Adonoy commands

אֶת הַבְּרָכָה חַיִּים:

(and sends forth) the blessing of life.

חַיִּים מִמֶּנּוּ נוֹחִיל

We await life from Him

וְלִישׁוּעָתוֹ קִוִּינוּ.

and hope for His deliverance.

עַתָּה יַרְחִיב יְהֹוָה לָנוּ

At this time Adonoy will expand our territory

וּפָרִינוּ.

enabling us to increase and multiply.

יְחַיֵּינוּ מִיּוֹמַיִם

From the destruction of the two temples

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקִימֵנוּ.

He will resurrect us and build the third Temple,

אֲנַחְנוּ אֵלֶּה פֹה הַיּוֹם

and all those who are before You today

כֻּלָּנוּ חַיִּים:

shall remain amongst the living.

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.”

אַל תָּבֹא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ

Do not enter into judgment with us,

כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי:

for no living being will be justified before You.

וְאַתָּה אֲדוֹנֵינוּ הַמֶּלֶךְ

And now our Master, the King,

עֵינֵי כָל יִשְׂרָאֵל עָלֶיךָ:

the eyes of all Israel are on You.

יְהוָֹה מֶלֶךְ יְהוָֹה מָלָךְ

Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King,

יְהוָֹה יִמְלֹךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:

Adonoy will be King forever and ever.

אַתָּה הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ מִקֶּדֶם

You are our King from of old,

פֹּעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ׃

You effect deliverances in the midst of the earth.

אַתָּה־הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ אֱלֹהִים

You are our King, God,

צַוֵּה יְשׁוּעוֹת יַעֲקֹב׃

command the deliverance of Jacob.

וְהָיָה

And it will be on that day,

יְהוָֹה לְמֶלֶךְ

that Adonoy will be King

עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ

over the whole earth,

בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא

on that day

יִהְיֶה יְהוָֹה אֶחָד

Adonoy will be One

וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד׃

and His Name One.

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.