לערב ראש השנה 14

לד. על פי א"ב. חתום מחברו יצחק הכהן החבר חזק ואמץ:

אָדוֹן בְּפָקְדְךָ אֱנוֹשׁ

Master, when You call on man

לַבְּקָרִים,

each morning [for judgment]

בְּמִצּוּי הַדִּין אַל־תִּמְתַּח:

do not press justice to its limits.

גּוּף וּנְשָׁמָה אִם־תְּרִיבֵם,

If You combine body and soul [in judgment]

דֹּחוּ

they would be thrust down

וְלֹא־יוּכְלוּ קוּם:

and be unable to rise.

הֲיוּכַל גֶּבֶר לִזְכּוֹת בַּמִּשְׁפָּט,

Can man be innocent in judgement?

וְאִם יֵשׁ בְּיָדוֹ מַעַשֹ לְהִצְטַדָּק:

Is he possessed of deeds to justify him?

זֵרוּי יִחוּמוֹ מִלֵּחָה סְרוּחָה,

His birth stream is from a fetid drop,

חָבוּי אָרְבּוֹ בְּקִרְבּוֹ

his enemy is hidden within him

מֵעֵת הִוָּלְדוֹ:

from the time of his birth.

טָמוּן בְּחֻבּוֹ כְרֶשֶׁת לְרַגְלָיו,

Lurking within him as a snare to his feet,

יְסִיתֵהוּ בְכָל־יוֹם

he entices him daily,

לְשַׁחַת לְהַפִּילוֹ:

to make him fall into the abyss [of sin];

כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה בַּגּוּף אָיִן

there is no power or might in the body

לְפָנָיו לַעֲמֹד וּלְהִתְיַצֵּב:

to stand firm and resist him.

מִיּוֹם עָמְדוֹ עַל־דַּעְתּוֹ,

From the day he attains perception,

נַפְשׁוֹ יָשִֹים בְּכַפּוֹ

he puts his life in his hand

לְהָבִיא לַחְמוֹ:

to gain his bread,

שָֹבֵעַ כָּל־יָמָיו

all his days are filled

כַּעַס וּמַכְאוֹבוֹת,

with vexation and grief;

עַד־שׁוּבוֹ לַעֲפָרוֹ

until he returns to his dust

לֹא־יִשְׁקֹט:

he is not at rest.

פְּנֵה אָדוֹן בְּעִצְבוֹן־רוּחַ,

Regard O Master his sorrowful spirit,

צְפֵה בְּשִׁבְרוֹן־לֵב:

look at his broken heart,

קָרוֹב אַתָּה לָרְחוֹקִים,

You are near to these who are afar,

רוֹצֶה תְּשׁוּבַת־רְשָׁעִים:

You desire the repentance of the wicked.

שַׁדַּי, הִמָּצֵא

Mighty One! let Yourself be found

לְדוֹרְשֶׁיךָ,

by those who seek You,

תֹּאמַר הִנֵּנִי

say: “Here I am,”

לִמְבַקְּשֶׁיךָ:

to those who petition You

יְבֻשְּׂרוּ סָלַחְתִּי

let the tiding: “I have pardoned”—

קוֹרְאֵי בִשְׁמֶךָ,

be told to those who call in Your Name,

צַדֵּק בַּמִּשְׁפָּט

make righteous in judgment

עַם־מְיַחֲדֶךָ:

the people who proclaim Your Unity.

חֲסֹם מְנֻוָּל

Muzzle the foul one [Satan]

מִלְּהַרְשִׁיעַ,

that he may not condemn us,

קְצֹף בְּמַסְטִין מִלְּהַסְטִין.

rebuke the accuser that he not accuse us,

הָקֵם לָנוּ מֵלִיץ־יֹשֶׁר.

stand up for us an upright advocate;

כֹּפֶר מָצָאתִי

“I have found atonement,”

תַּשְׁמִיעַ לְשׁוֹבָבִים:

let the penitent hear.

הִשְׁלַכְנוּ עָלֶיךָ יְהָבֵנוּ,

We have cast our burden upon You

נָא אַתָּה תְכַלְכְּלֵנוּ:

we beseech You to sustain us,

הֵעָתֵר לָנוּ בִּתְפִלָּתֵנוּ.

be pleased with our prayer

חֶפְצֵנוּ וּבַקָּשָׁתֵנוּ

our request and desire

מַלֵּא בְרַחֲמִים:

fulfill with compassion.

בְּךָ תָלִינוּ בִטְחוֹנֵנוּ,

In You we place our trust,

רַחֲמֶיךָ מְהֵרָה יְקַדְּמוּנוּ:

let Your mercy come swiftly toward us;

חָזָק וְאַמִּיץ

Strong and Mighty One,

שִׁמְךָ לֹא־שָׁכָחְנוּ,

we have not forgotten Your Name,

אָנָּא, לָנֶצַח אַל־תִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּ:

we beseech You, never forget us.

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.

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 soul will be justified before You.

כִּי אָכְלוּ אֶת־יַעֲקֹב

For they have devoured Jacob,

וְאֶת־נָוֵהוּ הֵשַׁמּוּ׃

and his habitation they have laid waste,

אָהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים

the tents [armies] of Edom, Ishmael,

מוֹאָב וְהַגְרִים׃

Moab and Gris.

כִּי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשֵׁנוּ

For our souls are filled with misfortune

וְחַיֵּינוּ לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּיעוּ׃

and our lives have reached the abyss.

וְאַתָּה מַלְכֵּנוּ מִקֶּדֶם

And You are our King from of old,

פֹּעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ׃

You do wonders in the midst of the earth.

וְהוֹצֵא כָאוֹר צִדְקֵנוּ

Bring forth our righteousness the daylight

וּמִשְׁפְּטֵנוּ כַּצָּהֳרָיִם׃

and our judgment as at noon-time.

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.