לערב ראש השנה 15

לה. על פי א"ת ב"ש. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק:

This prayer was composed by Rabbi Elyah ben Shemayah.

אָדוֹן בְּשָׁפְטְךָ אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה,

Master, when You judge man who is a worm,

תִּזְכֹּר בְּרֹגֶז

remember in Your anger

חַנּוֹת רַחֵם:

to be gracious and compassionate with us,

בְּעָרְכְּךָ דִּין־אֲשֵׁמִים לְוַכֵּחַ,

when You sit in judgment to rebuke the guilty,

שׁוֹגֶה וָפֶתִי זַכֵּה וְהַצְדֵּק:

clear and justify the erring and simple.

גְּמֹל חֶסֶד וְטוֹבָה לְחַיָּבִים,

Grant kindness and goodness to the guilty,

רִיב אַל־תִּמְתַּח לְמִצּוּי:

do not press judgment to its limits.

דַּלֵּי־מַעַשֹ

[When] those who are poor in good deeds

וְרֵיקֵי־כִשְׁרוֹן, קוֹרְאִים אֵלֶיךָ

and destitute in conduct, call upon You,

לָמוֹ הִמָּצֵא:

let them find You.

הִנְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאַשְׁמָה־רַבָּה.

We stand before You with great guilt,

צִפְצוּף מַעַן בֹּשְׁנוּ לְפוֹצֵץ:

we are ashamed to mouth a reply [excuse];

וְאִם מֵאֱלוֹהַּ אֱנוֹשׁ הֲיִצְדַּק,

can man be justified before God?

פְּנֵי עֹשֵֹהוּ

In the Presence of His Maker,

גֶּבֶר הֲיִטְהָר:

can man be found pure [innocent]?

זָדוֹן בְּחֻבּוֹ

Maliciousness lurks within him,

אָוֶן בְּקִרְבּוֹ,

deceit is hidden within him,

עָוֹן מָלֵא וָפֶשַׁע־רָב:

he is full of iniquity and great transgression,

חֶשְׁבּוֹן וָדִין

account and reckoning

לְמֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי־הַמְּלָכִים,

before the Supreme King of Kings,

סוֹפוֹ לִתֵּן בְּבֹא חֲלִיפָתוֹ:

he will have to give at his end.

טֶבַע חוֹתָם בְּכַפּוֹ נֶחֱרָת,

His sins are engraven by his own hand,

נֶגֶד פָּנָיו רִשְׁעוֹ יַעֲנֶה:

his wickedness will testify against him,

יוֹרֶה כָּפִיס מֵעֵץ

the beams of his house will reveal

וְיַגִּיד,

and declare his deeds,

מִקִּיר־אֶבֶן

the stone from the wall

תִּזְעַק וְתִקְרָא:

will scream and call out.¹See Mesechet Taanis 11a; Chagigah 16a.

כּוֹבֵשׁ פָּנָיו נִדּוֹן וְנִכְלָם,

The judged will hide his face in shame,

לְאַיִן חָשׁוּב

he will be considered as naught

בְּעָמְדוֹ לְפָנֶיךָ:

when he stands before Your Presence;

אָנָּא

we beseech You,

לְמַעֲשֵֹה־יָדֶיךָ הֵרָצֶה,

be pleased with the work of our hands,

בְּשִׁבְרוֹן רְאֵה

behold our broken hearts,

שְׁמֹר מִדֶּחִי:

and preserve us from destruction.

עֲבָדֶיךָ יִמְצְאוּ הַיּוֹם חֲנִינָה,

Let Your servants find favor this day,

זַכֵּם

declare them guiltless,

קִרְבָתְךָ חֲפוֹץ כְבָרִאשׁוֹנָה:

they desire Your nearness as of old;

וְכַשֶּׁלֶג וְכַצֶּמֶר

like snow and wool

הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵי־שׁוֹשַׁנָּה,

whiten the sins of the rose [Israel],

מַלְּטֵם מִכָּל רָעוֹת

save them from all evil

בְּזֹאת הַשָּׁנָה:

in this year.

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.”

יְהוָה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלֵנוּ

Adonoy, hear our voice in the morning,

בֹּקֶר נַעֲרָךְ־לְךָ וּנְצַפֶּה׃

morning, we pray to You and hope.

קָרְבָה אֶל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ גְאָלָהּ.

Draw near to our soul and redeem it,

לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ פְּדֵנוּ׃

redeem us for Your Name’s sake.

הַרְאֵנוּ יְהוָה חַסְדֶּךָ

Show us Your kindness, Adonoy,

וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן־לָנוּ׃

and grant us Your deliverance.

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.