לצום גדליה 8

נא. מיוסד על פי תשר"ק. חתום שלמה הבבלי.

This prayer was composed by Rav Shlomo Habavli.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

Our God and God of our fathers!

תָּשׁוּב תְּרַחֲמֵנוּ

Again be compassionate with us,

שׁוּב שְׁבִיתֵנוּ כִּנְאֻמֶּךָ.

bring back our exiles as You promised,

שׁוּב כְּקֶדֶם חַדֵּשׁ

renew again as of old

חִבַּת לְאֻמֶּךָ.

Your love for Your people.

רַחֵק רֹגֶז

Remove anger

וְקָרֵב שֹׁךְ זַעְמֶךָ.

and quickly quiet Your vexation.

שׁוּב מֵחֲרוֹן אַפֶּךָ

Turn from Your fierce anger

וְהִנָּחֵם

and let Your mind be changed

עַל־הָרָעָה לְעַמֶּךָ:

concerning the evil intended for Your people.

קַבֵּץ וּבַקֵּשׁ אֹבְדוֹת

Gather and seek the lost ones,¹Israel.

וְחַזֵּק נַחֲלָתֶךָ.

and strengthen Your inheritance—²Israel.

צֹאן הַהֲרֵגָה

[Your] sheep that are slaughtered

וְהַגְּזוּזָה בִּדְחִילָתֶךָ.

and shorn for fearing You.

פֶּשַׁע אִם רַב

If the transgressions are too numerous

בִּבְנֵי מְחִילָתֶךָ.

among those who crave Your forgiveness,

שׁוּב לְמַעַן

turn [from Your anger] for the sake of

עֲבָדֶיךָ שִׁבְטֵי נַחֲלָתֶךָ:

Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

עֲווֹן אֲבוֹתֵינוּ

The iniquity of our fathers

הִטְעִנָנוּ.

has burdened us [with exile]

וּבֹסֶר הִטְעִימָנוּ.

and we have to taste the sour grapes;³See Jeremiah 31:29. I.e. the punishment of their sins.

סַף רַעַל הִשְׁקָנוּ

we were made to drink the cup of poison,

הִלְעִנָנוּ וְהִזְעִימָנוּ.

bitterness and wrath.

נָא כְּאָז בְּשֶׁכֶן יַחַד

As in the days when You dwelt among us,

הִנְעִימָנוּ.

and made our lives sweet,

שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהַי יִשְׁעֵנוּ

return to us, O God of our deliverance,

וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּנוּ:

and annul Your anger toward us.

מָאוֹס לֹא מָאַסְתָּ

You have not totally rejected

חוֹסֶיךָ

those who take refuge in You

מְעִידֶיךָ.

and testify to Your Oneness;

לוֹקִים כְּסוֹרֵחַ

they have been punished for their sins,

וּלְהִתְמָרֵחַ סִבְרָם עָדֶיךָ.

and look to You to be healed.

כַּעַס לְרַצּוֹת

Appease Your anger

בְּמִדַּת ישֶׁר מַעֲבָדֶיךָ.

in accordance with righteous practice.

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה עַד־מָתָי

Turn [from Your anger] Adonoy, how long?

וְהִנָּחֵם עַל־עֲבָדֶיךָ:

and change Your mind about Your servants.

יוֹם יוֹם נְצַפֶּה

Daily we yearn

גִּלּוּי סוֹדֶךָ.

for the revelation of Your secret⁴The coming of Moshiach.

טָמוּם וְעָמוּם

which is sealed and hidden,

וּבָלָה בְּשַֹר חֲסִידֶיךָ.

[while] Your pious ones waste away [in exile];

חֶרְפָּה שָׁבְרָה לִבֵּנוּ

humiliation breaks our hearts

מְקַוִּים חֲסָדֶיךָ.

as we wait for Your graciousness.

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשֵׁנוּ

Return Adonoy, free our souls,

וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ:

deliver us for the sake of Your lovingkindness.

זֻנַּחְנוּ

We are forsaken

וְנֶחְשַׁבְנוּ

and counted with them

עִם יוֹרְדֵי רֶגֶב.

that go down into the grave,

וַיְהִי לְאֵבֶל

into mourning has been turned

כִּנּוֹר וְשִׁיר וְעֻגָּב.

[our] harp, and song, and flute;

הַקּוֹדְרִים בְּרִנָה

those who mourn with tears,

וְתוֹדָה הִתְהַלֵּךְ בְּשֶֹגֶב.

will walk proudly with thanksgiving.

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה אֶת‏־שְׁבִיתֵנוּ

Adonoy! Bring back our exiles

כַּאֲפִיקִים בַּנֶּגֶב:

like springs in the desert.

דִּמְעָה לֶחֶם

Tears are the food

חוֹסֶיךָ

of those who trust in You,

צוּרִי אֵל.

O my Rock [Who is] Almighty;

גּוֹאֵל אַיֵּה

“Where is the Redeemer?”

בְּחֶרֶף צָרֵי אֵל.

the Almighty’s adversaries ask scornfully.

בְּחָזוֹן אָז

As You appeared then in a vision,

כְּדִבַּרְתָּ לְיִשְׁרֵי אֵל.

as You spoke to the righteous [prophets]—

שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה

return [now] Adonoy

רִבְבוֹת אַלְפֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל:

to the thousand myriads of Israel.

שִׁמְעָה יְהֹוָה

Hear Adonoy,

הַטֵּה אָזְנְךָ וְהַקְשִׁיבָה.

incline Your ear and listen

לִמְחַלֵּי סְלַח נָא

to those who plead, “Please forgive,”

סָלַחְתִּי הָשִׁיבָה.

reply, “I have forgiven.”

מְשׁוּבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּוּ

Even though our sins are numerous,

וּפָתַחְתָּ

You open the door saying.

יִשְֹרָאֵל שׁוּבָה.

“Return O Israel.”

הֲשִׁיבֵנוּ יְהֹוָה אֵלֶיךָ

Cause us to return to You, Adonoy,

וְנָשׁוּבָה:

and we shall return.

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 יְהֹוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשֵׁנוּ

Return Adonoy, free our souls,

וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ לְמַֽעַן חַסְדֶּֽךָ:

and deliver us for the sake of Your kindliness.

שׁוּבוּ שׁוּבוּ אָמַרְתָּ לָנוּ,

Return, return, You have said to us,

וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּבָה

regarding repentance,

מֵרֹאשׁ

from the very beginning of creation

הִבְטַחְתָּנוּ:

You promised to accept it.

זִבְחֵי אֱלֹהִים

The correct offering to God

רוּחַ נִשְׁבָּרָה

is a broken spirit,

לֵב־נִשְׁבָּר וְנִדְכֶּה

a broken and humbled heart,

אֱלֹהִים לֹא תִבְזֶה׃

God will not despise.

תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ

Let come before You

אֶנְקַת אָסִיר

the groaning of the prisoner [of sin],

כְּגֹדֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ

according to the greatness of Your power

הוֹתֵר בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה׃

set free those condemned to die.

תִּתֵּן אֱמֶת לְיַעֲקֹב

Grant truth to Jacob,

חֶֽסֶד לְאַבְרָהָם

kindliness to Abraham,

אשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּֽעְתָּ לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

as You have sworn to our fathers

מִימֵי קֶֽדֶם:

from the days of old.

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.