My soul mourns and my face is darkened, [because] the House of my glory1The Holy Temple. has been smashed by the lion;2Nevuchadnetsar. even my escaped ones that were left, my remnant, were crushed on the third day of Tishri.
The raging flames and flood overwhelmed us in their pursuit; they trod down the Temple and divided the spoil; the elders of the remnant who escaped the day of vengeance, were now destroyed on the fast day of Gedaliah ben Achikam.
The poor among the people were torn apart, that which was left by the caterpillar,3Nevuchadnetsar. was quickly devoured by the locust;4Ishmael ben Netanya. the vine-keepers and farmers that were left on the orders of Nevuchadnetsar,5Lit. “the earth shakers.” See Jeremiah 52:16. perished in the flames, and there was none left to erect a fence and to stand in the breach.
How can I narrate [the disaster] when my groaning is so heavy? My soul is weary, and my congregations are grieved. The few vines [Jews] that remained, from the fierce burning, even they could not remain, and were scattered in wrath.
How long will You hide your face from us? Hear our cry and loosen our bound ones, O Holy One, behold, there is no one to plead in our behalf, look on our misery [and redeem us], and we will crown You with Your praise.
We have been despoiled from generation to generation, and from age to age, the fangs of the flying viper stings us; Mighty One, be aroused and awake for our justification, Atone our iniquities, and call an end [to our suffering].
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
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קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
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וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
“And Adonoy passed before him [Moses] and proclaimed:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us! the King will answer us on the day we call.
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.
מד. ע"פ א"ב. חיבר רב סעדיה גאון
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ
Our God, and God of our fathers!
אָבְלָה נַפְשִׁי וְחָשַׁךְ תָּאֳרִי. בֵּית תִּפְאַרְתִּי כְּנָשַׁף בּוֹ הָאֲרִי. גַּם פְּלֵיטָתִי אֲשֶׁר־עָזְבוּ וּשְׁאֵרִי. דֹּעֲכוּ כְּהַיּוֹם בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה בְּתִשְׁרִי:
My soul mourns and my face is darkened, [because] the House of my glory1The Holy Temple. has been smashed by the lion;2Nevuchadnetsar. even my escaped ones that were left, my remnant, were crushed on the third day of Tishri.
הָאֵשׁ וְהַמַּיִם הַזֵּידוֹנִים שְׁטָפוּנוּ בְּדָלְקָם. וּבָסְסוּ מִקְדָּשׁ וּבָזְזוּ חֶלְקָם. זִקְנֵי שְׁאֵרִית אֲשֶׁר פָּלְטוּ מִיּוֹם־נָקָם. חֻבָּלוּ עַתָּה בְּיוֹם צוֹם גְּדַלְיָה בֶּן־אֲחִיקָם:
The raging flames and flood overwhelmed us in their pursuit; they trod down the Temple and divided the spoil; the elders of the remnant who escaped the day of vengeance, were now destroyed on the fast day of Gedaliah ben Achikam.
טֹרָפוּ דַלַּת עַם הָאָרֶץ. יֶתֶר הַגָּזָם אָכַל הָאַרְבֶּה בְּמֶרֶץ. כּוֹרְמִים וְיוֹגְבִים פְּקֻדַּת מַרְגִּיז הָאָרֶץ. לֹהֲטוּ וְלֹא־הָיָה בָם גּוֹדֵר גָּדֶר וְעוֹמֵד בַּפֶּרֶץ:
The poor among the people were torn apart, that which was left by the caterpillar,3Nevuchadnetsar. was quickly devoured by the locust;4Ishmael ben Netanya. the vine-keepers and farmers that were left on the orders of Nevuchadnetsar,5Lit. “the earth shakers.” See Jeremiah 52:16. perished in the flames, and there was none left to erect a fence and to stand in the breach.
מָה אֲסַפֵּר וְאַנְחוֹתַי עֲצוּמוֹת. נָקְטָה נַפְשִׁי וּמַקְהֵלוֹתַי עֲגוּמוֹת. שְֹרִיגֵנוּ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁאֲרוּ מִיקוֹד־אֵשׁ לְתַעֲצוּמוֹת. עוֹד הֵם לֹא־נִתְקַיְּמוּ וְנִתָּשׁוּ בְּחֵמוֹת:
How can I narrate [the disaster] when my groaning is so heavy? My soul is weary, and my congregations are grieved. The few vines [Jews] that remained, from the fierce burning, even they could not remain, and were scattered in wrath.
פָּנֶיךָ עַד־מָתַי מִמֶּנּוּ תַּסְתִּיר. צַעֲקָתֵינוּ שְׁמַע וַאֲסִירֵינוּ תַּתִּיר. קָדוֹשׁ בִּיטָה כִּי־אֵין בַּעֲדֵנוּ מַעְתִּיר. רְאֵה בְּדַלּוּתֵנוּ וְשִׁבְחֲךָ בְּפֶה נַכְתִּיר:
How long will You hide your face from us? Hear our cry and loosen our bound ones, O Holy One, behold, there is no one to plead in our behalf, look on our misery [and redeem us], and we will crown You with Your praise.
שֻׁדַדְנוּ מִדּוֹר לְדוֹר וּמִקֵּץ לְקֵץ. שֹׁרֶשׁ צֶפַע מְעוֹפֵף אוֹתָנוּ עוֹקֵץ. תַּקִּיף, לְמִשְׁפָּטֵנוּ הָעֵר וְהָקֵץ. תְּכַפֵּר לַעֲוֹנוֹתֵינוּ וְנֹאמַר קֵץ:
We have been despoiled from generation to generation, and from age to age, the fangs of the flying viper stings us; Mighty One, be aroused and awake for our justification, Atone our iniquities, and call an end [to our suffering].
אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ. יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים. מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת. מוֹחֵל עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ. מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן. מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה לְפוֹשְׁעִים. עוֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרֽוּחַ. לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל: אֵל הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. זְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּהוֹדַֽעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּֽדֶם. כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּֽעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.
קהל וחזן:
Congregation and Chazzan:
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
“And Adonoy passed before him [Moses] and proclaimed:
יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וְרַב חֶֽסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵֽנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ:
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”
סְלַח לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי חָטָֽאנוּ. מְחַל לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי פָשָֽׁעְנוּ: כִּי אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב חֶֽסֶד לְכָל קֹרְאֶֽיךָ:
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”
שׁוּבָה יִשְֹרָאֵל עַד יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ כִּי כָשַׁלְתָּ בַּעֲוֹנֶךָ: תָּשֵׁב אֱנוֹשׁ עַד דַּכָּא וַתֹּאמֶר שׁוּבוּ בְנֵי אָדָם: קָרוֹב יְהֹוָה לְכָל קֹרְאָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶת:
כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ: לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us! the King will answer us on the day we call.
הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח עֵינֶֽיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵֽינוּ, וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶֽיהָ כִּי לֹא עַל צִדְקֹתֵֽינוּ, אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים: אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָֽעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָֽחָה, אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִֽׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה, אַל תְּאַחַר. לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי, כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּֽךָ:
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.