The New Jew: A Field Guide

Hebrew

חֶסֶד גָּבַר עַל שִׁגְגַת אָב, וְרָשָׁע הוֹסִיף חֵטְא עַל חֲטָאוֹ.
טָמַן בְּלִבּוֹ מַחְשְׁבוֹת עֲרוּמָיו, וַיִּתְמַכֵּר לַעֲשׂוֹת רָעָה.
יָדוֹ שָׁלַח בִּקְדוֹשֵׁי אֵל, כַּסְפּוֹ נָתַן לְהַכְרִית זִכְרָם.
בִּרְאוֹת מָרְדֳּכַי כִּי יָצָא קֶצֶף, וְדָתֵי הָמָן נִתְּנוּ בְּשׁוּשָׁן.
לָבַשׁ שַׂק וְקָשַׁר מִסְפֵּד וְגָזַר צוֹם וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל הָאֵפֶר.
מִי זֶה יַעֲמֹד לְכַפֵּר שְׁגָגָה, וְלִמְחוֹל חַטַּאת עֲוֹן אֲבוֹתֵינוּ.
נֵץ פָּרַח מִלּוּלָב, הֵן הֲדַסָּה עָמְדָה לְעוֹרֵר יְשֵׁנִים.
סָרִיסֶיהָ הִבְהִילוּ לְהָמָן, לְהַשְׁקוֹתוֹ יֵין חֲמַת תַּנִּינִים.
עָמַד בְּעָשְׁרוֹ וְנָפַל בְּרִשְׁעוֹ, עָשָׂה לוֹ עֵץ וְנִתְלָה עָלָיו.
פִּיהֶם פָּתְחוּ כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל, כִּי פּוּר הָמָן נֶהְפַּךְ לְפוּרֵנוּ.
צַדִּיק נֶחֱלַץ מִיַּד רָשָׁע, אוֹיֵב נִתַּן תַּחַת נַפְשׁוֹ.
קִיְּמוּ עֲלֵיהֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת פּוּרִים וְלִשְׂמוֹחַ בְּכָל שָׁנָה וְשָׁנָה.
רָאִיתָ אֶת תְּפִלַּת מָרְדֳּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר, הָמָן וּבָנָיו עַל הָעֵץ תָּלִיתָ.

Sephardi

Chesed gavar al shigegat av, verasha hosif cheit al chata'o.
Taman belibo machshevot arumav, vayitmaker la'asot ra'ah.
Yado shalach bikdoshei El, kaspo natan lehachrit zichram.
Bir'ot Mordekhai ki yatza ketzef, vedatei Haman nitnu beShushan.
Lavash sak vekashar misped vegazar tzom vayeishev al ha'efer.
Mi zeh ya'amod lechaper shegagah, velimchol chatat avon avoteinu.
Netz parach milulav, hen Hadassah amdah le'orer yeshenim.
Sarisehah hivhilu leHaman, lehashkoto yein chamat taninim.
Amad be'oshro venafal berish'o, asah lo eitz venitlah alav.
Pihem patchu kol yoshvei tevel, ki pur Haman nehpach lefurenu.
Tzadik nechelatz miyad rasha, oyev nitan tachat nafsho.
Kiyemu aleihem la'asot Purim velismoach bechol shanah veshanah.
Ra'ita et tefilat Mordekhai ve'Ester, Haman uvanav al ha'etz talita.

English

[Mordekhai’s] goodness overcame the father’s [Saul’s] error, but the evil [Haman] piled sin upon sin. He hid in his heart his cunning schemes, intent on his evildoing. He stretched out his hand against God’s holy ones; he spent his wealth to destroy every memory of them. When Mordekhai saw the wrath go forth, and Haman’s decrees issued in Shushan, he put on sackcloth, wrapped himself in mourning, decreed a fast and sat on ashes. “Who will arise to atone for error, and find forgiveness for our ancestors’ sins?” A flower blossomed from the palm tree; Hadassa arose to wake those who slept. Her servants hastened Haman to come, to serve him wine with the venom of serpents. He had risen by his wealth, but fell by his evil; he made the very gallows by which he was hanged. All the inhabitants of the world were amazed when Haman’s ploy (pur) became our joy (Purim). The righteous was saved from evil hands, the perpetrator suffered the fate of his intended victim. They undertook to celebrate Purim, and to rejoice on it year after year. You heeded the prayer of Mordekhai and Esther; and Haman and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

Hebrew

שׁוֹשַׁנַּת יַעֲקֹב צָהֲלָה וְשָׂמֵחָה בִּרְאוֹתָם יַחַד תְּכֵלֶת מָרְדֳּכָי.
תְּשׁוּעָתָם הָיִיתָ לָנֶצַח, וְתִקְוָתָם בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר.
לְהוֹדִיעַ שֶׁכָּל קֹוֶיךָ לֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ, וְלֹא יִכָּלְמוּ לָנֶצַח כָּל הַחוֹסִים בָּךְ.
אָרוּר הָמָן אֲשֶׁר בִּקֵּשׁ לְאַבְּדִי, בָּרוּךְ מָרְדֳּכַי הַיְּהוּדִי.
אֲרוּרָה זֶרֶשׁ אֵשֶׁת מַפְחִידִי, בְּרוּכָה אֶסְתֵּר בַּעֲדִי.
אֲרוּרִים כָּל הָרְשָׁעִים, בְּרוּכִים כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְגַם חַרְבוֹנָה זָכוּר לַטּוֹב.

Sephardi

Shoshanat Yaakov tzahalah vesamechah bir'otam yachad techelet Mordechai.
Teshu'atam hayita lanetzach, vetikvatam bechol dor vador.
Lehodia shekol kovecha lo yevoshu, velo yikalmu lanetzach kol hachosim bach.
Arur Haman asher bikesh le'abdi, baruch Mordekhai haYehudi.
Arurah Zeresh eshet mafchidi, beruchah Ester ba'adi.
Arurim kol haresha'im, beruchim kol Yisrael, vegam Charvonah zachur latov.

English

The lily of Jacob rejoiced and was glad, when, together, they saw Mordekhai robed in royal blue. You have been their eternal salvation, their hope in every generation: To make known that all who hope in You will not be put to shame, all who trust in You will never be humiliated. Cursed be Haman who sought to destroy me. Blessed be Mordekhai the Yehudi. Cursed be Zeresh, wife of him who terrified me; blessed be Esther [whose actions saved] me. Cursed be all the wicked, blessed be all Israel, and may Harbona, too, be remembered for good.