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Selihot

The Tenth of Tevet

Selichot la'asarah beTevet

סליחות לעשרה בטבת

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Ex. 34

Hebrew

אֵל מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים, מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת. מוֹחֵל עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ,
מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן. מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לַחַטָּאִים, וּסְלִיחָה לַפּוֹשְׁעִים. עוֹשֶׂה
צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרוּחַ, לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמֹל. אֵל, הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר
שָׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, זְכָר לָנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, כְּהוֹדַעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּדֶם,
כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב: וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּעָנָן, וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם, וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:

Sephardi

Eil melech yoshev al kise rachamim, mitnaheg bachasidut. Mochel avonot amo,
Ma'avir rishon rishon. Marbeh mechilah lachata'im, uselichah laposh'im. Oseh
Tzedakot im kol basar varuach, lo chera'atam tigmol. El, horeita lanu lomar
Shalosh esreh, zechar lanu hayom berit shelosh esreh, kehoda'ta le'anav mikedem,
Kemo shekatuv: Vayeired Adonai be'anan, vayityatzev imo sham, vayikra veshem Adonai:

English

God, King who sits upon a throne of compassion, who acts with loving-kindness, who pardons the iniquities of His people, passing them before Him in order; who forgives sinners and pardons transgressors; who performs righteousness with all flesh and spirit, do not repay their bad actions in kind. God, You taught us to speak thirteen attributes: recall for us today the covenant of the thirteen attributes, as You in ancient times showed the humble one [Moses], as is written: The LORD descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed in the name of the LORD:

Congregation then Leader:

Ex. 34

Hebrew

וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא

Sephardi

Vaya'avor Adonai al-panav vayikra

English

And the LORD passed by before him and proclaimed:

All say aloud:

Hebrew

יְהֹוָה ׀ יְהֹוָה, אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם, וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר
חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים, נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה, וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵנוּ
וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ, וּנְחַלְתָּנוּ:

Sephardi

Adonai Adonai, El rachum vechanun, erech apayim, verav-chesed ve'emet: Notzer
Chesed la'alafim, nose avon vafesha vechata'ah, venakeh: vesalachta la'avoneinu
Ulechatatenu, unechaltanu:

English

The LORD, the LORD, compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving-kindness and truth, extending loving-kindness to a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity, rebellion and sin, and absolving [the guilty who repent]. Forgive us our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your inheritance.

Continue:

Ps. 86

Hebrew

סְלַח לָנוּ אָבִינוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ, מְחַל לָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ כִּי פָשָׁעְנוּ. כִּי־אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב
וְסַלָּח, וְרַב־חֶסֶד לְכָל־קוֹרְאֶיךָ:

Sephardi

Selach lanu avinu ki chatanu, mechal lanu malkeinu ki fashanu. Ki-atah Adonai tov
Vesalach, verav-chesed lechol-kore'echa:

English

Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned. Pardon us, our King, for we have transgressed. For You, LORD, are good and forgiving, abounding in loving-kindness to all who call on You.

Ps. 79

Hebrew

אֱלֹהִים בָּאוּ גוֹיִם בְּנַחֲלָתֶךָ, טִמְּאוּ אֶת־הֵיכַל קָדְשֶׁךָ, שָׂמוּ אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַיִם
לְעִיִּים: אֱלֹהִים, זֵדִים קָמוּ עָלֵינוּ, וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ, וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ
לְנֶגְדָּם.

Sephardi

Elohim ba'u goyim benachalatecha, tim'u et-heichal kodshecha, samu et-Yerushalayim
Le'iyim: Elohim, zedim kamu aleinu, va'adat aritzim bikshu nafsheinu, velo samucha
Lenegdam.

English

God, nations came into Your inheritance, they made Your holy Sanctuary impure, they reduced Jerusalem to ruins. God, wanton people came up against us and a gang of oppressors sought out our lives, and did not place You before them.

Hebrew

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל־בָּנִים, כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵינוּ.

Sephardi

Kerachem av al-banim, kein teracheim Adonai aleinu.

English

As a father has compassion for his children, so, LORD, have compassion for us.

Ps. 3

Hebrew

לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה:

Sephardi

Ladonai hayeshu'ah, al-amecha virchatecha selah:

English

Salvation is the LORD’s; on Your people is Your blessing, Selah!

Ps. 46

Hebrew

יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב־לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:

Sephardi

Adonai Tzeva'ot imanu, misgav-lanu Elohei Yaakov selah:

English

The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our stronghold, Selah!

Ps. 84

Hebrew

יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ:

Sephardi

Adonai Tzeva'ot, ashrei adam bote'ach bach:

English

LORD of hosts, happy is the one who trusts in You.

Ps. 20

Hebrew

יְהֹוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם־קָרְאֵנוּ:

Sephardi

Adonai hoshi'ah, hamelech ya'aneinu beyom-kar'einu:

English

LORD, save! May the King answer us on the day we call.

Hebrew

אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ

Sephardi

Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu

English

Our God and God of our fathers:

Hebrew

אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה, לְעִיִּים וְלַחֲרֵשָׁה, וְנוֹחֲלֵי מוֹרָשָׁה, מְנוֹד רֹאשׁ בָּלְאֻמִּים.
בְּקִרְבִּי לֵב נִכְאָב, נִדְוֶה וְנִדְאָב, וּשְׁאָרֵנוּ כְּאֵין אָב, וְהָיִינוּ כִּיתוֹמִים.
רַכָּה וַעֲנֻגָּה, בְּשׁוֹשַׁנִּים סוּגָה, וְעַתָּה הִיא נוּגָה, מְסוּרָה בְיַד קָמִים. הָיְתָה

Sephardi

Even haroshah, le'iyim velachareshah, venochale morashah, menod rosh bal'umim.
Bekirbi lev nich'av, nidveh venid'av, ushe'arenu ke'en av, vehayinu kitomim.
Rakah va'anugah, beshoshanim sugah, ve'atah hi nugah, mesurah veyad kamim. Hayetah

English

The Temple, Top Stone, is laid to ruin and plowed over, and the Torah’s heirs, Israel, a derision among nations. Within me an aching heart, sickened and pained — we are left as if fatherless, become like orphans. Israel, delicate and refined, fenced by lilies of the Law, has now become mournful, given over to assailants. The faithful city has become like a widow, the countless