The Seventeenth of Tammuz

Shiv'ah Asar beTammuz

שבעה עשר בתמוז

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סליחות לשבעה עשר בתמוז

SELIHOT FOR THE SEVENTEENTH OF TAMMUZ

Hebrew

סְלַח לָנוּ, אָבִינוּ, כִּי בְּרֹב אִוַּלְתֵּנוּ שָׁגִינוּ.
מְחַל לָנוּ, מַלְכֵּנוּ, כִּי רַבּוּ עֲוֺנֵינוּ.

Sephardi

Selach lanu, Avinu, ki berov ivaltenu shaginu.
Mechal lanu, Malkeinu, ki rabbu avoneinu.

English

Forgive us, our Father, for in our great foolishness we have blundered. Pardon us, our King, for our iniquities are many.

Hebrew

אֵל אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם אַתָּה, וּבַעַל הָרַחֲמִים נִקְרֵאתָ, וְדֶרֶךְ תְּשׁוּבָה הוֹרֵיתָ. גְּדֻלַּת
רַחֲמֶיךָ וַחֲסָדֶיךָ, תִּזְכֹּר הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל יוֹם לְזֶרַע יְדִידֶיךָ. תֵּפֶן אֵלֵינוּ בְּרַחֲמִים,
כִּי אַתָּה הוּא בַּעַל הָרַחֲמִים. בְּתַחֲנוּן וּבִתְפִלָּה פָּנֶיךָ נְקַדֵּם, כְּהוֹדַעְתָּ
לֶעָנָו מִקֶּדֶם. מֵחֲרוֹן אַפְּךָ שׁוּב, כְּמוֹ בְּתוֹרָתְךָ כָּתוּב. וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ נֶחֱסֶה
וְנִתְלוֹנָן, כְּיוֹם וַיֵּרֶד יְהוָה בֶּעָנָן. הַעֲבֵר עַל פֶּשַׁע וּתְמַחֶה אָשָׁם, כְּיוֹם
וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם. תַּאֲזִין שַׁוְעָתֵנוּ וְתַקְשִׁיב מִמֶּנּוּ מַאֲמָר, כְּיוֹם וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם
יְהוָה, וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר

Sephardi

Eil erech apayim atah, uva'al harachamim nikreta, vederech teshuvah horeta. Gedulat
rachamecha vachasadecha, tizkor hayom uvechol yom lezera yedidecha. Teifen eileinu berachamim,
ki atah hu ba'al harachamim. Betachanun uvitfillah panecha nekadem, kehoda'ta
le'anav mikedem. Mecharon apecha shuv, kemo betoratecha katuv. Uvetzel kenafecha nechesseh
venitlonan, keyom vayeired Adonai be'anan. Ha'aver al pesha utemache asham, keyom
vayityatzev imo sham. Ta'azin shav'atenu vetakshiv mimenu ma'amar, keyom vayikra beshem
Adonai, vesham ne'emar

English

You are a God slow to anger, You are called the Master of Compassion, and You have taught the way of repentance. May You remember today and every day the greatness of Your compassion and kindness, for the sake of the descendants of Your beloved ones. Turn toward us in compassion, for You are the Master of Compassion. We come before You in plea and prayer, as You in ancient times showed the humble one [Moses]. Turn from Your fierce anger, as is written in Your Torah. In the shadow of Your wings may we shelter and abide, as on the day when the LORD descended in the cloud. Disregard transgression and erase guilt as on the day You stood with him [Moses] there. Hear our cry and heed our word, as on the day You proclaimed in the name of the LORD, and there it is written:

Congregation then Leader:

Ex. 34

Hebrew

וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהוָה עַל־פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא

Sephardi

Vaya'avor Adonai al-panav vayikra

English

And the LORD passed by before him and proclaimed:

All say aloud:

Hebrew

יְהוָה, יְהוָה, אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם, וְרַב־חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר
חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים, נֹשֵׂא עָוֺן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה, וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנֵנוּ
וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ, וּנְחַלְתָּנוּ:

Sephardi

Adonai, Adonai, Eil 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־קֹרְאֶיךָ:

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.

Is. 62Ps. 36

Hebrew

וְאַל־תִּתְּנוּ דֳמִי לוֹ, עַד־יְכוֹנֵן וְעַד־יָשִׂים אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַם תְּהִלָּה בָּאָרֶץ: כִּי־
עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים, בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר: אֱלֹהֵינוּ, בֹּשְׁנוּ בְּמַעֲשֵׂינוּ וְנִכְלַמְנוּ
בַּעֲוֺנֵינוּ.

Sephardi

Ve'al-tittenu domi lo, ad-yechonen ve'ad-yasim et-Yerushalam tehilah ba'aretz: ki-
imcha mekor chayim, be'orcha nir'eh-or: Eloheinu, boshnu bema'aseinu venichlamnu
ba'avoneinu.

English

And do not let Him rest, until He establishes, until He makes Jerusalem the praise of all the earth. For in You there is a wellspring of life; in Your light shall we see light. Our God, we are ashamed of our actions, distraught at our sins.

Ps. 3Ps. 46

Hebrew

כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים, כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהוָה עָלֵינוּ.
לַיהוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל־עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶלָה:
יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב־לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:

Sephardi

Kerachem av al banim, kein teracheim Adonai aleinu.
LaAdonai hayeshu'ah, al-amecha virchatecha Selah:
Adonai tzeva'ot imanu, misgav-lanu Elohei Yaakov Selah:

English

As a father has compassion for his children, so, LORD, have compassion for us. Salvation is the LORD’s; on Your people is Your blessing, Selah! The LORD of hosts is with us, the God of Jacob is our stronghold, Selah!