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Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon

Birkat Hamazon
ברכת המזון
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Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יִשְׁלַח לָנוּ אֶת אֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא זָכוּר לַטּוֹב
וִיבַשֵּׂר לָנוּ בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת יְשׁוּעוֹת וְנֶחָמוֹת.
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yishlach lanu et Eliyahu hanavi zachur latov
Vivaser lanu besorot tovot yeshuot venechamot.
English
May the Compassionate One send us Elijah the prophet – may he be remembered for good – to bring us good tidings of salvation and consolation.
Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל
רֵאשִׁית צְמִיחַת גְּאֻלָּתֵנוּ.
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yevarech et medinat Yisrael
Reshit tzemichat ge'ulateinu.
English
May the Compassionate One bless the State of Israel, first flowering of our redemption.
Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֶת חַיָּלֵי צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
הָעוֹמְדִים עַל מִשְׁמַר אַרְצֵנוּ.
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yevarech et chayalei tzeva hahaganah leYisrael
Ha'omdim al mishmar artzeinu.
English
May the Compassionate One bless the members of Israel's Defense Forces, who stand guard over our land.
A guest says:
Hebrew
יְהִי רָצוֹן שֶׁלֹּא יֵבוֹשׁ בַּעַל הַבַּיִת בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה, וְלֹא יִכָּלֵם לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא,
וְיִצְלַח מְאֹד בְּכָל נְכָסָיו, וִיהְיוּ נְכָסָיו וּנְכָסֵינוּ מֻצְלָחִים וּקְרוֹבִים לָעִיר,
וְאַל יִשְׁלֹט שָׂטָן לֹא בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו וְלֹא בְּמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֵינוּ. וְאַל יִזְדַּקֵּר לֹא
לְפָנָיו וְלֹא לְפָנֵינוּ שׁוּם דְּבַר הִרְהוּר חֵטְא, עֲבֵרָה וְעָוֹן, מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.
Sephardi
Yehi ratzon shelo yevosh ba'al habayit ba'olam hazeh, velo yikalem la'olam haba,
Veyitzlach me'od bechol nechasav, viheyu nechasav unechesenu mutzlachim ukrovim la'ir,
Ve'al yishlot satan lo bema'aseh yadav velo bema'aseh yadeinu. Ve'al yizdaker lo
Lefanav velo lefaneinu shum devar hirhur chet, aveirah ve'avon, me'atah ve'ad olam.
English
May it be Your will that the master of this house shall not suffer shame in this world, nor humiliation in the World to Come. May all he owns prosper greatly, and may his and our possessions be successful and close to hand. Let not the Accuser hold sway over his deeds or ours, and may no thought of sin, iniquity or transgression enter him or us from now and for evermore.
Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ
Sephardi
Harachaman hu yevarech
English
May the Compassionate One bless –
When eating at one's own table, say (include the words in parentheses that apply):
Hebrew
אוֹתִי (וְאֶת אִשְׁתִּי / וְאֶת בַּעֲלִי / וְאֶת אָבִי מוֹרִי / וְאֶת אִמִּי מוֹרָתִי /
וְאֶת זַרְעִי) וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לִי.
Sephardi
Oti (ve'et ishti, ve'et ba'ali, ve'et avi mori, ve'et imi morati,
ve'et zar'i) ve'et kol asher li.
English
me (my wife/husband, / my father, my teacher / my mother, my teacher/ my children,) and all that is mine,
A guest at someone else's table says (include the words in parentheses that apply):
Hebrew
אֶת בַּעַל הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה, אוֹתוֹ (וְאֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ / בַּעֲלַת הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה / וְאֶת
זַרְעוֹ) וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לוֹ.
Sephardi
Et ba'al habayit hazeh, oto (ve'et ishto, ba'alat habayit hazeh, ve'et
zar'o) ve'et kol asher lo.
English
the master of this house, him (and his wife, the mistress of this house / and his children,) and all that is his,
Children at their parents' table say (include the words in parentheses that apply):
Hebrew
אֶת אָבִי מוֹרִי (בַּעַל הַבַּיִת הַזֶּה), וְאֶת אִמִּי מוֹרָתִי (בַּעֲלַת הַבַּיִת
הַזֶּה), אוֹתָם וְאֶת בֵּיתָם וְאֶת זַרְעָם וְאֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁר לָהֶם
Sephardi
Et avi mori (ba'al habayit hazeh), ve'et imi morati (ba'alat habayit
hazeh), otam ve'et beitam ve'et zar'am ve'et kol asher lahem
English
my father, my teacher, (master of this house,) and my mother, my teacher, (mistress of this house,) them, their household, their children, and all that is theirs.
For all other guests, add:
Hebrew
וְאֶת כָּל הַמְּסֻבִּין כָּאן
Sephardi
Ve'et kol hamesubin kan
English
and all the diners here,