Leader
Hebrew
בִּרְשׁוּת מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּוֹתַי
אֶפְתְּחָה בְּשִׁיר פִּי וּשְׂפָתַי
וְתֹאמַרְנָה עַצְמוֹתַי
בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה.
Sephardi
Birshut maranan verabanan verabotai
Eftechah beshir pi usefatai
Vetomarnah atzmotai
Baruch haba beshem Adonai.
English
With the permission of the rabbis, teachers and friends, I open my lips with song, saying from my innermost being: “Blessed is he that comes in the name of the LORD.”
Others
Hebrew
נוֹדֶה לְשִׁמְךָ בְּתוֹךְ אֱמוּנַי, בְּרוּכִים אַתֶּם לַיהוָה.
Sephardi
Nodeh leshimcha betoch emunai, beruchim atem laAdonai.
English
We give thanks to Your name among the faithful. Blessed are you to the LORD.
Leader
Hebrew
בִּרְשׁוּת מָרָנָן וְרַבָּנָן וְרַבּוֹתַי
נְבָרֵךְ (במנין: אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ.
Sephardi
Birshut maranan verabanan verabotai
Nevarech (beminyan: Eloheinu) she'achalnu mishelo.
English
With your permission, my masters and teachers, let us bless (in a minyan: our God,) the One from whose food we have eaten.
Others
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ (במנין: אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ וּבְטוּבוֹ חָיִינוּ.
Sephardi
Baruch (beminyan: Eloheinu) she'achalnu mishelo uvetuvo chayinu.
English
Blessed be (in a minyan: our God,) the One from whose food we have eaten, and by whose goodness we live.
Leader
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ (במנין: אֱלֹהֵינוּ) שֶׁאָכַלְנוּ מִשֶּׁלּוֹ וּבְטוּבוֹ חָיִינוּ.
בָּרוּךְ הוּא וּבָרוּךְ שְׁמוֹ.
Sephardi
Baruch (beminyan: Eloheinu) she'achalnu mishelo uvetuvo chayinu.
Baruch hu uvaruch shemo.
English
Blessed be (in a minyan: our God,) the One from whose food we have eaten, and by whose goodness we live. Blessed be He, and blessed be His name.
Continue with Birkat HaMazon on page 1032 until “in the eyes of God and man” on page 1044. Then continue:
Someone other than the father says:
Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ אֲבִי הַיֶּלֶד וְאִמּוֹ
וְיִזְכּוּ לְגַדְּלוֹ וּלְחַנְּכוֹ וּלְחַכְּמוֹ
מִיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי וְהָלְאָה יֵרָצֶה דָּמוֹ
וִיהִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ.
Sephardi
HaRachaman hu yevarech avi hayeled ve'imo
Veyizku legadlo ulechancho ulechachmo
Miyom hashemini vehal'ah yeratzeh damo
Vihi Adonai Elohav imo.
English
May the Compassionate One bless the father and mother of this child. May they be worthy to raise him, educate him, and train him in wisdom. From this eighth day onward may his blood be accepted, and may the LORD his God be with him always.
Someone other than the Sandak says:
Hebrew
הָרַחֲמָן הוּא יְבָרֵךְ בַּעַל בְּרִית הַמִּילָה
אֲשֶׁר שָׂשׂ לַעֲשׂוֹת צֶדֶק בְּגִילָה
וְיִשַׁלֵּם פָּעֳלוֹ וּמִשְׂכֻּרְתּוֹ כְּפוּלָה
וִיתְנֵהוּ לְמַעְלָה לְמַעְלָה.
Sephardi
HaRachaman hu yevarech ba'al berit hamilah
Asher sas la'asot tzedek begilah
Veyishalem pa'olo umiskurto kefulah
Viyitnehu lema'lah lema'lah.
English
May the Compassionate One bless him [the Sandak] who assisted in the covenant of circumcision and rejoiced to do this pious deed. May God doubly reward him for his deed, exalting him ever higher.