Amida

Amidah

עמידה

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On Ḥanukka:

Hebrew

וְעַל הַנִּסִּים וְעַל הַפֻּרְקָן וְעַל הַגְּבוּרוֹת וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת וְעַל
הַנֶּחָמוֹת וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
בִּימֵי מַתִּתְיָהוּ בֶּן יוֹחָנָן כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל חַשְׁמוֹנַאי וּבָנָיו, כְּשֶׁעָמְדָה מַלְכוּת יָוָן
הָרְשָׁעָה עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהַשְׁכִּיחָם תּוֹרָתֶךָ וּלְהַעֲבִירָם מֵחֻקֵּי רְצוֹנֶךָ,
וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים עָמַדְתָּ לָהֶם בְּעֵת צָרָתָם, רַבְתָּ אֶת רִיבָם, דַּנְתָּ
אֶת דִּינָם, נָקַמְתָּ אֶת נִקְמָתָם, מָסַרְתָּ גִּבּוֹרִים בְּיַד חַלָּשִׁים, וְרַבִּים בְּיַד
מְעַטִּים, וּטְמֵאִים בְּיַד טְהוֹרִים, וּרְשָׁעִים בְּיַד צַדִּיקִים, וְזֵדִים בְּיַד עוֹסְקֵי
תּוֹרָתֶךָ, וּלְךָ עָשִׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ בְּעוֹלָמֶךָ, וּלְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עָשִׂיתָ
תְּשׁוּעָה גְדוֹלָה וּפֻרְקָן כְּהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה. וְאַחַר כָּךְ בָּאוּ בָנֶיךָ לִדְבִיר בֵּיתֶךָ,
וּפִנּוּ אֶת הֵיכָלֶךָ, וְטִהֲרוּ אֶת מִקְדָּשֶׁךָ, וְהִדְלִיקוּ נֵרוֹת בְּחַצְרוֹת קָדְשֶׁךָ,
וְקָבְעוּ שְׁמוֹנַת יְמֵי חֲנֻכָּה אֵלּוּ, לְהוֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל.

Sephardi

Ve'al hanisim ve'al hapurkan ve'al hagevurot ve'al hateshu'ot ve'al hanifla'ot ve'al
hanechamot ve'al hamilchamot she'asita la'avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.
Bimei Mattityahu ben Yochanan Kohen Gadol Chashmonai uvanav, keshe'amedah malchut Yavan
harsha'ah al amecha Yisrael lehashkicham Toratecha uleha'aviram mechukei retzonecha,
ve'atah berachamecha harabim amadta lahem be'et tzaratam, ravta et rivam, danta
et dinam, nakamta et nikmatam, masarta gibborim beyad chalashim, verabim beyad
me'atim, uteme'im beyad tehorim, uresha'im beyad tzadikim, vezeidim beyad oskei
Toratecha, ulecha asita sheim gadol vekadosh be'olamecha, ule'amcha Yisrael asita
teshu'ah gedolah ufurkan kehayom hazeh. Ve'achar kach ba'u vanecha lidvir beitecha,
ufinu et heichalecha, vetiharu et mikdashecha, vehidliku nerot bechatzrot kodshecha,
vekav'u shemonat yemei Chanukkah elu, lehodot ulehalel leshimcha hagadol.

English

[We thank You also] for the miracles, the redemption, the mighty deeds, the salvations, the wonders, the consolations and the victories in battle which You performed for our ancestors in those days, at this time. In the days of Mattityahu, son of Yoḥanan, the High Priest, the Hasmonean, and his sons, the wicked Greek kingdom rose up against Your people Israel to make them forget Your Torah and to force them to transgress the statutes of Your will. It was then that You in Your great compassion stood by them in the time of their distress. You championed their cause, judged their claim, and avenged their wrong. You delivered the strong into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the arrogant into the hands of those who were engaged in the study of Your Torah. You made for Yourself great and holy renown in Your world, and for Your people Israel You performed a great salvation and redemption as of this very day. Your children then entered the holiest part of Your House, cleansed Your Temple, purified Your Sanctuary, kindled lights in Your holy courts, and designated these eight days of Ḥanukka for giving thanks and praise to Your great name.

Continue with "For all these things."

On Purim:

Esther 3

Hebrew

וְעַל הַנִּסִּים וְעַל הַפֻּרְקָן וְעַל הַגְּבוּרוֹת וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת וְעַל
הַנֶּחָמוֹת וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
בִּימֵי מָרְדְּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה, כְּשֶׁעָמַד עֲלֵיהֶם הָמָן הָרָשָׁע, בִּקֵּשׁ
לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִים מִנַּעַר וְעַד־זָקֵן טַף וְנָשִׁים בְּיוֹם
אֶחָד, בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה עָשָׂר לְחֹדֶשׁ שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר, הוּא־חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר, וּשְׁלָלָם
לָבוֹז: וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים הֵפַרְתָּ אֶת עֲצָתוֹ, וְקִלְקַלְתָּ אֶת מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ,
וַהֲשֵׁבוֹתָ לּוֹ גְּמוּלוֹ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ, וְתָלוּ אוֹתוֹ וְאֶת בָּנָיו עַל הָעֵץ.

Sephardi

Ve'al hanisim ve'al hapurkan ve'al hagevurot ve'al hateshu'ot ve'al hanifla'ot ve'al
hanechamot ve'al hamilchamot she'asita la'avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.
Bimei Mordekhai ve'Ester beShushan habirah, keshe'amad aleihem Haman harasha, bikesh
lehashmid laharog ule'abed et-kol-hayehudim mina'ar ve'ad-zaken taf venashim beyom
echad, bishloshah asar lechodesh shneim-asar, hu-chodesh Adar, ushlalam
lavoz: ve'atah berachamecha harabim hefarta et atzato, vekilkalta et machashavto,
vahashevota lo gemulo berosho, vetalu oto ve'et banav al ha'etz.

English

[We thank You also] for the miracles, the redemption, the mighty deeds, the salvations, the wonders, the consolations and the victories in battle which You performed for our ancestors in those days, at this time. In the days of Mordekhai and Esther, in Shushan the capital, the wicked Haman rose up against them and sought to destroy, slay and exterminate all the Jews, young and old, children and women, on one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their possessions. Then You in Your great compassion thwarted his counsel, frustrated his plans, and caused his scheme to recoil on his own head, so that they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.

Continue with "For all these things."

Hebrew

וְעַל כֻּלָּם יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא שִׁמְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ תָּמִיד לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.

Sephardi

Ve'al kulam yitbarach veyitromam veyitnase shimcha malkeinu tamid le'olam va'ed.

English

For all these things may Your name be blessed and exalted and raised up, our King, continually, for ever and all time.

Between Rosh HaShana & Yom Kippur:

Hebrew

וּכְתֹב לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים כָּל בְּנֵי בְרִיתֶךָ.

Sephardi

Uchetov lechayim tovim kol benei beritecha.

English

And write, for a good life, all the children of Your covenant.

Hebrew

וְכָל הַחַיִּים יוֹדוּךָ סֶּלָה
וִיהַלְלוּ וִיבָרְכוּ אֶת שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל בֶּאֱמֶת לְעוֹלָם כִּי טוֹב
הָאֵל יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ וְעֶזְרָתֵנוּ סֶלָה, הָאֵל הַטּוֹב.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, הַטּוֹב שִׁמְךָ וּלְךָ נָאֶה לְהוֹדוֹת.

Sephardi

Vechol hachayim yoducha selah
vihalelu vivarechu et shimcha hagadol be'emet le'olam ki tov
ha'El yeshu'atenu ve'ezratenu selah, ha'El hatov.
Baruch atah Adonai, hatov shimcha ulecha na'eh lehodot.

English

Let all that lives thank You, Selah! and praise and bless Your great name in truth, always, because it is good, God, our Savior and Help, Selah! the beneficent God. Blessed are You, LORD, whose name is "the Good" and to whom thanks are due.