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Hebrew

אֶחָד, לְעֵלָּא לָא יָתִיב עַל כּוּרְסְיָא דִיקָרֵיהּ עַד דְּאִיהִי אִתְעֲבִידַת בְּרָזָא
דְּאֶחָד כְּגַוְונָא דִילֵיהּ, לְמֶהֱוֵי אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד. וְהָא אוּקִימְנָא רָזָא דְּיְהוָה
אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד.

Sephardi

echad, le'ela la yasiv al kursaya dikareih ad de'ihi itavidat beraza
de'echad kegavna dileih, lemehevei echad be'echad. Veha ukimna raza de-Adonai
echad ushemo echad.

English

alongside One. The Holy One, blessed be He, who is One above, does not sit upon the throne of His glory until She has entered within the mystery of Oneness, like Him, to be one in One. And so we have established the secret of the phrase "the LORD shall be One and His name One" [He shall be One when His name, too, is One].

Hebrew

רָזָא דְּשַׁבָּת אִיהִי שַׁבָּת דְּאִתְאַחֲדַת בְּרָזָא דְּאֶחָד לְמִשְׁרֵי עֲלֵהּ רָזָא
דְּאֶחָד. צְלוֹתָא דְּמַעֲלֵי שַׁבְּתָא, דְּהָא אִתְאַחֲדַת כּוּרְסְיָא יְקָרָא קַדִּישָׁא
בְּרָזָא דְּאֶחָד, וְאִתְתַּקְּנַת לְמִשְׁרֵי עֲלֵהּ מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא עִלָּאָה. כַּד עָיֵיל
שַׁבְּתָא אִיהִי אִתְיַחֲדַת וְאִתְפָּרְשַׁת מִסִּטְרָא אַחְרָא, וְכָל דִּינִין מִתְעַבְּרִין
מִנַּהּ, וְאִיהִי אִשְׁתְּאַרַת בְּיִחוּדָא דִּנְהִירוּ קַדִּישָׁא וְאִתְעַטְּרַת בְּכַמָּה
עִטְרִין לִגְבֵי מַלְכָּא קַדִּישָׁא. וְכָל שֻׁלְטָנֵי רוּגְזִין וּמָארֵי דְּדִינָא כֻּלְּהוּ עַרְקִין
וְאִתְעַבְּרוּ מִנַּהּ, וְלֵית שֻׁלְטָנָא אַחְרָא בְּכֻלְּהוּ עָלְמִין. וְאַנְפַּהָא נְהִירִין
בִּנְהִירוּ עִלָּאָה וְאִתְעַטְּרַת לְתַתָּא בְּעַמָּא קַדִּישָׁא, וְכֻלְּהוֹן מִתְעַטְּרִין
בְּנִשְׁמָתִין חַדְתִּין בְּדִין שֵׁירוּתָא דִּצְלוֹתָא לְבָרְכָא לַהּ בְּחֶדְוָה בִּנְהִירוּ
דְּאַנְפִּין.

Sephardi

Raza deShabbat ihi Shabbat de'itachadat beraza de'echad lemishrei aleih raza
de'echad. Tzelota dema'alei Shabbata, deha itachadat kursaya yekara kadisha
beraza de'echad, ve'ittaknat lemishrei aleih malka kadisha ila'ah. Kad ayeil
Shabbata ihi itiyachadat ve'itparshat misitra achara, vechol dinin mit'abrin
minah, ve'ihi ishta'arat beyichuda din'hiru kadisha ve'it'atrat bechamah
itrin ligvei malka kadisha. Vechol shultanei rugzin umarei dedina kulehu arkin
ve'it'abru minah, veleit shultana achara bechulehu almin. Ve'anpaha nehirin
bin'hiru ila'ah ve'it'atrat letata be'ama kadisha, vechulehon mit'atrin
benishmatin chad'tin bedin sheiruta ditzelota levarcha lah bechedvah bin'hiru
de'anpin.

English

The mystery of Shabbat is that Shabbat is united with the mystery of the One so that the mystery of One may rest upon her. In the evening prayer of Shabbat, the holy throne of glory is made One in the mystery of Oneness, and thus made ready for the high and holy King to rest upon it. And when Shabbat enters, the Divine Presence becomes One and separates Herself from the Shadow Side, and She is released from all Her trials, and lingers in the Oneness of the holy light, and adorns Herself, crown upon crown, for the holy King. All the powers of rage and Her accusers flee and pass away from Her, and there is no other power in all the worlds [but Hers]. Then Her face shines with heavenly light, and the holy nation adorns Her here below, while each of its members adorn themselves with new souls. This is how this prayer begins, as they bless Her in joy, their faces shining.

In some congregations, the Leader says the word "Velomar" ("And they say") aloud before immediately continuing with Barekhu on the next page.

An individual adds:

Hebrew

וְלוֹמַר בָּרְכוּ אֶת יְהוָה הַמְּבֹרָךְ. אֶת דֵּיקָא דָּא שַׁבָּת דְּמַעֲלֵי שַׁבְּתָא
בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה הַמְּבֹרָךְ. דָּא אֲפִיקוּ דְּבִרְכָאן מִמְּקוֹרָא דְּחַיֵּי וְאַתַּר דְּנָפִיק
מִנֵּהּ כָּל שְׁקִיוּ לְאַשְׁקָאָה לְכֹלָּא וּבְגִין דְּאִיהוּ מְקוֹרָא בְּרָזָא דְּאֹת קְיָמָא
קָרִינָן לֵיהּ הַמְּבֹרָךְ אִיהוּ מַבּוּעָא דְּבֵירָא וְכֵיוָן דְּמָטָאן תַּמָּן הָא כֻּלְּהוּ
לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד, וְדָא אִיהוּ בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה הַמְּבֹרָךְ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.

Sephardi

Velomar barchu et Adonai hamevorach. Et deika da Shabbat dema'alei Shabbata
Baruch Adonai hamevorach. Da afiku devirchan mim'kora dechayei ve'atar denafik
mineih kol shekyiu le'ashka'ah lechola uvegin de'ihu mekora beraza de'ot keyama
karinan leih hamevorach ihu mabu'a deveira vecheivan dematan taman ha kulehu
le'olam va'ed, veda ihu baruch Adonai hamevorach le'olam va'ed.

English

And they say, "Bless [et] the LORD, the blessed One," the word et referring to the eve of Shabbat. "Blessed is the LORD, the blessed One," indicates the stream of blessings from the source of life, from where water flows, bringing life to all things. And because it is the source – the mystery of the "sign" – we call it "the blessed," meaning, the outflowing of the well. And since they reach there, they become forever. That is what is meant by "Blessed is the LORD, the blessed One, forever."