The New Jew: A Field Guide

Deut. 4

Hebrew

וַאֲנַחְנוּ כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא
שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ
וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין עוֹד.
אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹ כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ
וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל־לְבָבֶךָ
כִּי יְהֹוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל וְעַל־הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת, אֵין עוֹד:

Sephardi

Va'anachnu kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim, Hakadosh Baruch Hu
shehu noteh shamayim veyosed aretz
umoshav yekaro bashamayim mima'al, ushchinat uzo begovhei meromim.
Hu Eloheinu, ein od.
Emet Malkeinu, efes zulato kakatuv betorato
veyadata hayom vahashevota el-levavecha
ki Adonai Hu ha'elohim bashamayim mima'al ve'al-ha'aretz mitachat, ein od:

English

But we bow in worship and thank the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, who extends the heavens and establishes the earth, whose throne of glory is in the heavens above, and whose power’s Presence is in the highest of heights. He is our God; there is no other. Truly He is our King, there is none else, as it is written in His Torah: “You shall know and take to heart this day that the LORD is God, in the heavens above and on the earth below. There is no other.”

Ex. 15Zech. 14

Hebrew

וְעַל כֵּן נְקַוֶּה לְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, לִרְאוֹת מְהֵרָה בְּתִפְאֶרֶת עֻזֶּךָ
לְהַעֲבִיר גִּלּוּלִים מִן הָאָרֶץ, וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּרוֹת יִכָּרֵתוּן
לְתַקֵּן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי.
וְכָל בְּנֵי בָשָׂר יִקְרְאוּ בִשְׁמֶךָ לְהַפְנוֹת אֵלֶיךָ כָּל רִשְׁעֵי אָרֶץ.
יַכִּירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל
כִּי לְךָ תִּכְרַע כָּל בֶּרֶךְ, תִּשָּׁבַע כָּל לָשׁוֹן.
לְפָנֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּלוּ, וְלִכְבוֹד שִׁמְךָ יְקָר יִתֵּנוּ
וִיקַבְּלוּ כֻּלָּם אֶת עֹל מַלְכוּתֶךָ
וְתִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם מְהֵרָה לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד.
כִּי הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁלְּךָ הִיא וּלְעוֹלְמֵי עַד תִּמְלֹךְ בְּכָבוֹד
כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ, יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד:
וְנֶאֱמַר, וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לְמֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ
בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהֹוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד:

Sephardi

Ve'al ken nekaveh lecha Adonai Eloheinu, lir'ot meheirah betif'eret uzecha
leha'avir gilulim min ha'aretz, veha'elilim karot yikaretun
letaken olam bemalchut Shaddai.
vechol benei vasar yikre'u vishmecha lehafnot elecha kol rish'ei aretz.
Yakiru veyede'u kol yoshvei tevel
ki lecha tichra kol berech, tishava kol lashon.
Lefanecha Adonai Eloheinu yichre'u veyipolu, velichvod shimcha yekar yitenu
vikablu kulam et ol malchutecha
vetimloch aleihem meheirah le'olam va'ed.
Ki hamalchut shelcha hi ule'olmei ad timloch bechavod
kakatuv betoratecha, Adonai yimloch le'olam va'ed:
vene'emar, vehayah Adonai leMelech al-kol-ha'aretz
bayom hahu yihyeh Adonai echad ushmo echad:

English

Therefore, we place our hope in You, LORD our God, that we may soon see the glory of Your power, when You will remove abominations from the earth, and idols will be utterly destroyed, when the world will be perfected under the sovereignty of the Almighty, when all humanity will call on Your name, to turn all the earth’s wicked toward You. All the world’s inhabitants will realize and know that to You every knee must bow and every tongue swear loyalty. Before You, LORD our God, they will kneel and bow down and give honor to Your glorious name. They will all accept the yoke of Your kingdom, and You will reign over them soon and for ever. For the kingdom is Yours, and to all eternity You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your Torah: “The LORD will reign for ever and ever.” And it is said: “Then the LORD shall be King over all the earth; on that day the LORD shall be One and His name One.”

Some add:

Prov. 3

Hebrew

אַל־תִּירָא מִפַּחַד פִּתְאֹם וּמִשֹּׁאַת רְשָׁעִים כִּי תָבֹא:

Sephardi

Al-tira mipachad pit'om umisho'at resha'im ki tavo:

English

Have no fear of sudden terror or of the ruin when it overtakes the wicked.

Is. 8

Hebrew

עֻצוּ עֵצָה וְתֻפָר, דַּבְּרוּ דָבָר וְלֹא יָקוּם, כִּי עִמָּנוּ אֵל:

Sephardi

Utzu eitzah vetufar, dabru davar velo yakum, ki imanu El:

English

Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.

Is. 46

Hebrew

וְעַד־זִקְנָה אֲנִי הוּא, וְעַד־שֵׂיבָה אֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל
אֲנִי עָשִׂיתִי וַאֲנִי אֶשָּׂא וַאֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל וַאֲמַלֵּט:

Sephardi

Ve'ad-ziknah ani Hu, ve'ad-sevah ani esbol
Ani asiti va'ani esa va'ani esbol va'amalet:

English

When you grow old, I will still be the same. When your hair turns gray, I will still carry you. I made you, I will bear you, I will carry you, and I will rescue you.