Shema and Its Blessings

Keriat Shema uVirchotehah

קריאת שמע וברכותיה

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Hebrew

עַל הָרִאשׁוֹנִים וְעַל הָאַחֲרוֹנִים
דָּבָר טוֹב וְקַיָּם לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

Sephardi

Al harishonim ve'al ha'acharonim
Davar tov vekayam le'olam va'ed

English

For the early and the later generations this faith has proved good and enduring for ever —

Hebrew

אֱמֶת וֶאֱמוּנָה, חֹק וְלֹא יַעֲבֹר.

Sephardi

Emet ve'emunah, chok velo ya'avor.

English

True and faithful, an irrevocable law.

Hebrew

אֱמֶת שָׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
מַלְכֵּנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
גּוֹאֲלֵנוּ גּוֹאֵל אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
יוֹצְרֵנוּ צוּר יְשׁוּעָתֵנוּ
פּוֹדֵנוּ וּמַצִּילֵנוּ מֵעוֹלָם הוּא שְׁמֶךָ
וְאֵין לָנוּ עוֹד אֱלֹהִים זוּלָתֶךָ סֶלָה.

Sephardi

Emet she'atah hu Adonai Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu
Malkeinu Melech avoteinu
Go'aleinu go'el avoteinu
Yotzreinu tzur yeshu'atenu
Podeinu umatzileinu me'olam hu shemecha
Ve'ein lanu od Elohim zulatecha selah.

English

True You are the LORD: our God and God of our ancestors, our King and King of our ancestors, our Redeemer and Redeemer of our ancestors, our Maker, Rock of our salvation, our Deliverer and Rescuer: this has ever been Your name, and we have no other God but You, Selah!

Hebrew

עֶזְרַת אֲבוֹתֵינוּ אַתָּה הוּא מֵעוֹלָם
מָגֵן וּמוֹשִׁיעַ לָהֶם וְלִבְנֵיהֶם אַחֲרֵיהֶם בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר.
בְּרוּם עוֹלָם מוֹשָׁבֶךָ וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ עַד אַפְסֵי אָרֶץ.

Sephardi

Ezrat avoteinu atah hu me'olam
Magen umoshia lahem velivneihem achareihem bechol dor vador.
Berum olam moshavecha umishpatecha vetzidkatecha ad afsei aretz.

English

You have always been the help of our ancestors, their Shield and Savior, and that of their children after them in every generation. Your dwelling is in the heights of the universe, and Your judgments and righteousness reach to the ends of the earth.

Hebrew

אֱמֶת אַשְׁרֵי אִישׁ שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע לְמִצְוֹתֶיךָ
וְתוֹרָתְךָ וּדְבָרְךָ יָשִׂים עַל לִבּוֹ.

Sephardi

Emet ashrei ish sheyishma lemitzvotecha
Vetoratecha udvarecha yasim al libo.

English

True Happy is the one who obeys Your commandments and takes to heart Your teaching and Your word.

Hebrew

אֱמֶת אַתָּה הוּא אָדוֹן לְעַמֶּךָ
וּמֶלֶךְ גִּבּוֹר לָרִיב רִיבָם לְאָבוֹת וּבָנִים.

Sephardi

Emet atah hu Adon le'amecha
Umelech gibor lariv rivam le'avot uvanim.

English

True You are the Master of Your people, and a mighty King who pleads the cause of old and young alike.

Hebrew

אֱמֶת אַתָּה הוּא רִאשׁוֹן וְאַתָּה הוּא אַחֲרוֹן
וּמִבַּלְעָדֶיךָ אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ גּוֹאֵל וּמוֹשִׁיעַ.

Sephardi

Emet atah hu rishon ve'atah hu acharon
Umibal'adecha ein lanu melech go'el umoshi'a.

English

True You are the first and You are the last. Besides You, we have no king, redeemer or savior.

Ps. 106

Hebrew

אֱמֶת מִמִּצְרַיִם גְּאַלְתָּנוּ, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
וּמִבֵּית עֲבָדִים פְּדִיתָנוּ
כָּל בְּכוֹרֵיהֶם הָרַגְתָּ, וּבְכוֹרְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל גָּאָלְתָּ
וְיַם סוּף לָהֶם בָּקַעְתָּ
וְזֵדִים טִבַּעְתָּ וִידִידִים הֶעֱבַרְתָּ
וַיְכַסּוּ מַיִם צָרֵיהֶם, אֶחָד מֵהֶם לֹא נוֹתָר:

Sephardi

Emet miMitzrayim ge'altanu, Adonai Eloheinu
Umibeit avadim peditanu
Kol bechoreihem haragta, uvechorcha Yisrael ga'alta
Veyam Suf lahem baka'ta
Vezeidim tiba'ta vididim he'evarta
Vaychasu mayim tzareihem, echad meihem lo notar:

English

True From Egypt You redeemed us, LORD our God, and from the slave-house You delivered us. All their firstborn You killed, but Your firstborn of Israel You redeemed. You split the Sea of Reeds for them, and drowned the arrogant. You brought Your beloved ones across. The water covered their foes; not one of them was left.