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Simhat Torah

Hakafot

Seder Hakafot
סדר הקפות
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סדר הקפות

HAKAFOT

In Ma’ariv and Shaharit of Simhat Torah the following is said after Full Kaddish (page 556).
Deut. 4
Hebrew
אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ לָדַעַת, כִּי יְהֹוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, אֵין עוֹד מִלְבַדּוֹ׃
Sephardi
Atah har'eta lada'at, ki Adonai hu ha'Elohim, ein od milvado.
English
You have been shown [these things] so that you may know that the LORD is God; besides Him there is no other.
Ps. 136
Hebrew
לְעֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת גְּדֹלוֹת לְבַדּוֹ, כִּי לְעוֹלָם חַסְדּוֹ׃
Sephardi
Le'oseh nifla'ot gedolot levado, ki le'olam chasdo.
English
To the One who alone does great wonders, His loving-kindness is forever.
Ps. 86
Hebrew
אֵין־כָּמוֹךָ בָאֱלֹהִים, אֲדֹנָי, וְאֵין כְּמַעֲשֶׂיךָ׃
Sephardi
Ein-kamocha va'Elohim, Adonai, ve'ein kema'asecha.
English
There is none like You among the heavenly powers, my LORD, and there are no works like Yours.
Ps. 104
Hebrew
יְהִי כְבוֹד יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם, יִשְׂמַח יְהֹוָה בְּמַעֲשָׂיו׃
Sephardi
Yehi chevod Adonai le'olam, yismach Adonai bema'asav.
English
May the LORD’s glory be forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
Ps. 113
Hebrew
יְהִי שֵׁם יְהֹוָה מְבֹרָךְ, מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם׃
Sephardi
Yehi sheim Adonai mevorach, me'atah ve'ad-olam.
English
May the LORD’s name be blessed from now and forever.
I Kings 8
Hebrew
יְהִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ עִמָּנוּ, כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה עִם־אֲבֹתֵינוּ׃
אַל־יַעַזְבֵנוּ וְאַל־יִטְּשֵׁנוּ׃
Sephardi
Yehi Adonai Eloheinu imanu, ka'asher hayah im-avoteinu.
Al-ya'azvenu ve'al-yiteshenu.
English
May the LORD our God be with us as He was with our ancestors; may He never leave us or forsake us.
I Chr. 16
Hebrew
וְאִמְרוּ, הוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ, וְקַבְּצֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ מִן־הַגּוֹיִם
לְהֹדוֹת לְשֵׁם קָדְשֶׁךָ, לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶךָ׃
Sephardi
Ve'imru, hoshi'enu Elohei yish'einu, vekabtzeinu vehatzileinu min-hagoyim
Lehodot leshem kodshecha, lehishtabe'ach bit'hilatecha.
English
Say, “Save us, God our Savior; gather and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to Your holy name, that we may glory in praise of You.”
Hebrew
יְהֹוָה מֶלֶךְ, יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ, יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד׃
Sephardi
Adonai melech, Adonai malach, Adonai yimloch le'olam va'ed.
English
The LORD is King, the LORD was King, the LORD will be King for ever and all time.
Ps. 29
Hebrew
יְהֹוָה עֹז לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן, יְהֹוָה יְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם׃
Sephardi
Adonai oz le'amo yiten, Adonai yevarech et-amo vashalom.
English
The LORD will give strength to His people; the LORD will bless His people with peace.
Hebrew
וְיִהְיוּ נָא אֲמָרֵינוּ לְרָצוֹן, לִפְנֵי אֲדוֹן כֹּל׃
Sephardi
Veyihyu na amareinu leratzon, lifnei Adon kol.
English
May our words find favor before the LORD of all.
The Ark is opened.
Num. 10
Hebrew
וַיְהִי בִּנְסֹעַ הָאָרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה
קוּמָה יְהֹוָה וְיָפֻצוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ, וְיָנֻסוּ מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ׃
Sephardi
Vayehi binso'a ha'aron vayomer Moshe
Kumah Adonai veyafutzu oyevecha, veyanusu mesanecha mipanecha.
English
Whenever the Ark set out, Moses would say, “Arise, LORD, and may Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”
Ps. 132
Hebrew
קוּמָה יְהֹוָה לִמְנוּחָתֶךָ, אַתָּה וַאֲרוֹן עֻזֶּךָ׃
כֹּהֲנֶיךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ־צֶדֶק, וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ׃
בַּעֲבוּר דָּוִד עַבְדֶּךָ, אַל־תָּשֵׁב פְּנֵי מְשִׁיחֶךָ׃
Sephardi
Kumah Adonai limnuchatecha, atah va'aron uzecha.
Kohanecha yilbeshu-tzedek, vachasidecha yeranenu.
Ba'avur David avdecha, al-tashev penei meshichecha.
English
Advance, LORD, to Your resting place, You and Your mighty Ark. Your priests are clothed in righteousness, and Your devoted ones sing for joy. For the sake of Your servant David, do not reject Your anointed one.
Is. 25
Hebrew
וְאָמַר בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא
הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ זֶה קִוִּינוּ לוֹ, וְיוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
זֶה יְהֹוָה קִוִּינוּ לוֹ, נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בִּישׁוּעָתוֹ׃
Sephardi
Ve'amar bayom hahu
Hineh Eloheinu zeh kivinu lo, veyoshi'enu
Zeh Adonai kivinu lo, nagilah venismechah bishu'ato.
English
In that day they will say, “This is our God; we trusted in Him, and He saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in Him; let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”
Ps. 145
Hebrew
מַלְכוּתְךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל־עֹלָמִים, וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל־דֹּר וָדֹר׃
Sephardi
Malchutecha malchut kol-olamim, umemshaltecha bechol-dor vador.
English
Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and Your dominion is for all generations.
Is. 2
Hebrew
כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה, וּדְבַר־יְהֹוָה מִירוּשָׁלַיִם׃
Sephardi
Ki miTziyon teitzei Torah, udevar-Adonai miYerushalayim.
English
For the Torah shall come forth from Zion and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.
Ps. 51
Hebrew
אָב הָרַחֲמִים, הֵיטִיבָה בִרְצוֹנְךָ אֶת־צִיּוֹן, תִּבְנֶה חוֹמוֹת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם׃
Sephardi
Av harachamim, heitivah virtzoncha et-Tziyon, tivneh chomot Yerushalayim.
English
Father of compassion, favor Zion with Your goodness; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Hebrew
כִּי בְךָ לְבַד בָּטָחְנוּ, מֶלֶךְ אֵל רָם וְנִשָּׂא, אֲדוֹן עוֹלָמִים׃
Sephardi
Ki vecha levad batachnu, Melech Eil ram venisa, Adon olamim.
English
For we trust in You alone, King, God, high and exalted, Master of worlds.