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Shavuot

Akdamut

Akdamot
אקדמות
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אקדמות

AKDAMUT

On Shavuot, after the Kohen is called up to the Torah and before he makes the blessing, the following is said responsively by the Reader and the congregation.
Hebrew
ש״ץ: אַקְדָּמוּת מִלִּין וְשָׁרָיוּת שׁוּתָא
אַוְלָא שָׁקִילְנָא הַרְמַן וּרְשׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Shatz: Akdamut millin vesharyut shuta
Avla shakilna harman urshuta.
English
Leader: The beginning of words – the opening of speech: I shall ask permission and leave to begin.
Hebrew
קהל: בְּבָבֵי תְרֵי וּתְלָת דְּאֶפְתַּח בְּנַקְשׁוּתָא
בְּבָרֵי דְבָרֵי וְטוּרֵי עֲדֵי לְקַשִּׁישׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Kahal: Bevavei trei utlat de'eftach benakshuta
Bevarei devarei veturei adei lekashishuta.
English
Cong: Trembling I open my mouth with two matters and three, by leave of the One who bears us through to old age.
Hebrew
ש״ץ: גְּבוּרָן עָלְמִין לֵהּ, וְלָא סְפֵק פְּרִישׁוּתָא
גְּוִיל אִלּוּ רְקִיעֵי, קְנֵי כָל חֻרְשָׁתָא.
Sephardi
Shatz: Gevuran almin leh, vela sefek perishuta
Gevil illu reki'ei, kenei chol churshata.
English
Leader: His are eternal mighty acts, which could not be laid out in words, even were all the skies parchment, and all the forests reeds;
Hebrew
קהל: דְּיוֹ אִלּוּ יַמֵּי וְכָל מֵי כְנִישׁוּתָא
דָּיְרֵי אַרְעָא סָפְרֵי וְרָשְׁמֵי רְשׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Kahal: D'yo illu yammei vechol mei chenishuta
Darei ar'a safrei verashmei reshuta.
English
Cong: if all the seas were ink, and all the lakes, and the all people, scribes and clerks.
Hebrew
ש״ץ: הֲדַר מָרֵי שְׁמַיָּא וְשַׁלִּיט בְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא
הֲקִים עָלְמָא יְחִידָאִי, וְכַבְּשָׁהּ בְּכַבְּשׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Shatz: Hadar marei shemaya veshalit beyabeshta
Hakim alma yechida'i, vechabshah bechabshuta.
English
Leader: The glorious Master of Heaven, Ruler of the land, founded His world alone, and took control of it.
Hebrew
קהל: וּבְלָא לָאוּ שַׁכְלְלָהּ, וּבְלָא תְשָׁשׁוּתָא
וּבְאָתָא קַלִּילָא דְּלֵית בָּהּ מְשָׁשׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Kahal: Uv'la la'u shachlelah, uv'la teshashuta
Uv'ata kalila deleit bah meshashuta.
English
Cong: Without weariness He perfected it, without tiring at all; by the lightest of letters, something without substance.
Hebrew
ש״ץ: זִמֵּן כָּל עֲבִידְתֵּהּ בְּהָךְ יוֹמֵי שִׁתָּא
זְהוֹר יְקָרֵהּ עֲלֵי, עֲלֵי כֻרְסְיָה דְאֶשָּׁתָא.
Sephardi
Shatz: Zimen kol avidteh behach yomei shita
Zehor yekareh alei, alei kursyah de'eshata.
English
Leader: He summoned forth all creation in those six days; and then His shining glory rose, to sit upon His throne of fire.
Hebrew
קהל: חֵיל אֶלֶף אַלְפִין וְרִבּוֹא לְשַׁמְשׁוּתָא
חַדְתִּין נְבוּט לְצַפְרִין, סַגִּיאָה טְרִישׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Kahal: Cheil elef alfin veribbo leshamshuta
Chadtin nevut letzafrin, saggi'ah terishuta.
English
Cong: A heavenly host of a thousand thousands and myriads serve Him – created each morning anew, so great is His faithfulness.
Hebrew
ש״ץ: טְפֵי יְקִידִין שְׂרָפִין, כְּלוּל גַּפֵּי שִׁתָּא
טְעֵם עַד יִתְיְהַב לְהוֹן, שְׁתִיקִין בְּאַדִּישׁוּתָא.
Sephardi
Shatz: Tefei yekidin serafin, kelul gappei shita
Te'em ad yityehav lehon, shetikin be'adishuta.
English
Leader: Seraphim, covered with six wings, bow many times over, and stand in utter silence until they have leave.
Hebrew
קהל: יְקַבְּלוּן דֵּין מִן דֵּין שְׁוֵי דְּלָא בְּשָׁשׁוּתָא
יְקַר מָלֵי כָל אַרְעָא לְתַלּוּתֵי קְדֻשָּׁתָא.
Sephardi
Kahal: Yekabbelun dein min dein shvei dela beshashuta
Yekar malei chol ar'a letallutei kedushata.
English
Cong: They receive leave from each other – and at once, without pause, His glory fills all the world, at their threefold sanctifying.