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Shavuot

Akdamut

אקדמות

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Hebrew

ש״ץ: קָל מִן קֳדָם שַׁדַּי, כְּקָל מֵי נְפִישׁוּתָא
כְּרוּבִין קֳבֵל גַּלְגְּלִין מְרוֹמְמִין בְּאוֹשָׁתָא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Kal min kodam Shaddai, kekal mei nefishuta
Keruvin kovel galgelin meromemin be'oshata.

English

Leader: Like a voice from the Almighty, like the noise of many waters – Cherubim raise themselves towards the Ophanim in a roar of noise,

Hebrew

קהל: לְמֶחֱזֵי בְּאַנְפָא עַיִן כְּוָת גִּירֵי קַשְׁתָּא
לְכָל אֲתַר דְּמִשְׁתַּלְּחִין, וְדָרְזִין בְּאֶשְּׁתָּא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Lemechezei be'anfa ayin kevat girei kashta
Lechol atar demishtalchin, vedarzin be'eshta.

English

Cong: to see face to face what looks like sparks of the rainbow flying, and wherever they are sent, they arrive in a flash of motion.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: מְבָרְכִין בְּרִיךְ יְקָרֵהּ בְּכָל לִשָּׁן לְחִישׁוּתָא
מֵאֲתַר בֵּית שְׁכִינְתֵּהּ, דְּלָא צָרִיךְ בְּחִישׁוּתָא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Mevarchin berich yekareh bechol lishan lechishuta
Mei'atar beit Shechinteh, dela tzarich bechishuta.

English

Leader: They bless His glory in every secret term, from the place of the home of His Presence, which cannot even be sought.

Hebrew

קהל: נְהַם כָּל חֵיל מְרוֹמָא, מְקַלְּסִין בְּחַשְׁשְׁתָא
נְהִירָא מַלְכוּתֵהּ לְדָר וְדָר לְאַפְרַשְׁתָא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Neham kol cheil meroma, mekallesin bechashsheta
Nehira malchuteh ledar vedar leafrasheta.

English

Cong: And all the hosts of heaven give praises in great fear, of the sovereignty that will last through all ages, forever.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: סְדִירָא בְּהוֹן קְדֻשְׁתָא, וּבְכֵן חֲלָפָא שַׁעְתָּא
סִימָא דְלָעַלַם, וְאוֹף לָא לְשַׁבּוֹעְתָּא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Sedira behon kedusheta, uvechen chalafa sha'ta
Sima dela'alam, ve'of la leshavueta.

English

Leader: They each lay out His holiness in praise, and when their moment has passed it is gone forever; seven years will go by and it will not return.

Hebrew

קהל: עֲדַב יְקַר אַחְסַנְתֵּהּ חֲבִיבִין, דְּבִקְבַעְתָּא
עָבְדִין לֵהּ חֲטִיבָא בְּדָנַח וְשַׁקַּעְתָּא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Adav yekar achsanteh chavivin, devikva'ta
Avdin leh chativa bedanach veshakka'ta.

English

Cong: His precious estate, Israel – they are more fortunate, for always may they praise Him, dawn and dusk.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: פְּרִישָׁן לְמִנְתֵּהּ לְמֶעְבַּד לֵהּ רְעוּתָא
פְּרִישְׁתֵי שְׁבַחְתֵּהּ יְחַוּוּן בְּשָׁעוּתָא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Perishan leminteh leme'bad leh re'uta
Perishtei shevachteh yechavun besha'uta.

English

Leader: They are set apart, His portion, to perform His will, and they will tell the wonders of His praise in speech.

Hebrew

קהל: צְבִי וְחָמֵד וְרָגֵג דְּיִלְאוּן בְּלָעוּתָא
צְלוֹתְהוֹן בְּכֵן מְקַבֵּל, וְהַנְיָא בָעוּתָא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Tzvi vechamed verageg deyil'un bela'uta
Tzelotehon bechen mekabel, vehanya va'uta.

English

Cong: He desires and values and yearns for them to labor for Him to weariness, and so He accepts their prayers; it is their pleas that are fulfilled.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: קְטִירָא לְחֵי עָלְמָא בְּתַגָּא בִּשְׁבוּעְתָּא
קֳבֵל יְקַר טוֹטַפְתָּא יְתִיבָא בִּקְבִיעוּתָא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Ketira lechei alma betaga bishvueta
Kovel yekar totafta yetiva bikvi'uta.

English

Leader: And those pleas are joined, with a crown and an oath, to the One who lives forever, and worn with the phylacteries He binds to Himself always,

Hebrew

קהל: רְשִׁימָא הִיא גוּפָא בְּחָכְמְתָא וּבְדַעְתָּא
רְבוּתְהוֹן דְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, קָרָאֵי בִּשְׁמַעְתָּא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Reshima hi gufa bechachmeta uveda'ta
Revutehon deYisrael, kara'ei bishma'ta.

English

Cong: which are inscribed inside with wisdom and with insight, with the greatness of Israel, who read the Shema.

Hebrew

ש״ץ: שְׁבַח רִבּוֹן עָלְמָא, אֲמִירָא דִּכְוָתָא
שְׁפַר עֲלַי לְחַוּוֹיֵהּ בְּאַפֵּי מַלְכְוָתָא.

Sephardi

Shatz: Shevach Ribon alma, amira dichvata
Shefar alai lechavoyeh be'apei malchvata.

English

Leader: And I, in the same way, praise the Master of the Universe, and it befits me to speak of Him to those of other nations,

Hebrew

קהל: תָּאִין וּמִתְכַּנְּשִׁין כְּחֵיזוּ אַדְוָתָא
תְּמֵהִין וְשָׁיְלִין לֵהּ בְּעֵסֶק אַתְוָתָא.

Sephardi

Kahal: Ta'in umitkanneshin kecheizu advata
Temehin vesha'ilin leh be'esek atvata.

English

Cong: who come and form crowds, like waves all around, doubting, asking about Him, about the signs He performs –