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Shavuot

Akdamut

Akdamut
אקדמות
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Hebrew
בְּלָא שַׁלִּיטָא בָּהּ עֵין, בְּגוֹ עֵדֶן גִּנְתָּא
מְטַיְּלִי בָהּ חֲנִיגָא לְבַהֲדֵי דִשְׁכִינְתָּא.
Sephardi
Bela shalita bah ein, bego eden ginta
Metayyeli vah chaniga levahadei dishchinta.
English
Leader: For no eye has ever overseen the Garden of Eden, where the righteous circle the place of the dance, and the holy Presence among them.
Hebrew
עֲלֵה רָמְזִי דֵין הוּא, בְּרָם בְּאֵימְתָנוּתָא
שְׂבַרְנָא לָהּ בְּשִׁבְיוֹן, תְּקוֹף הֵימְנוּתָא.
Sephardi
Ale ramzi dein hu, beram be'eimtenuta
Sevarna lah beshivyon, tekof heimnuta.
English
Cong: And they point to Him, saying with awe, “It is He! “The One for whom we longed when we were captives, in our powerful faith.
Hebrew
יְדַבֵּר לָן עָלְמִין, עָלְמִין מְדַמּוּתָא
מְנָת דִילָן דְּמִלְקַדְמִין פָּרֵשׁ בַּאֲרָמוּתָא.
Sephardi
Yedaber lan almin, almin medammuta
Menat dilan demilkadmin paresh ba'aramuta.
English
Leader: “And He will lead us in both worlds; and He will lead us dancing, as if we were young again; lead us to our land, set aside from the beginning of the world for us.”
Hebrew
טְלוּלָא דִלְוְיָתָן וְתוֹר טוּר רָמוּתָא
וְחַד בְּחַד כִּי סָבִיךְ וְעָבִיד קְרָבוּתָא.
Sephardi
Telula dilvyatan vetor tur ramuta
Vechad bechad ki savich ve'avid keravuta.
English
Cong: He plays with the Leviathan, with the Behemoth of the high mountain, and when they wrestle one another in their great duel,
Hebrew
בְּקַרְנוֹהִי מְנַגַּח בְּהֵמוֹת בְּרַבְרְבוּתָא
יְקַרְטַע נוּן לְקִבְלֵהּ בְּצִיצוֹי בִּגְבוּרְתָּא.
Sephardi
Bekarnohi menageach behemot beravrevuta
Yekarta nun lekivleh betzitzoi bigvurta.
English
Leader: the horns of the great Behemoth will gore, and the mighty Leviathan will leap out at him with his fins,
Hebrew
מְקָרֵב לֵהּ בָּרְיֵהּ בְּחַרְבֵּהּ בְּרַבְרְבוּתָא
אֲרִיסְטוֹן לְצַדִּיקֵי יְתַקֵּן, וְשֵׁרוּתָא.
Sephardi
Mekarev leh baryeh becharbeh beravrevuta
Ariston letzaddikei yetaken, vesheruta.
English
Cong: and finally, his Creator will step forward with His great sword, and prepare a meal, a feast, of that meat, for all the righteous.
Hebrew
מְסַחֲרִין עֲלֵי תַּכֵּי דְכַדְכֹּד וְגוּמַרְתָּא
נְגִידִין קָמֵיהוֹן אֲפַרְסְמוֹן נַהֲרָתָא.
Sephardi
Mesacharin alei takei dechadkod vegumarta
Negidin kamehon afarsemon naharata.
English
Leader: And they shall sit at tables of rubies and gems, with rivers of balsam flowing before them,
Hebrew
וּמִתְפַּנְּקִין וְרָווּן בְּכַסֵּי רְוָיְתָּא
חֲמַר מְרַת דְּמִבְּרֵאשִׁית נְטִיר בֵּי נַעֲוָתָא.
Sephardi
Umitpankin veravun bechasei revayta
Chamar merat demibereshit netir bei na'avata.
English
Cong: and quench their thirst in luxury with overflowing cups of the wondrous wine stored up for them since the first days of creation.
Hebrew
זַכָּאִין, כַּד שְׁמַעְתּוּן שְׁבַח דָּא שִׁירָתָא
קְבִיעִין כֵּן תֶּהֱווּן בְּהַנְהוּ חֲבוּרָתָא.
Sephardi
Zakka'in, kad shematun shevach da shirata
Kevi'in ken tehe'un behanehu chavurata.
English
Leader: My righteous listeners, as you have heard the praises in this song, so may you be promised a place in those joyous circles.
Hebrew
וְתִזְכּוּן דִי תֵיתְבוּן בְּעֵילָא דָרָתָא
אֲרֵי תְצִיתוּן לְמִלּוֹי, דְּנָפְקִין בְּהַדְרָתָא.
Sephardi
Vetizchun di teitvun be'eila darata
Are tetzitun lemiloi, denafkin behadrata.
English
Cong: And may you merit to sit in those heavenly rows, for heeding God’s words, which come forth in splendor.
Hebrew
מְרוֹמָם הוּא אֱלָהִין בְּקַדְמָתָא וּבַתְרִיתָא
צְבִי וְאִתְרְעִי בָּן, וּמְסַר לָן אוֹרַיְתָא.
Sephardi
Meromam hu Elahin bekadmata uvaterita
Tzvi ve'itre'i ban, umesar lan orayta.
English
Leader: Our God is in the highest heights, the first and the last, desiring us and cherishing us, and giving us the Torah.
The service continues with the Torah Reading on page 1200.