Prayer for Dew

Tefilat Geshem

תפילת גשם

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Hebrew

זְכוֹר מְשׁוּי בְּתֵבַת גֹּמֶא מִן הַמַּיִם
נָמוּ דָלֹה דָלָה וְהִשְׁקָה צֹאן מַיִם
סְגוּלֶיךָ עֵת צָמְאוּ לַמַּיִם
עַל הַסֶּלַע הַךְ, וַיֵּצְאוּ מַיִם.

Sephardi

Zechor meshui betevat gome min hamayim
namu daloh dalah vehishkah tzon mayim
segulecha et tzam'u lamayim
al hasela hach, vayetze'u mayim.

English

Remember [Moses] who in a reed basket was drawn out of the water. They said: “He drew water for us, and gave the flock water.” When Your treasured people thirsted for water, He struck the rock and out gushed water.

Hebrew

קהל: בְּצִדְקוֹ חוֹן חַשְׁרַת מַיִם.

Sephardi

Kahal: Betzidko chon chashrat mayim.

English

Cong: For his righteousness’ sake grant abundant water.

Hebrew

זְכוֹר פְּקִיד שָׁרוֹת, טוֹבֵל חָמֵשׁ טְבִילוֹת בַּמַּיִם
צוֹעֶה וּמַרְחִיץ כַּפָּיו בְּקִדּוּשׁ מַיִם
קוֹרֵא וּמַזֶּה טָהֳרַת מַיִם
רָחַק מֵעָם פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם.

Sephardi

Zechor pekid sharot, tovel chamesh tevilot bamayim
tzo'eh umarchitz kapav bekidush mayim
kore umazeh tahorat mayim
rachak me'am pachaz kamayim.

English

Remember [Aaron], chief officer of the Temple, who immersed five times in water. He went and washed his hands in the sanctifying water. He called out and sprinkled blood, purifying the people as if with water. He kept apart from the people who were as unruly as water.

Hebrew

קהל: בַּעֲבוּרוֹ אַל תִּמְנַע מַיִם.

Sephardi

Kahal: Ba'avuro al timna mayim.

English

Cong: For his sake do not withhold water.

Hebrew

זְכוֹר שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר שְׁבָטִים, שֶׁהֶעֱבַרְתָּ בִּגְזֵרַת מַיִם
שֶׁהִמְתַּקְתָּ לָמוֹ מְרִירוּת מַיִם
תּוֹלְדוֹתָם נִשְׁפַּךְ דָּמָם עָלֶיךָ כַמַּיִם
תֵּפֶן, כִּי נַפְשֵׁנוּ אָפְפוּ מַיִם.

Sephardi

Zechor sheneim asar shevatim, shehe'evarta bigzerat mayim
shehimtakta lamo merirut mayim
toldotam nishpach damam alecha kamayim
tefen, ki nafsheinu afefu mayim.

English

Remember the twelve tribes You brought through the divided water, For whom You sweetened the bitterness of the water. For Your sake their descendants’ blood was spilled like water. Turn to us, for troubles engulf our souls like water.

Hebrew

קהל: בְּצִדְקָם חוֹן חַשְׁרַת מַיִם.

Sephardi

Kahal: Betzidkam chon chashrat mayim.

English

Cong: For their righteousness’ sake grant abundant water.

Leader:

Hebrew

שֶׁאַתָּה הוּא יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ
מַשִּׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגָּשֶׁם

Sephardi

She'atah hu Adonai Eloheinu
mashiv haruach umorid hageshem

English

For You, LORD our God, make the wind blow and the rain fall.

Congregation then Leader, responsively:

Hebrew

לִבְרָכָה וְלֹא לִקְלָלָה קהל: אָמֵן
לְחַיִּים וְלֹא לַמָּוֶת קהל: אָמֵן
לְשֹׂבַע וְלֹא לְרָזוֹן קהל: אָמֵן

Sephardi

Livrachah velo liklalah Kahal: Amen
Lechayim velo lamavet Kahal: Amen
Lesova velo lerazon Kahal: Amen

English

For blessing, and not for curse. Cong: Amen. For life, and not for death. Cong: Amen. For plenty, and not for scarcity. Cong: Amen.

The Ark is closed. The Leader continues the Repetition with “He sustains the living” on page 856.