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Shabbat - Morning Service

The Amidah

t'filat ha-amidah
תפילת העמידה
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Israeli: ' marks a reduced vowel that Israeli speech drops (b'rachah); when the vowel is pronounced it is written e (lefanecha). - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations
A personal prayer or one of the following concludes the silent recitation of the Amidah:
Hebrew
אֱלֹהַי, נְצוֹר לְשׁוֹנִי מֵרָע, וּשְׂפָתַי מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה, וְלִמְקַלְלַי
נַפְשִׁי תִדּוֹם, וְנַפְשִׁי כֶּעָפָר לַכֹּל תִּהְיֶה. פְּתַח לִבִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
וּבְמִצְוֹתֶיךָ תִּרְדּוֹף נַפְשִׁי. וְכָל־הַחוֹשְׁבִים עָלַי רָעָה,
מְהֵרָה הָפֵר עֲצָתָם וְקַלְקֵל מַחֲשַׁבְתָּם. עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יְמִינֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן קְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
תּוֹרָתֶךָ. לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ, הוֹשִׁיעָה יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵנִי.
Israeli
Elohai, netzor leshoni mera, usfatai midaber mirmah, velimkallai
nafshi tidom, venafshi ke-afar lakol tihyeh. p'tach libi b'Toratecha,
uvmitzvotecha tirdof nafshi. vechol-hachoshvim alai ra-ah,
meherah hafer atzatam vekalkel machashavtam. aseh lema-an sh'mecha,
aseh lema-an yeminecha, aseh lema-an k'dushatecha, aseh lema-an
Toratecha. lema-an yechaletzun yedidecha, hoshi-ah yeminecha va-aneni.
English
My God, guard my tongue from evil, my lips from deceit. Help me to ignore those who would slander me. Before all, let me be humble. To Your Torah open my heart, that I may pursue Your mitzvot. Thwart the designs of those who plot evil against me; bring their schemes to nothing. Act for the sake of Your name, for the sake of Your triumph act, for the sake of Your holiness act, for the sake of Your Torah act. Answer my prayer for Your people’s deliverance.
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ, יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Israeli
yihyu leratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego-ali.
English
May words from my mouth and the meditations of my heart find favor with You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.
Some are accustomed to take three steps backward and to bow when the Amidah concludes, as if leaving the court of a sovereign.
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל [וְעַל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל], וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן.
Israeli
oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
ve-al kol-yisra-el [ve-al kol-yoshvei tevel], ve-imru Amen.
English
May the maker of peace in the heights bring peace to us and to all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen.
Hebrew
זַכֵּנִי לְשִׂמְחָה וְחֵרוּת שֶׁל שַׁבָּת, לִטְעֹם טַעַם עֹנֶג שַׁבָּת
בֶּאֱמֶת. זַכֵּנִי שֶׁלֹּא יַעֲלֶה עַל לִבִּי עַצְבוּת בְּיוֹם שַׁבָּת
קֹדֶשׁ. שַׂמַּח נֶפֶשׁ מְשָׁרֶתְךָ, כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֲדֹנָי נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּׂא.
עָזְרֵנִי לְהַרְבּוֹת בְּתַעֲנוּגֵי שַׁבָּת, וּלְהַמְשִׁיךְ הַשִּׂמְחָה שֶׁל
שַׁבָּת לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַחוֹל. הוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרַח חַיִּים, שֹׂבַע
שְׂמָחוֹת אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ, נְעִמוֹת בִּימִינְךָ נֶצַח.
Israeli
zakeni lesimchah vecherut shel Shabat, litom ta-am oneg Shabat
be-emet. zakeni shelo ya-aleh al libi atzvut b'yom Shabat
kodesh. samach nefesh mesharetcha, ki elecha Adonai nafshi esa.
azreni leharbot b'ta-anugei Shabat, ulehameshich hasimchah shel
Shabat lesheshet yemei hachol. hodi-eni orach chayim, sova
s'machot et-panecha, ne-imot biminecha netzach.
English
Grant me Shabbat’s liberating joy, the ability to taste its delights truly. Let sorrow not weigh down my heart on this holy Shabbat. Fill Your servant’s soul with gladness—for my entire being I offer to You, Adonai. Help me increase Shabbat’s joys and carry its joyful spirit into the other six days of the week. Make known to me the path of life, that joy at being in Your presence may fill me, the delight of remaining close to You forever.
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶיךָ, יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי.
Israeli
yihyu leratzon imrei fi vehegyon libi lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego-ali.
English
May words from my mouth and the meditations of my heart find favor with You, Adonai, my rock and my redeemer.
Some are accustomed to take three steps backward and to bow when the Amidah concludes, as if leaving the court of a sovereign.
Hebrew
עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו, הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל [וְעַל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל], וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן.
Israeli
oseh shalom bimromav, hu ya-aseh shalom aleinu
ve-al kol-yisra-el [ve-al kol-yoshvei tevel], ve-imru Amen.
English
May the maker of peace in the heights bring peace to us and to all Israel [and to all who dwell on earth]. And we say: Amen.
Should the Amidah be repeated aloud, we turn back to page 159. Proceed with Hallel on page 316 on Shabbat Ḥol Ha-mo-ed, Shabbat Rosh Ḥodesh, and Ḥanukkah.