With Patriarchs:
Hebrew
מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה,
מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם.
Israeli
melech ozer umoshia umagen.
baruch atah Adonai,
magen Avraham.
English
Sovereign are You, who helps and saves and shields. Shield of Abraham.
Using Patriarchs and Matriarchs:
Hebrew
מֶלֶךְ עוֹזֵר וּפוֹקֵד
וּמוֹשִׁיעַ וּמָגֵן.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה,
מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם וּפוֹקֵד שָׂרָה.
Israeli
melech ozer ufoked
umoshia umagen.
baruch atah Adonai,
magen Avraham ufoked Sarah.
English
Sovereign are You, who helps and guards, saves and shields. Abraham’s Shield and Sarah’s Guardian.
Second B’rakhah: Saving Care of God
Hebrew
אַתָּה גִבּוֹר לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָי,
מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים אַתָּה,
רַב לְהוֹשִׁיעַ.
Israeli
atah gibor le-olam Adonai,
mechayeh metim atah,
rav lehoshia.
English
Ever mighty are You, Adonai— life to the dead You give— great is Your saving power:
From Sh’mini Atzeret through Pesaḥ:
Hebrew
מַשִּׁיב הָרוּחַ וּמוֹרִיד הַגֶּשֶׁם.
Israeli
mashiv haruach umorid hageshem.
English
You make the wind blow and the rain fall,
[From Pesaḥ until Sh’mini Atzeret, certain add:
English
You make the dew fall,]
Hebrew
מְכַלְכֵּל חַיִּים בְּחֶסֶד,
מְחַיֵּה מֵתִים בְּרַחֲמִים רַבִּים,
סוֹמֵךְ נוֹפְלִים, וְרוֹפֵא חוֹלִים, וּמַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים,
וּמְקַיֵּם אֱמוּנָתוֹ לִישֵׁנֵי עָפָר.
מִי כָמוֹךָ בַּעַל גְּבוּרוֹת וּמִי דּוֹמֶה לָּךְ,
מֶלֶךְ מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה וּמַצְמִיחַ יְשׁוּעָה.
Israeli
mechalkel chayim b'chesed,
mechayeh metim b'rachamim rabim,
somech noflim, verofei cholim, umatir asurim,
umekayem emunato lishenei afar.
mi chamocha ba-al g'vurot umi domeh lach,
melech memit umechayeh umatzmiach yeshu-ah.
English
Through kindness and love You sustain the living, and with great mercy You bring the dead to life; You uphold the falling, heal the sick, loosen the bound from their chains, and keep faith with those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, Almighty, and who may be likened to You? The sovereign who brings death and life and makes redemption flourish.
On Shabbat Shuvah we include:
Hebrew
מִי כָמוֹךָ אַב הָרַחֲמִים, זוֹכֵר יְצוּרָיו לְחַיִּים בְּרַחֲמִים.
Israeli
mi chamocha av harachamim, zocher yetzurav lechayim b'rachamim.
English
Who like You is a source of compassion, remembering with compassion Your creatures for life?
Hebrew
וְנֶאֱמָן אַתָּה לְהַחֲיוֹת מֵתִים.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, מְחַיֵּה הַמֵּתִים.
Israeli
vene-eman atah lehachayot metim.
baruch atah Adonai, mechayeh hametim.
English
Faithful are You in bringing life to the dead. who gives life to the dead.
If the Amidah is recited in silence, go on at page 188a with “Holy are You.”