During the repetition of the Amidah, the chazzan says the following (except on Tishah B’av and in a house of mourning). The congregation responds Amen as shown.
Priestly Blessing
Hebrew
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, בָּרְכֵנוּ בַבְּרָכָה
הַמְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת בַּתּוֹרָה הַכְּתוּבָה עַל יְדֵי
מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ, הָאֲמוּרָה מִפִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו,
כֹּהֲנִים עַם קְדוֹשֶׁךָ, כָּאָמוּר: ״יְבָרֶכְךָ יְיָ
וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ״: (אָמֵן) ״יָאֵר יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וִיחֻנֶּךָּ״: (אָמֵן)
״יִשָּׂא יְיָ פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ, וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם״: (אָמֵן)
Sephardi
Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu, barekheinu baberachah
hamshuleshet baTorah haketuvah al yedei
Moshe avdecha, ha’amurah mipi Aharon uvanav,
Kohanim am kedoshecha, ka'amur: "Yevarechecha Adonai
v’yishmerecha": (Amen) "Ya'er Adonai panav eilecha, vichuneka": (Amen)
"Yisa Adonai panav eilecha, veyasem lecha shalom": (Amen)
English
Our God and the God of our fathers, bless us with the three-part blessing found in the Torah, which was written by Your servant, Moses, and said by Aaron and his sons, the Kohanim, who are called Your holy nation. As it says in the Torah: May the Lord bless you with livelihood and guard your possessions from thieves. (Amen) May the Lord shine His joyful face upon you and be gracious to you. (Amen) May the Lord, holding back His anger, turn His merciful face toward you, and give you peace. (Amen)
Bless us with peace and all good things
Hebrew
שִׂים שָׁלוֹם, טוֹבָה וּבְרָכָה, חַיִּים
חֵן וָחֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים, עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ. בָּרְכֵנוּ אָבִינוּ
כֻּלָּנוּ כְּאֶחָד בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ, כִּי בְאוֹר
פָּנֶיךָ נָתַתָּ לָּנוּ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ תּוֹרַת
חַיִּים וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד, וּצְדָקָה וּבְרָכָה
וְרַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם, וְטוֹב
בְּעֵינֶיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶךָ.
Sephardi
Sim shalom, tovah uverakhah, chayim
chen vachesed verachamim, aleinu
ve'al kol Yisrael amecha. Barekheinu Avinu
kullanu k’echad be'or panecha, ki ve-or
panecha natata lanu Adonai Eloheinu Torat
chayim ve-ahavat chesed, u-tzedakah uverakhah
verachamim v’chayim veshalom, v’tov
b'einecha levarekh et amecha Yisrael
bechol et uvechol sha'ah bishlomekha.
English
God, place peace, goodness, blessing, life, graciousness, kindness, and mercy on us and on all of the Children of Israel, Your nation. God, our Father, bless all of us together as one with the light of Your shining face. For with the light of Your shining face, Lord, our God, You gave us the Torah of life, loving-kindness, righteousness, blessing, mercy, life, and peace. May it be a good thing in Your eyes to bless Your nation, the Children of Israel, with Your peace at all times and at every moment.
From Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kippur, add the following. If omitted, it is not necessary to return or repeat the Amidah. During the chazzan’s repetition of the Amidah, the congregation says this first, followed by the chazzan.
Decree a good year for us
Hebrew
וּבְסֵפֶר חַיִּים בְּרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם וּפַרְנָסָה טוֹבָה,
יְשׁוּעָה וְנֶחָמָה וּגְזֵרוֹת טוֹבוֹת, נִזָּכֵר
וְנִכָּתֵב לְפָנֶיךָ, אֲנַחְנוּ וְכָל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁלוֹם.
Sephardi
Uvsefer chayim, berachah veshalom ufarnasah tovah,
yeshu'ah venechamah ugzerot tovot, nizzakher
venikatev lefanecha, anachnu vechol amecha Beit Yisrael,
lechayim tovim u-le-shalom.
English
God, remember us and Your entire nation, the House of Israel, and inscribe us in the book of life, blessing, peace, good livelihood, salvation, comfort, and good decrees, for a good life and for peace.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת עַמּוֹ
יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁלוֹם:
Sephardi
Baruch Atah Adonai, hamevarekh et amo
Yisrael bashalom:
English
Blessed are You, Lord, Who blesses His nation, the Children of Israel, with the blessing of peace.
During the repetition of the Amidah, the chazzan says this verse quietly:
Accept our prayers
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי
לְפָנֶיךָ, יְיָ צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי:
Sephardi
Yihyu leratzon imrei fi v’hegyon libi
lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego'ali:
English
May the words of the prayers that came from my mouth, and the thoughts of my heart, be acceptable to You—Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.
The chazzan’s repetition of the Amidah ends here. The silent Amidah continues:
Save me from the sin of speaking negatively about someone
Destroy my enemies and open my heart to Your Torah and commandments
Hebrew
אֱלֹהַי, נְצֹר לְשׁוֹנִי מֵרָע, וּשְׂפָתַי
מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה, וְלִמְקַלְלַי
נַפְשִׁי תִדּוֹם, וְנַפְשִׁי כֶּעָפָר לַכֹּל
תִּהְיֶה. פְּתַח לִבִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
וּבְמִצְוֹתֶיךָ<sup>*</sup> תִּרְדּוֹף נַפְשִׁי, וְכָל
הַחוֹשְׁבִים עָלַי רָעָה, מְהֵרָה הָפֵר
עֲצָתָם וְקַלְקֵל מַחֲשַׁבְתָּם. יִהְיוּ
כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְיָ דּוֹחֶה.
לְמַעַן יֵחָלְצוּן יְדִידֶיךָ, הוֹשִׁיעָה
יְמִינְךָ וַעֲנֵנִי. עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יְמִינֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
תּוֹרָתֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן קְדֻשָּׁתֶךָ.
Sephardi
Elohai, netzor leshoni mera, usfatai
midaber mirmah, ve-limkalelai
nafshi tidom, venafshi ke-afar lakol
tihyeh. Petach libi b’Toratecha,
uvmitzvotekha<sup>*</sup> tirdof nafshi, vechol
hachoshvim alai ra'ah, meherah hafer
atzatam ve-kalkel machshavtam. Yihyu
ke-motz lifnei ruach umalach Adonai docheh.
Lema'an yechaltzun yedidecha, hoshi'ah
yemincha va’aneni. Aseh lema'an shemecha,
aseh lema'an yeminecha, aseh lema'an
Toratecha, aseh lema'an kedushatecha.
English
My God, guard my tongue from saying bad things, and prevent my lips from speaking dishonestly. Let my soul be quiet and ignore those who curse me; let my soul be as humble as dust before everyone. Open my heart to Your Torah so that I will understand it properly, and let my soul always chase after Your commandments.<sup>*</sup> Quickly cancel the ideas of any people thinking of doing evil to me, and ruin their plans. Let them be like chaff—the small, inedible shells of grain—that flies away in the wind, and let the angel of the Lord push them away. Help me with Your right hand, and answer my prayers in order to save the Jewish Nation, Your precious nation, from trouble. Do it in order to make Your name great, so that everyone will recognize that You are a great God; do it in order to strengthen Your right hand, Whose glory has become weakened during exile; do it in order to reveal the greatness of Your Torah; do it in order to increase Your holiness in this world.
It is customary to say a verse (or verses) associated with your name(s) at this point. See page 939 for a list of verses.
Hebrew
יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי<sup>*</sup>
לְפָנֶיךָ, יְיָ צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי:
Sephardi
Yihyu leratzon imrei fi v’hegyon libi<sup>*</sup>
lefanecha, Adonai tzuri vego'ali:
English
May the words of the prayers that came from my mouth, and the thoughts of my heart,<sup>*</sup> be acceptable to You—Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.