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Trust in God

Hebrew

קַוֵּה אֶל יְיָ, חֲזַק וְיַאֲמֵץ לִבֶּךָ, וְקַוֵּה
אֶל יְיָ:1 אֵין קָדוֹשׁ כַּיְיָ, כִּי אֵין
בִּלְתֶּךָ, וְאֵין צוּר כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ: כִּי מִי אֱלוֹהַּ
מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְיָ, וּמִי צוּר זוּלָתִי אֱלֹהֵינוּ:

Sephardi

Kavveh el Adonai, chazak veya'ametz libecha, vekavveh
el Adonai:1 ein kadosh ka-Adonai, ki ein
biltecha, ve-ein tzur kelohenu: ki mi elo'ah
mibal'adei Adonai, umi tzur zulati Eloheinu:

English

Have hope in the Lord; be strong, let your heart be brave, and have hope in the Lord.1 Nobody is as holy as the Lord, because there is none besides You, God, and there is none as mighty as our God. Who is God except the Lord, and who is mighty besides our God?

For transliteration, see page 945.

There is no one like God, praise and bless Him

Hebrew

אֵין כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ, אֵין כַּאדוֹנֵינוּ, אֵין
כְּמַלְכֵּנוּ, אֵין כְּמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ: מִי
כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ, מִי כַּאדוֹנֵינוּ, מִי כְּמַלְכֵּנוּ,
מִי כְּמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ: נוֹדֶה לֵאלֹהֵינוּ, נוֹדֶה
לַאדוֹנֵינוּ, נוֹדֶה לְמַלְכֵּנוּ, נוֹדֶה
לְמוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ: בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, בָּרוּךְ
אֲדוֹנֵינוּ, בָּרוּךְ מַלְכֵּנוּ, בָּרוּךְ
מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ: אַתָּה הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, אַתָּה
הוּא אֲדוֹנֵינוּ, אַתָּה הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ, אַתָּה
הוּא מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ, אַתָּה תוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:

Sephardi

Ein kelohenu, ein ka'adoneinu, ein
ke-malkenu, ein ke-moshi'enu: mi
kelohenu, mi ka'adoneinu, mi ke-malkenu,
mi ke-moshi'enu: nodeh lelohenu, nodeh
la'adoneinu, nodeh le-malkenu, nodeh
le-moshi'enu: baruch Eloheinu, baruch
Adoneinu, baruch Malkeinu, baruch
Moshi'einu: Atah hu Eloheinu, Atah
hu Adoneinu, Atah hu Malkeinu, Atah
hu Moshi'einu, Atah toshi'enu:

English

There is none like our God; there is none like our Master; there is none like our King; there is none like our Savior. Who is like our God? Who is like our Master? Who is like our King? Who is like our Savior? Let us thank our God; let us thank our Master; let us thank our King; let us thank our Savior. Our God is blessed; our Master is blessed; our King is blessed; our Savior is blessed. You are our God; You are our Master; You are our King; You are our Savior; You will save us.

Hebrew

אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן כִּי עֵת
לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד: אַתָּה הוּא יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, שֶׁהִקְטִירוּ
אֲבוֹתֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ אֶת קְטֹרֶת הַסַּמִּים:

Sephardi

Atah takum terachem Tziyon ki et
le-chonenah ki va mo'ed: Atah hu Adonai
Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu, shehiktiru
avoteinu lefanecha et ketoret hasamim:

English

You will rise up and have mercy on Zion (Jerusalem) because it is now time to be gracious to her, because the appointed time for the Redemption has come. You are the Lord, our God and the God of our fathers, before Whom our ancestors burned the incense offering.

Ingredients of the incense

Hebrew

פִּטּוּם הַקְּטֹרֶת, הַצֳּרִי, וְהַצִּפֹּרֶן,
הַחֶלְבְּנָה, וְהַלְּבוֹנָה, מִשְׁקַל
שִׁבְעִים שִׁבְעִים מָנֶה, מוֹר, וּקְצִיעָה,
שִׁבֹּלֶת נֵרְדְּ, וְכַרְכֹּם, מִשְׁקַל שִׁשָּׁה
עָשָׂר שִׁשָּׁה עָשָׂר מָנֶה, הַקֹּשְׁט
שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, קִלּוּפָה שְׁלֹשָׁה, קִנָּמוֹן
תִּשְׁעָה. בּוֹרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה תִּשְׁעָה
קַבִּין, יֵין קַפְרִיסִין סְאִין תְּלָתָא
וְקַבִּין תְּלָתָא, וְאִם אֵין לוֹ יֵין
קַפְרִיסִין מֵבִיא חֲמַר חִוָּרְיָן עַתִּיק.
מֶלַח סְדוֹמִית רֹבַע, מַעֲלֵה עָשָׁן
כָּל שֶׁהוּא.

Sephardi

Pitum haketoret, ha-tzori, ve-ha-tziporen,
ha-chelb'nah, ve-ha-levonah, mishkal
shiv'im shiv'im maneh, mor, u-ketzi'ah,
shibolet nerd, ve-karkom, mishkal shishah
asar shishah asar maneh, ha-kosht
shneim asar, kilufah sh'loshah, kinamon
tish'ah. Borit karshinah tish'ah
kabin, yein kafrisin se'in telata
ve-kabin telata, ve'im ein lo yein
kafrisin mevi chamar chivarin atik.
Melach sedomit rova, ma'aleh ashan
kol shehu.

English

The incense was made of 1. balm, 2. onycha, 3. galbanum, 4. frankincense; each of these four spices weighed seventy maneh, 280 maneh altogether; (each maneh weighed about one pound.) 5. myrrh, 6. cassia, 7. spike-nard, 8. saffron; each of these four spices weighed sixteen maneh, sixty-four maneh altogether; 9. twelve maneh of costus, 10. three maneh of sweet-smelling bark, 11. and nine maneh of cinnamon. Besides these spices, there were other ingredients used in the incense. They were: nine kabin (about 3½ gallons) of lye from Karshinah and three se'in plus three kabin (about 7¾ gallons) of wine from Cyprus. If Cyprus wine wasn't available, old white wine was brought and used instead. Also, a quarter of a kav (about seventeen ounces) of salt from the area of Sedom was added, and a small amount of an herb that would cause the smoke of the incense to rise.

Hebrew

רַבִּי נָתָן הַבַּבְלִי אוֹמֵר: אַף
כִּפַּת2 הַיַּרְדֵּן כָּל שֶׁהִיא, וְאִם נָתַן
בָּהּ דְּבַשׁ פְּסָלָהּ, וְאִם חִסַּר אֶחָד
מִכָּל סַמְּמָנֶיהָ חַיָּב מִיתָה:

Sephardi

Rabbi Natan ha-Bavli omer: af
kipat2 hayarden kol shehi, ve'im natan
bah devash pesolah, ve'im chisar echad
mikol sammanehah chayav mitah:

English

Rabbi Nattan the Babylonian says: A small amount of amber2 from near the Jordan River was also added. If the Kohen put honey into the incense, the incense became invalid. If he left out even one of its eleven ingredients, he would deserve the death penalty.

The function of certain ingredients

Hebrew

רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר:
הַצֳּרִי אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא שְׂרָף הַנּוֹטֵף מֵעֲצֵי
הַקְּטָף. בּוֹרִית כַּרְשִׁינָה שָׁפִין בָּהּ
אֶת הַצִּפֹּרֶן, כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא נָאָה; יֵין
קַפְרִיסִין שׁוֹרִין בּוֹ אֶת הַצִּפֹּרֶן,
כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא עַזָּה. וַהֲלֹא מֵי רַגְלַיִם
יָפִין לָהּ, אֶלָּא שֶׁאֵין מַכְנִיסִין מֵי
רַגְלַיִם בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד:

Sephardi

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel omer:
ha-tzori eino ela seraf ha-notef me-atzei
ha-ketaf. Borit karshinah shafin bah
et ha-tziporen, kedei shetehe na'ah; yein
kafrisin shorin bo et ha-tziporen,
kedei shetehe azah. Va-halo mei raglayim
yafin lah, ela she'ein makhnisin mei
raglayim ba-Mikdash mipnei ha-kavod:

English

Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: The balm mentioned above is simply the juice that drips from balsam trees. The lye from Karshinah was used for scrubbing the onycha, to make it look pleasant. Wine of Cyprus was used to soak the onycha, so that it would have a strong smell. Although the water from Raglayim would be better than Cyprus wine for making the onycha smell strong, water from Raglayim is not brought into the Holy Temple because it is not respectful.

Commentary

1 The double expression of hope reminds us that we must not only have hope in God during our prayers, while we are requesting help, but we must also have hope in God after our prayers, even if He hasn't answered us as quickly as we expected Him to. We must keep our faith in God and anticipate His help even if it is delayed.

2 The amber was unique in that if it lost its scent, it could be placed in a location that had an unpleasant odor, and the odor would react with the amber to restore its original pleasant scent. This phenomenon can also occur to a person: When a person is placed in a spiritually unpleasant situation, that predicament can awaken in him a positive feeling and inner desire to do good and eliminate the negativity that he has encountered. This results in an improvement in his own spiritual health.