Viduy And Tachanun

Viduy VeTachanun

וִידּוּי וְתַחֲנוּן

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Hebrew

רְאֵה עָנְיִי וַעֲמָלִי, וְשָׂא לְכָל חַטֹּאתָי:
רְאֵה אוֹיְבַי כִּי רַבּוּ, וְשִׂנְאַת חָמָס
שְׂנֵאוּנִי: שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵנִי,
אַל אֵבוֹשׁ כִּי חָסִיתִי בָךְ: תֹּם וָיֹשֶׁר
יִצְּרוּנִי, כִּי קִוִּיתִיךָ: פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים אֶת
יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל צָרוֹתָיו: וְהוּא יִפְדֶּה
אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל עֲוֹנֹתָיו:

Sephardi

Re'eh onyi va'amali, vesa lechol chatotai:
Re'eh oyvai ki rabu, vesinat chamas
sene'uni: shamrah nafshi vehatzileni,
Al evosh ki chasiti vakh: Tom vayosher
yitzruni, ki kiviticha: Pedeh Elohim et
Yisrael mikol tzarotav: Vehu yifdeh
et Yisrael mikol avonotav:

English

me and be gracious to me, because I am alone and in pain. The sufferings of my heart have increased; save me from my troubles. See my pain and suffering, and forgive all my sins. See how my enemies have increased; they hate me with a violent hatred. Guard my soul and save me. Do not let me be embarrassed by others, because I trust in You. Sincerity and uprightness will protect me, because my hope is in You. God, redeem the Children of Israel from all of their troubles. King David tells us: He, God, will redeem and forgive the Children of Israel for all their sins.

Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on public fast days, say the long version of אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ, page 693, instead of the following paragraph. On days when Tachanun is not said, the long version of אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ is also not said.

May our Father and King be good to us

Hebrew

אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ אָבִינוּ אָתָּה. אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ
אֵין לָנוּ מֶלֶךְ אֶלָּא אָתָּה. אָבִינוּ
מַלְכֵּנוּ רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ. אָבִינוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ חָנֵּנוּ וַעֲנֵנוּ
כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ מַעֲשִׂים, עֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ צְדָקָה
וָחֶסֶד לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:

Sephardi

Avinu Malkeinu avinu Atah. Avinu Malkeinu
ein lanu melech ela Atah. Avinu
Malkeinu rachem aleinu. Avinu Malkeinu chonenu va'aneinu
ki ein banu ma'asim, aseh imanu tzedakah
vachesed lema'an shimcha hagadol vehoshi'enu:

English

Our Father, our King, You are our Father. Our Father, our King, we have no King except for You. Our Father, our King, have mercy on us. Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, because we have no good deeds, and we do not deserve Your kindness. God, act righteously and kindly with us for the sake of Your great name, and save us from all our troubles.

Stand when you reach the words מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה below.

Hebrew

וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא נֵדַע מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה, כִּי
עָלֶיךָ עֵינֵינוּ: זְכֹר
רַחֲמֶיךָ יְיָ, וַחֲסָדֶיךָ, כִּי מֵעוֹלָם
הֵמָּה: יְהִי חַסְדְּךָ יְיָ עָלֵינוּ,
כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַלְנוּ לָךְ: אַל תִּזְכָּר לָנוּ

Sephardi

Va'anachnu lo neda mah na'aseh, ki
alecha eineinu: Zechor
rachamecha Adonai, vachasadecha, ki me'olam
hemah: Yehi chasdecha Adonai aleinu,
ka'asher yichalnu lach: Al tizkor lanu

English

We do not know what to do in order to be saved, but our eyes are on You, God, hoping that You will save us. Lord, remember Your acts of mercy and Your acts of kindness, because they have always been done—You've always acted with mercy and kindness. Lord, may Your kindness be upon us, as much as we have placed our hope in You. God, do not bring to

Hebrew

עֲוֹנוֹת רִאשׁוֹנִים, מַהֵר
יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ, כִּי דַלּוֹנוּ1
מְאֹד: חָנֵּנוּ יְיָ חָנֵּנוּ, כִּי רַב
שָׂבַעְנוּ בוּז: בְּרֹגֶז רַחֵם
תִּזְכּוֹר, בְּרֹגֶז עֲקֵדָה תִּזְכּוֹר,
בְּרֹגֶז תְּמִימוּת תִּזְכּוֹר, בְּרֹגֶז
אַהֲבָה תִּזְכּוֹר. יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה,
הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
כִּי הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ, זָכוּר כִּי
עָפָר אֲנָחְנוּ: עָזְרֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי
יִשְׁעֵנוּ עַל דְּבַר כְּבוֹד שְׁמֶךָ,
וְהַצִּילֵנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל חַטֹּאתֵינוּ
לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ:

Sephardi

Avonot rishonim, maher
yekadmunu rachamecha, ki dalonu1
me'od: Chonenu Adonai chonenu, ki rav
savanu vuz: Berogez rachem
tizkor, berogez akeidah tizkor,
berogez temimut tizkor, berogez
ahavah tizkor. Adonai hoshi'ah,
Hamelech ya'anenu beyom koreinu:
Ki hu yada yitzreinu, zachur ki
afar anachnu: Ozreinu Elohei
yish'einu al devar kevod shemecha,
ve-hatzilenu vechaper al chatoteinu
lema'an shemecha:

English

mind our past sins. Let Your mercy come toward us and help us in difficult times, because we have become very weak and poor1 and can't survive any more suffering. Be gracious to us, Lord. Be gracious to us, because we have been filled with so much shame during exile. Even when You are angry, remember to have mercy on us, in the merit of Abraham, whose name has the same numerical value as the Hebrew word for mercy. When You are angry, remember the Binding of Isaac. When You are angry, remember the pure faith of Jacob, who trusted in You even though he had many troubles. When You are angry, remember Your love toward us. Save us, Lord; may the King of the universe answer us on the day we call out to Him. For God knows that we have an evil inclination that leads us to sin; He knows our nature. He remembers that we are nothing more than the dust from which our bodies were created. Help us, God of our salvation, for the sake of the honor it will bring to Your name; help us so that Your name will be honored. Rescue us and forgive our sins for the sake of Your name, so that everyone will recognize that You are a forgiving God.