Blessings Of The Shema

Birkhot Keriat Shema

בִּרְכוֹת קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע

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Everyone should praise God for continuously creating everything

Hebrew

הַכֹּל יוֹדוּךָ, וְהַכֹּל יְשַׁבְּחוּךָ,
וְהַכֹּל יֹאמְרוּ: אֵין קָדוֹשׁ
כַּיְיָ. הַכֹּל יְרוֹמְמוּךָ סֶּלָה,1 יוֹצֵר
הַכֹּל. הָאֵל, הַפּוֹתֵחַ בְּכָל יוֹם
דַּלְתוֹת שַׁעֲרֵי מִזְרָח, וּבוֹקֵעַ
חַלּוֹנֵי רָקִיעַ, מוֹצִיא חַמָּה
מִמְּקוֹמָהּ, וּלְבָנָה מִמְּכוֹן
שִׁבְתָּהּ, וּמֵאִיר לְעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ
וּלְיוֹשְׁבָיו, שֶׁבָּרָא בְּמִדַּת
הָרַחֲמִים. הַמֵּאִיר לָאָרֶץ
וְלַדָּרִים עָלֶיהָ בְּרַחֲמִים,
וּבְטוּבוֹ מְחַדֵּשׁ בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד
מַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית.

Sephardi

Hakol yoducha, vehakol yeshabchucha,
vehakol yomru: ein kadosh
kaDonai. Hakol yeromemucha selah,1 yotzer
hakol. Ha-el, hapote'ach bechol yom
daltot sha'arei mizrach, uvokea
chalonei raki'a, motzi chamah
mimkomah, ulevanah mimchon
shivtah, ume'ir le'olam kulo
uleyoshvav, shebara bemidat
harachamim. Hame'ir la'aretz
veladarim alehah berachamim,
uvtuvo mechadesh bechol yom tamid
ma'aseh vereishit.

English

God, everyone in the world will thank You. Everyone will praise You. Everyone will say, "There is nothing as holy as the Lord." Everyone will exalt You forever,1 because You are the Creator of everything. He is the God Who opens the doors of the eastern gates of heaven, allowing the sun to rise each day, and He opens the windows of the sky, allowing sunlight to shine through. He brings the sun out from its place, and the moon from its resting place, and through them He gives light to the entire world and to the people who live in it, which He created with His attribute of Mercy. God gives light to the earth through the sun, which makes plants and trees grow, and He gives light to the people who live on the earth. God gives us the sun with mercy, by ensuring that the sun does not destroy the earth with its heat. In His goodness, He renews the work of creation every day by constantly keeping the universe in existence.

Hebrew

מָה רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְיָ, כֻּלָּם
בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ, מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ
קִנְיָנֶךָ. הַמֶּלֶךְ הַמְרוֹמָם לְבַדּוֹ
מֵאָז, הַמְשֻׁבָּח וְהַמְפֹאָר
וְהַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא מִימוֹת עוֹלָם.
אֱלֹהֵי עוֹלָם, בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים
רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ, אֲדוֹן עֻזֵּנוּ,
צוּר מִשְׂגַּבֵּנוּ, מָגֵן יִשְׁעֵנוּ,
מִשְׂגָּב בַּעֲדֵנוּ.

Sephardi

Mah rabu ma'asecha Adonai, kulam
bechochmah asita, mal'ah ha'aretz
kinyanecha. Hamelech hameromam levado
me'az, hameshubach vehamefo'ar
vehamitnasei miymot olam.
Elohei olam, berachamecha harabim
rachem aleinu, Adon uzeinu,
tzur misgabeinu, magen yish'einu,
misgav ba'adeinu.

English

Lord, how many are the works of Your hands; You made them all with wisdom. The earth is full of Your possessions, because everything in the world belongs to You. God is the great King, Who was alone and exalted, even before the creation of the universe. Ever since the days when the universe was created, He is praised, glorified, and raised high. God of the universe, with Your great mercy, have mercy on us. God, You are the Master of our strength, the strong and reliable Rock Who gives us our strength, the Shield Who protects and saves us, and You are a safe place for us.

Hebrew

אֵין עֲרוֹךְ לְךָ2 וְאֵין זוּלָתֶךָ,
אֶפֶס בִּלְתֶּךָ, וּמִי דּוֹמֶה לָּךְ. אֵין
עֲרוֹךְ לְךָ יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ בָּעוֹלָם הַזֶּה,
וְאֵין זוּלָתְךָ מַלְכֵּנוּ לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם
הַבָּא. אֶפֶס בִּלְתְּךָ גּוֹאֲלֵנוּ לִימוֹת
הַמָּשִׁיחַ, וְאֵין דּוֹמֶה לְּךָ מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ
לִתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים:

Sephardi

Ein aroch lecha2 ve'ein zulatekha,
efes biltecha, umi domeh lach. Ein
aroch lecha Adonai Eloheinu ba-olam hazeh,
ve'ein zulatecha malkeinu lechayei ha-olam
haba. Efes biltecha go'alenu liymot
hamashiach, ve'ein domeh lecha moshi'einu
litchiyat hametim:

English

There is nothing comparable to You,2 and there is nothing besides You. There is nothing without You, and who is similar to You? There is nothing in this world comparable to You, Lord, our God. There is nothing in the life of the World to Come other than You, our King. In the days of the Redemption, everyone will recognize that there is nothing without You, our Redeemer. When the dead are brought back to life with the coming of the Redemption, it will be clear to everyone that there is no one like You, our Savior.

For transliteration, see page 951.

God is great and blessed

Hebrew

אֵל אָדוֹן עַל כָּל הַמַּעֲשִׂים,
בָּרוּךְ וּמְבֹרָךְ בְּפִי כָּל
הַנְּשָׁמָה, גָּדְלוֹ וְטוּבוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם,
דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָה סוֹבְבִים הוֹדוֹ.
הַמִּתְגָּאֶה עַל חַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ,
וְנֶהְדָּר בְּכָבוֹד עַל הַמֶּרְכָּבָה,
זְכוּת וּמִישׁוֹר לִפְנֵי כִסְאוֹ, חֶסֶד
וְרַחֲמִים מָלֵא כְבוֹדוֹ.

Sephardi

El adon al kol hama'asim,
baruch umevorach b'fi kol
haneshamah, gadlo vetuvo male olam,
da'at utvunah sovevim hodo.
Hamisga'eh al chayot hakodesh,
venehdar bechavod al hamerkavah,
zechut umishor lifnei chiso, chesed
verachamim male chevodo.

English

God is the master over all the things that He has made. He is blessed. He is blessed by the mouth of every soul. His greatness and His goodness fill the universe. Knowledge and understanding surround His glory. He is exalted over the holy angels called Chayot, and He is decorated with glory, resting upon the spiritual "chariot" in heaven. Although God is so exalted, merit and uprightness stand before His throne—He judges with fairness, and with the kindness and mercy that fill His glory.

God created the heavenly bodies with great wisdom

Hebrew

טוֹבִים מְאוֹרוֹת שֶׁבָּרָא
אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְצָרָם בְּדַעַת בְּבִינָה
וּבְהַשְׂכֵּל, כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה נָתַן בָּהֶם,
לִהְיוֹת מוֹשְׁלִים בְּקֶרֶב תֵּבֵל.
מְלֵאִים זִיו וּמְפִיקִים נֹגַהּ, נָאֶה
זִיוָם בְּכָל הָעוֹלָם, שְׂמֵחִים
בְּצֵאתָם וְשָׂשִׂים בְּבוֹאָם, עֹשִׂים
בְּאֵימָה רְצוֹן קוֹנָם. פְּאֵר וְכָבוֹד
נוֹתְנִים לִשְׁמוֹ, צָהֳלָה וְרִנָּה

Sephardi

Tovim me'orot shebara
Eloheinu, yetzaram beda'at bevinah
uvhaskel, ko'ach ugvurah natan bahem,
lihyot moshlim b'kerev tevel.
M'le'im ziv umefikim nogah, na'eh
zivam bechol ha-olam, semechim
betzetam vesasim bevo'am, osim
b'eimah retzon konam. Pe'er v'chavod
notnim lishmo, tzaholah verinah

English

The luminaries—the sun and the moon—that our God made, are good. He formed them with knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. He gave them strength and power, enabling them to rule and have an effect within the world. The sun and the moon are full of shine; they give off brightness. Their beautiful light can be seen throughout the world. When they rise they are happy, and when they set they rejoice, because they are doing with awe the will of their Creator. The sun and moon give glory and honor to His name by following their exact orbits. They inspire happiness