Hebrew
עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל,
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָהֶם,
וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם, שֶׁהֵם
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ
כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ
בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים. הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ
אֵין עוֹד, אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס
זוּלָתוֹ, כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ: וְיָדַעְתָּ
הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ, כִּי יְיָ
הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל
וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת<sup>1</sup>, אֵין עוֹד:
לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר
בְּרֵאשִׁית, שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי
הָאֲרָצוֹת, וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת
הָאֲדָמָה, שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָהֶם,
וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם, שֶׁהֵם
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק. וַאֲנַחְנוּ
כּוֹרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים
לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים,
הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה
שָׁמַיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָרֶץ, וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ
בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ
בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים. הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ
אֵין עוֹד, אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ, אֶפֶס
זוּלָתוֹ, כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ: וְיָדַעְתָּ
הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ, כִּי יְיָ
הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים, בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל
וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת<sup>1</sup>, אֵין עוֹד:
Sephardi
Aleinu l’shabe’ach la'adon hakol,
latet gedulah l'yotzer
b’reshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu k’mishp’chot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu kahem,
v’goralenu k’chol hamonam, shehem
mishtachavim lahevel varik. Va'anachnu
kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav yekaro
bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat uzo
begovhei meromim. Hu Eloheinu
ein od, emet Malkeinu, efes
zulato, kakatuv betorato: Veyadata
hayom vahashevota el levavecha, ki Adonai
hu ha-Elohim, bashamayim mima'al
ve'al ha'aretz mitachat<sup>1</sup>, ein od:
latet gedulah l'yotzer
b’reshit, shelo asanu k'goyei
ha'aratzot, v'lo samanu k’mishp’chot
ha'adamah, shelo sam chelkenu kahem,
v’goralenu k’chol hamonam, shehem
mishtachavim lahevel varik. Va'anachnu
kor'im umishtachavim umodim
lifnei Melech malchei hamelachim,
HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Shehu noteh
shamayim v'yosed aretz, umoshav yekaro
bashamayim mima'al, ushekhinat uzo
begovhei meromim. Hu Eloheinu
ein od, emet Malkeinu, efes
zulato, kakatuv betorato: Veyadata
hayom vahashevota el levavecha, ki Adonai
hu ha-Elohim, bashamayim mima'al
ve'al ha'aretz mitachat<sup>1</sup>, ein od:
English
It is our duty to praise God, the Master of all things to give greatness to the Creator of all existence. Praise Him because He has not made us like the other nations of the world. He has given each of us a soul that is part of Himself, and He has not placed us to be like the other families of the earth, who do not have the Torah and its commandments. We should praise Him because He has not given us a portion like theirs; He has given us His Torah. He has not given us a share like all of their people; for they bow down to false gods—to emptiness and nothingness. But we bend our knees and bow down and give praise to the supreme King of all kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, Who stretches out the heavens and establishes the earth. The seat of His glory is in heaven above, and the home of His majesty is in heaven, in the greatest spiritual heights. He is our God; there is none other. Truly, He is our King; there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah: Know that the Lord is God; let it be as certain to you as if you saw today the revelation of God as it was at the Giving of the Torah. Take it to your heart. Really feel and believe what you know: that the Lord is the God in heaven above and on the earth below.<sup>1</sup> There is nothing else.