Hebrew
סַבּוּנִי גַּם סְבָבוּנִי, בְּשֵׁם יְיָ כִּי
אֲמִילַם: סַבּוּנִי כִדְבוֹרִים דֹּעֲכוּ
כְּאֵשׁ קוֹצִים, בְּשֵׁם יְיָ כִּי
אֲמִילַם: דָּחֹה דְחִיתַנִי לִנְפֹּל,
וַיְיָ עֲזָרָנִי: עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ, וַיְהִי
לִי לִישׁוּעָה: קוֹל רִנָּה וִישׁוּעָה
בְּאָהֳלֵי צַדִּיקִים, יְמִין יְיָ עֹשָׂה
חָיִל: יְמִין יְיָ רוֹמֵמָה, יְמִין יְיָ
עֹשָׂה חָיִל: לֹא אָמוּת כִּי אֶחְיֶה,
וַאֲסַפֵּר מַעֲשֵׂי יָהּ:<sup>1</sup> יַסֹּר יִסְּרַנִּי
יָהּ, וְלַמָּוֶת לֹא נְתָנָנִי: פִּתְחוּ לִי
שַׁעֲרֵי צֶדֶק, אָבֹא בָם אוֹדֶה
יָהּ: זֶה הַשַּׁעַר לַיְיָ, צַדִּיקִים
יָבֹאוּ בוֹ:
Sephardi
Sabuni gam sevavuni, b'shem Adonai ki
amilam: sabuni kidvorim do'achu
k'eish kotzim, b'shem Adonai ki
amilam: dochoh dechitani linpol,
vaAdonai azarani: ozi v'zimrat Yah, vayehi
li lishu'ah: kol rinah vishu'ah
b'ohalei tzaddikim, yemin Adonai osah
chayil: yemin Adonai romeimah, yemin Adonai
osah chayil: lo amut ki echyeh,
va'asapeir ma'asei Yah:<sup>1</sup> yassor yis'rani
Yah, v'lamavet lo netanani: pitchu li
sha'arei tzedek, avo vam odeh
Yah: zeh hasha'ar la-adonai, tzaddikim
yavo'u vo:
English
<b>the Lord, I will cut them down</b> and defeat them. <b>They surrounded me and circled me,</b> but I still trusted that <b>in the name of the Lord I will cut them down. They surrounded me like bees</b> surrounding a jar of honey; but <b>they will retreat</b> and fall <b>like</b> small twigs burning in a fire. <b>In the name of the Lord I will cut them down. They</b> constantly <b>pushed me to</b> make me <b>fall,</b> but <b>the Lord helped me,</b> and I was saved. <b>God is my strength and song, and He has been a salvation for me. The sound of rejoicing and salvation</b> will be <b>heard in the tents of the righteous</b> who were saved by God. They will say, "<b>The right hand of the Lord acts with</b> great <b>strength. The right hand of the Lord is raised high; the right hand of the Lord acts with</b> great <b>strength." I will not die.</b> Rather, <b>I will continue to live, and I will tell</b> the great things <b>God has done.</b><sup>1</sup> <b>God</b> indeed <b>punished me</b> for my sins, but <b>He did not put me to death.</b> God, <b>open up the gates of</b> the Holy Temple—the place of <b>righteousness</b>—and <b>I will</b> enter through <b>them</b> and <b>praise You, God. This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous will come through it.</b>
For transliteration, see page 952.
Hebrew
אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי, וַתְּהִי לִי
לִישׁוּעָה: אוֹדְךָ כִּי עֲנִיתָנִי,
וַתְּהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה: אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ
הַבּוֹנִים, הָיְתָה לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה:
אֶבֶן מָאֲסוּ הַבּוֹנִים, הָיְתָה
לְרֹאשׁ פִּנָּה: מֵאֵת יְיָ הָיְתָה
זֹּאת, הִיא נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵינוּ:
מֵאֵת יְיָ הָיְתָה זֹּאת, הִיא
נִפְלָאת בְּעֵינֵינוּ: זֶה הַיּוֹם
עָשָׂה יְיָ, נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה
בּוֹ: זֶה הַיּוֹם עָשָׂה יְיָ, נָגִילָה
וְנִשְׂמְחָה בּוֹ:
Sephardi
Odecha ki anitani, vatehi li
lishu'ah: odecha ki anitani,
vatehi li lishu'ah: even ma'asu
habonim, hayetah lerosh pinah:
even ma'asu habonim, hayetah
lerosh pinah: me'et Adonai hayetah
zot, hi niflat b'eineinu:
me'et Adonai hayetah zot, hi
niflat b'eineinu: zeh hayom
asah Adonai, nagilah venismechah
bo: zeh hayom asah Adonai, nagilah
venismechah bo:
English
God, <b>I thank You</b> because <b>You have answered me</b> when I called out for You, <b>and You have been a salvation to me. I thank You</b> because <b>You have answered me and You have been a salvation to me.</b> I was like a <b>stone that the builders did not like,</b> and did not want to use to build anything, but with Your help <b>I became as the chief cornerstone,</b> the most important stone in a building. I was like a stone that <b>the builders did not like,</b> but with Your help I became as <b>the chief cornerstone. This came about from the Lord. It is wondrous in our eyes</b> that God has done all of these great things for us. <b>This came about from the Lord. It is wondrous in our eyes. This is the day that the Lord has created; let us be joyful and be happy with it. This is the day that the Lord has created; let us be joyful and be happy with it.</b>
Each of the following lines is said aloud by the chazzan, followed by the congregation.
On Sukkot, face east and wave the lulav and etrog three times in each direction while saying אָנָּא יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא (both times) in the following order: א—right, נָא—left, יְיָ—do not shake, הוֹ—forward, שִׁי—up, עָה—down, נָא—back.
For transliteration, see page 952.
May God save us and give us success
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא:
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hoshi'ah na:
English
<b>We beg You, Lord,</b> please <b>save us now!</b>
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא:
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hoshi'ah na:
English
<b>We beg You, Lord,</b> please <b>save us now!</b>
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הַצְלִיחָה נָּא:
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hatzlichah na:
English
<b>We beg You, Lord,</b> please <b>grant us success now!</b>
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הַצְלִיחָה נָּא:
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hatzlichah na:
English
<b>We beg You, Lord,</b> please <b>grant us success now!</b>
The greeting of the Kohanim to the Jewish Nation in the Holy Temple
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא בְּשֵׁם יְיָ, בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם
מִבֵּית יְיָ: בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא
בְּשֵׁם יְיָ, בֵּרַכְנוּכֶם מִבֵּית יְיָ: אֵל
יְיָ וַיָּאֶר לָנוּ, אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים,
עַד קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ: אֵל יְיָ וַיָּאֶר
לָנוּ, אִסְרוּ חַג בַּעֲבֹתִים, עַד
קַרְנוֹת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ:
Sephardi
Baruch haba b'shem Adonai, berachnuchem
mibeit Adonai: baruch haba
b'shem Adonai, berachnuchem mibeit Adonai: El
Adonai vaya'er lanu, isru chag ba'avotim,
ad karnot hamizbe'ach: El Adonai vaya'er
lanu, isru chag ba'avotim, ad
karnot hamizbe'ach:
English
The Kohanim would say to people who came to bring the first fruits and animal offerings: <b>Blessed is the person who comes</b> to the Holy Temple <b>in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the House of the Lord,</b> the Holy Temple. <b>Blessed is the person who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the House of the Lord. The Lord is a</b> kind <b>God, and He has given us light</b> during times of darkness. We bring offerings to thank Him for this. <b>Tie up the festival offering with cords until</b> you bring it to <b>the corners of the altar. The Lord is a</b> kind <b>God, and He has given us light. Tie up the festival offering with cords until</b> you bring it to <b>the corners of the altar.</b>
For transliteration, see page 952.
The Jewish Nation's response
Hebrew
אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ, אֱלֹהַי
אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ:
אֵלִי אַתָּה וְאוֹדֶךָּ, אֱלֹהַי
אֲרוֹמְמֶךָּ:
Sephardi
Eli atah v'odeka, Elohai
aromemeka:
Eli atah v'odeka, Elohai
aromemeka:
English
Those who came up would say to God: <b>You are my God, and I will praise You</b> for all the great things You have done for the Jewish Nation. <b>I will exalt You,</b> because <b>You are my God. You are my God, and I will praise You. I will exalt You, my God.</b>