Hebrew
מַלְכוּתְךָ, מַלְכוּת כָּל עוֹלָמִים,
וּמֶמְשַׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר:
Sephardi
Malchutekha, malchut kol olamim,
u-memshaltecha bechol dor vador:
English
God, <b>Your kingdom is a kingdom</b> that includes <b>all worlds,</b> and <b>Your rulership</b> over the worlds will continue <b>forever, throughout all</b> future <b>generations.</b>
Hebrew
כִּי מִצִיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תּוֹרָה, וּדְבַר
יְיָ מִירוּשָׁלָיִם:
Sephardi
Ki mi-Tziyon tetze Torah, u-devar
Adonai mi-Yerushalayim:
English
<b>The</b> teachings of the <b>Torah will spread forth from Zion. The word of the Lord</b> will spread forth <b>from Jerusalem;</b> it will be the center of Torah learning.
The following is said quietly by all:
Hebrew
אָב הָרַחֲמִים, הֵיטִיבָה בִרְצוֹנְךָ אֶת
צִיּוֹן, תִּבְנֶה חוֹמוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָיִם:
כִּי בְךָ לְבַד בָּטָחְנוּ, מֶלֶךְ אֵל רָם
וְנִשָּׂא אֲדוֹן עוֹלָמִים:
Sephardi
Av harachamim, heitivah virtzonekha et
Tziyon, tivneh chomot Yerushalayim:
Ki vecha l'vad batachnu, Melech El ram
venisa Adon olamim:
English
God, <b>All-Merciful Father</b>—may it be <b>Your will to do good to Zion and rebuild</b> the Holy Temple. <b>Rebuild the walls</b> that surround <b>Jerusalem,</b> because <b>we put our trust in You alone,</b> because You are the <b>King, the exalted and uplifted God, the Master of the worlds.</b>
The verses of אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ are repeated two more times in the same manner.
After saying the verses of אַתָּה הָרְאֵתָ three times, Chabad custom is to say the following verse three times:
Hebrew
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ, וּפָרַצְתָּ
יָמָה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה,
וְנִבְרְכוּ בְךָ כָּל מִשְׁפְּחֹת
הָאֲדָמָה וּבְזַרְעֶךָ:
Sephardi
Vehayah zar'akha ka-afar ha'aretz, u-faratzta
yamah va-kedmah ve-tzafonah va-negbah,
ve-nivrekhu vecha kol mishpechot
ha'adamah u-ve-zar'ekha:
English
God blessed Jacob: <b>Your descendants will be</b> as plentiful <b>as the dust of the earth,</b> your descendants will multiply and <b>spread out toward the west, east, north, and south, and all the families</b> of the nations <b>of the world will bless</b> their children to be like <b>you and your descendants.</b>
In a year of Hakhel, some have the custom to add the following verse:
Hebrew
הִנְנִי מֵבִיא אוֹתָם מֵאֶרֶץ צָפוֹן, וְקִבַּצְתִּים
מִיַּרְכְּתֵי אָרֶץ, בָּם עִוֵּר וּפִסֵּחַ, הָרָה
וְיֹלֶדֶת יַחְדָּו, קָהָל גָּדוֹל יָשׁוּבוּ הֵנָּה.
Sephardi
Hineni mevi otam mei'eretz tzafon, ve-kibatztim
mi-yarketei aretz, bam iver u-fise'ach, harah
ve-yoledet yachdav, kehal gadol yashuvu henah.
English
Jeremiah said in the name of God: When I redeem the Jewish Nation, <b>I will bring</b> them all to the Land of Israel; I will gather them <b>from the northern lands</b> and from wherever else they have been exiled. <b>I will</b> also <b>gather</b> the ten lost tribes back <b>from the ends of the earth</b> where they are in exile. <b>Among</b> the crowds of people will <b>be blind and crippled</b> people, <b>pregnant women,</b> and mothers who have just given birth, all together. Even the weakest people will be able to return. <b>A large gathering will return</b> to the Land of Israel.
All Torah scrolls are removed from the Ark and held by the congregants.
At night, the bimah is circled once during each of the following Hakafah sections; during the day, the bimah is circled three and a half times while all seven Hakafah sections are said consecutively.
FIRST HAKAFH
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא,
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hoshi'ah na,
English
<b>Please, Lord, save us now!</b>
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ הַצְלִיחָה נָּא,
Sephardi
Ana Adonai hatzlichah na,
English
<b>Please, Lord—give us success now!</b>
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
אָנָּא יְיָ עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Ana Adonai anenu be-yom koreinu:
English
<b>Please, Lord—answer us on the day we call out to You!</b>
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
אֱלֹהֵי הָרוּחוֹת הוֹשִׁיעָה נָּא,
Sephardi
Elohei ha-ruchot hoshi'ah na,
English
<b>God Who knows the spirits</b> of all people—<b>save us now!</b>
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
בּוֹחֵן לְבָבוֹת הַצְלִיחָה נָּא,
Sephardi
Bochen levavot hatzlichah na,
English
<b>Examiner of hearts,</b> who knows people's true intentions—<b>give us success now!</b>
Leader, then congregation:
Hebrew
גּוֹאֵל חָזָק עֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Go'el chazak anenu be-yom koreinu:
English
<b>Strong Redeemer—answer us on the day we call out to You!</b>
All:
Hebrew
תּוֹרַת יְיָ תְּמִימָה מְשִׁיבַת
נָפֶשׁ: מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד,
הָבוּ לַיְיָ בְּנֵי אֵלִים,<sup>1</sup> הָבוּ לַיְיָ
כָּבוֹד וָעֹז: הָבוּ לַיְיָ כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ,
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לַיְיָ בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ:
קוֹל יְיָ<sup>2</sup> עַל הַמָּיִם, אֵל הַכָּבוֹד
הִרְעִים, יְיָ עַל מַיִם רַבִּים:
Sephardi
Torat Adonai temimah meshivat
nefesh: Mizmor ledavid,
Havu la-Adonai b'nei elim,<sup>1</sup> havu la-Adonai
kavod va-oz: Havu la-Adonai kevod shemo,
hishtachavu la-Adonai be-hadrat kodesh:
Kol Adonai<sup>2</sup> al hamayim, El ha-kavod
hir'im, Adonai al mayim rabim:
English
<b>The Lord's Torah</b> is even more perfect than the sun, because it <b>relaxes a person</b>. The sun, however, can sometimes harm a person, causing distress. The following is a <b>song</b> composed by King David: the Jewish Nation, descendants of <b>strong forefathers,</b><sup>1</sup> <b>give to the Lord—give praises of honor and strength to the Lord. Give the Lord the honor befitting His name. Bow down to the Lord</b> in the Holy Temple, from where His <b>beautiful holiness</b> emanates. As happened during the splitting of the Sea of Reeds, the <b>voice of the Lord</b><sup>2</sup> <b>roars over the waters; the God of</b>