Hebrew
בַּחֲסִידוּתֶךָ, וְתָבֹא לְפָנֶיךָ מִדַּת
טוּבְךָ וְעַנְוְתָנוּתֶךָ:
Sephardi
bachasidutecha, v'tavo lefanecha midat
tuvcha v'anv'tanutecha:
English
in Your kindness, and may the attribute of Your goodness and Your humility come before You:
Hebrew
אֵל מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים,
וּמִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת, מוֹחֵל
עֲווֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ, מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן,
מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה
לַפּוֹשְׁעִים, עֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל
בָּשָׂר וָרוּחַ, לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל, אֵל
הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, זְכֹר
לָנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה,
כְּהוֹדַעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּדֶם, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב:
וַיֵּרֶד יְיָ בֶּעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם,
וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְיָ:
Sephardi
El Melech yoshev al kisei rachamim,
umitnaheg bachasidut, mochel
avonot amo, ma'avir rishon rishon,
marbeh mechilah l'chata'im uslichah
laposhe'im, oseh tzedakot im kol
basar varu'ach, lo chera'atam tigmol, El
horita lanu lomar shelosh esreh, z'chor
lanu hayom berit shelosh esreh,
kehodata le'anav mikedem, kemo shekatuv:
Vayered Adonai be'anan vayityatzev imo sham,
vayikra v'shem Adonai:
English
God, King Who sits upon the throne of mercy, and acts with lovingkindness, Who pardons the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, Who abounds in forgiveness for sinners and pardon for transgressors, Who performs acts of righteousness with all flesh and spirit—not according to their wickedness does He requite them. God, You taught us to recite the Thirteen Attributes; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen Attributes, as You made known to the humble one of old, as it is written: And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and He proclaimed the Name of the Lord:
The following, until וְנַחַלְתָּנוּ, is recited only when praying with a minyan.
Hebrew
וַיַּעֲבֹר יְיָ עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
יְיָ יְיָ אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים
נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה:
וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּנוּ:
Sephardi
Vaya'avor Adonai al panav vayikra:
Adonai Adonai El rachum v'chanun erech apayim v'rav
chesed ve'emet: Notzer chesed la'alafim
nosei avon vafesha v'chata'ah v'nakeh:
V'salachta la'avoneinu ul'chatateinu un'chaltanu:
English
And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: Lord, Lord, God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in kindness and truth; Preserver of kindness for thousands, Forgiver of iniquity, willful sin, and error, and Who cleanses. And forgive our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance:
Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words חָטָאנוּ and פָשָׁעְנוּ.
Hebrew
סְלַח לָנוּ אָבִינוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ, מְחַל
לָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ כִּי פָשָׁעְנוּ: כִּי
אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח, וְרַב חֶסֶד
לְכָל קוֹרְאֶיךָ:
Sephardi
S'lach lanu Avinu ki chatanu, m'chal
lanu Malkeinu ki pasha'nu: Ki
Atah Adonai tov v'salach, v'rav chesed
lechol kore'echa:
English
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have willfully transgressed: for You, Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness to all who call upon You:
The following paragraphs are recited responsively. The chazzan says the first paragraph, followed by the congregation, and the congregation leads all subsequent paragraphs.
Chazzan then congregation
Hebrew
מַלְאֲכֵי רַחֲמִים מְשָׁרְתֵי עֶלְיוֹן,
חֲלוּ נָא פְּנֵי אֵל בְּמֵיטַב
הִגָּיוֹן, אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן,
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Malachei rachamim m'shartei elyon,
chalu na p'nei El b'meitav
higayon, ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon,
ulai y'rachem:
English
Angels of mercy, ministers of the Most High, plead now before God with the finest of utterance; perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם שְׁאֵרִית יוֹסֵף, שְׁפָלִים
וּנְבָזִים פְּשׁוּחֵי שֶׁסֶף, שְׁבוּיֵי
חִנָּם מְכוּרֵי בְּלֹא כֶסֶף, שׁוֹאֲגִים
בִּתְפִלָּה וּמְבַקְּשִׁים רִשְׁיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem sh'erit Yosef, sh'falim
un'vazim p'shuchei shesef, sh'vuyei
chinam m'churei b'lo kesef, sho'agim
bitfilah um'vakshim rishyon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph, the lowly and despised, those stripped bare of honor, captives sold for nothing without silver, who cry out in prayer and seek permission—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם מְעֻנֵּי כֶּבֶל, מְלֻמְּדֵי
מַכּוֹת בְּעִנּוּי סֵבֶל, מְנֻדֵּי
רֹאשׁ נְתוּנִים בְּיוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל, מָשָׁל
בָּעַמִּים בְּקֶצֶף וּבְזִיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem m'unei kevel, m'lum'dei
makot b'inuy sevel, m'nudei
rosh netunim b'yoshvei tevel, mashal
ba'amim b'ketzef uv'zivyon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy on those afflicted with chains, trained in blows through the torment of suffering, those banished, made a byword among the inhabitants of the world, a proverb among the nations in wrath and humiliation—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם וְיֵרֶא בְּעָנְיִי עַמּוֹ,
וְיַקְשִׁיב וְיִשְׁמַע הַצֹּגִים
לְעַמּוֹ, וְעוֹדִים בְּלַחַשׁ מוּסָר לָמוֹ,
וְעֵינֵיהֶם תּוֹלִים לִמְצֹא רָצוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem v'yere b'onyi amo,
v'yakshiv v'yishma hatzogim
le'amo, v'odim b'lachash musar lamo,
v'eineihem tolim limtzo ratzon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy and see the affliction of His people, and heed and hear those who present themselves for His people, and who continue in whispered rebuke for themselves, their eyes fixed, hoping to find favor—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם אוֹמְרֵי סְלַח נָא, אוֹמְצֵי
שִׁבְחוֹ בְּכָל עֵת וְעוֹנָה,
אֲגוּדִים בַּצָּרָה לִשְׁפֹּךְ תַּחֲנָה, אֶת
פְּנֵי אֱלֹהֵיהֶם שׁוֹפְכִים לֵב דָּוְיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem omrei s'lach na, om'tzei
shivcho bechol et v'onah,
agudim batzarah lishpoch tachanah, et
p'nei Eloheihem shofchim lev davyon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy on those who say "Please forgive," who fortify His praise at every time and season, bound together in distress to pour out supplication, pouring out before their God a heart of anguish—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם לִקָּתָהּ בְּכִפְלַיִם,
לַעֲוָטָהּ אֲרָיוֹת כְּמוֹ בְּפִי
שַׁחֲלִים, לָקָה וּמִשְׁתַּלֶּמֶת בַּעֲוֹן
שׁוֹלִים, לֹא שְׁכָחָהּ בְּכָל זֹאת
מִכְּתָב עֹז חֶבְיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem likatah b'kiflayim,
la'avatah arayot kemo b'fi
shachalim, lakah umishtalemet ba'avon
sholim, lo sh'chachah bechol zot
michtav oz chevyon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy on her who was taken twofold, to be seized by lions as in the mouth of young lions; she was struck and is paying for the sin of the lowly, yet she has not forgotten in all this the writing of strength of the Hidden One—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם כְּבוּשֵׁי פָנִים, הַשּׁוֹמְעִים
חֶרְפָּתָם וְלֹא מְשִׁיבִים וְעוֹנִים,
נִצְחָם מְקַוִּים וּלִישׁוּעוֹ נִשְׁעָנִים, כִּי
לֹא כָלוּ רַחֲמָיו בְּכִלָּיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem k'vushei panim, hashom'im
cherpatam v'lo m'shivim v'onim,
nitzcham m'kavim ulishu'o nishanim, ki
lo chalu rachamav b'kilayon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy on those whose faces are covered in shame, who hear their disgrace and do not answer or respond, who hope for their triumph and lean upon His salvation, for His mercies have not ceased in annihilation—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אוּלַי יְרַחֵם יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְּעָנְיוֹ,
חֲבוּשׁוֹ יַתִּיר מֵאֶרֶץ שִׁבְיוֹ,
יִגְהֶה מְזוֹרוֹ וְיַחֲבֹשׁ חֶלְיוֹ, צַעֲקָתוֹ
יִשְׁמַע וְיָחִישׁ עֵת פִּדְיוֹן–
אוּלַי יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Ulai y'rachem y'chaletz ani b'onyo,
chavusho yatir mei'eretz shivyo,
yigheh m'zoro v'yachavosh chelyo, tza'akato
yishma v'yachish et pidyon–
Ulai yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Perhaps He will have mercy, deliver the poor in his affliction, release his bound one from the land of his captivity, heal his wound and bandage his illness; his cry He will hear and hasten the time of redemption—perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
מַלְאֲכֵי רַחֲמִים מְשָׁרְתֵי עֶלְיוֹן,
חֲלוּ נָא פְּנֵי אֵל בְּמֵיטַב הִגָּיוֹן, אוּלַי
יָחוּס עִם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן, אוּלַי יְרַחֵם:
Sephardi
Malachei rachamim m'shartei elyon,
chalu na p'nei El b'meitav higayon, ulai
yachus im ani ve'evyon, ulai y'rachem:
English
Angels of mercy, ministers of the Most High, plead now before God with the finest of utterance; perhaps He will show pity to a poor and destitute people; perhaps He will have mercy:
Hebrew
אֵל מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים,
וּמִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת, מוֹחֵל
עֲווֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ, מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן,
מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה
לַפּוֹשְׁעִים, עֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל
בָּשָׂר וָרוּחַ, לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל, אֵל
הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה, זְכֹר
לָנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה,
כְּהוֹדַעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּדֶם, כְּמוֹ
שֶׁכָּתוּב: וַיֵּרֶד יְיָ בֶּעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ
שָׁם, וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְיָ:
Sephardi
El Melech yoshev al kisei rachamim,
umitnaheg bachasidut, mochel
avonot amo, ma'avir rishon rishon,
marbeh mechilah l'chata'im uslichah
laposhe'im, oseh tzedakot im kol
basar varu'ach, lo chera'atam tigmol, El
horita lanu lomar shelosh esreh, z'chor
lanu hayom berit shelosh esreh,
kehodata le'anav mikedem, kemo
shekatuv: Vayered Adonai be'anan vayityatzev imo
sham, vayikra v'shem Adonai:
English
God, King Who sits upon the throne of mercy, and acts with lovingkindness, Who pardons the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, Who abounds in forgiveness for sinners and pardon for transgressors, Who performs acts of righteousness with all flesh and spirit—not according to their wickedness does He requite them. God, You taught us to recite the Thirteen Attributes; remember for us today the covenant of the Thirteen Attributes, as You made known to the humble one of old, as it is written: And the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and He proclaimed the Name of the Lord:
The following, until וְנַחַלְתָּנוּ, is recited only when praying with a minyan.
Hebrew
וַיַּעֲבֹר יְיָ עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
יְיָ יְיָ אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים
נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה:
וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֹנֵנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּנוּ:
Sephardi
Vaya'avor Adonai al panav vayikra:
Adonai Adonai El rachum v'chanun erech apayim v'rav
chesed ve'emet: Notzer chesed la'alafim
nosei avon vafesha v'chata'ah v'nakeh:
V'salachta la'avoneinu ul'chatateinu un'chaltanu:
English
And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed: Lord, Lord, God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in kindness and truth; Preserver of kindness for thousands, Forgiver of iniquity, willful sin, and error, and Who cleanses. And forgive our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance:
Gently strike the left side of your chest (over the heart) with a closed fist at the words חָטָאנוּ and פָשָׁעְנוּ.
Hebrew
סְלַח לָנוּ אָבִינוּ כִּי חָטָאנוּ, מְחַל
לָנוּ מַלְכֵּנוּ כִּי פָשָׁעְנוּ: כִּי
אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח, וְרַב חֶסֶד
לְכָל קוֹרְאֶיךָ:
Sephardi
S'lach lanu Avinu ki chatanu, m'chal
lanu Malkeinu ki pasha'nu: Ki
Atah Adonai tov v'salach, v'rav chesed
lechol kore'echa:
English
Forgive us, our Father, for we have sinned; pardon us, our King, for we have willfully transgressed: for You, Lord, are good and forgiving, and abundant in kindness to all who call upon You:
Continue with זְכֹר רַחֲמֶיךָ, page 879.