Hebrew
אֲפָפוּנוּ מַיִם עַד נֶפֶשׁ, בָּאנוּ
בְּעִמְקֵי מְצוּלָה, גַּלֵּי יָם
עָבְרוּ עָלֵינוּ, דָּכְיוֹת תְּהוֹם כִּסָּתְנוּ,
הוֹדֵנוּ נֶהְפַּךְ לְמַשְׁחִית, וְעוֹד לֹא
עָצַרְנוּ כֹּחַ, זִלְעֵפָנוּ עַל חַטֹּאתֵינוּ,
חִלְחַלְנוּ עַל רֹב פְּשָׁעֵינוּ,
טָכַסְנוּ עֵצָה מַה לַּעֲשׂוֹת, יוֹעֵץ
בְּקִרְבֵּנוּ אֵין, כּוֹנַנּוּ בַלֵּב מַחֲשָׁבוֹת,
לְמֵרָחוֹק שְׂאֵת דֵּעָה,
מְסוֹרֶת בְּיָדֵינוּ מֵאֲבוֹתֵינוּ,
נַאֲקָה תְּשׁוּבָה וּצְדָקָה, סוֹתְרוֹת
רוֹעַ גְּזֵרוֹת, עוֹד מְעַנּוֹת עָם,
פָּצַנוּ בְּהַסְכָּמָה אַחַת, צוֹם שֵׁנִי
וַחֲמִישִׁי וְשֵׁנִי, קָדוֹשׁ אוּלַי יַשְׁקִיף,
רַחֲמָיו לְקַדֵּם לִרְגֹּז,
Sephardi
Afafunu mayim ad nefesh, banu
b'imkei m'tzulah, galei yam
av'ru aleinu, dachyot t'hom kisatunu,
hodeinu nehpach l'mashchit, v'od lo
atzarnu ko'ach, zil'efanu al chatoteinu,
chilchalnu al rov p'sha'einu,
tachasnu etzah mah la'asot, yo'etz
b'kirbenu ein, konanu balev machashavot,
l'merachok s'et de'ah,
m'soret b'yadeinu me'avoteinu,
na'akah teshuvah u-tzedakah, sot'rot
ro'a g'zerot, od m'anot am,
patzanu b'haskamah achat, tzom sheni
vachamishi v'sheni, Kadosh ulai yashkif,
rachamav l'kadem lirgoz,
English
Waters have encompassed us up to the soul; we have come into the depths of the abyss; sea waves have passed over us; the breakers of the deep have covered us; our glory has been turned to destruction, and we still have not retained strength; we were terrified over our sins; we trembled over the multitude of our transgressions; we took counsel what to do—there is no counselor among us; we formed thoughts in the heart to lift understanding from afar; a tradition is in our hands from our fathers: the outcry of repentance and righteousness overturns evil decrees that still afflict a people; we declared with one agreement a fast of Monday and Thursday and Monday—O Holy One, perhaps He will look down; may His mercies precede the wrath,