Hebrew
שֶׁכָּתוּב: וַיֵּרֶד יְיָ בֶּעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ
שָׁם, וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְיָ:
Sephardi
Shekatuv: Vayered Adonai be'anan vayityatzev imo
sham, vayikra v'shem Adonai:
English
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:
Hebrew
אֱלֹהִים, בָּאוּ גוֹיִם בְּנַחֲלָתֶךָ,
טִמְּאוּ אֶת הֵיכַל קָדְשֶׁךָ,
שָׂמוּ אֶת יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לְעִיִּים: אֱלֹהִים
זֵדִים קָמוּ עָלֵינוּ, וַעֲדַת עָרִיצִים
בִּקְשׁוּ נַפְשֵׁנוּ, וְלֹא שָׂמוּךָ לְנֶגְדָּם:
Sephardi
Elohim, ba'u goyim b'nachalatecha,
tim'u et heichal kodshecha,
samu et Yerushalayim l'iyim: Elohim
zedim kamu aleinu, va'adat aritzim
bikshu nafsheinu, v'lo samucha l'negdam:
English
God, nations have come into Your inheritance; they have defiled the Sanctuary of Your holiness; they have made Jerusalem into ruins. God, arrogant ones have risen against us, and a band of tyrants have sought our soul, and they have not set You before them:
Hebrew
כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים, כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְיָ
עָלֵינוּ: לַיְיָ הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל
עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה: יְיָ צְבָאוֹת
עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה:
יְיָ צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ: יְיָ
הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְּיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
Sephardi
K'rachem av al banim, ken terachem Adonai
aleinu: La-adonai hayeshu'ah, al
amecha birchatecha selah: Adonai Tzeva'ot
imanu, misgav lanu Elohei Ya'akov selah:
Adonai Tzeva'ot, ashrei adam botei'ach bach: Adonai
hoshi'ah, hamelech ya'anenu b'yom koreinu:
English
As a father has compassion on children, so may You, Lord, have compassion on us: Salvation is the Lord's; upon Your people is Your blessing, Selah. Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is a stronghold for us, Selah. Lord of hosts, fortunate is the person who trusts in You. Lord, save! May the King answer us on the day we call:
Hebrew
סְלַח נָא לַעֲוֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה כְּגֹדֶל
חַסְדֶּךָ, וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה
מִמִּצְרַיִם וְעַד הֵנָּה: וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:
וַיֹּאמֶר יְיָ סָלַחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶךָ:
Sephardi
S'lach na la'avon ha'am hazeh k'godel
chasdecha, v'cha'asher nasatah la'am hazeh
miMitzrayim ve'ad henah: V'sham ne'emar:
Vayomer Adonai salachti kidvarecha:
English
Please forgive the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your kindness, and as You have borne this people from Egypt until now: And there it is said: And the Lord said, I have forgiven according to your word:
Hebrew
הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח
עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵינוּ, וְהָעִיר
אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶיהָ, כִּי לֹא
עַל צִדְקֹתֵינוּ אֲנַחְנוּ מַפִּילִים
תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ לְפָנֶיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶיךָ
הָרַבִּים: אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָחָה,
אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִׁיבָה, וַעֲשֵׂה אַל תְּאַחַר,
לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי, כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל
עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּךָ:
Sephardi
Hateh Elohai oznecha ushma, p'kach
einecha ur'eh shomemoteinu, v'ha'ir
asher nikra shimcha alehah, ki lo
al tzidkoteinu anachnu mapilim
tachanuneinu lefanecha, ki al rachamecha
harabim: Adonai shema'ah, Adonai s'lachah,
Adonai hakshivah, va'aseh al t'achar,
lema'ancha Elohai, ki shimcha nikra al
irecha ve'al amecha:
English
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city upon which Your Name is called; for not upon our righteousness do we cast our supplications before You, but upon Your abundant mercies: Lord, hear; Lord, forgive; Lord, listen and act; do not delay, for Your own sake, my God, for Your Name is called upon Your city and upon Your people:
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ:
Our God and God of our fathers:
Hebrew
אֶבֶן הָרֹאשָׁה, לְעִיִּים וְלַחֲרִישָׁה,
וְנוֹחֲלֵי מוֹרָשָׁה, מְנוֹד רֹאשׁ
בַּלְאֻמִּים: בְּקִרְבִּי לֵב נִכְאָב, נָדְוֶה
וְנִדְאָב, נִשְׁאַרְנוּ כְּאֵין אָב, וְהָיִינוּ
כִּיתוֹמִים:
Sephardi
Even haroshah, l'iyim v'lacharishah,
v'nochalei morashah, m'nod rosh
bal'umim: Bekirbi lev nich'av, nadveh
v'nid'av, nisharnu k'ein av, v'hayinu
kitomim:
English
The cornerstone [has become] ruins and a plowed field, and the heirs of the heritage are a shaking of the head among the nations: Within me is a pained heart, sick and despondent; we have remained as without a father, and we have become like orphans:
Hebrew
רַכָּה וַעֲנֻגָּה, בַּשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים סוּגָה,
עַתָּה הִיא נוּגָה, מְסוּרָה בְּיַד
קָמִים: הָיְתָה כְּאַלְמָנָה, קִרְיָה
נֶאֱמָנָה, וְזֶרַע מִי מָנָה, נִמְכְּרוּ
בְּלֹא דָמִים: מְעֻנָּגָה וְרַכָּה, צָלְחָה
לַמְּלוּכָה, וּמְעֻנִּיתָהּ אֲרֻכָּה, זֶה
כַּמָּה שָׁנִים וְיָמִים:
Sephardi
Rakah va'anugah, bashoshanim sugah,
atah hi nugah, m'surah beyad
kamim: Hayetah k'almanah, kiryah
ne'emanah, vezerah mi manah, nimk'ru
b'lo damim: M'unagah v'rakah, tzalchah
lam'luchah, um'unitah aruchah, zeh
kamah shanim v'yamim:
English
Delicate and refined, hedged about with lilies, now she is grieved, delivered into the hand of those who rise against her: She has become like a widow, the faithful city, and who can count her seed? They were sold without payment: Once pampered and delicate, she prospered to sovereignty, and her affliction is long — this many years and days:
Hebrew
בֵּית יַעֲקֹב לְבִזָּה, לְלַעַג
וּלְעִזָּה, הָעִיר הָעַלִּיזָה, לְמַטְּעֵי
כְרָמִים: רְוֻיָּה תַּרְעֵלָה, בְּיַד בְּנֵי
עַוְלָה, הָרְצוּיָה כְּעוֹלָה, וְכִקְטֹרֶת
הַסַּמִּים: מָאֲסָה לִזְנוֹחַ, תּוֹרַת
אָבִי זָנוֹחַ, וְלֹא מָצְאָה מָנוֹחַ,
לֵילוֹת וְיָמִים:
Sephardi
Beit Ya'akov l'vizah, l'la'ag
ul'izah, ha'ir ha'alizah, l'mat'ei
k'ramim: R'vuyah tar'eilah, beyad b'nei
avlah, har'tzuyah k'olah, v'chiktoret
hasamim: Ma'asah lizno'ach, torat
avi zano'ach, v'lo matz'ah mano'ach,
leilot v'yamim:
English
The house of Jacob is for plunder, for mockery and scorn; the joyous city is for plantings of vineyards: Saturated with poison, in the hand of the sons of injustice; she who was desirable as a burnt-offering and as incense of spices: She refused to forsake [evil], forsook the Torah of my Father, and found no rest, nights and days:
Hebrew
נוֹרָא אֵל עֶלְיוֹן, מִמְּךָ יְהִי
צִבְיוֹן, לְהָשִׁיב לָרִיב צִיּוֹן, שְׁנַת
שִׁלּוּמִים: חַדֵּשׁ יָמֵינוּ כְּקֶדֶם,
מַעֲנֵה אֱלֹהַי קֶדֶם, וְלָבָן כַּצֶּמֶר
אָדֹם, וְכַשֶּׁלֶג כְּתָמִים: חַזְּקֵנוּ
בְּיִרְאָתֶךָ, וּבְקִיּוּם תּוֹרָתֶךָ, וּפָקְדֵנוּ
בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ, מֶלֶךְ מָלֵא רַחֲמִים:
Sephardi
Nora El elyon, mimcha yehi
tzivyon, lehashiv lariv Tziyon, sh'nat
shilumim: Chadesh yameinu k'kedem,
ma'aneh Elohai kedem, v'lavan katzemer
adom, v'chasheleg k'tamim: Chaz'kenu
b'yiratecha, uvkiyum toratecha, ufokdeinu
bishu'atecha, Melech male rachamim:
English
Awesome God Most High, may favor come from You, to restore Zion from contention, a year of recompense: Renew our days as of old; answer, O my God of old; and make white as wool the red, and as snow the stains: Strengthen us in fear of You, and in fulfillment of Your Torah, and visit us with Your salvation, King full of mercies:
Hebrew
אֵל מֶלֶךְ יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים,
וּמִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת, מוֹחֵל
עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ, מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן
רִאשׁוֹן, מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לַחַטָּאִים
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
בְּשֵׁם יְיָ:
Sephardi
El Melech yoshev al kisei rachamim,
umitnaheg bachasidut, mochel
avonot amo, ma'avir rishon
rishon, marbeh mechilah lachata'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
b'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
אֲבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי,
גָּדְלוּ וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ
פֶּרִי, מֵעֵת הִדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ קָרִי,
הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וְחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri,
gadlu vehitzlichu vegam asu
peri, me'et hid'chu vehalchu imo kari,
hayu hhaloch v'chasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my rock, grew great and succeeded and also produced fruit; from the time they were cast off and walked contrary to Him, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
בֶּעָשִׂירִי לַחֹדֶשׁ סָמַךְ מֶלֶךְ בָּבֶל,
וְצָר עַל עִיר הַקֹּדֶשׁ,
וְנִקְרַב רַב הַחֹבֵל, נָתַתִּי הֹדֶשׁ
וְעָנִיתִי בַּכֹּבֶל, וְהָיָה מִדֵּי חֹדֶשׁ
לְאֵבֶל כַּנֵּרִי.
Sephardi
Be'asiri lachodesh samach melech Bavel,
v'tzar al ir hakodesh,
v'nikrav rav hachovel, natati hodesh
v'aneiti bakovel, vehayah midei chodesh
l'eivel kaneri.
English
On the tenth of the month the king of Babylon laid siege and besieged the holy city, and the great destroyer drew near; I gave over the month and was afflicted in fetters, and from month to month it became mourning like my lamp:
Hebrew
אֲבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my rock, grew great