Hebrew
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
רֵאשִׁית בְּכוּרָה לְרֵאשִׁית הַחֵרֶם,
שָׁם אֲחֵרִים הִזְכִּירָה
וְהֶעָוֹן גּוֹרֵם, פָּנַי אֵל לֹא הִכִּירָה
וְשָׁטְפָה בְּזֶרֶם, צָרָה כְּמַבְכִּירָה,
כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא.
Sephardi
Reshit bechurah lereshit hacherem,
sham acherim hizkirah
vehe'avon gorem, panai El lo hikirah
veshatafah bezerem, tzarah kemavkirah,
ka'et bamarom tamria.
English
As first-ripe fruit for the first of the ban—there she recalled others—and sin causes it: my face did not recognize God; and she was swept away in a torrent, a distress like a woman in her first birth; now she soars aloft.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אֱלֹהִים הֵבִיא יוֹם רָעָה וּמָצוֹר,
צִוָּה צָרַי סְבִיבַי עוֹלְלֵי
לְבַצּוֹר, יוֹם הֵרַךְ לְבָבִי, וְאֵין כֹּחַ
לַעֲצוֹר, וְדִבֶּר אֶל נָבִיא, מְשׁוֹל אֶל
בֵּית הַמֶּרִי.
Sephardi
Elohim hevi yom ra'ah umatzor,
tzivah tzarai sevivai olelei
levatzor, yom herach l'vavi, ve'ein ko'ach
la'atzor, vediber el navi, meshol el
beit hameri.
English
God has brought a day of evil and siege; He commanded my foes around me, plunderers to lay siege—a day that softened my heart, and there is no strength to restrain it; and He spoke to a prophet a parable against the rebellious house.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
מִיּוֹשְׁבֵי שַׁעַר הֶעֱבִיר אַדֶּרֶת,
חֲמָתוֹ כָאֵשׁ בָּעַר וְהָרִים
עֲטֶרֶת, וּמִלְּבָנוֹן יַעַר הִשְׁלִיךְ
תִּפְאָרֶת, וְרוּחַ סוּעָה וְסַעַר תְּסַמֵּר
שַׂעֲרַת בְּשָׂרִי.
Sephardi
Miyoshvei sha'ar he'evir aderet,
chamato ka'esh ba'ar veharim
ateret, umilvanon ya'ar hishlich
tif'eret, v'ruach su'ah vesa'ar tesamer
sa'arat besari.
English
From the dwellers of the gate He removed the mantle of glory; His wrath burned like fire and cast down the crown; and from Lebanon He cast away the forest of glory; and a stormy wind and tempest makes the hair of my flesh bristle.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
יַפִיפִית נִמְשַׁלְתְּ, וְעַתָּה קְדוּרַנִּית,
בַּעֲוֹן כִּי כָשַׁלְתְּ, וְלִבֵּךְ
אֲחוֹרַנִּית, זְנַבּוּךְ וְנִחְשַׁלְתְּ,
רִאשׁוֹנָה וְשֵׁנִית, וְהֶחְתַּל לֹא
חִתַּלְתְּ, מְעַט צָרִי.
Sephardi
Yafifit nimshalt, ve'atah keduranit,
ba'avon ki chashalt, velibech
achoranit, zenabuch venichshalt,
rishonah veshenit, vehechtal lo
chitalt, me'at tzari.
English
You were likened to the most beautiful, and now you are gloomy; because of sin you have stumbled, and your heart is turned backward; they made you a tail and you were weakened—first and second—and the swaddling you did not swaddle, O my little distress.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
צַדִּיק הַצּוּר תָּם, נְשׂוֹא עָוֹן נִלְאָה,
מִכְּרוּב לְמִפְתָּן לְפִנַּת גַּג
דָּאָה, מֵעֲוֹן הִנָּכֵתֶם, וְצַעֲקַתְכֶם
בָּאָה, רַבָּה רָעַתְכֶם כְּעֵץ עֹשֶׂה פְרִי.
Sephardi
Tzadik hatzur tam, neso avon nil'ah,
mikeruv lemiftan lefinat gag
da'ah, me'avon hinakeitem, vetza'akatchem
ba'ah, rabbah ra'atchem ke'etz oseh peri.
English
Righteous is the Rock, perfect, weary of bearing sin; from the cherub to the threshold to the corner of the roof it flew; because of sin you were struck, and your cry has come; great is your evil, like a tree that produces fruit.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
חֲזַק כָּל קָמַי תּוֹכַן הָעֲלִילוֹת, כִּי
מָלְאוּ יָמַי בְּרוֹעַ מִפְעָלוֹת,
וּמִבּוֹשֶׁת עֲלוּמַי שָׁכַחְתִּי גְמוּלוֹת,
נוֹתֵן לַחְמִי וּמֵימַי פִּשְׁתִּי וְצַמְרִי.
Sephardi
Chazak kol kamai tochan ha'alilot, ki
mal'u yamai beroa mif'alot,
umiboshet alumai shachachti gemulot,
noten lachmi umeimai pishti vetzamri.
English
Strengthen all who rise against me, O planner of schemes; for my days are filled with the evil of deeds; and from the shame of my youth I have forgotten recompenses—O Giver of my bread and my water, my flax and my wool.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
קָמֵי פִיהֶם פָּעֲרוּ וְנַחֲלָתִי בִלֵּעוּ,
מְאֹד עָלַי גָּבְרוּ וְדָמִי שָׁתוּ
וּלְעָגוּ, נָכְרִים עָלַי צָרוּ, וְאֶת אַחַי
הֵרֵעוּ, הָאֹמְרִים עָרוּ עָרוּ בְּנֵי
שַׂעִיר הֶחֱרִי.
Sephardi
Kamai pihem pa'aru venachalati bile'u,
me'od alai gavru vedami shatu
ule'agu, nochrim alai tzaru, ve'et achai
here'u, ha'omrim aru aru b'nei
sa'ir hecheri.
English
Those who rise against me opened their mouths wide and swallowed my inheritance; they have greatly prevailed over me and drunk my blood and mocked; strangers have besieged me, and my brothers have done evil—those who say, "Strip bare, strip bare, O sons of Seir—destroy!"
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
אִמְרוּ לְכוּ נְכַלֵּם וְנַשְׁבִּיתָה זִכְרָם,
אֵל קַנּוֹא וְנֹקֵם גָּמְלָם יִשְּׂאוּ
אֶת שִׁבְרָם, כְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם שַׁלֵּם וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ
מִשִּׁבְרָם, כְּאִישׁ חֲלוֹם חוֹלֵם
שְׁלֹשָׁה סַלֵּי חוֹרִי.
Sephardi
Imru lechu nechalem venashbitah zichram,
El kano venokem gamlam yis'u
et shivram, kema'aseihem shalem vayeivoshu
mishivram, ke'ish chalom cholem
sh'loshah salei chori.
English
Say: Come, let us destroy them and put an end to their memory; O jealous and avenging God, may they bear their recompense—their ruin; repay them according to their deeds, and may they be shamed by their ruin—like a man dreaming a dream of three baskets of white bread.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
פְּצָעַי לֹא רֻכְּכָה וְחַבּוּרוֹתַי רֶצַח,
וְעֵינִי הִכְהֲתָה צוֹפָה לְדוֹדִי
צַח, הֶעוֹד לֹא שָׁכְכָה חֲמָתוֹ לָנֶצַח,
עַל מֶה עָשָׂה כָּכָה וּמֶה חָרִי.
Sephardi
Petza'ai lo ruchkechah vechaburotai retzach,
ve'eini hichhatah tzofah ledodi
tzach, he'od lo shachechah chamato lanetzach,
al meh asah kachah umeh chari.
English
My wounds have not been softened, and my bruises are murder; and my eye has grown dim watching for my pure Beloved—has His wrath still not subsided forever? Why has He done thus, and what is His anger?
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
רַחוּם זֶה אֵלִי אֵל לְעַד תִּזְנַח,
אָרְכוּ יְמֵי אֶבְלִי וְעוֹד לִבִּי
נֶאֱנָח, שׁוּבָה אֵל לְאָהֳלִי מְקוֹמָךְ
אַל תִּנַּח, שַׁלֵּם יְמֵי אֶבְלִי כִּי תָבוֹא
עַל שְׂכָרִי.
Sephardi
Rachum zeh Eli El le'ad tiznach,
archu yemei eivli ve'od libi
ne'enach, shuvah El le'oholi mekomecha
al tinach, shalem yemei eivli ki tavo
al sechari.
English
Merciful One, this is my God—O God, will You forever forsake? The days of my mourning have grown long, and still my heart groans; return, O God, to my tent, Your place—do not rest elsewhere; repay the days of my mourning when You come for my reward.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
יְיָ מְנָת חֶלְקִי חוּשָׁה לִי לְעֶזְרָה,
וּפִתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי שִׂמְחָה לִי לְאֶזְרָה,
וְתַגִּיהַּ אֶת חֶשְׁכִּי בְּאוֹרְךָ לְהָאִירָה,
אֶת נֶשֶׁף חֶשְׁקִי כִּי אַתָּה נֵרִי.
Sephardi
Adonai m'nat chelki chushah li le'ezrah,
ufitachta saki simchah li le'ezrah,
vetagiah et cheshki be'orecha leha'irah,
et neshef cheshki ki atah neri.
English
Lord, the portion of my lot, hasten to my aid; and You have opened my sackcloth—joy for me as a girdle; and illuminate my darkness with Your light to give light; the twilight of my desire, for You are my lamp.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
Congregation then chazzan
Hebrew
מִיָּגוֹן וַאֲנָחָה פְּדֵה אֵל אֶת נַפְשִׁי,
עֲשֵׂה לְעַמְּךָ הֲנָחָה, מַלְכִּי
וּקְדוֹשִׁי, תַּהֲפֹךְ לְרָוְחָה אֶת צוֹם
הַחֲמִישִׁי, לְשָׂשׂוֹן וּלְשִׂמְחָה, צוֹם
הָרְבִיעִי וְצוֹם הָעֲשִׂירִי.
Sephardi
Miyagon va'anachah pedeh El et nafshi,
aseh le'amecha hanachah, malki
ukedoshi, tahafokh leravchah et tzom
hachamishi, lesason ulesimchah, tzom
harevi'i vetzom ha'asiri.
English
From sorrow and sighing, redeem, O God, my soul; grant rest to Your people, my King and my Holy One; turn to relief the fast of the fifth, to joy and gladness—the fast of the fourth and the fast of the tenth.
Hebrew
אָבוֹתַי כִּי בָטְחוּ בְּשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי, גָּדְלוּ
וְהִצְלִיחוּ וְגַם עָשׂוּ פְרִי. מֵעֵת הֻדְּחוּ וְהָלְכוּ עִמּוֹ
קְרִי, הָיוּ הָלוֹךְ וָחָסוֹר עַד הַחֹדֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי:
Sephardi
Avotai ki batchu b'shem Elohei tzuri, gadlu
vehitzlichu vegam asu peri. Me'et huddchu vehalchu imo
kri, hayu hhaloch vachasor ad hachodesh ha'asiri:
English
My fathers, because they trusted in the name of the God of my Rock, grew great and prospered and also produced fruit. From the time they were cast off and walked with Him rebelliously, they went on diminishing until the tenth month:
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
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, zechor
lanu hayom berit shelosh esreh,
kehodata le'anav mikedem, kemo
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