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Hebrew
אֵל רַחוּם שְׁמֶךָ, אֵל חַנּוּן שְׁמֶךָ,
בָּנוּ נִקְרָא שְׁמֶךָ, יְיָ עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ:
Sephardi
El rachum shemecha, El chanun shemecha,
banu nikra shemecha, Adonai aseh
lema'an shemecha:
English
El Rachum is recited responsively, phrase by phrase, the congregation repeating each phrase after the Reader: Compassionate God is Your Name; gracious God is Your Name; Your Name is proclaimed over us. Adonai, act for the sake of Your Name.
Hebrew
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן אֲמִתָּךְ, עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן בְּרִיתָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן גָּדְלָךְ
וְתִפְאַרְתָּךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן דָּתָךְ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן הוֹדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
וְעָדֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן זִכְרָךְ, עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן חַסְדָּךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן טוּבָךְ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יִחוּדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
כְּבוֹדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן לִמּוּדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן מַלְכוּתָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
נִצְחָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן סוֹדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן עֻזָּךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן פְּאֵרָךְ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן צִדְקָתָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן
קְדֻשָּׁתָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן רַחֲמֶיךָ
הָרַבִּים, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁכִינָתָךְ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן תְּהִלָּתָךְ:
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן אוֹהֲבֶיךָ שׁוֹכְנֵי
עָפָר, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק
וְיַעֲקֹב, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן דָּוִד וּשְׁלֹמֹה,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן יְרוּשָׁלַיִם עִיר
קָדְשֶׁךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן צִיּוֹן מִשְׁכַּן
כְּבוֹדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן שְׁמָמוֹת הֵיכָלֶךָ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן הֲרִיסוֹת מִזְבְּחֶךָ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן הֲרוּגִים עַל שֵׁם
קָדְשֶׁךָ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן טְבוּחִים עַל
יִחוּדָךְ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן בָּאֵי בָאֵשׁ
וּבַמַּיִם עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶךָ, עֲשֵׂה
לְמַעַן יוֹנְקֵי שָׁדַיִם שֶׁלֹּא חָטָאוּ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן גְּמוּלֵי חָלָב שֶׁלֹּא
פָּשָׁעוּ, עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַן תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל
בֵּית רַבָּן,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְךָ אִם לֹא לְמַעֲנֵנוּ,
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Aseh lema'an amittach, aseh
lema'an beritach, aseh lema'an godlach
ve-tifartach, aseh lema'an datach,
aseh lema'an hodach, aseh lema'an
ve'adecha, aseh lema'an zichrach, aseh
lema'an chasdecha, aseh lema'an tuvecha,
aseh lema'an yichudecha, aseh lema'an
kevodecha, aseh lema'an limudecha, aseh
lema'an malchutach, aseh lema'an
nitzchach, aseh lema'an sodach, aseh
lema'an uzach, aseh lema'an pe'erach,
aseh lema'an tzidkatecha, aseh lema'an
kedushatach, aseh lema'an rachamecha
harabim, aseh lema'an Shechinatecha,
aseh lema'an tehillatach:
Aseh lema'an ohavecha shochenei
afar, aseh lema'an Avraham Yitzchak
veya'akov, aseh lema'an Moshe veaharon,
aseh lema'an David ushlomoh,
aseh lema'an Yerushalayim ir
kodshecha, aseh lema'an Tziyon mishkan
kevodecha, aseh lema'an shemamot Heichalecha,
aseh lema'an harisot Mizbechecha,
aseh lema'an harugim al shem
kodshecha, aseh lema'an tevuchim al
yichudecha, aseh lema'an ba'ei va-esh
uva-mayim al kiddush shemecha, aseh
lema'an yonekei shadayim shelo chata'u,
aseh lema'an gemulei chalav shelo
pasha'u, aseh lema'an tinokot shel
Beit Rabban,
aseh lema'ancha im lo lema'anenu,
aseh lema'ancha ve-hoshi'enu:
English
Act for the sake of Your truth; act for the sake of Your covenant; act for the sake of Your greatness and glory; act for the sake of Your law; act for the sake of Your majesty; act for the sake of Your assembly; act for the sake of Your remembrance; act for the sake of Your kindness; act for the sake of Your goodness; act for the sake of Your unity; act for the sake of Your glory; act for the sake of Your teaching; act for the sake of Your sovereignty; act for the sake of Your eternity; act for the sake of Your secret; act for the sake of Your might; act for the sake of Your splendor; act for the sake of Your righteousness; act for the sake of Your holiness; act for the sake of Your abundant mercy; act for the sake of Your Divine Presence; act for the sake of Your praise. Act for the sake of those who loved You and now dwell in the dust; act for the sake of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; act for the sake of Moses and Aaron; act for the sake of David and Solomon; act for the sake of Jerusalem, Your holy city; act for the sake of Zion, the abode of Your glory; act for the sake of the desolation of Your Sanctuary; act for the sake of the ruins of Your altar; act for the sake of those slain for Your holy Name; act for the sake of those slaughtered for Your unity; act for the sake of those who entered fire and water to sanctify Your Name; act for the sake of nursing infants who did not sin; act for the sake of weaned children who did not transgress; act for the sake of schoolchildren. Act for Your sake, if not for ours; act for Your sake and save us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ יְיָ עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵינוּ עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ אָבִינוּ עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ
בּוֹרְאֵנוּ עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ גֹּאֲלֵנוּ עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ דּוֹרְשֵׁנוּ עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ הָאֵל
הַנֶּאֱמָן עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu Adonai anenu, anenu Eloheinu anenu,
anenu Avinu anenu, anenu
Borenu anenu, anenu Go'alenu anenu,
anenu Doreshenu anenu, anenu ha-El
ha-ne'eman anenu:
English
Answer us, Adonai, answer us; answer us, our God, answer us; answer us, our Father, answer us; answer us, our Creator, answer us; answer us, our Redeemer, answer us; answer us, You Who seeks us, answer us; answer us, faithful God, answer us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ וָתִיק וְחָסִיד עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ זַךְ
וְיָשָׁר עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ חַי וְקַיָּם
עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu vatik vechasid anenu, anenu zach
veyashar anenu, anenu chai vekayam
anenu:
English
Answer us, ancient and pious One, answer us; answer us, pure and upright One, answer us; answer us, living and enduring One, answer us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ טוֹב וּמֵטִיב עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ יוֹדֵעַ
יֵצֶר עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ כּוֹבֵשׁ כְּעָסִים
עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ לוֹבֵשׁ צְדָקוֹת עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu tov umeitiv anenu, anenu yodea
yetzer anenu, anenu kovesh ke'asim
anenu, anenu lovesh tzedakot anenu,
anenu Melech malchei hamelachim anenu:
English
Answer us, You Who are good and do good, answer us; answer us, You Who know our nature, answer us; answer us, You Who suppress anger, answer us; answer us, You Who are clothed in righteousness, answer us; answer us, King of kings, answer us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ נוֹרָא וְנִשְׂגָּב עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ סוֹלֵחַ
וּמוֹחֵל עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ עוֹנֶה בְּעֵת
צָרָה עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ פּוֹדֶה וּמַצִּיל עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ צַדִּיק וְיָשָׁר עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu nora ve-nisgav anenu, anenu sole'ach
u-mochel anenu, anenu oneh be'et
tzarah anenu, anenu podeh umatzil anenu,
anenu tzadik veyashar anenu:
English
Answer us, awesome and exalted One, answer us; answer us, You Who forgive and pardon, answer us; answer us, You Who respond in time of distress, answer us; answer us, You Who redeem and rescue, answer us; answer us, righteous and upright One, answer us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ קָרוֹב לְקוֹרְאָיו* עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ
קָשֶׁה לִכְעוֹס עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ רַךְ
לִרְצוֹת עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu karov le-kor'av* anenu, anenu
kasheh lich'os anenu, anenu rach
lirtzot anenu, anenu rachum v'chanun anenu:
English
Answer us, You Who are near to those who call upon You,* answer us; answer us, You Who are slow to anger, answer us; answer us, You Who are easily appeased, answer us; answer us, compassionate and gracious One, answer us.
Hebrew
עֲנֵנוּ שׁוֹמֵעַ אֶל אֶבְיוֹנִים עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ תּוֹמֵךְ תְּמִימִים עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ
אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ פַּחַד
יִצְחָק עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ אֲבִיר יַעֲקֹב עֲנֵנוּ,
עֲנֵנוּ עֶזְרַת הַשְּׁבָטִים עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ
מְשַׂגֵּב אִמָּהוֹת עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ עוֹנֶה
בְּעֵת רָצוֹן עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ אֲבִי יְתוֹמִים
עֲנֵנוּ, עֲנֵנוּ דַּיַּן אַלְמָנוֹת עֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Anenu shomea el evyonim anenu,
anenu tomech temimim anenu,
anenu Elohei avoteinu anenu, anenu
Elohei Avraham anenu, anenu Pachad
Yitzchak anenu, anenu Avir Ya'akov anenu,
anenu ezrat ha-shevatim anenu, anenu
mesagev imahot anenu, anenu oneh
be'et ratzon anenu, anenu avi yetomim
anenu, anenu Dayyan almanot anenu:
English
Answer us, You Who listen to the destitute, answer us; answer us, You Who support the innocent, answer us; answer us, God of our fathers, answer us; answer us, God of Abraham, answer us; answer us, Fear of Isaac, answer us; answer us, Mighty One of Jacob, answer us; answer us, Help of the tribes, answer us; answer us, Stronghold of the matriarchs, answer us; answer us, You Who respond at a time of favor, answer us; answer us, Father of orphans, answer us; answer us, Judge of widows, answer us.
Hebrew
מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְאַבְרָהָם אָבִינוּ בְּהַר
הַמּוֹרִיָּה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה
לְיִצְחָק בְּנוֹ כְּשֶׁנֶּעֱקַד עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְיַעֲקֹב בְּבֵית
אֵל הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְיוֹסֵף
בְּבֵית הָאֲסוּרִים הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ,
מִי שֶׁעָנָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ עַל יַם
סוּף הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְמֹשֶׁה
בְּחוֹרֵב הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה
לְאַהֲרֹן בַּמַּחְתָּה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי
שֶׁעָנָה לְפִינְחָס בְּקוּמוֹ מִתּוֹךְ
הָעֵדָה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה
לִיהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּגִּלְגָּל הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי
שֶׁעָנָה לִשְׁמוּאֵל בַּמִּצְפָּה הוּא
יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְדָוִד וְלִשְׁלֹמֹה בְנוֹ
בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ,
מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְאֵלִיָּהוּ בְּהַר הַכַּרְמֶל
הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לֶאֱלִישָׁע
בִּירִיחוֹ הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְיוֹנָה
בִּמְעֵי הַדָּגָה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה
לְחִזְקִיָּהוּ מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה בְּחָלְיוֹ הוּא
יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לַחֲנַנְיָה מִישָׁאֵל
וַעֲזַרְיָה בְּתוֹךְ כִּבְשַׁן הָאֵשׁ הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ,
מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְדָנִיֵּאל בְּגוֹב הָאֲרָיוֹת הוּא
יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְמָרְדְּכַי וְאֶסְתֵּר
בְּשׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ, מִי שֶׁעָנָה
לְעֶזְרָא בַּגּוֹלָה הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ,
מִי שֶׁעָנָה לְכָל הַצַּדִּיקִים
וְהַחֲסִידִים וְהַתְּמִימִים וְהַיְשָׁרִים
הוּא יַעֲנֵנוּ:
Sephardi
Mi she-anah le-Avraham Avinu b'har
ha-Moriyyah hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah
l'yitzchak beno ke-shene'ekad al gabbei hamizbe'ach
hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah leyaakov beveit
El hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah le-Yosef
beveit ha-asurim hu ya'anenu,
mi she-anah la'avoteinu al Yam
Suf hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah lemoshe
be-Chorev hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah
l'aharon ba-machtah hu ya'anenu, mi
she-anah le-Finchas be-kumo mitoch
ha-edah hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah
li-Yehoshua ba-Gilgal hu ya'anenu, mi
she-anah li-Shmuel ba-Mitzpah hu
ya'anenu, mi she-anah ledavid ve-li-Shelomoh beno
bi-Yerushalayim hu ya'anenu,
mi she-anah le-Eliyyahu b'har ha-Karmel
hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah le-Elisha
bi-Yericho hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah le-Yonah
bi-me'ei ha-dagah hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah
le-Chizkiyyahu Melech Yehudah be-cholyo hu
ya'anenu, mi she-anah la-Chananyah Mishael
va-Azaryah b'toch kivshan ha'esh hu ya'anenu,
mi she-anah le-Daniyyel be-gov ha-arayot hu
ya'anenu, mi she-anah le-Mordechai ve-Ester
beshushan habirah hu ya'anenu, mi she-anah
le-Ezra ba-golah hu ya'anenu,
mi she-anah lechol hatzadikim
ve-ha-chasidim ve-ha-temimim ve-ha-yesharim
hu ya'anenu:
English
May He Who answered our father Abraham on Mount Moriah answer us. May He Who answered his son Isaac when he was bound upon the altar answer us. May He Who answered Jacob in Beth-El answer us. May He Who answered Joseph in prison answer us. May He Who answered our fathers at the Red Sea answer us. May He Who answered Moses at Horeb answer us. May He Who answered Aaron with the fire-pan answer us. May He Who answered Phinehas when he arose from among the congregation answer us. May He Who answered Joshua at Gilgal answer us. May He Who answered Samuel at Mizpah answer us. May He Who answered David and his son Solomon in Jerusalem answer us. May He Who answered Elijah on Mount Carmel answer us. May He Who answered Elisha in Jericho answer us. May He Who answered Jonah in the bowels of the fish answer us. May He Who answered Hezekiah, King of Judah, during his illness answer us. May He Who answered Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah in the fiery furnace answer us. May He Who answered Daniel in the lions’ den answer us. May He Who answered Mordechai and Esther in Shushan the capital answer us. May He Who answered Ezra in the exile answer us. May He Who answered all the righteous, the pious, the innocent and the upright answer us.
Hebrew
רַחֲמָנָא דְּעָנֵי לַעֲנִיֵּי עֲנֵינָא, רַחֲמָנָא
דְּעָנֵי לִתְבִירֵי לִבָּא עֲנֵינָא,
רַחֲמָנָא דְּעָנֵי לְמַכִּיכֵי רוּחָא עֲנֵינָא,
רַחֲמָנָא עֲנֵינָא, רַחֲמָנָא חוּס, רַחֲמָנָא
פְּרוֹק, רַחֲמָנָא שֵׁיזִיב, רַחֲמָנָא רַחֵם
עֲלָן, הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב:
Sephardi
Rachamana de-anei la-aniyyei aneina, Rachamana
de-anei li-tevirei libba aneina,
Rachamana de-anei le-machichei rucha aneina,
Rachamana aneina, Rachamana chus, Rachamana
perok, Rachamana sheiziv, Rachamana rachem
alan, hashta ba'agala uvizman kariv:
English
May the Merciful One Who answers the poor answer us. May the Merciful One Who answers the brokenhearted answer us. May the Merciful One Who answers the humble in spirit answer us. Merciful One, answer us; Merciful One, spare us; Merciful One, redeem us; Merciful One, deliver us; Merciful One, have mercy upon us, now, speedily and soon.
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