## Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana

###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:1
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לא. על פי א"ב. חתום יואל בר יצחק הלוי:


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:2
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אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Our God and God of our fathers!


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:3
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אֱמֶת אַתָּה־הוּא רִאשׁוֹן וְאֵין רֵאשִׁית לְרֵאשִׁיתֶךָ. וְאַתָּה־הוּא אַחֲרוֹן וְאֵין סוֹף לְאַחֲרִיתֶךָ. וַאֲנִי וְדָתְךָ מְעִידִים כִּי־אֵין זוּלָתֶךָ. צִדְקָתְךָ צֶדֶק לְעוֹלָם וְתוֹרָתְךָ אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
It is true that You are first and there is no genesis to Your beginning¹ and You are last and there is no end to Your lasting. I and Your Torah testify that there is none besides You. Your righteousness endures forever and Your Torah is true.

footnotes:
¹ There is no beginning for God since He has always existed.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:4
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אֱמֶת בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת רָמוּז בְּהוֹדְךָ וַהֲדָרֶךָ. עַל־הַדִּין וְהָאֱמֶת וְהַשָּׁלוֹם הֶעֱמַדְתָּ דְּבִירֶךָ. עַל־כֵּן אֱלֹהַי נַאֲמִירְךָ בַּעֲרוֹךְ שִׁירֶיךָ. רֹאשׁ דְּבָרְךָ אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
[That] Your Name is “אֶמֶת“ (*Truth*) is alluded to [in the words]: “בׇרׇא אֳלׂהִים אֵת“ “God created the’’² in [the Torah which is] Your beauty and Your splendor. On justice, truth and peace did You establish Your Temple. Therefore, God, we shall praise You by arranging songs of Your praise. The beginning of Your Word is Truth.³

footnotes:
² Genesis I 1; the letters ending בׇּרׇא אֳלׂקִים אֵת make up the word אֶמֶת (truth).
³ I.e. the beginning of the Torah make up the word אֶמֶת. V. note 2.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:5
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אֱמֶת גָּמַרְתָּ שִׁשָּׁה פְּעָמִים אֱלֹהִים חַיִּים. מִבְּרֵאשִׁית וְעַד לַעֲשׂוֹת חֲתוּמִים תְּווּיִם. וְכֻלָּם סוֹפֵי תֵבוֹת הֵמָּה הֲגוּיִם. סְמוּכִים לָעַד לְעוֹלָם עֲשׂוּיִם בֶּאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
[The word] אֶמֶת (truth) you signed six times, O living God, from “B’reishis” until “la’asos” they are signed and outlined.⁴ And all of them are expressed in the ending of words⁵ they⁶ of the Torah. are strongly supported forever for they were founded in Truth.

footnotes:
⁴ [The word] … outlined: The word אמת is alluded to six times from the first word in the Torah until “la’asos” (Genesis II, 3).
⁵ In Genesis I, 1:ברא אלקים את end in אֶמֶת; in I, 4 “וירא אלקים את“ end in אֶמֶת. So, too, I, 28: I, 27; I, 31, II, 3.
⁶ I.e. the mitzvos


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:6
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אֱמֶת דְּבָרָיו מְרֻחָקִים זֶה מִזֶּה בְּאֹרֶךְ. וְשֶׁקֶר דְּבָרָיו מְקֹרָבִים וְאֵין־לוֹ רֶגֶל־דּוֹרֵךְ. בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה מֵצִיץ מֵחֶרֶךְ. אֲשֶׁר הִנְחַנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
The [letters of the] word “אֶמֶת“ are distanced one from another at length⁷ whereas [the word] “שֶׁקֶר,” its letters are close together,⁸ and it has no leg to stand on.⁹ Blessed is Adonoy Who looks down from the heavenly aperture; Who leads me in the true way.

footnotes:
⁷ I.e. the “א“ is at the beginning of the “aleph-beth,” the “מ“ is in the middle and the “ת“ at the end.
⁸ ש,ק,ר are one next to another in the “aleph-beth.”
⁹ I.e. falsehood cannot be everlasting.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:7
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אֱמֶת הָיְתָה בְּפִיהוּ עוֹלָמוֹ בְּהִתְיַסֵּד. מִשְׁתַּעֲשַׁעַת עַל בִּרְכּוֹ יַחַד לְהִתְרַפְסֵד. כָּל מַעֲשָׂיו בַּעֲצָתָהּ לְהִוָּסֵד. כָּל אָרְחוֹת יְהֹוָה חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Truth (the Torah) was in His Mouth when He created His world¹⁰ a delight He holds upon His lap to cleave together.¹¹ All His deeds are based upon its (the Torah’s) advice. All God’s ways are goodness and truth.

footnotes:
¹⁰ The Midrash states that God used the Torah as a blueprint for creating the world.
¹¹ The Torah being the wisdom of God is looked upon as one with God.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:8
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אֱמֶת וַעֲנָוָה וּצְדָקָה עוֹשִׂים זָכוּ לְהִשְׂתַּכֵּר. עוֹשֶׂה מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה בְּלִי לְהִתְנַכֵּר. רָשָׁע עוֹשֶׂה פְּעֻלַּת־שֶׁקֶר פִּיהוּ יִסָּכֵר. וְזוֹרֵעַ צְדָקָה שֶׂכֶר אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Those who act truthfully, humbly and righteously merit their reward [in the world to come]. The One Who acts with justice and righteousness will not stay aloof from them. The evil person who commits acts of falsehood, his mouth will be stopped up. But, the one who plants righteousness will receive true and lasting reward.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:9
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אֱמֶת זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר לִמְעוּטֵי עַמִּים. יִשְׂרָאֵל נוֹשַׁע בַּיהֹוָה תְּשׁוּעַת עוֹלָמִים. עַל־כֵּן בֹּאוּ לַחֲסוֹת בְּצֵל שׁוֹכֵן־מְרוֹמִים. וְעִבְדוּ אוֹתוֹ בְּתָמִים וּבֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Remember to give true reward to the smallest of nations, Israel that is saved by Adonoy an everlasting salvation. Therefore, come, find protection, in the shadow of Him Who rests on high, and serve Him with perfection and truth.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:10
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אֱמֶת חָפַצְתָּ בַטֻּחוֹת וְאָמַרְתָּ הֵיטִיבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶם. אֱמֶת וּמִשְׁפָּט שִׁפְטוּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶם. עַל־כֵּן בְּנֵי־יַעֲקֹב הָסִירוּ רֹעַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶם. וְיִבָּחֲנוּ דִבְרֵיכֶם הָאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
You [God] desire that truth [be rooted] in our innermost selves and You said [to us]: “Improve your ways.” [With] truth and justice shall you judge within your gates. Therefore, you children of Jacob remove your evil deeds [and then] will your true words become apparent.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:11
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אֱמֶת טִכֵּס חוֹתָמוֹ, לְהוֹדִיעַ כִּי הוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין־שֵׁנִי, זֶה אֵלִי וְאַנְוֵהוּ. אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי וַאֲרוֹמְמֶנְהוּ. קָרוֹב יְהֹוָה לְכָל־קוֹרְאָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
He arranged “אֶמֶת“ to be His seal to make it known that He is One and there is no other.¹² This is my God and I will glorify Him, the God of my father and I will exalt Him. Adonoy is close to all who call to Him, to all who truly call to Him.

footnotes:
¹² “He arranged — other.” There is nothing that can stand in the way of His fulfilling His promises; hence His seal of “truth.”


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:12
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אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה בְעֵדוֹתֶיךָ. אֶזְכְּרָה נְגִינָתִי בַּלַּיְלָה דָּבַקְתִּי בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ. זָכְרָה אֱלֹהִים לְטוֹבָה כָּל־בְּנֵי בְרִיתֶךָ. קָרוֹב אַתָּה יְהֹוָה וְכָל מִצְווֹתֶיךָ אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
My mouth will utter [words of] Truth¹³ and I will speak of Your Law.¹³ I will recall my song [of praise] at night and that I cleaved to Your Torah. God! Remember this for the good of all the members of Your covenant. You, Adonoy, are close [to us] and all Your precepts are true.

footnotes:
¹³ I.e. the Torah.
¹³ I.e. the Torah.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:13
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אֱמֶת כָּמַהּ לְךָ בְּשָׂרִי אֶרֶץ יוֹסֵד. לְהַצִּיל אֶת עֲבָדֶיךָ מֵעֹנִי וְהֶפְסֵד. וְרַחֵם כָּל בְּנֵי מוּצָא מִכֶּשֶׂד. צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
My flesh truly yearns for You, Creator of the world. [I pray] that You save Your servants from poverty and loss, and take pity on all the children of the one who left “Kasdim.”¹⁴ Righteousness and justice are the fundamentals of Your Throne [as well as] kindness and truth.

footnotes:
¹⁴ I.e. Abraham who originated from Ur Kasdim.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:14
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אֱמֶת לָעַד תִּכּוֹן וְעַד אַרְגִּיעָה זְדוֹנַי. לַבֹּקֶר מִשְׁפָּט דִּינוּ עִם נְבוֹנַי. אַשְּׁרוּ חָמוֹץ כֹּהֲנַי וּזְקֵנַי. מִשְׁפְּטֵי יְהֹוָה אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Truth remains forever but evil, only for the moment. [You, therefore, commanded:] in the morning¹⁵ judge your judgments, My understanding nation. Strengthen [and encourage] the victim, [you] My priests and elders,¹⁶ for the Laws of Adonoy are true.

footnotes:
¹⁵ Do not procrastinate to pass judgment.
¹⁶ Who sit in judgment.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:15
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אֱמֶת מֵאֶרֶץ תַּצְמִיחַ וְצֶדֶק מִשָּׁמַיִם הַגְבֵּר. כִּרְחֹק מִזְרָח מִמַּעֲרָב פְּשָׁעִים הַעֲבֵר. אַף כִּי־אָבַד צַדִּיק עַל־מִדּוֹתָיו עוֹבֵר. הוֹלֵךְ תָּמִים וּפוֹעֵל צֶדֶק וְדוֹבֵר אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Let truth sprout from the land and let justice prevail from on high. As far as east is from west remove iniquities,¹⁷ though the righteous one is no more, the one who acts with forebearance, who acts justly and acts righteously and speaks truthfully.¹⁸

footnotes:
¹⁷ I.e. let evil be as far from us as possible.
¹⁸ “Though the righteous—truthfully” i.e. remove our iniquities despite that we no longer have amongst us the righteous in whose merit we would deserve this.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:16
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אֱמֶת נֶגְדְּךָ יִכּוֹן לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. וְדוֹבֵר שְׁקָרִים לֹא־יִכּוֹן בְּיוֹם מוֹעֵד. מִיּוֹם הַדִּין הֱיוֹת רוֹעֵד. מַצִּיל נְפָשׁוֹת עֵד אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Let truth before You be established forever and ever. Whereas, one who speaks falsehoods will not withstand the appointed day.¹⁹ He should tremble from the judgment day. He saves lives [with his prayers] he who speaks the truth.

footnotes:
¹⁹ “Appointed day” i.e. day of judgment.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:17
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אֱמֶת שָׂשׂ אָנֹכִי כִּי לֹא־תִבְזֶה לֵב נִשְׁבָּר. חֶסֶד חָפַצְתָּ וְלֹא זֶבַח כִּמְדֻבָּר. זְרוֹעַ תִּשְׁבֹּר לָעוֹבְדִים לְאֵל הַנִּקְבָּר. וְאַל תַּצֵּל מִפִּי דְבַר־אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
I truly rejoice that You will not put to shame a broken heart. You desire kindness rather than sacrifices as You have spoken [in the Prophets].²⁰ Break the strength of those who worship a buried god. Do not keep from me the word of truth.²¹

footnotes:
²⁰ V. Hoshea 6, 7.
²¹ The Torah.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:18
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אֱמֶת עָווֹן צוֹפֶה וְגַם חֶסֶד. הַעֲבֵר מֵעָלֵינוּ עָווֹן וְחֶרְפַּת חֶסֶד. דְּרָשׁ נָא דּוֹרְשֶׁיךָ נֹצֵר חֶסֶד. אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
[God of] truth who observes sin as well as kindness, [please] remove us from sin and the shame [that comes with sin]. Turn to those who seek You, You, Who preserves kindness,²² Who is slow to anger and is abundantly kind and trustworthy.

footnotes:
²² Based on נוׄצֵר חֶסֶד לָאֲלָפִים (Exodus 34, 7) God preserves and rewards kindness for thousands of generations thereafter.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:19
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אֱמֶת פְּלִיאִים בַּקְּשׁוּ עָלֵינוּ לַיהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת. מִיכָאֵל וְגַבְרִיאֵל תֶּשֶׁר הָבִיאוּ לַיהֹוָה לְמוֹרָאוֹת. וְחַלּוּ נָא פְּנֵי־אֵל לְקָרֵב קֵץ הַפְּלָאוֹת. וּנְתַתֶּם לִי אוֹת אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Angels of truth²³ pray for us before Adonoy of Hosts. Michael and Gabriel, bring a gift (our prayers) to Adonoy by Whom you are awed. And please beseech the countenance of God to bring closer the end which is hidden²⁴ and give to me a truthful sign [that your prayers were accepted].

footnotes:
²³ “פְּלִיאִים“ lit. hidden, i.e., their names are unknown.
²⁴ The days of the Messiah.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:20
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אֱמֶת צְדָקָה תְּרוֹמֵם גּוֹי הַשִּׁלּוּהִים. וְחֶסֶד לְאֻמִּים חַטָּאת עַם הַתּוֹהִים. אֲשֶׁר לָעֵץ וְלָאֶבֶן מַאֲלִיהִים. וַיהֹוָה אֱלֹהִים אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Truth and justice shall uplift the nation that has been weakened, but the kindness of nations is sinful, the nations that regret [their good deeds], that declare wood and stone to be gods. And only Adonoy, God is true.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:21
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אֱמֶת קְנֵה וְאַל תִּמְכֹּר, לְשָׁרְתוֹ וּלְעָבְדוֹ. לְרוֹמֵם שֵׁם־יְהֹוָה כִּי־נִשְׂגָּב שְׁמוֹ לְבַדּוֹ. לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצוֹן פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת־יָדוֹ. כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ וֶאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Buy truthfulness²⁵ and do not sell it.²⁶ [Do this] in order to serve and worship to uplift the Name of Adonoy for His Name alone is exalted, for He satiates every living thing according to his wants. [He does this] with an open hand. He gives abundantly to us of His kindness and trustworthiness.

footnotes:
²⁵ Based on Avos Chap. I, Mishnah 6.
²⁶ Teach others without pay.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:22
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אֱמֶת רָאֹה תִרְאֶה בָּעֳנִי יִשְׂרָאֵל. מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה וְצִדְקָתְךָ כְּהַרְרֵי־אֵל. וְקַבֵּל תְּפִלַּת־עַם אֲשֶׁר לְךָ שׁוֹאֵל. בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי פָּדִיתָ אוֹתִי יְהֹוָה אֵל־אֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Truly see the neediness of Israel for Your judgment is deep as the abyss and Your justice as the highest mountains. Accept the prayer of the nation that turns to You with its requests: “In your hands do I place my soul for You [always] redeem me, [You], Adonoy the trusthworthy God.”


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:23
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אֱמֶת שׁוֹפֵט דַּלִּים וְכִסְאוֹ יִכּוֹן לְדוֹר־דּוֹרִים. מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִיד אֶרֶץ וַאֲוִירִים. יַחֲשֹׁב מַעֲשָׂיו אֵל אַדִּירִים. אַחֲרֵי הַדְּבָרִים וְהָאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
[You], Who truthfully judges the poor and Whose Throne is established for all the generations; [You], the King Who establishes the world with justice as well as the heavens, shall consider the deeds [of man] [You], the mighty God according to the truth of things.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:24
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אֱמֶת תִּתֵּן לְיַעֲקֹב וְחֶסֶד לְאַב הֲמוֹנִי. כִּי מֵאַהֲבָתְךָ קְרָאתַנִי בְּכוֹרִי וּבְנִי. הַלְבֵּן חֲטָּאֵינוּ הָאֲדֻמִּים כַּשָּׁנִי. וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּתִי לְךָ יְהֹוָה עֵת רָצוֹן. אֱלֹהִים בְּרָב חַסְדֶּךָ עֲנֵנִי בֶּאֱמֶת:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Fulfill the promise to Jacob and the kindness to the children of Abraham,²⁷ for as a result of Your love for us You called us “My firstborn son.” Make white our sins that are red as the red thread.²⁸ Let my prayer to You, Adonoy be a time of acceptance. God, in Your abundant kindness respond to me with true [salvation].

footnotes:
²⁷ “אַב הַמוׄנִי“ Abraham is called “אַב הַמוׄן גוׄיִם“ (Gen. 17, 5) “a father of a multitude of nations.
²⁸ The red thread that was tied to the goat that was sent to Azazel on Yom Kippur which miraculously turned white as a sign that our sins were forgiven (v. Lev. chap. 16).


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:25
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**אֵל מֶֽלֶךְ.** יוֹשֵׁב עַל כִּסֵּא רַחֲמִים. מִתְנַהֵג בַּחֲסִידוּת. מוֹחֵל עֲו‍ֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ. מַעֲבִיר רִאשׁוֹן רִאשׁוֹן. מַרְבֶּה מְחִילָה לְחַטָּאִים וּסְלִיחָה לְפוֹשְׁעִים. עוֹשֶׂה צְדָקוֹת עִם כָּל בָּשָׂר וָרֽוּחַ. לֹא כְרָעָתָם תִּגְמוֹל: אֵל הוֹרֵיתָ לָנוּ לוֹמַר שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. וּזְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוֹדַֽעְתָּ לֶעָנָו מִקֶּֽדֶם. כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב וַיֵּרֶד יְהֹוָה בֶּֽעָנָן וַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Almighty! King! Who sits on the throne of mercy, governs with kindness forgives the iniquities of His people. He removes their sins one by one, increasing forgiveness to sinners, and pardon to transgressors. Acting righteously with all who are of flesh and spirit; not according to their wickedness does He repay them. Almighty! You instructed us to recite the thirteen Divine attributes; remember unto us this day the covenant of thirteen Divine attributes, as You made them known to the humble Moses of old, as it is written, “And Adonoy descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the Name, Adonoy.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:26
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קהל וחזן:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
*Congregation and Chazzan:*


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:27
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וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
And Adonoy passed before him [Moses], and proclaimed:


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:28
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יְהֹוָה יְהֹוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וְרַב חֶֽסֶד וֶֽאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָו‍ֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲו‍ֹנֵֽנוּ וּלְחַטָּאתֵֽנוּ וּנְחַלְתָּֽנוּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Adonoy, Adonoy, Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to Anger, and Abundant in Kindness, and Truth. Keeper of kindness for thousands of generations, Endurer of iniquity, and transgression, and sin; and Acquitter of those who repent. “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:29
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סְלַח לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי חָטָֽאנוּ. מְחַל לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי פָשָֽׁעְנוּ: כִּי אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב חֶֽסֶד לְכָל קֹרְאֶֽיךָ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Pardon us our Father, for we have sinned, forgive us our King, for we have transgressed. “For You, my Master, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You.”


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:30
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אַל תָּבֹא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ כִּי לֹא יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶֽיךָ כָּל חָי: כִּי עִמְּךָ הַסְּלִיחָה לְמַעַן תִּוָּרֵא: כִּי־עִמְּךָ מְקוֹר חַיִּים, בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה־אוֹר׃ חַיִּים וָחֶסֶד תַּעֲשֶׂה עִמָּנוּ וּפְקֻדָּתְךָ תִּשְׁמוֹר רוּחֵנוּ׃ חַיִּים נִשְׁאַל מִמְּךָ תִּתֶּן לָנוּ, אֹרֶךְ יָמִים עוֹלָם וָעֶד׃

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Do not enter into judgment with us, for no living soul will be justified before You. For with You is forgiveness, in order that You be feared. For with You is the source of life, [and] in Your light shall we see light. [Grant us] life, and do kindness with us, and let Your precepts preserve our spirit. We ask of You, life, grant us length of days, forever.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:31
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**כְּרַחֵם אָב** עַל בָּנִים כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ: לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us; the King will answer us on the day we call.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:32
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**סְלַח נָא** לַעֲו‍ֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה, כְּגֹֽדֶל חַסְדֶּֽךָ. וְכַאֲשֶׁר נָשָֽׂאתָה לָעָם הַזֶּה. מִמִּצְרַֽיִם וְעַד הֵֽנָּה. וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
“Please pardon the sins of this nation in accordance with the greatness of Your lovingkindness; and as You forgave this people from when it left Egypt until now.” And there it is said:


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:33
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**וַיֹּאמֶר יְהֹוָה סָלַֽחְתִּי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ:**

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
“And Adonoy said, I have pardoned [them] as you have asked.”


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 11:34
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הַטֵּה אֱלֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח עֵינֶֽיךָ וּרְאֵה שֹׁמְמֹתֵֽינוּ, וְהָעִיר אֲשֶׁר נִקְרָא שִׁמְךָ עָלֶֽיהָ כִּי לֹא עַל צִדְקֹתֵֽינוּ, אֲנַֽחְנוּ מַפִּילִים תַּחֲנוּנֵֽינוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ, כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים: אֲדֹנָי שְׁמָֽעָה, אֲדֹנָי סְלָֽחָה, אֲדֹנָי הַקְשִֽׁיבָה וַעֲשֵׂה, אַל תְּאַחַר. לְמַעַנְךָ אֱלֹהַי, כִּי שִׁמְךָ נִקְרָא עַל עִירְךָ וְעַל עַמֶּֽךָ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Incline Your ear, my God, and hear, open Your eyes and behold our desolate places, and the city which is called by Your Name; for it is not on account of our righteousness that we let fall our supplication before You, but because of Your great mercy. My Master, hear! My Master, pardon! My Master, listen and take action, do not delay! For Your sake, my God, because Your Name is proclaimed over Your city and over Your people.