## Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana

###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:1
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לה. על פי א"ת ב"ש. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
*This prayer was composed by Rabbi Elyah ben Shemayah.*


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:2
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אָדוֹן בְּשָׁפְטְךָ אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה, תִּזְכֹּר בְּרֹגֶז חַנּוֹת רַחֵם: בְּעָרְכְּךָ דִּין־אֲשֵׁמִים לְוַכֵּחַ, שׁוֹגֶה וָפֶתִי זַכֵּה וְהַצְדֵּק:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Master, when You judge man who is a worm, remember in Your anger to be gracious and compassionate with us, when You sit in judgment to rebuke the guilty, clear and justify the erring and simple.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:3
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גְּמֹל חֶסֶד וְטוֹבָה לְחַיָּבִים, רִיב אַל־תִּמְתַּח לְמִצּוּי: דַּלֵּי־מַעַשֹ וְרֵיקֵי־כִשְׁרוֹן, קוֹרְאִים אֵלֶיךָ לָמוֹ הִמָּצֵא:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Grant kindness and goodness to the guilty, do not press judgment to its limits. [When] those who are poor in good deeds and destitute in conduct, call upon You, let them find You.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:4
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הִנְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאַשְׁמָה־רַבָּה. צִפְצוּף מַעַן בֹּשְׁנוּ לְפוֹצֵץ: וְאִם מֵאֱלוֹהַּ אֱנוֹשׁ הֲיִצְדַּק, פְּנֵי עֹשֵֹהוּ גֶּבֶר הֲיִטְהָר:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
We stand before You with great guilt, we are ashamed to mouth a reply [excuse]; can man be justified before God? In the Presence of His Maker, can man be found pure [innocent]?


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:5
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זָדוֹן בְּחֻבּוֹ אָוֶן בְּקִרְבּוֹ, עָוֹן מָלֵא וָפֶשַׁע־רָב: חֶשְׁבּוֹן וָדִין לְמֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי־הַמְּלָכִים, סוֹפוֹ לִתֵּן בְּבֹא חֲלִיפָתוֹ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Maliciousness lurks within him, deceit is hidden within him, he is full of iniquity and great transgression, account and reckoning before the Supreme King of Kings, he will have to give at his end.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:6
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טֶבַע חוֹתָם בְּכַפּוֹ נֶחֱרָת, נֶגֶד פָּנָיו רִשְׁעוֹ יַעֲנֶה: יוֹרֶה כָּפִיס מֵעֵץ וְיַגִּיד, מִקִּיר־אֶבֶן תִּזְעַק וְתִקְרָא:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
His sins are engraven by his own hand, his wickedness will testify against him, the beams of his house will reveal and declare his deeds, the stone from the wall will scream and call out.¹

footnotes:
¹ See Mesechet Taanis 11a; Chagigah 16a.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:7
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כּוֹבֵשׁ פָּנָיו נִדּוֹן וְנִכְלָם, לְאַיִן חָשׁוּב בְּעָמְדוֹ לְפָנֶיךָ: אָנָּא לְמַעֲשֵֹה־יָדֶיךָ הֵרָצֶה, בְּשִׁבְרוֹן רְאֵה שְׁמֹר מִדֶּחִי:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
The judged will hide his face in shame, he will be considered as naught when he stands before Your Presence; we beseech You, be pleased with the work of our hands, behold our broken hearts, and preserve us from destruction.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:8
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עֲבָדֶיךָ יִמְצְאוּ הַיּוֹם חֲנִינָה, זַכֵּם קִרְבָתְךָ חֲפוֹץ כְבָרִאשׁוֹנָה: וְכַשֶּׁלֶג וְכַצֶּמֶר הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵי־שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, מַלְּטֵם מִכָּל רָעוֹת בְּזֹאת הַשָּׁנָה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Let Your servants find favor this day, declare them guiltless, they desire Your nearness as of old; like snow and wool whiten the sins of the rose [Israel], save them from all evil in this year.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:9
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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 15:10
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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 15:11
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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 15:12
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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 15:13
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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 15:14
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יְהוָה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלֵנוּ בֹּקֶר נַעֲרָךְ־לְךָ וּנְצַפֶּה׃ קָרְבָה אֶל־נַפְשֵׁנוּ גְאָלָהּ. לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ פְּדֵנוּ׃ הַרְאֵנוּ יְהוָה חַסְדֶּךָ וְיֶשְׁעֲךָ תִּתֶּן־לָנוּ׃

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Adonoy, hear our voice in the morning, morning, we pray to You and hope. Draw near to our soul and redeem it, redeem us for Your Name’s sake. Show us Your kindness, Adonoy, and grant us Your deliverance.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 15:15
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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 15:16
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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 15:17
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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 15:18
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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.