## Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana

###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:1
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לו. מיוסד על פי א"ב. חתום שלמה הבבלי.

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


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:2
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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 16:3
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**אֶזְעַק אֶל־אֱלֹהִים** קוֹלִי. בֹּקֶר אֶעֱרָךְ־לְךָ בְּעַד־קְהָלִי. יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגֹאֲלִי: גַּשְׁנוּ בְתַחֲנוּן וּבִתְפִלָּה. דְלָתֶיךָ שָׁקַדְנוּ רַב עֲלִילָה. הָסֵר מֵעָלֵינוּ נֶגַע וּמַחֲלָה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
I cry out to God with my voice, in the morning, I address my prayer to You, on behalf of my congregation; Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer! We approach You with supplication and prayer, we keep watch at Your door, O Mighty One in wondrous deeds, remove from us, plague and sickness.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:4
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הַמְצֵא־לָנוּ סְלִיחוֹת. וְהַעֲבֵר רָעָה מִנְּפָשׁוֹת הָאֲנוּחוֹת. אֵל אֱלֹהַי הָרוּחוֹת: זָעַקְתִּי־לְךָ בְּעִנּוּי וּתְלָאָה. חַיָּתִי פְּדֵה נָא מִשַּׁחַת וּשְׁאוֹלָה. קָרְבָה אֶל־נַפְשִׁי גְאָלָהּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Grant us pardon, and remove evil from grieving souls, Almighty God Who knows man’s thoughts; I cry to You in affliction and weariness, redeem my soul from destruction and the pit, draw near to my soul and redeem it.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:5
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טוֹב מִבֶּטֶן גֹּחִי. יוֹצְרִי וְשִׂבְרִי וּמִבְטָחִי. בְּיָדְךָ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי: כְּבֹשׁ־כַּעַסְךָ מִידִידֶיךָ. לִרְאוֹת־שַׁחַת אַל־תִּתֵּן חֲסִידֶיךָ. עֲנֵנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדֶּךָ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Beneficent One, Who drew me from the womb, my Creator, my hope and my trust, in Your hand I entrust my spirit; withhold Your anger from Your beloved ones, cause not Your devoted ones to see the pit, answer me Adonoy, for Your kindness is good.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:6
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מַכָּה בְּלִי־תְרוּפָה. נֶצַח לְחוֹרְפֶיךָ תִּשְׁלַח בְּהַקְצָפָה. וּבְעַמְּךָ לֹא לְמַגֵּפָה: סֻגַּפְנוּ בְּיוֹם זֶה. עֱנוּתֵנוּ לֹא־תְשַׁקֵּץ וְלֹא־תִבְזֶה. סְלַח־נָא לַעֲוֹן הָעָם הַזֶּה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
With an incurable, eternal blow, strike with anger those who blaspheme You, but do not plague Your people; we afflict ourselves this day, do not abhor nor despise our cry, pardon the iniquity of this people.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:7
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פָּשַׁעְנוּ וּמָעָלְנוּ. צוּר לְךָ חָבוֹל חָבָלְנוּ. לָכֵן כִּלִּינוּ בְאַפְּךָ, וּבַחֲמָתְךָ נִבְהָלְנוּ: קָדוֹשׁ, רִיב אַל־תִּמְתַּח. רְאֵה כִּי־כַפַּי לְךָ אֶשְׁטַח. יוֹם אִירָא אֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ אֶבְטָח:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
We have transgressed and dealt treacherously, O Rock, we have been corrupt towards You. Therefore, we are consumed by Your anger and we are terrified by Your rage; Holy One! do not extend contention, behold, my hands are stretched out to You, on the day when I am afraid, I will put my trust in You.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:8
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שֶׁפֶךְ שִֹיחַ עַמֶּךָ. תָּחֹן וְתַעַן שְׁלֵמֶיךָ. אַל־תִּנְאַץ לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ: שְׁעֵה שַׁוְעַת אֲנוּנִים. לְקוֹרְאֶיךָ מִדֹּחַק הַסְכֵּת מִמְּעוֹנִים. שׁוֹמֵעַ אֶל אֶבְיוֹנִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Your people pour out their prayer, be merciful and answer Your faithful ones, do not abhor us for Your Name’s sake, turn to the cry of the suffering, to those who call You out of distress, hear them from the high heavens, You Who listens to the needy.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:9
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נְדִיבֵי עַם מַטַּע נַעֲמָנִים. הַחוֹסֶיךָ קֹוֶיךָ טְהוֹרֶיךָ נִמְנִים. מַהֵר תְּרַחֲמֵם, כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל־בָּנִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
[Israel] the noblest among people, the pleasant offspring, they trust in You, they hope to You, they are counted among Your pure ones, quickly have mercy on them as a father has mercy on his children.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:10
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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 16:11
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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 16:12
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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 16:13
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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 16:14
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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 16:15
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אַל־יָשֹׁב דַּךְ נִכְלָם עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן יְהַלְלוּ שְׁמֶךָ׃ אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי־צָרָה קְרוֹבָה כִּי־אֵין עוֹזֵר׃ כִּי אֶסְלַח לַעֲוֺנָם וּלְחַטָּאתָם לֹא אֶזְכָּר־עוֹד׃ וְסָלַחְתָּ לְעַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר חָטְאוּ־לָךְ וּלְכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם אֲשֶׁר פָּשְׁעוּ־בָךְ, וּנְתַתָּם לְרַחֲמִים לִפְנֵי שֹׁבֵיהֶם׃ וְאַתָּה אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם אֶרֶךְ־אַפַּיִם וְרַב־חֶסֶד וְלֹא עֲזַבְתָּם׃

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Let the oppressed not be put to shame, let the poor and needy praise Your Name. Be not far [removed] from us, for distress is near, and there is no one to help. For I will pardon their iniquity, and their sin I will no longer mention. Pardon Your people that have sinned before You, and all their transgressions that they have transgressed unto You, and grant mercy before their captors. And You, God that pardons, Gracious, Merciful, Slow to anger, and Abounding in kindness— do not forsake them.


###### Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Erev Rosh Hashana 16:16
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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 16:17
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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 16:18
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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 16:19
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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.