## Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana

###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:1
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לד. על פי א"ב. חתום אפרים בר יצחק:


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:2
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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 Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:3
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**אֵל־אֱמוּנָה עֶזְרָה הָבָה.** לְעַמְּךָ כֻּלָּם הֵטִיבָה. יַחַד לַמִּשְׁפָּט נִקְרָבָה: בּוֹחֵן לִבּוֹת כֻּלָּם. מוֹשֵׁל בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ עוֹלָם. יָבִיא בַּמִּשְׁפָּט עַל־כָּל־נֶעְלָם:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Trusted God, extend help and do goodness to Your entire nation [when] they come together to be judged. [He] Who knows their innermost thoughts [and] rules the world with His might brings to judgment for everything hidden.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:4
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גָּבוֹהַּ בַּמִּשְׁפָּט הָאֵל. נִקְדַּשׁ בְּצִדְקוֹתָיו כְּהַרְרֵי־אֵל וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו עִם יִשְֹרָאֵל:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
God, Who is exalted through judgment¹ [and] sanctified through His righteousness, [powerful] as the mighty mountains when He judges Israel.

footnotes:
¹ I.e. by bringing the evil to justice, all perceive Him ruling the world.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:5
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דְּלֵה מֵעֹנֶשׁ נְשֹוּאֶיךָ. בְּחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת מְנַשְּׂאֶיךָ. צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Remove retribution from those You carry,² those who exalt You with “Grace and truth.”³ Righteousness and justice are the foundations of Your Throne.

footnotes:
² “Those You carry,” i.e. the nation of Israel.
³ I.e. those who recognize God’s grace and truth.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:6
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הַיְשַׁר לְפָנֶיךָ לֵב־עָקֹב. דִּינֶךָ הָהָר יִקֹּב. מִשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: וְיֹשֶׁר מִדּוֹתֶיךָ נֶחֱמָדוּ. יוֹשְׁבֵי־תֵבֵל צֶדֶק לָמָדוּ. לְמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ עָמָדוּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Straighten before You, a crooked heart, Your judgment bores through the mountain⁴— the justice of the God of Jacob. The righteousness of Your virtues are delightful, the world’s inhabitants learned justice as they stand to be judged by You.

footnotes:
⁴ I.e. nothing can stand in the way of God’s judgment.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:7
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זְקוּקָה צְרוּפָה חוֹתֶמֶת. בְּפֹעַל אָדָם נֶחְתֶּמֶת. מִשְׁפְּטֵי יְהֹוָה אֱמֶת: חָרַד־כֹּל מִדִּין בּוֹדֵק. טוֹחֵן וְשׁוֹחֵק הָדֵק. מִשְׁפְּטֵי יְהֹוָה אֱמֶת וָצֶדֶק:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Your seal [of justice] is pure and clean, according to man’s acts [his fate] is sealed. [Thus], the judgments of God are true. All fear the Prosecutor Who grinds and pulverizes finely.⁵ The judgments of God are true and just.

footnotes:
⁵ I.e. who investigates to the minutest detail.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:8
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טוֹב לְמָעוֹז כְּנָאֳמוֹ. יוֹם־זֶה יִשְׁכַּח זַעְמוֹ. לַעֲשֹוֹת מִשְׁפָּט עַמּוֹ: יְחַלּוּ בְצָקוּן דְּבֵקֶיךָ. יְסַלְסְלוּ בְשִׁלּוּם חֻקֶּיךָ. עַל מִשְׁפְּטֵי צִדְקֶךָ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
He is a good supporter as He promised,⁶ on this day⁷ He will forget His wrath when He judges His nation. Those clinging to You pour [their hearts] out in prayer, and praise You for Your perfect laws [and] for Your righteous judgment.

footnotes:
⁶ I.e. He is good to us even when punishing us.
⁷ I.e. on the judgment day.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:9
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כַּלֵּה פֶּשַׁע נִכְתָּם. וְאַל־יֵבוֹשׁוּ מְיַחֲלֶיךָ בְּמַבָּטָם. וְעָשִֹיתָ מִשְׁפָּטָם: לְשִׁמְךָ וּלְזִכְרְךָ הוּקַמְנוּ. לִבְרִית עוֹלָם הוּשַֹמְנוּ. וְאַל־תָּבֹא בְמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Erase the stain of sin let them not be shamed, those who look to You in hope and do justice for them.⁸ We were established to remember Your Name we were placed for an everlasting covenant. [Thus] do not come into judgment with us.⁹

footnotes:
⁸ “Do … them” i.e. avenge them.
⁹ I.e. do not judge us harshly.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:10
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מֶלֶךְ בִּקְדוֹשֵׁי עֶרֶץ. בְּרַחֲמָיו יִגְדֹּר פֶּרֶץ. בְּמִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִיד אָרֶץ: נְגִינוֹתַי כָּל־הַיּוֹם יְאַשְּׁרוּהוּ. שַֹגִּיא־כֹחַ לֹא מְצָאנוּהוּ. כִּי הַמִּשְׁפָּט לֵאלֹהִים הוּא: סַגֵּב חַסְדְּךָ לְעַמֶּךָ. לְשַׁוְעָתָם פְּתַח שָׁמֶיךָ. כְּמִשְׁפָּט לְאוֹהֲבֵי שְׁמֶךָ: עָלֶיךָ נַשְׁלִיךְ כָּל־יְהָבִים. כַּף־צֶדֶק תַּכְרִיעַ בַּאֲהָבִים. כִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ טוֹבִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
The One Who rules the angels! May He close the breach with compassion and through judgment establish the Land.¹⁰ My songs praise Him the entire day for we do not find Him burdening us [For it is God’s (way) to be just]. Strengthen Your nation with Your kindness, to their cries open Your heavens as befits those who love Your Name. We will throw all our burdens upon You.¹¹ Tip the scales with love¹² for Your justice is good.

footnotes:
¹⁰ I.e. may He rebuild our land by first avenging us.
¹¹ I.e.—we will trust in You to care for all our problems.
¹² I.e. out of Your love for us let our merits outweigh our discretions.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:11
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פָּנֶיךָ הָאֵר לִמְחִילָתִי. בְּבִצְעִי אַל־תְּכַבֶּה גַחֲלָתִי. כִּי לְמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יִחָלְתִּי: צַדְּקֵנוּ כְּאַחַת חֲטִיבָה. חָשְֹכֵנוּ מִלַּהַט הַיּוֹם־הַבָּא. מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ תְּהוֹם רַבָּה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Shine Your countenance to forgive me for my sin do not extinguish my ember¹³ for to Your justice do I look forward. Find us righteous as one being,¹⁴ keep us from the blaze of the coming day¹⁵ for Your judgment is unfathomable.

footnotes:
¹³ Do not have me die.
¹⁴ Consider us as one with the rest of the Jewish nation.
¹⁵ “Coming day”—i.e. the day of Judgment.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:12
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קָרֵב יֶשַׁע שְׁבָטֶיךָ. אֲחוּזִים בְּחַבְלֵי שְׁפָטֶיךָ. וְיוֹשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ: רֶנֶן מִלֵּב וּבָשָֹר וּנְשָׁמָה. יַעֲלֶה לְךָ הַשָּׁמַיְמָה. מְקוֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט שָׁמָּה:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Bring Your tribes closer to salvation, who are tied to the ropes of Your chastisement and the righteousness of Your judgment. Song from the heart of flesh and soul shall rise to You to the heavens, the place of judgment is there.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:13
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שׁוֹפְטֵנוּ מְחוֹקְקֵנוּ בְּכַפֶּיךָ. לַמֵּד דְּרָכֶיךָ מְצַפֶּיךָ. וְכָל מִשְׁפְּטֵי פִּיךָ: תַּשְׁפִּיעַ חַסְדְּךָ דַּיֵּנוּ. תִּגְבֹּרֶת רַחֲמֶיךָ לְמַאֲוָיֵּינוּ. כְּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ חַיֵּנוּ:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Our Judge, Who formed us with Your hands, teach Your ways to those who look to You as well as all the Laws that you commanded. Bestow Your abundant goodness, Your powerful mercy according to our will. As is Your manner, grant us life.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:14
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אַפִּרְיוֹן לְעִי הַשָּׂדֶה. מַהֵר לְשַׁכְלֵל יְסוֹדָהּ. צִיּוֹן בְּמִשְׁפָּט תִּפָּדֶה: מֵאוֹיְבַי אִנָּקְמָה פִּזְּרוּנִי. גַּדַּע קַרְנוֹת זֵרוּנִי. וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ יַעַזְרוּנִי:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
The Temple [has become] stones of the field. Hurry to establish its foundation; Zion will be redeemed through justice. Avenge Me from my enemies Who have scattered me. Lop off the horns of those who have scattered me and Your judgment [of my enemies] will save me.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:15
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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. זְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּהוֹדַֽעְתָּ 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 Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:16
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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 Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:17
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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 Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:18
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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 Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:19
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רַחֲמֶיךָ רַבִּים יְהֹוָה כְּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ חַיֵּנוּ: יְחַיֵּנוּ מִיּוֹמָיִם בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי יְקִמֵנוּ וְנִחְיֶה לְפָנָיו: כִּי שָׁם צִוָּה יְהֹוָה אֶת הַבְּרָכָה חַיִּים עַד הָעוֹלָם:


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana 14:20
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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.