## Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day

###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:1
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א. פתיחה. מיוסד על פי א"ב. חתום בנימין.

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


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:2
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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, First Day 3:3
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אֵיךְ נִפְתַּח פֶּה לְפָנֶיךָ, דַּר מְתוּחִים. בְּאֵלּוּ פָנִים נִשְׁפֹּךְ שִׂיחִים: גָּעַלְנוּ נְתִיבוֹתֶיךָ הַיְּשָׁרִים וְהַנְּכֹחִים. דָּבַקְנוּ בְתוֹעֵבוֹת וּבְמַעֲשִׂים זְנוּחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
How can we open our mouths before You, O’ One Who dwells in the heavens; in what manner can we pour out our words of prayer? We have rejected Your upright and honest ways, [instead] we cling to abominations, and acts of corruption.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:4
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הָלַכְנוּ אַחֲרַי מַשְּׂאוֹת שָׁוְא וּמַדֻּחִים. וְהִקְשִׁינוּ עֹרֶף וְהֵעַזְנוּ מְצָחִים: זָעַמְתָּ בְּשֶׁלָּנוּ, בֵּית מִשְׁכְּנוֹת מִבְטָחִים. חָרַב וּפַס רֵיחַ נִיחֹחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
We have adhered to false and misleading concepts, we have been stubborn and brazen; You were angered at us, [the Temple,] our secure abode, You destroyed and the pleasing aroma of sacrifices ceased.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:5
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טֹרָדוּ וְטֻלְטָלוּ כֹּהֲנִים מְשׁוּחִים. יוֹדְעֵי עֵרֶךְ עוֹלוֹת וּזְבָחִים: כַּמָּה יִסַּרְתָּנוּ עַל־יְדֵי צִירִים וּשְׁלוּחִים. לֹא הִקְשַׁבְנוּ לִשְׁמֹעַ לְמוֹכִיחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Banished and uprooted are the priests, the anointed ones, who knew how to arrange burnt-offerings and other sacrifices [on the Altar]; You warned us many times through the prophets, Your messengers; we did not take heed or listen to those who admonished us.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:6
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מֵאָז וְעַד עַתָּה אֲנַחְנוּ נִדָּחִים. נֶהֱרָגִים וְנִשְׁחָטִים וְנִטְבָּחִים: שֹׂרַדְנוּ מְתֵי מְעַט בֵּין קוֹצִים כְּסוּחִים. עֵינֵינוּ כָלוֹת בְּלִי מְצֹא רְוָחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
From then and even till now we have been scattered [among the nations,] we have been killed, slaughtered and butchered. We are a bare remnant [among the nations] who tear at us like painful thorns; our eyes fail with disappointment for we have found no relief.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:7
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פּוֹרְכֵי עַמְּךָ אֲשֶׁר לַבֵּל שׁוֹחֲחִים. צֶפֶר וָעֶרֶב לָמָּה מַצְלִיחִים: קָמִים לְמוּלָךָ נְאָצוֹת שׂוֹחֲחִים. רְצוּצִים, בַּמָּה אַתֶּם בּוֹטְחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
Those who enslave Your people, who bow down to false gods— why do they succeed morning till night? They rise against You saying with scorn: “Shattered ones [Israel,] in whom do you trust?”


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:8
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שׁוֹכֵן עַד וְקָדוֹשׁ, צְפֵה בְּעֶלְבּוֹן אֲנוּחִים. תְּמוּכִים עָלֶיךָ וּבְךָ מוּתְאָחִים: בְּנוֹרָאוֹת יְמִינְךָ נִוָּשֵׁעַה לִנְצָחִים. כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים אָנוּ בְטוּחִים:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
You Who live eternally, holy One! See the humiliation of those who groan, they rely on You, and to You they cleave. With the awesome might of Your right hand, deliver them for eternity— for in Your abundant mercy, we trust.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:9
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חיבר רב סעדיה גאון

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
*This prayer was composed by Rav Sadyah Gaon 892–942*


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:10
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**כִּי עַל רַחֲמֶיךָ** הָרַבִּים אָנוּ בְטוּחִים, וְעַל צִדְקוֹתֶיךָ אָנוּ נִשְׁעָנִים, וְלִסְלִיחוֹתֶיךָ אָנוּ מְקַוִּים, וְלִישׁוּעָתְךָ אָנוּ מְצַפִּים: אַתָּה הוּא מֶלֶךְ, אוֹהֵב צְדָקוֹת מִקֶּדֶם, מַעֲבִיר עֲוֹנוֹת עַמּוֹ, וּמֵסִיר חַטֹּאת יְרֵאָיו: כּוֹרֵת בְּרִית לָרִאשׁוֹנִים, וּמְקַיֵּם שְׁבוּעָה לָאַחֲרוֹנִים: אַתָּה הוּא, שֶׁיָּרַדְתָּ בַּעֲנַן כְּבוֹדֶךָ עַל הַר סִינַי, וְהֶרְאֵיתָ דַּרְכֵי טוּבְךָ לְמֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ: וְאָרְחוֹת חֲסָדֶיךָ גִּלִּיתָ לוֹ, וְהוֹדַעְתּוֹ כִּי אַתָּה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן, אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וְרַב חֶסֶד וּמַרְבֶּה לְהֵטִיב, וּמַנְהִיג אֶת־כָּל־הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ בְּמִדַּת הָרַחֲמִים: וְכֵן כָּתוּב: וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אַעֲבִיר כָּל־טוּבִי עַל־פָּנֶיךָ וְקָרָאתִי בְשֵׁם יְהוָה לְפָנֶיךָ. וְחַנֹּתִי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אָחֹן, וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת־אֲשֶׁר אֲרַחֵם:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
For in Your abundant mercy we trust, and on Your righteousness, we rely, and for Your pardon, we hope, and for Your deliverance, we yearn. You are a King Who loves righteousness from of old, Who passes over the iniquities of His people, and removes the sins of those who fear Him. You made a covenant with the Patriarchs, and will keep [Your] oath with their descendants. You are He Who descended in the cloud of Your glory, on Mount Sinai, and disclosed the ways of Your goodness to Moses, Your servant. The ways of Your kindliness, You revealed to him; and You made known to him that You are Almighty, Merciful, Gracious, Slow to anger, Abounding in kindness, and full of beneficence, guiding the entire world with the quality of mercy. And so it is written: “And He said: ‘I will cause to pass all My goodness before you, and I will proclaim the Name, Adonoy in your presence; I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will be compassionate to whom I will be compassionate.’”


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:11
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**אֵל אֶֽרֶךְ־אַפַּֽיִם** אַתָּה. וּבַֽעַל הָרַחֲמִים נִקְרֵֽאתָ. וְדֶֽרֶךְ תְּשׁוּבָה הוֹרֵֽיתָ: גְּדֻלַּת רַחֲמֶֽיךָ וַחֲסָדֶֽיךָ. תִּזְכֺּר הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל־יוֹם לְזֶֽרַע יְדִידֶֽיךָ: תֵּֽפֶן אֵלֵֽינוּ בְּרַחֲמִים. כִּי אַתָּה הוּא בַּֽעַל הָרַחֲמִים: בְּתַחֲנוּן וּבִתְפִלָּה פָּנֶֽיךָ נְקַדֵּם. כְּהוֹדַֽעְתָּ לֶעָנָיו מִקֶּֽדֶם: מֵחֲרוֹן אַפְּךָ שׁוּב. כְּמוֹ בְּתוֹרָתְךָ כָּתוּב: וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶֽיךָ נֶחֱסֶה וְנִתְלוֹנָן. כְּיוֹם וַיֵֽרֶד יְהֺוָה בֶּעָנָן: תַּעֲבֺר עַל־פֶּֽשַׁע וְתִמְחֶה אָשָׁם. כְּיוֹם וַַיִּתְיַצֵּב עִמּוֹ שָׁם: תַּאֲזִין שַׁוְעָתֵֽנוּ וְתַקְשִׁיב מֶֽנוּ מַאֲמַר. כְּיוֹם וַיִּקְרָא בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה, וְשָׁם נֶאֱמַר:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
You are Almighty, Slow to Anger, Lord of Mercy, You are called, and the way of repentance, You have taught us. The greatness of Your mercy and kindliness, remember this day and every day for the descendants of Your loved ones. Turn to us with compassion for You are the Lord of Mercy. With supplication and prayer we approach Your Presence, as You made known to [Moses,] the modest one of old. From Your fierce anger turn, as it is written in Your Torah. In the shadow of Your wings, may we be sheltered and lodged, as on the day [of which it is said:] “When Adonoy descended in the cloud.”¹ Remove [our] transgression, and blot out [our] iniquity, as on the day [of which it is said:] “And He stood with him there.”¹ Give ear to our cry and listen to our speech, as on the day [of which it is said:] “And He proclaimed the Name, Adonoy”¹ And there it is said:

footnotes:
¹ Exodus 34:6.
¹ Exodus 34:6.
¹ Exodus 34:6.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:12
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קהל וחזן:

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


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:13
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וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהֺוָה 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, First Day 3:14
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יְהֺוָה יְהֺוָה אֵל רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן אֶֽרֶךְ אַפַּֽיִם וְרַב־חֶֽסֶד וֶאֱמֶת: נֹצֵר חֶֽסֶד לָאֲלָפִים נֹשֵׂא עָוֹן וָפֶֽשַׁע וְחַטָּאָה וְנַקֵּה: וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנֵֽנוּ 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.”² “And pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for Your inheritance.”³

footnotes:
² Exodus 34:7.
³ Exodus 34:9.


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:15
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סְלַח־לָֽנוּ אָבִֽינוּ כִּי־חָטָֽאנוּ. מְחַל־לָֽנוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ כִּי־פָשָֽׁעְנוּ: כִּי־אַתָּה אֲדֺנָי טוֹב וְסַלָּח וְרַב־חֶֽסֶד לְכָל־קוֹרְאֶֽיךָ:

**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, First Day 3:16
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יְהוָה בֹּקֶר תִּשְׁמַע קוֹלֵנוּ בֹּקֶר נַעֲרָךְ־לְךָ וּנְצַפֶּה׃ שְׁמַע קוֹל תַּחֲנוּנֵינוּ בְּשַׁוְּעֵנוּ אֵלֶיךָ בְּנָשְׂאֵנוּ יָדֵינוּ אֶל־דְּבִיר קָדְשֶׁךָ׃ שְׁמַע יְהוָה קוֹלֵנוּ נִקְרָא וְחָנֵּנוּ וַעֲנֵנוּ: שׁוּבֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ וְהָפֵר כַּעַסְךָ עִמָּנוּ: וְאֵין קוֹרֵא בְשִׁמְךָ מִתְעוֹרֵר לְהַחֲזִיק בָּךְ: שִׁמְעָה תְפִלָּתֵנוּ יְהוָה וְשַׁוְעָתֵנוּ הַאֲזִינָה אֶל־דִּמְעָתֵנוּ אַל־תֶּחֱרַשׁ:


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:17
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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 Polin, First Day 3:18
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קהל ואח"כ חזן:

**The Metsudah Selichos: translated and annotated by Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Publications, 1986:**
*The Chazzan repeats after the congregation:*


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:19
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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 Polin, First Day 3:20
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הקהל אומרים:

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


###### Selichot Nusach Polin, First Day 3:21
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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 Polin, First Day 3:22
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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.