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Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Fifth Day of the Ten Days of Penitence

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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, transgression and sin, and Acquitter of those who repent. And pardon our iniquity and our sin and take us for Your inheritance.

אֶזְכְּרָה אֱלֹהִים וְאֶהֱמָיָה. בִּרְאוֹתִי כָּל־עִיר עַל־תִּלָּהּ בְּנוּיָה. וְעִיר־הָאֱלֹהִים מֻשְׁפֶּלֶת עַד שְׁאוֹל תַּחְתִּיָּה. וּבְכָל־זֹאת אָנוּ לְיָהּ וְעֵינֵינוּ לְיָהּ:

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

I remember O God, and I moan when I see every city built on its site, and the city of God [Jerusalem] is humbled to the bottom of the pit; and yet we cleave to God, and our eyes look to God.

מִדַּת הָרַחֲמִים עָלֵינוּ הִתְגַּלְגְּלִי. וְלִפְנֵי קוֹנֵךְ תְּחִנָּתֵינוּ הַפִּילִי. וּבְעַד עַמֵּךְ רַחֲמִים שַׁאֲלִי. כִּי כָל־לֵבָב דַּוָּי וְכָל־רֹאשׁ לָחֳלִי:

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

Divine Mercy, intercede for us, and before your Possessor, present our supplication, and on behalf of your people, plead for compassion; for every heart is faint and every head is ill.

תָּמַכְתִּי יְתֵדוֹתַי בִּשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה תֵבוֹת. וּבְשַׁעֲרֵי דְמָעוֹת כִּי לֹא נִשְׁלָבֹת. לָכֵן שָׁפַכְתִּי שִׂיחַ פְּנֵי בּוֹחֵן לִבּוֹת. בָּטוּחַ אֲנִי בָּאֵלֶּה וּבִזְכוּת שְׁלֹשֶׁת אָבוֹת:

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

I support myself with the thirteen attributes [of God], and rely on the gates of [penitent] tears, which are never joined, therfore, I have poured out my prayers, before Him, Who searches hearts. I trust in these, and in the merit of the three Patriarchs.

יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ שׁוֹמֵעַ קוֹל בִּכְיוֹת. שֶׁתָּשִׂים דִּמְעוֹתֵינוּ בְּנֹאדְךָ לִהְיוֹת. וְתַצִּילֵנוּ מִכָּל גְּזֵרוֹת אַכְזָרִיּוֹת. כִּי לְךָ לְבַד עֵינֵינוּ תְלוּיוֹת:

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

May it be Your will, You Who hears the voice of weeping, that You place our tears in Your skin-flask [of tears] for preservation; and save us from all cruel decrees, for to You alone do our eyes focus.

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.

קהל וחזן:

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

Congregation and Chazzan:

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:

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.”

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.”

אַל תִּזְכָּר לָנוּ עֲו‍ֹנוֹת רִאשׁוֹנִים. מַהֵר יְקַדְּמוּנוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ כִּי דַלּוֹנוּ מְאֹד: חַטֹּאת נְעוּרֵינוּ וְפְשָׁעֵינוּ אַל תִּזְכֹּר כְּחַסְדְּךָ זְכָר לָנוּ אַתָּה לְמַעַן טוּבְךָ יְהֹוָה: זְכֹר רַחֲמֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה וַחֲסָדֶֽיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵֽמָּה: זָכְרֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה בִּרְצוֹן עַמֶּֽךָ פָּקְדֵֽנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ: זְכֹר עֲדָתְךָ קָנִֽיתָ קֶּֽדֶם גָּאַֽלְתָּ שֵֽׁבֶט נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ הַר צִיּוֹן זֶה שָׁכַנְתָּ בּוֹ: זְּכוֹר יְהֹוָה חִבַּת יְרוּשָׁלָֽםִ אַהֲבַת צִיּוֹן אַל תִּשְׁכַּח לָנֶֽצַח: זְכֹר יְהֹוָה לִבְנֵי אֱדוֹם אֵת יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלָֽםִ הָאֹמְרִים עָֽרוּ עָֽרוּ עַד הַיְסוֹד בָּהּ: אַתָּה תָקוּם תְּרַחֵם צִיּוֹן. כִּי עֵת לְחֶנְנָהּ כִּי בָא מוֹעֵד: זְכֹר לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עֲבָדֶֽיךָ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּֽעְתָּ לָהֶם בָּךְ וַתְּדַבֵּר אֲלֵהֶם אַרְבֶּה אֶת זַרְעֲכֶם כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָֽיִם. וְכָל הָאָֽרֶץ הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָמַֽרְתִּי אֶתֵּן לְזַרְעֲכֶם וְנָחֲלוּ לְעוֹלָם: זְכֹר לַעֲבָדֶֽיךָ לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב. אַל תֵּֽפֶן אֶל קְשִׁי הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאֶל רִשְׁעוֹ וְאֶל חַטָּאתוֹ:

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

Remember not the sins of our ancestors; let Your compassion come swiftly toward us, for we have been brought very low. The sins of our youth and our transgressions, remember not; with Your kindliness remember us for the sake of Your goodness, Adonoy. Remember Your mercies, Adonoy, and kindlinesses for they are from the beginning of the world. Remember us Adonoy with favor for Your people recall us with Your deliverance. Remember Your congregation which You have acquired of old, You have redeemed the tribe of Your inheritance, this mountain of Zion where You have dwelled. Remember, Adonoy, the affection of Jerusalem, the love of Zion, forget not until eternity. Remember, Adonoy, to the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem, [it was they] who said, “Raze it, raze it to its very foundations.” You will arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to be gracious to her, for the appointed time has come. Remember Abraham, Isaac, Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your very Self, and You said to them: “I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens; and all this land that I have promised, I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.” Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not regard the stubborness of this people, or their wickedness, or their sin.

אַל נָא תָשֵׁת עָלֵֽינוּ חַטָּאת אֲשֶׁר נוֹאַֽלְנוּ וַאֲשֶׁר חָטָֽאנוּ:

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

Do not, we beseech You place upon us this sin, wherein we have acted foolishly and sinned.

חָטָֽאנוּ צוּרֵֽנוּ סְלַח לָֽנוּ יוֹצְרֵֽנוּ:

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

We have sinned, our Rock; pardon us our Creator.