Our God and God of our fathers!

Abraham taught the knowledge of God before it was known to all the world. He expounded Your Name to all mankind, and revealed what was hidden and unknown.

He abhorred and broke the idols, the misinformed, he attached to Your Name, he chose the upright way [of life], Torah and Mitzvos he kept without tarrying.

You rescued him from the fire of the Chaldeans, You protected him in the valley of Siddim,¹ You promised him: “Your reward will be very great,” and You distinguished him with great wealth and honor.

footnotes: ¹ When he battled the four kings in order to rescue Lot.

And when he replied, crying: “What will You give me? when I have neither root nor branch.”² You strengthened him in a vision, telling him, “this one³ shall not be your heir.”

footnotes: ² Abraham had not yet been blessed with a child. ³ Eliezer. See Genesis 15:4.

With his first fruit [Isaac] You endowed him in his hundredth year, and when You desired him⁴ as an offering both of them rejoiced with all their hearts, and hastened to do Your will.

footnotes: ⁴ Isaac.

As Abraham suppressed his compassion to do Your will, so may Your compassion suppress Your anger from Your flock. Their hearts and souls were ready, so too, may our prayers before You be accepted as an incense-offering.

He hastened and took the knife, therefore save their seed from childless death; the one son was bound like a lamb for slaughter, therefore favor our prayers like a burnt-offering and sacrifice.

He arranged the wood and kindled the fire, therefore as we stand praying this day let us not be put to shame. You answered him from the highest heavens, and You swore to him twice by Your Name.⁵

footnotes: ⁵ That You would remember his seed for good.

You redeemed him [Isaac] with a ram caught in a thicket, therefore, do not disgrace our petition and affliction.⁶ Hear our cry and hearken to our entreaty, in the merit of the Patriarch [Jacob] who traveled to Succos.⁷

footnotes: ⁶ Our fasting on Yom Kippur. ⁷ See Genesis 33:17.

Let the voice of him who brings tidings⁸ be heard in the world, to redeem the people [who are] the offspring of the everlasting hills.⁹ Have mercy on the congregation adorned [with Torah and Mitzvos], the plant of the Twelve Tribes.

footnotes: ⁸ Moshiach will bring tidings of our redemption. ⁹ The Matriarchs were so called.

Let Your Divine Presence dwell among us, lead us to the borders of our land, turn to us with compassion, for You are called [God] full of compassion.

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.

Congregation and Chazzan:

And Adonoy passed before him [Moses]; and proclaimed:

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.”

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.”