Selichot Nusach Ashkenaz Lita, Second Day of the Ten Days of Penitence
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סו. חתום יצחק בן גיאת
This prayer was composed by Rav Isaac Ibn Gyas.
בְּאַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבֹּקֶר קְרָאתִיךָ אֵל מְהֻלָּל. יֶעֱרַב־לְךָ חִין־עֶרְכִּי יוֹם לִבִּי לְךָ סוֹלָל. וְתַגִּיהַּ אֶת־חָשְׁכִּי וּכְאוֹר בֹּקֶר יְהֻלָּל. מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל:
In the early morning, I call upon You Almighty, Who is praised; let the order of my prayer be sweet to You on this day when my heart exalts You; lighten my darkness and may it be bright as the morning. My King and my God, to You I pray.
צָרַי מַזְעִימֶיךָ בְּאַף חֵרְפוּ עַמֶּךָ. וְנָשָֹאתִי אֵימֶךָ בְּרֶגֶשׁ שְׁאוֹן קָמֶיךָ. שְׁפוֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמֶךָ וַחֲרוֹן אַף מִמְּרוֹמֶיךָ. וְקַנֵּא אֵל לִשְׁמֶךָ אֲשֶׁר בַּגּוֹיִם מְחֻלָּל: מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל:
My foes who anger You, humiliate Your people in their rage. I bear the fear of You despite the tumult of Your adversaries. Pour out Your wrath upon them and rage from Your Heavenly Dwelling; and be jealous, Almighty, for Your Name which has been profaned among the nations. My King and my God, to You I pray.
חַי רוֹכֵב עַל־עָב קַל. אִם תַּעֲלֵנִי בְּמִשְׁקַל, צִדְקִי כְּחוֹל־יָם יִתְקַל. וְרִשְׁעִי כְנוֹצָה יֵקַל. וְאִם נְתִיב אָרְחִי מְעֻקָּל וְדִינִי כְּשׁוֹר הַנִּסְקָל. שִׁקְלָה בְּפֶלֶס מְהוּלָל. אִישׁ מִפְּשָׁעִים מְחוֹלָל: מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל:
O living One, Who rides upon a swift cloud; if You place me on a scale, let my righteousness be as heavy as the sand of the sea, and my wickedness as light as a feather; and if my path has been crooked, and my sentence is [to be] as that of an ox who is stoned to death,¹ then weigh me on the scale of grace, for I am a man, wounded with transgressions. My King and my God, to You I pray.
footnotes: ¹ An ox that killed a man was stoned to death.
קוֹמֵם אָרוֹן וּבַדָּיו וְהַלְבֵּשׁ אַהֲרֹן מַדָּיו. וְרוֹבֶה וְצוֹדֶה בְּצֵידָיו יֹאכַל פְּרִי מַעֲבָדָיו. וְאִישׁ נוֹהֵם עַל־מְרָדָיו לְשׁוֹן־אֵשׁ תֹּאכַל בַּדָּיו. וּבָעֲרוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם יַחְדָּו כַּאֲשֶׁר יְבַעֵר הַגָּלָל: מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל:
Restore the Holy Ark and its staves, and clothe Aaron in his [priestly] garments; and they² that hunt with snares shall eat the fruit of their labor, and each of those who rebelled, let tongues of flame consume their offspring, and let them both³ be discarded as dung is thrown out. My King and my God, to You I pray.
footnotes: ² Ishmael and Edom. ³ Ishmael and Edom.
קָדוֹשׁ עַל־כָּל־אָדוֹן עִם כָּל יְצוּרָיו נָדוֹן. חֲזֵה יְרִיבִי אִישׁ מָדוֹן מְדַבֵּר עָלַי בְּזָדוֹן. וְנוֹכְחִי יְעוֹרֵר כִּידוֹן וְתוֹתָח בִּי יָדוֹן. תְּנָה אֶת נַפְשִׁי לְשָׁלָל מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל: מַלְכִּי וֵאלֹהָי כִּי אֵלֶיךָ אֶתְפַּלָּל:
Holy One, Who is above all masters, Who judges all His creatures, see how my quarrelsome adversary [Satan], speaks evil of me and lifts his spear against me, and his vengeful darts are cast at me. Let my soul be rescued [from him] O God who annuls and frustrates [evil] counsel. My King and my God, to You I pray.
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:
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:
Congregation and Chazzan:
וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Do not, we beseech You place upon us this sin, wherein we have acted foolishly and sinned.
חָטָֽאנוּ צוּרֵֽנוּ סְלַח לָֽנוּ יוֹצְרֵֽנוּ:
We have sinned, our Rock; pardon us our Creator.