Selichot Nusach Lita Linear, Erev Rosh Hashana
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אֶנְקַת מְסַלְּדֶיךָ,
The cry of those who praise You
תַּעַל לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶךָ.
may it rise before Your Throne of Honor.
מַלֵּא מִשְׁאֲלוֹת
Fulfill the requests of
עַם מְיַחֲדֶיךָ
the people that proclaim Your Unity,
שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלַּת
[You, Who] listens to the prayer of
בָּאֵי עָדֶיךָ:
those who come to You.
סְלָחָה
Forgive [us]!
מִבּוֹא בַמִּשְׁפָּט,
[Refrain] from bringing us to judgement
עַל עִנּוּי וְעַל־עִוּוּת מִשְׁפָּט.
for the delay and distortion of justice,¹
footnotes: ¹ I.e. for the distortion that we committed.
כִּי אִם לְפִי מִשְׁפָּט,
for if [You will judge] according to justice²
footnotes: ² I.e. according to what we really deserve.
מִי יִצְדַּק לְפָנֶיךָ
who will [be considered] righteous before You,
אֱלֹהֵי הַמִּשְׁפָּט:
God of justice.
יְדֵי עַם הַדְּחוּיִים,
The hands of the expelled people,
תֶּחֱזַקְנָה כְּאָז
strengthen them as of yore
הֱיוֹת־לְךָ אֲחוּיִים.
since to You they cleave
כִּי אִם לְפִי רְאוּיִים,
for if [You do to them] as they deserve
מַה יִּתְרוֹן
what purpose [would it serve]
שֶׁהֵם חַיִּים:
that they [remain] alive.³
footnotes: ³ We ask that we be judged more leniently than we deserve.
לְךָ בְּהִתְחַנְּנִי
When I entreat You
בְּמוֹ פִי,
with the utterances of my mouth.
קַבְּלֵנִי
Receive me as [You did]
כִּבְמִכְלַל יֹפִי.
in [the place] of perfect splendor,⁴
footnotes: ⁴ I.e., the Temple.
כִּי אִם לְפִי דֹפִי,
for if [You judge me] according to [my] fault
הֵן־אֲנִי יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִי:
then I place my hand to my mouth.⁵
footnotes: ⁵ I.e., then I am struck speechless.
נָאוֹר,
Enlightened One!
כְּרַב־חֶסֶד
According to Your great kindness
עִמָּנוּ תִפְעַל,
act towards us,
וְלֹא תְשַׁלֵּם לָנוּ כְּמִפְעַל.
and do not pay according to our deeds,
כִּי אִם לְפִי פֹּעַל.
for according to [what we] do
מִי יֹאמַר
who could possibly say:
זִכִּיתִי לִבִּי מִמַּעַל.
“I have cleansed my heart from deception.”
וְאִם הֵמַרְנוּ אֹמֶר,
And if we have perverted Your command,
שְׁעֵה וְקַבֵּל זֶמֶר.
[nevertheless], heed us and accept our song,
כִּי אִם לְפִי מֶמֶר,
for according to what [we have] perverted
מַה יַעֲשׂוּ
what shall they do,
שׁוֹכְנֵי בַתֵּי חֹמֶר:
they that reside in mud huts.⁶
footnotes: ⁶ I.e., those that reside in this lowly world.
בְּרַחֲמִים וְלֹא בְכַעַס,
With compassion and not with anger,
הַיּוֹם וּבְכָל־יוֹם תַּעַשׂ.
act [towards us] today and every day,
כִּי אִם לְפִי מַעַשׂ,
for according to our deeds
וַאֲנַחְנוּ לֹא־נֵדַע מַה־נַּעַשׂ:
we would not know what to do.
אין לומר כי אם במנין עשרה
מַחֵי וּמַסֵּי, מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה. מַסִּיק מִשְּׁאוֹל, לְחַיֵּי־עָלְמָא: בְּרָא כַּד־חָטֵי, אָבוּהִי לַקְיֵהּ. אָבוּהִי דְחָיִיס, אַסֵּי לִכְאֵבֵיהּ: עַבְדָא דְמָרִיד, נָפִיק בְּקוֹלָר. מָרֵהּ תָּאִיב, וְתַבִּיר קוֹלָרֵיהּ: בְּרָךְ בּוּכְרָךְ אֲנָן, וְחָטִּינָן קַמָּךְ. הָא רָוֵי נַפְשִׁין בְּגִדִין מְרָרִין: עַבְדָּךְ אֲנָן וּמְרוֹדִינָן קַמָּךְ. הָא בְּבִיזְתָא, הָא בְּשִׁבְיָא, הָא בְּמַלְקְיוּתָא: בְּמָטוּ מִנָּךְ בְּרַחֲמָךְ דִּנְפִישִׁין. אַסֵּי לְכְאֵיבִין דִּתְקוֹף עֲלָן, עַד דְּלָא נֶהֱוֵי גְּמִירָא בַּשִּׁבְיָא: