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Selichot Nusach Lita Linear, Second Day of the Ten Days of Penitence

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סח. חתום שמעון בר יצחק.

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

This prayer was composed by Rav Shimon ben Isaac [Reb Shimon HaGadol of Magencia].

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

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Our God and God of our fathers!

שֶׁבֶת הַכִּסֵּא.

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May the seat of the Throne

אֲשֶׁר לְמַעְלָה מְנֻשֵּׂא.

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which is exalted in heaven,

יְחַלֶּה בַּעֲדֵנוּ לְצוּר הַמִּתְנַשֵּׂא.

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intercede for us before the towering Rock.¹

footnotes: ¹ God.

מֶלֶךְ עַל־כִּסֵּא

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May the King on His Throne

לְעַמּוֹ יְהִי מַחְסֶה.

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be a shelter for His people,

וְיַבִּיט בְּצוּרַת תָּם

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and behold the image of the perfect one²

footnotes: ² Jacob.

חֲקוּקָה בַּכִּסֵּא:

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which is engraved upon the Throne.³

footnotes: ³ See Genesis Rabbah 82:2; and 78:3.

עַל־הַיָּמִין אַרְיֵה,

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Let the lion [engraved] on the right⁴

footnotes: ⁴ See Ezekiel 1:10; a lion is engraved on the right side of the Throne.

יְחַלֶּה פְּנֵי אֶהְיֶה.

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implore the Presence of God

יָחֹן וְיָחוֹס

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to spare and be compassionate

לְזֶרַע כֹּה־יִהְיֶה.

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to the seed which were to be [as the stars];⁵

footnotes: ⁵ See Genesis 15:5.

וְיִשְׁעֵנוּ יִהְיֶה וְאוֹתָנוּ יְחַיֶּה.

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may He be our deliverance and revive us,

וְיָשִׁיב הַמְּלוּכָה

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and restore the kingdom

לְזֶרַע גּוּר אַרְיֵה:

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to descendants of the lion cub [Judah].

נָא מֵהַשְּׂמֹאל שׁוֹר,

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May the bullock [engraved] on the left⁶

footnotes: ⁶ See Ezekiel 1:10.

פְּגִיעָתֵנוּ יִתְשֹׁר.

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present our prayer [which is:]

לְלַמְּדֵנוּ הֵיטֵיב

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that He teach us to better ourselves,

חִמּוּצֵנוּ לֶאֱשֹׁר

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and to correct our perverted ways.

בְּרָכוֹת יַחֲשֹׁר,

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May He pour forth blessings

וּמְרוּדֵינוּ יַעֲשֹׁר.

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and enrich our downtrodden,

וְיָשִׁיב לְבִצָּרוֹן

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and restore to the stronghold [Jerusalem]

הַדְרַת הוֹד

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the glorious majesty [of Joseph]

בְּכוֹר שׁוֹר:

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[who was called] B’chor Shor.⁷

footnotes: ⁷ See Deuteronomy 33:17.

רְאִיַּת פְּנֵי אָדָם.

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Let the image of man⁸

footnotes: ⁸ Engraved on the Throne.

תְּחִנָּתֵנוּ יְקַדֵּם.

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bring our supplication

לִפְנֵי צוּר מָעוֹז

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before the Presence of the Mighty Rock,

יוֹצֵר הָאָדָם:

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the Creator of man.

יַלְבִּין הַמְאֻדָּם,

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May He whiten that which is red [our sins],

וִיעוֹרֵר הַנִּרְדָּם.

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and awaken the slumberers;

וְיַרְבֶּה הַמִּשְׂרָה

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and increase the dominion [of those]

לִקְרוּאֵי צֹאן אָדָם:

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who are called the flock of man [Israel].

צִפְצוּף

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The twittering of our lips [prayer],

הַנֶשֶׁר, בִכְנָפָיו יְחַשֵּׁר.

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may the eagle⁹ gather them with its wings,

footnotes: ⁹ Which is engraved on the Divine Throne.

וְיָלִיץ צִדְקֵנוּ

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and plead our righteousness

פְּנֵי אוֹהֵב יֹשֶׁר:

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before Him Who loves uprightness.

חֶלְקֵנוּ יְבַשֵּׂר

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May He relate our good fortune,

וְעַפְעַפֵּינוּ יְיַשֵּׁר.

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and direct our eyes to what is right,

וִידַבֵּר בִּצְדָקָה

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and speak with righteous justification

לְעַם נְשׂוּאֵי נֶשֶׁר:

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of the people borne on eagles’ wings.¹⁰

footnotes: ¹⁰ See Exodus 19:4.

קַדִּישֵׁי עֶלְיוֹנִים,

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Holy angels!

שְׂרָפִים וְאוֹפַנִּים.

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Seraphim and Ophanim,

הַשְׁמִיעוּ תְּפִלוֹתֵינוּ

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cause our prayers to be heard

פְּנֵי אֲדוֹנֵי הָאֲדוֹנִים:

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in the Presence of the Master of masters.

וְיִזְכֹּר רִאשׁוֹנִים,

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May He remember our ancestors

וְאַהֲבַת אֵיתָנִים.

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and the love of our Patriarchs,

וִיקַיֵּם שְׁבוּעָה

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and fulfill His oath

לְדוֹרוֹת אַחֲרוֹנִים:

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to the later generations.

מַכְנִיסֵי רַחֲמִים. הַכְנִיסוּ רַחֲמֵינוּ, לִפְנֵי בַּעַל־הָרַחֲמִים. מַשְׁמִיעֵי תְפִלָּה. הַשְׁמִיעוּ תְפִלָּתֵנוּ, לִפְנֵי שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּה: מַשְׁמִיעֵי צְעָקָה. הַשְׁמִיעוּ צַעֲקָתֵנוּ, לִפְנֵי שׁוֹמֵעַ צְעָקָה: מַכְנִיסֵי דִּמְעָה. הַכְנִיסוּ דִמְעוֹתֵינוּ, לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מִתְרַצֶּה בִּדְמָעוֹת: הִשְׁתַּדְּלוּ וְהַרְבּוּ תְחִנָּה וּבַקָּשָׁה, לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ אֵל רָם וְנִשָּׂא: הַזְכִּירוּ לְפָנָיו הַשְׁמִיעוּ לְפָנָיו, תּוֹרָה וּמַעֲשִׂים־טוֹבִים שֶׁל שׁוֹכְנֵי־עָפָר: יִזְכֹּר אַהֲבָתָם, וִיחַיֶּה זַרְעָם שֶׁלֹּא תֹאבַד שְׁאֵרִית־יַעֲקֹב: כִּי־צֹאן רוֹעֶה־נֶאֱמָן הָיָה לְחֶרְפָּה, יִשְׂרָאֵל גּוֹי־אֶחָד לְמָשָׁל וְלִשְׁנִינָה: מַהֵר עֲנֵנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעֵנוּ, וּפְדֵנוּ מִכָּל־גְּזֵרוֹת קָשׁוֹת, וְהוֹשִׁיעָה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, מְשִׁיחַ צִדְקָךְ וְעַמָּךְ:

מָרָן דְּבִשְׁמַיָא לָךְ מִתְחַנֵּנָן, כְּבַר שִׁבְיָא דְמִתְחַנֵּן לִשְׁבוּיֵהּ: כֻּלְּהוֹן בְּנֵי־שִׁבְיָא בְּכַסְפָּא מִתְפָּרְקִין, וְעַמָּךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּרַחֲמֵי וּבְתַחֲנוּנֵי: הַב־לָן שְׁאֶלְתִּין וּבָעוּתִין, דְלָא־נֶהֱדַר רֵיקָם מִן־קָדָמָךְ:

מָרָן דְבִשְׁמַיָא לָךְ מִתְחַנֵּנָן, כְּעַבְדָּא דְּמִתְחַנֵּן לְמָרֵיהּ: עֲשִׁיקֵי אֲנַן וּבַחֲשׁוֹכָא שָׁרִינָן. מְרִירָן נַפְשִׁין מֵעַקְתִין דִּנְפִישִׁין: חֵילָא לֵית־בָּן לְרַצוּיָךְ. מָרָן. עֲבִיד בְּדִיל קַיָּמָא דִגְזַרְתְּ עִם־אֲבְהָתָנָא:

שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמוֹר שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַל יֹאבַד יִשְׂרָאֵל הָאֹמְרִים שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל:

שׁוֹמֵר גּוֹי אֶחָד שְׁמוֹר שְׁאֵרִית עַם אֶחָד וְאַל יֹאבַד גּוֹי אֶחָד הַמְיַחֲדִים שִׁמְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֺהֵֽינוּ יְהֹוָה אֶחָד:

שׁוֹמֵר גּוֹי קָדוֹשׁ שְׁמוֹר שְׁאֵרִית עַם קָדוֹשׁ וְאַל יֹאבַד גּוֹי קָדוֹשׁ הַמְשַׁלְּשִׁים בְּשָׁלשׁ קְדֻשּׁוֹת לְקָדוֹשׁ:

מִתְרַצֶּה בְּרַחֲמִים וּמִתְפַּיֵּס בְּתַחֲנוּנִים הִתְרַצֶּה וְהִתְפַּיֵּס לְדוֹר עָנִי כִּי אֵין עוֹזֵר:

אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חָנֵּֽנוּ וַעֲנֵֽנוּ כִּי אֵין בָּֽנוּ מַעֲשִׂים עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶֽסֶד וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ:

וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ לֺא נֵדַע מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה כִּי עָלֶֽיךָ עֵינֵֽינוּ: זְכֹר רַחֲמֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה וַחֲסָדֶֽיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵֽמָּה: יְהִי חַסְדְּ֒ךָ יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר יִחַֽלְנוּ לָךְ: אַל תִּזְכָּר לָֽנוּ עֲוֹנוֹת רִאשׁוֹנִים מַהֵר יְקַדְּמֽוּנוּ רַחֲמֶֽיךָ כִּי דַלּֽוֹנוּ מְאֹד: חָנֵּֽנוּ יְהֹוָה חָנֵּֽנוּ כִּי־רַב שָׂבַֽעְנוּ בוּז: בְּרֺֽגֶז רַחֵם תִּזְכּוֹר: כִּי הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵֽנוּ זָכוּר כִּי עָפָר אֲנָֽחְנוּ: עָזְרֵֽנוּ אֱלֺהֵי יִשְׁעֵֽנוּ עַל־דְּבַר כְּבוֹד־שְׁמֶֽךָ וְהַצִּילֵֽנוּ וְכַפֵּר עַל־חַטֹּאתֵֽינוּ לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ:

יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ בְּחַיֵּיכוֹן וּבְיוֹמֵיכוֹן וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא: יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרוֹמַם וְיִתְנַשֵּׂא וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא לְעֵֽלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא. תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא. דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

תִּתְקַבֵּל צְלוֹתְהוֹן וּבָעוּתְהוֹן דְּכָל (בֵּית) יִשְׂרָאֵל קֳדָם אֲבוּהוֹן דִּי בִשְׁמַיָּא וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן:

עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם בִּמְרוֹמָיו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם עָלֵֽינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן: