Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana
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ל. על פי א"ת ב"ש. חתום אליה בר שמעיה חזק:
אָדוֹן בְּשָׁפְטְךָ אֱנוֹשׁ רִמָּה, תִּזְכֹּר בְּרֹגֶז חַנּוֹת רַחֵם: בְּעָרְכְּךָ דִּין־אֲשֵׁמִים לְוַכֵּחַ, שׁוֹגֶה וָפֶתִי זַכֵּה וְהַצְדֵּק:
Master, when You judge man who is a worm, remember in Your anger to be gracious and compassionate with us, when You sit in judgment to rebuke the guilty, clear and justify the erring and simple.
גְּמֹל חֶסֶד וְטוֹבָה לְחַיָּבִים, רִיב אַל־תִּמְתַּח לְמִצּוּי: דַּלֵּי־מַעַשֹ וְרֵיקֵי־כִשְׁרוֹן, קוֹרְאִים אֵלֶיךָ לָמוֹ הִמָּצֵא:
Grant kindness and goodness to the guilty, do not press judgment to its limits. [When] those who are poor in good deeds and destitute in conduct, call upon You, let them find You.
הִנְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאַשְׁמָה־רַבָּה. צִפְצוּף מַעַן בֹּשְׁנוּ לְפוֹצֵץ: וְאִם מֵאֱלוֹהַּ אֱנוֹשׁ הֲיִצְדַּק, פְּנֵי עֹשֵֹהוּ גֶּבֶר הֲיִטְהָר:
We stand before You with great guilt, we are ashamed to mouth a reply [excuse]; can man be justified before God? In the Presence of His Maker, can man be found pure [innocent]?
זָדוֹן בְּחֻבּוֹ אָוֶן בְּקִרְבּוֹ, עָוֹן מָלֵא וָפֶשַׁע־רָב: חֶשְׁבּוֹן וָדִין לְמֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי־הַמְּלָכִים, סוֹפוֹ לִתֵּן בְּבֹא חֲלִיפָתוֹ:
Maliciousness lurks within him, deceit is hidden within him, he is full of iniquity and great transgression, account and reckoning before the Supreme King of Kings, he will have to give at his end.
טֶבַע חוֹתָם בְּכַפּוֹ נֶחֱרָת, נֶגֶד פָּנָיו רִשְׁעוֹ יַעֲנֶה: יוֹרֶה כָּפִיס מֵעֵץ וְיַגִּיד, מִקִּיר־אֶבֶן תִּזְעַק וְתִקְרָא:
His sins are engraven by his own hand, his wickedness will testify against him, the beams of his house will reveal and declare his deeds, the stone from the wall will scream and call out.¹
footnotes: ¹ See Mesechet Taanis 11a; Chagigah 16a.
כּוֹבֵשׁ פָּנָיו נִדּוֹן וְנִכְלָם, לְאַיִן חָשׁוּב בְּעָמְדוֹ לְפָנֶיךָ: אָנָּא לְמַעֲשֵֹה־יָדֶיךָ הֵרָצֶה, בְּשִׁבְרוֹן רְאֵה שְׁמֹר מִדֶּחִי:
The judged will hide his face in shame, he will be considered as naught when he stands before Your Presence; we beseech You, be pleased with the work of our hands, behold our broken hearts, and preserve us from destruction.
עֲבָדֶיךָ יִמְצְאוּ הַיּוֹם חֲנִינָה, זַכֵּם קִרְבָתְךָ חֲפוֹץ כְבָרִאשׁוֹנָה: וְכַשֶּׁלֶג וְכַצֶּמֶר הַלְבֵּן חֲטָאֵי־שׁוֹשַׁנָּה, מַלְּטֵם מִכָּל רָעוֹת בְּזֹאת הַשָּׁנָה:
Let Your servants find favor this day, declare them guiltless, they desire Your nearness as of old; like snow and wool whiten the sins of the rose [Israel], save them from all evil in this year.
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. זְכָר לָֽנוּ הַיּוֹם בְּרִית שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה. כְּהוֹדַֽעְתָּ 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.”
זְכָר נָא כִּי כַחֹמֶר עֲשִׂיתָנוּ וְאֶל עָפָר תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ: יָדַעְנוּ כִּי אֵין בָּנוּ מַעֲשִׂים צְדָקָה עֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ: קוּמָֽה עֶזְרָתָה לָּנוּ וּפְדֵנוּ לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ:
כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים כֵּן תְּרַחֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֵֽינוּ: לַיהֹוָה הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶֽךָ סֶּֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת עִמָּֽנוּ מִשְׂגָּב לָֽנוּ, אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶֽלָה: יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּֽטֵֽחַ בָּךְ: יְהֹוָה הוֹשִֽׁיעָה, הַמֶּֽלֶךְ יַעֲנֵֽנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ:
As a father has compassion on his children so do You have compassion on us, Adonoy. Deliverance is Adonoy’s; upon Your people is Your blessing. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts is with us, a stronghold for us is the God of Jacob. Selah! Adonoy of Hosts! fortunate is the man who trusts in You. Adonoy, deliver us! the King will answer us on the day we call.