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Selichot Nusach Polin, Erev Rosh Hashana

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כח. חתום מחברו זבדיה חזק.

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

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

Our God, and God of our fathers!

אָדוֹן דִּין אִם יְדֻקְדַּק. בְּחֵקֶר פֹּעַל אִם יֻבְדַּק. גֶּבֶר לְפָנֶיךָ לֹא יִצְדַּק: דֹּפִי תִּתֵּן בִּצְבָא מַעְלָה. הֵן בְּמַלְאָכֶיךָ תָּשִֹים תָּהֳלָה. וְאַף שׁוֹתֶה כַּמַּיִם עַוְלָה:

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

Master, if You judge scrupulously, examining actions meticulously, no man will be found righteous before You. You find fault with the hosts of Heaven, faulting even Your angels— certainly one¹ who drinks wrong like water.

footnotes: ¹ Man.

זְכוּת וּצְדָקָה אֵין בָּנוּ. חֵטְא וְרֶשַׁע כֻּלָּנוּ. טוֹב אַל־תָּבֹא בְּמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּנוּ: יֶהֱמוּ מֵעֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ. כְּרוֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ פְּנֵה אֵלֵינוּ. לְבִלְתִּי כְּרֹעַ מַעֲלָלֵינוּ:

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

Neither merit nor justice are in us, we are totally sinful. Good One, enter not into judgement with us. Let Your innards churn for us, in Your abundant mercy turn to us, Not to do as our evil deeds deserve.

מְשׁוּבוֹתֵינוּ רַבּוּ מִלִּמְנוֹת. נִיחוֹחִים אַיִן וְקָרְבָּנוֹת. סְלִיחָה מְצֹא לַעֲוֹנוֹת: עַל־צִדְקוֹתֵינוּ אֵין אָנוּ סְמוּכִים. פֶּשַׁע וְעָווֹן מְלֻכְלָכִים. צְדָקָה מְצֹא תַּחַן עוֹרְכִים:

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

Our willful acts are too many to count. There are no sweet savored offerings to provide pardon for our iniquities. On our righteousness we do not rely; we are sullied with iniquity and sin. To find charity we come in prayer.

קַו אַל־תִּמְתַּח בְּאוֹרְחוֹתֵינוּ. רִמָּה וְתוֹלֵעָה אַחֲרִיתֵנוּ. שָׁוְא וְהֶבֶל שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ: תָּשׁוּב עַל־הָרָעָה תִּנָּחֵם. זֶה דַרְכְּךָ חִנָּם מְרַחֵם. בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים עָלֵינוּ רַחֵם:

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

Do not measure our ways strictly; maggots and worms are our end, vanity and emptiness our [lives] years. Repent the evil, change Your mind. That is Your way, merciful one; with Your great mercies, have mercy on us.

דְּרָכֶיךָ הוֹדַעְתָּ לֶעָנָו לְהוֹרוֹת. יִדַּעְתּוֹ שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְֹרֵה סְדוּרוֹת. הִבְטַחְתּוֹ שֶׁאֵין רֵיקָם חוֹזְרוֹת: חַנּוּן, בָּם סִדַּרְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ. זַעַק קְשֹׁב מִמִּתְחַנְּנֶיךָ. וְאַל תְּשִׁיבֵנוּ רֵיקָם מִלְּפָנֶיךָ:

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

Your ways You instructed the humble one² to teach, You informed him of the thirteen in sequence, assured him they are never ineffective. Our supplication we have arranged accordingly before You. Hear the cries of Your supplicants and do not send us away empty-handed from Your Presence.

footnotes: ² Moses is referred to as the humble one.

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:

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

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:

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

Congregation and Chazzan:

וַיַּֽעֲבֹר יְהֹוָה עַל פָּנָיו וַיִּקְרָא:

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

“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:

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

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:

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

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.”

מַה יִּצְדַּק אֱנוֹשׁ עִם אֵל וּמַה יִּזְכֶּה יְלוּד אִשָּׁה: מָה אֱנוֹשׁ כִּי תִפְקְדֶנּוּ לִבְקָרִים וְלִרְגָעִים תִּבְחָנֶנּוּ: יְהֹוָה אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנוּ וְאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנוּ: אַף עַל זֶה פָּקַחְתָּ עֵינֶךָ וְאוֹתָנוּ תָבִיא בְמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּךְ:

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:

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

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.