Text

Selichot Nusach Polin, Third Day

Can copy this into an AI, or connect the whole library to your assistant. For deeper learning, you can directly use the original seforim, sites, and apps.

ח. חתום בו מחברו יצחק הקטן ברבי מאיר חזק ואמץ:

אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ

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

Our God, and God of our fathers!

יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ תְּחִנָּה עוֹרְכִים. שֶׁהֵם מְצֵרִים וּלְהִוָּשֵׁעַ צְרִיכִים. צָרֵיהֶם עֲלֵיהֶם עֹל מַאֲרִיכִים. כָּל זֹאת הִגַּעְתָּם וְשִׁמְךָ מְבָרְכִים:

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

Your people Israel set prayers [before You], for they are in distress and need deliverance; their adversaries add to the yoke [of exile], all this has befallen them, yet Your Name they bless.

חוֹלִי וּמַכְאוֹב לְהִכָּתֵב לֹא נִמְסַר. עֲלוּבִים מִנֹעַר וּמֵהֶם לֹא הוּסַר. קָדוֹשׁ בְּיָדְךָ לְפַתֵּחַ מוּסָר. כְּאֻמָּנוּתְךָ הַנְקִיָּה וְלֹא כְּאֻמָּנוּת בָּשָׂר:

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

Their illness and suffering is indescribable, they have been humiliated from their youth, and it has not been removed from them; Holy One, it is in Your hand to release the prisoner according to Your pure attribute [of mercy], unlike the attribute of man.

הַלּוֹבֵשׁ צְדָקָה וְלוֹ כַמְּעִיל עֲטוּיָה. וּמִמַּכָּה עַצְמָהּ מְתַקֵּן רְטִיָּה. קוֹמֵם עֲדָתְךָ מִנְּפִילָתָהּ הַמְטוּיָה. בְּכֹחֲךָ הַגָּדוֹל וּבִזְרֹעֲךָ הַנְטוּיָה:

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

He is garbed in righteousness which adorns Him like a cloak [of royalty], from the wound itself, He prepares the cure; raise up Your congregation from its lowly fall with Your great strength and outstretched arm.

בְּאַהֲבָתְךָ וּבְחֶמְלָתְךָ מְנַשֵּׂא וּמְנַטֵּל. עַצַת הָרָעִים תִמְחֶה וּמַחְשְׁבוֹתָם תְּבַטֵּל. רַבָּה מְהוּמָה בֵּינֵיהֶם הַטֵּל. וּמַלְאָךְ אַכְזָרִי דוֹחֶה וּמְטַלְטֵל:

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

With Your love and compassion You uplifted and exalted [Your people Israel] [we beseech You therefore] to eradicate the counsel of the wicked and to annul their [evil] plans against us; inflict them with great turmoil, and let the cruel angel thrust them and throw them [into exile].

בַּעֲבוּר כְּבוֹד עַצְמְךָ וְשֵׁם קָדְשְׁךָ הַמְהֻלָּל. נוֹרָאוֹת הַפְלֵא לְבַל בָּעַמִּים יִתְחַלָּל. יוֹעֲצֵיהֶם וְאֵיתָנֵיהֶם תּוֹלִיךְ שׁוֹלָל. וּבָהֶם תְּעוֹלֵל. כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּי הִתְעוֹלָל:

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

For the sake of Your honor, and Your holy Name, that is greatly extolled, perform awesome wonders [for us] lest [Your Name] be desecrated among nations; lead their advisors and men of power to total confusion, and do to them as they did to us.

מֵקִים מֵעָפָר דָּל וְאֶבְיוֹן מֵאַשְׁפָּה. כְּנֵסָתְךָ אַל תִּתֵּן לְכָלָה וּלְחֶרְפָּה. אִם בְּפִקּוּדֶיךָ מִתְעַצֶּלֶת וּמַרְפָּה. עַל כָּל פְּשָׁעֶיהָ אַהֲבָתְךָ תְהֵא מְחַפָּה:

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

Raise up the poor from the dust and the needy from the dunghills, Your community— let them not be destroyed and humiliated; if she has been casual regarding Your precepts and negligent [in their performance,] may all her transgressions be covered over by Your love.

יְתֵרָה חִבָּתָם לְפָנֶיךָ אֲדוֹנֵי הָאֲדוֹנִים. בֵּין כַּךְ וּבֵין כַּךְ קְרוּאִים לְךָ בָּנִים. רַחֲמֶיךָ יְקַדְּמוּנוּ אֱלֹהֵי עֶלְיוֹנִים וְתַחְתּוֹנִים. טֶרֶם יִשְׁטְפוּנוּ הַמַּיִם הַזֵּידוֹנִים:

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

They are most precious in Your Presence, Master of masters, regardless of their conduct they are called Your children. Let Your mercy go before them, God of the high and lowly before they are drowned in the wicked flood.

חֲפֵצֵי קִרְבָתְךָ עַל כָּל הַבָּאוֹת. הָחִישָׁה לָמוֹ יְשׁוּעוֹת הַנִּבָּאוֹת. קָדוֹשׁ עֲשֵׂה עִמָּם לְטוֹבָה אוֹת. חָזָק וְאַמִּיץ גּוֹאֲלָם יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת:

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

They desire Your nearness above all else, hasten for their sake to bring the deliverance that was prophesied. Holy One, let them be a sign of [Your] beneficence. Strong and mighty is their redeemer— Adonoy of Hosts.

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.”

נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל כַּפָּיִם אֶל אֵל בַּשָּׁמָיִם: תָּבֹא לְפָנֶיךָ אֶנְקַת אָסִיר כְּגֹדֶל זְרוֹעֲךָ הוֹתֵר בְּנֵי תְמוּתָה: לַאדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ הָרַחֲמִים וְהַסְּלִיחוֹת כִּי מָרַדְנוּ בוֹ:

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.