Blessed is he that comes!

This is the Throne of Elijah,

may he be remembered for good.

For Your deliverance I have hoped, Adonoy.

I have longed for Your deliverance, Adonoy;

and I have fulfilled Your commandments.

Elijah, messenger of the circumcision!

Behold, yours is now before you,

stand at my right hand and support me.

I have longed for Your deliverance.

I am happy with Your word

like one who finds great gain.

Great is the peace

of those who love Your Torah,

and there is no stumbling for them.

Fortunate is he whom You choose

and bring near,

that he may dwell in Your courts.

May we be satisfied

with the goodness of Your House,

the holy place of Your Sanctuary.

Behold, I am prepared and ready

to fulfill the positive commandment

commanded me by the Creator, blessed is He,

to circumcise my son.

The Holy One, blessed is He, said

to our father, Abraham,

“Walk before me and be perfect.”

Behold, I am prepared and ready

to fulfill the positive commandment

that the Creator, blessed is He,

commanded us to circumcise.

Blessed are You, Adonoy

our God, King of the Universe,

Who sanctified us with His commandments,

and commanded us

concerning the circumcision.

Blessed are You, Adonoy

our God, King of the Universe,

Who sanctified us with His commandments,

and commanded us to bring him

into the covenant of our father, Abraham.

Amein!

Even as he has entered into the covenant,

so may he enter into the [study of] Torah,

chupah [the nuptial canopy], and good deeds.

Blessed are You, Adonoy

our God, King of the verse,

Who creates the fruit of the vine.

Blessed are You, Adonoy

our God, King of the Universe,

Who sanctified [Isaac] the beloved one,

from birth,

and set Your statute in his flesh,

and sealed his offspring

with the sign of the holy covenant.

Therefore, on this account,

living Almighty, our Portion, our Rock,

give the command to rescue

the beloved soul within our flesh

from destruction,

for the sake of His covenant

that He has set in our flesh.

Blessed are You, Adonoy,

Maker of the covenant.

Our God and God of our fathers,

preserve this child

to his father and his mother,

and let his name be called in Israel

(the child's Hebrew name) son of

(father's Hebrewname).

May his father rejoice in his offspring

and may his mother exult

in the fruit of her womb;

as it is written:

“Let your father and your mother rejoice,

and let her who gave birth to you exult.”¹

footnotes: ¹ Proverbs 23:25.

And it is said:

“And I passed by you

and saw you staggering in your blood,

‘and I said to you, In your blood live!'

‘And I said to you, in your blood live!'”²

footnotes: ² Ezekiel 16:6.

And it is said:

“He remembered His covenant forever,

the word which He commanded

to a thousand generations.

Which He made as a treaty with Abraham,

and which was His oath to Isaac.

And He established it for Jacob as a statute,

for Israel as an everlasting covenant.”³

footnotes: ³ Psalms 105:8-10.

And it is said:

“Abraham circumcised his son Isaac

when he was eight days old,

as God had commanded him.”⁴

footnotes: ⁴ Genesis 21:4.

Thank Adonoy for He is good,

for His kindness endures forever.

Thank Adonoy, for He is good,

for His kindness endures forever.

This little child—

(child's Hebrew name)

son of (father's Hebrew name)

may he become great.

Even as he entered into the covenant,

so may he enter into the [study of] Torah,

chupah [the nuptial canopy] and good deeds.

He who blessed our fathers,

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,

may He bless

this tender, circumcised child

(child's Hebrew name)

son of (father's Hebrew name)

and grant him a complete recovery,

because he has entered into the covenant.

And even as he has entered into the covenant,

so may he enter into the [study of] Torah,

chupah [the nuptial canopy] and good deeds.

And let us [all] say Amein.

Master of the Universe,

may it be Your will

that he be

considered and regarded favorably,

and accepted before You,

as though I had offered him

before the Throne of Your Glory.

And May You in Your abundant mercy send

through Your holy angels

a holy and pure soul to my son

(Child's Hebrew name)

son of (father's Hebrew name)

who was now circumcised

for Your great Name.

And may his heart be as open

as the Temple entrance,

to be receptive to Your holy Torah,

to learn it, to teach it, to observe it

and to perform [its commandments).

Grant him long days, years,

a life of fear of sin,

a life of richness and honor,

a life in which You will fulfill

the wishes of his heart for good.

Amein, may it so be Your will.