Whoever sanctifies the seventh day

as befits it,

Whoever preserves the Sabbath properly

so as not to desecrate it—

his reward is very great,

commensurate with his actions;

each man in his camp,

each man with his banner.²⁴

footnotes: ²⁴ Numbers 1:52.

Lovers of Adonoy, who yearn

for the building of the Temple—

on the Sabbath day be happy and rejoice,

as if receiving the gift of God's inheritance.

Also raise your hands in holiness

and say to the Almighty:

“Blessed is Adonoy

Who granted rest

to His people Israel.”²⁵

footnotes: ²⁵ 1 Kings 8:56

Seekers of Adonoy,

seed of Avrohom, His beloved,

who delay departing from the Sabbath

and rush to welcome it;

who rejoice in preserving it

and to place its eiruv²⁶

footnotes: ²⁶ An eiruv is the food which must be placed before the Shabbos in order to enable one to carry from one private domain into another. Without an eiruv the Sages forbade this carrying. An eiruv is also used to enable a person to walk beyond the 2,000-cubit Shabbos boundary.

“This is the day Adonoy has made

let us exult and rejoice in it.”²⁷

footnotes: ²⁷ Psalms 118:24.

Remember the Torah of Moses,

which states the Sabbath commandment²⁸

footnotes: ²⁸ Perfect observance of the Torah’s command to keep the Shabbos is impossible without the expositions of the Talmud, commentaries, and codes.—Etz Yosef

engraved for the seventh day

like a bride adorned amid her friends.²⁹

footnotes: ²⁹ The commandment of the Shabbos was engraved on the two tablets God gave Moses. As the fourth of the Ten Statements, it is surrounded by its sister-mitzvos.

Pure ones inherit it and sanctify it

with the words, “All that He had made”³⁰ —

footnotes: ³⁰ Genesis 1:31.

“And God completed by the seventh day,

His work that He had done.”³¹

footnotes: ³¹ Genesis 2:2.

It is a holy day,

from arrival till departure;

all the seed of Jacob honor it

according to the King's word and decree—

to rest on it and to rejoice

with the pleasure of food and drink—

“The entire congregation of Israel

will do it.”³²

footnotes: ³² Exodus 12:47.

Extend Your kindness

to those who know You,

Almighty, jealous and vengeful.

Those who keep the seventh day,

“Recall” and “Preserve,”³³ to fulfill,

footnotes: ³³ There are two Scriptural versions of the Ten Commandments. The commandment of the Shabbos in Exodus 20 begins with the word זָכוֹר , recall, and in Deuteronomy 5 it begins with the word שָׁמוֹר , preserve.—Etz Yosef

grant them joy with rebuilt Jerusalem;³⁴

footnotes: ³⁴ The proper observance of the Shabbos brings the ultimate redemption and the rebuilding of Jerusalem.—Siach Yitzchak

and with the light of Your countenance,

make them radiant.

“Let them be sated

from the abundance of Your House,

and from the stream of Your delights

give them drink.”³⁵

footnotes: ³⁵ Psalms 36:9.

Help those who abstain on the seventh day—

from plowing and harvesting,

[may You help them] always.

Those who walk on it with short strides

and feast on it [eating three meals]

in order to bless [You] three times—

may their righteousness shine

like the light of the seven days.³⁶

footnotes: ³⁶ When God created the world, He created a brilliant light that lasted only during the seven days of creation. God preserved it for the righteous to enjoy in the World to Come.—Etz Yosef

“Adonoy, God of Israel,

[grant] perfect love

Adonoy, God of Israel

[grant] eternal deliverance.”