The merciful father who dwells upon high will mercifully judge the pious and the upright and pure, the holy congregations who gave up their lives in holy martyrship, who were loved and valued in their lives, and who in their deaths are not abandoned. [They were] lighter than eagles and mightier than lions in doing the will of their creator and the desire of their maker. Remember them for good, O our god, among all the world's righteous, and avenge the spilled blood of your servant, as it is said in the Torah of Moses, man-of-God, "Acclaim O nations his people, for the blood of his servants he will avenge, and vengeance will be repaid upon his enemies, and his army will cleanse his land." And upon the hands of his servants the Prophets it is written, "And I will avenge their blood which I have not avenged; and the LORD dwells in Zion." And in the holy Writings it is said, "Why do the nations say, 'Where are their gods?' We will see the avengement of your servants' spilled blood made apparent to the nations." And it is said, "For the pursuer of blood will remember them; he will not forget the cries of the oppressed." And it is said, "He judges among the corpse-filled nations, head bowed over the great land. From a stream by the road he drinks -- only then does he lift his head!"