Weekday Siddur Sefard Linear, The Morning Prayers, Avinu Malkeinu
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אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!¹
footnotes: ¹ The Jewish People are referred to in Scripture as God's slaves (Leviticus 25:42), and as His children (Deuteronomy 14:1). Thus we say to Him, “If we are Your children, we beseech You as our Father; if we are Your slaves, we implore You as our Master and King Contrary to the view that God, the Father, is so full of love for His children, that He permits the wanton breaking of His commandments to go unpunished, Judaism knows that God the King, must be feared and His laws must be obeyed. There are times when a father is unable to do what he would like for his children because of physical or financial limitations. On the other hand, a king has the power to do anything for his subjects if he should so desire. We cry out to God—You are our Father and You desire to help us—You are our King and You have the power to help us!
חָטָֽאנוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
we have sinned before You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father our King!
אֵין לָֽנוּ מֶֽלֶךְ אֶלָּא אָֽתָּה:
we have no King except You.²
footnotes: ² Despite our physical banishment and spiritual estrangement—the result of our sins—we still have none other than God to guide our lives and to shape our destiny.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ
deal with us [kindly]
לְמַֽעַן שְׁמֶֽךָ:
for the sake of Your Name.³
footnotes: ³ See Ezekiel 36.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
חַדֵּשׁ עָלֵֽינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה:
renew for us a good year.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
בָּרֵךְ עָלֵֽינוּ שָׁנָה טוֹבָה:
bless us with a good year.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
בַּטֵּל מֵעָלֵֽינוּ כָּל גְּזֵרוֹת קָשׁוֹת:
annul all harsh decrees concerning us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
בַּטֵּל מַחְשְׁ֒בוֹת שׂוֹנְ֒אֵֽינוּ:
annul the designs of those who hate us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, our King!
הָפֵר עֲצַת אוֹיְ֒בֵֽינוּ:
thwart the plans of our enemies.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כַּלֵּה כָּל צַר וּמַשְׂטִין מֵעָלֵֽינוּ:
rid us of every oppressor and adversary.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
סְתוֹם פִּיּוֹת מַשְׂטִינֵֽנוּ
seal the mouths of our adversaries
וּמְ֒קַטְרִיגֵֽנוּ:
and accusers.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כַּלֵּה דֶּֽבֶר וְחֶֽרֶב וְרָעָב וּשְׁ֒בִי
remove pestilence, sword, famine, captivity,
וּמַשְׁחִית וְעָוֹן
destruction, [the burden of] iniquity
וּשְׁ֒מַד
and religious persecution
מִבְּ֒נֵי בְרִיתֶֽךָ:
from the members of Your covenant.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
מְנַע מַגֵּפָה מִנַּחֲלָתֶֽךָ:
withhold the plague from Your inheritance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
סְלַח וּמְ֒חַל לְכָל עֲוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ:
forgive and pardon all our iniquities.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
מְחֵה וְהַעֲבֵר פְּשָׁעֵֽינוּ
blot out and remove our transgressions
וְחַטֹּאתֵֽינוּ מִנֶּֽגֶד עֵינֶֽיךָ:
and sins from before Your eyes.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
מְחוֹק בְּרַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים
erase in Your abundant mercy
כָּל שִׁטְ֒רֵי חוֹבוֹתֵֽינוּ:
all records of our liabilities.⁴
footnotes: ⁴ Having just asked that our sins be forgiven and that our transgressions be removed from before His eyes, what are we asking for now? Our earlier pleas were for forgiveness of those sins we committed ourselves. But there are sins for which we are held accountable even though we do not commit them ourselves. One possibility is, having watched while others sin, when we may have been able to prevent it. (Chazal say כל ישראל ערבין זה לזה. A guarantor is one who countersigns a debt note, undertaking to pay if the borrower defaults. Thus we ask God to erase all our notes of obligation whether as borrower or guarantor. In all instances, He is the Extender of credit.) Thus we beseech God to erase the records of our guilt in those instances.—Siach Yitzchok
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
הַחֲזִירֵֽנוּ
bring us back
בִּתְ֒שׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
in wholehearted⁵ repentance before You.
footnotes: ⁵ Many repent out of their fear of God. Others repent out of their love for Him. We beseech God to bring us back in “wholehearted” repentance motivated by love, the most perfect form of penitence.—Etz Yosef
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
שְׁלַח רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה
send complete⁶ healing
footnotes: ⁶ We beseech God to heal both the spiritually ill as well as the physically ill. We ask, therefore, for a “complete” healing for the sick among us.—Etz Yosef
לְחוֹלֵי עַמֶּֽךָ:
to the sick among Your people.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
קְרַע רֹֽעַ גְּזַר דִּינֵֽנוּ:
tear up the evil [parts] of our sentence.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ בְּזִכָּרוֹן טוֹב לְפָנֶֽיךָ:
remember us favorably before You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כָּתְ֒בֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר חַיִּים טוֹבִים:
inscribe us in the Book of the Good Life.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כָּתְ֒בֵֽנוּ
inscribe us
בְּסֵֽפֶר גְּאֻלָּה וִישׁוּעָה:
in the Book of Redemption and Deliverance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כָּתְ֒בֵֽנוּ
inscribe us
בְּסֵֽפֶר פַּרְנָסָה וְכַלְכָּלָה:
in the Book of Maintenance and Sustenance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כָּתְ֒בֵֽנוּ בְּסֵֽפֶר זְכֻיּוֹת:
inscribe us in the Book of Merits.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
כָּתְ֒בֵֽנוּ
inscribe us
בְּסֵֽפֶר סְלִיחָה וּמְ֒חִילָה:
in the Book of Pardon and Forgiveness.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים:
remember us for a good life.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ לִגְ֒אֻלָּה וִישׁוּעָה:
remember us for redemption and deliverance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ לְפַרְנָסָה וְכַלְכָּלָה:
remember us for maintenance and sustenance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ לִזְ֒כֻיּוֹת:
remember us for merit.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכְ֒רֵֽנוּ לִסְ֒לִיחָה וּמְ֒חִילָה:
remember us for pardon and forgiveness.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
הַצְמַח לָֽנוּ יְשׁוּעָה בְּקָרוֹב:
cause deliverance to spring forth for us soon.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
הָרֵם קֶֽרֶן יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּֽךָ:
raise up the might of Your people Israel.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
הָרֵם קֶֽרֶן מְשִׁיחֶֽךָ:
raise up the might of Your anointed.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
מַלֵּא יָדֵֽינוּ מִבִּרְ֒כוֹתֶֽיךָ:
fill our hands with Your blessings.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
מַלֵּא אֲסָמֵֽינוּ שָׂבָע:
fill our storehouses with abundance.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
שְׁמַע קוֹלֵֽנוּ
hear our voice,
חוּס וְרַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ:
spare us and have compassion upon us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
קַבֵּל
accept
בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְ֒רָצוֹן אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵֽנוּ:
our prayer with compassion and favor.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
פְּתַח שַׁעֲרֵי שָׁמַֽיִם לִתְ֒פִלָּתֵֽנוּ:
open the gates of heaven to our prayer.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
זָכוֹר כִּי עָפָר אֲנָֽחְנוּ:
remember, that we are dust.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
נָא אַל תְּשִׁיבֵֽנוּ
Please do not turn us away
רֵיקָם מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ:
empty-handed from You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
תְּהֵא הַשָּׁעָה הַזֹּאת
let this hour be
שְׁעַת רַחֲמִים
an hour of compassion
וְעֵת רָצוֹן מִלְּ֒פָנֶֽיךָ:
and a time of favor before You.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
חֲמוֹל עָלֵֽינוּ
have compassion upon us,
וְעַל עוֹלָלֵֽינוּ וְטַפֵּֽנוּ:
and upon our children and infants.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן
do it for the sake of those
הֲרוּגִים עַל שֵׁם קָדְשֶֽׁךָ:
who were slain for Your holy Name.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן
do it for the sake of those
טְבוּחִים
who were slaughtered
עַל יִחוּדֶֽךָ:
for [proclaiming] Your Unity.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן
do it for the sake of those
בָּאֵי בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּֽיִם
who went through fire and water
עַל קִדּוּשׁ שְׁמֶֽךָ:
for the sanctification of Your Name.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
נְקוֹם לְעֵינֵֽינוּ
avenge before our eyes
נִקְ֒מַת דַּם עֲבָדֶֽיךָ הַשָּׁפוּךְ:
the spilled blood of Your servants.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְ֒ךָ אִם לֺא לְמַעֲנֵֽנוּ:
do it for Your sake if not for ours.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַעַנְ֒ךָ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ:
do it for Your sake and deliver us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן רַחֲמֶֽיךָ הָרַבִּים:
do it for the sake of Your great mercy.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
עֲשֵׂה לְמַֽעַן
do it for the sake
שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל הַגִּבּוֹר וְהַנּוֹרָא
of Your great, mighty, and awesome Name
שֶׁנִּקְרָא עָלֵֽינוּ:
which is proclaimed upon us.
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ
Our Father, Our King!
חָנֵּֽנוּ וַעֲנֵֽנוּ
favor us and answer us
כִּי אֵין בָּֽנוּ מַעֲשִׂים
for we have no accomplishments;
עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶֽסֶד
deal with us charitably and kindly with us
וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ:
and deliver us.