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Siddur Ashkenaz, Weekday, Shacharit, Preparatory Prayers, Adon Olam

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אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר מָלַךְ, בְּטֶֽרֶם כָּל יְצִיר נִבְרָא:

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Master of the Universe Who reigned before any creature was created.

לְעֵת נַעֲשָׂה בְחֶפְצוֹ כֹּל, אֲזַי מֶֽלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא:

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At the time when all was made by His will, then was His Name proclaimed King.

וְאַחֲרֵי כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל, לְבַדּוֹ יִמְלֹךְ נוֹרָא:

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And after all things shall cease to be the Awesome One will reign alone.

וְהוּא הָיָה וְהוּא הֹוֶה, וְהוּא יִהְיֶה בְּתִפְאָרָה:

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He was, He is, and He shall be in glory.

וְהוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין שֵׁנִי, לְהַמְשִׁיל לוֹ לְהַחְבִּֽירָה:

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He is One, and there is no second to compare to Him, to associate [with Him].

בְּלִי רֵאשִׁית בְּלִי תַכְלִית, וְלוֹ הָעֹז וְהַמִּשְׂרָה:

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Without beginning, without end, power and dominion are His.

וְהוּא אֵלִי וְחַי גּוֹאֲלִי, וְצוּר חֶבְלִי בְּעֵת צָרָה:

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He is my God and my ever-living Redeemer, the Rock of my destiny on the day of distress.

וְהוּא נִסִּי וּמָנוֹס לִי, מְנָת כּוֹסִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא:

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He is my flag¹ and my refuge; He is the portion of my cup on the day I call.²

footnotes: ¹ It is to Him that I rally and through Him that I am identified.—Etz Yosef ² He answers me.

בְּיָדוֹ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי, בְּעֵת אִישַׁן וְאָעִֽירָה:

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Into His hand I entrust my spirit [both] when I sleep and when I awaken.

וְעִם רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי, יְהֹוָה לִי וְלֹא אִירָא:

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And with my spirit my body [too], Adonoy is with me, I shall not fear.