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יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה׳ אֱ-לֹהֵינוּ וֵא-לֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, אֱ-לֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב שָׂרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֵאָה, שֶׁתִּתְמַלֵּא רַחֲמִים עַל כָּל הַנָּשִׁים אֲשֶׁר בְּנֵי זוּגָן אַלִּימִים הֵם, וּמַכִּים אוֹתָן וְחוֹבְלִים בָּהֶן, וּמְצַעֲרִים וּמְבַזִּים אוֹתָן, וְחַיֵּיהֶן אֵינָם חַיִּים. רְאֵה אֶת עָנְיָן וּמַכְאוֹבָן שֶׁל הַנָּשִׁים הַשְּׁרוּיוֹת בְּצַעַר וּבְצָרָה מֵחֲמַת בְּנֵי זוּגָן, שֶׁהָאִשָּׁה לְחַיִּים נִתְּנָה וְלֹא לְצַעַר. וְיִכָּמְרוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ עַל הַנָּשִׁים שֶׁבְּנֵי זוּגָן מְטִילִים עֲלֵיהֶן אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד. |
May it be Your will, Lord our G-d and G-d of our ancestors, G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah, that You bestow mercy on all the women whose partners are violent towards them, who strike them, harm them, oppress and disgrace them; their lives are not lives. See the affliction and pain of the women suffering from their partners, for a woman enters matrimony to have a good existence, not to suffer pain. May Your mercy be stirred for the women whose partners instill terror and dread in them. |
הַטֵּה אֱ-לֹהַי אָזְנְךָ וּשְׁמָע, פְּקַח עֵינֶיךָ, וְהַקְשִׁיבָה לְקוֹל שַׁוְעַת הַנָּשִׁים הַמִּתְעַנּוֹת תַּחַת יְדֵי בְּנֵי זוּגָן. הָאִשָּׁה דִּמְעָתָהּ מְצוּיָה, וִיהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ שׁוֹמֵעַ קוֹל בִּכְיוֹת שֶׁתָּשִֹים דִּמְעוֹתֵיהֶן שֶׁל נָשִׁים אֵלֶּה בְּנֹאדְךָ לִהְיוֹת. אַל תַּסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מֵהֶן, וִימִינְךָ תְּהֵא פְּשׁוּטָה לְקָרְבָן וּלְסַעֲדָן וּלְשָׁמְרָן כְּאִישׁוֹן בַּת עָיִן. וּשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ, וּפְתַח אֶת לִבָּן וְיֵאוֹתוּ שֶׁהַבְּרִיּוֹת יַעַזְרוּ לָהֶן. |
Incline Your ear, O G-d, and hear; open Your eyes and listen to the cries of the women suffering under the hands of their partners. Their tears are frequent, and may it be Your will, You Who hears the voice of weeping, that You place their tears in Your flask to be kept. Do not hide Your face from them, and extend Your right hand to draw them close, support them, and protect them as the apple of Your eye. Send Your help from the sanctuary, and open their hearts so that others will help them. |
וְהוֹצִיאֵן מִמְּצוּקוֹתֵיהֶן וּפְדֵה אוֹתָן מִצָּרָתָן, וִיקֻיַּם בָּהֶן מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: ”בְּקָרְאִי עֲנֵנִי אֱ-לֹהֵי צִדְקִי, בַּצָּר הִרְחַבְתָּ לִּי, חָנֵּנִי וּשְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי“ (תהילים ד:ב). וּשְׁבֹר אֶת גְּאוֹן עֻזָּם שֶׁל הַגְּבָרִים הַמַּרְהִיבִים לְהָרִים יָד עַל בְּנוֹת זוּגָם. |
And bring them out of their distress, redeem them from their anguish, and may it be fulfilled in them the verse that is written: “When I call upon you, answer me, O G-d of my righteousness; in (previous) distress You have relieved me; have now mercy on me and hear my prayer” (Psalms 4:2). And break the pride and power of the men who dare to raise a hand against their partners. |
הָרֵם אֶת קַרְנָן שֶׁל הַנָּשִׁים הַנֶּאֱנָקוֹת תַּחַת עוֹל בְּנֵי זוּגָן, וְהַעֲלֵה אֲרוּכָה וּמַרְפֵּא לְכָל מַכְאוֹבֵיהֶן, וְהָבֵא עֲלֵיהֶן בְּרָכָה וְשָׁלוֹם, וּגְזֹר עֲלֵיהֶן גְּזֵרוֹת טוֹבוֹת יְשׁוּעוֹת וְנֶחָמוֹת, וּמַלֵּא מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֵיהֶן לְטוֹבָה, וְשִׂים שָׁלוֹם בֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ, וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן. |
Raise the dignity of the women stifled under the yoke of their partners, grant cure and healing to all their pains, and bestow upon them blessing and peace. Decree upon them good decrees, salvations, and consolations, fulfill their wishes for good, and establish peace between man and his wife, and let us say, Amen. |
הרישום הביבליוגרפי: יעל לוין, “‘תתמלא רחמים על נשי ישראל’: תפילה לנשים קורבנות אלימות במשפחה”, אתר כיפה, י”ג במרחשוון תשע”ח, 2 בנובמבר 2017.
“Prayer for Women Suffering From Domestic Violence” by Yael Levine, was first published on the website of Kipa on 13 Marḥeshvan 5778 (2 November 2017). The English translation, by the author, was first published in Stand By Me: Hebrew Prayers for All Believers, Volume 1, edited by Shira Schechter and Rabbi Tuly Weisz, (Israel365: 2024), pp. 58-61.
“תפילה לנשים קורבנות אלימות במשפחה | Prayer for Women Suffering from Domestic Violence — by Dr. Yael Levine (2017)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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