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אֱלֹהֵינוּ מַתִּיר הָאֲסוּרִים, מִשְׂגָּב לַדָּךְ, מִשְׂגָּב לְעִתּוֹת בַּצָּרָה (תהלים ט:י) שְׁלַח, הַצָּלָה שְׁלֵמָה וּפִדְיוֹן גָּמוּר לַנְּתוּנִים בִּשְׁבִי אוֹיֵב: […]. |
Our God, the One who raised Joseph up from the pit, be “a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.” (Psalms 9:10) Send complete rescue and full redemption to those held captive by the enemy: [when possible, add names here]. |
חַזְּקִי רוּחָם, הָבִיאִי לָהֶם אֶת תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ לְשָׁמְרָם מֵרַע. |
Strengthen their spirit and bring them our prayers that they be protected from all harm. |
תְּנִי בִּינָה בְּלֵב אוֹיֵב לַהֲשִׁיבָם בִּשְׁלֵמוּת גּוּף וְנֶפֶשׁ. |
Implant understanding in the heart of the enemy that they may return the captives in wholeness of body and spirit. |
תְּנִי תְּבוּנָה בְּלוֹחֲמֵי צַהַ״ל לְחַלְּצָם בְּלֹא אִבּוּד נְפָשׁוֹת. |
Grant wisdom to the Israel Defense Forces that they may secure freedom for the captives without loss of life. |
תֵּן לְכָל בְּנֵי וּבְנוֹת אַבְרָהָם, שָׂרָה וְהַגָּר אֶת עֹז הָרוּחַ וְאֹמֶץ הַלֵּב לְהַתִּיר כִּבְלִי שֶׁבִי וְלִחְיוֹת חַיֵּי חֵרוּת. |
Grant strength of spirit and courage of heart to all the sons and daughters of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar to release bonds of captivity and allow us all to live in freedom. |
יִקְרָאֵנִי וְאֶעֱנֵהוּ עִמּוֹ אָנֹכִי בְצָרָה אֲחַלְּצֵהוּ וַאֲכַבְּדֵהוּ (תהלים צא:טו) וְנֹאמַר, אָמֵן. |
“They shall call upon Me, and I will answer them; I will be with them in distress; I will rescue them, and honor them.” (after Psalms 91:15) And we say Amen. |
This prayer for the liberation of abducted Israeli citizens and military personnel was offered by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi in response to the war initiated by Hamas from Gaza on Shemini Atseret 5784. The English translation was prepared by Rabbi Dr. Rachel Sabath Beit Halachmi.
“תְּפִלָּה לְפִדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִם | Prayer for the Redemption of Israelis Taken Captive [during the war begun on Shemini Atseret 5784], by Rabbi Ofer Sabath Beit Halachmi (2023)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
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ויהי נעם אדני אלהינו עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננה עלינו ומעשה ידינו כוננהו "May the pleasantness of אדֹני our elo’ah be upon us; may our handiwork be established for us — our handiwork, may it be established." –Psalms 90:17
We all are praying for the safe return of all soldiers and hostages
Amen. Ken yehi ratzon. And thank you!
Not critical, but can someone edit the text above (I did so in my output copy) to correct the typo for Haggar in Hebrew (replacing the tzeireh with a kamatz)? Thanks.
Fixed — thank you for reporting this.