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| Source (Hebrew) | Transliteration (romanized Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
|---|---|---|
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֺתָיו וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה׃ |
Barukh ’attah Adonai ’elohenu melekh ha‘olam ’asher ḳiddshanu bemitstvotaṿ ṿetsiṿṿanu lehadliq ner shel Ḥanukkah |
Blessed are you, YHVH our elo’ah Cosmic Majesty who sanctifies us with their mitsvot and enjoins us to kindle the flame of Ḥanukkah (consecration). |
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה׃ |
Barukh ’attah Adonai ’elohenu melekh ha‘olam she‘aśa nissim la’avotenu bayamim hahem bazzeman hazzeh | Blessed are you, |
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה׃ | Barukh ’attah Adonai ’elohenu melekh ha‘olam sheheḥeyianu ṿeḳiyemanu ṿehiggi‘anu lazzeman hazzeh |
The following blessing is recited only on the first night of lighting: Blessed are you, YHVH our elo’ah Cosmic Majesty who kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season. |
נֵס גָדוֹל הַיָה שָׁם |
Neys Gadol Hayah Sham |
A Huge Miracle Happened There! |
Hannerot ha’elu ’anu madliḳin ‘al hayeshu‘ot ṿ‘al hannissim ṿ‘al hannifla’ot ’asher ‘aśita la’avotenu ‘al yede kohanekha haḳḳedoshim ṿ’khol mitsṿot shemonat yemei Ḥanukkah hannerot ha’elu ḳodesh ṿ’en lanu reshut lehishtammesh bahem ’ella’ lir’otan bilvad kedei lehodot leshimkha ‘al nifle’otekha ṿ‘al nissekha ṿ‘al yeshu‘atekha |
A reminder for all nights: We kindle these lights on account of the deliverances, and the miracles, and the wonders which you did for our ancestors, by means of your holy kohanim.[1] The Maccabees who were Hasmonean, a family of kohanim (priests). During all the eight days of Ḥanukkah these lights are sacred, and it is not permitted to make any profane use of them but we are only to look at them, in order that we may give thanks to your name for your wonders, your miracles, and your deliverances. (Masekhet Soferim 20:6) |
Notes
| 1 | The Maccabees who were Hasmonean, a family of kohanim (priests). |
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“ברכות לנרות חנוכה | the Blessings over Kindling the Light of Ḥanukkah” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International copyleft license.
הַנֵּרוֹת הַאֵלוּ אָנוּ מַדְלִיקִין
עַל הַיְשׁוּעוֹת
וְעַל הַנִּסִּים
וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת
אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ
עַל יְדֵי כֹּהֲנֶיךָ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים
וְכׇל (מִצְוֺת) שְׁמוֹנַת יְמֵי חֲנֻכָּה
הַנֵּרוֹת הַאֵלוּ קוֹדֶשׁ
וְאֵין לָנוּ רְשׁוּת לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֶם
אֶלָּא לִרְאוֹתָן בִּלְבָד
כְּדֵי לְהוֹדוֹת לְשִׁמְךָ
עַל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ
וְעַל נִסֶּיךָ
וְעַל יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ׃ (מסכת סופרים כ:ו)