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An ofan for Pesaḥ Sheni in tripartite stanzas. Each stanza begins with a citation of Numbers 9:12-14, then an acrostic spelling out “the son of Avraham the priest, ḥazaq.”
This is part two of a five-part series of yotsrot for Pesaḥ Sheni (which the author literally just finished the night of).
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| Source (Hebrew) | Translation (English) |
|---|---|
מְלֹ֥א כׇל־הָאָ֖רֶץ כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ (ישעיה ו:ג) |
All the earth is full of Their glory! (Isaiah 6:3) |
לֹֽא־יַשְׁאִ֤ירוּ מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ (במדבר ט:יב) בְּרָכוֹת לֶאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ נִגּוּנִים עַל־פִּסְחֵֽנוּ |
Let it not remain of them… (Numbers 9:12) blessings to our God, songs over our pesaḥim. |
כְּכׇל־חֻקַּ֥ת הַפֶּ֖סַח (במדבר ט:יב) אֹפַן אֶת־שִׁירוֹ שָׁח בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַד־נֵֽצַח |
Like all the laws of pesaḥ, (Numbers 9:12) each Wheel-angel recites its song — blessed be They forever! |
וְהָאִישׁ֩ אֲשֶׁר־ה֨וּא טָה֜וֹר (במדבר ט:יג) רוֹאֶה אֶת־זְהֹר הַכֹּהֵן עַל־הַר הֹר |
And the man who is pure (Numbers 9:13) sees the luminance of the priest on Mt. Hor.[1] Aharon, the high priest who officiated over festival sacrifices. |
כִּ֣י ׀ קׇרְבַּ֣ן יְהֹוָ֗ה (במדבר ט:יג) מַלְאֲכֵי הֲמוֹנַי הֵם יַשְׁלִֽיחוּ מִפָּנַי |
For a sacrifice to the Cause (Numbers 9:13) Angels of my myriads send it forth from before me. |
וְכִֽי־יָג֨וּר אִתְּכֶ֜ם גֵּ֗ר (במדבר ט:יד) כְּאֶזְרָח אַל־תְּאַתְגֵּר הָס שׂוֹנֵא וְתִסָּגֵר |
And if a stranger dwells among you (Numbers 9:14) like a native, do not challenge. Hush, hateful one, and be shut up! |
חֻקָּ֤ה אַחַת֙ (במדבר ט:יד) נְטֹהַר טְהוֹרָה מֻבְטַחַת חָזָק וְרַב אַל־נִפְחַת |
A single law (Numbers 9:14) — we will be cleansed in promised purity, strong and mighty, let us not decrease. |
וְהַחַיּוֹת יְשׁוֹרֵֽרוּ וּכְרוּבִים יְפָאֵֽרוּ וּשְׂרָפִים יָרֹֽנּוּ וְאֶרְאֶלִּים יְבָרֵֽכוּ פְּנֵי כׇּל־חַיָּה וְאוֹפַן וּכְרוּב לְעֻמַּת שְׂרָפִים לְעֻמָּתָם מְשַׁבְּחִים וְאוֹמְרִים: בָּר֥וּךְ כְּבוֹד־יְהֹוָ֖ה מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃ |
And the Creature-angels compose and the Mount-angels praise and the Fire-angels cheer and the Altar-angels bless, the face of each Creature-angel and Wheel-angel and Mount-angel facing the Fire-angels, facing them, praising, and saying: blessed be the glory of the Cause from Their place! |
Notes
| 1 | Aharon, the high priest who officiated over festival sacrifices. |
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