אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם (מנהג הספרדים במזרח)‏ | जो जगताचा स्वामि | Adōn Olam in Marathi translation by Jospeh Ezekiel Rajpurkar (1889)

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Bedtime Shema, Arvit l'Shabbat, Morning Baqashot, Musaf l'Shabbat

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11th century C.E., 49th century A.M., אדון עולם Adon Olam, cosmological, Eastern Sefaradim, Nusaḥ Sefaradi, Openers, פיוטים piyyuṭim

Source (Hebrew)	Translation (Marathi)
אֲדוֹן עֽוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר מָלָךְ בְּטֶֽרֶם כׇּל־יְצִיר נִבְרָא׃	जो जगताचा स्वामि, त्याने कोणताहि घडविलेला पदार्थ उत्पन्न होण्यापूर्वी राज्य केले;
לְעֵת נַֽעֲשָׂה כְּחֶפְצוֹ כֹּל אֲזַי מֶֽלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ נִקְרָא׃	ज्यावेळी सर्व त्याच्या इच्छे प्रमाणे झाले, तेव्हां त्याचे नाव राजा असे म्हटले गेले,
וְאַֽחֲרֵי כִּכְלּוֹת הַכֹּל לְבַדּוֹ יִמְלֹךְ נוֹרָא׃	आणि सर्व संपल्यावरहि तो भयंकर (राजा) राज्य करीतच होता,
וְהוּא הָיָה וְהוּא הֹוֶה וְהוּא יִֽהְיֶה בְּתִפְאָרָה׃	करीत आहे व तोच सर्वकाळ गौरवाने करत राहील.
וְהוּא אֶחָד וְאֵין שֵׁנִי לְהַמְשִׁיל לוֹ לְהַחְבִּירָה׃	तो एक आहे आणि त्याची बरोबरी व त्याची संगत करणारा दुसरा कोणी नाही.
בְּלִי רֵאֽשִׁית בְּלִי תַּכְלִית וְלוֹ הָעוֹז וְהַמִּשְׂרָה׃	तो आरंभावाचून व अंतांवाचून आहे; आणि सामर्थ्य व अधिकार (सर्व) त्याचाच आहे.
בְּלִי עֶֽרֶךְ בְּלִי דִמְיוֹן בְּלִי שִׁנּוּי וּתְּמוּרָה׃	त्यास उपमा नाही व तुलना नाही, तो बदलत नाही व पालटत नाही,
בְּלִי חִבּוּר בְּלִי פִירוּד גָּדוֹל־כֹּֽחַ וּגְבוּרָה׃	त्यामध्ये संयोग नाही व वियोग नाही, त्याचे सामर्थ्य व त्याचा पराक्रम मोठा आहे.
וְהוּא אֵלִי וְחַי גּֽוֹאֲלִי וְצוּר חֶבְלִי בְּיוֹם צָרָה׃	तो माझा देव व माझा जिवंत उद्धारक आहे, आणि संकटाच्या दिवशी माझ्या विभागाचा खडकरूप आश्रय आहे.
וְהוּא נִסִּי וּמָֽנוֹס לִי מְנָת כּוֹסִי בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָא׃	तो माझा झेंडा व माझा आश्रय आहे. मी हाक मारितो त्या दिवशी तोच माझ्या प्याल्याचा वांटा आहे,
וְהוּא רוֹפֵא וְהוּא מַרְפֵּא וְהוּא צוֹפֶה וְהוּא עֶזְרָה׃	तोच निरोगी करणारा व उपचार करणारा आहे व तोच मजवर पाहारा करणारा व मला साह्य करणारा आहे.
בְּיָדוֹ אַפְקִיד רוּחִי בְּעֵת אִישָׁן וְאָעִֽירָה׃	ज्यावेळी मी निजतों व जागृत होतो, तेव्हा मी आपला जीव त्याच्याच हाती सोपवितो,
וְעִם־רוּחִי גְּוִיָּתִי אֲדנָֺי לִי וְלֹא אִירָא׃	आणि माझी आत्मा व माझे शरिरही. देव माझा आहे, मी भिणार नाही.
בְּמִקְדָּשׁוֹ תָּגֵל נַפְשִׁי מְשִׁיחֵנוּ יִשְׁלַח מְהֵרָה׃	त्याच्या पवित्र मंदिराविषयी माझा जीव हर्षित होईल; तो आमचा माशीयाह लवकर पाठवील,
וְאָז נָשִׁיר בְּבֵית קָדְשִׁי אָמֵן אָמֵן שֵׁם הַנּוֹרָא׃	मग आम्ही आपल्या पवित्र मंदिरी त्याच्या भयंकर नावाने गायन करू. आमेन, आमेन.

The piyyut, “Adon Olam” became popular in the 15th century and is often attributed to Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021–1058) and less often to Sherira Gaon (900-1001), or his son, Hai ben Sherira Gaon (939-1038). The variation of the piyyut appearing here is the fifteen line version familiar to some Mizraḥi and eastern Sefaradi congregations. (A twelve line variant is common among the Western Sefaradim. The Ashkenazi version has ten lines.)

The Marathi translation was made by Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar as published in סדר תפלת החדש The Daily Prayers translated from Hebrew in Marathi (1889), pp. 7-8. The Marathi was proofread by Aniruddha Walke. (Thank you!) –Aharon Varady

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Aniruddha Walke (transcription)

Aniruddha Walke (MA) is an aspiring Linguistics and Cognitive Science researcher currently working as a Teaching Fellow and Research Assistant at Krea University, India. His research interests primarily involve investigating the relationship between multilingualism, language and cognition. He has previously worked as a content editor, proofreader and translator. Additionally, he also maintains an interest in language documentation and preserving endangered language varieties.

Aharon N. Varady (transcription)

Aharon Varady (M.A.J.Ed./JTSA Davidson) is a volunteer transcriber for the Open Siddur Project. If you find any mistakes in his transcriptions, please let him know. Shgiyot mi yavin; Ministarot naqeni שְׁגִיאוֹת מִי־יָבִין; מִנִּסְתָּרוֹת נַקֵּנִי "Who can know all one's flaws? From hidden errors, correct me" (Psalms 19:13). If you'd like to directly support his work, please consider donating via his Patreon account. (Varady also translates prayers and contributes his own original work besides serving as the primary shammes of the Open Siddur Project and its website, opensiddur.org.)

Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (translation)

Joseph Ezekiel Rajpurkar (Marathi: जोसेफ यहेज्केल राजपूरकर, Hebrew: יוסף יחזקאל ראג׳פורכר‎; 1834–1905) was a Bene Israel writer and translator of Hebrew liturgical works into Marathi.

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