Join us in creating a faithful digital transcription of Tehilim, o los Salmos, trezladados del leshon ha-ḳodesh en la lingua Sefaradit (Ǧ. Griffit, 1852/3). This translation was made by a Christian missionary press in Izmir, Ottoman Turkey, which was the only press in the region at that time with the cursive Hebrew script familiar to Sepharadim. The translation follows the typical Christian reading following the Septuagint, and we will note these contested verses where they appear.

We are grateful to the Sephardic Studies Collection at the University of Washington Library for imaging this Public Domain work.

We are prioritizing the following Psalms appearing in the Siddur:

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To participate in this transcription project, you will need the following:

• basic literacy in the Hebrew/Ladino script popularized by Abraham Garton as “Rashi” script. Knowledge of Spanish is helpful
• typing with a Hebrew keyboard layout (see here for more information)
• registration in the collaborative transcription project, Hebrew Wikisource.

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“📖 תהילים או לוס סאלמוס; טריסלאד’אד’וס דיל לשון הקדש אין לה לינגואה ספרדית | Psalms in Ladino (Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit, ca. 1852/3)” is shared through the Open Siddur Project with a Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal license.

Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit (translation)

George Griffith was an English Protestant whose missionary press in Izmir published Ladino translations of the Scriptures in the mid-19th century Ottoman Empire. Established in 1838 to serve the Anglican mission, Estampado por Ǧ. Griffit was the only press in Izmir with a Sepharadi cursive ("Rashi") typeface available for publishing in Ladino.

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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