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יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָּנֶיךָ,
ה׳ אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ, אֶשֶׁת הָרִשְׁעָה תְּעַקֵּר וּתְשַׁבֵּר וּתְמַגֵּר וְתַכְנִיעַ בִּמְהֵרָה בְּיָמֵינוּ, וְאֶת הַדָּם לֹא יִשְׁפְּכּוּ עוֹד וְאֶת הָאָרֶץ לֹא יֵחָנְפוּ, כִּי תַּמְּשִׁיךְ שָׁלוֹם גָּדוֹל וְנִפְלָא בָּעוֹלָם, לֹא־יִשָּׂא גוֹי אֶל־גּוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֹא־יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְחָמָה. (ישעיה ב:ד) וְאַל יִשְׁלוֹט עוֹד הָאָדָם בְּאָּדָם לְרַע לוֹ, כִּי גֵרִים אֲנַחְנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ, תּוֹשָׁבִים כְּכָּל אֲבוֹתֵינוּ. |
May it be Your will,
Hashem our elo’ah and elo’ah of our forefathers and foremothers, that wickedness should be uprooted, broken, overthrown, and humbled, speedily and in our days; and that no more blood should be shed, nor the Land defiled by bloodshed, but rather that a great and miraculous peace should long endure; nation shall not lifting sword against nation, nor learning war any more. (Isaiah 2:4) And may no one have the power over anyone to do harm, for we are all strangers before you, sojourners just as our forebears. |
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עַל הָעֲשׂוּקִים,
עַל הַשְּׁבוּיִים, עַל יִשְׁרֵי הַלֵּב וְעַל שְׁאֵרִית פְּלֵיטַת עַמְּךָ (וּבִפְרָט עַל:…), וְעַל אַחֵינוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל מְיַחֲדֶיךָ, יֶהֱמוּ נָא רַחַמְךָ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ כִּי עָלָה מָוֶת בְּחַלּוֹנֵינוּ, בָּא בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵינוּ לְהַכְרִית עוֹלָל מִחוּץ בַּחוּרִים מֵרְחֹבוֹת. |
Upon the oppressed,
upon the captives, upon the right-hearted, and upon the remnant of Your people Israel [and in particular on…], and our siblings the people Ishmael, may Your mercy stir, Adonai our elo’ah, for death has climbed up to us through our windows; come in to our courtyards, to cut down our children in the streets and our young men in the public squares. |
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אָנָה ה׳,
אַל תְּכַסֶּה דָּמָם וְאַל יְהִי מָקוֹם לְזַעֲקָתָם, עַד אֲשֶׁר תּוֹצִיא אֶת צִדְקָם לְאוֹרָה, עַד אֲשֶׁר תִּתֵּן פַּחְדְּךָ עַל כָּל מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְאֵימָתְךָ עַל כָּל מַה שֶּׁבָּרָאתָ, וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְפָנֶיךָ כָּל הַבְּרוּאִים, וְיֵעָשׂוּ כֻּלָּם אֲגֻדָּהּ אַחַת לַעֲשׂוֹת רְצוֹנְךָ בְּלֵּבָב שָׁלֵם. אָז יִבָּקַע כַּשַּׁחַר אוֹרֵנוּ וּתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: ”וְהִכְרַתִּי־רֶכֶב מֵאֶפְרַיִם וְסוּס מִירוּשָׁלִַם וְנִכְרְתָה קֶשֶׁת מִלְחָמָה וְדִבֶּר שָׁלוֹם לַגּוֹיִם וּמָשְׁלוֹ מִיָּם עַד־יָם וּמִנָּהָר עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָרֶץ.“ (זכריה ט:י) ”וְיִגַּל כַּמַּיִם מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה כְּנַחַל אֵיתָן.“ (עמוס ה:כד) ”כִּי־מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ דֵּעָה אֶת־יְהוָה כַּמַּיִם לַיָּם מְכַסִּים.“ (ישעיה יא:ט) וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן. |
O, Hashem,
do not cover up their blood, and let their be no resting-place for their outcry! Until their righteousness is brought to light; and in Your holiness You give all creation the gift of awe, turning our fear to reverence and wonder; all You have created bowing down to the sovereignty of Your strength; the primacy of Your power, yearning for connection with all that lives, doing Your will with wholeness of heart. So shall our light break as a new dawn, and so shall You fulfill Your promise, as is written: “I shall banish the chariots from Ephraim; and horses from Jerusalem; the warrior’s bow shall be banished. God shall order the nations to surrender; God’s dominion shall be from sea to sea; from river to dry land.” (Zechariah 9:10) “Let justice roll down like waters; righteousness as a mighty stream.” (Amos 5:24) “For the earth shall be as full of knowledge of Hashem as the waters cover the sea.” (Isaiah 11:9) And so may it be Your will. And let us say: Amen. |
This “Prayer for an end to injustice on Earth” by an anonymous author, was first published in בצרור החיים: A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), pages 34-35. The English translation presented here is very slightly adapted from the one prepared by Rabbi Justin Kerber (replacing “the Lord” with “Hashem” among other divine name replacements).
Source(s)
Prayer for an end to injustice on Earth in Palestine by Anonymous in B’tsarur HeHayyim- A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), p. 34 Prayer for an end to injustice on Earth in Palestine by Anonymous in B’tsarur HeHayyim- A Yizkor Supplement for Palestinian Life (Halachic Left 2024), p. 35
