2019 is year four of my translation of viduy, also known as the confession. I update it each year, and each year hope to have a fuller machzor one day. Here it is for you to have and share and pray.
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אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
אַל תַּעַזְבֵנוּ וְאַל תִּטְּשֵׁנוּ וְאַל תַּכְלִימֵנוּ. וְאַל תָּפֵר בְּרִיתְךָ אִתָּנוּ. |
Our God, and the God of our ancestors,
Don’t forsake us; And don’t cast us off; And don’t put us to shame; And don’t renege on your deal with us. |
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קָרְבֵנוּ לְתוֹרָתֶךָ.
לַמְּדֵנוּ מִצְוֹתֶיךָ. הוֹרֵנוּ דְּרָכֶיךָ. הַט לִבֵּנוּ לְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ. וּמוֹל אֶת לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָתֶךָ. וְנָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם. וּלְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל תִּמְחוֹל וְתִסְלַח לַעֲוֹנֵינוּ כַּכָּתוּב בְּדִבְרֵי קָדְשֶׁךָ. לְמַעַן־שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנִי כִּי רַב־הוּא׃ (תהלים כה:יא) |
Draw us near to your Torah.
Teach us your commandments. Show us your ways. Incline our hearts to have awe for your name, And circumcise our hearts to love you. That we may return to you in truth, And with a complete heart; And for the sake of your name, the big one, Pardon and forgive our immoralities, According to the words of your holy one: “Pardon my immoralities, YHVH! On the strength of your name: for it is great.”[1] Psalms 25:11. |
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אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ
סְלַח לָנוּ. מְחַל לָנוּ. כַּפֶּר לָנוּ. |
Our God and the God of our ancestors
Pardon us. Forgive us Absolve us. |
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כִּי אָנוּ עַמֶּךָ
וְאַתָּה אֱלֹהֵינוּ. אָנוּ בָנֶיךָ וְאַתָּה אָבִינוּ. אָנוּ עֲבָדֶיךָ וְאַתָּה אֲדוֹנֵנוּ. אָנוּ צֹאנֶךָ וְאַתָּה רוֹעֵנוּ. |
For we are your people
And you are our god. We are your children And you are our father. We are your slaves And you are our master. We are your sheep And you are our shepherd. |
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אָנוּ כַרְמֶךָ
וְאַתָּה שׁוֹמרֵנוּ אָנוּ נַחֲלָתֶךָ וְאַתָּה חֶלְקֵנוּ. אָנוּ קוֹיֶךָ וְאַתָּה מוֹשִיעֵנוּ. אָנוּ פְעֻלָּתֶךָ וְאַתָּה יוֹצְרֵנוּ. |
We are your vineyard
And you are our watchman. We are your heritage And you are our destiny. We are your waiting And you are our savior. We are your creatures And you are our creator. |
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אָנוּ סְגֻלָּתֶךָ
וְאַתָּה קְרוֹבֵנוּ. אָנוּ עַמֶּךָ וְאַתָּה מַלְכֵּנוּ. אָנוּ רַעְיָתֶךָ וְאַתָּה דוֹדֵנוּ. אָנוּ מַאֲמִירֶיךָ וְאַתָּה מַאֲמִירֵנוּ. |
We are your treasured
And you are our holder. We are your subjects And you are our king. We are your spouse And you are our beloved. We are your chosen And you are our chosen. |
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אָנוּ עַזֵּי פָנִים
וְאַתָּה רַחוּם וְחַנּוּן. אָנוּ קְשֵׁי ערֶף וְאַתָּה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם. אָנוּ מְלֵאֵי עָוֹן. וְאַתָּה מָלֵא רַחֲמִים. אָנוּ יָמֵינוּ כְּצֵל עוֹבֵר. וְאַתָּה הוּא וּשְׁנותֶיךָ לא יִתָּמּוּ: |
We are knuckleheads
But you are merciful and gracious. We are stiff-necked But you are lastingly patient. We have lots of immorality But you have lots of of mercy. We — our days pass as a shadow. But you — you are He whose years have no death. |
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אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ
תָּבֹא לְפָנֶֽיךָ תְּפִלָּתֵֽנוּ, וְאַל תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִנָּתֵֽנוּ שֶׁאֵין אֲנַֽחְנוּ עַזֵּי פָנִים וּקְשֵׁי עֹֽרֶף לוֹמַר לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ צַדִּיקִים אֲנַֽחְנוּ וְלֹא חָטָֽאנוּ אֲבָל אֲנַֽחְנוּ וַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ חָטָֽאנוּ: |
Our God and God of our Ancestors,
Allow our prayers to come before you And don’t absent yourself from our supplications For we are not such stiff-necked knuckleheads As to say before you, YHVH, our God and God of our Ancestors “We are righteous, and we have not sinned.” Rather, us and our ancestors, we have sinned. |
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אָשַׁמְנוּ
בָּגַדְנוּ גָּזַלְנוּ דִבַּרְנוּ דֹפִי הֶעֱוִינוּ וְהִרְשַׁעְנוּ |
We are guilty
We have betrayed We have stolen We have spoken incorrectly We have committed immoralities and We have done bad things |
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זַדְנוּ
חָמַסְנוּ טָפַלְנוּ שֶקֶר יָעַצְנוּ רַע כִּזַבְנוּ לַצְנוּ |
We have been presumptuous
We have been violent We have framed with lies We have counselled badness We have lied We have scorned |
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מָרַדְנוּ
נִאַצְנוּ סָרַרְנוּ עָוִינוּ פָּשַעְנוּ צָרַרְנוּ |
We have rebelled
We have blasphemed We have revolted We have been immoral We have transgressed We have oppressed |
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קִשִׁינוּ עֹרֶף
רָשַׁעְנוּ שִׁחַתְנוּ תִּעַבְנוּ תָּעִינוּ תִּעְתָּעְנוּ |
We have been stiff-necked
We have been bad We have corrupted We have done the abhorrent We have gone astray We have caused others to stray |
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סַרְנוּ מִמִּצְוֹתֶיךָ וּמִמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ הַטּוֹבִים
וְלֹא שָׁוָה לָנוּ: וְאַתָּה צַדִּיק עַל כׇּל הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ. כִּי אֱמֶת עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲנַחְנוּ הִרְשָׁעְנוּ: |
We have turned aside from your good commandments and orders,
and that has not profited us. But you are just concerning all that is come upon us, for you have dealt most truly, but we have done badly. |
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הִרְשַׁעְנוּ וּפָשַׁעְנוּ לָכֵן לֹא נוֹשָׁעְנוּ
וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּנוּ לַעֲזוֹב דֶּרֶךְ רֶשַׁע וְחִישׁ לָנוּ יֶשַׁע כַּכָּתוּב עַל יַד נְבִיאֶךָ יַעֲזוֹב רָשָׁע דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִישׁ אָוֶן מַחְשְׁבוֹתָיו וְיָשׁב אֶל יְהוָה וִירַחֲמֵהוּ וְאֶל אֱלהֵינוּ כִּי יַרְבֶּה לִסְלוֹחַ: |
We have done bad things, and we have transgressed, so we have not been saved.
And allow our hearts to abandon bad ways, and hurry to us salvation. As it is written by the hand of your prophet: Let the baddie abandon his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to YHVH, for He will be merciful; and to our God, for he pardons much. |
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אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ.
מְחַל וּסְלַח לַעֲוֹנוֹתֵינוּ בְּיוֹם (לשבת: הַשַּׁבָּת הַזֶּה וּבְיוֹם) צוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים הַזֶּה וְהֵעָתֵר לָנוּ בִּתְפִלָּתֵנוּ. מְחֵה וְהַעֲבֵר פְּשָׁעֵינוּ מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ. וְכוֹף אֶת יִצְרֵנוּ לְהִשְׁתַּעְבֶּד־לָךְ. וְהַכְנַע אֶת עָרְפֵּנוּ לָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת. וְחַדֵּשׁ כִּלְיוֹתֵינוּ לִשְׁמוֹר פִּקֻּדֶיךָ. וּמוֹל אֶת לְבָבֵנוּ לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ. כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ: וּמָל יְהוָה אֱלהֶיךָ אֶת לְבָבְךָ וְאֶת לְבַב זַרְעֶךָ לְאַהֲבָה אֶת יְהוָה אֱלהֶיךָ בְּכָל לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל נַפְשְׁךָ לְמַעַן חַיֶּיךָ׃ (דברים ל:ו) |
Our God and the God of our ancestors,
Forgive and pardon our immoralities on this day of (on Shabbat: shabbat and on this day of) absolution, let us petition you with our prayers. Erase and overlook our transgressions which accost your eyes. And humble our creativity, that it may be used in your service. And subdue our stubbornness, to turn to you in truth. And renew our innards to keep your orders. And circumcise our hearts with love to awe your name As it is written in your Torah: “And YHVH your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your seed to love YHVH your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, for the benefit of your life.”[2] Deuteronomy 30:6. |
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הַזְּדוֹנוֹת וְהַשְּׁגָגוֹת אַתָּה מַכִּיר.
הָרָצוֹן וְהָאוֹנֶס הַגְּלוּיִם וְהַנִּסְתָּרִים. לְפָנֶיךָ הֵם גְּלוּיִים וִידוּעִים. |
Our evils and our missteps, you recognize
The voluntary and the coerced, the public and the secret. Before you they are all revealed and known. |
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מָה אָנוּ.
מֶה חַיֵּינוּ. מֶה חַסְדֵּנוּ. מַה צִּדְקֵנוּ. מַה יְשֵׁנוּ. מַה כֹּחֵנוּ. מַה גְּבוּרָתֵנוּ. וּמַה נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ. הֲלֹא כׇּל הַגִּבּוֹרִים כְּאַיִן לְפָנֶיךָ וְאַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם כְּלֹא הָיוּ וַחֲכָמִים כִּבְלִי מַדָּע וּנְבוֹנִים כִּבְלִי הַשְׂכֵּל. כִּי רֹב מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם תּהוּ וִימֵי חַיֵּיהֶם הֶבֶל לְפָנֶיךָ. וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל: |
What are we?
What is our life? What is our mercy? What is our righteousness? What is our saving? What is our power? What is our strength? And what can we say before you, YHVH, our God and the God of our ancestors? Are not the heroes like nothing before you? Household names as if they had not existed? Wise men, as if they were without knowledge? And the intelligent, as if they were without understanding? For the majority of their actions are null And the days of their life void before you. And the superiority of the human over the animal is nothing, for it’s all useless. |
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מַה נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶיךָ יושֵׁב מָרוֹם.
וּמַה נְּסַפֵּר לְפָנֶיךָ שׁוֹכֵן שְׁחָקִים. הֲלֹא כׇּל הַנִּסְתָּרוֹת וְהַנִּגְלוֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ: אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ רָזֵי עוֹלָם. וְתַעֲלוּמוֹת סִתְרֵי כׇּל חָי: אַתָּה חוֹפֵשׂ כׇּל חַדְרֵי בָטֶן וּבוֹחֵן כְּלָיוֹת וָלֵב: אֵין דָּבָר נֶעְלָם מִמֶּךָּ, וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ: |
What can we say before you who sits up top?
Or what can we tell before you who lives in the skies? Isn’t it that, the secret and the public, you know? You know the secrets of the world, and the hidden mysteries of all living. You search all the rooms of the belly and examine the kidneys and the heart. There is nothing concealed from you, and none hidden from meeting your eyes. |
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וּבְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְהוָה אֱלהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ,
שֶׁתִּסְלַח לָנוּ עַל כׇּל חַטֹּאתֵינוּ, וְתִמְחָל לָנוּ עַל כׇּל עֲוֹנוֹתֵינוּ, וּתְכַפֶּר לָנוּ עַל כׇּל פְּשָׁעֵינוּ: |
May it be your will, YHVH, our God and the God of our ancestors
to pardon us for all our sins, and to forgive us for all our immoralities and to absolve for all our transgressions. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּאֹנֶס וּבְרָצוֹן: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאִמּוּץ הַלֵּב: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּבְלִי דָעַת: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּבִטּוּי שְׂפָתָיִם: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
coerced or voluntarily. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with a stubborn heart. For the sin we have sinned before you because of not knowing. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with the sayings of lips. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּגִלּוּי עֲרָיוֹת: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּגָלוּי וּבַסָּתֶר: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּדַעַת וּבְמִרְמָה: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּדִבּוּר פֶּה: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
with open nakedness. And for the sin we have sinned before you, either openly or secretly. For the sin we have sinned before you, with knowledge and deceit. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with the speech of the mouth. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּהוֹנָאַת רֵעַ: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּהַרְהוֹר הַלֵּב: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּוְעִידַת זְנוּת: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּוִדּוּי פֶּה: |
For the sin which we have committed before you,
by oppressing a friend. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by whims of the heart. For the sin which we have committed before you, by gathering for vulgarity. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by confessions of the mouth |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּזִלְזוּל הוֹרִים וּמוֹרִים: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּזָדוֹן וּבִשְׁגָגָה: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּחֹזֶק יָד: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּחִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
by scorning our parents and teachers. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with malice or with forgetfulness. For the sin which we have committed before you, by strong arming. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by profaning of your name. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּטֻמְאַת שְׂפָתָיִם: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּטִפְּשׁוּת פֶּה: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּיֵצֶר הָרָע: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּיוֹדְעִים וּבְלֹא יוֹדְעִים: |
For the sin which we have committed before you,
with icky lips. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by spouting nonsense with the mouth. For the sin which we have committed before you, with bad impulses. And for the sin which we have committed before you, knowingly or unknowingly |
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וְעַל כֻּלָּם אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת.
סְלַח לָנוּ. מְחַל לָנוּ. כַּפֶּר לָנוּ: |
Yet, for all of them, God of pardoning,
pardon us, forgive us, absolve us. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּכַחַשׁ וּבְכָזָב: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּכַפַּת שֹׁחַד: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּלָצוֹן: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּלָשׁוֹן הָרָע: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
with lies and deceit. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by taking or giving a bribe. For the sin we have sinned before you, by scoffing. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with bad speech. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּמַשָּׂא וּבְמַתָּן: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּמַאֲכָל וּבְמִשְׁתֶּה: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּנֶשֶׁךְ וּבְמַרְבִּית: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּנְטִיַּת גָּרוֹן: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
in taking and in giving. And for the sin we have sinned before you, in food and drink. For the sin we have sinned before you, by extortion and usury. And for the sin we have sinned before you by the weak tendencies of the throat. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּשִׂיחַ שִׂפְתוֹתֵינוּ: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּשִׂקּוּר עָיִן: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּעֵינַיִם רָמוֹת: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּעַזּוּת מֶצַח: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
by chattering of the teeth. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with a cold eye. For the sin we have sinned before you, with over-important eyes. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with a thick skull. |
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וְעַל כֻּלָּם אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת.
סְלַח לָנוּ. מְחַל לָנוּ. כַּפֶּר לָנוּ: |
Yet, for all of them, God of pardoning,
pardon us, forgive us, absolve us. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בִּפְרִיקַת עוֹל: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּפְלִילוּת: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּצְדִיַּת רֵעַ: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּצָרוּת עָיִן: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
by dismantling the yoke. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by litigiousness. For the sin we have sinned before you, by moving against a friend. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with a troublesome eye. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בְּקַלּוּת ראשׁ: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּקַשְׁיוּת עֹרֶף: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּרִיצַת רַגְלַיִם לְהָרַע: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּרְכִילוּת: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
with simple heads. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with stiff necks. For the sin we have sinned before you, with legs that run towards badness. And for the sin we have sinned before you, by gossiping. |
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עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ
בִּשְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּשִׂנְאַת חִנָּם: עַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּתְשׂוּמֶת יָד: וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּתִמְהוֹן לֵבָב: |
For the sin we have sinned before you,
by false swearing. And for the sins which we have sinned before you, with causeless hatred. For the sin we have sinned before you, by dipping our hand. And for the sin we have sinned before you, with a doubtful heart. |
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וְעַל כֻּלָּם אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת.
סְלַח לָנוּ. מְחַל לָנוּ. כַּפֶּר לָנוּ: |
Yet, for all of them, God of pardoning,
pardon us, forgive us, absolve us. |
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וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם
עוֹלָה: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם חַטָּאת: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם קָרְבָּן עוֹלֶה וְיוֹרֵד: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם אָשָׁם וַדַּאי וְתָלוּי: |
And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for
an olah. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for a ḥatat. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for an offering, on a sliding scale. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for an asham, for either a certain or doubtful sin. |
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וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם
מַכַּת מַרְדוּת: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם מַלְקוּת אַרְבָּעִים: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם מִיתָה בִּידֵי שָׁמָיִם: וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם כָּרֵת וַעֲרִירִי: |
And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for
a whipping for insubordination. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for forty lashes. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for death by the hand of the heavens. And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for being cut off, and being childless. |
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וְעַל חֲטָאִים שֶׁאָנוּ חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם
אַרְבַּע מִיתוֹת בֵּית דִּין: סְקִילָה. שְׂרֵפָה. הֶרֶג. וְחֶנֶק: |
And for the sins with which we incurred a debt for
the four death penalties of the judges: Stoning, burning, beheading, and strangling. |
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עַל מִצְוַת עֲשֵׂה וְעַל מִצְוַת לא תַעֲשֶׂה.
בֵּין שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ קוּם עֲשֵׂה וּבֵין שֶׁאֵין בָּהּ קוּם עֲשֵׂה: אֶת הַגְּלוּיִים לָנוּ וְאֶת שֶׁאֵינָם גְּלוּיִים לָנוּ. אֶת הַגְּלוּיִים לָנוּ כְּבָר אֲמַרְנוּם לְפָנֶיךָ וְהוֹדִינוּ לְךָ עֲלֵיהֶם. וְאֶת שֶׁאֵינָם גְּלוּיִים לָנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ הֵם גְּלוּיִים וִידוּעִים. כַּדָּבָר שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר הַנִּסְתָּרת לַיְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ וְהַנִּגְלֹת לָנוּ וּלְבָנֵינוּ עַד־עוֹלָם לַעֲשׂות אֶת כׇּל דִּבְרֵי הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת: (דברים כט:כח) |
For ‘do-this’ commandments, and for ‘don’t-do-this’ commandments.
If there is anything that can be done about it, and if there is not a thing that can be done about it. Those which are visible to us, and those which are not visible to us. Those which are visible to us, we have already said them before you and acknowledged them to you. And those which are not visible to us, before you they are visible and known. As it is said in these words, “The secret things are for YHVH, our God, and the visible things are for us and our children until forever, to do all the words of this Torah.”[3] Deuteronomy 29:28. |
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כִּי אַתָּה סָלְחָן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל
וּמָחֳלָן לְשִׁבְטֵי יְשֻׁרוּן בְּכָל דּוֹר וָדוֹר וּמִבַּלְעָדֶֽיךָ אֵין לָֽנוּ מֶֽלֶךְ מוֹחֵל וְסוֹלֵֽחַ אֶלָּא אָֽתָּה: |
For You are the pardoner of Israel,
and the forgiver of the tribes of Yeshurun from every generation to generation. And aside from you, we have no king who forgives and pardons, except for you. |
YHVH = יְהוָה
אֱל = God
Our God = אֱלֹהֵינוּ
אֱלֹהִים = God
אֱלֹהֵי = God of
My God = אֱלֹהַי
Lord = אֲדֹנָי
Yah = יָהּ
Shaddai = שַׁדַּי
Source(s)
Maḥzor for Yom Kippur (Hebrew Publishing Company 1901)
Additional sources: Isaac Leeser (1848), Amsterdam (1827/28), and Daat.
