

אָנוּ לְיָהּ

וּלְיָהּ עֵינֵנוּ

We (turn) towards Yah

and towards Yah we look.



בָּרוּךְ ה״ אֲשֶׁר טוֹב גִמָלָנוּ,

בְּרַחֲמָיו וּבְרוֹב חֲסָדָיו הִגְדִיל לָנוּ,

וּבְרוּחַ פִּיו בָּרָא שָׁמַיִם וָאָרֶץ

תֵּבֵל וְיוֹשִיַהָ.

וְהוּא הַמֵאִיר לָאָרֶץ וְלַדָרִים עָלֶיהָ

הוּא בָּרָא כָּל הַנִבְרָאִים,

וְהוֹצִיא יֶשׁ מֶאַיִן כָּל הַנִמְצָאִים,

מֶלֶךְ עוֹלָמִים לוֹ הַמְּלוּכָה וּמַמְּלִיךְ מְלָכִים,

הוּא אֲשֶׁר נָטַע שָׁלוֹם בְּלֵב מְלָכִים וְשָׂרִים

וּלְהָשִׁיב חֶרֶב אֵל נְדָנָהּ,

אָמַר ה״ שָׁלוֹם לָרָחוֹק וְלַקָרוֹב

נוֹדֶה לַה״ בְּמַקְהֵלוֹת עַל חֲסָדָיו

אֲשֶׁר הֵיטַב עִמָנוּ,

צָעַקְנוּ אֶל ה״ בַּצַר לָנוּ

וּמִמְּצוּקוֹתֵנוּ הוֹצִיאָנוּ,

וְאֶת הָעָם הַרָפֶּה יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ

הִצְלִיחַ בְּטוּבוֹ מִלְחַמְתֵּינוּ,

וּמִידֵי זָרִים וְנָכְרִים לָנוּ הָשַׁכְתָּ נַחֲלָתֵינוּ,

וְהֶחֱזַרְתָּנוּ מָשׂוֹשׂ לִבֵּנוּ׃

Blessed be Hashem who has dealt kindly with us,

in His mercy and great kindness He has dealt magnanimously with us.

By the breath of His mouth He has created heaven and earth,

the Earth and those who dwell thereon.

He gives light to the land and its inhabitants.

He has created all created things,

and every existing thing He has produced, what exists created from the non-existent.

King eternal, to Him is Kingship, and He causes monarchs to reign.

He it is who implanted peace in the heart of kings and princes

so that they may return the sword to its sheath.

Hashem has said peace to those afar and to those near.

We will praise Hashem in congregation for His kindnesses

which He has benevolently bestowed upon us.

We cried unto Hashem from our straits

and from our troubles He brought us forth.

And for us, a weak people, inhabiting the land,

He in His goodness prospered our warfare.

You have restored us our inheritance from the hands of aliens and strangers

and given us back the joy of our heart.



וְעַתָּה בָּאנוּ מֶלֶךְ רָם עַל רָמִים,

לִשְׁפּוֹךְ נַפְשֵׁנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ,

שְׁמַע אֶל תְּפִלַת בִּנְךָ בְּכוֹרֶךָ,

עַם סְגֻלָתֶךָ,

הַפּוֹטְחִים עַל שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה מִדוֹתֶךָ,

שֶׁאֵינָם חוֹזְרִים רֵיקָם מִלְפָנֶיךּ,

אֶמוּנִים בְּנִי מַאֲמִינִים בִּשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה עִיקָרֵי דָתֶיךָ׃

And now, King, exalted beyond all height,

we have come to pour out our soul before you.

Hear the prayer of your first-born son,

your chosen people,

who trust in your thirteen attributes of mercy,

that they return not empty from before you,

faithful sons of faithful believers in the thirteen principles of your Law.



כְּשֵׁם שֶׁחָלַקְתָּ מִכְבוֹדֶךָ לְדָוִד בֶּן יִשָי,

וְלִמְנוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה נָתַתָּ חָכְמָה מִכָּל אָדָם,

כֵּן תְּחַלֵק כָּבוֹד שֵׂכֶל בִּינָה וּמַדַע לִשְׁפּוֹט אֶת הַעָם

לַאֲדוֹנֵינוּ שָׂרְי שְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה מְדִינוֹת הָאֵלוּ,

וּבְתוֹכָם שַׂר הַעָכָא

גוורנר קלינטן

עִם יוֹעֲצֵיהֶם וְשָׂרֵיהֶם הַפַרְתֵּמִים הַפָחוֹת

וְהַסְגָנִיט אִישׁ עַל מַחֲנֵהוּ

וְאִישׁ עַל דִגְלוֹ אֲשׁר שַׂמְתָּ הַמִשְׂרָה עָל שִׁכְמוֹ,

יִתְנַשֵׂא וְיָרוּם הוֹדוֹ,

וְיִהְיֶה כַּזַיִת רַעֲנָן,

וְיִפְרָה כּשׁוֹשַׁנַת הָעֲמָקִים,

וּכְחַבַצֶלֶת הַשָׁרוֹן,

וְהָיָה כְּעֵץ שָׁתוּל עַל פַּלְגֵי מַיִם

אֲשֶׁר פִרְיוֹ יִתֵּן בְּעִתּוֹ

וְעָלֵהוּ לֹא יִבּוֹל וְכָל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה יַצְלִיחַ,

וְכַאֲשֶׁר בְּחַסְרָם הַגְדוֹלִים מֵטִיבִים עִמָנוּ

וּבְצִילָם אֲנַחְנוּ יוֹשְׁבִים שְׁלֵוִים וּשְקֵטִים,

כֵּן תְּשַׁלֵם לָחֶם כִּגְמוּלָם,

וְתֵּן לָהֶם מִשְׁאֲלוֹת לְבָבָם,

וְיֵיטִבוּ עִמָנוּ עַד אַחֲרִיתָם,

וּתְנַנוּ לְחֵן וּלְחֶסֶד בְּעֵינֵיהֶם,

וּכְחוֹתָם עַל לִבָּם יְשִׂימוּנוּ,

וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן וְנֺאמַר אָמֵן׃



and to Shlomo his son [whom] you gave wisdom greater than that of all men,

so may you grant intelligence, wisdom, and knowledge to our lords,

the rulers of these thirteen states, to judge the people,

yea also to the commanding general,

Governor [George] Clinton,

together with their counselors, advisers,

(officers and deputies) each ruling in his sphere,

each man by his standard, each upon whose shoulder you have set dominion.

May he be upheld and his honor be high.

May he be as the fresh olive tree,

and blossom as the lily of the valley,

as the rose of Sharon,

and may he be as the tree planted by springs of water,

whose fruit comes forth in its due season and its leaf withers not.

And in whatsoever he does may he prosper.

And as in their great kindness they will deal well with us,

and we shall dwell in quietness and peace in their shadow,

so may you reward them according to their desert.

Give to them the desires of their heart,

so that they may deal well with us unceasingly.

Cause us to find favor and grace in their eyes

that they may set us a seal upon their heart.

O that this may be your will and let us say Amen. As you gave of your kavod to David ben Yishaiand to Shlomo his son [whom] you gave wisdom greater than that of all men,so may you grant intelligence, wisdom, and knowledge to our lords,the rulers of these thirteen states, to judge the people,yea also to the commanding general,Governortogether with their counselors, advisers,(officers and deputies) each ruling in his sphere,each man by his standard, each upon whose shoulder you have set dominion.May he be upheld and his honor be high.May he be as the fresh olive tree,and blossom as the lily of the valley,as the rose of Sharon,and may he be as the tree planted by springs of water,whose fruit comes forth in its due season and its leaf withers not.And in whatsoever he does may he prosper.And as in their great kindness they will deal well with us,and we shall dwell in quietness and peace in their shadow,so may you reward them according to their desert.Give to them the desires of their heart,so that they may deal well with us unceasingly.Cause us to find favor and grace in their eyesthat they may set us a seal upon their heart.O that this may be your will and let us say Amen.



כֵּשֵׁם שֶׁנָתַתָּ כֹּחַ לְשַׁמְשׁוֹן בֶּן מָנוֹחַ וְשָמַע כְּפִיר בִּגְבוּרָתוֹ,

כֵּן תְּגַבֵּר וּתְחַזֵק מָגֵן יְשוּעָה לַאֲדוֹנֵינוּ רֹאשׁ וְשַׂר הַצָבָא

דשארדש וואשנגטן

מְשׁוּחַ מִלְחַמָה בַּיַם בַּיַבַּשָׁה

וּבַמְדִינָה עִם כָּל חַיָילוֹתָיו בְּרִכְבּוֹ וּבְפָנָשָׁיו

וּבְּעַת מִצוֹא יַדְבֵּר עַמִים תַּחַת רַגְלָיו,

עַד יִפְנוּ אֵלָיו עוֹרֶף וְלֺא פָּנִים,

יִפְּלוּ וְלֹא יוֹסִיפוּ קוּם,

וְהוּא יִרְדוֹף אוֹיְבָיו וְיַשִׂיגֵם

וְלֹא יָשׁוּב עַד כַּלוֹתָם.

אָנָא ה״ הוֹשִׁיעָה נָה, אָנָא ה״ הַצְלִיחָה נָא,

אַךְ טוֹב וּמַה נָעִים

אִם תֶּחֱזַק שָׁלוֹם בְּלֵב מֵלָכִים וְשָׂרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר נָטָעְתָּ,

וְכִתְּתוּ חַרְבוֹתָם לְאִתִּים וַחֲנִיתוֹתֵיהֶם לְמַזְמֵרוֹת

וְלֹא יִשָׂא גוֹי אֶל גוֹי חֶרֶב וְלֺא יִלְמְדוּ עוֹד מִלְכָמָה,

וִיְקַיֵים בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב,

וְנָתַתִּי שָׁלוֹם בָּאָרֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּם וְאֵין מַחֲרִיד,

שָׁלוֹם רָב לְאוֹהֲבֵי תוֹרָתֶךָ וְאֵין לָמוֹ מִכְשׁוֹל,

יְהִי שָׁלוֹם בְּחֵילֵך שַׁלְוָה בּאַרְמְנוֹתַיִךְ,

וְתֵן בְּלִבָּם רַחֲמָנוֹת לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹבוֹת עִמָנוּ וְעִם כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל

בִּזְכוּת אַהֲבַת הַקַדְמוֹנִים כְּדִכְתִיב

וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת בְּרִיתִי יַעֲקֹב

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי יִצְחָק

וְאַף אֶת בְּרִיתִי אַבְרָהָם

אֶזְכֹּר וְהָאָרֶץ אֶזְכֹּר,

וְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן וְנֺאמַר אָמֵן׃

As you did give strength to Shimshon ben Manoaḥ that he rent a young lion in his might,

so may you strengthen and support the saving shield of our lord and commanding general

George Washington,

the appointed chief of the war on sea and on land

and throughout the country hath all his forces infantry and cavalry.

In your own time you will subdue the people beneath his feet

until they turn their back to him and not their face;

may they fall and rise up no more,

and may he pursue his enemies, and overtaking them,

not return until they are destroyed.

O Hashem save us now! Hashem prosper us now!

O how goodly, how beautiful might it be

would you confirm the peace that you have planted on the hearts of kings and rulers

that they should beat their swords into plowshares, their spears into pruning forks,

that nation should not lift up sword against nation nor should they any more learn war;

that you would establish over us the word that is written:

“And I will set peace in the land and you shall dwell with none to make you afraid.”

“Great is the peace to those who love your teaching, for them is no stumbling block.”

“May peace be in your rampart, prosperity in your palaces.”

Set mercy in their heart that they may deal kindly with us and with all Israel

through the merit of the love of the Avot, as it is written:

“And I shall remember my covenant with Ya’aqov,

also my covenant with Yitsḥak,

yea also my covenant with Avraham

and the land shall I remember.”

O that this may be your will and let us say Amen.