“Ribbono shel Olam, Mekadesh Yisrael ve-haZemanim, modeh ani lefanekha al asher zikitani le-Yom Kadosh zeh—Hu Yom haKippurim.
U-mevakesh anokhi milfanekha mechilah, selichah u-kapparah al asher lo hirgashti et eimatekha ve-yiratekha ka-ra'ui be-Yom Kadosh zeh (if he was in a holy place, he adds: ‘u-veMakom Kadosh zeh’).
Ve-al kol asher hata'ti, aviti u-fasha'ti lefanekha—in machshavah, tenu'ah, dibbur u-ma'aseh, she-chashavti, dibarti ve-asiti ba-Yom Kadosh zeh she-lo ke-fi retzonekha.
U-vi-frat mevakesh ani selichah, mechilah u-kapparah milfanekha al asher lo nahagti be-simchah shelemah ka-ra'ui le-Yom Kadosh zeh, ve-al asher lo kivadti Yom Tov Kadosh zeh ba-kavod ha-ra'ui lo, ve-al she-hesechti da'ati me-haMalchut shelakha. (if he was in a holy place, he adds: ‘ve-al she-lo nahagti ke-fi ha-kavod ha-ra'ui be-Makom Kadosh zeh’).
Ve-yehi ratzon she-emtza chen va-chesed milfanekha, ve-tashpia ve-tamshikh li hashpa'ot tovot Yom Kadosh zeh le-khol yemei chayai. Amen. Netzach. Selah. Va'ed.”
Translation (Master of the universe, Who sanctifies Israel and the appointed times, I thank You for granting me the merit of this holy day—Yom Kippur. I ask You for forgiveness, pardon, and atonement for not having properly felt Your awe and fear of You on this holy day (if he was in a holy place, he adds: and in this holy place), and for everything in which I sinned, transgressed, and rebelled before You—in every thought, movement, word, and deed that I thought, spoke, or carried out on this holy day contrary to Your will. In particular, I ask You for forgiveness, pardon, and atonement for not having conducted myself with complete joy, as befits this holy day; for not having honored this holy festival with the honor due to it; and for allowing my mind to become distracted from acknowledging Your sovereignty. (If he was in a holy place, he adds: and for not conducting myself with the proper respect in this holy place.) May it be Your will that I find favor and grace before You, and that You bestow upon me and extend to me the spiritual influences of this holy day throughout all the days of my life. Amen, forever and ever!) (Transmitted by the disciples of the Gaon Yanuka for the silatehilim.com website)
