Motzaei Shabbat Prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (Yiddish and Hebrew)
Motzaei Shabbat Prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev (Yiddish and Hebrew)
This prayer of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was found among his manuscripts with the following note, in which he instructed: «Let men, women, and children recite this supplication at the conclusion of every Holy Shabbat before Havdalah three times. And I am certain that they will undoubtedly be blessed with good fortune, merit Heavenly assistance, and receive every blessing, with G-d’s help!»
Hebrew Transliteration
«Elohei Avraham, Elohei Yitzchak ve-Elohei Yaakov, shemor ve-hatzel et amekha Yisrael ahuvekha mi-kol ra, vi-tehilatekha ka-asher Shabbat Kodesh ha-ahuv over ha-shavua, ha-chodesh ve-ha-shanah, yavo lanu le-emunah shelemah, le-emunat chachamim, le-ahavat chaveirim, li-dveikut ha-Bore, baruch Hu, le-ha'amin bi-shloshah asar ikrim she-lach. Uvi-geulah kerovah bi-meherah ve-yameinu, uvi-techiyat ha-metim, uvi-nevuat Moshe Rabbeinu, alav ha-shalom.
Ribono shel olam, Atah hinekha noten la-ya'ef koach, ten gam livnei ha-yehudim ahuvekha koach le-hodot lekha ve-rak lekha la-avod, ve-lo le-acher chalilah, asher ha-shavua ha-chodesh ve-ha-shanah, yavo lanu li-veriut u-le-mazal tov ve-li-vracha u-le-hatzlachah, u-le-chesed, u-livnei chayei arikei u-mezonei revichei ve-siyata di-shmaya lanu u-le-chol Yisrael, ve-nomar amen».
Yiddish Transliteration
Got fun Avrohom un fun Yitzchok un Yaakov.
Beit dayn leb folk Yisroel fun alemen beyzn in daynem loyb az der liber Shabbos Koydesh geyt.
Az di vokh un der choydesh, un der yor zol unz kumen tsu emune shleymo, tsu emunas chachomim, tsu aavas chaveyrim, tsu dveikas ha-Boyre boruch Hu, maamin tsu zayn bishloysh esrey ikrim sheloyach, un vi-geule kroivoh bimeyro veyomeynu, uvischiyas hameysim, uvinvuas Moyshe Rabeynu, olov hasholoym.
Riboyno shel oylom, du bist doch anoysayn la-yeef koiach. Gib dayne libe yidishe kinderlech oych koiach dich tsu loybn. Un nor dich tsu dienen un keyn anderen cholilo nisht. Un az di vokh un der choydesh un der yor zol unz kumen tsu gezunt un tsu mazol un tsu brocho ve-hatslocho. Un tsu chesed un tsu bonei chayei arikei u-mezonei revichei ve-siyato di-shmayo, lonu u-lechol Yisroel, venoymar omein.
Translation
G-d of Abraham, G-d of Isaac, and G-d of Jacob, protect Your people, Israel, whom You love, from all evil—for the sake of Your glorified Name. Behold, our beloved Holy Shabbat is ending; may the coming week bring us perfect faith, faith in the Sages, love for our fellow Jews, and cleaving to the Creator, blessed is He. May we believe in the thirteen principles given by You, in the imminent Redemption—speedily, in our days—in the resurrection of the dead and in the prophecy of our teacher Moses, peace be upon him. Master of the Universe, You give strength to the weary. Grant strength as well to Your children, the Jewish people, sheltered by Your mercy, to praise Your Name and serve You alone. May the coming week bring us health, good fortune and success, blessing and favor, children, long life and abundant sustenance—for us and for all Israel—and let us say: Amen.
(According to the siddur "Complete Collection of Shabbat Prayers," Shorashim Publishing, New York)
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