Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan - Tefillah for Parnassa from the Shlah HaKadosh
A Prayer for Parnassa (livelihood) for Rosh Chodesh Nissan by the great Rabbi Yeshaya Horowitz, known as the Shlah HaKadosh - after the name of his sefer "Shnei Luchot HaBrit" (The Two Tablets of the Covenant).
The Shlah HaKadosh writes in "Masechet Tamid" (at the end of the paragraph "Ner Mitzvah") that one should fast before Rosh Chodesh Nissan, so that we do not consume our merits before the Almighty in this world, and that this fast should be observed on the day before Rosh Chodesh Nissan, for in the month of Nissan the Dews of Blessing are opened. Here is the text of the prayer, which may be recited even without fasting, by redeeming the fast with a monetary donation - tzedakah:
תפילה לפרנסה מהשלה״ק לאמרה לפני ר״ח ניסן
אַָתּה הוּא ָהֶא־לֹ־ִה־י־ם ַהזָן ִמַקְרֵני ְרֵאִמים וְַעד ֵבּיֵצי ִכיִנים, וְאַָתּה
הוּא ַהֵמִכין כּל ָצְרֵכיֶהם, וּנוֶֹסף ַעל ַהְצָרִכים ַהֶהְכֵרִחיִים אַָתּה הוּא ַהנוֵֹתן בִּמילוּי וֶָריוַח וְעוֹשׁר וְָכּבוֹד, ָכּל זֶה אַָתּה עוֶֹשׂה ְבּנְִדַבת ִלְבָּך ַהטוֹב. ִכּי אַָתּה הוּא נִָדיב ֶבֶּאֶמת, לֹא ְכמוֹ ֶשׁקוִֹרין ְלְפָעִמים ְלאָָדם ֶאָחד ָנִדיב, ִכּי נְִדֻבתוֹ ֵאינָהּ ֵאִמיִתּית ַרק ְלַתּשׁלוּם ְגמוּל אוֹ ְבִּשִׁביל טוָֹבה ֶשִׁקְדמוּהוּ וְַהֵרי הוּא ְכּסוַֹחר, אֵָכן ִמי ִהְקִדיְמָך וְִשַׁלְמָתּ, וְּבנְִדַבת ִלְבָּך ַהטוֹב טוֹב וֵּמִטיב אַָתּה ַלכֹּל. וְִלי אַנִי ַעְבְדָך ֵהַטְבָתּ ַעל ָכּל, וְָנַתָתּ ִלי עוֶֹשׁר וְָכבוֹד ִמיְָדָך ַהכֹּל, ֵבַּרְכָתִּני ִמכֹּל ַבּכֹּל כֹּל. ָנַתָתּ ִלי ְסָפִרים ַהְרֵבה, וְֶכסף וְזָָהב ָלרוֹב, וַּמְלבּוֵּשׁי ָכבוֹד וְִדיָרה ְבָכבוֹד, ָקטְֹנִתּי ִמָכּל ַהַחָסִדים אֶַשׁר ָעִשׂיָת ֶאת ַעְבֶדָך, וְיֵָרא אָנִֹכי ְמאוֹד ְלנְַפִשׁי ֶשׁלֹא יִהיֶה ַחס וְָשׁלוֹם ָהעוֶֹשׁר ָשׁמוּר ִלי ְלָרָעה ְלַהאִַכיַלנִי ַהְמַעט מזְֻכיוַֹתי ֶשְׁבּיִָדי, וְּבִאם הוּא ֵכן ַקח ָנא ֶאת ִבְּרָכִתי וְאַל ֶאְרֶאה ְבָרָעִתי ָלעוָֹלם ַהָבּא עוָֹלם ַהנְִצִחי. וְּבִאם ְרצוֹנְָך ַהטוֹב ְלֵמַהב וְלֹא ְלֵמְשַׁקל, ֵתּן ְבִּלבּי וְּבֵלב ָכּל ַהִנְלוִים ֵאַלי ֶשׁלֹא ְלִהְשַׁתֵּמשׁ ְבַּמְתּנוֶּתָך ְלַתַענוִּגים גוָּפנִיִים, וְיְִתַפְּרנְסוּ ִמֶמנוּ ַבַּעֵלי תּוָֹרה אַנִָשׁים ְכֵּשִׁרים אַנִָשׁים ַהגוִּנים, ַעשׂוֹת ְצָדָקה ַהְרֵבּה וְּגִמיַלת ַחָסִדים ַלְקרוִֹבים וְָלְרחוִֹקים, וְּדַבר יקוק יָקוּם. יְִהיוּ ְלָרצוֹן ִאְמֵרי ִפי וְֶהְגיוֹן ִלִבּי ְלָפֶניָך
יקוק צוִּרי וְגֲֹאִלי.
The Prayer
Atá hú ha-Elo-him ha-Zán mi-karney reemím ve-ád beytzey kiním, ve-Atá hú ha-Mekhín kól tzarkheihém, ve-nosáf ál ha-tzrakhím ha-hekhreikhiyím Atá hú ha-Notén be-milúy ve-revákh ve-ósher ve-khavód. Kól ze Atá ose be-nidvát libkhá ha-tóv. Ki Atá hú nadív be-emét, lo kmo she-korín lifamím le-adám ekhád nadív, ki nidvato eyna amitít rák le-tashlúm gmúl ó bishvíl tová she-kidmúhu va-harey hú ke-sokhér. Akhén mi hikdimkhá ve-shilámta, u-ve-nidvát libkhá ha-tóv – tóv u-metiv Ata la-kól. Ve-li aní avdekhá hetávta al kól, ve-natáta li ósher u-khavód mi-yadekha ha-kól, beirakhtáni Mikól Bakól Kól.
Natáta li sfarím arbé, ve-khésef ve-zaháv la-róv, u-malbushey khavód ve-dirá be-khavód, katánti mi-kól ha-khasadím ashér asíta ét avdekha, ve-yaré anokhí meód le-nafshí she-lo yihyé khas ve-shalóm ha-ósher shamúr li le-raá le-haakhiléni ha-meát mi-zkhuyotay she-be-yadí, u-ve-ím hú kén kákh na ét birkhatí ve-ál eré be-raatí la-olám ha-Bá olám ha-nitzkhí, u-ve-ím retzonekhá ha-tóv le-meháv ve-lo le-mishkál, tén be-libí u-ve-lév kól ha-nilvím elay she-lo lehishtamésh be-matnotekha le-taanugím gufaniyím, ve-yitparnesú miménu baaley Torá, anashím ksherím, anashím hagunim, asót tzedaká harbé u-gmilát khasadím li-krovím ve-li-rkhokím, u-dvár Ado-nay yakúm. Yihyú le-ratzón imrey fi ve-higyón libí lefaneykha Ado-nay tzurí vegoalí.
Translation
You are G-d, Who feeds (all) - from the horns of the wild oxen to the eggs of lice; and You are the One Who prepares all that they need, and adds to their essential needs. You are the One Who gives in fullness and abundance, in wealth and honor. All this You do out of the generosity of Your good heart, for You are truly Generous - not like a person who is (only) occasionally generous, for his generosity is not genuine, but only meant to repay a favor, or for the sake of a benefit he expects in the future. Behold, he is like a merchant. Indeed, who has ever come before You and paid You first? And out of the generosity of Your good heart, You are good and do good to all. And to me, Your servant, add good in everything: give me wealth and honor from Your hand, in which everything lies. Bless me from everything, in everything, with everything. Give me many books, and silver and gold in abundance, and honorable garments, and an honorable dwelling. I am unworthy of all the kindnesses that You have done for Your servant, and my soul fears greatly that, G-d forbid, my wealth might be kept for me for harm, causing me to consume only the little merit that remains in my hand. And if this be so, please, hold on to my blessing, so that no evil may befall it in the World to Come, the eternal world. And if it be Your good will to give rather than to measure, place in my heart and in the hearts of all who accompany me, that we should not use Your gifts for bodily pleasures, but that Torah scholars, kosher people, decent people, should be supported from them, to do much tzedakah and acts of kindness, both for those near and those far. And the word of our L-rd stands forever. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, Ha-Shem, my Rock and my Redeemer.
(From the book "Tehillim - Segulot, Prayers")
