Prayer for a Fast Proclaimed by the Sages of the Torah

Prayer for a Fast Proclaimed by the Sages of the Torah

1. Recite Tehillim: 13, 20, 91, 112, 120, 121, 127, 130 Tehillim 13 1. Lamnatze'ach mizmor le-David. 2. Ad anah Ha-Shem tishkacheini netzach, ad anah tastir et panecha mimeni. 3. Ad anah ashit etzot benafshi, yagon bilvavi yomam, ad anah yarum oyvi alai. 4. Habita, aneini Ha-Shem Elohai, ha'ira einai, pen ishan hamavet. 5. Pen yomar oyvi yecholeti, tzarei yagilu ki emot. 6. Va'ani bechasdecha vatachti, yagel libi bishuatecha, ashira la-Ha-Shem ki gamal alai. Tehillim 20 1. Lamnatze'ach mizmor le-David. 2. Ya'anecha Ha-Shem beyom tzarah, yisagevcha shem Elohei Yaakov. 3. Yishlach ezrecha mikodesh, u-miTziyon yis'adeka. 4. Yizkor kol minchotecha, ve'olatecha yedashene selah. 5. Yiten lecha chilvavecha, vechol atzatecha yimale. 6. Neranenah bishuatecha, uveshem Eloheinu nidgol, yemale Ha-Shem kol mish'alotecha. 7. Atah yadati ki hoshi'a Ha-Shem meshicho, ya'anehu mishmei kodsho bigvurot yesha yemino. 8. Eleh varechev ve'eleh vasusim, va'anachnu beshem Ha-Shem Eloheinu nazkir. 9. Hemah kar'u venafalu, va'anachnu kamnu vanit'odad. 10. Ha-Shem hoshi'ah, ha-Melech ya'anenu veyom kor'einu. Tehillim 91 1. Yoshev beseter Elyon, betzel Shaddai yitlonan. 2. Omer la-Ha-Shem, machsi u-metzudati, Elohai evtach bo. 3. Ki Hu yatzilcha mipach yakush, midever havot. 4. Be'evrato yasech lach, vetachat kenafav techseh, tzinah vesocherah amito. 5. Lo tira mipachad laila, mechetz ya'uf yomam. 6. Midever ba'ofel yahalokh, miketeb yashud tzohorayim. 7. Yipol mitzidcha elef, u-revavah miminecha, elecha lo yigash. 8. Rak be'einecha tabit, veshilumat resha'im tir'eh. 9. Ki atah Ha-Shem machsi, Elyon samta me'onecha. 10. Lo te'une elecha ra'ah, venega lo yikrav be'aholecha. 11. Ki malachav yetzaveh lach, lishmorcha bechol derachecha. 12. Al kapayim yisa'uncha, pen tigof ba'even raglecha. 13. Al shachal va-feten tidroch, tirmos kefir vetanin. 14. Ki vi chashak va'afaltehu, asagvehu ki yada Shemi. 15. Yikra'eini ve'e'enehu, imo anochi betzarah, achaltzehu va'achabdehu. 16. Orech yamim asbi'ehu, ve'ar'ehu bishuati. Tehillim 112 1. Hallelu-yah, ashrei ish yare et Ha-Shem, bemitzvotav chafetz me'od. 2. Gibor ba'aretz yihye zar'o, dor yesharim yevorach. 3. Hon va'osher beveito, vetzidkato עומדת laad. 4. Zarach bachoshech or layesharim, chanun verachum vetzadik. 5. Tov ish chonen u-malveh, yechalkel devarav bemishpat. 6. Ki le'olam lo yimot, lezeker olam yihye tzadik. 7. Mishmu'ah ra'ah lo yira, nachon libo batuach ba-Ha-Shem. 8. Samuch libo lo yira, ad asher yireh betzarav. 9. Pizar natan la'evyonim, tzidkato עומדת laad, karno tarum bechavod. 10. Rasha yireh vecha'as, shinav yachrokh venamas, ta'avat resha'im toved. Tehillim 120 1. Shir ha-ma'alot. El Ha-Shem batzarah li karati vaya'aneni. 2. Ha-Shem hatzilah nafshi misfat sheker, milashon remiyah. 3. Mah yiten lecha u-mah yosif lach lashon remiyah. 4. Chitzei gibor shenunim, im gachelei retamim. 5. Oyah li ki garti Meshech, shachanti im aholei Kedar. 6. Rabbat shachnah lah nafshi, im sone shalom. 7. Ani shalom, vechi adaber, hemah la-milchamah. Tehillim 121 1. Shir la-ma'alot. Esa einai el he-harim, me'ayin yavo ezri. 2. Ezri me'im Ha-Shem, oseh shamayim va'aretz. 3. Al yiten lamot raglecha, al yanum shomrecha. 4. Hineh lo yanum velo yishan, shomer Yisrael. 5. Ha-Shem shomrecha, Ha-Shem tzilcha al yad yeminecha. 6. Yomam ha-shemesh lo yakeka, veyare'ach ba-lailah. 7. Ha-Shem yishmorcha mi-kol ra, yishmor et nafshecha. 8. Ha-Shem yishmor tzetcha u-vo'echa, me'atah ve'ad olam. Tehillim 127 1. Shir ha-ma'alot li-Shlomo. Im Ha-Shem lo yivneh bayit, shav amelu vonav bo; im Ha-Shem lo yishmor ir, shav shakad shomer. 2. Shav lachem mashkimei kum, me'acharei shevet, ochlei lechem ha-atzavim; ken yiten lidido shenah. 3. Hineh nachalat Ha-Shem banim, sachar peri ha-baten. 4. Ke-chitzim beyad gibor, ken bnei ha-ne'urim. 5. Ashrei ha-gever asher mile et ashpato mehem, lo yevoshu ki yedaberu et oyvim ba-sha'ar. Tehillim 130 1. Shir ha-ma'alot. Mima'amakim keraticha Ha-Shem. 2. Adonai shim'ah vekoli, tihyena oznecha kashuvot lekol tachanunai. 3. Im avonot tishmor Yah, Adonai mi ya'amod. 4. Ki imcha ha-selichah, lema'an tivare. 5. Kiviti Ha-Shem, kivtah nafshi, velidvaro hochalti. 6. Nafshi la-Adonai, mishomrim la-boker, shomrim la-boker. 7. Yachel Yisrael el Ha-Shem, ki im Ha-Shem ha-chesed, veharbeh imo fedut. 8. VeHu yifdeh et Yisrael mi-kol avonotav.   2. Then recite the prayer “Avinu Malkeinu” (Our Father, Our King) Transliteration Avinu Malkeinu chatanu lefanecha, Avinu Malkeinu ein lanu melech ela Atah Avinu Malkeinu ase imanu lema'an Shemecha Avinu Malkeinu chadesh aleinu shanah tovah Avinu Malkeinu batel me'aleinu kol gezerot kashot Avinu Malkeinu batel machshavot son'einu Avinu Malkeinu hafer atzat oyveinu Avinu Malkeinu kale kol tzar u-mastin me'aleinu Avinu Malkeinu setem pi'ot mastineinu u-mekatrgeinu Avinu Malkeinu kale dever u-cherev u-shevui u-mashchit ve'avon u-shemad mibnei beritecha Avinu Malkeinu mena magefah minachalatecha Avinu Malkeinu selach u-mechal lechol avonoteinu Avinu Malkeinu mecheh veha'aver psha'einu vechatoteinu mineged einecha Avinu Malkeinu mechok berachamecha harabim kol shtarei chovoteinu Avinu Malkeinu hahazireinu bi-teshuvah shelemah lefanecha Avinu Malkeinu shelach refu'ah shelemah lecholei amecha Avinu Malkeinu kara ra gezer dineinu Avinu Malkeinu zachreinu be-zikaron tov lefanecha Avinu Malkeinu kotveinu / chotmeinu be-sefer chaim tovim Avinu Malkeinu kotveinu / chotmeinu be-sefer ge'ulah vi-shu'ah Avinu Malkeinu kotveinu / chotmeinu be-sefer parnasah ve-chalkalah Avinu Malkeinu kotveinu / chotmeinu be-sefer zechuyot Avinu Malkeinu kotveinu / chotmeinu be-sefer selichah u-mechilah Avinu Malkeinu hatzmach yeshu'ah be-karov Avinu Malkeinu hareim keren Yisrael amecha Avinu Malkeinu hareim keren M'shichecha Avinu Malkeinu maleh yadeinu mi-birchotecha Avinu Malkeinu maleh asameinu sava, Avinu Malkeinu shema koleinu, chus ve-rachem aleinu Avinu Malkeinu kabel be-rachamim u-veratzon et tefilateinu Avinu Malkeinu petach sha'arei shamayim li-tefilateinu Avinu Malkeinu zechor ki afar anachnu Avinu Malkeinu na al tashiveinu reikam milfan echa Avinu Malkeinu tehei ha-sha'ah ha-zot sha'at rachamim ve-et ratzon milfan echa Avinu Malkeinu chamol aleinu ve-al olaleinu ve-tafenu Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'an ha-harugim al shem kodshecha Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'an tevucheim al yichudecha Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'an ba'ei ba'esh u-va-mayim al kiddush Shemecha Avinu Malkeinu nekam nikmat dam avadecha ha-shafuch Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'anecha im lo lema'aneinu Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'anecha ve-hoshi'einu Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'an rachamecha ha-rabim Avinu Malkeinu ase lema'an Shimcha ha-gadol ve-ha-gibor ve-ha-nora she-nikra aleinu Avinu Malkeinu choneinu va-aneinu ki ein banu ma'asim, ase imanu tzedakah va-chesed ve-hoshi'einu, Translation Our Father, our King, we have sinned before You Our Father, our King, we have no king but You Our Father, our King, deal kindly with us for the sake of Your Name Our Father, our King, renew for us a good year Our Father, our King, annul all harsh decrees against us Our Father, our King, annul the thoughts of those who hate us Our Father, our King, thwart the plans of our enemies Our Father, our King, remove every trouble and calamity from us Our Father, our King, silence those who attack and accuse us Our Father, our King, avert every plague, sword, famine, captivity, destruction, and vengeance from those who have entered into a covenant with You Our Father, our King, avert the plague from those who follow You Our Father, our King, pardon and forgive all our iniquities Our Father, our King, erase and remove our transgressions and sins from before Your eyes Our Father, our King, erase, in Your abundant mercy, all our bills of indebtedness Our Father, our King, bring us back wholeheartedly to Your presence Our Father, our King, send a complete recovery to the sick among Your people Our Father, our King, tear up our evil decree Our Father, our King, remember us favorably before You Our Father, our King, inscribe / seal us in the book of good life Our Father, our King, inscribe / seal us in the book of redemption and salvation Our Father, our King, inscribe / seal us in the book of livelihood and sustenance Our Father, our King, inscribe / seal us in the book of merits Our Father, our King, inscribe / seal us in the book of forgiveness Our Father, our King, bring salvation to us soon Our Father, our King, raise up the glory of Israel—Your people Our Father, our King, raise up the glory of Your Mashiach Our Father, our King, fill our hands with Your blessings Our Father, our King, fill our storehouses abundantly Our Father, our King, hear our voices; have compassion and mercy on us Our Father, our King, graciously and willingly accept our prayer Our Father, our King, open the gates of Heaven to our prayer Our Father, our King, remember that we are but dust Our Father, our King, please do not send us away empty-handed from Your presence Our Father, our King, make this hour an hour of mercy and a time of favor before You Our Father, our King, have compassion on us, our children, and our infants Our Father, our King, do this for the sake of those killed for the sake of Your holy Name Our Father, our King, do this for the sake of those slaughtered for the sake of Your oneness Our Father, our King, do this for the sake of those who went through fire and water for the sanctification of Your Name Our Father, our King, avenge the spilled blood of Your servants Our Father, our King, do this for Your sake, if not for ours Our Father, our King, do this for Your sake and save us Our Father, our King, do this for the sake of Your great mercy Our Father, our King, do this for the sake of Your great, mighty, and awesome Name Our Father, our King, have mercy on us and answer us, for we have no worthy deeds; grant us charity and kindness, and save us! 3. After reciting Tehillim, recite the prayer “Acheinu kol Beit Yisrael” (Our brothers, the entire House of Israel) אחינו כל בית ישראל, הנתונים בצרה ובשביה, העומדים בין בים ובין ביבשה, המקום ירחם עליהם, ויוציאם מ צרה לרוחה, ומאפלה לאורה, ומשעבוד לגאלה, השתא בעגלא ובזמן קריב, ונאמר אמן: “Acheinu kol Beit Yisrael, ha-netunim be-tzarah u-ve-shivyah, ha-omdim bein ba-yam u-vein ba-yabashah, HaMakom yerachem aleihem ve-yotzi'em mi-tzarah li-revach, u-me-afelah le-orah, u-mi-shibud li-ge'ulah, hashta ba'agala u-vizman kariv, ve-nomar amen.” (Our brothers, the entire House of Israel, who are in distress and captivity, wherever you may be, at sea or on dry land—may HaMakom have mercy on you and bring you from distress to relief, from darkness to light, and from bondage to redemption, speedily and soon, and let us say: Amen!) (The Torah sages’ organizations: “Degel HaTorah,” “Agudat Yisrael,” “Union of Torah Sages,” and “Union of Torah Sages of America,” with the support of the “Be'erot Yitzchak” website; prayer texts by Zoya Haya Tigai)