Prayer for a Shidduch for a Girl by the Yanuka Gaon
Prayer for a Shidduch for a Girl by the Yanuka Gaon
תפילה למציאת זיווג לנערה (It is good to recite this three times a day)A Prayer for a Girl to Find Her Match(It is good to recite this three times a day)רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, אַב הָרַחֲמִים וְהַסְלִיחוֹת, הִנֵּה הִגַּעְתִּי לְפִרְקִי — וְהִנְנִי חֲפֵצָה לִמְצוֹא אֶת בֶּן זוּגִי, וְאֵינִי יוֹדַעַת מִפְּנֵי מָה מִתְעַכַּב זִוּוּגִי, וְהִנְנִי חָשָׁה בְּלִבִּי אֶת הַסְתָּרַת פָּנֶיךָ.Ribono shel olam, Av ha-rachamim ve-ha-selichot, hinei higa'ti le-firki — ve-hinneni chafetzah limtzo et ben zugi, ve-eini yoda'at mipnei mah mit'akev zivugi, ve-hinneni chashah be-libi et hastarat panecha.Master of the universe, Father of mercy and forgiveness, I have reached the time in my life to marry, and I wish to find my match, but I do not know why my match is delayed, and I feel in my heart the concealment of Your countenance.מוֹדָה אֲנִי וּמִתְוַדָּה, חָטָאתִי עָוִיתִי פָּשַׁעְתִּי, רְאֵה עָנְיִי וַעֲמָלִי וְשָׂא לְכָל חַטֹּאתָי.Modah ani u-mitvadah, chatati, aviti, pashati; re'eh onyii ve-amali, ve-sa le-chol chatotai.I acknowledge and confess: I have sinned, acted wrongfully, and transgressed. See my suffering and hardship, and forgive all my sins.אָנָּא קַבֵּל אֶת תְּשׁוּבָתִי, וְזַכֵּנִי לִהְיוֹת נִכְלֶלֶת בְּךָ יִתְבָּרַךְ; הַבֵּט אֶל הַטּוֹב שֶׁבִּי, וְדוּן אוֹתִי לְכַף זְכוּת.Ana kabel et teshuvati, ve-zakeni lihyot nichlelet becha yitbarach; habet el ha-tov she-bi, ve-dun oti le-kaf zechut.Please accept my repentance and grant me the merit of being united with You, Blessed One; look upon the good within me and judge me favorably.אָנָּא אֱלֹהֵי אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב – עֲנֵנִי, הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי, וּפְתַח לִי כָּל שַׁעֲרֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְתַגְבִּיהּ מַזָּלִי.Ana, Elohei Avraham, Yitzchak ve-Yaakov — aneni, hoshieni, u-fetach li kol sha'arei ha-shamayim, ve-tagbiah mazali.Please, G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, answer me, save me, open for me all the gates of Heaven, and elevate my fortune.אָנָּא, תָּאִיר לִי אֶת דַּרְכִּי, וּתְשִׁיבֵנִי אֵלֶיךָ בִּתְשׁוּבָה שְׁלֵמָה; וְתְתַקֵּן בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ עַל יְדֵי תְּשׁוּבָתִי מַה שֶּׁאֲנִי צְרִיכָה לְתַקֵּן בִּכְלַל הַגִּלְגּוּלִים.Ana, ta'ir li et darki, u-teshiveni eleicha bi-teshuvah shelemah; ve-tetaken be-rachamecha al yedei teshuvati mah she-ani tzrichah letaken bi-chlal ha-gilgulim.Please illuminate my path and return me to You through complete repentance; in Your mercy, through my repentance, rectify what I need to rectify throughout the reincarnations of my soul.אָנָּא אֵל אֱמֶת, אֵינִי יוֹדַעַת לְהִתְפַּלֵּל, וְאֵיךְ לִפְעוֹל לְפָנֶיךָ בַּקָּשָׁתִי, וּמָה עָלַי לַעֲשׂוֹת בִּכְדֵי לִמְצוֹא אֶת זִוּוּגִי.Ana, El emet, eini yoda'at le-hitpalel, ve-eich lif'ol lefanecha bakashati, u-ma alai la'asot kedei limtzo et zivugi.True G-d, I do not know how to pray, how to present my request before You, or what I must do to find my match.הֲרֵינִי כְּלוּם, וְאַתָּה כֹּל יָכוֹל; וּמִי יְרַחֵם עַל כְּלוּם — הֲלוֹא כֹּל יָכוֹל.Hareini klum, ve-atah kol yachol; u-mi yerachem al klum — halo kol yachol.I am nothing, while You can do everything; and who will have compassion on one who is nothing, if not the Almighty?אָנָּא, תְּרַחֵם עָלַי — תִּקְוָתִי שֶׁיַּעֲלוּ מִלּוֹתַי וּתְפִלּוֹתַי לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶךָ, וְתְרַחֵם עָלַי וְתוֹשִׁיעַ.Ana, terachem alai — tikvati she-ya'alu milotai u-tefilotai lifnei kisei kevodecha, ve-terachem alai ve-toshia.Please have compassion on me. My hope is that my words and prayers will rise before Your Throne of Glory; have compassion on me and save me.אָנָּא, הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי מְהֵרָה, כִּי קָשֶׁה עָלַי לִהְיוֹת כָּךְ; לִבִּי נִשְׁבָּר בְּקִרְבִּי, אָנָּא תְּרַחֲמֵנִי, וֶאֱמֹר דַּי לְצָרוֹתַי.Ana, hoshieni meherah, ki kasheh alai lihyot kach; libi nishbar be-kirbi, ana terachameni, ve-emor dai le-tzarotai.Save me quickly, for it is hard for me to live this way; my heart is broken within me. Please have compassion on me and say, “Enough of her suffering.”אָנָּא, אֵל רַחוּם, שַׂמְּחֵנִי וְהַרְאֵנִי יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ; וְתְחַתֵּן אוֹתִי עִם אִישׁ טוֹב, נָאֶה בְּמַעֲשִׂים וּבַעַל מַעֲשִׂים טוֹבִים, בַּעַל חֵן, אִישׁ מַשְׂכִּיל וְיוֹרֵא אֱלֹהִים, רוֹדֵף צְדָקָה וְגוֹמֵל חֶסֶד.Ana, El rachum, samecheni ve-hareni yeshu'atecha; ve-techateni im ish tov, na'eh ba-ma'asim u-va'al ma'asim tovim, ba'al chen, ish maskil ve-yerei Elokim, rodef tzedakah ve-gomel chesed.Merciful G-d, gladden me and show me Your salvation. Let me marry a good man, distinguished by his deeds and his good works, gracious, intelligent and G-d-fearing, pursuing righteousness and performing acts of kindness.אָנָּא, הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי בִּמְהֵרָה, וְזַכֵּנִי לְהִנָּשֵׂא בְּקָרוֹב; אַל תַּעַזְבֵנִי, יְיָ אֱלֹהָי.Ana, hoshieni bi-meherah, ve-zakeni le-hinase be-karov; al ta'azveni, Adonai Elohai.Please save me soon and grant me the merit of marrying in the near future; do not abandon me, L-rd, my G-d.אָנָּא, אַתָּה יִתְבָּרַךְ יוֹדֵעַ מַה טוֹב לִי; רַחֵם נָא עָלַי וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְּהֶרֶף עַיִן, וְתֵן לִי אֶת בֶּן זוּגִי הָאֲמִתִּי, שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה יַחְדָּו לִהְיוֹת דְּבוּקִים בֶּאֱמֶת, וְלַעֲשׂוֹת לְךָ נַחַת רוּחַ.Ana, atah yitbarach yode'a mah tov li; rachem na alai ve-hoshieni ke-heref ayin, ve-ten li et ben zugi ha-amiti, she-nizkeh yachdav lihyot devukim ba-emet, ve-la'asot lecha nachat ruach.You, Blessed One, know what is good for me. Please have compassion on me and save me in the blink of an eye; grant me my true match, so that together we may be truly devoted and bring You joy.אָנָּא, יְיָ, יֶהְיוּ רַחֲמֶיךָ עָלַי וְעַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל; אָנָּא, רְאֵה אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָבַר עָלַי בְּחַיַּי — כָּל הַצַּעַר וְהַיִּסּוּרִים.Ana, Adonai, yihyu rachamecha alai ve-al amcha Yisrael; ana, re'eh et asher avar alai be-chayai — kol ha-tza'ar ve-ha-yisurim.L-rd, may Your mercies be upon me and upon Your people Israel. Please see all that I have endured in my life—all the pain and suffering.וְזֶה יִהְיֶה עָלַי כְּפִדְיוֹן כַּפָּרָה, וּלְפָתֹחַ לִי שַׁעֲרֵי שֶׁפַע וְחַיִּים טוֹבִים, וְשַׁעֲרֵי יְשׁוּעָה.Ve-zeh yihyeh alai ke-fidyon kaparah, u-liftoach li sha'arei shefa ve-chayim tovim, ve-sha'arei yeshuah.May this serve as atonement for me and open the gates of abundance, a good life, and salvation for me.שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לִמְצוֹא בִּמְהֵרָה אֶת בֶּן זוּגִי, וְתְרַחֲמֵנִי בְּרַחֲמִים רַבִּים, שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לְהִכָּנֵס לַחֻפָּה מִתּוֹךְ שִׂמְחָה וְטוּב לֵבָב, אָמֵן.She-ezkeh limtzo bi-meherah et ben zugi, ve-terachameni be-rachamim rabim, she-ezkeh le-hikanes le-chuppah mi-toch simchah ve-tuv levav, amen.May I merit to find my match soon, and may You have great compassion on me, so that I may enter under the chuppah with joy and a generous heart. Amen.אָנָּא, מֶלֶךְ רַחֲמָן, מָלֵא רַחֲמִים – יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי, וּרְאֵה לְלִבִּי; כִּי אֵינִי יְכוֹלָה לְפָרֵשׁ יוֹתֵר, וְאַתָּה אֵל וְלֹא אִישׁ, וְאֵין מִי שֶׁיְּרַחֵם עָלַי מִלְּבַדֶּךָ, אָנָּא הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי בְּקָרוֹב מַמָּשׁ.Ana, Melech rachman, malei rachamim — yihyu le-ratzon imrei fi, u-re'eh le-libi; ki eini yecholah lefaresh yoter, ve-atah El ve-lo ish, ve-ein mi she-yerachem alai milvadecha, ana hoshieni be-karov mamash.Please, merciful King, full of compassion, may the words of my mouth find favor, and look into my heart, for I cannot express more in words. You are G-d, not man, and no one besides You can have compassion on me. Please save me very soon.אָמֵן נֶצַח סֶלָה וָעֶד.Amen, netzach, selah va'ed.Amen. Forever and ever, eternally.(Translation and transliteration for the site by Bella Greenberg)
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