Prayer for Pidyon Shvuyim (Redeeming Captives) by Rabbeinu Yehuda Petaya
תְּפִלָּה לְפִדְיוֹן שְׁבוּיִים מאת הרה”ג המקובל האלקי שר בית הזוהר המלוב”ן כמוהר”ר יהודה פתיה זיע”איְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ יְיָ אֱלֹקינוּ וֵאלֹקי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁתְּרַחֵם עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנְּתוּנִים בְּבֵית הָאֲסוּרִים אֲשֶׁר אֲסָרוּם שָׁמָּה הַלִּסְטִים הַהַגְרִיאִים, בְּנֵי יִשְׁמָעֵאל הֶעָרִיצִים וְהַפְּרָאִים, אָנָּא אַב הָרַחֲמִים, רַחֵם נָא עֲלֵיהֶם וְאֶת שַׁוְעָתָם תִּשְׁמַע וְתוֹשִׁיעֵם, וְתִסְגֹּר אֶת פִּיּוֹת בַּעֲלֵי דִינָם וְאוֹיְבֵיהֶם וְשׂוֹנְאֵיהֶם, וְתַעֲמֹד לִימִין עַמְּךָ הַנֶּאֱסָרִים וְהַשְּׁבוּיִים, וּתְקַיֵּם בָּהֶם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב כִּי יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשׁוֹ (תהלים קט, לא), וְיֵצְאוּ בְּרִיאִים וּשְׁלֵמִים מִכַּבְלֵי מַאַסְרֵיהֶם, וּתְקַיֵּם בָּהֶם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, וְאָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִם פִּיךָ וְהוֹרֵיתִיךָ אֲשֶׁר תְּדַבֵּר (שמות ד, יב): כָּל כְּלִי יוּצַר עָלַיִךְ לֹא יִצְלָח, וְכָל לָשׁוֹן תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט תַּרְשִׁיעִי (ישעיהו נד, יז), כִּי אַתָּה הוּא מַתִּיר אֲסוּרִים וּמוֹצִיא אֲסִירִים בַּכּוֹשָׁרוֹת, וּבְיָדְךָ כֹּחַ וּגְבוּרָה לְהַתִּיר מַאַסְרֵיהֶם וְכַבְלֵי הַבַּרְזֶל מֵעֲלֵיהֶם. אָנָּה יְיָ הוֹצִיאָהּ מִמַּסְגֵּר נַפְשָׁם וּתְקַיֵּם בָּהֶם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, לֵאמֹר לַאֲסוּרִים צֵאוּ לַאֲשֶׁר בַּחֹשֶׁךְ הִגָּלוּ (ישעיהו מט, ט): שָׁלַח מֶלֶךְ וַיַתִּירֵהוּ מֹשֵׁל עַמִּים וַיְפַתְּחֵהוּ (תהלים קה, כ): וְהַצִּילֵם מֵחַיּוֹת רָעוֹת וּמִנְּחָשִׁים וּשְׂרָפִים וְעַקְרַבִּים, וּמֵרָעָב וּמִצָּמָא, וּמִקֶּטֶב מְרִירִי, וּמָקוֹר וְגֶשֶׁם וּבָרָד, וְשֶׁלֶג וְכְפוֹר וְקֶרַח וְרוּחַ זִלְעָפוֹת, וּמִמָּטָר שֶׁל אָבָק וְעָפָר, וּמֵרוּחַ סְעָרָה, וּמִכָּל חֳלִי וּמַחֲלָה וּמִפַּחַד וּבֶהָלָה, וּמִנֶּזֶק וְחַבָּלָה, וּמִן זְרִיקַת הַפְּצָצוֹת וּמִן הַתַּבְעֵרָה וּמֵהֲרִיסַת הַבָּתִּים, וּמִכַּף כָּל אוֹיֵב וְאוֹרֵב בַּדֶּרֶךְ, וְהַחֲזִירֵם לְבָתֵּיהֶם לְשָׁלוֹם וְהַגִּיעָם לִמְחוֹז חֶפְצָם לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁלוֹם, שְׁלֵמִים בְּגוּפָם וּבְנַפְשָׁם, וּתְקַיֵּם בָּהֶם מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: “כִּי תַעֲבֹר בַּמַּיִם אִתְּךָ אָנִי, וּבַנְּהָרוֹת לֹא יִשְׁטְפוּךָ: כִּי תֵלֵךְ בְּמוֹ אֵשׁ לֹא תִכָּוֶה, וְלֶהָבָה לֹא תִבְעַר בָּךְ (ישעיהו מג, ב): הַצִּילֵנִי מִטִּיט וְאַל אֶטְבָּעָה: אִנָּצְלָה מִשֹּׂנְאַי וּמִמַּעֲמַקֵּי מָיִם: אַל תִּשְׁטְפֵנִי שִׁבֹּלֶת מַיִם וְאַל תִּבְלָעֵנִי מְצוּלָה וְאַל תֶּאְטַר עָלַי בְּאֵר פִּיהָ (תהלים סט, טו-טז):” וְכָל הַקָּמִים עֲלֵיהֶם לְרָעָה מְהֵרָה הָפֵר עֲצָתָם וְקַלְקֵל מַחְשְׁבוֹתָם. יִהְיוּ כְּמֹץ לִפְנֵי רוּחַ וּמַלְאַךְ יְיָ דּוֹחֶה (תהלים לה, ה): תִּפֹּל עֲלֵיהֶם אֵימָתָה וָפַחַד בִּגְדֹל זְרוֹעֲךָ יִדְּמוּ כָּאָבֶן (שמות טו, טז): כָּאָבֶן יִדְּמוּ זְרוֹעֲךָ בִּגְדֹל וָפַחַד אֵימָתָה עֲלֵיהֶם תִּפֹּל: יָקוּם אֱלֹקים יָפוּצוּ אוֹיְבָיו וְיָנוּסוּ מְשַׂנְאָיו מִפָּנָיו: כְּהִנְדֹּף עָשָׁן תִּנְדֹּף כְּהִמֵּס דּוֹנַג מִפְּנֵי אֵשׁ יֹאבְדוּ רְשָׁעִים מִפְּנֵי אֱלֹקים (תהלים סח, ב-ג): וּלְכֹל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא יֶחֱרַץ כֶּלֶב לְשֹׁנוֹ לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד בְּהֵמָה לְמַעַן תֵּדְעוּן אֲשֶׁר יַפְלֶה יְיָ (יְכַוֵּן יוֹ”ד הֵ”א וָא”ו הֵ”א) בֵּין מִצְרַיִם וּבֵין יִשְׂרָאֵל (שמות יא, ז): לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ הַקָּדוֹשׁ הַיּוֹצֵא מִפָּסוּק: “וַיְהִי בִּנְסֹעַ הָאָרֹן וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה, קוּמָה יְיָ וְיָפֻצוּ אֹיְבֶיךָ וְיָנֻסוּ מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ מִפָּנֶיךָ (במדבר י, לה)” כְּשֶׁהוּא כָּלוּל עִם מְקוֹרוֹ, שֵׁם הֲוָיָ”ה ב”ה כְּזֶה: (יְכַוֵּן בְּשֵׁם: יובההומקויואהוממ)
וּבְנֻחֹה יֹאמַר שׁוּבָה יְיָ רִבְבוֹת אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (במדבר י, לו): וּתְקַיֵּם בָּנוּ מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב: “יְיָ שֹׁמְרֶךָ יְיָ צִלְּךָ עַל יַד יְמִינֶךָ: יוֹמָם הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ לֹא יַכֶּכָּה וְיָרֵחַ בַּלָּיְלָה: יְיָ יִשְׁמָרְךָ מִכָּל רָע יִשְׁמֹר אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָ”: “יְיָ יִשְׁמָר צֵאתְךָ וּבוֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם (תהלים קכא)”:
אָמֵן כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן
Prayer Yehi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Eloheinu ve-Elohei avoteinu sheterachem al amcha Yisrael hanetunim bebeit ha-asurim, asher asarum shamah halistim ha-Hagriim, bnei Yishmael ha-aritzim ve-hapera'im, ana, Av ha-Rachamim, rachem na aleihem ve-et shav'atam tishma ve-toshi'em ve-tisgor et piot ba'alei dinam ve-oyveihem ve-soneihem ve-ta'amod le-yemin amcha hane'esarim ve-hashvuyim u-tekayem bahem mikra shekatuv: “Ki ya'amod li-yemin evyon lehoshia mishoftei nafsho.” (Tehillim 109:31) Ve-yetze'u beri'im ushleimim mi-kevlei ma'asreihem, u-tekayem bahem mikra shekatuv: “Ve-anokhi eheyeh im picha ve-horeiticha asher tedaber.” (Shemot 4:12) Kol keli yutzar aleich lo yitzlach ve-khol lashon takum itach la-mishpat tarshi'i. (Yeshayahu 54:17) Ki Atah Hu matir asurim u-motzi asirim ba-kosharot, u-ve-yadecha koach u-gevurah lehatir ma'asreihem ve-khivlei ha-barzel me-aleihem. Ana, Adonai, hotzi'ah mi-misgar nafsham u-tekayem bahem mikra shekatuv: “Lemor la-asurim tze'u la-asher ba-choshekh higalu.” (Yeshayahu 49:9) “Shalach melekh vaya-tirehu moshel amim va-yefat-chehu.” (Tehillim 105:20) Ve-hatzilem me-chayot ra'ot u-nechashim serafim ve-akravim, me-ra'av u-mi-tzama, u-mi-ketev meriri, u-mi-kor ve-geshem ve-barad, ve-sheleg u-kfor ve-kerach ve-ruach zil'afot, u-mi-matar shel avak ve-efer, u-mi-ruach se'arah, u-mi-khol choli u-machalah u-mi-pachad u-vehalah, u-mi-nezek ve-chabalah, u-min zerikat ha-petzatzot u-min ha-taveirah u-me-harissat ha-batim, u-mi-kaf kol oyev ve-orev ba-derekh, ve-hachazirem le-vateihem le-shalom ve-hagi'em li-mechoz chef-tzam le-chaim tovim u-le-shalom, sheleimim be-gufam u-ve-nafsham, u-tekayem bahem mikra shekatuv: “Ki ta'avor ba-mayim itcha Ani, u-va-neharot lo yishtefucha; ki telekh be-mo esh lo tikaveh, ve-lehavah lo tiv'ar bakh.” (Yeshayahu 43:2) “Hatzileini mi-tit ve-al etba'ah. Inatzlah mi-son'ai u-mi-ma'amakei mayim. Al tishtefeini shibolet mayim ve-al tivla'eini metzulah ve-al te'ater alai be'er piha.” (Tehillim 69:15–16) “Ve-khol ha-kamim aleihem le-ra'ah meherah hafer atzatam ve-kalkel machshevotam. Yihyu ka-motz lifnei ruach u-malakh Adonai dofe.” (Tehillim 35:5) “Tipol aleihem eimatah va-fachad bi-gdol zero'acha yidmu ka-aven.” (Shemot 15:16) “Ka-aven yidmu zero'acha bi-gdol va-fachad eimatah aleihem tipol. Yakum Elohim yafutzu oyvav ve-yanusu mesanav mi-panav. Ke-hindof ashan tindof ke-himes donag mi-penei esh yovedu resha'im mi-penei Elohim.” (Tehillim 68:2–3) U-le-khol bnei Yisrael lo yecheratz kelev leshono le-me'ish ve-ad behemah lema'an ted'un asher yafleh Adonai [Kavanah concerning the Name]: יו"ד ה"א וא"ו ה"א bein Mitzrayim u-vein Yisrael (Shemot 11:7) Lema'an Shimcha ha-Kadosh ha-yotzei mi-pasuk: “Va-yehi binso'a ha-aron va-yomer Moshe: Kumah Adonai ve-yafutzu oyvecha ve-yanusu mesanecha mi-panecha.” (Bamidbar 10:35) Ke-she-hu kelul im mekoro, Shem Havayah, Barukh Hu, ka-zeh: [Kavanah concerning the Name]: יְוַבִהָהָוַמֹקֻוֹיְוְאֹהִוְמְמִ U-ve-nucho yomar: Shuvah Adonai rivevot alfei Yisrael. (Bamidbar 10:36) U-tekayem banu mikra shekatuv: “Adonai shomrecha, Adonai tzilcha al yad yeminecha. Yomam ha-shemesh lo yakekah ve-yare'ach ba-lailah: Adonai yishmarecha mi-kol ra, yishmor et nafshecha. Adonai yishmor tzetcha u-vo'echa me-atah ve-ad olam.” (Tehillim 121:5–8) Translation May it be Your will, G-d, our G-d and the G-d of our fathers, to have compassion on Your people Israel who are confined in prison, where the bandits—the Hagrites, the cruel and savage descendants of Ishmael—have imprisoned them. Please, merciful Father, have mercy on them, hear their cries and save them. Close the mouths of their accusers, enemies, and haters, and stand at the right hand of Your imprisoned and captive people. Fulfill for them the verse: “For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul” (Tehillim 109:31). May they emerge healthy and whole from the bonds of their imprisonment. Fulfill for them the verse: “And I will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you shall speak” (Shemot 4:12). “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn” (Yeshayahu 54:17). For You are the One who releases the bound and frees prisoners, and in Your hand are the strength and might to release their bonds and the iron chains from upon them. Please, G-d, bring their souls out of confinement, and fulfill for them the verse: “Saying to the prisoners, ‘Go forth!’ and to those who are in darkness, ‘Reveal yourselves!’” (Yeshayahu 49:9). “A king sent and released him; the ruler of nations set him free” (Tehillim 105:20). Save them from wild beasts, snakes, fiery serpents, and scorpions; from hunger and thirst; from the deadly pestilence; from cold, rain, and hail; from snow, frost, ice, and scorching winds; from showers of dust and earth; from storm winds; from every illness and disease, fear and terror, injury and harm; from falling bombs, fire, and collapsing buildings; and from the hand of every enemy and ambusher along the way. Return them safely to their homes and bring them to their desired destination, to good and peaceful lives, whole in body and soul. Fulfill for them the verse: “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire, you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you” (Yeshayahu 43:2). “Save me from the mud, lest I sink; let me be delivered from those who hate me and from the deep waters. Let not the floodwaters overwhelm me, nor the deep swallow me, nor the pit close its mouth over me” (Tehillim 69:15–16). Quickly frustrate the counsel and thwart the schemes of all who rise against them for evil. Let them be like chaff before the wind, with the angel of G-d driving them away (Tehillim 35:5). Let dread and fear fall upon them; through the greatness of Your arm, let them become still as stone (Shemot 15:16). Let them become still as stone through the greatness of Your arm; let dread and fear fall upon them. G-d shall arise, His enemies shall be scattered, and those who hate Him shall flee before Him. As smoke is driven away, so may You drive them away; as wax melts before fire, so may the wicked perish before G-d (Tehillim 68:2–3). But against all the children of Israel no dog shall sharpen its tongue, against man or beast, so that you may know how G-d distinguishes between Egypt and Israel (Shemot 11:7). [Kavanah concerning the Name]: יו"ד ה"א וא"ו ה"א Do this for the sake of Your holy Name, formed from the verse: “And it came to pass when the Ark set forward that Moses said: Arise, O G-d, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You” (Bamidbar 10:35), when it is joined with its source, the Name Havayah, blessed be He, as follows: [Kavanah concerning the Name]: יְוַבִהָהָוַמֹקֻוֹיְוְאֹהִוְמְמִ And when it rested, he said: “Return, O G-d, to the myriads of thousands of Israel” (Bamidbar 10:36). Fulfill for us the verse: “G-d is your guardian; G-d is your shade at your right hand. By day the sun shall not strike you, nor the moon by night. G-d shall guard you from all evil; He shall guard your soul. G-d shall guard your going out and your coming in, from now and forever” (Tehillim 121:5–8). Amen; may it be so. (Source: https://www.hyehudi.org; translated by Rabbi Alexander Tzvi Sypkov for Silatehilim.com)
