Rabbeinu Chida's Prayer Against the Evil Eye in Aramaic

Rabbeinu Chida's Prayer Against the Evil Eye in Aramaic

Rabbeinu Chida—Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai—composed a prayer against the evil eye in Aramaic, because it is believed that the angels do not understand Aramaic and therefore cannot prevent the prayer from ascending to Shamayim. Prayer “Mashbi'a ani aleichem kol min eina bisha. Eina uchema, eina tzeruva, eina techeleta, eina yeroka, eina aruka, eina ketzara, eina rechava, eina tzara, eina yeshara, eina akuma, eina agula, eina shoka'at, eina boletet, eina ro'a, eina mabetet, eina boka'at, eina sho'eve t, eina di-dechura, eina de-nukva, eina de-ish ve-ishto. Ayin de-isha uvitah, ayin de-isha ukrovatah, ayin de-bachur, ayin de-zaken, ayin de-zekenah, ayin di-betulah, ayin di-be'ulah, ayin de-almanah, ayin di-nesu'ah, ayin di-gerushah. Kol min eina bisha she-yesh ba-olam she-ra'atah ve-hibitah ve-diberah be-ayin hara al (insert name), gezarna ve-ashbana lechon be-hahu eina ya. Eina kadisha, eina chada, eina chivra, eina de-yihi chivar goy chivar, eina de-kolil kol chivar, eina de-kola yemina, eina pekiha, eina de-ashgachuta tadira, eina de-kola rachamei, eina de-yihi rachamei goy rachamei, eina de-kolil kol rachamei, eina de-let alah gavnunei, eina de-lo admich ve-lo na'im, eina de-kol einin bishin itkafyan ve-it tamran goy chefin min kodamohi, eina de-natir le-Yisrael, ke-dichtiv hinei lo yanum ve-lo yishan shomer Yisrael. Uchtiv: hinei ein Adonai el yere'av, lameyachalim le-chasdo. Be-ahi eina ila'a gezarit ve-ashbait aleihon kol min eina bisha she-tasuru ve-te'arku ve-tivrechu ve-tarchiku me-al (insert name) u-me-al kol benei beito (for a woman: beita), ve-lo yihye lahem ko'ach lishlot be-(name) u-vechol benei beito (for a woman: beita), lo ba-yom ve-lo ba-layla, lo ba-hakitz ve-lo ba-chalom, lo be-shum ever me-(ramach) (248) evarav ve-lo be-shum gid me-(shasa) (365) gidav (for a woman: lo be-shum ever me-evar eha ve-lo be-shum gid mi-gideha), me-ayom u-le-olam. Amen netzach sela va-ed.” Translation I adjure you, for protection from every kind of evil eye: black, yellow, blue, green, long, short, wide, narrow, straight, crooked, round, deep, protruding, looking, gazing, cutting, beckoning, male, female, of a husband and wife, of a mother and daughter, of a wife and sister-in-law, of a young man, an old man, an old woman, a maiden, a woman, a widow, a married woman, and a divorcee. From every evil eye that exists in the world, which has seen and gazed. And from the evil eye of the one who spoke harm concerning so-and-so (name). May the decree and adjuration against them come from the Supernal Eye, namely: the holy, unique, bright, brighter, brightest, truthful, all-knowing, all-seeing, compassionate, supremely compassionate, most supremely compassionate, flawless, neither sleeping nor dozing, destroying all evil eyes, the Guardian of Israel. As it is written: “Behold, He neither slumbers nor sleeps—the Guardian of Israel.” And it is written: “Behold, the eye of G-d is upon those who fear Him, upon those who await His kindness.” By this Supernal Eye, I decree and adjure all evil eyes: let them disappear, perish, be annihilated, and withdraw from so-and-so (name) and from all the members of his household. May they have no power to harm so-and-so (name) or any of the members of his household—neither by day nor by night, neither while awake nor in a dream—not any of their 248 limbs nor any of their 365 sinews (for a woman: not any of her limbs or sinews)—from now and forever. Amen forever. Sela eternally.” “Atah seter li mi-tzar titzreni rानेi felet tesoveveni sela”} 3 times (You are my shelter; You will protect me from distress; surround me with joyful songs of deliverance. Sela.) “Sela tesoveveni felet rानेi titzreni mi-tzar li seter Atah”} 3 times (reverse reading of the verse) (Sela—surround me—deliverance—joy—from distress—protection—my shelter—You.)   Vihi Noam (Tehillim 90:17) Vihi noam Ad-nai Eloheinu aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenah aleinu, uma'aseh yadeinu konenehu} 2 times Yoshev Ba-Seter Elyon (Tehillim 91) Yoshev ba-seter Elyon, be-tzel Shaddai yitlonan. Omar la-Adonai, machsi u-metzudati, Elohai evtach bo. Ki Hu yatzilcha mi-pach yakush, mi-dever havot. Be-evrato yasech lach, ve-tachat kenafav techseh, tzina ve-socherah amito. Lo tira mi-pachad layla, me-hetz ya'uf yomam. Mi-dever ba-ofel yahaloch, mi-ket ev yashud tzohorayim. Yipol mi-tzidcha elef, u-revavah mi-minecha, elecha lo yigash. Rak be-einecha tabit, ve-shilumat resha'im tir'eh. Ki Atah Ad-nai machsi, Elyon samta me'onecha. Lo te'uneh elecha ra'ah, ve-nega lo yikrav be-aholecha. Ki malachav yetzaveh lach, lishmorcha bechol derachecha. Al kapayim yisa'uncha, pen tigof ba-even raglecha. Al shachal va-feten tidroch, tirmos kefir ve-tanin. Ki vi chashak va-afaltehu, asagvehu ki yada Shemi. Yikra'eni ve-e'enehu, imo anochi ve-tzarah, achaltzehu va-achabdehu. Orech yamim asbi'ehu, ve-ar'ehu bi-shu'ati. (3 times)