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Prayers and Blessings - Traditional
av harachamimA memorial prayer intended for martyrs who died for their faith.

 

 

 

אב הרחמים שוכן מרומים ברחמיו העצומים
הוא יפקוד ברחמים החסידים והישךים והתמימים
קהלות הקדש שמסרו נפשם על קדשת השם
הנאהבים והנעימים בחייהם ובמותם לא נפרדו
מנשרים קלו ומאריות גברו
לעשות רצון קונם וחפץ צורם

Av ha-rachameem shocheyn m'romeem, b'rachamayv ha-atzoomeem
hu yeef'kod b'rachameem ha-chaseedeem, v'ha-y'shareem, v'ha-t'meemeem,
k'heelot ha-kodesh shemas'ru naf'sham al k'dooshat ha-Shem
Ha-ne'ehaveem v'han'eemeem b'chayayhem uv'motam lo neef'radu.
Meen'shareem kalu umey'arayot gaveyru
la'asot reetzon konam v'cheyfetz tzooram

Compassionate Father Who dwells on high, in His powerful compassion
may he remember with compassion the devout, the upright, and the blameless ones,
the holy communities who gave their lives for the sanctification of the [Divine] Name
Those who were beloved and pleasant in their lifetime were not parted in their death.
They were quicker than eagles and stronger than lions
to do the will of their Creator's will and the wish of their Rock.

 


יזכרם אלהינו לטובה עם שאר צדיקי עולם
וינקום לעינינו נקמת דם עבדיו השפוך
ככתוב בתורת משה איש האלהים
הרנינו גוים עמו כי דם עבדיו יקום
ונקם ישיב לצריו

Yeez'c'reym Eloheynu l'tovah eem sh'ar tzadeekay olam.
V-yeenkom l'eyneynu neekmat dam avadayv ha-shafookh.
Ka-katoov b'Torat Moshe, eesh ha-Eloheem,
Ha-r'neenu goyeem amo, kee avadayv yeekom
v'nakam yasheev l'tzrayv;
v'keeper ad'mato amo
.

May our G-d remember them for good with the other righteous of the world.
May He bring retribution before our eyes for the spilled blood of His servants.
As is written in the Torah of Moses, the man of G-d,
"Sing aloud, nations of His people, because He will avenge the blood of His servants
and He will bring retribution on His adversaries;
and He will expiate His land and His people." (Deuteronomy 32:43)

 

 ועל ידי עבדיך הנביאים כתוב לאמר
ונקיתי דמם לא-נקיתי ויי שכן בציון
ובכתבי הקדש נאמר
למה יאמרו הגוים איה אלהיהם יוגע בגוים
לעינינו נקמת דם-עבדיך השפוך

 V'al y'day avadekha, han'vee'eem, katoov ley'mor
"V'neekeytee, damam lo neekeytee v'Adonay shocheyn b'Tzeeyon."
Uv'keet'vey hakodesh ne'emar,
"Lamah yo'm'ru ha-goyeem, 'ayey Eloheyhem?' Yeevada ba-goyeem
l'eyneynu, neekmat dam avadekha ha-shafookh
."

And by the hands of Your servants, the prophets, is written saying,
"Though I cleanse, their bloodshed I will not cleanse when G-d dwells in Zion." (Joel 4:21)
And in the Holy Writings it is said,
"Why should the nations say, 'Where is their G-d?' Let it be known among the nations,
before our eyes, the avenging of Your servants' spilled blood." (Psalms 79:10).

 

 ואומר כי-דרש דמים אותם זכר
לא-שכח צעקת ענוים
ואומר ידין בגוים מלא גויות
מחץ ראש על-ארץ רבה
מנחל בדרך ישתה על-כן יךים ראש

 V'omeyr "Kee doreysh dameem otam zakhar;
Lo shakhach tza'a'kat anaveem."
V'omeyr "Yadeen ba-goyeem malay g'veeyot,
Machatz rosh al eretz rabah.
Meenachal ba-derekh yeesh'teh, al keyn yeereem rosh
."

And it says "For the Avenger of blood has remembered them;
He has not forgotten the cry of the humble." (Psalms 9:13).
And it says, "He will judge the nations filled with corpses,
He will crush the head of the large land.
From a river along the way he shall drink, therefore he may lift up his head." (Psalms 110:6-7)

 

 

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