Amida

Amida

Amida [of Minh'a / Afternoon] Prayer of Regular Weekday

My L·rd, open my lips , & my mouth will speak Your praises.

Blessed are You L·rd, our G·d, & G·d of our fathers, G·d of Avraham, G·d of Yitshak & G·d of Yaacov. The great, the mighty & the awesome G·d. Exalted G·d. Who bestows good kindness. He possesses everything & recalls the kindness of the patriarchs. And brings the redeemer to their children's children, for His Name's sake, with love. King, helper, savior & a shield, blessed are You L·rd, Shield of Avraham.

You are mighty forever, my L·rd, You revive the dead - Greatly capable of saving.

(summer) who causes dew to fall (winter) who causes the winds to blow & the rain to fall.

You sustain the living with loving-kindness. You revive the dead with great compassion. You support the fallen & heal the ill. And You release those bound. And You fulfill Your faithfulness to those who sleep in the ground. Who is like You, Master of [all] powers, King, Who causes death & gives life & causes salvation to sprout. & You are trustworthy to revive the dead. Blessed are You L·rd, Who revives the dead.

Kedousha (said in repetition of Amida in quorum of 10 men – in prayer alone skip to “You are Holy”)

We will sanctify You & revere You, like the pleasant conversation, of the assembly of the holy Serafim (angels) that recite holiness thrice before You. And as it is written by Your prophet: And one calls to the other & says : Holy, Holy, Holy is the L·rd of hosts. the entire world is filled with His glory. Those facing them, give praise & say: Blessed is the honor of the L·rd from His place. And in Your holy words it is written, stating: The L·rd will reign forever, your G·d, oh zion, for every generation, Halleluy·ah. (Praise G·d!)

You are Holy, & Your Name is holy, & Your holy ones will praise You every day, forever. Blessed are You L·rd the Holy G·d. (10 days of repentance – the Holy King)

You graciously bestow knowledge to man, & teach mortals understanding, graciously bestow upon us from Yourself wisdom, understanding & knowledge. Blessed are You L·rd, Who graciously bestows knowledge.

Return us, our Father, to Your Torah & approach us, our King, to Your service, & bring us back to complete repentance before You. Blessed are You the L·rd Who desires repentance.

Pardon us, our Father, for we transgressed. Forgive us, our King for we sinned. For You are a good & forgiving G·d. Blessed are You L·rd, gracious One, Who abundantly pardons.

Behold, please, our affliction & fight our battle, & speedily redeem us, [with] a complete redemption, for Your Name. For You G·d, are a mighty Redeemer, Blessed are You L·rd, Redeemer of Yisrael.

Heal us, L·rd, & we will be healed. Save us & we will be saved, for You are our Praise. And bring a cure & healing for all of our ailments, & all our pains, & all our wounds for, G·d You are a compassionate & faithful healer. Blessed are You L·rd, Who heals the ill of His people, Yisrael.

[In Summer]

Bless us, L·rd, our G·d, in all the works of our hands & bless our years with dews of favor, blessing & benevolence, & let its end be with life, & satiety & peace, like the best years of blessing, for You are a good & benevolent G·d & You bless the years. Blessed are You L·rd, Who blesses the years.

[In Winter]

Bless for us, L·rd, our G·d, this year, & all types of its produce for good, & provide dew & rain for blessing on the entire face of the land & quench the face of the earth, & satiate the entire world with Your good, & fill our hands from Your blessings & the wealth of the gifts of Your hands. Protect & save this year from any bad thing, & any kind of destruction, & any kind of retribution, & make for it good hope, & an ending of peace. Have compassion & mercy upon it & upon all of its produce & fruits, & bless it with rains of goodwill, blessing & benevolence, & let its end be with life, & satiety & peace, like the good years of blessing, for You are a good & benevolent G·d & You bless the years. Blessed are You L·rd, Who blesses the years.

Sound a great Shofar (rams horn for Mashiah'), for our freedom, & raise a flag to gather our exiles, & assemble us together quickly from the four corners of the earth to our land (of Israel). Blessed are You, that assembles the displaced of His people, Israel.

Restore our Judges (of the Sanhedrin) as at first, & our advisers as in the beginning, & remove from us sorrow & groan, & rule upon us speedily, You alone L·rd, with lovingkindness & compassion, with righteousness & justice Blessed are You, L·rd, King Who loves righteousness & justice. [In 10 Days of Repentance Say instead: The King, The Judge]

For the informers & the heretics, let their be no hope. And all the wicked, let them perish in an instant, And all Your enemies & all Your haters, may they quickly be terminated, & as for a wicked government, may You uproot & smash & terminate & subdue them speedily in our days. Blessed are You, L·rd, Who smashes the enemies & subdues wicked. (the Heretics)

Upon the righteous & the pious, & all the remnant of Your people, the House of Israel, & on their elders, & on the remnant of the academies of [Torah] sages, & upon the righteous converts & upon us, awaken, please, Your mercy L·rd, our G·d, & give us good reward, to all that have true faith in Your Name, & place our lot with them, & upon Your great mercy, we truly rely. Blessed are You, L·rd, a support & an assurance, for the righteous.

Dwell within Jerusalem Your city, as You spoke about, & the throne of David, Your servant, speedily prepare it within it, & build it an eternal structure speedily in our days....

Blessed are You, L·rd, Who builds Jerusalem.

The offspring of [the Kingship of] David, Your servant, may you speedily cause to blossom, & raise his horn (i.e., Power) with Your salvation, for Your salvation, for we hope for & look forward to all day. Blessed are You, L·rd, Who causes the horn of salvation to sprout.

Hear our voice L·rd our G·d, merciful Father, have pity & mercy upon us, & accept with mercy & favor our prayers, for You are G·d, Who hears prayers & supplications. And from before You, our King, do not send us back empty [handed], grace us [with benevolence], & respond to us & hear our prayers,

for You hear the prayer of each mouth. *** Blessed are You, our G·d, Who hears prayer.

Find favor, L·rd, our G·d, in Your people Israel, & to their prayers turn, & restore the [divine offering] service to the inner Sanctuary of Your house, & the fires [of the offerings] of Israel & their prayers speedily lovingly accept with favor, & let You continually have satisfaction from the service of Your people Israel.

(Rosh Hodesh, Intermed. days Passover & Sukot say)

Our G·d, & G·d of Our forefathers, may it rise, & come, arrive, appear, find favor, & be heard, & be considered, & be remembered & our remembrance, & the remembrance of our Patriarchs, & the remembrance of Jerusalem, Your city, & the remembrance of the Messiah, the son of David, Your servant, & the remembrance of your entire People, the house of Israel before You – for deliverance, for good, for grace, for kindness, & mercy, for a good life, on this day of

(on Rosh Hodesh) the head of the month

(on Passover) the Holiday of Matzot

(on Sukkot) Holiday of Sukkot. On this day of Holy Convocation,

to have mercy on it (this day) upon us & to save us. Remember L·rd, our G·d, on it for good, & consider us on it with blessing, & deliver us on it for good life, With a pronouncement of deliverance & mercy. Take pity & be gracious to us, & have mercy & be compassionate with us & save us for upon You are our eyes turned, For You are G·d, King, gracious & compassionate.

And You, with Your great compassion, desire us & let us be dear, & may our eyes see Your return to Zion with compassion. Bless You, L·rd, Who returns His Divine Presence to Zion.

[Upon Saying "Modim" / "We are Grateful" One Bows]

We are grateful to You, that You are He Who is the L·rd, our G·d, & G·d of our fathers forever, & our Rock, the Rock of our lives & You are He Who is a Shield of salvation. For each & every generation, we will thank You & will relate Your praise, upon our lives that are placed in Your Hands, & upon our souls, that are entrusted in Your hands (when we sleep), & upon Your miracles that all day are with us, & all Your wonders & goodness at all times, at night, & morning & afternoon. The Good [One], for Your mercy never ends, The Merciful [One are You], for Your loving-kindness never ceases, forever we have hope in You.

Thanks Of the rabbis / Said at repetition of Amid (In the repetition Of the standing prayer, when the prayer leader says “Modim”, the congregation says:) We give thanks to You, that You L·rd, are our God and God of our fathers, God of all flesh, our Creator, the creator [of the works] of Genesis. Blessings and thanks to your great and Holy name, that You gave us life and made us exist. Thus, give us life and have mercy upon us, and gather in our exiles to Your holy courtyards, To observe Your ordinances and to do Your will and to serve You with a complete heart, upon that we give thanks to You. Blessed is the Lord of thanks.

*(Al HaNissim) (on Purim & Hanuka an extra prayer is added here)

Upon the miracles and upon the redemption and upon the mighty acts and for salvation and for the wonders and for the comfort that you did for our fathers in those days at this period.

On Hanukkah continue: In the days of Matitya son of Yohanan, The high priest, The Hashmonay and his sons when the Wicked Greek empire arose Against your people Israel To make them forget your Torah, and to remove them from the ordinances of your will and you with your great mercy you stood at the time of their suffering , you battle their battles, you judged their laws, you took vengeance upon their vengeance, you gave up over the mighty into the hands of the weak, and the masses in the hands of the few, and the impure Into the hands of the pure, and the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the intentional sinners into the hands of those that are engaged in your Torah. To you you made your holy and great name In your world and for your people Israel you made a great salvation and deliverance as you do This day. And the afterwords your children came to the inner chambers of your house cleared your sanctuary and purify it your holy Temple and lit candles In your holy courtyard. And they fixed these eight days of Hanukkah – With complete praise and thanks, and you did for them miracles and wonders and we will thank Your great name, Forever.

On Purim Continue: In the days of Mordekhai & Esther, in Shushan, the Capital (of Ancient Persia) – When Haman, the wicked, stood against them, asking to destroy and kill and annihilate all the Jews – from the Youth to the Elderly, Baby & Women – in a single day – on the 13th of the Twelfth month – which is the month of Adar – and to pillage and take booty and You with Your great mercy – You uprooted his advice & confused his thought & He returned to him his wiles upon his own head – and they hung him & His children upon the gallows. And You did for them miracles and wonders - and we will thank Your great name, Forever.

Upon all of these, You are Blessed, You are Exalted & Uplifted (in our mouths) always, Your Name, our King, forever & ever & all the living will praise You evermore. And they will praise, & they will bless Your Great Name truely, constantly, for It is good, the G·d of our Salvation & our Assistance, the Good G·d. Blessed are You L·rd, the Good, Your Name & You are befitting to give thanks.

[May the] L·rd bless you & protect you. [Cong. Answers : Amen]

[May the] L·rd shine His countenance upon you & give you grace. [Cong. Answers : Amen]

[May the] L·rd lift His countenance upon you & place peace upon you. [Cong. Answers : Amen]

[May the] L·rd bless you & protect you. [Cong. Answers : Thus, May it Be His Will]

[May the] L·rd shine His countenance upon you & give you grace. [Cong. Answers : Thus, May it Be His Will]

[May the] L·rd lift His countenance upon you & place peace upon you. [Cong. Answers : Thus, May it Be His Will]

Establish peace, good, & blessing, life, grace & kindness, & compassion upon us & upon all Israel, Your Nation, & bless us our Father all of us together with the light of Your countenance, For with the light of Your countenance, You gave us, L·rd, our G·d, Torah & Life, Love & Kindness, Righteousness & Compassion, Blessing & Peace, & it is Good in Your eyes to bless us, & to bless all Your people Israel, with great force & peace. Blessed are You L·rd, Who Blesses His people of Israel with Peace. Amen.

May they find favor, the words of my mouth & the thoughts of my heart, before You, L·rd, my Rock & my Redeemer.

My G·d! Guard my tongue from Bad, & my lips from [speaking] deceit. And those that curse me, let my soul be silent. And let my soul be like the dust to all. Open my heart to Your Torah, & after Your Mitzvot (commandments) let my soul pursue, & all that rise against me for bad, quickly nullify their counsel & ruin their thoughts. Do [it] for the sake of Your Name, do [it] for the sake of Your right (mercy), do [it] for the sake of Your Torah, do [it] for the sake of Your Holiness. For the sake of refraining Your beloved (Israel, from sufferance), Your right (mercy) Deliver [us], & answer us.

May they find favor [from You] - the saying of my mouth & the reflections of my heart before You, my L·rd, my Rock & my Redeemer.

He Who makes peace from the heights, may He with His compassion, make peace upon us & all His people Israel, & [Let us] say, Amen.

May it be Your will before You, L·rd, Our G-d and G-d of our fathers – that You build the Holy Temple speedily in our days. And give us our share in Your Torah – to do the laws of Your will and to serve You with a perfect heart.

Avinu Malkenu – / Our Father Our King - said 10 days of repentance

Our Father, Our King – we sinned before You, have mercy upon us

Our Father, Our King We have no king, other than You

Our Father, Our King do it [have mercy] for us for Your Name

Our Father, Our King, Renew for us a Good Year

Our Father, Our King nullify from us all All Evil & Hard Decrees

Our Father, Our King Nullify the thoughts of those who hate us

Our Father, Our King, overturn the counsel of our enemies

Our Father, Our King – extinguish all pain & accusations against us

Our Father, Our King – remove pestilence, and the sword and bad and hunger and captivity and plunder and the destroyer and plague and evil inclination and bad illness from the people of your covenant

Our Father, Our King, send a complete healing to all the ill of your people

Our Father, Our King, prevent a plagues from your heritage

Our Father, Our King, remember that we are [only] dust

Our Father, Our King, forgive and pardon all our transgressions

Our Father, Our King, tear up all of our bad judgements

Our Father, Our King with your great mercy erase all our contracts of debt

Our Father, Our King erase and remove our sins before your Eyes

Our Father, Our King, inscribe us in the book of good life

Our Father, Our King, inscribe us in the book of the righteous and pious

Our Father, Our King, inscribe us in the book of the straight and simple

Our Father, Our King, inscribe us in the book of good income & sustenance

Our Father, Our King, inscribe us in the book of forgiveness, pardon & atonement

Our Father, Our King inscribe us in the book of redemption & salvation

Our Father, Our King remember us with a good remembrance before You

Our Father, Our King let the salvation sprout speedily

Our Father, Our King, raise the horn of Yisrael, Your people

Our Father, Our King, and raise the horn of Your Messiah

Our Father, Our King, have grace upon us and answer us

Our Father, Our King, return us to complete repentance before You

Our Father, Our King, listen to our voice [of prayer] & have pity & be merciful upon us

Our Father, Our King, do it for Your sake if not for our own sake

Our Father, Our King, accept with mercy and goodwill our prayers

Our Father, Our King, do not return us empty-[handed] before You

May the Name of the L·rd be Blessed from Now and evermore. From the East of the Sun until its rising – praised is the Name of the L·rd. Exalted above all nations – is the L·rd – upon the heavens which he Honors. L·rd – our Master – How mighty is Your name throughout the land.

Where it comes in the siddur

• Part 2 of 4 in Weekday Mincha
• The same text in Hebrew: עמידה

In the other nusachs

• Edot HaMizrach (This page): 89 paragraphs, 8 of them instructions
• Sefard: Amida — 128 paragraphs, 36 of them instructions

Texts and sources

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