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  <summary>Maoz Tzur, pages 954-955, with pointed Hebrew, English, and transliteration.</summary>
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      <title>Koren Shalem Siddur</title>
      <nusach>Sepharad</nusach>
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      <slug>1054-1055-954-955-hanukka-maoz-tzur</slug>
      <section>Hanukka</section>
      <topic>Maoz Tzur</topic>
      <printPages>954-955</printPages>
      <pdfPages>1054-1055</pdfPages>
      <header>
        <section>
          <hebrew>חנוכה</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>cha|nu|KAH</israeli>
            <orthographic>ḥa|nuk|KAH</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ḥa|nuk|KAH</sephardic>
            <chabad>cha|nu|KOH</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>HANUKKA</english>
        </section>
        <topic>
          <hebrew>מעוז צור</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ma-OZ tzur</israeli>
            <orthographic>ma|ʿOZ tzur</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ma|ʿOZ tzur</sephardic>
            <chabad>mo-OYZ tzur</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>MA’OZ TZUR</english>
        </topic>
        <printPages>954-955</printPages>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>רָעוֹת שָׂבְעָה נַפְשִׁי בְּיָגוֹן כֹּחִי כָּלָה
חַיַּי מָרְרוּ בְּקֹשִׁי בְּשִׁעְבּוּד מַלְכוּת עֶגְלָה
וּבְיָדוֹ הַגְּדוֹלָה הוֹצִיא אֶת הַסְּגֻלָּה
חֵיל פַּרְעֹה וְכָל זַרְעוֹ יָרְדוּ כְּאֶבֶן מְצוּלָה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ra-OT sa|ve-AH naf|SHI b&apos;ya|GON ko|CHI ka|LAH
cha|YAI ma|re|RU b&apos;ko|SHI b&apos;shi|BUD mal|CHUT eg|LAH
uv|ya|DO hag|do|LAH ho|TZI et has|gu|LAH
cheil par|OH ve|CHOL zar|O ya|re|DU ke-E|ven me|tzu|LAH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ra|ʿOTH śa|ve|ʿAH naf|SHI be|ya|GHON ko|ḥI ka|LAH
ḥay|YAI ma|re|RU be|qo|SHI be|shiʿ|BUDH mal|KHUTH ʿegh|LAH
u|ve|ya|DHO hag|ge|dho|LAH ho|TZIʾ ʾeth has|se|ghul|LAH
ḥel par|ʿOH ve|KHOL zar|ʿO ya|re|DHU ke|ʾE|ven me|tzu|LAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ra|ʿOT sa|ve|ʿAH naf|SHI be|ya|GON ko|ḥI ka|LAH
ḥay|YAI ma|re|RU be|qo|SHI be|shiʿ|BUD mal|KHUT ʿeg|LAH
u|ve|ya|DO hag|ge|do|LAH ho|TZI et has|se|gul|LAH
ḥel par|ʿOH ve|KHOL zar|ʿO ya|re|DU ke|E|ven me|tzu|LAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>ro-OYS sov&apos;-OH naf|SHI b&apos;yo|GOYN koy|CHI ko|LOH
cha|YAI mor&apos;|RU b&apos;koy|SHI b&apos;shi|BUD mal|CHUS eg|LOH
uv&apos;|yo|DOY hag&apos;|doy|LOH hoy|TZI es has&apos;|gu|LOH
cheil par|OYH v&apos;CHOL zar|OY yor&apos;|DU k&apos;E|ven m&apos;tzu|LOH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Troubles sated my soul; my strength was spent with sorrow. They embittered my life with hardship, when I was enslaved under Egyptian rule. But God with His great power brought out His treasured people, while Pharaoh’s host and followers sank like a stone into the deep.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>דְּבִיר קָדְשׁוֹ הֱבִיאַנִי וְגַם שָׁם לֹא שָׁקַטְתִּי
וּבָא נוֹגֵשׂ וְהִגְלַנִי כִּי זָרִים עָבַדְתִּי
וְיֵין רַעַל מָסַכְתִּי כִּמְעַט שֶׁעָבַרְתִּי
קֵץ בָּבֶל זְרֻבָּבֶל לְקֵץ שִׁבְעִים נוֹשָׁעְתִּי.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>d&apos;VIR kod|SHO he|vi-a|NI ve|GAM sham lo sha|KAT|ti
u|VA no|GES ve|hig|la|NI ki za|RIM a|VAD|ti
ve|YEIN ra-AL ma|SACH|ti kim|AT she-a|VAR|ti
ketz ba|VEL z&apos;ru|ba|VEL le|KETZ shiv|IM no|SHA|ti.</israeli>
            <orthographic>de|VIR qodh|SHO he|vi|ʾa|NI ve|GHAM sham loʾ sha|QAṭ|ti
u|VAʾ no|GHEś ve|high|la|NI ki za|RIM ʿa|VADH|ti
ve|YEN ra|ʿAL ma|SAKH|ti kim|ʿAṭ she|ʿa|VAR|ti
qetz ba|VEL ze|rub|ba|VEL le|QETZ shiv|ʿIM no|SHAʿT|ti.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>de|VIR qod|SHO he|vi|a|NI ve|GAM sham lo sha|QAT|ti
u|VA no|GES ve|hig|la|NI ki za|RIM ʿa|VAD|ti
ve|YEN ra|ʿAL ma|SAKH|ti kim|ʿAT she|ʿa|VAR|ti
qetz ba|VEL ze|rub|ba|VEL le|QETZ shiv|ʿIM no|SHAʿT|ti.</sephardic>
            <chabad>d&apos;VIR kod|SHOY he|vi-a|NI v&apos;GAM shom loy sho|KAT|ti
u|VO noy|GEIS v&apos;hig|la|NI ki zo|RIM o|VAD|ti
v&apos;YEIN ra-AL mo|SACH|ti kim|AT she-o|VAR|ti
keitz bo|VEL z&apos;ru|bo|VEL l&apos;KEITZ shiv|IM noy|SHO|ti.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>He brought me to His holy abode, but even there I found no rest. The oppressor came and exiled me, because I had served strange gods. I had drunk poisoned wine. I almost perished. Then Babylon fell, Zerubbabel came: within seventy years I was saved.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>כְּרוֹת קוֹמַת בְּרוֹשׁ בִּקֵּשׁ אֲגָגִי בֶּן הַמְּדָתָא
וְנִהְיָתָה לוֹ לְפַח וּלְמוֹקֵשׁ וְגַאֲוָתוֹ נִשְׁבָּתָה
רֹאשׁ יְמִינִי נִשֵּׂאתָ וְאוֹיֵב שְׁמוֹ מָחִיתָ
רֹב בָּנָיו וְקִנְיָנָיו עַל הָעֵץ תָּלִיתָ.</hebrew>
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            <israeli>k&apos;ROT ko|MAT b&apos;ROSH bi|KESH a|ga|GI ben ha|me|da|TA
ve|nih|ya|TAH lo le|FACH u|le|mo|KESH ve|ga-a|va|TO nish|ba|TAH
rosh ye|mi|NI ni|sei|TA ve-o|YEV sh&apos;MO ma|chi|TA
rov ba|NAV ve|kin|ya|NAV al ha-ETZ ta|li|TA.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ke|ROTH qo|MATH be|ROSH biq|QESH ʾa|gha|GHI ben ham|me|dha|THAʾ
ve|nih|ya|THAH lo le|FAḥ u|le|mo|QESH ve|gha|ʾa|va|THO nish|ba|THAH
roʾsh ye|mi|NI niś|śeʾ|THA ve|ʾo|YEV she|MO ma|ḥi|THA
rov ba|NAV ve|qin|ya|NAV ʿal ha|ʿETZ ta|li|THA.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ke|ROT qo|MAT be|ROSH biq|QESH a|ga|GI ben ham|me|da|TA
ve|nih|ya|TAH lo le|FAḥ u|le|mo|QESH ve|ga|a|va|TO nish|ba|TAH
rosh ye|mi|NI nis|se|TA ve|o|YEV she|MO ma|ḥi|TA
rov ba|NAV ve|qin|ya|NAV ʿal ha|ʿETZ ta|li|TA.</sephardic>
            <chabad>k&apos;ROYS koy|MAS b&apos;ROYSH bi|KEISH a|go|GI ben ham&apos;|do|SO
v&apos;nih|yo|SOH loy l&apos;FACH ul&apos;|moy|KEISH v&apos;ga-a|vo|SOY nish|bo|SOH
roysh y&apos;mi|NI ni|sei|SO v&apos;oy|YEIV sh&apos;MOY mo|chi|SO
royv bo|NOV v&apos;kin|yo|NOV al ho-EITZ to|li|SO.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>The Agagite, son of Hammedatha, sought to cut down the tall fir tree, but it became a trap to him, and his arrogance was brought to an end. You raised the head of the Benjaminite, and the enemy’s name You blotted out. His many sons and his household You hanged on the gallows.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>יְוָנִים נִקְבְּצוּ עָלַי אֲזַי בִּימֵי חַשְׁמַנִּים
וּפָרְצוּ חוֹמוֹת מִגְדָּלַי וְטִמְּאוּ כָּל הַשְּׁמָנִים
וּמִנּוֹתַר קַנְקַנִּים נַעֲשָׂה נֵס לַשּׁוֹשַׁנִּים
בְּנֵי בִינָה יְמֵי שְׁמוֹנָה קָבְעוּ שִׁיר וּרְנָנִים.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>ye|va|NIM nik|be|TZU a|LAI a|ZAI bi|MEI chash|ma|NIM
u|fa|re|TZU cho|MOT mig|da|LAI ve|ti|me|U kol hash|ma|NIM
u|mi|no|TAR kan|ka|NIM na-a|SAH nes la|sho|sha|NIM
b&apos;NEI vi|NAH ye|MEI sh&apos;mo|NAH ka|ve|U shir u|re|na|NIM.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ye|va|NIM niq|be|TZU ʿa|LAI ʾa|ZAI bi|ME ḥash|man|NIM
u|fa|re|TZU ḥo|MOTH migh|da|LAI ve|ṭim|me|ʾU kol has|she|ma|NIM
u|min|no|THAR qan|qan|NIM na|ʿa|śAH nes las|sho|shan|NIM
be|NE vi|NAH ye|ME she|mo|NAH qa|ve|ʿU shir u|re|na|NIM.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ye|va|NIM niq|be|TZU ʿa|LAI a|ZAI bi|ME ḥash|man|NIM
u|fa|re|TZU ḥo|MOT mig|da|LAI ve|tim|me|U kol has|she|ma|NIM
u|min|no|TAR qan|qan|NIM na|ʿa|SAH nes las|sho|shan|NIM
be|NE vi|NAH ye|ME she|mo|NAH qa|ve|ʿU shir u|re|na|NIM.</sephardic>
            <chabad>y&apos;vo|NIM nik|b&apos;TZU o|LAI a|ZAI bi|MEI chash|ma|NIM
u|for&apos;|TZU choy|MOYS mig|do|LAI v&apos;tim&apos;|U kol hash&apos;|mo|NIM
u|mi|noy|SAR kan|ka|NIM na-a|SOH neis la|shoy|sha|NIM
b&apos;NEI vi|NOH y&apos;MEI sh&apos;moy|NOH kov&apos;|U shir ur&apos;|no|NIM.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Then the Greeks gathered against me, in the days of the Hasmoneans. They broke down the walls of my towers, and defiled all the oils. But from the last remaining flask a miracle was wrought for Your beloved. Therefore the Sages ordained these eight days for song and praise.</english>
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        <body>
          <type>Passage</type>
          <hebrew>חֲשׂוֹף זְרוֹעַ קָדְשֶׁךָ וְקָרֵב קֵץ הַיְשׁוּעָה
נְקֹם נִקְמַת עֲבָדֶיךָ מֵאֻמָּה הָרְשָׁעָה
כִּי אָרְכָה לָנוּ הַשָּׁעָה וְאֵין קֵץ לִימֵי הָרָעָה
דְּחֵה אַדְמוֹן בְּצֵל צַלְמוֹן הָקֵם לָנוּ רוֹעִים שִׁבְעָה.</hebrew>
          <transliteration>
            <israeli>cha|SOF z&apos;ROA kod|SHE|cha ve|ka|REV ketz hay|shu-AH
ne|KOM nik|MAT a|va|DE|cha me-u|MAH ha|re|sha-AH
ki a|re|CHAH LA|nu ha|sha-AH ve-EIN ketz li|MEI ha|ra-AH
d&apos;CHEH ad|MON b&apos;TZEL tzal|MON ha|KEM LA|nu ro-IM shiv|AH.</israeli>
            <orthographic>ḥa|śOF ze|ROAʿ qodh|SHE|kha ve|qa|REV qetz ha|ye|shu|ʿAH
ne|QOM niq|MATH ʿa|va|DHE|kha me|ʾum|MAH ha|re|sha|ʿAH
ki ʾa|re|KHAH LA|nu has|sha|ʿAH ve|ʾEN qetz li|ME ha|ra|ʿAH
de|ḥEH ʾadh|MON be|TZEL tzal|MON ha|QEM LA|nu ro|ʿIM shiv|ʿAH.</orthographic>
            <sephardic>ḥa|SOF ze|ROAʿ qod|SHE|kha ve|qa|REV qetz ha|ye|shu|ʿAH
ne|QOM niq|MAT ʿa|va|DE|kha me|um|MAH ha|re|sha|ʿAH
ki a|re|KHAH LA|nu has|sha|ʿAH ve|EN qetz li|ME ha|ra|ʿAH
de|ḥEH ad|MON be|TZEL tzal|MON ha|QEM LA|nu ro|ʿIM shiv|ʿAH.</sephardic>
            <chabad>cha|SOYF z&apos;ROYA kod|SHE|cho v&apos;ko|REIV keitz hay&apos;|shu-OH
n&apos;KOYM nik|MAS a|vo|DE|cho mei-u|MOH hor&apos;|sho-OH
ki or&apos;|CHOH LO|nu ha|sho-OH v&apos;EIN keitz li|MEI ho|ro-OH
d&apos;CHEIH ad|MOYN b&apos;TZEIL tzal|MOYN ho|KEIM LO|nu roy-IM shiv|OH.</chabad>
          </transliteration>
          <english>Bare Your holy arm, and hasten the time of salvation. Take retribution against the evil nation on behalf of Your servants, for the hour [of deliverance] has been too long delayed; there seems no end to the evil days. Thrust the enemy into the darkness of death, and establish for us the seven Shepherds.</english>
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          <text>last verse, missing from some manuscripts, may have been a later addition; alternatively it may have been part of the original text, but was censored by the non-Jewish authorities.</text>
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