Third B’rakhah: God’s Holiness
THE KEDUSHAH
The Kedushah is recited standing. Indeed, since we imitate the song of the angels, the tradition recommends standing like angels, with feet together. It is recited only with a minyan.
Hebrew
נַעֲרִיצְךָ וְנַקְדִּישְׁךָ כְּסוֹד שִׂיחַ שַׂרְפֵי קֹדֶשׁ הַמַּקְדִּישִׁים
שִׁמְךָ בַּקֹּדֶשׁ, כַּכָּתוּב עַל יַד נְבִיאֶךָ, וְקָרָא זֶה אֶל זֶה וְאָמַר:
קָדוֹשׁ, קָדוֹשׁ, קָדוֹשׁ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת,
מְלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ כְּבוֹדוֹ.
Israeli
na-aritzcha venakdishcha k'sod siach sarfei kodesh hamakdishim
shimcha bakodesh, kakatuv al yad nevi-echa, vekara zeh El zeh ve-amar:
kadosh, kadosh, kadosh Adonai Tz'va-ot,
melo chol-ha-aretz k'vodo.
English
We revere and sanctify You on earth as Your name is sanctified in heaven, as Your prophet Isaiah described: Each cried out to the other: “Holy, holy, holy is Adonai Tz’va·ot, the whole world is filled with God’s glory!”
Hebrew
כְּבוֹדוֹ מָלֵא עוֹלָם, מְשָׁרְתָיו שׁוֹאֲלִים זֶה לָזֶה,
אַיֵּה מְקוֹם כְּבוֹדוֹ, לְעֻמָּתָם בָּרוּךְ יֹאמֵרוּ:
בָּרוּךְ כְּבוֹד יְהֹוָה מִמְּקוֹמוֹ.
Israeli
k'vodo malei olam, mesharetav sho-alim zeh lazeh,
ayeh mekom k'vodo, le-umatam baruch yomeru:
baruch k'vod Adonai mimekomo.
English
God’s glory fills the universe. One angelic chorus asks, “Where is the place of God’s glory?” Another responds: “Praised is Adonai’s glory wherever God dwells.”
Hebrew
מִמְּקוֹמוֹ הוּא יִפֶן בְּרַחֲמִים, וְיָחֹן עַם הַמְיַחֲדִים שְׁמוֹ עֶרֶב
וָבֹקֶר בְּכָל־יוֹם תָּמִיד, פַּעֲמַיִם בְּאַהֲבָה שְׁמַע אוֹמְרִים:
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל, יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ, יְהֹוָה אֶחָד.
Israeli
mimekomo hu yifen b'rachamim, veyachon am hameyachadim sh'mo erev
vavoker b'chol-yom tamid, pa-amayim be-ahavah sh'ma omerim:
sh'ma Yisra-el, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai echad.
English
From where God dwells, may God turn with compassion toward the people who twice each day, evening and morning, lovingly proclaim God’s oneness, reciting the Sh’ma: “Hear, O Israel, Adonai is our God, Adonai is one.”
Hebrew
הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ, הוּא אָבִינוּ, הוּא מַלְכֵּנוּ, הוּא מוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ,
וְהוּא יַשְׁמִיעֵנוּ בְּרַחֲמָיו שֵׁנִית לְעֵינֵי כָל־חָי,
לִהְיוֹת לָכֶם לֵאלֹהִים.
אֲנִי יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם.
Israeli
hu Eloheinu, hu avinu, hu malkenu, hu moshi-enu,
vehu yashmi-enu b'rachamav shenit le-einei chol-chai,
lihyot lachem leilohim.
ani Adonai Eloheichem.
English
The Holy One is our God, our creator, our sovereign, our redeemer. Yet again, God will in mercy proclaim to us before all that lives: “I, Adonai, am your God.”
Hebrew
וּבְדִבְרֵי קָדְשְׁךָ כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר:
יִמְלֹךְ יְהֹוָה לְעוֹלָם, אֱלֹהַיִךְ צִיּוֹן לְדֹר וָדֹר, הַלְלוּיָהּ.
Israeli
uvdivrei kodshcha katuv leimor:
yimloch Adonai le-olam, Elohayich Tziyon ledor vador, haleluyah.
English
As the psalmist sang: “Adonai will reign forever; your God, O Zion, from generation to generation. Halleluyah!”
Hebrew
לְדוֹר וָדוֹר נַגִּיד גָּדְלֶךָ, וּלְנֵצַח נְצָחִים קְדֻשָּׁתְךָ נַקְדִּישׁ,
וְשִׁבְחֲךָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מִפִּינוּ לֹא יָמוּשׁ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד,
כִּי אֵל מֶלֶךְ גָּדוֹל וְקָדוֹשׁ אָתָּה.
Israeli
ledor vador nagid godlecha, ulenetzach netzachim k'dushatcha nakdish,
veshivchacha Eloheinu mipinu lo yamush le-olam va-ed,
ki El melech gadol vekadosh atah.
English
From generation to generation we will declare Your greatness, and forever sanctify You with words of holiness. Your praise will never leave our lips, for You are God and Sovereign, great and holy.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הָאֵל הַקָּדוֹשׁ.
Israeli
baruch atah Adonai, ha-El hakadosh.
English
Barukh atah Adonai, the Holy God.
On Shabbat Shuvah we substitute:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ הַקָּדוֹשׁ.
Israeli
baruch atah Adonai, hamelech hakadosh.
English
Barukh atah Adonai, the Holy Sovereign.
We continue on the next page with the Fourth B’rakhah, “You established Shabbat.”