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The Amidah

amidah
עמידה

Israeli: ' marks a reduced vowel that Israeli speech drops (b'rachah); when the vowel is pronounced it is written e (lefanecha). - separates syllables that would otherwise run together.

How to read the transliterations

Seventh B’rakhah: Prayer for Peace

During the silent Amidah, we continue with “Grant Peace,” below. When the Amidah is repeated, the leader recites the Priestly Blessing.
Hebrew
אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ [וְאִמּוֹתֵינוּ],
בָּרְכֵנוּ בַבְּרָכָה הַמְשֻׁלֶּשֶׁת
בַּתּוֹרָה הַכְּתוּבָה עַל יְדֵי מֹשֶׁה עַבְדֶּךָ,
הָאֲמוּרָה מִפִּי אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו כֹּהֲנִים, עַם קְדוֹשֶׁךָ, כָּאָמוּר:
Israeli
Eloheinu veilohei avoteinu [ve-imoteinu],
barechenu vabrachah hameshuleshet
batorah haktuvah al yedei Mosheh avdecha,
ha-amurah mipi Aharon uvanav kohanim, am k'doshecha, ka-amur:
English
Our God and God of our ancestors, bless us with the threefold blessing of the Torah written by Moses Your servant, recited by Aaron and his descendants, the kohanim, the consecrated priests of Your people:
Hebrew
יְבָרֶכְךָ יהוה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ.
כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן.
Israeli
yevarechcha Adonai veyishmerecha.
ken yehi ratzon.
English
May Adonai bless and protect you. So may it be God’s will.
Hebrew
יָאֵר יהוה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָ.
כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן.
Israeli
ya-er Adonai panav elecha vichunecha.
ken yehi ratzon.
English
May Adonai’s countenance shine upon you and may Adonai bestow kindness upon you. So may it be God’s will.
Hebrew
יִשָּׂא יהוה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם.
כֵּן יְהִי רָצוֹן.
Israeli
yisa Adonai panav elecha veyasem lecha shalom.
ken yehi ratzon.
English
May Adonai’s countenance be lifted toward you and may Adonai grant you peace. So may it be God’s will.
Hebrew
שִׂים שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם טוֹבָה וּבְרָכָה,
חֵן וָחֶסֶד וְרַחֲמִים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ.
בָּרְכֵנוּ אָבִינוּ כֻּלָּנוּ כְּאֶחָד בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ,
כִּי בְאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ נָתַתָּ לָנוּ, יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ,
תּוֹרַת חַיִּים וְאַהֲבַת חֶסֶד,
וּצְדָקָה וּבְרָכָה וְרַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם.
וְטוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ לְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל
בְּכָל־עֵת וּבְכָל־שָׁעָה בִּשְׁלוֹמֶךָ.
Israeli
sim shalom ba-olam tovah uvrachah,
chen vachesed verachamim aleinu ve-al kol-yisra-el amecha.
barechenu avinu kulanu ke-echad be-or panecha,
ki ve-or panecha natata lanu, Adonai Eloheinu,
Torat chayim ve-ahavat chesed,
utzdakah uvrachah verachamim vechayim veshalom.
vetov be-einecha levarech et-amecha Yisra-el
b'chol-et uvchol-sha-ah bishlomecha.
English
Grant peace to the world, goodness and blessing, grace, love, and compassion, for us and for all the people Israel. Bless us, our creator, united as one with the light of Your presence; by that light, Adonai our God, You have given us a guide to life, the love of kindness, generosity, blessing, compassion, life, and peace. May it please You to bless Your people Israel at every season and at all times with Your gift of peace.
On Shabbat Shuvah we recite the following paragraph, in place of the line that follows it:
Hebrew
בְּסֵפֶר חַיִּים, בְּרָכָה, וְשָׁלוֹם, וּפַרְנָסָה טוֹבָה,
נִזָּכֵר וְנִכָּתֵב לְפָנֶיךָ, אֲנַחְנוּ וְכָל־עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל,
לְחַיִּים טוֹבִים וּלְשָׁלוֹם.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, עוֹשֶׂה הַשָּׁלוֹם.
Israeli
b'sefer chayim, b'rachah, veshalom, ufarnasah tovah,
nizacher venikatev lefanecha, anachnu vechol-amecha beit Yisra-el,
lechayim tovim uleshalom.
baruch atah Adonai, oseh hashalom.
English
May we and the entire house of Israel be called to mind and inscribed for life, blessing, sustenance, and peace in the Book of Life. Barukh atah Adonai, who brings peace.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה, הַמְבָרֵךְ אֶת־עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּשָּׁלוֹם.
Israeli
baruch atah Adonai, hamevarech et-amo Yisra-el bashalom.
English
Barukh atah Adonai, who blesses Your people Israel with peace.
When the Amidah is recited aloud by the leader, we continue with Kaddish Shalem on page 203.