Hebrew Text:

שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְהוָה אֶחָד׃

בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד

וְאָהַבְתָּ אֵת יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶךָ׃ וְהָיוּ הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם עַל־לְבָבֶךָ׃ וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ בָּם בְּשִׁבְתְּךָ בְּבֵיתֶךָ וּבְלֶכְתְּךָ בַדֶּרֶךְ וּבְשָׁכְבְּךָ וּבְקוּמֶךָ׃ וּקְשַׁרְתָּם לְאוֹת עַל־יָדֶךָ וְהָיוּ לְטֹטָפֹת בֵּין עֵינֶיךָ׃ וּכְתַבְתָּם עַל־מְזוּזֹת בֵּיתֶךָ וּבִשְׁעָרֶיךָ׃

Transliteration

shmah yee-srah-ayl ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo ah-doh-noi eh-khahd.
bah-rookh shem ki-vohd mahl-khoo-toh li-oh-lahm vah-ehd.

 

Vah-hahv-tah ayt ah-doh-noi eh-loh-heh-khah bi-khohl li-vahv-khah, oov-khohl nahf-shkhah, oov-khohl moh-deh-khah. Vi-hah-yoo hahd-vah-reem hah-ay-leh, ah-shehr ah-noh-khee mi-tzah-oo-khah hah-yohm ahl li-vah-veh-khah. Vi-shee-nahn-tahm li-vah-neh-khah vi-dee-bahr-tah bahm bi-sheev-tkhah bi-vay-teh-khah, oov-lekht-khah vah-deh-rekh, oov-shah-khbkhah oov-koo-meh-khah. Ook-shahr-tahm loht ahl yah-deh-khah, vi-hah-yoo li-toh-tah-foht bayn ay-neh-khah. Ookh-tahv-tahm ahl mi-zoo-zoht bay-teh-khah oo-vee-shah-reh-khah.

 

Psalm 124

שִׁ֥יר הַֽמַּֽעֲל֗וֹת לְדָ֫וִ֥ד לוּלֵ֣י יְ֖הֹוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ יֹֽאמַר־נָ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵֽל:  לוּלֵ֣י יְ֖הֹוָה שֶׁהָ֣יָה לָ֑נוּ בְּק֖וּם עָלֵ֣ינוּ אָדָֽם:   אֲזַי חַיִּ֣ים בְּלָע֑וּנוּ בַּֽחֲר֖וֹת אַפָּ֣ם בָּֽנוּ:   אֲזַי הַמַּ֣יִם שְׁטָפ֑וּנוּ נַ֜֗חְלָה עָבַ֥ר עַל־נַפְשֵֽׁנוּ:  אֲזַי עָבַ֣ר עַל־נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ הַ֜מַּ֗יִם הַזֵּֽידוֹנִֽים:  בָּר֥וּךְ יְהֹוָ֑ה שֶׁלֹּ֖א נְתָנָ֥נוּ טֶ֜֗רֶף לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם:  נַפְשֵׁ֗נוּ כְּצִפּ֥וֹר נִמְלְטָה֘ מִפַּ֪ח יֽ֫וֹקְשִׁ֥ים הַפַּ֥ח נִ֜שְׁבָּ֗ר וַֽאֲנַ֥חְנוּ נִמְלָֽטְנוּ: עֶזְרֵנוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה עֹ֜שֵׂ֗ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ:

 

A song of ascents. Of David. Had it not been for the Lord Who was with us, let Israel declare now.  Had it not been for the Lord Who was with us when men rose up against us, Then they would have swallowed us raw when their anger was kindled against us. Then the waters would have washed us away; illness would have passed over our soul. Then the wicked waters would have passed over our soul. Blessed is the Lord, Who did not give us as prey for their teeth. Our soul escaped like a bird from the hunters' snare; the snare broke, and we escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.

 

 

Psalm 20

לַמְנַצֵּחַ, מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד . יַעַנְךָ יְהוָה, בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ, שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב .

יִשְׁלַח עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן, יִסְעָדֶךָּ .

יִזְכֹּר כָּל מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה .

יִתֶּן לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא .

נְרַנְּנָה, בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְהוָה, כָּל מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ .

עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ יְהוָה, מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ, מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת, יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ .

אֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב, וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ, בְּשֵׁם יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר .

הֵמָּה, כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ, וַנִּתְעוֹדָד .

יְהוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה: הַמֶּלֶךְ, יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ .

For the Conductor, a psalm by David.

May the Lord answer you on the day of distress; may the Name of the God of Jacob fortify you.

May He send your help from the Sanctuary, and support you from Zion.

May He remember all your offerings, and always accept favorably your sacrifices.

May He grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill your every counsel.

We will rejoice in your deliverance, and raise our banners in the name of our God; may the Lord fulfill all your wishes.

Now I know that the Lord has delivered His anointed one, answering him from His holy heavens with the mighty saving power of His right hand.

Some [rely] upon chariots and some upon horses, but we [rely upon and] invoke the Name of the Lord our God.

They bend and fall, but we rise and stand firm.

Lord, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.

 

v'al Hanisim

 

 

And [we thank You] for the miracles, for the redemption, for the mighty deeds, for the saving acts, and for the wonders which You have wrought for our ancestors in those days, at this time ---

In the days of Matityahu, the son of Yochanan the High Priest, the Hasmonean and his sons, when the wicked Hellenic government rose up against Your people Israel to make them forget Your Torah and violate the decrees of Your will. But You, in Your abounding mercies, stood by them in the time of their distress. You waged their battles, defended their rights and avenged the wrong done to them. You delivered the mighty into the hands of the weak, the many into the hands of the few, the impure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous, and the wanton sinners into the hands of those who occupy themselves with Your Torah. You made a great and holy name for Yourself in Your world, and effected a great deliverance and redemption for Your people to this very day. Then Your children entered the shrine of Your House, cleansed Your Temple, purified Your Sanctuary, kindled lights in Your holy courtyards, and instituted these eight days of Chanukah to give thanks and praise to Your great Name.