Bedtime Shema (Keri’at Shema al HaMitah)

ribbono shel-olam hareni mokhel lekhol-mi shehikhis vehiqnit oti o shekhata kenegdi ben begufi ben bememoni ven bikhvodi ven vekhal asher li ven be'ones ben beratson ben beshogeg ben bemezid ven bedibbur ben bema'aseh ben begilgul zeh ben begilgul akher lekhol-bar yisra'el velo ye'anesh shum adam vesibbati yehi ratson millefanekha Adonai elohay velohe avotay shello ekhte od velo ekhezor bahem velo ashuv od lehakhisekha velo e'eseh hara be'enekha umah-shekhatati mekhoq berakhamekha harabbim velo al yede yissurim vokholeyim ra'im: yihyu leratson imre-fi vehegyon libbi lefanekha Adonai tsuri vego'ali:

Master of the universe! I hearby forgive anyone who has angered me, or sinned against me, either physically or financially, against my honor or anything that is mine, whether accidentally or intentionally, inadvertently or deliberately, by speech or by deed, in this incarnation or in any other any Israelite [is forgiven], may no man be punished on my account. May it be Your will, Adonoy, my God and God of my fathers, that I shall sin no more nor repeat my sins, neither shall I again anger You nor do what is wrong in Your eyes. The sins I have committed, erase in your abounding mercies, but not through suffering or severe illnesses. May they be acceptable the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart, before You Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.

barukh attah Adonai elohenu melekh ha'olam hammappil khevle shenah al enay utenumah al afappay: ume'ir le'ishon bat ayin. vihi ratson millefanekha Adonai elohay velohe avotay shettashkiveni leshalom veta'amideni lekhayim tovim uleshalom veten khelqe betoratekha vetargilenu lidvar mitsvah ve'al targilenu lidvar averah ve'al tevi'enu lo lide khet velo lide nissayon velo lide vizzayon veyishlot bi yetser hatov ve'al yishlot bi yetser hara vetatsilenu misatan umifega ra umekhalayim ra'im ve'al yevahaluni rayonay vakhalomot ra'im veharhorim ra'im utehe mittati shelemah lefanekha: veha'er enay pen ishan hammavet. barukh attah Adonai hamme'ir la'olam kullo bikhvodo:

Blessed are You, Adonoy, our God, King of the Universe, Who causes the fetters of sleep to fall upon my eyes, and slumber upon my eyelids. And illuminates the pupil of the eye. May it be Your will, Adonoy, my God and God of my fathers to make me lie down in peace, and to raise me (again) to good life and peace, and grant me my portion in Your Torah, make us accustomed to do Your commands, and let us not become accustomed to sin, Do not bring us into the grasp of sin, Do not cause us to be tested, or brought to disgrace. May I be ruled by the Good Inclination and let me not be ruled over by the Evil Inclination. Protect me from Satan, from an evil mishap and from illnesses. Let my thoughts not terrify me— nor evil dreams or evil fancies (disturb me), and may my bed be perfect before You. And light up my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death, Blessed are You, Adonoy, Who illuminates the whole world with His glory.

el melekh ne'eman:

If one has prayed Ma'ariv and with it recited Sh'ma earlier than the ideal time for the evening Sh'ma, he should repeat all of it here. Some people have the custom of reciting all three paragraphs here every night.

shema yisra'el Adonai elohenu Adonai ekhad:

Almighty, faithful King

ve'ahavta et Adonai elohekha bekhol-levavekha uvekhol-nafshekha uvekhol-me'odekha: vehayu haddevarim ha'elleh asher anokhi metsavvekha hayyom al-levavekha: veshinnantam levanekha vedibbarta bam beshivtekha bevetekha uvelekhtekha vadderekh uveshakhebekha uvequmekha: uqeshartam le'ot al-yadekha vehayu letotafot ben enekha: ukhetavtam al-mezuzot betekha uvisharekha:

Hear, Israel Adonoy is our God Adonoy is One

vihi no'am adonay elohenu alenu uma'aseh yadenu konenah alenu uma'aseh yadenu konenehu:

The following three lines are to be said silently:

yshev beseter elyon betsel shadday yitlonan: omar la-Adonai makhsi umetsudati elohay evtakh-bo: ki hu yatsilekha mippakh yaqush middever havvavot: be'evrato yasekh lakh vetakhat-kenafayw tekhseh tsinnah vesokherah amitto: lo-tira mippakhad layelah mekhets ya'uf yomam: middever ba'ofel yahalokh miqqetev yashud tsohorayim: yippol mitsiddekha elef urevavah miminekha elekha lo yiggash: raq be'enekha tabbit veshillumat resha'im tireh: ki-attah Adonai makhsi elyon samta me'onekha: lo-te'unneh elekha ra'ah venega lo-yiqrav be'oholekha: ki malakhayw yetsavveh-llakh lishmarekha bekhol-derakhekha: al-kappayim yissa'unekha pen-tiggof ba'even raglekha: al-shakhal vafeten tidrokh tirmos kefir vetannin: ki vi khashaq va'afalletehu asaggevehu ki-yada shemi: yiqra'eni ve'e'enehu immo-anokhi vetsarah akhalletsehu va'akhabbedehu: orekh yamim asbi'ehu ve'arehu bishu'ati: orekh yamim asbi'ehu ve'arehu bishu'ati:

Blessed [is His] Name, Whose glorious Kingdom is forever and ever.

Adonai mah-rabbu tsaray rabbim qamim alay: rabbim omerim lenafshi en yeshu'atah lo velohim selah: ve'attah Adonai magen ba'adi kevodi umerim roshi: qoli el-Adonai eqra vayya'aneni mehar qodsho selah: ani shakhavti va'ishanah heqitsoti ki Adonai yismekheni: lo ira merivvot am asher saviv shatu alay: qumah Adonai hoshi'eni elohay ki-hikkita et-kol oyevay lekhi shinne resha'im shibbarta: la-Adonai hayeshu'ah al-ammekha virkhatekha selah:

And you shall love Adonoy, your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your possessions. And these words which I command you today shall be upon your heart. And you shall teach them sharply to your children, and you shall discuss them when you sit in your house, and when you travel on the road, and when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for totafos between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gateways.

hashkivenu Adonai elohenu leshalom veha'amidenu malkenu lekhayyim tovim ulshalom. uferos alenu sukkat shelomekha vetaqqenenu be'etsah tovah millefanekha vehoshi'enu meherah lema'an shemekha. vehagen ba'adenu vehaser me'alenu oyev dever vekherev vera'av veyagon vehaser satan millefanenu ume'akharenu uvetsel kenafekha tastirenu. ki el shomerenu umatsilenu attah ki el melekh khannun verakhum attah. ushemor tsetenu uvo'enu lekhayyim uleshalom me'attah ve'ad olam:

May the pleasantness of my Master, our God, be upon us, and the work be willingly accepted by God. Then he prays that even the work we do for our own needs be acceptable before Gold.—Iyun T’Filoh of our hands establish for us and the work refers to the actual endeavors of our hands, whereas the second mention of work refers to what was achieved by our hands.—Iyun Tefilloh of our hands may He establish.

barukh Adonai bayyom barukh Adonai ballayelah barukh Adonai beshakhevenu barukh Adonai bequmenu. ki veyadekha nafshot hakhayyim vehammetim asher beyado nefesh kol khay veruakh kol besar ish. beyadekha afqid rukhi paditah oti Adonai el emet. elohenu shebbashamayim yakhed shimkha veqayyem malkhutekha tamid umelokh alenu le'olam va'ed:

He who dwells in the shelter of the Supreme One, under the protection of Shadai He will abide. I say of Adonoy, [He is] my refuge and my stronghold, my God in Whom I trust. For He will save you from the snare-trap, from destructive pestilence. With His wings He will cover you and beneath His wings, you will find refuge; His truth is a shield, a full shield. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, the pestilence that prowls in darkness, nor the deadly plague that ravages at noon. A thousand will fall at your [left] side, and ten thousand at your [right] side but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes will you behold and see the punishment of the wicked. the destruction but you will not be harmed by it. For you [have proclaimed]: Adonoy is my refuge, the Supreme One you have made your dwelling No evil shall befall you, and no plague shall come near your tent. For His angels He will command on your behalf— to guard you in all your ways. They will carry you upon their hands, lest you hurt your foot on a rock. You will tread upon lion and snake, you will trample young lion and serpent. Because he clings to Me with desire, I will save him; I will strengthen him, for he knows My Name. When he calls upon Me, I will answer him; I am with him in distress, I will free him and honor him. I will satiate him with longevity, and will let him see My deliverance. I will satiate him with longevity and will let him see My deliverance.

yiru enenu veyismakh libbenu vetagel nafshenu bishu'atekha be'emet be'emor letsiyyon malakh elohayikh. Adonai melekh Adonai malakh Adonai yimlokh le'olam va'ed: ki hammalkhut shellekha hi ule'oleme ad timlokh bekhavod ki en lanu melekh ella attah:

(Psalms 3:2-9) Adonoy, how many are my tormentors; many rise up against me. Many say of my soul: There is no deliverance for him through God, forever. But You, Adonoy, are a shield for me; my glory and Raiser of my head. With my voice, I call out to Adonoy, and He answers me from His holy mountain, forever. I lay down and slept; I awake for Adonoy supports me. I fear not the tens of thousands of people deployed against me from every side. Rise Adonoy, deliver me, my God, for You have struck all my enemies on the cheek; You have broken the teeth of the wicked. Deliverance is Adonoy's; upon Your people is Your blessing, selah.

hammalakh haggo'el oti mikkol ra yevarekh et hanne'arim veyiqqare vahem shemi veshem avotay avraham veyitskhaq veyidgu larov beqerev ha'arets:

Adonoy, our God, make us lie down in peace, our King, raise us [again] to good life and peace. Spread over us the shelter of Your peace, and direct us to better ourselves through Your good counsel; and deliver us speedily for Your Name's sake. Shield us, and remove from us enemies, pestilence, sword, famine and sorrow. Remove the adversary from before us and from behind us, and in the shadow of Your wings shelter us. For You are the Almighty Who is our protector and rescuer. For You are the Almighty Who is King, Gracious, and Merciful. Guard our going out and our coming in for life and peace from now, forever.

vayyomer im shamoa tishma leqol Adonai elohekha vehayyashar be'enayw ta'aseh veha'azanta lemitsvotayw veshamarta kol khuqqayw kol hammakhalah asher samti vemitsrayim lo asim alekha ki ani Adonai rofe'ekha:

Blessed is Adonoy by day, Blessed is Adonoy by night. Blessed is Adonoy when we lie down Blessed is Adonoy when we rise. For in Your hand are the souls of the living and the dead, (as it is written): For in His hand is the soul of every living thing and the spirit of every human being. In Your hand, I commit my spirit; You have liberated me, Adonoy, Almighty of truth. Our God in heaven, reveal the unity of Your Name, preserve Your kingdom always, and reign over us forever and ever.

vayyomer Adonai el hassatan yigar Adonai bekha hassatan veyigar Adonai bekha habbokher birushalami halo zeh ud mutsal me'esh

May our eyes behold, may our heart rejoice and our soul exalt in Your true deliverance, when it will be said to Zion: Your God has begun His reign Adonoy is King, Adonoy was King, Adonoy will reign forever and ever For the Kingdom is Yours and to all eternity, You will reign in glory, for we have no king except You.

hinneh mittato shellishlomoh shishim gibborim saviv lah miggibbore yisra'el kullam akhuze kherev melummede milkhamah ish kharbo al yerekho mippakhad ballelot

The angel who redeemed me from all evil May he bless the lads; and may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac; and may they multiply like fish within the land.

yevarekhkha Adonai veyishmerekha ya'er Adonai panayw elekha vikhunnekka: yissa Adonai panayw elekha veyasem lekha shalom:

And He said, "If you will diligently heed the voice of Adonoy, your God, and do what is upright in His eyes, and listen carefully to His commandments, and guard all His statutes— [then] every sickness that I put in Egypt, I will not put upon you, for I am Adonoy, your Healer.

hinneh lo yanum velo yishan shomer yisra'el:

And Adonoy said to Satan: Adonoy rebukes you, Satan, Adonoy rebukes you, He Who chose Jerusalem; for is this one not a firebrand plucked out of the fire?

lishu'atekha qivviti Adonai qivviti Adonai lishu'atekha Adonai lishu'atekha qivviti

Behold the bed of Solomon! Sixty mighty men [are set] around it, of the mighty men of Israel. All of them armed with swords, trained in warfare; each man has his sword at his side, because of the dread of the night.

beshem Adonai elohe yisra'el mimini mikha'el umissemoli gavri'el umillefanay ori'el ume'akhoray refa'el ve'al roshi shekhinat el:

Each unit is said three times:

shir hamma'alot ashre kol-yere Adonai haholekh bidrakhayw: yegia kappekha ki tokhel ashrekha vetov lakh: eshtekha kegefen poriyyah beyarkete vetekha banekha kishtile zetim saviv leshulkhanekha: hinneh khi-khen yevorakh gaver yere Adonai: yevarekhkha Adonai mitsiyyon ure'eh betuv yerushalami kol yeme khayyekha: ure'eh- vanim levanekha shalom al-yisra'el:

Adonoy bless you and guard you! Adonoy shine His countenance upon you and be gracious unto You! Adonoy turn His countenance toward you and grant you peace!

rigzu ve'al tekheta'u imru vilvavkhem al mishkavkhem vedommu selah:

Behold, He neither slumbers nor sleeps! the Guardian of Israel.

adon olam asher malakh, beterem kol yetsir nivra:

For your deliverance, I hope, Adonoy; I hope, Adonoy, for Your deliverance; Adonoy, for Your deliverance I hope.

le'et na'asah vekheftso kol, azay melekh shemo niqra:

In the Name of Adonoy, God of Israel: at my right [hand] Michael, at my left [hand] Gabriel, before me Uriel, behind me Raphael, and above my head, the Presence of Almighty.

ve'akhare kikhlot hakkol, levaddo yimlokh nora:

A song of ascents Fortunate are all who fear Adonoy, who walk in His ways. When you eat of the toil of your hands you are fortunate and it is good with you. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the innermost parts of your house; your children like olive plants around your table. Behold! thus shall be blessed the man who fears Adonoy. Adonoy bless you from Zion! and [may you] see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life! May you [live to] see your children's children! Peace upon Israel!

vehu hayah vehu hoveh, vehu yihyeh betifarah:

To be said three times:

vehu ekhad ve'en sheni, lehameshil lo lehakhbirah:

Tremble and do not sin; commune with your hearts upon your bed, and be silent, selah!

beli reshit beli takhlit, velo ha'oz vehammisrah:

Master of the Universe Who reigned before any creature was created.

vehu eli vekhay go'ali, vetsur khevli be'et tsarah:

At the time when all was made by His will, then was His Name proclaimed King.

vehu nissi umanos li, menat kosi beyom eqra:

And after all things shall cease to be the Awesome One will reign alone.

beyado afqid rukhi, be'et ishan ve'a'irah:

He was, He is, and He shall be in glory.

ve'im rukhi geviyyati, Adonai li velo ira:

He is One, and there is no second to compare to Him, to associate [with Him].