Aleinu

Alenu

THE ALEINU - CONCLUSION OF FRIDAY NIGHT PRAYER

English translation	Transliteration	Hebrew
1	It is our duty to praise the Master of all,	Aleinu l'shabeach la'Adon hakol	עָלֵינוּ לְשַׁבֵּחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל,
2	to ascribe greatness to the Author of creation,	latet gedulah l'yotzer b'reishit,	לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית,
3	who has not made us like the nations of the lands	sh'lo asanu k'goyei ha'aratzot,	שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת,
4	nor placed us like the families of the earth;	v'lo samanu k'mish'p'chot ha'adamah,	וְלֹא שָׂמָנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה.
5	who has not made our portion like theirs,	shelo sam chel'qenu kahem,	שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵנוּ כָּהֶם,
6	nor our destiny like all their multitudes.	v'goralenu k'khol hamonam.	.וְגוֹרָלֵנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם
[Some congregations outside of Israel omit:]
7	For they worship vanity and emptiness,	Sh'hem mish'tachavim l'hevel variq	שֶׁהֵם מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לְהֶבֶל וָרִיק,
8	and pray to a god who cannot save.	umit'pal'lim al el lo yoshia	וּמִתְפַּלְּלִים אֶל אֵל לֹא יוֹשִׁיעַ.
9	But we bow in worship and thank	Va'anachnu qor`im, umishtachavim umodim,	וַאֲנַחְנוּ כֹּרעִים ומִשְׁתַּחֲוִים ומוֹדים,
10	the Supreme King of kings,	lif'nei Melekh, Mal'khei haM'lakhim,	לִפְנֵי מֶלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים
11	the Holy One, Blessed be He,	haQadosh barukh Hu.	הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא.
12	who extends the heavens and establishes the earth,	Shehu noteh shamayim, v'yosed aretz,	שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם וְיֹסֵד אָרֶץ,
13	whose throne of glory is in the heavens above,	umoshav y'qaro bashamayim mima'al,	וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל,
14	and whose power's Presence is in the highest of heights.	ushkhinat uzo begav'hei m'romim,	וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים.
15	He is our God; there is no other.	Hu Eloheinu ein od,	הוּא אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֵין עוֹד,
16	Truly He is our King, there is none else,	emet mal'kenu, efes zulato,	אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּנוּ אֶפֶס זוּלָתוֹ.
17	as it is written in His Torah:	kakatuv beTorato:	כַּכָּתוּב בְּתּוֹרָתוֹ:
18	"You shall know and take to heart this day	v'yada'ta hayom, vahashevota el l'vavekha.	וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶךָ,
19	that the Lord is God,	Ki Adonai, hu haElohim,	כִּי יי הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים
20	in the heavens above	bashamayim mi ma`al,	בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל
21	and on earth below. There is no other."	v'al ha'aretz mitachat. Ein od.	וְעַל הָאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת. אֵין עוֹד