Megilat Eicha 🆕

Megilat Eicha

The congregation sits on the ground and recites “Lemi Evke” and afterwards recites Megilat Eicha

Lemi evke. V’chaf akeh. U’vivchi amarer. V’hamon me’ai ashanen: Ha’la’mikdash V’aron o’ ch’ruvim. Asher or’vim. V’kipode shahm yekanen v’al-duchan. Asher huchan. L’levi lenatzeach b’shir La’El v’ranen. Ehi mashmim. Aley urim v’tumim. Asher bahm cohani mishpat yechonen. V’al-hereg chachamim. Beit Elo-him. U’va kosem k’samim. Gam me’onen: V’eicha chashcha. Ohr ha’halacha. V’hatalmud k’galmood. Mi yevonen: V’sod Torah. Ha’yesh motzi le’orah. U’mi hu zeh. Aley ha’dor yegonen: Chalalim naf’lu. Olelim v’yonkim. V’ein meykim. V’ein chomel v’chonen: L’zoht kol-yom. V’chol-layil a’yelil. B’rov chevel. K’mo avel v’onen. U’mar espode. V’ach ekra L’kipode. Umi’d’ma’ay afahr Tziyon achonen: V’echdal mi’sh’moah kol meranen. V’eicha yashva vadad akonen:

 Chapter 1.

Eicha yashva vadad ha’ir rabati am hayeta ke’almana rabati va’goyim sarati ba’m’dinot hay’ta la’mas. Bacho tivkeh ba’layla v’dim’ata al lecheya eyn la menachem mi’kol ohaveha, kol re’eha bag’du vah, hayu la l’oyvim. Gal’eta Yehuda m’oni u’merov avodah hi yash’va va’goyim, lo matz’ah manoach, kol rodfeha hisiguha ben ha’m’etzarim. Darchei Tzion avelot mibli ba’ey moed kol sh’areha shomemiyn cohaneha ne’enachim betuloteha nugot v’hi mar-lah. Hayu tzareyha l’rosh oyveyha shalu ki Ado-nai hogah al rov p’sha’eha olaleyha hal’chu sh’vi lifney-tzar. Va’yeitze mi’bat-Tzion kol-hadarah hayu sareyha k’ayalim lo matz’ooh mir’eh va’yel’chu v’lo-choach lifney rodef. Za’ch’ra Yerushalaim yemey onya u’m’rudeyha kol machamudeyha asher hayu mi’yemey kedem binfol ama b’yad-tzar v’ein ozer lah ra’uha tzarim sachaku al mishbatehah. Chet chat’ah Yerushalaim al-ken l’nidah hayatah kol-mechab’deyha hiziyluha ki-rau ervatah gam-hih ne’encha va’tashov achor.Tumata beshuleyha lo zach’ra acharitah va’tered p’laim ein menachem lah r’eh Ado-nai et onyiy ki higdil oyev. Yado paras tzar al kol-machamadeha ki ra’ata goyim ba’uh mikdasha asher tzivita lo-yavo’uh va’kahal lach. Kol-ama ne’enachim mevakshim lechem nat’nu macha’ma’dehem b’ochel lehashiv nafesh re’eh Ado-nai v’habita ki hayiti zolela. Lo alechem kol ov’rey derech habitu ur’ooh im yesh machov k’mach’ovi asher olal li asher hoga Ado-nai b’yom charon apo. Mi’marom shalach-esh b’atzmotai va’yirdenah paras reshet l’raglai he’shivani achor netanani shomemah kol-hayom davah. Niskad ohl p’sha’ay b’yado hista’regu aluh al tzavari hichshil kochi netanani Ado-nai biydey lo uchal kum. Sila chol-abirai Ado-nai b’kirbi karah alay mo’ed lishbor bachuray gaht darach Ado-nai liv’tulat bat-Yehuda. Al-eleh ani bochiyah eyni eyni yor’dah mayim ki-rachak mimeni menachem meishiv nafshi hayu vanay shomemim ki gavar oyev. Per’sa Tzion b’yadeyha ain menachem la tzivah Ado-nai l’Yaakov s’viyvav tzarav hai’ta Yerushalaim l’nida beyneyhem.Tzadik hu Ado-nai ki fi’hu mariti shimooh-na chol ha’amim ur’uh machovi b’tulotai u’vachurai ha’l’chu va’shevi. Karati la’m’ahavay hemah rimuni cohanai u’zkenai ba’ir gava’u ki-vikshu ochel lamo v’yashivu et-nafsham. Re’eh Ado-nai ki-tzar-li me’ai chomar’maru nehpach libee b’kirbee ki maro mariti mi’chutz shik’la-cherev ba’bayit ka’mavet. Sham’uh ki ne’eh’nacha ani ein menachem li kol-oyvai sham’uh ra’ati sasu ki Ata asitah hei’veta yom-karata v’yiheyu chamoni.Tavo chol-ra’atam le’fanecha v’olel lamo ka’asher olal’tah li al kol-p’sha’ai ki-rabot anchotai v’libee davai.

Chapter 2.

Eicha ya’iv b’apo Ado-nai et-bat-Tzion hishlich mi’shamayim eretz tiferet Yisrael v’lo-zachar hadom-raglav b’yom apo. Bi’lah Ado-nai v’lo chamal et kol-neot Yaakov haras b’evrato mivtz’rei vat-Yehuda higiy’a la’aretz chilel mamlacha v’sarey’ha. Gada ba’chori-af kol keren Yisrael heshiv achor yemino mi’p’ney oyev va’yiv’ar b’Yaakov k’esh lehava ach’la saviv. Darach kashto k’oyev nitzav yemino k’tzar va’yaharog kol machamadei-ayin b’ohel Bat-Tzion shafach ka’esh chamato. Haya Ado-nai k’oyev bi’lah Yisrael bi’lah kol-armenoteha shichet mivtzarav va’yerev b’Vat-Yehuda Ta’aniyah va’aniyah.Va’yachmos ka’gan sukko shichet mo’ado shicach Ado-nai b’Tzion mo’ed v’Shabbat va’yin’atz b’za’am-apo melech v’chohen. Zanach Ado-nai mizbecho ni’er mikdasho hisgir b’yad-oyev chomot armonoteha kol nat’nu b’veit- Ado-nai k’yom moed. Chashav Ado-nai l’hashchit chomat Bat-Tzion natah kav lo-haishiv yado mi’ba’le’ah va’ya’avel-chel v’choma yachdav umlalu. Tav’u va’aretz she’areiha ibad v’shibar b’richeyha malka v’sareiha va’goyim ein Torah gam-nevi’eiha lo matz’u chazon m’Ado-nai. Yeshvu la’aretz yid’mu zikney Vat-Tzion he’elu afar al-rosham chag’ru sakim horidu la’aretz roshan be’tulot Yerushalaim. Kalu va’d’maot eynai, chomarm’ru mey’ay, nishpach la’aretz k’veydi, al-shever bat-ami, bey’atef olel v’yonek birchovot kiryah. Le’imotam yom’ru a’ye dagan va’yayin behit’at’fam ke’chalal birchovot ir b’hishtapech nafsham el-cheik imotam. Ma-a’ideych ma adame-lach ha’bat Yerushalaim ma ashve-lach va’anachamech b’tulat Bat-Tzion ki-gadol ka’yam shivreich mi yirpa-lach. Nevi’aich chazu lach shav v’tafel v’lo-gilu al-avoneich lehashiv sh’vutech va’yechezu lach mas’ot shav u’maduchim. Saf’ku alayich kapayim kol-ov’rei derech shar’ku va’yani’u rosham al-Bat Yerushalaim hazot ha’ir she’yom’ru k’lilat yofi masos l’chol-ha’artez. Patzu alayich pi’hem kol-oy’vayich shar’ku va’yacharku-shen am’ru bilanu ach zeh hayom she’kivinuhu matzanu ra’inu. Asa Ado-nai asher zamam bitza emrato asher tzivah miymei-kedem haras v’lo chamal va’ysamach alayich oyev hey-rim keren tzaraich. Tza’ak libam el- Ado-nai chomat Bat-Tzion horidi cha’nachal dim’a yomam va’laila al-tit’ni fugat lach al-tidom bat-eyneych. Kumi roni va’laila l’rosh ashmurot shifchi cha’mayim libeich nochach p’nei Ado-nai s’ee eylav kapayich al-nefesh olalaich ha’atufim b’ra’av b’rosh kol chutzot. Re’eh Ado-nai v’habita lemi olalta ko im-tochalna nashim piryam oleley tipuchim im-yehareg b’mikdash Ado-nai cohen v’navi. Shach’vu la’aretz chutzot na’ar v’zaken b’tulotay u’vachuray naf’lu v’charev haragta b’yom apecha tavachta lo chamalta. Tikra ch’yom moed megurai misaviv v’lo haya b’yom af- Ado-nai palit v’sarid asher-tipachti v’ribiti oy’vi chilam.

Chapter 3

Ani ha’gever ra’ah oni b’shevet evrato. Oti nahag va’yolach choshech v’lo ohr.Ach bee yashuv yahafoch yado kol-hayom. Bila v’sari v’ori, shibar atzmotai.Bana alai va’yakaf rosh utla’a. B’machashakim hoshivani k’meitei olam. Gadar ba’adi v’lo etze hichbeed n’choshti. Gahm ki ez’ak va’ashave’a satam t’filati.Gadar d’rachai b’gazit netivotai eeva. Dov orev hu li ari b’mistarim. D’rachai sorer va’yefash’cheini samani shomem. Darach kashto va’yatziveini kamatara la’chetz. Hevi b’chilyotai bnei ashpato. Hayiti s’chok l’chol-ami neginatam kol-hayom. Hisbiani va’m’romim hirvani la’ana. Va’yagres be’chatzatz shinai hichpishani ba’efer. Va’tiznach mishalom nafshi nashiti tova. Va’omar avad nitzchi v’tochalti mey- Ado-nai. Z’chor onyi u’merudi la’ana va’rosh. Zachor tizkor v’tashoach alay nafshi. Zoht ashiv el-libee al-ken ochil. Chasdei Ado-nai ki lo-tamnu ki lo-chalu rachamav. Chadashim la’b’kareem raba emuntecha. Chelki Ado-nai am’ra nafshi al-ken ochil lo. Tov Ado-nai l’kovav l’nefesh tidreshenu. Tov v’yachil v’dumam litshuat Ado-nai. Tov la’gever ki-yisa ol bi’ne’urav. Yeshev badad v’yidom ki natal alav. Yiten be’afar pihu ulai yesh tikva. Yiten l’makehu lechi yisba b’cherpa. Ki lo yiznach l’olam Ado-nai. Ki im-hoga v’richam k’rov chasadav. Ki lo ina milibo va’yageh bnei-ish. L’dake tachat raglav kol asirei aretz. Lehatot mishpat-gaver neged p’nei Elyon. L’avet adam b’rivo Ado-nai lo ra’a. Mi ze amar va’tehi Ado-nai lo tziva. Meepee Elyon lo tetze ha’raot v’hatov. Ma-yitonen adam chai gever al-chata’av. Nachpesa d’racheynu v’nachkora v’nashuva ad- Ado-nai. Nisa leva’veinu el-kapayim el-El ba’shamayim. Nachnu fashanu u’marinu ata lo salachta. Sa’ko’ta va’af va’tird’fenu haragta lo chamalta. Sa’ko’ta ve’anan lach mei’avor t’fila. S’chi u’maos t’simeinu b’kerev ha’amim. Patzu aleynu pi-hem kol oyveynu. Pachad va’fachat haya lanu hashet v’ha’shahver. Palgei-mayim teirad eyni al-shever bat-ami. Eyni nig’ra v’lo tidmeh m’ain ha’fugot. Ad-yashkif v’yaireh Ado-nai mi’shamayim. Einee olela l’nafshi mikol b’not iri. Tzod tzaduni ka’tzipor oyvai chinam. Tzam’tu va’bor chayay va’yadu-even bi. Tzafu-mayim al-roshi amarti nigzarti. Karati shimcha Ado-nai mi’bor tachtiot. Koli shamata al-ta’lem oznecha l’ravchati l‘shav’ati. Karavta b’yom ekra’eka amarta al-tirah. Ravta Ado-nai rivei nafshi ga’alta chayay. Ra’ita Ado-nai a’vatati shofta mishpati.Ra’ita kol-nikmatam kol-mach’sh’votam li. Sham’ata cherpatam Ado-nai kol-mach’sh’votam alai. Siftei kamai v’hegyonam alai kol-hayom.  Shivtam v’kimatam habita ani mahn’ginatam. Tashiv lahem g’mul Ado-nai k’ma’ase yedehem. Titen lahem m’ginat-lev ta’a’lat’cha lahem. Tirdof b’af v’tashmideim mi’tachat shmei Ado-nai.

Chapter 4

 Eicha yu’am zahav yishne ha’ketem ha’tov tish’tapech’na avnei-kodesh b’rosh kol-chutzot. Bnei Tzion ha’yekarim ha’m’sulaim ba’paz eicha nech’shevu l’nivlei-cheres ma’aseh yedey yotzer. Gam-tanim chal’tzu shahd hey’niku gu’rei’hen bat-ami l’achzar ka’y’eynim ba’midbar. Davak leshon yonek el-chiko ba’tzama olalim sha’alu lechem pores ein lahem. Ha’ochlim l’ma’adanim nasha’mu ba’chutzot ha’emunim alei tola chib’ku ashpatot. Va’yigdal avon bat-ami meichatat s’dom ha’hafucha ch’mo-raga v’lo chalu vah yadayim. Zaku nezee’reyha mi’sheleg tzachu meichalav ad’mu etzem mip’ninim sapir geezratam. Chashach mish’chor ta’oram lo nik’ru ba’chutzot tzafad oram al-atzmam yavesh haya cha’etz. Tovim hayu chal’lei-cherev mei’chal’lei ra’av shehem yazuvu m’dukarim mi’t’nuvot sadai. Yedei nashim rachamaniyot bishlu yaldehen hayu l’varot lamo b’shever bat-ami. Kila Ado-nai et-chamato shafach charon apo va’yatzet-esh b’Tzion va’tochal yesodoteha. Lo he’eminu malchei-eretz kol yosh’vey tevel ki yavo tzar v’oyev b’sha’arei Yerushalaim. Mei’chatot nevi’eha avonot cohaneha ha’shof’chim b’kirba dam tzadikim. Na’u ivrim ba’chutzot n’go’alu badam b’lo yuch’lu yig’u bi’l’vushehem. Suru tameh kar’u lamo suru suru al tiga’u ki natzu gam-na’u am’ru ba’goyim lo yosifu lagur. P’nei Ado-nai chil’kam lo yoseef l’habitam p’nei chohanim lo nasa’oo u’z’kenim lo chananu. Odeynu tichleyna eyneinu el-ezrateinu havel b’tzipiya’teynu tzipinu el-goy lo yoshia. Tzadu tz’adeynu mi’lechet bi’r’chovoteynu karav kitzeynu mal’oo yameinu ki-va kitzeynu. Kalim hayu rod’feinu mi’nishrei shamayim al-heharim d’lakunu, bamidbar ar’vu lanu. Ruach apeinu m’shiach Ado-nai nilkad bish’chitotam asher amarnu b’tzilo nichye va’goyim. Sisi v’simchi bat-edom yoshevet b’eretz utz gam-alayich ta’avor-kos tish’keri v’tit’ari. Tam avonech bat-Tzion lo yosif l’haglotech pakad avonech bat-edom gila al-chato’tayich.

Chapter 5

Z’chor Ado-nai meh-haya lanu habita u’re’eh et-cherpateynu. Nachalateynu ne’hefcha l’zarim bateynu l’nochrim. Yetomim hayinu v’ein av imoteynu k’almanot. Meimeinu b’chesef shatinu eytzeynu bi’m’chir yavo’u. Al tzava’reynu nirdafnu yagah’nu v’lo hunach-lanu. Mitzrayim nata’nu yad Ashur lisbo’a lachem. Avoteinu chat’u v’einam va’anachnu avono’tehem sa’valnu.Avadim mahsh’lu vanu porek ein mi’yadam. B’nafsheynu navi lachmeynu mi’pnei cherev ha’midbar. Ohreynu k’tanur nichmaru mi’p’nei zal’afot ra’av. Nashim b’Tzion inu b’tulot b’ahrey Yehuda. Sarim b’yadam nitlu p’nei z’keynim lo neh’daru. Bachurim t’chon nasa’oo u’ne’arim ba’etz ka’shalu.

 Z’keynim mi’sha’ar shavatu bachurim mi’n’ginatam. Shavat mesos libeynu nehpach l’evel m’choleynu. Na’f’la ateret rosheynu oy-nah lanu ki chatanu. Al-ze haya daveh libeynu al-ele chash’chu eyneynu. Al Har-Tzion she’shamem shu’alim hil’chu-vo. Ata Ado-nai l’olam teshev kis’acha l’dor va’dor. Lama la’netzach tish’kacheynu ta’azveynu le’orech yamim. Hashiveynu Ado-nai elecha v’nashuva chadesh yameynu ke’kedem. Ki eem-maos m’astanu katzaf’ta aleynu ad-moed. Hashiveynu Ado-nai elecha v’nashuva chadeish yameinu ke’kedem.  

May the Beit Hamikdash be built speedily our days and may He grant us our portion in His Torah!