Maariv is part of the Maariv (Weeknight) service of the traditional weekday siddur. The full Hebrew text with English translation appears below; open it in the free interactive siddur to follow along.
And He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity, and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger, and does not arouse all His wrath. Lord, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.
A song of ascents. Behold, bless the Lord, all servants of the Lord who stand in the house of the Lord at night. Raise your hands in holiness and bless the Lord. May the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion. By day the Lord ordains His kindness, and at night His song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life. The deliverance of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their strength in time of distress. The Lord helps them and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they have put their trust in Him. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold forever. Lord of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in You. Lord, deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call.
The chazzan recites Half Kaddish. Congregation responds Amen as indicated.
Exalted and hallowed be His great Name (Amen) throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Mashiach (Amen) in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.) May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He (Amen), beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen.
The chazzan says the following; congregation and chazzan bow at 'Bless,' and straighten up at 'Lord.'
בָּרְכֽוּ אֶת־יְיָ הַמְבֹרָֽךְ:
Bless the Lord who is blessed.
Congregation and chazzan respond, bowing at 'Blessed' and straightening up at 'Lord.'
בָּרֽוּךְ יְיָ הַמְבֹרָֽךְ לְעוֹלָֽם וָעֶֽד:
Blessed be the Lord who is blessed for all eternity.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who by His word causes the evenings to become dark. With wisdom He opens the [heavenly] gates; with understanding He changes the periods [of the day], varies the times, and arranges the stars in their positions in the sky according to His will. He creates day and night; He rolls away light before darkness and darkness before light; He causes the day to pass and brings on the night, and separates between day and night; the Lord of hosts is His Name. Blessed are You, Lord, who causes the evenings to become dark.
With everlasting love have You loved the House of Israel Your people. You have taught us Torah and mitzvot, decrees and Laws. Therefore, Lord our God, when we lie down and when we rise, we will speak of Your statutes and rejoice in the words of Your Torah and in Your mitzvot forever. For they are our life and the length of our days, and we will meditate on them day and night. May Your love never depart from us. Blessed are You, Lord, who loves His people Israel.
Recite the first verse aloud, with the right hand covering the eyes, concentrating on accepting God's sovereignty.
שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ יְיָ | אֶחָד:
Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One.
Recite the following verse in an undertone.
בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד:
Blessed be the name of the glory of His kingdom for ever and ever.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might. And these words which I command you today, shall be upon your heart. You shall teach them thoroughly to your children, and you shall speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. And you shall write them upon the doorposts of your house and upon your gates.
And it will be, if you will diligently obey My commandments which I enjoin upon you this day, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul: I will give rain for your land at the proper time, the early rain and the late rain, and you will gather in your grain, your wine and your oil. And I will give grass in your fields for your cattle, and you will eat and be sated. Take care lest your heart be lured away, and you turn astray and worship alien gods and bow down to them. For then the Lord's wrath will flare up against you, and He will close the heavens so that there will be no rain and the earth will not yield its produce, and you will swiftly perish from the good land which the Lord gives you. Therefore, place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for a reminder between your eyes. You shall teach them to your children, to speak of them when you sit in your house and when you walk on the road, when you lie down and when you rise. And you shall inscribe them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates—so that your days and the days of your children may be prolonged on the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give to them for as long as the heavens are above the earth.
Although the word 'Truth' belongs to the next paragraph, do not pause between 'your God' and 'Truth.'
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel and tell them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to attach a thread of blue on the fringe of each corner. They shall be to you as tzitzit, and you shall look upon them and remember all the commandments of the Lord and fulfill them, and you will not follow after your heart and after your eyes by which you go astray—so that you may remember and fulfill all My commandments, and be holy to your God. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I, the Lord, am your God.
Truth and belief is all this; it is established with us that He is the Lord our God, there is no other, and that we Israel are His people. It is He who redeems us from the hand of kings; our King, who delivers us from the grip of all the tyrants; the benevolent God, who avenges us against our persecutors, and brings retribution on all our mortal enemies. He does great things beyond limit, and wonders beyond number. He has kept us alive, and did not allow our feet to falter. He led us upon the high places of our foes, and increased our strength over all our adversaries. He is the benevolent God who, in our behalf, brought retribution upon Pharaoh, and signs and miracles in the land of the Hamites; who, in His wrath, struck all the first-born of Egypt, and brought out His people Israel from their midst to everlasting freedom; who led His children through the divided parts of the Sea of Reeds, and drowned their pursuers and their enemies in the depths. As His children beheld His might, they extolled and offered praise to His Name, and willingly accepted His sovereignty; Moses and the children of Israel with great joy raised their voices in song to You, and they all proclaimed:
Who is like You among the supernal beings, O Lord! Who is like You, resplendent in holiness, awesome in praise, performing wonders! Your children beheld Your sovereignty as You split the sea before Moses. “This is my God!” they exclaimed, and declared, “The Lord shall reign forever and ever.” And it is said: For the Lord has redeemed Jacob, and delivered him from a power mightier than he. Blessed are You Lord, who has delivered Israel.
Our Father, let us lie down in peace; our King, raise us up to a good life and peace. Improve us with Your good counsel, help us speedily for the sake of Your Name, and spread over us the shelter of Your peace. Protect us and remove from us the enemy, pestilence, sword, famine, and sorrow. Remove the adversary from before us and from behind us, shelter us in the shadow of Your wings, and guard our going out and our coming in for a good life and peace from now and for all time; for You, God, are our guardian and our deliverer. Blessed are You, Lord, who guards His people Israel forever.
The chazzan recites Half Kaddish. Congregation responds Amen as indicated.
Exalted and hallowed be His great Name (Amen) throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Mashiach (Amen) in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.) May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He (Amen), beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen.
Take three steps back, then three steps forward. Recite the Amidah quietly, standing with feet together.
Blessed are You, Lord our God and God of our fathers, God of Abraham, God of Isaac and God of Jacob, the great, mighty and awesome God, exalted God, who bestows bountiful kindness, who creates all things, who remembers the piety of the Patriarchs, and who, in love, brings a redeemer to their children's children, for the sake of His Name.
He sustains the living with lovingkindness, resurrects the dead with great mercy, supports the falling, heals the sick, releases the bound, and fulfills His trust to those who sleep in the dust. Who is like You, mighty One! And who can be compared to You, King, who brings death and restores life, and causes deliverance to spring forth!
You are holy and Your Name is holy, and holy beings praise You daily for all eternity. Blessed are You Lord, {{ayt:the holy King|default:the holy God}}.
You have graciously endowed us with the ability to know Your Torah, and taught us to perform the statutes of Your will. Lord our God, You have made a distinction between sacred and profane, between light and darkness, between Israel and the nations, between the Seventh Day and the six work days. Our Father, our King, bring upon us the approaching days in peace, devoid of all sin, cleansed of all wrongdoing, and devoted to the fear of You. And—
Cause us to return, our Father, to Your Torah; draw us near, our King, to Your service; and bring us back to You in wholehearted repentance. Blessed are You, Lord, who desires penitence.
Pardon us, our Father, for we have sinned; forgive us, our King, for we have transgressed; for You are a good and forgiving God. Blessed are You, Lord, gracious One who pardons abundantly.
Behold our affliction and wage our battle; redeem us speedily for the sake of Your Name, for You, God, are the mighty redeemer. Blessed are You, Lord, Redeemer of Israel.
Heal us, O Lord, and we will be healed; help us and we will be saved, for You are our praise. Grant complete cure and healing to all our wounds, for You, Almighty King, are a faithful and merciful healer. Blessed are You, Lord, who heals the sick of His people Israel.
Bless for us, Lord our God, this year and all the varieties of its produce for good; and bestow {{summer:blessing|winter:dew and rain for blessing}} upon the face of the earth. Satisfy us from Your bounty and bless our year like other good years, for blessing; for You are a generous God who bestows goodness and blesses the years. Blessed are You, Lord, who blesses the years.
Sound the great shofar for our freedom, raise a banner to gather our exiles, and bring us together from the four corners of the earth into our land. Blessed are You, Lord, who gathers the dispersed of His people Israel.
Restore our judges as in former times, and our counselors as of yore; remove from us sorrow and sighing; and reign over us, You alone, O Lord, with kindness and compassion, with righteousness and justice. Blessed are You, Lord, {{ayt:the King of Judgment|default:King who loves righteousness and justice}}.
Let there be no hope for informers, and may all the heretics and all the wicked instantly perish; may all the enemies of Your people be speedily extirpated; and may You swiftly uproot, break, crush, and subdue the reign of wickedness speedily in our days. Blessed are You, Lord, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.
May Your mercies be aroused, Lord our God, upon the righteous, upon the pious, upon the elders of Your people the House of Israel, upon the remnant of their sages, upon the righteous proselytes, and upon us. Grant ample reward to all who truly trust in Your Name, and place our lot among them; may we never be disgraced, for we have put our trust in You. Blessed are You, Lord, the support and security of the righteous.
Return in mercy to Jerusalem Your city, and dwell therein as You have promised; speedily establish therein the throne of David Your servant; and rebuild it, soon in our days, as an everlasting edifice. Blessed are You, Lord, who rebuilds Jerusalem.
Speedily cause the scion of David Your servant to flourish, and increase his power by Your salvation, for we hope for Your salvation all day. Blessed are You, Lord, who causes the power of salvation to flourish.
Hear our voice, Lord our God; merciful Father, have compassion upon us and accept our prayers in mercy and favor, for You are God who hears prayers and supplications; do not turn us away empty-handed from You, our King, for You hear the prayer of everyone. Blessed are You, Lord, who hears prayer.
Look with favor, Lord our God, on Your people Israel, and pay heed to their prayer; restore the service to Your Sanctuary, and accept with love and favor Israel's fire-offerings and prayer; and may the service of Your people Israel always find favor.
On Rosh Chodesh and Chol Hamoed, add the following.
Our God and God of our fathers, may there ascend, come, and reach; be seen, accepted, and heard; recalled and remembered before You the remembrance and recollection of us, the remembrance of our fathers, the remembrance of Mashiach the son of David Your servant, the remembrance of Jerusalem Your holy city, and the remembrance of all Your people the House of Israel, for deliverance, well-being, grace, kindness, mercy, good life and peace, on this day of {{rosh_chodesh:Rosh Chodesh.|chol_hamoed_pesach:the festival of Matzot.|chol_hamoed_sukkot:the festival of Sukkot.}} Remember us on this [day], Lord our God, for good; be mindful of us on this [day] for blessing; help us on this [day] for good life. With the promise of deliverance and compassion, spare us and be gracious to us, and have mercy upon us and deliver us, for our eyes are directed to You; for You, God, are a gracious and merciful King.
We thankfully acknowledge that You are the Lord our God and God of our fathers forever. You are the strength of our life, the shield of our salvation in every generation. We will give thanks to You and recount Your praise, evening, morning and noon, for our lives which are committed into Your hand, for our souls which are entrusted to You, for Your miracles which are with us daily, and for Your continual wonders and beneficences. You are the Beneficent One, for Your mercies never cease; the Merciful One, for Your kindnesses never end; for we always place our hope in You.
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 Israel 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.
In the days of Mordechai and Esther, in Shushan the capital, when the wicked Haman rose up against them, and sought to destroy, slaughter and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to take their spoil for plunder. But You, in Your abounding mercies, foiled his counsel and frustrated his intention, and caused the evil he planned to recoil on his own head; and they hanged him and his sons upon the gallows.
And all living things shall forever thank You, and praise Your great Name eternally, for You are good. God, You are our everlasting salvation and help, O benevolent God. Blessed are You, Lord, Beneficent is Your Name, and to You it is fitting to offer thanks.
Bestow peace, goodness, and blessing, life, graciousness, kindness, and mercy, upon us and upon all Your people Israel. Bless us, our Father, all of us as one, with the light of Your countenance, for by the light of Your countenance You gave us, Lord our God, the Torah of life and loving-kindness, righteousness, blessing, mercy, life and peace. May it be favorable in Your eyes to bless Your people Israel, at all times and at every moment, with Your peace.
And in the book of life, blessing, peace, and prosperity, deliverance, consolation, and favorable decrees, may we and all Your people the House of Israel be remembered and inscribed before You for a happy life and for peace.
My God, guard my tongue from evil, and my lips from speaking deceitfully. Let my soul be silent to those who curse me; let my soul be as dust to all. Open my heart to Your Torah, and let my soul eagerly pursue Your commandments. As for all those who plot evil against me, hasten to annul their counsel and frustrate their design. Let them be as chaff before the wind; let the angel of the Lord thrust them away. That Your beloved ones may be delivered, help with Your right hand and answer me. Do it for the sake of Your Name; do it for the sake of Your right hand; do it for the sake of Your Torah; do it for the sake of Your holiness. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before You, Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer.
Take three steps back, then bow left, forward, right, and forward again while reciting this line.
May it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that the Bet Hamikdash be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant us our portion in Your Torah.
The chazzan recites Complete Kaddish (on Saturday night, when Vihi No'am is said, Half Kaddish). Congregation responds Amen as indicated.
Exalted and hallowed be His great Name (Amen) throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Mashiach (Amen) in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.) May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He (Amen), beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen.
You who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in the shadow of the Omnipotent, I say [to you] of the Lord who is my refuge and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust, that He will save you from the ensnaring trap, from the destructive pestilence. He will cover you with His pinions, and you will find refuge under His wings; His truth is a shield and an armor. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day; the pestilence that prowls in the darkness, nor the destruction that ravages at noon. A thousand may fall at your [left] side, and ten thousand at your right, but it shall not reach you. You need only look with your eyes, and you will see the retribution of the wicked. Because you [have said,] “The Lord is my shelter,” and you have made the Most High your haven, no evil will befall you, no plague will come near your tent. For He will instruct His angels in your behalf, to guard you in all your ways. They will carry you in their hands, lest you hurt your foot on a rock. You will tread upon the lion and the viper; you will trample upon the young lion and the serpent. Because he desires Me, I will deliver him; I will fortify him, for he knows My Name. When he calls on Me, I will answer him; I am with him in distress, I will deliver him and honor him. I will satisfy him with long life, and show him My deliverance.
And You, holy One, are enthroned upon the praises of Israel. And [the angels] call to one another and say, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory.” And they receive [sanction] one from the other and say, “Holy in the loftiest, most sublime heavens, the abode of His Divine Presence; holy upon earth, the work of His might; holy forever and to all eternity—is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is filled with the radiance of His glory.” And a wind lifted me, and I heard behind me a great, roaring sound, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from its place.” And a wind lifted me, and I heard behind me a mighty, thunderous sound of those who utter praises and say, “Blessed be the glory of the Lord from the place, the abode of His Divine Presence.” The Lord will reign forever and ever. The sovereignty of the Lord is established forever and to all eternity. Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel our fathers, keep this forever as the desire, the intention, of the hearts of Your people and turn their hearts to You. And He, being compassionate, pardons iniquity, and does not destroy; time and again He turns away His anger and does not arouse all His wrath. For You, my Lord, are good and forgiving, and abounding in kindness to all who call upon You. Your righteousness is everlasting righteousness; Your Torah is truth. You grant truth to Jacob, kindness to Abraham, as You have sworn to our fathers from the days of yore. Blessed is the Lord who each day loads us [with beneficence], the God who is our deliverance forever. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our eternal stronghold. Lord of hosts, happy is the man who trusts in you. Lord deliver us; may the King answer us on the day we call. Blessed is He, our God, who has created us for His glory, and has set us apart from those who go astray, and has given us the Torah of truth and implanted within us eternal life. May He open our heart to His Torah, instill in our heart love and awe of Him, and [inspire us] to do His will and serve Him with a perfect heart, so that we shall not labor in vain, nor produce [that which will cause] dismay. And so, may it be Your will, Lord our God and God of our fathers, that we observe Your statutes in this world, and merit to live, to behold, and to inherit the goodness and blessing of the Messianic era and the life of the World to Come. Therefore my soul shall sing to You, and not be silent; Lord my God, I will praise You forever. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and the Lord will be his security. Trust in the Lord forever and ever, for in God the Lord is the strength of the worlds. Those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not abandoned those who seek You. The Lord desired, for the sake of his righteousness, to make the Torah great and glorious.
Stand while reciting Aleinu; bow at 'But we bend the knee.'
It is incumbent upon us to praise the Master of all things, to exalt the Creator of all existence, that He has not made us like the nations of the world, nor caused us to be like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned us a portion like theirs, nor a lot like that of all their multitudes, for they bow to vanity and nothingness. But we bend the knee, bow down, and offer praise before the supreme King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, who stretches forth the heavens and establishes the earth, the seat of whose glory is in the heavens above, and the abode of whose majesty is in the loftiest heights. He is our God; there is none else. Truly, He is our King; there is nothing besides Him, as it is written in His Torah: Know this day and take unto your heart that the Lord is God; in the heavens above and upon the earth below there is nothing else.
And therefore we hope to You, Lord our God, that we may speedily behold the splendor of Your might, to banish idolatry from the earth—and false gods will be utterly destroyed; to perfect the world under the sovereignty of the Almighty. All mankind shall invoke Your Name, to turn to You all the wicked of the earth. Then all the inhabitants of the world will recognize and know that every knee should bend to You, every tongue should swear [by Your Name]. Before You, Lord our God, they will bow and prostrate themselves, and give honor to the glory of Your Name; and they will all take upon themselves the yoke of Your kingdom. May You soon reign over them forever and ever, for Kingship is Yours, and to all eternity You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your Torah: The Lord will reign forever and ever. And it is said: The Lord shall be King over the entire earth; on that day the Lord shall be One and His Name One.
Mourners recite the following Kaddish. Congregation responds Amen as indicated.
Exalted and hallowed be His great Name (Amen) throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingship, bring forth His redemption and hasten the coming of His Mashiach (Amen) in your lifetime and in your days and in the lifetime of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon, and say, Amen. (Amen. May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity.) May His great Name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified, exalted and extolled, honored, adored and lauded be the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He (Amen), beyond all the blessings, hymns, praises and consolations that are uttered in the world; and say, Amen.
Do not fear sudden terror, nor the destruction of the wicked when it comes. Contrive a scheme, but it will be foiled; conspire a plot, but it will not materialize, for God is with us. To your old age I am [with you]; to your hoary years I will sustain you; I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you. Indeed, the righteous will extol Your Name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
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