The Ark is opened:
עָלֵֽינוּ לְשַׁבֵּֽחַ לַאֲדוֹן הַכֹּל לָתֵת גְּדֻלָּה לְיוֹצֵר בְּרֵאשִׁית שֶׁלֹּא עָשָֽׂנוּ כְּגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת וְלֹא שָׂמָֽנוּ כְּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת הָאֲדָמָה שֶׁלֹּא שָׂם חֶלְקֵֽנוּ כָּהֶם וְגוֹרָלֵֽנוּ כְּכָל הֲמוֹנָם: שֶׁהֵם מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים לַהֶֽבֶל וָרִיק וּמִתְפַּלְּלִים אֶל אֵל לֹא יושִֽׁיעַ. וַאֲנַֽחְנוּ כֹּרְעִים וּמִשְׁתַּחֲוִים וּמוֹדִים לִפְנֵי מֶֽלֶךְ מַלְכֵי הַמְּלָכִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא. שֶׁהוּא נוֹטֶה שָׁמַֽיִם וְיוֹסֵד אָֽרֶץ. וּמוֹשַׁב יְקָרוֹ בַּשָּׁמַֽיִם מִמַּֽעַל. וּשְׁכִינַת עֻזּוֹ בְּגָבְהֵי מְרוֹמִים. הוּא אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֵין עוֹד. אֱמֶת מַלְכֵּֽנוּ אֶֽפֶס זוּלָתוֹ כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתוֹ וְיָדַעְתָּ הַיּוֹם וַהֲשֵׁבֹתָ אֶל לְבָבֶֽךָ כִּי יְהֹוָה הוּא הָאֱלֹהִים בַּשָּׁמַֽיִם מִמַּֽעַל וְעַל הָאָֽרֶץ מִתָּֽחַת אֵין עוֹד: It is our obligation to praise the Master of all, to ascribe greatness to the Creator of [the world in] the beginning: that He has not made us like the nations of the lands, and has not positioned us like the families of the earth; that He has not assigned our portion like theirs, nor our lot like that of all their multitudes. For they prostrate themselves to vanity and nothingness, and pray to a god that cannot deliver. But we bow, prostrate ourselves, and offer thanks before the Supreme King of kings, the Holy One blessed is He, Who spreads the heavens, and establishes the earth, and the seat of His glory is in the heaven above, and the abode of His invincible might is in the loftier heights. He is our God, there is nothing else. Our King is true, all else is insignificant, as it is written in His Torah: “And You shall know this day and take into your heart that Adonoy is God in the heavens above and upon the earth below; there is nothing else.”
The Ark is closed, and the Chazzan continues:
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ הֱיֵה עִם פִּיפִיּוֹת שְׁלוּחֵי עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל. הָעוֹמְדִים לְבַקֵּשׁ תְּפִלָּה וְתַחֲנוּנִים מִלְּפָנֶיךָ עַל עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל: הוֹרֵם מַה שֶּׁיֹּאמֵֽרוּ. הֲבִינֵם מַה שֶּׁיְּדַבֵּֽרוּ. הֲשִׁיבֵם מַה שֶּׁיִּשְׁאָֽלוּ. יַדְּעֵם אֵיךְ יְפָאֵֽרוּ: בְּאוֹר פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן. בֶּֽרֶךְ לְךָ יִכְרְעוּן. עַמְּךָ בְּפִיהֶם יְבָרֵכוּן. וּמִבִּרְכוֹת פִּיךָ כֻּלָּם יִתְבָּרְכוּן: עַמְּךָ לְפָנֶֽיךָ יַעֲבִירוּן. וְהֵם בַּתָּֽוֶךְ יַעֲבֹרוּן. עֵינֵי עַמְּךָ בָּם תְּלוּיוֹת. וְעֵינֵיהֶם לְךָ מְיַחֲלוֹת: גָּשִׁים מוּל אֲרוֹן הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ בְּאֵימָה. לְשַׁכֵּךְ כַּֽעַס וְחֵמָה. וְעַמְּךָ מַסְבִּיבִים אוֹתָם כַּחוֹמָה. וְאַתָּה מִן הַשָּׁמַֽיִם תַּשְׁגִּֽיחַ אוֹתָם לְרַחֵֽמָה: עַֽיִן נוֹשְׂאִים לְךָ לַשָּׁמַֽיִם לֵב שׁוֹפְכִים נָכְחֲךָ כַּמַּֽיִם. וְאַתָּה תִּשְׁמַע מִן הַשָּׁמַֽיִם: שֶׁלֹּא יִכָּשְׁלוּ בִלְשׁוֹנָם. וְלֹא יִנָּקְשׁוּ בְשִׁנּוּנָם. וְלֹא יֵבֽוֹשׁוּ בְּמַשְׁעֵנָם. וְלֹא יִכָּלְמוּ בָם שְׁאוֹנָם. וְאַל יֹאמַר פִּיהֶם דָּבָר שֶׁלֹּא כִרְצוֹנֶֽךָ: כִּי חֲנוּנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ הֵֽמָּה חֲנוּנִים. וּמְרֻחָמֶֽיךָ הֵֽמָּה מְרֻחָמִים. כְּמָה שֶׁיָּדַֽעְנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר תָּחוֹן יוּחָן. וְאֶת אֲשֶׁר תְּרַחֵם יְרוּחָם. כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אַעֲבִיר כָּל טוּבִי עַל פָּנֶיךָ. וְקָרָאתִי בְשֵׁם יְהֹוָה לְפָנֶיךָ. וְחַנֹּתִי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אָחֹן. וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אֲרַחֵם: וְנֶאֱמַר אַל יֵבֽוֹשׁוּ בִי קֹוֶֽיךָ אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהִים צְבָאוֹת. אַל יִכָּלְמוּ בִי מְבַקְשֶֽׁיךָ אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: Our God and God of our fathers, be with the mouths of those30See Shemos 4:15. Hashem said to Moshe, when he was reluctant to appear before Pharaoh, “אָנֹכִי אֶהְיֶה עִם פִּיךָ וְעִם פִּיהוּ, I will be with your mouth, and with his (Aharon’s) mouth” when you speak to Pharaoh. who have been sent by Your people the House of Yisrael, who stand to offer fervent prayer and supplication before You, in behalf of Your people, the House of Yisrael. Instruct them what to say, teach them what they shall speak, disclose to them what they shall ask, make known to them how they may glorify You. In the light of Your countenance may they walk, [their] knee, unto You may they bend, Your people, with their mouths, may they bless, and from the blessings of Your mouth, may they all be blessed. Your people, they lead into Your Presence, and from their midst,31This is based on the fact that the Chazzan stands in the middle of the synagogue, as he prays, with the congregation on both sides of him. they approach You; the eyes of Your people are fixed on them, and their eyes32This refers to the eyes of the Chazzan, and is based on Midrash Tehillim 106:1, שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר יוֹרֵד לִפְנֵי הַתֵּבָה לְפִי שֶׁעֵינֵיהֶם שֶׁל צִבּוּר תְּלוּיוֹת בּוֹ וְעֵינָיו תְּלוּיּוֹת בְּהקב"ה שֶׁהוּא שׁוֹמֵעַ תְּפִלָּתָם. “The Chazzan descends to the stand, for the eyes of the congregation are fixed on him, and his eyes are fixed on the Holy One, blessed be He, Who hears prayer. look longingly to You. They approach the Holy Ark in awe, to appease anger and wrath; and Your people surround them like a wall, and You, from the heavens look upon them with compassion. They lift their eyes to You in heaven, their hearts are poured out before You as water, and You, [please] hear [their prayer] from the heavens. May they not stammer with their tongue, nor become entangled in their speech, may they not be ashamed of those who rely on them,33This refers to the congregations on whose behalf they are sent. They ask not to be humiliated by the collective sins of the congregations they represent. Another version is that “בְּמַשְׁעֵנָם” refers to Hashem, upon Whom they all rely. The Chazzan thus prays that he not be ashamed before Hashem. and may they not bring disgrace to their multitude [their congregation]; and may their mouths never say a word that is not according to Your will. For those to whom You are favorably disposed, Adonoy, our God, they have truly found favor, and those upon whom You have compassion, they have truly found compassion. For we know, Adonoy, our God, that You will show favor to whom You will show favor, and that You will be compassionate to whom You will be compassionate. As it is written in Your Torah: And He said: “I will cause to pass over all My goodness before you, and I will proclaim the Name, Adonoy in your presence; “I will show favor to whom I show favor, and I will be compassionate to whom I will be compassionate.”34Shemos 33:19. And it is said: “Let them not be ashamed through me those who wait for You, my Master, God of Hosts; let them not be disgraced through me, those who seek You, God of Yisrael.”35Tehillim 69:7.
The Ark is opened and the Chazzan continues:
אוֹחִֽילָה לָאֵל. אֲחַלֶּה פָנָיו. אֶשְׁאֲלָה מִמֶּנּוּ מַעֲנֵה לָשׁוֹן: אֲשֶׁר בִּקְהַל עָם אָשִֽׁירָה עֻזּוֹ. אַבִּֽיעָה רְנָנוֹת בְּעַד מִפְעָלָיו: לְאָדָם מַעַרְכֵי לֵב. וּמֵיְהֹוָה מַעֲנֵה לָשׁוֹן: אֲדֹנָי, שְׂפָתַי תִּפְתָּח. וּפִי יַגִּיד תְּהִלָּתֶֽךָ: יִהְיוּ לְרָצוֹן אִמְרֵי פִי וְהֶגְיוֹן לִבִּי לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה צוּרִי וְגוֹאֲלִי: I hope in Almighty, I implore His Presence, I ask of Him to grant me eloquent speech, so that in the congregation of the people, I might sing of His might and utter joyful songs praising His deeds. The arrangements of thoughts belong to man, but [only] from God, comes eloquent speech. My Master, open my lips and my mouth will declare Your praise. May the words of my mouth be acceptable and the thoughts of my heart — before You Adonoy, my Rock and my Redeemer.
The Ark is closed:
עַל כֵּן נְקַוֶּה לְךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ לִרְאוֹת מְהֵרָה בְּתִפְאֶֽרֶת עֻזֶּֽךָ לְהַעֲבִיר גִּלּוּלִים מִן הָאָֽרֶץ וְהָאֱלִילִים כָּרֹת יִכָּרֵתוּן לְתַקֵּן עוֹלָם בְּמַלְכוּת שַׁדַּי וְכָל בְּנֵי בָשָׂר יִקְרְאוּ בִשְׁמֶֽךָ. לְהַפְנוֹת אֵלֶֽיךָ כָּל רִשְׁעֵי אָֽרֶץ. יַכִּֽירוּ וְיֵדְעוּ כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל כִּי לְךָ תִּכְרַע כָּל בֶּֽרֶךְ תִּשָּׁבַע כָּל לָשׁוֹן: לְפָנֶֽיךָ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יִכְרְעוּ וְיִפֹּֽלוּ. וְלִכְבוֹד שִׁמְךָ יְקָר יִתֵּֽנוּ. וִיקַבְּלוּ כֻלָּם אֶת עוֹל מַלְכוּתֶֽךָ. וְתִמְלֹךְ עֲלֵיהֶם מְהֵרָה לְעוֹלָם וָעֶד. כִּי הַמַּלְכוּת שֶׁלְּךָ הִיא וּלְעֽוֹלְמֵי עַד תִּמְלֹךְ בְּכָבוֹד. כַּכָּתוּב בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ יְהֹוָה יִמְלֹךְ לְעֹלָם וָעֶד: We therefore put our hope in You, Adonoy our God, to soon behold the glory of Your might in banishing idolatry from the earth; and the false gods will be utterly exterminated to perfect the world as the kingdom of Shadai. And all mankind will invoke Your Name, to turn back to You, all the wicked of the earth. They will realize, and know, all the inhabitants of the world, that to You every knee must bend, every tongue must swear allegiance to You. Before You, Adonoy, our God, they will bow and prostrate themselves, and to the glory of Your Name give honor. And they will accept upon themselves the yoke of Your kingdom, and You will reign over them, soon, forever and ever. For the kingdom is Yours, and to all eternity You will reign in glory, as it is written in Your Torah: “Adonoy will reign forever and ever.”
וְנֶאֱמַר לֹא הִבִּיט אָֽוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא רָאָה עָמָל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וּתְרוּעַת מֶֽלֶךְ בּוֹ: וְנֶאֱמַר וַיְהִי בִישֻׁרוּן מֶֽלֶךְ בְּהִתְאַסֵּף רָֽאשֵׁי עָם יַֽחַד שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל: And it is said: “He beheld no iniquity in Yaakov, nor did He see wrongdoing in Yisrael; Adonoy, His God is with him, and the love of the king is among them.” And it is said: “And He was King in Yeshurun, with the gathering of the heads of the people, the tribes of Yisrael were united.”
וּבְדִבְרֵי קָדְשְׁךָ כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר: כִּי לַיהֹוָה הַמְּלוּכָה וּמשֵׁל בַּגּוֹיִם: וְנֶאֱמַר יְהֹוָה מָלָךְ גֵּאוּת לָבֵשׁ לָבֵשׁ יְהֹוָה עֹז הִתְאַזָּר אַף תִּכּוֹן תֵּבֵל בַּל תִּמּוֹט: וְנֶאֱמַר שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם וְהִנָּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם וְיָבוֹא מֶֽלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד: מִי זֶה מֶֽלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד יְהֹוָה עִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר יְהֹוָה גִּבּוֹר מִלְחָמָה: שְׂאוּ שְׁעָרִים רָאשֵׁיכֶם וּשְׂאוּ פִּתְחֵי עוֹלָם וְיָבֹא מֶֽלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד: מִי הוּא זֶה מֶֽלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת הוּא מֶֽלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד סֶֽלָה: And in Your holy words it is written: “For the kingship is Adonoy’s, and He rules over nations.” And it is said: “Adonoy has begun His reign, He has clothed Himself in majesty; Adonoy has clothed Himself, He has girded Himself with strength. He has also firmly established the world so that it cannot be moved.” And it is said: “Lift up your heads,—gates, and be uplifted entranceways to eternity, so that the King of Glory may enter. Who is this King of Glory? Adonoy, strong and mighty; Adonoy, the Mighty One in battle. Lift up your heads,—gates, and lift up entranceways to eternity, so that the King of Glory may enter. Who is He, this King of Glory? Adonoy Tzevaos, He is the King of Glory, forever.”
וְעַל יְדֵי עֲבָדֶֽיךָ הַנְּבִיאִים כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר: כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וְגֹאֲלוֹ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֲנִי רִאשׁוֹן וַאֲנִי אַחֲרוֹן וּמִבַּלְעָדַי אֵין אֱלֹהִים: וְנֶאֱמַר וְעָלוּ מוֹשִׁיעִים בְּהַר צִיּוֹן לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת הַר עֵשָׂו וְהָיְתָה לַיהֹוָה הַמְּלוּכָה: וְנֶאֱמַר וְהָיָה יְהֹוָה לְמֶֽלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא יִהְיֶה יְהֹוָה אֶחָד וּשְׁמוֹ אֶחָד: And by the hand of Your servants, the Prophets it is written: “thus said Adonoy, King of Yisrael and its Redeemer, Adonoy Tzevaos: “I am the first and I am the last; and beside Me, there is no God.” And it is said: “And deliverers will go up to Mount Tziyon to judge the mount of Esau, and the kingdom will be Adonoy’s.” And it is said: “And Adonoy will be King over the whole earth; on that day Adonoy will be One and His Name One.”
וּבְתוֹרָתְךָ כָּתוּב לֵאמֹר: שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יְהֹוָה אֶחָד: And in Your Torah it is written: “Hear, Yisrael: Adonoy is our God Adonoy is One!”
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ. מְלוֹךְ עַל כָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ בִּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ וְהִנָּשֵׂא עַל כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ בִּיקָרֶֽךָ וְהוֹפַע בַּהֲדַר גְּאוֹן עֻזֶּֽךָ עַל כָּל יוֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל אַרְצֶֽךָ. וְיֵדַע כָּל פָּעוּל כִּי אַתָּה פְעַלְתּוֹ וְיָבִין כָּל יְצוּר כִּי אַתָּה יְצַרְתּוֹ וְיֹאמַר כֹּל אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה בְאַפּוֹ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֶֽלֶךְ וּמַלְכוּתוֹ בַּכֹּל מָשָֽׁלָה: Our God and God of our fathers, reign over the entire world with Your glory, and be uplifted over all the earth with Your honor, and appear in the splendor of Your majestic might over all who dwell in the inhabited world of Your earth; so everything that has been made will know that You have made it, and it will be understood by everything that was formed that You have formed it. And they will say everyone who has breath in his nostrils, “Adonoy, God of Yisrael is King and His Kingship rules over all.
On Shabbos, add:
(אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ רְצֵה בִמְנוּחָתֵֽנוּ) קַדְּשֵֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ וְתֵן חֶלְקֵֽנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶֽךָ שַׂבְּעֵֽנוּ מִטּוּבֶֽךָ וְשַׂמְּחֵֽנוּ בִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ: (וְהַנְחִילֵֽנוּ יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ בְּאַהֲבָה וּבְרָצוֹן שַׁבַּת קָדְשֶֽׁךָ וְיָנֽוּחוּ בוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַדְּשֵׁי שְׁמֶֽךָ) וְטַהֵר לִבֵּֽנוּ לְעָבְדְּךָ בֶּאֱמֶת כִּי אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים אֱמֶת וּדְבָרְךָ אֱמֶת וְקַיָּם לָעַד. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה מֶֽלֶךְ עַל כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ מְקַדֵּשׁ (הַשַּׁבָּת וְ) יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן: (Our God and God of our fathers, be pleased with our rest) Sanctify us with Your commandments and give our share in Your Torah; satisfy us from Your goodness and gladden us with Your deliverance,
On Shabbos, add:
(And give us as our inheritance Adonoy our God with love and with pleasure Your holy Shabbos; and may Yisrael rest thereon— they who are sanctifiers of Your Name) and purify our hearts to serve You in truth, for You are the true God, and Your word is true and enduring forever. Blessed are You Adonoy, King over all the earth, Sanctifier
On Shabbos, add:
(of Shabbos and) of Yisrael and the Day of Remembrance.
תקיעה: שברים תרועה: תקיעה:
הַיּוֹם הֲרַת עוֹלָם. הַיּוֹם יַעֲמִיד בַּמִּשְׁפָּט כָּל יְצוּרֵי עוֹלָמִים. אִם כְּבָנִים. אִם כַּעֲבָדִים. אִם כְּבָנִים רַחֲמֵֽנוּ כְּרַחֵם אָב עַל בָּנִים. וְאִם כַּעֲבָדִים עֵינֵֽינוּ לְךָ תְלוּיוֹת. עַד שֶׁתְּחָנֵּֽנוּ וְתוֹצִיא כָאוֹר מִשְׁפָּטֵֽנוּ אָיּוֹם קָדוֹשׁ: On this day, the world came into being;36There is a difference of opinion in the Talmud, Maseches Rosh Hashana 10b regarding the day in which the world was created. This prayer follows the opinion of Rabbi Elazar who maintains that Hashem created the world in Tishrei. On this day, He makes stand in judgment— all the creatures of the worlds— whether as children, or as servants; if as children, have compassion on us as a father has compassion on his children! If as servants, our eyes are fixed on You until You favor us, and bring forth our judgment as the light, Revered and Holy One!
אֲרֶֽשֶׁת שְׂפָתֵֽינוּ יֶעֱרַב לְפָנֶֽיךָ אֵל רָם וְנִשָּׂא. מֵבִין וּמַאֲזִין מַבִּיט וּמַקְשִׁיב לְקוֹל תְּקִיעָתֵֽנוּ וּתְקַבֵּל בְּרַחֲמִים וּבְרָצוֹן סֵֽדֶר מַלְכֻיּוֹתֵֽינוּ: This paragraph is omitted on Shabbos
May the utterance of our lips be pleasing unto You, Almighty, Most High and Uplifted, Who understands, and gives ear, Who perceives and listens to the sound of our shofar blast, and accept with compassion and desire our acknowledgments of Your sovereignty.