leja dodi

Come, my beloved

leja dodi

Come, my beloved, to meet the brideLechah dodi, likrat kalah
The presence of Sabbath let us receivepenei shabat nekabelah
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Observe and remember in one utteranceShamor vezachor bedibur echad
Heard us, the unique onehishmi'anu el hameyuchad
The Lord is one, His name is onehashem echad ush'mo echad
For praise, for splendor, and for gloryleshem uletif'eret velitehilah

Come, my beloved...Lechah dodi...

To meet Sabbath, come, let us goLikrat shabat lechu venelchah
For it is the source of blessingki hi mekor hab'rachah
From the beginning, from the east, she is sentmerosh mikedem nesuchah
The conclusion of the deed is in the thought's inceptionsof ma'aseh bamach'shavah techilah

Come, my beloved...Lechah dodi...

The royal palace, the city of kingshipMik'dash melech ir meluchah
Arise and go out from the midst of the ruinkumi tze'i mitoch hahafechah
Greatly shall you dwell in the valley of weepingrav lach shevet be'emek habacha
And He will have compassion upon youve'hu yachamol alaich chem'lah

Come, my beloved...Lechah dodi...

Shake off the dust, ariseHitna'ari me'afar kumi
Dress in your adornments, my peoplelib'shi big'dei tif'artech ami
By the hand of the son of Jesse, the Bethlehemiteal yad ben Yishai beit halach'mi
Approach to my soul's redemptionkar'vah el nafshi ge'alah

Come, my beloved...Lechah dodi...

Awaken, awakenHitoreri, hitoreri,
For your light has come, arise, shineki ba orech, kumi uri,
Shine, shine, sing and speakuri, uri, shir daberi,
The glory of the Lord upon you is revealedkevod hashem alaich nig'lah.

Come, my beloved...Lecha dodi...

Do not be ashamed and do not be humiliatedLo tevoshi ve'lo tikal'mi
Why are you downcast and why are you disquietedmah tishtochachi umah tehemi,
In you the poor of my people shall seek refugebach yechesu ani'ei ami,
And the city shall be rebuilt on its hillvenivnetah ir al tilah.

Come, my beloved...Lecha dodi...

And they shall be for your rulersVehayu lim'shisah shosaich,
And your oppressors shall be far removedverachaku kol miv'laich,
Your God shall rejoice over youyasis alaich Elohaich,
As a groom rejoices over his bridekimesos chatan al kalah.

Come, my beloved...Lecha dodi...

To the right and to the left you shall spreadYamin usmol tif'rotzi,
And the Lord you shall adornve'et hashem ta'aritzi,
By the hand of a man between the factionsal yad ish bein partzi,
And you shall rejoice and be gladvenis'mechah venagilah.

Come, my beloved...Lecha dodi...

Come in peace, O crown of your husbandBoi beshalom ateret ba'alah,
Also in joy and in gladnessgam besimchah uvetzahalah
Among the faithful of the chosen peopletoch emunei am segulah,
Come, bride, come, brideboi kalah, boi, kalah;
Among the faithful of the chosen peopletoch emunei am segulah,
Come, bride, Sabbath queenboi kalah, shabat malkah.

Come, my beloved...Lecha dodi...