בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה 1. Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, our God, King of the verse
שֶׁהַכֹּל בָּרָא לִכְבוֹדוֹ: Who created everything for His glory.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה 2. Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, our God, King of the verse
יוֹצֵר הָאָדָם: Former of man.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה 3. Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, our God, King of the Universe
אֲשֶׁר יָצַר אֶת הָאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ, Who formed man (Adam) in His image,
בְּצֶּֽלֶם דְּמוּת תַּבְנִיתוֹ, in the image of His likeness;
וְהִתְקִין לוֹ מִמֶּֽנּוּ and fashioned for him out of his very self
בִּנְיַן עֲדֵי עַד. a building (a wife: Eve) for eternity.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, Blessed are You, Adonoy,
יוֹצֵר הָאָדָם: Former of Man.
שׂוֹשׂ תָּשִׂישׂ וְתָגֵל הָעֲקָרָה, 4. May the barren one32The barren one refers to Jerusalem. be happy and exult
בְּקִבּוּץ בָּנֶֽיהָ with the ingathering of her children
לְתוֹכָהּ בְּשִׂמְחָה. into her midst with joy.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, Blessed are You, Adonoy,
מְשַׂמֵּֽחַ צִיּוֹן בְּבָנֶֽיהָ: Who gladdens Zion through her children.
שַׂמֵּֽחַ תְּשַׂמַּח 5. Grant abundant joy
רֵעִים הָאֲהוּבִים, to these beloved companions,
כְּשַׂמֵּחֲךָ יְצִירְךָ as You gladdened Your created being
בְּגַן עֵֽדֶן מִקֶּֽדֶם. in the Garden of Eden of old.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, Blessed are You, Adonoy,
מְשַׂמֵּֽחַ חָתָן וְכַלָּה: Who gladdens groom and bride.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה 6. Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, our God, King of the Universe,
אֲשֶׁר בָּרָא שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה, Who created happiness and joy,
חָתָן וְכַלָּה, גִּילָה רִנָּה, groom and bride, exultation, song,
דִּיצָה וְחֶדְוָה, אַהֲבָה וְאַחֲוָה, pleasure, delight, love, brotherhood,
וְשָׁלוֹם וְרֵעוּת. peace and companionship.
מְהֵרָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ יִשָּׁמַע Soon, Adonoy, our God, may there be heard
בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה in the cities of Judah
וּבְחוּצוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָֽיִם, and in the streets of Jerusalem
קוֹל שָׂשׂוֹן, וְקוֹל שִׂמְחָה, the sound of happiness and the sound of joy,
קוֹל חָתָן the sound of the groom
וְקוֹל כַּלָּה, and sound of the bride,
קוֹל מִצְהֲלוֹת חֲתָנִים the sound of grooms' jubilation
מֵחֻפָּתָם, from their chupah,
וּנְעָרִים מִמִּשְׁתֵּה נְגִינָתָם. and of the youths from their feasts of song.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה, Blessed are You, Adonoy,
מְשַׂמֵּֽחַ חָתָן עִם הַכַּלָּה: Who gladdens the groom with the bride.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהֹוָה 7. Blessed are You, Adonoy,
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, our God, King of the Universe
בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּֽפֶן: Who creates the fruit of the vine.