לֵ֣יל שִׁמֻּרִ֥ים הוּא֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הֽוּא־הַלַּ֤יְלָה הַזֶּה֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה שִׁמֻּרִ֛ים לְכׇל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ {פ}
It is a night of watchfulness to the Lord for bringing them out from the land of Miżrayim: this is the Lord’s watchnight, for all the children of Yisra᾽el in their generations.
אַרְבָּעָה לֵילְוָון כְּתִיבִין בְּסֵפֶר דּוּכְרָנַיָיא קֳדָם רִבּוֹן עַלְמָא לֵילְיָא קַדְמָאָה כַּד אִיתְגְּלֵי לְמִבְרֵי עַלְמָא תִּנְיָינָא כַּד אִיתְגְּלֵי עַל אַבְרָהָם תְּלִיתָאָה כַּד אִיתְגְּלֵי בְּמִצְרַיִם וַהֲוָת יְדֵיהּ מְקַטְלָא כָּל בּוּכְרָא דְמִצְרַיִם וִימִינֵיהּ מְשֵׁיזְבָא בְּכוֹרֵיהֶן דְּיִשְרָאֵל רְבִיעָאָה כַּד אִתְגְּלֵי לְמִפְרוֹק עַמָּא בֵּית יִשְרָאֵל מִבֵּינֵי עַמְמַיָא וְכוּלְהוֹן קָרָא לֵילֵי נְטִיר בְּגִין כֵּן פָּרִישׁ משֶׁה וַאֲמַר לֵיל נְטִיר לְפוּרְקַן הוּא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ לְמַפְקָא יַת עַמָּא בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל מֵאַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם הוּא לֵילְיָא הָדֵין נְטִיר מִמַּלְאָכָה מְחַבְּלָא לְכָל בְּנֵי יִשְרָאֵל דִּבְמִצְרַיִם וְכֵן לְמִיפְרַקְהוֹן מִגַּלְוַותְהוֹן לְדָרֵיהוֹן:
Four nights are there written in the Book of Memorials before the Lord of the world. Night the first,--when He was revealed in creating the world; the second,--when He was revealed to Abraham; the third,--when He was revealed in Mizraim, His hand killing all the firstborn of Mizraim, and His right hand saving the firstborn of Israel; the fourth,--when He will yet be revealed to liberate the people of the house of Israel from among the nations. And all these are called Nights to be observed; for so explained Mosheh, and said thereof, It is to be observed on account of the liberation which is from the Lord, to lead forth the people of the sons of Israel from the land of Mizraim. This is that Night of preservation from the destroying angel for all the sons of Israel who were in Mizraim, and of redemption of their generations from their captivity.