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(א) וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים נִסָּ֖ה אֶת־אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (ב) וַיֹּ֡אמֶר קַח־נָ֠א אֶת־בִּנְךָ֨ אֶת־יְחִֽידְךָ֤ אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֙בְתָּ֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֔ק וְלֶ֨ךְ־לְךָ֔ אֶל־אֶ֖רֶץ הַמֹּרִיָּ֑ה וְהַעֲלֵ֤הוּ שָׁם֙ לְעֹלָ֔ה עַ֚ל אַחַ֣ד הֶֽהָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֹמַ֥ר אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ (ג) וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם אַבְרָהָ֜ם בַּבֹּ֗קֶר וַֽיַּחֲבֹשׁ֙ אֶת־חֲמֹר֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־שְׁנֵ֤י נְעָרָיו֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֑וֹ וַיְבַקַּע֙ עֲצֵ֣י עֹלָ֔ה וַיָּ֣קׇם וַיֵּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־הַמָּק֖וֹם אֲשֶׁר־אָֽמַר־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (ד) בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֧ם אֶת־עֵינָ֛יו וַיַּ֥רְא אֶת־הַמָּק֖וֹם מֵרָחֹֽק׃ (ה) וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶל־נְעָרָ֗יו שְׁבוּ־לָכֶ֥ם פֹּה֙ עִֽם־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וַאֲנִ֣י וְהַנַּ֔עַר נֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־כֹּ֑ה וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ (ו) וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֲצֵ֣י הָעֹלָ֗ה וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ עַל־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָד֔וֹ אֶת־הָאֵ֖שׁ וְאֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃ (ז) וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִצְחָ֜ק אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֤ם אָבִיו֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֔י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֶּ֣נִּֽי בְנִ֑י וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה הָאֵשׁ֙ וְהָ֣עֵצִ֔ים וְאַיֵּ֥ה הַשֶּׂ֖ה לְעֹלָֽה׃ (ח) וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֱלֹהִ֞ים יִרְאֶה־לּ֥וֹ הַשֶּׂ֛ה לְעֹלָ֖ה בְּנִ֑י וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם יַחְדָּֽו׃ (ט) וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֒ וַיִּ֨בֶן שָׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ אֶת־הָעֵצִ֑ים וַֽיַּעֲקֹד֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ וַיָּ֤שֶׂם אֹתוֹ֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ מִמַּ֖עַל לָעֵצִֽים׃ (י) וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־הַֽמַּאֲכֶ֑לֶת לִשְׁחֹ֖ט אֶת־בְּנֽוֹ׃ (יא) וַיִּקְרָ֨א אֵלָ֜יו מַלְאַ֤ךְ יְהֹוָה֙ מִן־הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אַבְרָהָ֣ם ׀ אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃ (יב) וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־תִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֔עַר וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָה כִּ֣י ׀ עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־יְרֵ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ אַ֔תָּה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידְךָ֖ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (יג) וַיִּשָּׂ֨א אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־עֵינָ֗יו וַיַּרְא֙ וְהִנֵּה־אַ֔יִל אַחַ֕ר נֶאֱחַ֥ז בַּסְּבַ֖ךְ בְּקַרְנָ֑יו וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ אַבְרָהָם֙ וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל וַיַּעֲלֵ֥הוּ לְעֹלָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת בְּנֽוֹ׃ (יד) וַיִּקְרָ֧א אַבְרָהָ֛ם שֵֽׁם־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יְהֹוָ֣ה ׀ יִרְאֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֙ יֵאָמֵ֣ר הַיּ֔וֹם בְּהַ֥ר יְהֹוָ֖ה יֵרָאֶֽה׃ (טו) וַיִּקְרָ֛א מַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם שֵׁנִ֖ית מִן־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (טז) וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֗י יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידֶֽךָ׃ (יז) כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ם וְיִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽיו׃ (יח) וְהִתְבָּרְכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי׃ (יט) וַיָּ֤שׇׁב אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶל־נְעָרָ֔יו וַיָּקֻ֛מוּ וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ יַחְדָּ֖ו אֶל־בְּאֵ֣ר שָׁ֑בַע וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְרָהָ֖ם בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ {פ}
(כ) וַיְהִ֗י אַחֲרֵי֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְאַבְרָהָ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר הִ֠נֵּ֠ה יָלְדָ֨ה מִלְכָּ֥ה גַם־הִ֛וא בָּנִ֖ים לְנָח֥וֹר אָחִֽיךָ׃ (כא) אֶת־ע֥וּץ בְּכֹר֖וֹ וְאֶת־בּ֣וּז אָחִ֑יו וְאֶת־קְמוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִ֥י אֲרָֽם׃ (כב) וְאֶת־כֶּ֣שֶׂד וְאֶת־חֲז֔וֹ וְאֶת־פִּלְדָּ֖שׁ וְאֶת־יִדְלָ֑ף וְאֵ֖ת בְּתוּאֵֽל׃ (כג) וּבְתוּאֵ֖ל יָלַ֣ד אֶת־רִבְקָ֑ה שְׁמֹנָ֥ה אֵ֙לֶּה֙ יָלְדָ֣ה מִלְכָּ֔ה לְנָח֖וֹר אֲחִ֥י אַבְרָהָֽם׃ (כד) וּפִֽילַגְשׁ֖וֹ וּשְׁמָ֣הּ רְאוּמָ֑ה וַתֵּ֤לֶד גַּם־הִוא֙ אֶת־טֶ֣בַח וְאֶת־גַּ֔חַם וְאֶת־תַּ֖חַשׁ וְאֶֽת־מַעֲכָֽה׃ {פ}
Translation: "The Contemporary Torah"
(1) Some time afterward, God put Abraham to the test, saying to him, “Abraham.” He answered, “Here I am.” (2) “Take your son, your favored one, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the heights that I will point out to you.” (3) So early next morning, Abraham saddled his ass and took with him two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and he set out for the place of which God had told him. (4) On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place from afar. (5) Then Abraham said to his servants, “You stay here with the ass. The boy and I will go up there; we will worship and we will return to you.” (6) Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and put it on his son Isaac. He himself took the firestone and the knife; and the two walked off together. (7) Then Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he answered, “Yes, my son.” And he said, “Here are the firestone and the wood; but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?” (8) And Abraham said, “It is God who will see to the sheep for this burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them walked on together. (9) They arrived at the place of which God had told him. Abraham built an altar there; he laid out the wood; he bound his son Isaac; he laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. (10) And Abraham picked up the knife to slay his son. (11) Then a messenger of יהוה called to him from heaven: “Abraham! Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.” (12) “Do not raise your hand against the boy, or do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your favored one, from Me.” (13) When Abraham looked up, his eye fell upon a ram, caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering in place of his son. (14) And Abraham named that site Adonai-yireh, whence the present saying, “On the mount of יהוה there is vision.” (15) The messenger of יהוה called to Abraham a second time from heaven, (16) and said, “By Myself I swear, יהוה declares: Because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your favored one, (17) I will bestow My blessing upon you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars of heaven and the sands on the seashore; and your descendants shall seize the gates of their foes. (18) All the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by your descendants, because you have obeyed My command.” (19) Abraham then returned to his servants, and they departed together for Beer-sheba; and Abraham stayed in Beer-sheba. (20) Some time later, Abraham was told, “Milcah too has borne sons to your brother Nahor: (21) Uz the first-born, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram; (22) and Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel”— (23) Bethuel being the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. (24) And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore [sons]—Tebah, Gaham, and Tahash—and [a daughter,] Maacah.
King James Version
1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
9 And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
11 And the angel of the Lord called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen.
15 And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
24 And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
القرآن: سورة الصّافّات
37:102-111
فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ مَعَهُ ٱلسَّعْىَ قَالَ يَـٰبُنَىَّ إِنِّىٓ أَرَىٰ فِى ٱلْمَنَامِ أَنِّىٓ أَذْبَحُكَ فَٱنظُرْ مَاذَا تَرَىٰ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰٓأَبَتِ ٱفْعَلْ مَا تُؤْمَرُ ۖ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ١٠٢ فَلَمَّآ أَسْلَمَا وَتَلَّهُۥ لِلْجَبِينِ ١٠٣ وَنَـٰدَيْنَـٰهُ أَن يَـٰٓإِبْرَٰهِيمُ ١٠٤ قَدْ صَدَّقْتَ ٱلرُّءْيَآ ۚ إِنَّا كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ١٠٥ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَهُوَ ٱلْبَلَـٰٓؤُا۟ ٱلْمُبِينُ ١٠٦ وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ بِذِبْحٍ عَظِيمٍۢ ١٠٧ وَتَرَكْنَا عَلَيْهِ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرِينَ ١٠٨ سَلَـٰمٌ عَلَىٰٓ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ ١٠٩ كَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ ١١٠ إِنَّهُۥ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ١١١
Quran: Surah As-Saffat 37:102-111
Translation: Quran.com
(37:102) Then when the boy reached the age to work with him, Abraham said, “O my dear son! I have seen in a dream that I ˹must˺ sacrifice you. So tell me what you think.” He replied, “O my dear father! Do as you are commanded. Allah willing, you will find me steadfast.” (103) Then when they submitted ˹to Allah’s Will˺, and Abraham laid him on the side of his forehead ˹for sacrifice˺, (104) We called out to him, “O Abraham! (105) You have already fulfilled the vision.” Indeed, this is how We reward the good-doers. (106) That was truly a revealing test. (107) And We ransomed his son with a great sacrifice,1 (108) and blessed Abraham ˹with honourable mention˺ among later generations: (109) “Peace be upon Abraham.” (110) This is how We reward the good-doers. (111) He was truly one of Our faithful servants.
1 Translator's footnote: Allah sent a ram to be sacrificed in place of Ishmael.
אברהם אבינו שארפט דאס מעסער
איציק מאנגער
פון "חומש-לידער"
די מוטער שרה אין איר ווייסער הויב
זיצט אויף דער פריזבע פארטראכט
איר נחת ווי א יונגע שוואלב
פלאטערט איבערן דאך
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שפילט זיך אין געלן זאמד
און ס'נידערט פון די נאענטע בערג
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ער גרייכט שוין ביז די קני
און ווי חנוודיק ער זאגט:
"מאמעליו, וויל פּי פּי".]
נאר וואס איז מיט אוורומציען היינט?
ער זיצט אין הויף אליין
און שארפט פון זינט נאך ווארעמעס
דאס מעסער אויף א שטיין.
ס'ציטערט אים די גראע בארד
און ער מורמלט מאדנע רייד:
"ווילסט מיר טון א סביטקע גאט?
איז מילא, איך בין גרייט".
און פון דעם נאענטן עפל-סאד
פארשמעקט מיט צוויט און ווינט,
מיט אַ-אַאַ און איי-ליו-ליו
וואס שלעפערט איין א קינד.
און מיטן מעסער אין דער האנט
שטייט אוורום און ער הערט,
ווי ס'נעמט דאס שטילע וויגן-ליד
ארום די גאנצע ערד.
note: the order of the second and third stanzas is reversed here and in Daniel Kahn's adaptation from that in the printed work
Avrom Ovinu Sharft dos Meser - Abraham the Patriarch Sharpens the Knife
Yiddish: Itzik Manger (1901-1969) from "Khumesh Lider"
Music: Daniel Kahn
Featuring Sasha Lurje & Jake Shulman-Ment
The matriarch Sarah, in her white bonnet,
Sits on the bench, deep in thought.
Her joy flutters like a young swallow over the roof.
She smiles. Already a month has passed since Hagar went away,
Taking her little bastard Ishmael down that narrow road.
Little Isaac, the apple of her eye, plays in the yellow sand.
And from the nearby mountains, a blue night descends.
She gazes on little Isaac with delight: Is it a dream or real?
He is his father’s spitting image, his nose and his hair.
But what is going on with Abraham tonight?
He’s sitting alone in the yard, and ever since dinner,
He’s been sharpening his knife on a stone.
His gray beard trembles, and he murmurs strange mutterings,
“Are you playing with me, God? Anyway, no matter, I am ready.“
And from the nearby apple orchard, scented with blossoms and wind,
With “ay-ay-ay and ay-lyu-lyu,“ a child is drifting off to sleep.
And with the knife in his hand, Abraham stands and hears
How the quiet lullaby wraps itself around the whole earth.
Abraham
Sufjan Stevens
Abraham, worth a righteous one.
Take up on the wood,
Put it on your son.
Lake or lamb.
There is none to harm.
When the angel came,
You had raised your arm.
Abraham, put off on your son.
Take instead the ram
Until Jesus comes.
Isaac and Abraham
Joan Baez
Hard times, hard times in Canaan land
Trouble in the mind of a man
A voice came whispering softly to him
Go offer, offer up the lamb
Abraham took his only son
High up on a hill
His test of faith had finally come
As the wind, the wind begin to chill
Cold steel, cold steel in the father's hand
Tears falling from the sky
The angels, the angels did not understand
Why the righteous, the righteous boy should die
Abraham most mysteriously
Laid down that deadly knife
Said, "My darlin' son, I wish I was the one
Who spared you, spared your precious life"
Oh Isaac, the light of all your days
Will shine upon this mountain high
And never, never fade away
And never fade away
River So Wide
Girls in Trouble
I went down to the river so wide
Satan was standing on the other side
He said to me, look and see
I saw you with our only child
With a knife in your hand and your eyes so wild
On the mountaintop, and then the vision stopped
Oh…
My love, my love, what have you done
And where have you taken my only son
Some terrible place where I can’t see his face
All these years I been a faithful wife
And I gave you a child so late in my life
My time was done, when I bore you a son
Oh….
So take me home
And put me to bed
Cause the sun is in the sky
But it’s dark inside my head
And I don’t care
If I never do wake up
If I can’t be
With the one I love
Well I went down to the river so wide
Satan was standing on the other side
He said to me, Look and see
But hush little baby, don’t you cry
Cause I’ll be waiting on the other side
You won’t be alone, I’ll make it feel like home
Oh…
A Southern Gothic murder ballad about Sarah’s experience of the Sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22-23), based on a midrash (Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer 31) in which Satan shows her what’s happening on the mountain, but stops before Isaac’s rescue.
Akeda
Orphaned Land, Amaseffer
Why have you forsaken me
To die upon the altar
The flames are burning me o father
As I lay here, like lambs
To the slaughter
Lie down, be quiet
God has given, God will take
I do as I was commanded
By the order of the Lord
I am his humble servant
No questions will be asked
I've waited long to have you
But now I'll hand you back
I'm your son
I beg you father
No mighty God shall ask for my death
And how dare you do this to me father
I'm your only one
There is no other
וַיִּשְׁלַח אַבְרָהָם אֶת יָדוֹ וַיִּקַּח אֶת הַמַּאֲכֶלֶת לִשְׁחֹט אֶת בְּנוֹ.
(And Avraham stretched out his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.)
The Parable of the Old Man and the Young
Joan Baez
So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went
And took the fire with him, and a knife
And as they sojourned both of them together
Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father
Behold the preparations, fire and iron
But where the lamb for this burnt-offering?
Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps
And builded parapets and trenches there
And stretched forth the knife to slay his son
When lo! an Angel called him out of heaven
Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad
Neither do anything to him, thy son
Behold! Caught in a thicket by its horns
A Ram. Offer the Ram of Pride instead
But the old man would not so, but slew his son
And half the seed of Europe, one by one
עקדת יצחק
נעמי שמר
קח את בנך
את יחידך אשר אהבת
קח את יצחק
והעלהו לעולה
על אחד ההרים
במקום אשר אומר אליך
והעלהו לעולה
על אחד ההרים בארץ מוריה
ומכל ההרים שבארץ ההיא,
תעלה צעקה גדולה:
הנה האש והנה העצים
והינהו השה לעולה
ריבונו של עולם המלא רחמים
אל הנער ידך אל תשלח
אל הנער ידך אל תשלח -
גם אם שבע נחיה ונזקין
לא נשכח כי הונף הסכין
לא נשכח את בנך
את יחידך אשר אהבנו
לא נשכח את יצחק
Akedat Yitshak - The Binding of Isaac
Naomi Shemer
translation by David Vanunu
Take your son
The one you love
Take Yitzhak
And raise him forcibly [as a burnt offering]
On top of one of the mountains
In the place that I will tell you
And raise him forcibly [as a burnt offering]
Ontop one of the mountains in the land of Moria
And from all the mountains that are in that land,
A great shriek will rise:
Here is the fire and here is the wood
And here is the lamb for the burnt offering
Master of the World, full of mercy
Against the young, don't send your hand
Against the young, don't send your hand.
And even if seven [generations] will live and grow old
[We] won't forget that a knife was hoisted
[We] won't forget your son
The one that we loved
[We] won't forget Yitshak
Story of Isaac
Leonard Cohen
The door it opened slowly
My father he came in
I was nine years old
And he stood so tall above me
Blue eyes they were shining
And his voice was very cold
Said I've had a vision
And you know I'm strong and holy
I must do what I've been told
So we started up the mountain
I was running he was walking
And his axe was made of gold
Well the trees they got much smaller
The lake a lady's mirror
We stopped to drink some wine
Then he threw the bottle over
Broke a minute later
And he put his hand on mine
Thought I saw an eagle
But it might have been a vulture
I never could decide
Then my father built an altar
He looked once behind his shoulder
He knew I would not hide
You who build the altars now
To sacrifice these children
You must not do it anymore
A scheme is not a vision
You never have been tempted
By a demon or a god
You who stand above them now
Your hatchets blunt and bloody
You were not there before
When I lay upon a mountain
And my father's hand was trembling
With the beauty of the word
And if you call me brother now
Forgive me if I inquire
Just according to whose plan
When it all comes down to dust
I will kill you if I must
I will help you if I can
When it all comes down to dust
I will help you if I must
I will kill you if I can
Have mercy on our uniform
Man of peace or man of war
The peacock spreads his fan
אברהם
דניאלה ספקטור
אברהם אל תגע בילד הזה
הוא לא שייך
אתה לא רואה
אין זמן
אל תלך שבי אחרי עמוד עשן סיפור ישן
תתעורר
לעולם תחפש אחרי השביל הנעלם
לחזור הביתה אתה נלחם
עובד קשה ומשתדל להסתדר
עם מה שיש והכאב שלא עובר
אתה נלחם עוד
אברהם אל תגע בילד הזה
הוא לא שייך
אתה לא רואה
אין זמן
אל תלך שבי אחרי עמוד עשן סיפור ישן
תתעורר
Avraham
Daniela Spector
translation by David Vanunu
Avraham, don't touch this child
He doesn't belong [in this]
You don't see?
There is no time
Don't follow blindly after a pillar of smoke - an old story
Wake up
Forever you'll look after the disappearing path
To return home you fight
Work hard and try to get by
With what there is and the pain that doesn't pass
You fight still
Avraham, don't touch this child
He doesn't belong
You don't see?
There is no time
Don't follow blindly after a pillar of smoke - an old story
Wake up.
Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan
Well, God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"
Abe said, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God said, "No", Abe said, "What?"
God said, "You can do what you want, Abe
But next time you see me coming, you better run"
Well, Abe said, "Alright, where do you want this killin' done?"
God said, "Out on Highway 61"
Well, Georgia Sam, he had a bloody nose
Welfare Department wouldn't give him no clothes
He asked poor Howard, "Where can I go?"
Poor Howard said, "There's only one place I know"
Sam said, "Tell me quick, man, I got to run"
Well, Poor Howard just pointed with his gun
He said, "That way, down Highway 61"
Well, Mack the Finger said to Louie the King
"I got a thousand red white and blue shoe strings
And a hundred telephones that don't ring
Do you know where I can get rid of these things?"
And Louie the King said, "Let me think for a minute, son"
He said, "Yes, I think it can be easily done
Just take everything down the Highway 61"
Well, the fifth daughter on the twelfth night
Told the first father that things weren't right
"My complexion", she says, "is much too white"
He said, "Come here and step into this light"
Then he says, "You're right, let me tell the second mother
This has been done"
But the second mother was with the seventh son
And they were both out on Highway 61
Now, the rovin' gambler, he was very bored
Tryin' to arrange a next world war
He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor
He said, "I never engaged in this kind of thing before
But yes, I think it can be very easily done"
We'll just put some bleachers out in the sun
Have it on Highway 61
Akeda
Matisyahu
How can I talk to you
I step into your glory
I step into the house
House of David's light
How can I talk to you
It's the same story
אשרי יושבי ביתך (happy are those who dwell in Your house)
Teach me to love, teach me to love
Avraham, Avraham, Take your son, take your blade, take your rope
Three long nights, three long days, and approach to the mountain of the Lord
yes you've been here times before
In your dreams, fantasies, realities, they all bleed
איכּה (where are you)
Teach me to love
איכּה
Avraham, Avraham, Take your son, take your blade, take your rope
Three long nights, three long days, and approach to the mountain of the Lord
yes you've been here times before
In your dreams, fantasies, realities, they all bleed
Teach me to love
איכּה
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی
انامتا خان
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو سن لو
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو * 2
اللہ نے ابراہیم ( ایز ) سے خواب میں جو مانگا تھا
نبی کو آزمانے کا اللہ کا ارادہ تھا * 2
عشق الہی کی انتہا دیکھنا چاہتے تھے
اِس لیے دیا تھا نبی کو یہ فرمان
اللہ نے یہ حکم دیا
تھا نبی کا امتحان
جو ہو سب سے دِل عزیز
کردو اسکو قربان
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو سن لو
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو * 2
نبی نے سوچا سب سے دل-ازییز تو ہی اولاد
پر اللہ كے لیے تو ہے یہ بھی قربان . * 2
بیٹے کو نبی نے بتایا اللہ کا فرمان
بیٹے اسماعیل ( ایز ) نے بولا حاضر ہے میری جان
بیٹے نے نبی سے بولا
میرے ہاتھوں پیروں کو باندھ دیں
کہیں رحم نا مجھ پے آ جائے
اِس بات پہ بھی دھیان دیں
آنكھوں پہ پٹی باندھ دیں
اور کردئین مجھکو قربان
اللہ كے لیے حاضر ہے میری جان
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو سن لو
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو * 2
جب بیٹے کو قربان کیا
اور آنکھ سے پٹی کو ہٹایا
اسماعیل ( ایز ) کو نبی نے اپنے پاس کھڑا پایا
ابراہیم ( ایز ) کی قربانی کو اللہ نے قبول کیا
اسماعیل ( ایز ) کی جگہ اک دمبہ اللہ نے رکھا دیا
پِھر اللہ نے کہا آئے میرے نبی
ہر سال تیری قربانی یاد رکھی جائے گی
ہر سال قربانی ہوگی اور عید منائی جائے گی
کرو
قربانی اپنے مال کی
قربانی اپنے وقت کی
قربانی اپنے اہم کی
قربانی بری خوایشون کی * 2
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو سن لو
کہانی یید-ول-ادحا کی سن لو
Kahani Eid-ul-Adha ki
The Story of Eid-ul-Adha
Urdu: Anamta Khan
(English from Google Translate)
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha * 2
What Allah asked Ibrahim (as) in a dream
It was God's intention to test the prophet
Wanted to see the end of divine love
That is why this command was given to the Prophet
God gave this command
It was the test of the prophet
Take the dearest of all
Sacrifice it
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha * 2
The Prophet thought that the most beloved are the children
But it is also a sacrifice for Allah. * 2
The Prophet told the son the command of Allah
Son Ishmael (AS) said, "My soul is present."
The son spoke to the prophet
Tie my hands and feet
May mercy not come to me
Also pay attention to this
Blindfold yourself
And sacrifice me
My soul is present for Allah
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha * 2
When he sacrificed his son
And removed the blindfold
The Prophet found Ishmael (AS) standing beside him
God accepted Abraham's sacrifice
Ishmael (as) was replaced with a ram by Allah
Then God said, "Come, my prophet."
Your sacrifice will be remembered every year
Every year there will be a sacrifice and Eid will be celebrated
Do it
Sacrifice of your wealth
Sacrifice your time
Sacrifice of your importance
Sacrifice of evil desires * 2
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha
Listen to the story of Eid-ul-Adha
Ibrahim (AS) experienced a dream in which he was ordered to sacrifice his beloved son Ismail (AS), at first, he was sceptical and believed it was trickery of the cursed devil. After experiencing the dream, the following night, he then understood that it was a message and a command from Allah (SWT). Without hesitation he prepared his son for the sacrifice. Ibrahim (AS) loved his son dearly yet this was no obstruction to honouring his duty that was instructed to him by Allah (SWT) and thus proving his full submission to Allah (SWT).
Ibrahim (AS) took his son to the top of mount Arafat and in his hands, a knife and a rope. Upon Arrival He mention the dream to his son Ismail (AS) and made him aware that Allah (SWT) has decreed for him to be a sacrifice and in obedience his son Ismail (AS) accepted what was commanded of him. Ismail (AS) asked that his hands and legs be tied to avoid struggling during the sacrifice and that his father should blindfold himself to avoid witness the suffering of his son. Ismail was aware of his father’s love towards him and knew that this would be difficult to witness. As Ibrahim (AS) began to carry the sacrifice, Allah (SWT) replaced Ismail with a ram and Ismail (AS) was unharmed. Allah (SWT) tested Ibrahim (AS) to see his dedication in his submission (Islam) to his creator. In his willingness to oblige to Allah (SWT) commands, Ibrahim (AS) successfully passed the test and Qurbani acts as a reminder of our beloved Prophet Ibrahim (AS) dedication and devotion to serving Allah (SWT) obediently, this is the true Islam of oneself that Allah (SWT) expects from us.
-- https://sabarelief.org/blog/what-is-behind-the-story-of-qurbani
The Binding of Isaac
Schmekel
Rosh Hashanah apples and honey and nuts are grinding,
The synagogue's packed but I'm only binding.
I look like I'm twelve — at least my face is not a pizza,
But no one seems to know me on this side of the mechitza.
The binding of Isaac!
Bum diddy bum bum bum!
Old Marvin from the Y, who I've known since I was three
Asks my dad, "How's your daughter?" not knowing that was me.
Dad says, "Elaine is fine." He smiles and begins to shuckle,
I look down at the Machsur and my knees begin to buckle.
The binding of Isaac!
Bum diddy bum bum bum!
The rabbi calls Eliezer ben Yisroyel to the bima,
This parsha's super creepy and I really miss my Ima.
The ram is in the bush, but don't look so cowardly,
Bind the cloth around my chest, daddy overpower me.
The binding of Isaac!
Bum diddy bum bum bum!
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עֵת שַׁעֲרֵי רָצוֹן רבי יהודה בן שמואל אבן עבאס עֵת שַׁעֲרֵי רָצוֹן לְהִפָּתֵחַ יוֹם אֶהְיֶה כַפַּי לְאֵל שׁוֹטֵחַ אָנָּא זְכֹר נָא לִי בְּיוֹם הוֹכֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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בָּאַחֲרִית נֻסָּה בְּסוֹף הַעְשָׂרָה הַבֵּן אֲשֶׁר נוֹלַד לְךָ מִשָּׂרָה אִם נַפְשְׁךָ בוֹ עַד מְאֹד נִקְשָׁרָה קוּם הַעֲלֵהוּ לִי לְעוֹלָה בָרָה עַל הַר אֲשֶׁר כָּבוֹד לְךָ זוֹרֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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אָמַר לְשָׂרָה כִּי חֲמוּדֵךְ יִצְחָק גָּדַל וְלֹא לָמַד עֲבוֹדַת שַׁחַק אֵלֵךְ וְאוֹרֵהוּ אֲשֶׁר לוֹ אֵל חַָק אָמְרָה לְכָה אָדוֹן אֲבָל אַל תִּרְחַק עָנָהּ יְהִי לִבֵּךְ בְּאֵל בּוֹטֵח עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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שַָׁחַר וְהִשְׁכִּים לַהֲלֹךְ בַּבֹּקֶר וּשְׁנֵי נְעָרָיו מִמְּתֵי הַשֶּׁקֶר יוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי נָגְעוּ אֶל חֵקֶר וַיַּרְא דְּמוּת כָּבוֹד וְהוֹד וָיֶקֶר עָמַד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵָן לְהִמָּשֵׁחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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יָדְעוּ נְעָרָיו כִּי קְרָאָם לֵאמֹר אוֹר הַרְאִיתֶם צָץ בְּרֹאשׁ הַר הַמֹּר וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נֶחֱזֶה רַק מַהְמוֹר עָנָה שְׁבוּ פֹה עַם מְשׁוּלִים לַחֲמוֹר וַאֲנִי וְהַנַּעַר לְהִשְׁתַּטֵּחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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הָלְכוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם לַעֲשׂוֹת בִּמְלָאכָה וְיַעֲנֶה יִצְחָק לְאָבִיו כָּכָה אָבִי רְאֵה אֵשׁ וַעֲצֵי מַעֲרָכָה אַיֵּה אֲדֹנִי שֶׂה אֲשֶׁר כַּהֲלָכָה הַאַתְּ בְּיוֹם זֶה דָּתְךָ שׁוֹכֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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וְיַעֲנֶה אָבִיו בְּאֵל חַי מַחְסֶה כִּי הוּא אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה לְעוֹלָה הַשֶּׂה דַּע כָּל אֲשֶׁר יַחְפֹּץ אֱלֹהִים יַעֲשֶׂה נִבְנֶה בְנִי הַיּוֹם לְפָנָיו כִּסֵּא אָז יַאֲמִיר זֶבַח וְהַזּוֹבֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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דָּפְקוּ בְּשַׁעְרֵי רַחֲמִים לִפְתֹּחַ הַבֵּן לְהִזָּבַח וְאָב לִזְבֹּחַ קֹוִים לְָאֵל וּבְרַחֲמָיו לִבְטֹחַ וְקֹוֵי ה׳ יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ דָּרְשׁוּ בְּנַחְלַת אֵל לְהִסְתַּפֵּחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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הֵכִין עֲצֵי עוֹלָה בְּאוֹן וָחַיִל וַיַּעֲקֹד יִצְחָק כַּעַָקְדוֹ אַיִל וַיְהִי מְאוֹר יוֹמָם בְּעֵינָם לַיִל וַהֲמוֹן דְּמָעָיו נוֹזְלִים בְּחַיִל עַיִן בְּמַר בּוֹכָה וְלֵב שָׂמֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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שִׂיחוּ לְאִמִּי כִּי שְׂשׂוֹנָהּ פָּנָה הַבֵּן אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְתִשְׁעִים שָׁנָה הָיָה לְאֵשׁ וּלְמַאֲכֶלֶת מָנָה אָנָה אֲבַקֵּשׁ לָהּ מְנַחֵם אָנָה צַר לִי לְאֵם תִּבְכֶּה וְתִתְיַפֵּחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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מִמַּאֲכֶלֶת יֶהֱמֶה מִדְבָּרִי נָא חַדְּדָהּ אָבִי וְאֶת מַאְסָרִי חַזֵּק וְעֵת יְֵקַד יְקוֹד בִּבְשָׂרִי קַח עִמְּךָ הַנִּשְׁאָר מֵאֲפְרִי וְאְמֹר לְשָׂרָה זֶה לְיִצְחָק רֵיחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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וְיֶהֱמוּ כָּל מַלְאֲכֵי מֶרְכָּבָה אוֹפַן וְשָׂרַָף שׁוֹאֲלִים בִּנְדָבָה מִתְחַנְּנִים לָאֵל בְּעַד שַׂר צָבָא אָנָּא תְּנָה פִדְיוֹם וְכֹפֶר הָבָה אַל נָא יְהִי עוֹלָם בְּלִי יָרֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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אָמַר לְאַבְרָהָם אֲדוֹן שָׁמַיִם אַל תִּשְׁלְחָה יָד אֶל שְׁלִישׁ אוֹּרַיִם שׁוּבוּ לְשָׁלוֹם מַלְאֲכֵי מַחְנַיִם יוֹם זֶה זְכוּת לִבְנֵי יְרוּשָׁלַיִם בּוֹ שַׁעֲרֵי רַחֲמִים אֲנִי פּוֹתֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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לִבְרִיתְךָ שׁוֹכֵן זְבוּל וּשְׁבֻעָה זָכְרָה לְעֵדָה סוֹעֲרָה וּנְגוּעָה וּשְׁמַע תְּקִיעָה תּוֹקְעָה וּתְרוּעָה וֶאֱמֹר לְצִיּוֹן בָּא זְמַן הַיְשׁוּעָה יִנּוֹן וְאֵלִיָּה אֲנִי שׁוֹלֵחַ עוֹקֵד וְהַנֶּעְקָד וְהַמִּזְבֵּחַ |
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Eit Shaarei Ratson Time for the Gates of Acceptance Rabbi Yehuda ben Shmuel ibn Abbas (ca. 12th c.) translation by Rabbi Stephen Belsky [It is the] time for the gates of acceptance to be opened, The day I shall be with prostrate palms before God. Please, remember for me on the day of rebuke — [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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In the end [Abraham] was tested, at the end of the ten [tests]: “The son which was born to you from Sarah — If your soul is exceedingly tied tight with him, Arise, and raise him up as a pure burnt offering On a mountain [where God’s] glory shines out to you.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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[Abraham] said to Sarah, “For your dear Isaac Has grown, but has not learned the worship of Heaven, I will go and teach him that he has a God who rules.” She said, “Go, lord, but do not go far.” He answered her, “Let your heart trust in God.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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Dawn broke, and he awoke early to walk in the morning, with his two young men of the deceitful people. On the third day, they reached the point of investigation, And he saw an image of glory, majesty and honor. He stood and meditated on his anointing. [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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His young men knew, when he called them, saying, “Did you see light, glittering at the top of the Mountain of Myrrh?” And they said, “We see nothing but a pothole.” He answered, “Sit here, people compared to the donkey, And I and the young man [will go] to prostrate ourselves.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar |
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The two of them went to do their job, And Isaac answered his father so: “Father, see the fire and the firewood; But where, sir, is the necessary sheep? Could you have forgotten on this day your law?” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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And then his father answered, “By the Living and Sheltering God, Gd will Himself, see the sheep for the burnt offering; Know that everything that God desires, He will do. We will build, son, a throne before Him today — Then He will designate the sacrifice and the slaughterer.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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They knocked on the gates of mercy to open — The son to be sacrificed, and the father to sacrifice [him] — Hoping to God, and trusting in His mercy, And those who hope in Hashem will renew their strength. They sought to become attached to God’s homestead. [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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He prepared the wood for the offering with power and strength, and then he bound Isaac as he would bind a ram; And the light of days was night in their eyes, And multitudes of tears were flowing in strength. The eye was crying bitterly, but the heart was happy. [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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“Tell my mother that her joy has turned away — The son she gave birth to at ninety years of age Has gone to the fire, and been designated for the knife. Where will I find a comforter for her, where? It pains me for my mother to cry and sob.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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”My wilderness will reel in shock from the knife — Please sharpen it, father, and my bonds Strengthen, and burn the fire in my flesh; Take with you that which remains from my ashes, And tell Sarah ‘This is Isaac’s perfume’.” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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And then all the angels of the chariot were shocked — Wheels and Seraphs asking for a boon, Begging God as their General, “Please, grant redemption, and give a ransom; Do not let the world be without its moon!” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
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The Lord of the Heavens said to Abraham, “Do not stretch your hand out to one third of two lights”. [And to the angels,] “Return in peace, angels of the two camps — This day is a merit for the children of Jerusalem; On it I open the gates of mercy!” [Recall] the binder, and the bound, and the altar. |
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For your covenant, Dweller On High, and the oath, Remember for the storm-tossed and afflicted congregation! And hear the sounds calls [of the shofar], And say to Zion, “The time of rescue has arrived! I am sending the messiah and Elijah!” [Recall] the binder, the bound, and the altar. |
Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
Benjamin Britten
God speaks: Abraham, my servant, Abraham,
Take Isaac, thy son by name,
That thou lovest the best of all,
And in sacrifice offer him to me
Upon that hill there besides thee.
Abraham, I will that so it be,
For aught that may befall.
Abraham: My Lord, to Thee is mine intent
Ever to be obedient.
That son that Thou to me hast sent
Offer I will to Thee.
Thy bidding done shall be.
Here Abraham, turning him to his son Isaac, saith:
Make thee ready, my dear darling,
For we must do a little thing.
This woode do on thy back it bring,
We may no longer abide.
A sword and fire that I will take,
For sacrifice behoves me to make;
God’s bidding will I not forsake,
But ever obedient be.
Here Isaac speaketh to his father, and taketh a bundle of sticks
and beareth after his father, and saith:
Isaac: Father, I am all ready
To do your bidding most meekely,
And to bear this wood full bayn am I,
As you commanded me.
Here they both go to the place to do sacrifice:
Abraham: Now, Isaac son, go we our way
To yonder mount if that we may.
Isaac: My dear father, I will essay
To follow you full fain.
Abraham being minded to slay his son Isaac, lifts up his hands, and saith the following:
Abraham: O! My heart will break in three,
To hear thy words I have pitye;
As Thou wilt, Lord, so must it be,
To Thee I will be bayn.
Lay down thy faggot, my own son dear.
Isaac: All ready father, lo, it is here.
But why make you such heavy cheer?
Are you anything adread?
Abraham: Ah! Dear God! That me is woe!
Isaac: Father, if it be your will,
Where is the beast that we shall kill?
Abraham: Thereof, son, is none upon this hill.
Isaac: Father, I am full sore affeared
To see you bear that drawne sword.
Abraham: Isaac, son, peace, I pray thee,
Thou breakest my heart even in three.
Isaac: I pray you, father, layn† nothing from me,
But tell me what you think.
Abraham: Ah! Isaac, Isaac, I must thee kill!
Isaac: Alas! Father, is that your will,
Your owne child for to spill
Upon this hilles brink?
If I have trespassed in any degree
With a yard you may beat me;
Put up your sword, if your will be,
For I am but a child.
Would God my mother were here with me!
She would kneel down upon her knee,
Praying you, father, if it may be,
For to save my life.
Abraham: O Isaac, son, to thee I say
God hath commanded me today
Sacrifice, this is no nay,
To make of thy bodye.
Isaac: Is it God’s will I shall be slain?
Abraham: Yea, son, it is not for to layn.
Here Isaac asketh his father’s blessing on his knees, and saith:
Isaac: Father, seeing you muste needs do so,
Let it pass lightly and over go;
Kneeling on my knees two,
Your blessing on me spread.
Abraham: My blessing, dear son, give I thee
And thy mother’s with heart free.
The blessing of the Trinity,
My dear Son, on thee light.
Here Isaac riseth and cometh to his father, and he taketh him,
and bindeth and layeth him upon the altar to sacrifice him, and saith:
Abraham: Come hither, my child, thou art so sweet,
Thou must be bound both hands and feet.
Isaac: Father, do with me as you will,
I must obey, and that is skill,
Godës commandment to fulfil,
For needs so it must be.
Abraham: Isaac, Isaac, blessed must thou be.
Isaac: Father, greet well my brethren ying,
And pray my mother of her blessing,
I come no more under her wing,
Farewell for ever and aye.
Abraham: Farewell, my sweete son of grace!
Here Abraham doth kiss his son Isaac, and binds a kerchief about his head.
Isaac: I pray you, father, turn down my face,
For I am sore adread.
Abraham: Lord, full loth were I him to kill!
Isaac: Ah, mercy, father, why tarry you so?
Abraham: Jesu! On me have pity,
That I have most in mind.
Isaac: Now, father, I see that I shall die:
Almighty God in majesty!
My soul I offer unto Thee!
Abraham: To do this deed I am sorrye.
Here let Abraham make a sign as tho’ he would cut off his son Isaac’s head with his sword; then …
God speaks: Abraham, my servant dear, Abraham,
Lay not thy sword in no manner
On Isaac, thy dear darling.
For thou dreadest me, well wot I,
That of thy son had no mercy,
To fulfil my bidding.
Abraham: Ah, Lord of heaven and King of bliss,
Thy bidding shall be done, i-wiss!
A horned wether here I see,
Among the briars tied is he,
To Thee offered shall he be
Anon right in this place.
Then let Abraham take the lamb and kill him.
Abraham: Sacrifice here sent me is,
And all, Lord, through Thy grace.
envoi Such obedience grant us, O Lord!
Ever to Thy most holy word.
That in the same we may accord
As this Abraham was bayn;
And then altogether shall we
That worthy King in heaven see,
And dwell with Him in great glorye
For ever and ever. Amen
تكبيرات العيد
اللّهُ أكبر اللّهُ أكبر
اللّهُ أكبر
لا إلَهَ الا اللّه
اللّهُ أكبر اللّهُ اكبر
و لِلّه الحمدَ
اللّهُ أكبرُ كَبيِرَا
وَالحَمدُ لِلّهِ كَثِيرا
وَ سُبحَان اللّهِ
بُكرَةً وَأصْيِلا
لا إلَهَ الا اللّه
Takbeer E-Tashreeq for Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
Allah is Great, Allah is Great
Allahu Akbar
Allah is Great
La illaha il Allah
there is no God, but Allah
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar
Allah is Great, Allah is Great
walilahil Hamd
to Him belongs all Praise
Allahu Akbaru Kabeera
Allah is the Greatest
wal-Hamdulilahi katheera
And all Praise is due to Him
wa Subhan allahi
And Glory to Allah
bukratan wa aseila
eventide and in the morning
La illaha il Allah
there is no God, but Allah the Unique