Ruach Adonai alai / The spirit of the Lord is upon me /

Ruach Adonai alai / רוּחַ אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה, עָלָי-
___ The spirit of the Lord is upon me
ya’an mashach Adonai oti - levaser anavim / יַעַן מָשַׁח יְהוָה אֹתִי לְבַשֵּׂר עֲנָוִים
___ Because the Lord has anointed me - to preach good news to the poor
Sh’lachani lachvosh l’nishberei lev / שְׁלָחַנִי לַחֲבֹשׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי-לֵב
___ He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted
likro lishvuyim dror / לִקְרֹא לִשְׁבוּיִם דְּרוֹר
___ To proclaim liberty to the captives
v’la’asurim p’kach-ko’ach. / וְלַאֲסוּרִים פְּקַח-קוֹחַ
___ And freedom to the prisoners
Likro shnat ratzon la ‘Adonai / לִקְרֹא שְׁנַת-רָצוֹן לַיהוָה
___ To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor
V’yom nakam le’Eloheinu / וְיוֹם נָקָם לֵאלֹהֵינוּ
___ And the day of the vengeance of our God
L’nachem kol avelim / ְנַחֵם, כָּל-אֲבֵלִים
___ To comfort all who mourn
Lasum le’avelei Tziyon / לָשׂוּם לַאֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן
___ To grant to those who mourn in Zion
Latet lahem pe’er tachat efer / לָתֵת לָהֶם פְּאֵר תַּחַת אֵפֶר
___ To give them glory instead of ashes
Shemen sasson tachat evel / שֶׁמֶן שָׂשׂוֹן תַּחַת אֵבֶל-
___ Oil of gladness instead of mourning
Ma’ateh t’hilah tachat ruach kehah / מַעֲטֵה תְהִלָּה, תַּחַת רוּחַ כֵּהָה
A garment of praise for a spirit of despair
Lyrics in Hebrew characters provided by Tamar Güller.

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