Vidui: text and translation

אָנָּא ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, תָּבֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתֵנוּ, וְאַל תִּתְעַלַּם מִתְּחִנָּתֵנוּ.

Please, O Lord our God and God of our ancestors, May our prayer come before You, and do not ignore our supplication.

שֶׁאֵין אֲנַחְנוּ עַזֵּי פָנִים וּקְשֵׁי עֹרֶף לֹאמַר לְפָנֶיךָ ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ צַדִּיקִים אֲנַחְנוּ וְלֹא חָטָאנוּ אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ וַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ חָטָאנוּ.

For we are not so brazen-faced and stiff-necked to say before You, O Lord our God and God of our ancestors that we are righteous and have not sinned but indeed we and our ancestors have sinned.

אָשַׁמְנוּ.

We have trespassed / incurred guilt.

בָּגַדְנוּ.

We have betrayed / acted treacherously.

גָּזַלְנוּ.

We have stolen / robbed.

דִּבַּרְנוּ דֹּפִי.

We have spoken slander / defamation.

הֶעֱוִינוּ.

We have acted perversely.

וְהִרְשַׁעְנוּ.

We have caused wickedness.

זַדְנוּ.

We have acted willfully and sinfully.

חָמַסְנוּ.

We have extorted / committed violence.

טָפַלְנוּ שֶׁקֶר.

We have framed / attached falsehood.

יָעַצְנוּ רָע.

We have advised / counselled evil / harm.

כִּזַּבְנוּ.

We have lied.

לַצְנוּ.

We have scoffed / mocked.

מָרַדְנוּ.

We have rebelled.

נִאַצְנוּ.

We have blasphemed / provoked God.

סָרַרְנוּ.

We have turned aside / strayed.

עָוִינוּ.

We have committed iniquity.

פָּשַׁעְנוּ.

We have transgressed intentionally.

צָרַרְנוּ.

We have oppressed / distressed others.

קִשִּׁינוּ עֹרֶף.

We have stiffened our neck / stiff-neckedness.

רָשַׁעְנוּ.

We have been wicked.

שִׁחַתְנוּ.

We have corrupted / ruined.

תִּעַבְנוּ.

We have committed abominations.

תָּעִינוּ.

We have gone astray.

תִּעְתָּעְנוּ:

We have led others astray:

סַרְנוּ מִמִּצְוֺתֶיךָ וּמִמִּשְׁפָּטֶיךָ הַטּוֹבִים וְלֹא שָׁוָה לָנוּ.

We have turned away from Your commandments and from Your good judgments / laws and it has not availed us.

וְאַתָּה צַדִּיק עַל כָּל הַבָּא עָלֵינוּ, כִּי אֱמֶת עָשִׂיתָ וַאֲנַחְנוּ הִרְשָׁעְנוּ.

And You are righteous in all that has come upon us, for You have acted truthfully while we have acted wickedly.

מַה נֹּאמַר לְפָנֶיךָ יוֹשֵׁב מָרוֹם, וּמַה נְּסַפֵּר לְפָנֶיךָ שׁוֹכֵן שְׁחָקִים:

What shall we say before You You who dwell on high, And what shall we declare before You You who abide in the heavens:

הֲלֹא כָּל הַנִּסְתָּרוֹת וְהַנִּגְלָוֹת אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ:

Are not all hidden things and revealed things known to You:

אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ רָזֵי עוֹלָם. וְתַעֲלוּמוֹת סִתְרֵי כָּל חָי:

You know the secrets of the universe. and the hidden secrets of all the living:

אַתָּה חוֹפֵשׂ כָּל חַדְרֵי בָטֶן. בֹּחֵן כְּלָיוֹת וָלֵב:

You search all innermost thoughts. You examine the kidneys and the heart:

אֵין דָּבָר נֶעְלָם מִמֶּךָ. וְאֵין נִסְתָּר מִנֶּגֶד עֵינֶיךָ.

Nothing is concealed from You. and nothing is hidden from Your eyes.

וּבְכֵן יְהִי רָצוֹן מִלְּפָנֶיךָ ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ וֵאלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵינוּ שֶׁתִּמְחָל לָנוּ עַל כָּל חַטֹּאתֵינוּ וְתִסְלַח לָנוּ עַל כָּל עֲוֺנוֹתֵינוּ וְתִכְפָּר לָנוּ עַל כָּל פְּשָׁעֵינוּ.

And so, may it be Your will O Lord our God and God of our ancestors that You forgive us for all our unintentional sins and pardon us for all our intentional iniquities and grant us atonement for all our rebellious transgressions.

עַל כֻּלָּם אֱלוֹהַּ סְלִיחוֹת, סְלַח לָנוּ, מְחַל לָנוּ, כַּפֶּר לָנוּ!

For all of them, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement!

וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בְּאֹנֶס וּבְרָצוֹן.

For the sin we committed before You under compulsion or willingly.

וְעַל חֵטְא שֶׁחָטָאנוּ לְפָנֶיךָ בִּבְלִי דַעַת וּבְדַעַת.

For the sin we committed before You unknowingly or knowingly.