Blessing of Children

 
ברכת ילדים


For a girl:
Y'simech Elohim
k-Sarah, Rivka, Rachel, v-Leah

For a boy:
Y'simcha Elohim
k'Ephraim v'chi'Menashe

Yivarech'cha Adonai v'yishmerecha.
Ya'er Adonai panav eilecha v'y'chuneka.
Yisa Adonai panav eilecha v'yasem l'cha shalom.

Some add:
[Viyhi ratzon
milifnei avinu shebashamayim,
sheyiten b'lib'cha
ahavato viyirato,
vetiheye yirat Adonai al panecha
kol yemei chayecha.

Veyiten lecha banim uvanot
tzadikim v'tzadikot
oskim betorah uv'mitzvot.]
לבת:
יְשֲׁמֱֳך אֶלׂהִים
כְּשָׁרָה רִבְקָה רָחֵל וְלֱאָה

לבן:
יְשֲׁמֵך אֶלׂהִים
כֶּאֶפְרַיִם וְכִמְנָשֶׁה

יְבָרֶכְךָ יהוה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ:
יָאֵר יהוה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ:
יִשָּׂא יהוה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם:

יש אומרים:
[וִיהִי רָצוֹן
מִלִּפְנֵי אָבִינוּ שֶׁבַּשָּׁמַיִם,
שֶׁיִּתֵּן בְּלִבְּךָ
אַהֲבָתוֹ וְיִרְאָתוֹ,
וְתִהְיֶה יִרְאַת יהוה עַל פָּנֶיךָ
כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ.

וְיִתֶּן לְךָ בָּנִים וּבָנוֹת
צַדִּיקִים וְצַדִּיקוֹת
עוֹסְקִים בַּתּוֹרָה וּבְמִצְווֹת.]

Translation:

For a girl:
May God make you like Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel and Leah.

For a boy:
God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh.
Genesis 48:20

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee;
The Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Numbers 6:24-26

Translation source: User-contributed (introduction for a girl), rest is from Jewish Publication Society Bible (1917) (public domain)

Some add:
[And may it be the will of our Father in Heaven to give to your heart, love and awe of God, and may the awe of God be on your face all the days of your life. And may you be given sons and daughters who are righteous and are occupied with Torah and God's commandments. -User contributed translation.]

Information:

The tune composed by Ervin Klein and sung by Adam Szanto is used with permission.

Printed from the Zemirot Database