נוסח
הִנֵּה אֵל יְשׁוּעָתִי אֶבְטַח וְלֹא אֶפְחָד, כִּי עָזִּי וְזִמְרָת יָהּ יְיָ, וַיְהִי לִי לִישׁוּעָה. וּשְׁאַבְתֶּם מַיִם בְּשָׂשׂוֹן מִמַּעַיְנֵי הַיְשׁוּעָה. לַייָ הַיְשׁוּעָה, עַל עַמְּךָ בִרְכָתֶךָ סֶּלָה. יְיָ צְבָאוֹת עִמָּנוּ, מִשְׂגָּב לָנוּ אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה. יְיָ צְבָאוֹת, אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם בֹּטֵחַ בָּךְ. יְיָ הוֹשִׁיעָה, הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם קָרְאֵנוּ. לַיְּהוּדִים הָיְתָה אוֹרָה וְשִׂמְחָה וְשָׂשֹׂן וִיקָר, כֵּן תִּהְיֶה לָּנוּ. כּוֹס יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא, וּבְשֵׁם יְיָ אֶקְרָא. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא פְּרִי הַגָּפֶן. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי בְשָׂמִים. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, בּוֹרֵא מְאוֹרֵי הָאֵשׁ. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל, בֵּין אוֹר לְחֹשֶׁךְ, בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַמִּים, בֵּין יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי לְשֵׁשֶׁת יְמֵי הַמַּעֲשֶׂה. בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ, הַמַּבְדִּיל בֵּין קֹדֶשׁ לְחוֹל.
תעתיק
Hine El ješu’ati evtach ve-lo efchad, ki ozi ve-zimrat Jah Adonaj, va-jehi li li-šu’a. U-šavtem majim be-sason mi-ma’ajnej ha-ješu’a. La-Adonaj ha-ješu’a, al amcha virchatecha sela. Adonaj cva’ot imanu, misgav lanu Elohej Ja’akov sela. Adonaj cva’ot, ašrej adam boteach bach. Adonaj hošia, ha-melech ja’anenu ve-jom kor’enu. La-jehudim hajta ora ve-simcha ve-sason vi-jkar, ken tihje lanu. Kos ješu’ot esa, u-v-šem Adonaj ekra. Baruch ata Adonaj, Elohejnu melech ha-olam, bore pri ha-gafen. Baruch ata Adonaj, Elohejnu melech ha-olam, bore minej vesamim. Baruch ata Adonaj, Elohejnu melech ha-olam, bore me’orej ha-eš. Baruch ata Adonaj, Elohejnu melech ha-olam, ha-mavdil bejn kodeš le-chol, bejn or le-chošech, bejn Jisra’el la-amim, bejn jom ha-švi’i le-šešet jemej ha-ma’ase. Baruch ata Adonaj, ha-mavdil bejn kodeš le-chol.
תרגום
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid, for the Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. Salvation belongs to the Lord; may Your blessing be upon Your people. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Lord of hosts, happy is the one who trusts in You. Lord, save us; may the King answer us on the day we call. For the Jews there was light and gladness, joy and honor – so may it be for us. I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the fruit of the vine. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates various kinds of fragrance. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who creates the lights of fire. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who separates the holy from the ordinary, light from darkness, Israel from the nations, the seventh day from the six days of work. Blessed are You, Lord, who separates the holy from the ordinary.
הנוסח הליטורגי העברי הוא נחלת הכלל; התרגום הוא טקסט מקורי של המיזם.
הערות והבדלים בין הנוסחים
The opening verses (Isaiah 12:2–3, Psalms 3:9, Psalms 46:12, Psalms 84:13, Psalms 20:10, Esther 8:16, Psalms 116:13) follow the Ashkenazi rite. Sephardi and Mizrahi rites use a different selection of verses.1,2,3
The blessing over spices: Ashkenazim usually say “bore minei vesamim”; Sephardim choose the wording according to the type of spice or herb (e.g. “bore atzei vesamim”, “bore isvei vesamim”).4
The blessing over the light is cited in the Mishnah in a dispute between the schools of Shammai and Hillel: Hillel says “bore me’orei ha-esh”. The order of the blessings (wine, spices, light, havdalah) is now fixed.5
According to most authorities women are obligated in havdalah; whether they may recite it themselves is a matter on which authorities differ.6
מקורות
מקורות ראשוניים
- 1Isaiah, 12:2–3 text ↗
- 2Esther, 8:16 text ↗
- 3Psalms, 116:13 text ↗
- 4Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim, 297 text ↗
- 5Mishnah Berakhot, 8:5 text ↗
- 6Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim, 296:8 text ↗
- 7Siddur
- 8Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim, 296–299 text ↗





