Is. 40
Hebrew
לְבַד הַנְּשָׁמָה הַטְּהוֹרָה שֶׁהִיא עֲתִידָה לִתֵּן דִּין וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן לִפְנֵי כִסֵּא כְבוֹדֶךָ. וְכָל הַגּוֹיִם כְּאַיִן נֶגְדֶּךָ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: הֵן גּוֹיִם כְּמַר מִדְּלִי וּכְשַׁחַק מֹאזְנַיִם נֶחְשָׁבוּ הֵן אִיִּים כַּדַּק יִטּוֹל׃ אֲבָל אֲנַחְנוּ עַמְּךָ בְּנֵי בְרִיתֶךָ, בְּנֵי אַבְרָהָם אֹהַבְךָ שֶׁנִּשְׁבַּעְתָּ לוֹ בְּהַר הַמּוֹרִיָּה, זֶרַע יִצְחָק יְחִידוֹ שֶׁנֶּעֱקַד עַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, עֲדַת יַעֲקֹב בִּנְךָ בְּכוֹרֶךָ שֶׁמֵּאַהֲבָתְךָ שֶׁאָהַבְתָּ אוֹתוֹ, וּמִשִּׂמְחָתְךָ שֶׁשָּׂמַחְתָּ בּוֹ קָרָאתָ אֶת שְׁמוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל וִישֻׁרוּן. לְפִיכָךְ אֲנַחְנוּ חַיָּבִים לְהוֹדוֹת לָךְ וּלְשַׁבֵּחֲךָ וּלְפָאֶרְךָ וּלְבָרֵךְ וּלְקַדֵּשׁ וְלָתֵת שֶׁבַח וְהוֹדָיָה לִשְׁמֶךָ. אַשְׁרֵינוּ, מַה טוֹב חֶלְקֵנוּ, וּמַה נָּעִים גּוֹרָלֵנוּ, וּמַה יָּפָה יְרֻשָּׁתֵנוּ. אַשְׁרֵינוּ, שֶׁאֲנַחְנוּ מַשְׁכִּימִים וּמַעֲרִיבִים בְּבָתֵּי כְנֵסִיּוֹת וּבְבָתֵּי מִדְרָשׁוֹת, וּמְיַחֲדִים שִׁמְךָ בְּכָל יוֹם תָּמִיד וְאוֹמְרִים פַּעֲמַיִם בְּאַהֲבָה.
English
apart from the pure soul that will one day give report before Your glorious throne. And all the nations are as nothing before You, as it is said: “Nations are as a drop in the bucket, considered as the dust left on the scales; He lifts up the islands like fine sand.” But we are Your people, the children of Your covenant, the children of Abraham, Your beloved, to whom You made a promise on Mount Moriah; the offspring of Isaac his only one who was bound on the altar; the congregation of Jacob Your firstborn son whom - because of the love with which You loved him and the joy with which You rejoiced in him - You called Yisrael and Yeshurun. Therefore it is our duty to thank You, and to praise, glorify, bless, sanctify and give praise and thanks to Your name. Happy are we, how good is our portion, how lovely our fate, how beautiful our heritage. Happy are we who come early and late to synagogues and study houses, and proclaim the unity of Your name every day, continually, and twice recite with love -
Sephardi
Levad hanshamah hathorah shehiy atiydah liten diyn vecheshbon lifney chise chevodecha. vechal hagoyim keayin negdecha, sheneemar: hen goyim kemar midliy uchshachak moznayim nechshavu hen iyiym kadak yitol aval anachnu amcha beney veriytecha, beney avraham ohavcha shenishbata lo behar hamoriyah, zera yitzchak yechiydo sheneekad al gabey hamizbecha, adat yaakov bincha bechorecha shemeahavatcha sheahavta oto, umisimchatcha shesamachta bo karata et shemo yisrael viyshurun. lefiychach anachnu chayaviym lehodot lach ulshabechacha ulfaercha ulvarech ulkadesh velatet shevach vehodayah lishmecha. ashreynu, mah tov chelkenu, umah naiym goralenu, umah yafah yerushatenu. ashreynu, sheanachnu mashkiymiym umaariyviym bevatey chenesiyot uvvatey midrashot, umyachadiym shimcha bechal yom tamiyd veomriym paamayim beahavah.