Birkat HamazonMenuchah Vesimchah
A song for the Shabbat meal, ready to read in Hebrew, transliterated or translated, verse by verse.
Lyrics
מְנוּחָה וְשִׂמְחָה אוֹר לַיְּהוּדִיםיוֹם שַׁבָּתוֹן יוֹם מַחֲמַדִּיםשׁוֹמְרָיו וְזוֹכְרָיו הֵמָּה מְעִידִיםכִּי לְשִׁשָּׁה כֹּל בְּרוּאִים וְעוֹמְדִים
Menuchah vesimchah or layyehudimYom shabbaton yom machamaddimShomerav vezocherav hemmah me'idimKi leshishah kol beru'im ve'omedim
Rest and gladness, a light for the Jews,a day of rest, a day of delights;those who keep it and remember it testify:all was created and endures in six days.
שְׁמֵי שָׁמַיִם אֶרֶץ וְיַמִּיםכָּל צְבָא מָרוֹם גְּבוֹהִים וְרָמִיםתַּנִּין וְאָדָם וְחַיַּת רְאֵמִיםכִּי בְּיָהּ יְיָ צוּר עוֹלָמִים
Shemei shamayim eretz veyammimKol tzeva marom gevohim veramimTannin ve'adam vechayyat re'emimKi beyah adonai tzur olamim
The heaven of heavens, the earth and the seas,all the heavenly host, high and exalted,the sea monster, man and mighty beasts,for with Yah, Hashem, is the Rock of worlds.
הוּא אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר לְעַם סְגֻלָּתוֹשָׁמוֹר לְקַדְּשׁוֹ מִבֹּאוֹ וְעַד צֵאתוֹשַׁבָּת קֹדֶשׁ יוֹם חֶמְדָּתוֹכִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת אֵל מִכָּל מְלַאכְתּוֹ
Hu asher dibber le'am segullatoShamor lekaddesho mibbo'o ve'ad tzetoShabbat kodesh yom chemdatoKi vo shavat el mikkol melachto
He it is who spoke to His treasured people:keep it to sanctify it, from its entry to its going out;the holy Shabbat, day of His delight,for on it God rested from all His work.
בְּמִצְוַת שַׁבָּת אֵל יַחֲלִיצָךְקוּם קְרָא אֵלָיו יָחִישׁ לְאַמְּצָךְנִשְׁמַת כָּל חַי וְגַם נַעֲרִיצָךְאֱכוֹל בְּשִׂמְחָה כִּי כְּבָר רָצָךְ
Bemitzvat shabbat el yachalitzachKum kera elav yachish le'ammetzachNishmat kol chai vegam na'aritzachEchol besimchah ki kevar ratzach
By the commandment of Shabbat may God strengthen you;arise, call to Him, He will hasten to fortify you;may the soul of every living thing, and we too, revere You;eat with joy, for He has already accepted you.
בְּמִשְׁנֶה לֶחֶם וְקִדּוּשׁ רַבָּהבְּרוֹב מַטְעַמִּים וְרוּחַ נְדִיבָהיִזְכּוּ לְרַב טוּב הַמִּתְעַנְּגִים בָּהּבְּבִיאַת גּוֹאֵל לְחַיֵּי הָעוֹלָם הַבָּא:
Bemishneh lechem vekiddush rabbahBerov mat'ammim veruach nedivahYizku lerav tuv hammit'annegim bahBevi'at go'el lechayyei ha'olam habba
With double bread and the great Kiddush,with an abundance of delicacies and a generous spirit,those who delight in it shall merit great good,at the coming of the redeemer, for the life of the World to Come.
Understand
Menucha Vesimcha is a Shabbat table song (zemirah) of anonymous authorship, traditionally sung at the Shabbat morning meal.
The piyyut celebrates Shabbat as a day of rest and joy given to the Jewish people, recalling that God Himself rested from His work on the seventh day of Creation. It invites the observant Jew to honor this day with double bread, the Great Kiddush, and an abundance of delicacies, while looking forward to the coming of the redeemer.
Menuchah Vesimchah : Video
