Avinu Malkeinu: Our Father, Our King
Read this prayer below, or listen to this youtube audio. Courtesy of: Beit Hallel Congregation in Roswell, GA.
This short line presents an intro/outro to the Avinu Malkeinu prayer (meaning: "Our Father, Our King"). The full Avinu Malkeinu prayer is recited in a similar, steady and melodic rhythm and presents a list of pleas and requests to our Father and King.
The opening words of Avinu Malkeinu express the dual nature of our connection with God: He is our King, and we are His subjects; He is our Father, and we are His children. As King, He rules with justice and authority; as Father, He relates to us with love, mercy, and forgiveness.
Avinu Malkeinu is a heartfelt prayer of repentance, traditionally recited during Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), Rosh Hashanah, and Yamim Noraim (The 10 Days of Awe) in between them.
Transliteration of Avinu Malkeinu:
Avinu malkenu chonenu va'anenu ki ein banu ma'asim
Aseh immanu tzedakah vachesed vehoshi'enu
Avinu Malkeinu Prayer in Hebrew:
אָבִֽינוּ מַלְכֵּֽנוּ חָנֵּֽנוּ וַעֲנֵֽנוּ כִּי אֵין בָּֽנוּ מַעֲשִׂים
עֲשֵׂה עִמָּֽנוּ צְדָקָה וָחֶֽסֶד וְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ
Translation of Avinu Malkeinu:
Our Father, our King, be gracious to us and answer us, though we have no worthy deeds.
Deal with us in righteousness and kindness, and save us.
Avinu Malkeinu PDF Printout
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