(source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27oz_Tzur#Text)
| Hebrew | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| מָעוֹז צוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי, לְךָ נָאֶה לְשַׁבֵּחַ תִּכּוֹן בֵּית תְּפִלָּתִי, וְשָׁם תּוֹדָה נְזַבֵּחַ .לְעֵת תָּכִין מַטְבֵּחַ מִצָּר הַמְנַבֵּחַ. אָז אֶגְמוֹר בְּשִׁיר מִזְמוֹר חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. |
Ma’oz Tzur Yeshu’ati, lekha na’eh leshabe’ah. Tikon beit tefilati, vesham toda nezabe’ah. Le’et takhin matbe’ah mitzar hamnabe’ah. Az egmor beshir mizmor hanukat hamizbe’ah. |
My Refuge, my Rock of Salvation! ‘Tis pleasant to sing Your praises. Let our house of prayer be restored. And there we will offer You our thanks. When You will have slaughtered the barking foe. Then we will celebrate with song and psalm the altar’s dedication. |
| עוֹת שָׂבְעָה נַפְשִׁי, בְּיָגוֹן כֹּחִי כָּלָה חַיַּי מֵרְרוּ בְקֹשִׁי, בְּשִׁעְבּוּד מַלְכוּת עֶגְלָה וּבְיָדוֹ הַגְּדוֹלָה הוֹצִיא אֶת הַסְּגֻלָּה חֵיל פַּרְעֹה וְכָל זַרְעוֹ יָרְדוּ כְּאֶבֶן בִּמְצוּלָה. |
Ra’ot save’ah nafshi, beyagon kohi kala. Hayyai mereru vekoshi, beshi’abud malkhut egla. Uvyado hagdola hotzi et hasgula. Heil par’o vekhol zar’o yaredu ke’even bimtzula. |
My soul was sated with misery, my strength was spent with grief. They embittered my life with hardship, When enslaved under the rule of Egypt. But G-d with His mighty power Brought out His treasured people; While Pharaoh’s host and followers Sank like a stone into the deep. |