Blessing over Candles
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam
Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'zivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat.
Blessed are You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of time and space.
You hallow us with Your mitzvot and command us to kindle the lights of Shabbat.
Remembering Creation: Vay'hi Erev / Vay'chulu Hashamayim
Vay'hi erev vay'hi voker yom hashishi.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.
Vay'chulu hashamayim v'haaretz v'chol tz'vaam.
Vay'chal Elohim bayom hash'vi-i m'lachto asher asah.
Vayishbot bayom hash'vi-i mikol m'lachto asher asah.
Vay'varech Elohim et yom hash'vi-i vay'kadeish oto,
ki vo shavat mikol m'lachto asher bara Elohim laasot.
Now the whole universe - sky, earth, and all their array - was completed. With the seventh day God ended the work of creation, resting on the seventh day, with all the work completed. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, this day having completed the work of creation.
The Blessing for the Wine
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam,
Borei p'ri hagafen.
Praise to You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the Universe,
Creator of the fruit of the vine.
The Blessing for the Bread (Challah)
Baruch Atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech haolam,
Hamotzi lechem min haaretz.
Our praise to You, Eternal our God, Sovereign of the universe,
Who brings forth bread from the earth.
