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IJA 2921

Handwritten Passover Hagadah

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This is a handwritten book, likely written by a youth (likely Baghdadi) in 5603 (1902 or 1903). In the front, it is inscribed with the Hebrew date, and the assumed scribe: Ha-Tseir Katsuri ben Shaul Yaʻaḳov Yehudah Yaʻaḳov. Inside is the entire Passover Hagadah with small illustrations and decorations, as well as other prayers and poems from other parts of Jewish liturgy: Lekhah Dodi and Yedid Nefesh from Sabbath Evening prayers. The text of the Hagadah includes a paragraph-by-paragraph translation of the Hebrew text to Judeo-Arabic.

Metadata

Archive Reference
IJA 2921
Item Number
12171
Date
Approx. January 1, 1901 to December 31, 1910
Languages
Hebrew, Judeo-Arabic
Keywords
Jewish Holidays, Illustrations, Judeo-Arabic, Passover, Handwritten, Sidur, Liturgy, Hagadah
Height
13.60 cm
Width
10.70 cm

AI English Translation, Pages 101-125

Archival unit 101

Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
(Observe) and Remember in a single utterance, the One and Only God caused us to hear,
The Lord is One and His Name is One, for renown, for glory and for praise.
Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
To meet the Sabbath, come, let us go, for she is the source of blessing;
From the beginning, from of old she was ordained, last in deed, first in thought.
Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath.
⟦Sanctuary of the King, royal city, arise and depart from the upheaval⟧
⟦Too long have you dwelt in the valley of weeping; He will show you abundant mercy⟧
⟦Come, my beloved, to meet the bride; let us welcome the presence of the Sabbath⟧
Come

Archival unit 102

And Ezekiel the Khazar came | One kid that father bought
And threw tickets and slaughtered for the butcher who slaughtered | One kid that father bought
For the ox that drank the water | One kid that father bought
That extinguished the fire that burned | One kid that father bought
For the stick that beat the dog | One kid that father bought
That bit the cat that ate | One kid that father bought
The kid that father bought | One kid that father bought
For two zuzim | One kid that father bought
And the Holy One, Blessed be He, came | One kid that father bought
And slaughtered the Angel of Death | One kid that father bought
Who slaughtered the butcher who slaughtered | One kid that father bought
For the ox

Archival unit 103

The soul of every living thing shall bless          continually forever and ever
Your name, O Lord our God, and the spirit of all flesh          from eternity to eternity
shall glorify and exalt Your remembrance, our King.
The soul of
every living thing shall bless Your name, O Lord our God, and the spirit of all flesh shall glorify
and exalt Your remembrance, our King, continually forever and ever; from eternity to eternity You are God.
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Archival unit 104

And therefore we have no redeemer or savior but You : redeemer : and rescuer
and answerer and merciful one : in every time of trouble and distress : we have no king who helps
and supports but You : : : : : : : : : :
God of the first and the last : God of all
creatures : Lord of all generations : Who is praised :
with all the praises : Who guides His world : :
with kindness and His creatures with mercy and the Lord God is truth, He
does not slumber and does not sleep : Who awakens the sleepers : and rouses
the slumbering : and makes the mute speak : and releases the bound : and supports the falling
: and straightens the bowed : and to You alone we give thanks : and therefore we respond
: and we say we [will sing] more song : : : : : : : :
Were our mouth as full of song as the sea and our tongue as full of jubilation as the multitude of its waves
and our lips

Archival unit 105

One, who knows one? :: I know one, He is God
in heaven and on earth :: Two, who knows two? :: I know
two are the Tablets of the Covenant :: One is God in heaven and on earth ::
Three, who knows three? :: I know three are the Patriarchs :: Two
are the Tablets of the Covenant :: One is God in heaven and on earth ::
Four, who knows four? :: I know four are the Matriarchs :: Three are the Patriarchs :: Two are the Tablets
of the Covenant :: One is God in heaven and on earth ::
Five, who knows five? :: I know five are the Books
of the Torah :: And four are the Matriarchs :: And three are the Patriarchs :: And two are the Tablets of the Covenant ::
And one is God in heaven and on earth :: Six, who knows six? ::
I know six are the Orders of the Mishnah :: And five are the Books of the Torah :: And four
are the Matriarchs :: And three are the Patriarchs :: And two are the Tablets of the Covenant :: And one is God
in heaven and on earth ::
Seven, who

Archival unit 106

The young man Katzuri son of Saul Jacob :
Yehuda Jacob, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, Amen Selah :
Written :
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 108

And every stature shall bow before You, and hearts shall fear You, and all internal organs and kidneys
shall sing to Your name, as it is written: 'All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like You?'
He delivers the poor from one stronger than him, and the poor and needy from his robber.. the cry of the poor
You shall hear, the outcry of the lowly You shall listen to and save.. and it is written: 'Rejoice, O righteous,
in the Lord; for the upright, praise is fitting..' Lord, Lord, Lord
 | Isaac |  |  | Rebecca |
By the mouth of | U | pright | You shall be | E | xalted
And by the words of | R | ighteous | You shall be | B | lessed
And by the tongue of | P | ious | You shall be | S | anctified
And in the midst of | H | oly ones | You shall be | P | raised
In the assemblies of the ⟦thousands⟧ of myriads of Your people, the House of Israel
For such is the duty of all creatures before You
Amen

Archival unit 109

Our God and God of our fathers, to thank, to praise, to laud, to glorify, to exalt, to honor
and to empower, over all the words of songs and praises of David son of Jesse, Your servant,
Your anointed : : :
And so : : : : : : : May Your name be praised forever, our King,
the God, the King, the great and the holy
in heaven and on earth : : for to You it is fitting, O Lord our God and God of our fathers, forever
and ever, song and praise, laud and melody, strength and dominion, victory, greatness,
and might, praise and glory, holiness and sovereignty : : blessings and thanksgivings
to Your great and holy name, and from eternity to eternity You are God : : :
They shall praise You : : : : : : Lord our God, all Your works, and Your devout ones,
and the righteous who do Your will, and all Your people, the House of
Israel

Archival unit 110

And in the assemblies of the myriads of Your people, the House of Israel .. Your name shall be glorified in song,
our King, in every generation, for we have no King but You:
Redeemer and Savior,
Provider and Merciful One, in every time of trouble and distress we have no King but You:
The soul
of every living being shall bless Your name, O Lord our God, and the spirit of all flesh shall glorify
and exalt Your remembrance, our King, continually; from eternity to eternity You are
God, and besides You we have no King, Redeemer and Savior, Deliverer and Rescuer,
Provider and Merciful One, in every time of trouble and distress we have no King who helps
and supports but You:
God
of the first and of the last, God of all creatures, Lord of all generations,
Who is extolled with manifold praises, Who guides His world with loving-kindness and His creatures
with mercy; and the Lord God is truth, He neither slumbers nor sleeps, He Who awakens
the sleepers

Archival unit 111

Passover Haggadah
With a good sign and beautiful luck for Israel and for our Rabbis and for all the holy congregation
of Israel Amen. I shall arrange the order of the Passover Haggadah as it was practiced
by our ancestors of blessed memory, and as it was arranged by the Saboraic Rabbis and the masters of
instruction, may their merit protect us Amen and so may it be His will.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. And the heavens and the earth were finished and all their host.
And there was evening
And God finished on the seventh day His work which He had made, and He rested on the seventh day from all
His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on it He rested
from all His work which God created to do. (By your leave, my masters) Blessed are You L-rd our God, King of
the universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine: Blessed are You L-rd our God, King of the universe, who chose us from every nation
and exalted us above every tongue and sanctified us with His commandments, and You gave us L-rd our God in love (for Sabbaths, Sabbaths for rest and)
appointed times for gladness, festivals and seasons for joy, this day of (this Sabbath of rest and this day of) the Festival of Matzot,
the time

Archival unit 112

Before G-d sent the angel into the land of the Egyptians, it was
G-d who held authority over every single one of the Egyptians and struck him,
and the blood of the Egyptians, and from their blood they dwell; and many of the Egyptians, when they witnessed these wonders
and the realization that G-d is the true worshipped One, believed in G-d and entered into the religion of the Jews.
Pharaoh's daughter said, at the time the Egyptians entered into the sea, G-d dealt
with the Egyptians these evils and brought them and tormented them and forgave them and promised them
heaven, and for that reason we praise You, O G-d, for every name that G-d is called, and for everything
we glorify Him, and every eye looks to Him, and every foot and leg prostrates to Him, and every..
You have sanctified to Your holy one and glorified the Creator and set aside evil from you, for they..
And everyone who mourns for your people and does not see them except in an eternal garden, shall hear,
And everyone who acts in what he does shall prosper in one of the paths of the noble G-d.
Amen

Archival unit 113

And protect from the damage of a multitude .. .. as it is written: 'no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague
come near your tent' .. .. and it is translated: 'and sickness shall not approach your dwelling'
May God Almighty grant you mercy before the man, that he may release
your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved, I am bereaved
In the name of
O our God and God of our fathers
O Merciful One, O Merciful One, have mercy on us
O our God and God of our fathers, grant us grace, kindness, and mercy
in the eyes of all who see us, and in the eyes of every person, and in the eyes of the ministers of the kingdom
and may they all love us and honor us and fulfill our needs
by Your mercy, O our God, Amen, so may it be Your will
What nation
For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is
whenever we call upon Him .. .. and what great nation is there that has statutes and judgments
so righteous as all this Torah which I set before you this day ::
And you shall decree

Archival unit 114

156
May His name be praised forever ⟦illegible⟧
M ⟦illegible⟧ kosher ⟦illegible⟧ 'aqram kas ma'ar
And as a living vision for him ⟦illegible⟧ on our command and Muhammad
Our wisdom ⟦illegible⟧ and love and a beginning and stubborn of the women
A glory of the eulogy the the ⟦illegible⟧ the kindness A
Dara the honor the honored A and to the generation
The ancient the in our knowledge A the star the dust
For the burden A Afis : and 17 sanctuary and from ⟦illegible⟧
Time and to the eternity you
Tariq

Archival unit 115

To
Nissim
His heart is firm, trusting in the Lord ::
His heart is steadfast, trusting in God. And he shall not fear evil
tidings: as David, peace be upon him, said:
You are my rock and my fortress ::
You are my rock and my stronghold. And my deliverer from enemies:
as David, peace be upon him, said:
He sent from on high, He took me ::
He shall send His angel from heaven and take me. And He shall save me from
many waters: as David, peace be upon him, said:
Kings of the earth and all peoples ::
Kings of the earth and all nations shall praise God:
By the merit of

Archival unit 116

Amen
In your hand I entrust my spirit: You have redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth:
A Psalm of David: The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof
⟦line⟧
The book of the story of Hussayn and Zurayq
King of Jabb al-Saltanah, after him by the command of the French
We call Hanukkah with us a day of golden grace
For on a day in its time I was standing on a Friday
People were intent on killing me and from the report I was hearing:
Every Yemenite will guide. I was on one leg
In the middle of the market I was dizzy and bewildered
And the Sabbath day was with us while I was in Baghdad
I met a small boy: on his shoulder was a chain:
1919

Archival unit 117

Blessed is the King who decrees
The people performed the Passover in the first month
: God brought out the people in the first month and above the mountain
: And He said to them a decree in the first month and all the
those who were with them at that time in Egypt
living : Blessed is the King who decrees
He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm :
Regarding one who walks with the wise will be wise and one who accompanies the ignorant
it is bad for them and also upon them the punishment fell upon them :
Those who accompany : and one who accompanies the ignorant
Blessed is the King who decrees : : : : : : : : : : : : :
Abraham
from

Archival unit 118

Honor
Strengthen, save, send ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧
The Lord whom they seek:
In Nisan, the first of months:
Give thanks to God
etc.
⟦symbol⟧

Archival unit 119

Sign
Moshe HaLevi Chazaq
I will sing to God, for He has triumphed gloriously, the Lord, the Lord
Miriam and all the women went out in dance with drums
And they said, for he has triumphed gloriously, horse and its rider he threw into the sea
⟦line⟧
A new song the redeemed ones praised
Pharaoh's chariots and his army he cast into the Red Sea, and the captains
Nations heard and trembled, anguish seized the dwellers of Philistia
⟦line⟧
Hallelujah, praise, O servants of the Lord
The news of their hearing I heard and the joy of my heart is secure
You were exalted for His name alone is sublime, His majesty is over
Earth and heaven and He raised ::
A horn for His people

Archival unit 120

the great forever, for His mercy endures forever. Give thanks
to the God of gods, for His mercy endures forever, etc.
until the end of the Hodu.
⟦line⟧
Hallel: They shall complete the entirety of the Hallel over the fourth cup. He shall recite the blessing
over it 'Who creates the fruit of the vine' and drink from it and recite the blessing
over the vine and over the fruit of the vine etc. until the end.
⟦line⟧
Nirtzah: He shall say Nirtzah: The Passover service is complete according to its law,
according to all its judgment and its statute. Just as we have been privileged to arrange it,
so may we be privileged to perform it etc. until the end.
⟦line⟧
Blessed is the day on which He atoned: And unique is the day on which He atoned
therein for the sins of the chosen nation. O Lord of the worlds,
make us among the winners, among those who return, and among those who are safe.
⟦line⟧
Jerusalem shall be built and established: Jerusalem shall be built and inhabited
speedily in our days, Amen and Amen: Next year in Jerusalem.
⟦line⟧

Archival unit 121

Blessed, blessed is the groom and bride :: and also the entire congregation ::
Pleasant is His name like a merciful father :: He shall send His help from the sanctuary ::
God in great strength :: shall bless the groom and bride ::
And He shall make fruitful and multiply :: their seed like the sand of the sea ::
Glorious and beautiful for him :: a crown of a good name on his head ::
And the crown of a name and priesthood :: for him and his seed after him ::
My beloved friends :: rejoice and be glad ::
For a faithful house shall be built :: in Israel ::
Lord of the universe shall guard him :: and grant him long life ::
And give him a good life :: and peace ::
Blessed

Archival unit 122

And it is this that has stood for our fathers and for us ::
And this is what stood :: for our fathers and for us ::
And it was not one alone :: who rose up against us to destroy us ::
But in every generation :: they rise up against us to destroy us ::
And not one and not two :: and not three and not four ::
And not five and not six :: and not seven and not eight ::
And not nine and not ten :: but rather one thousand myriad ::
And the Holy One, blessed be He, saves us :: from their hand ::
Go and learn what he sought :: Laban the Aramean to do ::
To Jacob our father :: Go out and learn what he sought ::
Laban the Aramean to do :: to Jacob our father ::
For Pharaoh did not decree :: except against the males ::
And Pharaoh did not rule :: except against the males ::
And Laban

Archival unit 123

In the assemblies of the myriads :: of Your people the House of Israel ::
With song Your name shall be glorified :: our King in every generation ::
For it is the duty of all creatures :: before You, O Lord our God and God of our fathers ::
To thank, to praise, to laud, to glorify, to exalt, to honor, to bless ::
To extol and to acclaim :: beyond all the words of song and praise of David the son of Jesse ::
Your servant, Your anointed one :: May Your name be praised forever, our King, the God ::
The King who is great and holy in heaven and on earth :: for to You it is fitting ::
O Lord our God and God of our fathers :: song and praise, laud and hymn ::
Strength and dominion :: victory, greatness and might, praise and glory ::
Holiness and sovereignty :: blessings and thanksgivings from now and forevermore ::
Blessed are You, Lord, God, King great in praises :: God of thanksgivings ::
Lord of wonders

Archival unit 124

As His holiness: Blessed are You, do not distress: life for every spirit of might:
And it was evening and it was morning: Trans: And here it was evening:
The sixth day and they were finished: Trans: And the heavens and the earth were completed:
And all their host and He finished: Trans: And God completed on the seventh day:
On the seventh day His work which He had made and He rested on
the seventh day from all His work: Trans: And it was morning
of the sixth day: Tenth:
from all His work which He had made: And God blessed
the seventh day and sanctified it: Trans: And God blessed
the seventh day and sanctified it:
for on it He rested: Trans: Because on it He ceased:
from all His work which God created to make: Trans:
from all His creation which God created to do:
On the day: S: Holy for the Sabbath day:
These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim
in their appointed seasons

Archival unit 125

I have come into my garden :: my sister, my bride ::
I have gathered my myrrh :: with my spice :: I have eaten
my honeycomb :: with my honey :: I have drunk my wine ::
with my milk :: eat, friends :: drink
and be drunk, beloved ::
On the day the depths were turned to dry land :: a new
song the redeemed praised ::
On the seventh day the weary rested :: they crossed
in the midst of the sea on dry land ::
The envious enemies drowned within it :: they perished
sinking like lead in the water ::
Let us rejoice and be glad in Him, the slow to anger ::
His right hand and His holy arm have brought salvation ::
He commanded the salvation of His beloved :: from the belly
of the fish to bring out His unique ones ::
And a hundred he-goats like a scattered sheep ::