Hallel

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

LORD, OUR GOD, KING RULE WORLD, WE PRAISE YOU. WHY? YOU MAKE US HOLY THROUGH YOUR COMMANDMENTS PLUS COMMAND US TELL-STORY SPECIAL PSALM¹.

HALLELUJAH!² GO-AHEAD³ PRAISE HIM, (2h)YOU"all"⁴ SERVANT FOR LORD. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)⁵... PEOPLE NEED LONG-LIST⁶, HE RAISE-UP⁷. GARBAGE DUMP-OUT⁸, SOME PEOPLE LIVE THEREABOUTS, HE LIFT-HIGH⁹. BEFORE LOW-LEVEL¹⁰, THEY BECOME HIGH-LEVEL¹¹. WOMAN PREGNANT CAN'T, HE CAUSE CHILDREN BORN++, NOW MOTHER HAPPY. HALLELUJAH!

HAPPEN JEWISH PEOPLE ESCAPE EGYPT, JACOB¹² HIS FAMILY STILL TALK HEBREW. J-U-D-A-H PASS-DOWN WHO KING AMONG JEWISH. OCEAN WITNESS GOD, WATER SEPARATE. JORDAN¹³ J-O-R-D-A-N RIVER, (2h)5-CL'water recedes'¹⁴. MOUNTAIN QUAKE'large' IDEA~LIKE RAM. HILL QUAKE'small' IDEA~LIKE LAMB. WHAT-WRONG, SEA? YOU RECEDE FOR-FOR? JORDAN, WHY TRY ESCAPE? ISRAEL RECEIVE TORAH¹⁵, MOUNTAIN SHAKEa href="#16">¹⁶ CRAZY-FOR¹⁷. OCEAN SEPARATE, WHAT'S-UP? JORDAN (2h)5-CL'water recedes', WHY? MOUNTAIN SHAKE CRAZY-FOR. FOR-FOR? MEAN LORD WITH US, POWERFUL. EARTH WITNESS, KNEES-KNOCK¹⁸. JACOB HIS GOD CAUSE ROCK FLOW IDEA~LIKE WATER.

Omit this paragraph on the last six days of Passover and on Rosh Chodesh:

NOT FOR OUR S-A-K-E, LORD. NOT FOR OUR S-A-K-E. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... (2h)"HEY"¹⁹ JEWISH PEOPLE, GO-AHEAD TRUST LORD. HE (<) YOUR HELP, (>) YOUR SHIELD²⁰. (2h)"HEY" AARON²¹ HIS FAMILY, GO-AHEAD TRUST LORD. HE (<) YOUR HELP, (>) YOUR SHIELD. (2h)"HEY" (2h)YOU"all" BOW-DOWN HIM, GO-AHEAD TRUST LORD. HE (<) YOUR HELP, (>) YOUR SHIELD.

LORD REMEMBER BLESS US WILL. HE BLESS JEWISH PEOPLE. HE BLESS AARON HIS FAMILY. HE BLESS PEOPLE BOW-DOWN. (<) IMPORTANT, (>) NOT IMPORTANT, DOESN'T-MATTER. REALLY-WANT²² LORD BLESS (2h)YOU"all" MORE-AND-MORE²³. BLESS (2h)YOU"all" PLUS YOUR CHILDREN. LORD BLESS (2h)YOU"all" FINISH. HIMSELF MAKE HEAVEN AND EARTH. WHO OWN HEAVEN? HON.-INDEX LORD HIS. UNDERSTAND HE GIFT-TO-us US PEOPLE CONTROL EARTH CAN. DEAD PRAISE GOD CAN'T. PEOPLE GONE²⁴, BECOME SILENT, SAME. BUT WE OURSELVES LIVE, PRAISE GOD FROM-NOW-ON FOREVER. HALLELUJAH!

Omit this paragraph on the last six days of Passover and on Rosh Chodesh:

ME LOVE HIM-God. WHY? HE PAY-ATTENTION WHEN ME SUMMON. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... ME WALK COUNTRY SUPPORT LIFE, GOD LOOK-DOWN-ON-me²⁵. ME TRUST GOD. DOESN'T-MATTER ME (<) SUFFER, (>) COMPLAIN. ME DECIDE TOO FAST, TRUST PEOPLE CAN'T.

ALWAYS LORD KIND TO ME. PAY~EXCHANGE HOW? (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... ME OFFER-UP THANK++-God WILL. ME SUMMON GOD HIS NAME. EACH PROMISE TO GOD ME GO-AHEAD DO NOW, WHILE PEOPLE MANY-LOOK-AT-me²⁶. WHERE? LORD HIS HOUSE TEMPLE THEREABOUTS IN JERUSALEM²⁷. HALLELUJAH!

Congregation, then reader: GO-AHEAD PRAISE LORD, (2h)#ALL²⁸ NATION. GO-AHEAD PRAISE LORD, (2h)#ALL GOVERNMENT. WHY? HE KIND, WE OVERWHLEMED. LORD HIS TRUTH CONTINUE FOREVER. HALLELUJAH!

Reader: THANK++ HIM LORD. WHY? HIMSELF GOOD*. HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

Congregation: THANK++ HIM LORD. WHY? HIMSELF GOOD*. HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER. JEWISH PEOPLE SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

Reader: JEWISH PEOPLE SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER

Congregation: THANK++ HIM LORD. WHY? HIMSELF GOOD*. HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER. AARON HIS HOUSE SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

Reader: AARON HIS HOUSE SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

Congregation: THANK++ HIM LORD. WHY? HIMSELF GOOD*. HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER. (2h)YOU"all"BOW-DOWN-TO LORD SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

Reader: (2h)YOU"all" BOW-DOWN-TO LORD SHOULD ANNOUNCE: HE KIND CONTINUE FOREVER.

DEEP INSIDE-SELF²⁹, ME SUMMON LORD. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... PLEASE OPEN-GATE FOR UPRIGHT³⁰. HAPPEN? ME ENTER WILL, THANK++ GOD. THAT* LORD HIS GATE. UPRIGHT ENTER THROUGH CAN. ME THANK++-God. WHY? YOU ANSWER. ME SAVED FINISH. (Repeat) BEFORE BUILDER THEY REJECT STONE. HIT* STONE BECOME FOUNDATION³¹. (Repeat) WHO CAUSE WHO? LORD HIMSELF. BECOME MIRACLE³² FOR US. (Repeat) LORD HIMSELF MAKE (2h)THIS³³ DAY. GO-AHEAD HAPPY CELEBRATE. (Repeat)

Reader, then congregation: PLEASE LORD, SAVE NOW!

Reader, then congregation: PLEASE LORD, SAVE NOW!

Reader, then congregation: PLEASE LORD, GIVE-us US SUCCESS NOW!

Reader, then congregation: PLEASE LORD, GIVE-us US SUCCESS NOW!

GOD BLESS HE-ctr, REPRESENT LORD HIMSELF-God. WE BLESS YOU"all" FROM LORD HIS HOUSE. (Repeat) LORD HIMSELF GOD. HE MAKE OUR LIFE CLEAR. TIE³⁴ HOLIDAY³⁵ OFFERING ON ALTAR³⁶ CORNER@lf CORNER@rt. (Repeat) YOU MY GOD. ME THANK++ YOU. YOU MY GOD. ME RAISE-UP YOU. (Repeat) THANK++ LORD. WHY? HIMSELF GOOD*. HE KIND FOREVER. (Repeat)

EVERYTHING YOU MAKE, PRAISE YOU. (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET)... APPROPRIATE THANK++ YOU. RIGHT SING PRAISE YOUR NAME. WHY? YOU GOD (2h)THIS WORLD, YOU GOD NEXT WORLD, ALSO. WE PRAISE YOU LORD. YOURSELF DUE³⁷ PRAISE. Congregation: AMEN.

GOD HIS NAME~SHINY³⁸, HOLY*. PRAISE GOD. WE MUST ANNOUNCE HIS WORTH. SPREAD WORLD THEREABOUTS HE HIMSELF MAKE. HOPE DURING YOUR LIFE TIME-PERIOD EVERYONE ACCEPT AUTHORITY HIS. #ALL-OF-YOU³⁹ SAY, AMEN.

WE ANNOUNCE HE BLESS US. HIS NAME~SHINY, ADVANCED⁴⁰; WE PRAISE. WE HONOR. WE ADMIT HIS NAME HOLY. PRAISE GOD. WE REALIZE (1-OF-3)⁴¹ ANNOUNCE, (2-OF-3) HONOR, (3-OF-3) PRAISE, INDEX-LIST-OF-3⁴² NOT ENOUGH. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

On Channukah (except on Sabbath or Rosh Chodesh, the Kaddish ends here. Otherwise continue:

EVERYTHING #ALL-OF-US⁴³ JEWISH PEOPLE (<) PRAY, (>) BEG, HEAVENLY-FATHER PLEASE ACCEPT. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

PRAY HEAVEN SEND (<) PEACE, (>) LIFE, FOR US, PLUS JEWISH PEOPLE GENERAL. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY AMEN.

FAR-AWAY⁴⁴ HEAVEN, GOD ESTABLISH PEACE. PRAY HERE SAME-AS-Heaven. #ALL-OF-YOU SAY, AMEN.

The service continues with the Torah reading. (The specific readings have not yet been glossed but the surrounding service is there.)

Footnotes

1. All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used. PSALM - P-SONG.

2. HALLELUJAH! - CLAP-HANDS~CELEBRATE + open hands into (2h)[5] while lifting.
   GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.
   (2h)YOU"all"- (2h)[B], POs up, FOs away, hands cross and seperate.
   (CONTINUE PRAY QUIET) - This is meant to be signed, but it is really a comment from the interpreter to describe to the Deaf people what is happening in the service. As with most public services, there are portions that are only said by the congregation in an undertone and the Reader does not say these aloud. What the Reader says aloud during Hallel varies depending on the congregation and even the Reader himself. Check with him before hand or remain flexbile. Here an understanding of Hebrew will be very helpful to know where the Reader is in the service.
   LONG-LIST - (2h)[O^], POs > signer, NDH - above and touches DH; both hands open to (2h)[5] while DH descends.
   RAISE-UP - (2h)[B], POs odnw, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.
   DUMP-OUT - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, behave as if they were dumping out something.
   LIFT-HIGH - [5:], PO > NDS, FO away, grabs at something, closing to an [S], and lifts it up in an outward arc.
   LOW-LEVEL - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move downwards arcing towards the signer.
   HIGH-LEVEL - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer.
   JACOB - Could be fingerspelled or signed as a [J] across the chin.
   JORDAN - [L], FO up, touches thumb to forehead. For a film of this sign, click on Jordan - المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية.
   (2h)5wg->S-CL'water recedes' - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs ><, hands seperate while wg and close to (2h)[S].
   TORAH - (2h)[S], POs up, twist twice while separating, as if unrolling a scroll.
   SHAKE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, shake hands left to right antisymmetrically.
   CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, - shaken slightly from side to side.
   KNEES-KNOCK - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, hands vibrate symmetrically as if knees were kncocking.
   (2h)"HEY" - (2h)[B] , PO down, FO away, are waved symmetrically at the audience as if trying to get their attention.
   SHIELD - NDH [B], PO > signer, FO > DS, is held close to the body, and the DH is [5], PO away, FO up, and held further away. The DH circles CCW as seen by signer as if there is something there to be shielded from.For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - shield.
   AARON - (2h)[A], FTs touch area under the throat, separate while moving to the shoulders, then descend down the sides of the chest.
   REALLY-WANT - the sign WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.
   MORE-AND-MORE - MORE is repeated with the NDH staying in place.
   GONE - [5^], PO up, FO away, descends past [5], PO > signer, FO > DS, with DH closer to signer.
   LOOK-DOWN-ON-me - [V], PO > signer, FO up, nods the hand down so that the FT are looking at the signer.
   MANY-LOOK-AT-me - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs away, turn hands so that FTs are looking at the signer.
   JERUSALEM - [B with thumbs flush with other fingers but not folded into palm], touches mouth and then pronates.
   (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, are held at shoulder height and move away while opening to (2h)[L].
   INSIDE-SELF - The FT of [C] are held against the chest and stuff the FT of [O^] into the [C] twice.
   UPRIGHT - elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, - struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.
   FOUNDATION - NDH [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, - held out with arm parallel to the chest and DH [S], PO > signer, strikes hand from below and then strikes elbow from below.
   MIRACLE - WONDERFUL(1x) WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.
   (2h)THIS - (2h)[1^], POs down, FOs away, descend with an emphatic movement.
   TIE - Hand mime tying a knot.
   HOLIDAY - (2h)[5], POs >&l;, FOs up, alt. tap thumb against check on respective sides.
   ALTAR - (2h)[S], POs down, FOs ><, strike the whole length of the forearms together like TABLE.
   DUE - FT of [1^], taps plam of [B], PO up, FO away.
   NAME~SHINY - Starts like the sign NAME, the NDH is left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.
   #ALL-OF-YOU - [A], PO up, FO > DS - held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L^], PO up, FO > NDS.
   ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer.
   (1-OF-3), (2-OF-3), (3-OF-3) - NDH [3], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH taps thumb for "(1-OF-3)", taps index finger for "(2-OF-3)", and taps middle finger for "(3-OF-3). (1-OF-4), later in this text, has a similar structure.
   INDEX-LIST-OF-3 - NDH [3], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH points thumb, then moves > DS and down, then points to the index finger, and similarly with the middle finger to say we are referring to all the previously listed items.
   #ALL-OF-US - [A], PO > NDS, FO up touches DS shoulder then [L^], PO > signer touches NDS shoulder.
   FAR-AWAY - [1], twists while moving away with tongue shuttling from side to side.