Yigdal

Translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 12 June 2004, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs in this translation).

WE (<) PRAISE, (>) WORSHIP, GOD TRUE~BIZ.
God-HIMSELF LIVE, BUT CHANGE NEVER.
HE ONLY-ONE, NONE EQUAL-God.
(<) MULTIPLE-COMPLEX, (>) STILL ONLY-ONE. HOW? BIG-QUESTION.

GOD IDEA LIKE SPIRIT. BODY, HAVE-NONE.
TOP* HOLY HE. EVERYTHING@lf COMPARE-TO-God WORTHLESS@lf.
LONG-AGOwg GOD SET-UP WORLD.
WHO CAUSE GOD WHO? NONE.

WORLD GENERAL, LORD CONTROL.
HIS POWER CLEAR*.
FROM-TIME-TO-TIME GOD (2h)alt.PICK PEOPLE PREDICT TELL-STORY.
HE CHERISH EACH.

UP-TO-NOW PROPHET VARIOUS HAVE.
TOP-PRIORITY WHO? MOSES INDEX-lf.
PROOF, GOD God-TEACH-lf HIS-God's LAW.
HE TRUST-lf ANNOUNCE JEWISH PEOPLE RIGHT*.

TORAH TRUTH DEFINITE.
GOD (<) CHANGE, (>) REPLACE, NEVER.
WE THINK SECRET, BUT GOD KNOW OUR INSIDE-SELF.
HE PREDICT FAR-FUTURE"lalala" CAN.

(<) PERSON SELF-INDEX@lf SOFT-HEARTED lf-HELP"each", GOD (2h)alt.GIFT-TO-lf BENEFIT.
(>) PERSON MEAN WORSE+, GOD PUNISH WORSE+.
UP-TO-NOW PEOPLE VARIOUS ENSLAVED.
TIME RIGHT* HE God-SEND MESSIAH. HIT* WORLD SAFE.

PLUS PEOPLE (2h)alt.DIE, SOME* GOD CHERISH.
HE CAUSE EACH WAKE-UP, (2h)alt.GET-UP.
WE (<) PRAISE, (>) WORSHIP, GOD TRUE~BIZ.

Notes: God-HIMSELF - Any time God is not in all uppercase letters (GOD) it means to direct the sign to His space which is usually upwards and on the dominant side.

MULTIPLE-COMPLEX - Like the sign COMPLICATED but 4 fingers wiggle.

BIG-QUESTION - Like the sign QUESTION-MARK but both hands and all fingers (not the thumb) form a symmetric shape that is a question mark in the right hand and a reversed question mark in the left hand.

HAVE-NONE - (2h)[B], POs > signer move upwards past mouth and swing upwards and apart while mouth blows on hands as they pass.

DEFINITE - DECIDE with a sudden motion.

INSIDE-SELF - Like the sign INSIDE held against the chest.

Lyrics:

Paraphrased from the Rambam (Maimonides), translated by Jonathan Baker.

May the Living God be magnified and praised.
Who exists, and whose existence is not limited by time.
One, and there is no unity like His Unity.
Concealed, nor is there an end to His Unity.

He has no form of a body, nor is He a body.
It is not arranged around His holiness.
Preceding every created thing,
First, and there is nothing prior to His Priority.

As Master of the Universe to every formed being.
He teaches His Greatness and Sovereignty.
The flow of His prophecy is His gift.
To men of His special, glorious nation.

There has not risen another in Israel like Moses
A prophet and one who tells clearly his visions
A Torah of truth did the Almighty give to His nation.
By the hand of His prophet [Moses], faithful to His house.

God will not exchange nor retract.
His religion forever. Not even He.
He observes and knows our secrets.
forecasting consequences from their antecedents.

He grants Man loving kindness according to his deeds.
Gives evil to the wicked as they engage in wickedness.
He will send at the end of days our Anointed King.
To redeem those who await the time of our salvation.

God will resurrect the dead in His great loving kindness.
Blessed forever is the praise of His Name.

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