Birkat Habayit, Jewish Home Blessing - Hebrew, English, Transliteration
There is no single universally accepted text for Birkat HaBayit (בִּרְכַּת הַבַּיִת). Different Jewish communities and artists use slightly different versions. One of the most common traditional versions is:
Hebrew
בְּבַיִת זֶה
תִּשְׁרֶה הַבְּרָכָה
וְהַצְלָחָה
שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה
פַּרְנָסָה וְכַלְכָּלָה
רַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים
שָׁלוֹם וְרֵעוּת
וְלֹא תִשָּׁמַע בּוֹ שׁוּם צָרָה
וְשׁוּם צַעַר
וְלֹא תִמָּצֵא בּוֹ שׁוּם מַחֲלָה
וְיִהְיוּ דִבְרֵי תוֹרָה
נִשְׁמָעִים בּוֹ תָּמִיד.
Transliteration
B'bayit zeh
Tishreh hab'rachah
V'hatzlachah
Sason v'simchah
Parnasah v'chalkalah
Rachamim v'chayim
Shalom v're'ut
V'lo tishama bo shum tzarah
V'shum tza'ar
V'lo timatzei bo shum machalah
V'yihyu divrei Torah
Nishma'im bo tamid.
English Translation
In this home
May blessing dwell,
And success.
Joy and gladness,
Livelihood and sustenance,
Compassion and life,
Peace and friendship.
May no trouble be heard within it,
Nor sorrow,
May no illness be found within it,
And may words of Torah
Always be heard within it.
A longer version often displayed in Jewish homes concludes with the priestly blessing from the Torah:
"May the Lord bless you and protect you.
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up His face toward you and grant you peace."
(Numbers 6:24–26)
This combination of Birkat HaBayit and the Priestly Blessing is commonly found on decorative plaques hung near a home's entrance.