The commandment to thank God after a meal is based on a verse from Torah: "And you shall eat and you shall be satisfied and you shall bless Adonai, Your God, for the good land God gave you". (Deuteronomy 8:10). Whether we eat a lot or modestly, we are expected to express gratitude for our sustenance before and after we partake of food. The grace after meals presented here is a short version. Additional verses are also added on Chanukah and Purim thanking God for the miracles of redemption commemorated by these holidays.
Leader
My friends, let us bless:
Response
Praised be Adonai now and
forever!
Leader repeats
Leader
With the permission of friends present, let us bless our God of whose abundance we have eaten.
Response
Blessed is our God, of whose
abundance we have eaten, and through whose goodness we live.
Leader repeats
Together
Bless God and bless God's name.
Baruch Atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, ha-zan et ha-olam ku-lo b'tu-vo. B'chen b'chesed u-v'ra ch-mim, hu no-ten lechem l'chol ba-sar ki l'olam chas-do. U'v'tu-vo ha-gadol ta-mid lo cha-sar la-nu, v'al yech-sar la-nu ma-zon l'olam va-ed, ba-a-vur sh'mo ha-gadol, ki hu el zan u'm'far-nes la-kol u'me-tiv la-kol u'me-chin ma-zon, l'chol b'ri-yotav a-sher ba-ra. Baruch Atah Adonai ha-zan et ha-kol.
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who nourishes the entire world by Your Goodness, with grace, with love and with compassion. You give food to all flesh, for Your kindness is eternal. Through Your great goodness we have never lacked and may we never lack sustenance, for all time. For the sake of your great name, for You are God Who nourishes and sustains all and does good to all, who prepares food for all Your creation that you have created, Blessed are You, Adonai, Who nourishes all.
Ka-ka-tuv v'a chal-ta v'sa-va-ta u-vei-rach-ta
et Adonai ei-lo-heh-cha
Al ha-a-retz ha-to-va a-sher na-tan lach. Baruch
Atah Adonai al ha-a-retz v'al ha-mazon
As it is written(in the Torah)"You shall eat and be satisfied and bless Adonai your God for the good land given you," Blessed are You Adonai, for the earth and for sustenance.
On Shabbat
Ha-ra-cha-man, hu yan-chi-lei-nu yom sheh-ku-lo Shabbat u-m'nu-cha l'cha-yei ha-o-la-mim
O compassionate One, may You cause us to inherit a day that is wholly Shabbat, peaceful rest for life eternal.
U-v'nei Ye-ru-sha-la-yim ir ha-ko-desh bim-hei-ra v'ya-mei-nu. Baruch Atah Adonai, bo-neh v'ra-cha-mav Ye-ru-sha-la-yim. Amein.
And build Jerusalem, the holy city, speedily and in our day. Blessed are You, Adonai, who in compassion builds Jerusalem.
Oseh shalom bim-ro-mav hu ya-a-sei shalom a-lei-nu v'al kol Yisrael, v'im-ru: Amein.
May the One who causes peace to reign in the high places, make peace for all Israel and for all humanity, and we say, Amen.
Adonai will give strength to God's people, Adonai
will bless us with peace.