Hanukkah Candle Lighting Blessings

Before lighting, these blessings are said

Transliteration:
Barukh Atah A-donai, Eloheinu Melekh ha'olam,
asher kideshanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu lehadlik ner Chanukah.

Translation:
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah light.

Ashkenaz – Transliteration:
Barukh Atah A-donai, Eloheinu Melekh ha'olam,
asher kideshanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Chanukah.

Transliteration:
Barukh Atah A-donai, Eloheinu Melekh ha'olam,
she'asah nissim la'avoteinu, bayamim hahem bazman hazeh.

Translation:
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this season.

On the first night, add

Transliteration:
Barukh Atah A-donai, Eloheinu Melekh ha'olam,
shehecheyanu, vekiyemanu, vehigi'anu lazman hazeh.

Translation:
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe,
who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

After lighting, sing

Transliteration:
Hanerot halalu she'anu madlikin,
al hanissim, ve'al hanifla'ot, ve'al hateshu'ot, ve'al hamilchamot,
she'asita la'avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh,
al yedei kohanekha hakedoshim.
Vekhol shemonat yemei haChanukah, hanerot halalu kodesh hem,
ve'ein lanu reshut lehishtamesh bahem, ela lir'otam bilvad,
kedei lehodot ulehallel leshimkha hagadol
al nissekha, ve'al nifle'otekha, ve'al yeshu'atekha.

Translation:
We kindle these lights
for the miracles, the wonders, the salvations and the battles
that You performed for our forefathers in those days, at this season,
through Your holy priests.
Throughout the eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred,
and we are not permitted to make use of them, but only to look at them,
in order to thank and praise Your great Name
for Your miracles, Your wonders and Your salvation.

Ashkenaz – Transliteration:
Hanerot halalu anachnu madlikin,
al hanissim, ve'al hanifla'ot, ve'al hateshu'ot, ve'al hamilchamot,
she'asita la'avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh,
al yedei kohanekha hakedoshim.
Vekhol shemonat yemei Chanukah, hanerot halalu kodesh hem,
ve'ein lanu reshut lehishtamesh bahem, ela lir'otam bilvad,
kedei lehodot ulehallel leshimkha hagadol
al nissekha, ve'al nifle'otekha, ve'al yeshu'atekha.