Ketubah Translator

On the ______ of the week, the ______ of the month of ______, in the year ______ since the creation of the world, according to the reckoning we count here in ______,

the bridegroom ______, son of ______, said to this maiden, ______, daughter of ______:

'Be my wife according to the law of Moses and Israel.'

'And I will work for you, honor you, feed you, and support you, according to the custom of Jewish husbands who work for, honor, feed, and support their wives in truth.'

'And I hereby give you the settlement for your virginity, two hundred silver zuzim, which is due you by Torah law,'

'and I will provide your food, clothing, and needs, and live with you as is the way of all the earth.'

And this maiden, ______, consented, and became his wife.

The dowry she brought him from her father's house, whether in silver, gold, jewelry, clothing, household goods, or other movable property,

all of it the bridegroom accepted upon himself at the value of ______,

and the bridegroom willingly added from his own an additional ______,

for a combined total of ______.

The bridegroom declared: 'I accept upon myself the responsibility for this marriage contract, this dowry, and this addition,'

'and upon my heirs after me, to be paid from all the best of the property and possessions I own under all the heavens,'

'both what I already own and what I will yet acquire, whether it carries a lien or not; all of it shall stand as security to pay this marriage contract, dowry, and addition,'

'even from the cloak on my shoulders, in my lifetime and after it, from this day forever.'

The bridegroom accepted responsibility for this marriage contract, dowry, and addition with the same binding force as all other marriage documents customary among the daughters of Israel, drawn up according to the enactment of our sages of blessed memory, not as an unenforceable pledge and not as a mere standard form of documents.

And we, the witnesses, carried out a formal act of acquisition between the bridegroom and ______ confirming everything written and stated above, using an instrument valid for the purpose,

and everything is valid and binding.

______, witness. ______, witness.