Klaagliederen 5
1 Gedenk, HEERE, wat ons geschied is, aanschouw het, en zie onzen smaad aan.
Yahweh, think about what has happened to us. See that we have been disgraced.
2 Ons erfdeel is tot de vreemdelingen gewend, onze huizen tot de uitlanders.
Foreigners have seized our property, [and now] they live in our homes.
3 Wij zijn wezen zonder vader, onze moeders zijn als de weduwen.
[Our enemies] have killed our fathers; they caused our mothers to become widows.
4 Ons water moeten wij voor geld drinken; ons hout komt ons op prijs te staan.
[Now] we are required to pay for water to drink, and we must pay [a lot of money] for firewood.
5 Wij lijden vervolging op onze halzen; zijn wij woede, men laat ons geen rust.
[It is as though] those who pursue us are at our heels; we are exhausted, but they do not allow us to rest.
6 Wij hebben den Egyptenaar de hand gegeven, en den Assyrier, om met brood verzadigd te worden.
In order to get enough food [to remain alive], we went to Egypt and Assyria and offered to work [for the people there].
7 Onze vaders hebben gezondigd, en zijn niet meer, en wij dragen hun ongerechtigheden.
Our ancestors sinned, and now they are dead, but we are being punished for the sins that they committed.
8 Knechten heersen over ons; er is niemand, die ons uit hun hand rukke.
[Officials from Babylon] who were [previously] slaves [now] rule over us, and there is no one who can rescue us from their power.
9 Wij moeten ons brood met gevaar onzes levens halen, vanwege het zwaard der woestijn.
When we roam around in the desert searching for food, we are in danger of being killed, because people there kill strangers with their swords.
10 Onze huid is zwart geworden gelijk een oven, vanwege den geweldigen storm des hongers.
Our skin has become hot like [SIM] an oven, and we have a very high fever because we are extremely hungry.
11 Zij hebben de vrouwen te Sion verkracht, en de jonge dochters in de steden van Juda.
[Our enemies] have raped the women in Jerusalem, [and they have done that to] the young women in [all] the towns of Judea.
12 De vorsten zijn door hunlieder hand opgehangen; de aangezichten der ouden zijn niet geeerd geweest.
[Our enemies] have hanged our leaders, and they do not respect our elders.
13 Zij hebben de jongelingen weggenomen, om te malen, en de jongens struikelen onder het hout.
They force our young men to grind [flour] with millstones, and boys stagger while they [are forced to] carry [heavy] loads of firewood.
14 De ouden houden op van de poort, de jongelingen van hun snarenspel.
[Our] elders no longer sit at the city gates [to make important decisions]; the young men no longer play their musical [instruments].
15 De vreugde onzes harten houdt op, onze rei is in treurigheid veranderd.
We [SYN] are no longer joyful; instead of dancing [joyfully], we now mourn.
16 De kroon onzes hoofds is afgevallen; o wee nu onzer, dat wij zo gezondigd hebben!
The wreaths [of flowers] have fallen off our heads. Terrible things have happened to us because of the sins that we committed.
17 Daarom is ons hart mat, om deze dingen zijn onze ogen duister geworden.
We [SYN] are tired and discouraged [IDM], and we cannot see well because our eyes are [full of tears].
18 Om des bergs Sions wil, die verwoest is, waar de vossen op lopen.
Jerusalem is [completely] deserted, and jackals/wolves prowl around it.
19 Gij, o HEERE, zit in eeuwigheid, Uw troon is van geslacht tot geslacht.
But Yahweh, you rule forever! You continue to rule [MTY] from one generation to the next generation.
20 Waarom zoudt Gij ons steeds vergeten? Waarom zoudt Gij ons zo langen tijd verlaten?
[So] why [RHQ] have you forgotten us? Why [RHQ] have you abandoned us for a very long time?
21 HEERE, bekeer ons tot U, zo zullen wij bekeerd zijn; vernieuw onze dagen als van ouds.
[Please] enable us to return to you, and enable us to prosper [MTY] as we did previously.
22 Want zoudt Gij ons ganselijk verwerpen? Zoudt Gij zozeer tegen ons verbolgen zijn?
Please do that, because we hope that [RHQ] you have not rejected us forever and that [RHQ] you do not continue to be extremely angry with us!
