Lamentations 3
1 ALEPH. I am the man that sees poverty, through the rod of his wrath upon me.
Akulah orang yang melihat sengsara disebabkan cambuk murka-Nya.
2 He has taken me, and led me away into darkness, and not [into] light.
Ia menghalau dan membawa aku ke dalam kegelapan yang tidak ada terangnya.
3 Nay, against me has he turned his hand all the day.
Sesungguhnya, aku dipukul-Nya berulang-ulang dengan tangan-Nya sepanjang hari.
4 He has made old my flesh and my skin; he has broken my bones.
Ia menyusutkan dagingku dan kulitku, tulang-tulangku dipatahkan-Nya.
5 BETH. He has built against me, and compassed my head, and brought travail [upon me].
Ia mendirikan tembok sekelilingku, mengelilingi aku dengan kesedihan dan kesusahan.
6 He has set me in dark places, as them that have long been dead.
Ia menempatkan aku di dalam gelap seperti orang yang sudah lama mati.
7 He has builded against me, and I can’t come forth: he has made my brazen [chain] heavy.
Ia menutup segala jalan ke luar bagiku, Ia mengikat aku dengan rantai yang berat.
8 GIMEL. Yes, [though] I cry and shout, he shuts out my prayer.
Walaupun aku memanggil-manggil dan berteriak minta tolong, tak didengarkan-Nya doaku.
9 DALETH. He has built up my ways, he has hedged my paths;
Ia merintangi jalan-jalanku dengan batu pahat, dan menjadikannya tidak terlalui.
10 he has troubled me, [as] a she-bear lying in wait: he is to me [as] a lion in secret places.
Laksana beruang Ia menghadang aku, laksana singa dalam tempat persembunyian.
11 He pursued [me] after I departed, and brought me to a stand: he has utterly ruined me.
Ia membelokkan jalan-jalanku, merobek-robek aku dan membuat aku tertegun.
12 HE. He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
Ia membidikkan panah-Nya, menjadikan aku sasaran anak panah.
13 He has caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
Ia menyusupkan ke dalam hatiku segala anak panah dari tabung-Nya.
14 I became a laughing stock to all my people; and their song all the day.
Aku menjadi tertawaan bagi segenap bangsaku, menjadi lagu ejekan mereka sepanjang hari.
15 VAU. He has filled me with bitterness, he has drenched me with gall.
Ia mengenyangkan aku dengan kepahitan, memberi aku minum ipuh.
16 And he has dashed out my teeth with gravel, he has fed me with ashes.
Ia meremukkan gigi-gigiku dengan memberi aku makan kerikil; Ia menekan aku ke dalam debu.
17 He has also removed my soul from peace: I forgot prosperity.
Engkau menceraikan nyawaku dari kesejahteraan, aku lupa akan kebahagiaan.
18 Therefore my success has perished, and my hope from the Lord.
Sangkaku: hilang lenyaplah kemasyhuranku dan harapanku kepada TUHAN.
19 ZAIN. I remembered by reason of my poverty, and because of persecution my bitterness and gall shall be remembered;
"Ingatlah akan sengsaraku dan pengembaraanku, akan ipuh dan racun itu."
20 and my soul shall meditate with me.
Jiwaku selalu teringat akan hal itu dan tertekan dalam diriku.
21 This will I lay up in my heart, therefore I will endure.
Tetapi hal-hal inilah yang kuperhatikan, oleh sebab itu aku akan berharap:
22 HETH. [It is] the mercies of the Lord, that he has not failed me, because his compassions are not exhausted. Pity [us], O Lord, early [every] month: for we are not brought to an end, because his compassions are not exhausted.
Tak berkesudahan kasih setia TUHAN, tak habis-habisnya rahmat-Nya,
23 [They are] new every morning: great is your faithfulness.
selalu baru tiap pagi; besar kesetiaan-Mu!
24 The Lord is my portion, says my soul; therefore will I wait for him.
"TUHAN adalah bagianku," kata jiwaku, oleh sebab itu aku berharap kepada-Nya.
25 TETH. The Lord is good to them that wait for him: the soul which shall seek him
TUHAN adalah baik bagi orang yang berharap kepada-Nya, bagi jiwa yang mencari Dia.
26 [is] good, and shall wait for, and quietly expect salvation of the Lord.
Adalah baik menanti dengan diam pertolongan TUHAN.
27 TETH. [It is] good for a man when he bears a yoke in his youth.
Adalah baik bagi seorang pria memikul kuk pada masa mudanya.
28 He will sit alone, and be silent, because he has borne [it] upon him.
Biarlah ia duduk sendirian dan berdiam diri kalau TUHAN membebankannya.
Biarlah ia merebahkan diri dengan mukanya dalam debu, mungkin ada harapan.
30 JOD. He will give [his] cheek to him that smites him: he will be filled full with reproaches.
Biarlah ia memberikan pipi kepada yang menamparnya, biarlah ia kenyang dengan cercaan.
31 For the Lord will not reject for ever.
Karena tidak untuk selama-lamanya Tuhan mengucilkan.
32 CHAPH. For he that has brought down will pity, and [that] according to the abundance of his mercy.
Karena walau Ia mendatangkan susah, Ia juga menyayangi menurut kebesaran kasih setia-Nya.
33 He has not answered [in anger] from his heart, though he has brought low the children of a man.
Karena tidak dengan rela hati Ia menindas dan merisaukan anak-anak manusia.
34 LAMED. To bring down under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
Kalau dipijak-pijak dengan kaki tawanan-tawanan di dunia,
35 to turn aside the judgement of a man before the face of the Most High,
kalau hak orang dibelokkan di hadapan Yang Mahatinggi,
36 to condemn a man [unjustly] in his judgement, the Lord has not given commandment.
atau orang diperlakukan tidak adil dalam perkaranya, masakan Tuhan tidak melihatnya?
37 Who has thus spoken, and it has come to pass? the Lord has not commanded it.
Siapa berfirman, maka semuanya jadi? Bukankah Tuhan yang memerintahkannya?
38 Out of the mouth of the Most High there shall not come forth evil and good.
Bukankah dari mulut Yang Mahatinggi keluar apa yang buruk dan apa yang baik?
39 MEM. Why should a living man complain, a man concerning his sin?
Mengapa orang hidup mengeluh? Biarlah setiap orang mengeluh tentang dosanya!
40 NUN. Our way has been searched out and examined, and we will turn to the Lord.
Marilah kita menyelidiki dan memeriksa hidup kita, dan berpaling kepada TUHAN.
41 Let us lift up our hearts with [our] hand to the lofty One in heaven.
Marilah kita mengangkat hati dan tangan kita kepada Allah di sorga:
42 We have sinned, we have transgressed; and you have not pardoned.
Kami telah mendurhaka dan memberontak, Engkau tidak mengampuni.
43 SAMECH. You has visited [us] in wrath, and driven us away: you has slain, you has not pitied.
Engkau menyelubungi diri-Mu dengan murka, mengejar kami dan membunuh kami tanpa belas kasihan.
44 You have veiled yourself with a cloud because of prayer, that I might be blind,
Engkau menyelubungi diri-Mu dengan awan, sehingga doa tak dapat menembus.
45 and be cast off. AIN. You have set us [alone] in the midst of the nations.
Kami Kaujadikan kotor dan keji di antara bangsa-bangsa.
46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.
Terhadap kami semua seteru kami mengangakan mulutnya.
47 Fear and wrath are come upon us, suspense and destruction.
Kejut dan jerat menimpa kami, kemusnahan dan kehancuran.
48 Mine eye shall pour down torrents of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Air mataku mengalir bagaikan batang air, karena keruntuhan puteri bangsaku.
49 PHE. Mine eye is drowned [with tears], and I will not be silent, so that there shall be no rest,
Air mataku terus-menerus bercucuran, dengan tak henti-hentinya,
50 until the Lord look down, and behold from heaven.
sampai TUHAN memandang dari atas dan melihat dari sorga.
51 Mine eye shall prey upon my soul, because of all the daughters of the city.
Mataku terasa pedih oleh sebab keadaan puteri-puteri kotaku.
52 TSADE. The fowlers chased me as a sparrow, all mine enemies destroyed my life in a pit without cause,
Seperti burung aku diburu-buru oleh mereka yang menjadi seteruku tanpa sebab.
53 and laid a stone upon me.
Mereka melemparkan aku hidup-hidup dalam lobang, melontari aku dengan batu.
54 Water flowed over my head: I said, I am cut off.
Air membanjir di atas kepalaku, kusangka: "Binasa aku!"
55 KOPH. I called upon your name, O Lord, out of the lowest dungeon.
"Ya TUHAN, aku memanggil nama-Mu dari dasar lobang yang dalam.
56 You heard my voice: close not your ears to my supplication.
Engkau mendengar suaraku! Janganlah Kaututupi telinga-Mu terhadap kesahku dan teriak tolongku!
57 You drew near to my help: in the day wherein I called upon you you said to me, Fear not.
Engkau dekat tatkala aku memanggil-Mu, Engkau berfirman: Jangan takut!"
58 RECHS. O Lord, you has pleaded the causes of my soul; you has redeemed my life.
"Ya Tuhan, Engkau telah memperjuangkan perkaraku, Engkau telah menyelamatkan hidupku.
59 You have seen, O Lord, my troubles: you have judged my cause.
Engkau telah melihat ketidakadilan terhadap aku, ya TUHAN; berikanlah keadilan!
60 You have seen all their vengeance, [you have looked] on all their devices against me.
Engkau telah melihat segala dendam mereka, segala rancangan mereka terhadap aku."
61 CHSEN. You have heard their reproach [and] all their devices against me;
"Engkau telah mendengar cercaan mereka, ya TUHAN, segala rancangan mereka terhadap aku,
62 the lips of them that rose up against me, and their plots against me all the day;
percakapan orang-orang yang melawan aku, dan rencana mereka terhadap aku sepanjang hari.
63 their sitting down and their rising up: look you upon their eyes.
Amatilah duduk bangun mereka! Aku menjadi lagu ejekan mereka."
64 You will render them a recompense, O Lord, according to the works of their hands.
"Engkau akan mengadakan pembalasan terhadap mereka, ya TUHAN, menurut perbuatan tangan mereka.
65 THAU. You will give them [as] a covering, the grief of my heart.
Engkau akan mengeraskan hati mereka; kiranya kutuk-Mu menimpa mereka!
66 You will persecute them in anger, and will consume them from under the heaven, O Lord.
Engkau akan mengejar mereka dengan murka dan memunahkan mereka dari bawah langit, ya TUHAN!"
