Lamentations 4
1 ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled, the finest color has been altered, the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street.
NANI ka mae wale ana o ke gula! A me ke ano e ana o ke gula maikai! Ua hooleiia na pohaku o kahi hoano ma ke poo o na alanui a pau.
2 BETH. The famous sons of Zion, and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels, the work of the hands of a potter.
O na keiki nani o Ziona i kau pu ia me ke gula maikai, Nani ko lakou manao like ia me na ipu lepo, Ka hana a na lima o ka potera!
3 GHIMEL. Yet even savages expose their breast and give milk to their young. But the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.
Unuhi ae no na ia nui i ka omaka waiu, A hanai waiu aku i ka lakou poe keiki: Aka, ua lokoino ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka, E like me na Iana o ka waonahele.
4 DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst. The little ones have asked for bread, and there was no one to break it for them.
Ua pipili ke alelo o ke keiki ai waiu i ke aluna o ka waha, no ka makewai; Nonoi aku na keiki i ka berena, Aohe mea nana e haawi aku na lakou.
5 HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.
O ka poe i ai i ka ai maikai, Ua wailana lakou ma na alanui, O ka poe hoi i aahuia i ka lole ula, Ua apo iho lakou i na puu lepo.
6 VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.
Ua hooiia'ku ka hewa o ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka, Mamua o ka hewa o ko Sodoma, Ka mea i hookahuliia ma ke amo aua o ka maka, Aohe lima ikaika maluna ona,
7 ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire.
Oi aku ka maemae o kona poe laa, mamua o ko ka hau, Oi aku ko lakou keokeo mamua o ka waiu, Oi aku ka ula o ke kino, i ko na pohaku ula, A like ko lakou helehelena me ko ka sapeiro.
8 HETH. Their face has been blacked more than coals, and they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has adhered to their bones; it dried out and became like wood.
Ua oi aku ka eleelo o ko lakou helehelena i ko ka pouli, Aole lakou i ikeia ma na alanui; Ua pipili ko lakou ili i ko lakou mau iwi, Ua maloo, ua like hoi me ka laau.
9 TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine. For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.
Ua oi ka pomaikai o ka poe i make i ka pahikaua, mamua o ko ka poe i make i ka pololi: Hokii ae la keia poe, ua houia no ka hua ole o ka mahinaai.
10 JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons. They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.
O na lima o na wahine aloha, ua hoolapalapa lakou i ka lakou mau keiki iho; O lakou no ka lakou ai i ka make ana o ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka.
11 CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury; he has poured out the wrath of his indignation. And he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured its foundations.
Ua hooko mai o Iehova i kona huhu, Ua ninini mai oia i kona inaina nui; Ua hoa oia i ke ahi maloko o Ziona, A ua ai ia i kana mau kumu.
12 LAMED. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, did not believe that the adversary and the enemy would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.
Aole i hiki i na'lii o ka honua, a me ka poe a pau e noho la ma ke ao nei, ke manao, E komo mai ana ka enemi, a me ka mea huhu iloko o na pukapa o Ierusalema.
13 MEM. It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the just in her midst.
No ka hewa o kona mau kaula, ka hala hoi o kona mau kahuna, Ka poe i hookahe i ke koko o ka poe pono iwaenakonu ona,
14 NUN. They have wandered in the streets like the blind; they have been defiled with blood. And when they were not able, they held their garments.
Kuewa makapo aku lakou ma na alanui, Ua hoohaumia ia lakou iho i ko koko, Nolaila, aole hiki ke hoopa aku i ko lakou aahu.
15 SAMECH. “Go back, you polluted ones!” they cried out to them. “Go back, go away, do not touch!” Of course, they argued, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles, “He will no longer dwell among them.”
Kahea mai la na kanaka ia lakou, E hele aku, ua haumia; E hele aku, e hele aku, mai hoopa aku; Ia lakou i holo ai, a kuewa aku, i ae la lakou iwaena o ko na aina e, Aole lakou e noho hou.
16 PHE. The face of the Lord has divided them. He will no longer respect them. They were not ashamed before the faces of the priests, nor did they take pity on the elderly.
Na ka maka o Iehova i hoopuehu lakou; Aole ia e manao hou mai ia lakou; Aole lakou i manao i na maka o na kahuna, Aole i aloha i na lunakahiko.
17 AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.
A hiki mai i keia wa, ua maule ko makou mau maka, no ke kokua makehewa ia mai; I ko makou kakali ana, ua kakali makou i ka lahuikanaka hoola ole mai.
18 SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets. Our end draws near. Our days have been completed, for our end has arrived.
Hoohalua lakou i ko makou hele ana, I ole ai makou e hele ma na alanui; Ua kokoke ko makou hope, ua piha ko makou mau la, no ka mea, ua hiki mai ko makou hope.
19 COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky. They have been pursuing us above the mountains; they have lain in wait for us in the desert.
Ua oi ka mama o ka poe alualu mai ia makou mamua o ko na aeto o ka lani; Ma na mauna lakou i hahai mai ai ia makou, Hoohalua lakou ia makou ma ka waonahele.
20 RES. The spirit of our mouth, Christ the Lord, has been captured by our sins; to him, we said, “In your shadow, we will live among the Gentiles.”
O ka hanu o ko makou mau pukaihu, o ka Iehova mea i poniia, Ua hoopioia oia iloko o ko lakou mau lua, Olelo no makou nona, Ma kona malu makou e ola'i iwaena o ko na aina e.
21 SIN. Be glad and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the Land of Uz. The cup will also pass to you; you will be inebriated as well as naked.
E olioli, a e hauoli hoi, e ke kaikamahine o Edoma, Ka mea e noho la ma ka aina o Uza; E hiki aku no ke kiaha iou la, E inu ana no hoi oe, a e hemo no kou lole.
22 THAU. Your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion. He will no longer send you away to captivity. He has visited your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he has uncovered your sins.
Ua pau kou hoopaiia, e ke kaikamahine o Ziona; Aole ia e lawe hou aku ia oe iloko o ke pio; E hoopai no oia i kou hewa, e ke kaikamahine o Edoma, E hoike aku no oia i kou mau hewa.
