Lamentations 1
1 ALEPH. O how a city once filled with people now sits alone! The Governess of the Gentiles has become like a widow. The Prince of the provinces has been placed under tribute.
A la sèl, vil ki te konn plen moun nan chita sèl! Li vin tankou yon vèv ki te konn byen pwisan pami nasyon yo! Sila ki te konn yon fanm byen gran pami nasyon yo! Li menm ki te yon prensès pami pwovens yo, Koulye a, se travo fòse li oblije fè!
2 BETH. Weeping, she has wept through the night, and her tears are on her cheeks. There is no one to be a comfort to her and to all her beloved. All her friends have spurned her, and they have become her enemies.
Li kriye byen anmè nan nwit lan. Dlo zye li kouri desann figi l. Pami tout sila ki te renmen l yo, nanpwen moun ki pou bay li rekonfò. Tout zanmi li yo fè l trèt; yo te tounen lènmi l.
3 GHIMEL. Judah has migrated because of affliction and great servitude. She has lived among the nations and not found rest. All of her persecutors have apprehended her, amid torments.
Juda antre an egzil anba gwo opresyon; anba esklavaj byen di. Li demere pami nasyon yo; pou repo, nanpwen. Tout sila k ap pesekite l yo, fin sezi li nan mitan gwo twoub li.
4 DALETH. The pathways of Zion mourn, because there are none who approach for the solemnity. All her gates are destroyed. Her priests groan. Her virgins are filthy. And she is overwhelmed with bitterness.
Chemen Sion yo ap fè dèy; pèsòn pa rive nan fèt li yo. Tout pòtay li yo vin dezole. Prèt li yo ap plenn nan gòj, vyèj li yo vin aflije, e li menm, li vin anmè.
5 HE. Her enemies have been made her leaders; her adversaries have been enriched. For the Lord has spoken against her, because of the multitude of her iniquities. Her little ones have been led into captivity before the face of the tribulator.
Advèsè li yo te vin mèt li. Lènmi li yo ap byen reyisi; paske SENYÈ a te koze doulè l, akoz gwo kantite transgresyon li yo. Pitit li yo se prizonye devan advèsè yo.
6 VAU. And all her elegance has departed, from the daughter of Zion. Her leaders have become like rams that cannot find pasture, and they have gone away without strength before the face of the pursuer.
Tout majeste fin kite fi a Sion an. Prens li yo vin tankou sèf ki pa t jwenn patiraj. Yo sove ale san rezistans devan mèt lachas la.
7 ZAIN. Jerusalem has remembered the days of her affliction and the betrayal of all her desirable ones, whom she held from the days of antiquity, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and there was no one to be a helper. The enemies have looked upon her and mocked her Sabbaths.
Jérusalem sonje tout bagay presye li yo nan jou afliksyon li. Tout bèl bagay ki te la depi nan jou ansyen yo; lè pèp li a te tonbe nan men a advèsè a, e pat gen okenn ki pou ede l. Advèsè yo te wè l. Yo te giyonnen l akoz tristes li.
8 HETH. Jerusalem has sinned a grievous sinz. Because of this, she has become unstable. All who glorified her have spurned her, because they have looked upon her disgrace. Then she groaned and turned away again.
Jérusalem te fè gwo peche. Konsa, li te vin yon bagay ki pa pwòp. Tout sila ki te konn louwe l yo, meprize l akoz yo te wè li toutouni. Menm li menm plenn nan gòj, e vire an ayè.
9 TETH. Her filth is on her feet, and her end has not been remembered. She has been vehemently put down, having no consolation. O Lord, look upon my affliction, for the adversary has been lifted up.
Depi nan jip li, salte a te la. Li pa t konsidere davni li. Akoz sa li te vin tonbe yon fason etonan. Napwan moun pou konsole l. “Gade, O SENYÈ, afliksyon mwen an; paske ènmi an vante tèt. Li vin ògeye!”
10 JOD. The enemy has sent his hand against all her desirable ones. For she has watched the Gentiles enter her sanctuary, even though you instructed that they should not enter into your church.
Advèsè a te lonje men l sou tout bagay presye fi a te genyen; li te wè ènmi yo antre nan sanktyè li a; sila ke Ou menm te kòmande pou yo pa antre nan asanble Ou a.
11 CAPH. All her people are groaning and seeking bread. They have given up whatever was precious in exchange for food, so as to remain alive. See, O Lord, and consider, for I have become vile.
Tout pèp li a plenn nan gòj. Yap chache pen. Tout sa ak valè deja vèse bay pou manje, pou kenbe nanm yo vivan an. “Gade, O SENYÈ, paske mwen vin meprize.”
12 LAMED. O all you who pass by the way, attend, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow. For he has made me a vintage, just as the Lord has spoken in the day of his furious anger.
Èske sa pa anyen pou nou tout ki pase nan wout sa a? Gade pou wè si genyen yon doulè ki tankou doulè mwen an, doulè ki te pase vin nan men m nan, avèk sila SENYÈ a te aflije m nan jou a gran kòlè Li a.
13 MEM. From on high, he has sent fire into my bones, and he has educated me. He has spread a net for my feet; he has turned me back. He has placed me in desolation, consumed by grief, all day long.
Soti anwo, Li te voye dife antre nan zo m, e lap dominen yo. Li te ouvri yon pèlen pou pye m; Li te fè m vire fè bak. Li te fè m vin dezole, fèb tout lajounen.
14 NUN. Vigilant is the yoke of my iniquities. They have been folded together in his hand and imposed on my neck. My virtue has been weakened. The Lord has given me into a hand, out of which I am not able to rise.
Jouk transgresyon mwen yo vin mare; ak men Li yo koude nèt ansanm. Yo te rive jis nan kou m; Li te fè fòs mwen vin kraze disparèt. Senyè a te livre m nan men a sila yo; kont yo, mwen pa ka kanpe.
15 SAMECH. The Lord has taken away all of my great ones from my midst. He has called forth time against me, so as to crush my elect ones. The Lord has trampled the winepress, which was for the virgin daughter of Judah.
Senyè a te rejte tout mesye pwisan ki nan mitan m yo. Li te rele yon asanble solanèl kont mwen pou kraze jennonm mwen yo. Senyè a te foule, konsi se nan yon pèz rezen, fi vyèj a Juda a.
16 AIN. For this I weep, and my eyes bring forth water. For the consoler has been far away from me, changing my soul. My sons have become lost, because the enemy has prevailed.
Pou bagay sa yo, mwen ap kriye. Zye m koule ak dlo. Konsolatè kap refreshi nanm mwen lwen m, Nanpwen okenn ki ta ka konsole mwen, okenn ki ta ka restore nanm mwen. Pitit mwen yo vin dezole akoz ènmi an te vin genyen.
17 PHE. Zion has reached out her hands; there is no one to console her. The Lord has given orders against Jacob; his enemies are all around him. Jerusalem among them is like a woman made unclean by menstruation.
Sion lonje men l ouvri nèt. Nanpwen ki pou konsole l. SENYÈ a te bay lòd konsènan Jacob, ke sila ki antoure l yo ta lènmi avè l. Jérusalem te devni yon bagay pa pwòp pami yo.
18 SADE. The Lord is just, for it is I who has provoked his mouth to wrath. I beg all people to listen and to see my sorrow. My virgins and my youths have gone into captivity.
SENYÈ a jis; paske mwen te fè rebèl kont lòd Li. Tande koulye a, tout pèp yo e gade byen doulè m nan. Vyèj mwen yo ak jennonm mwen yo te antre an kaptivite.
19 COPH. I called for my friends, but they deceived me. My priests and my elders have been consumed in the city. For they were seeking their food, so as to revive their life.
Mwen te rele vè renmen mwen yo, men yo te fè m desi. Prèt mwen yo ak ansyen mwen yo te peri nan vil la pandan yo t ap chache manje pou restore fòs yo pou kont yo.
20 RES. See, O Lord, that I am in tribulation. My bowels have been disturbed, my heart has been subverted within me, for I am filled with bitterness. Outside, the sword puts to death, and at home there is a similar death.
Gade, O SENYÈ, paske mwen nan gwo twoub. Lespri m twouble anpil; kè m boulvèse anndan m, paske mwen te fè rebèl anpil. Nan lari, se nepe k ap touye; nan kay, se tankou lanmò.
21 SIN. They have heard that I groan and that there is no one to console me. All my enemies have heard of my misfortune; they have rejoiced that you caused it. You have brought in a day of consolation, and so they shall become like me.
Yo te tande ke m ap plenyen nan gòj; men nanpwen ki pou konsole m. Tout lènmi mwen yo tande afè gwo malè m nan. Yo kontan Ou te fè sa. O ke Ou ta mennen jou ke Ou te pwoklame a, pou yo ka vin tankou mwen.
22 THAU. Let all their evil enter before you. And make vintage of them, just as you made vintage of me, because of all my iniquities. For my sighs are many, and my heart is grieving.
Kite tout mechanste yo vini devan Ou. Konsa, aji avèk yo kon Ou te aji avè m nan, pou tout transgresyon mwen yo. Paske plent k ap sòti anndan m yo anpil e kè m vin fèb nèt.
