Lamentations 3

1 I am the man, that hath seene affliction in the rod of his indignation.

١ أَنَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي شَهِدَ الْبَلِيَّةَ الَّتِي أَنْزَلَهَا قَضِيبُ سُخْطِهِ.

2 He hath ledde mee, and brought me into darkenes, but not to light.

٢ قَادَنِي وَسَيَّرَنِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ نُورٍ.

3 Surely he is turned against me: he turneth his hand against me all the day.

٣ حَقّاً إِنَّهُ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ عَلَيَّ مَرَّةً تِلْوَ الْمَرَّةِ طُولَ النَّهَارِ.

4 My flesh and my skinne hath he caused to waxe olde, and he hath broken my bones.

٤ أَبْلَى لَحْمِي وَجِلْدِي. هَشَّمَ عِظَامِي.

5 He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall, and labour.

٥ حَاصَرَنِي وَأَحَاطَنِي بِالْعَلْقَمِ وَالْمَشَقَّةِ.

6 He hath set me in darke places, as they that be dead for euer.

٦ أَسْكَنَنِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ كَمَوْتَى الْحِقَبِ الْغَابِرَةِ.

7 He hath hedged about mee, that I cannot get out: he hath made my chaines heauy.

٧ سَيَّجَ حَوْلِي حَتَّى لَا أُفْلِتَ. أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ قُيُودِي.

8 Also when I cry and showte, hee shutteth out my prayer.

٨ حَتَّى حِينَ أَصْرُخُ وَأَسْتَغِيثُ يَصُدُّ صَلاتِي.

9 He hath stopped vp my wayes with hewen stone, and turned away my paths.

٩ قَدْ أَغْلَقَ عَلَيَّ طُرُقِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ، وَجَعَلَ مَسَالِكِي مُلْتَوِيَةً.

10 He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.

١٠ هُوَ لِي كَدُبٍّ مُتَرَبِّصٍ، وَكَأَسَدٍ مُتَرَصِّدٍ فِي مَكْمَنِهِ.

11 He hath stopped my wayes, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.

١١ أَضَلَّ طُرُقِي وَمَزَّقَنِي إِرْباً. دَمَّرَنِي.

12 He hath bent his bow and made me a marke for the arrow.

١٢ وَتَّرَ قَوْسَهُ وَنَصَبَنِي هَدَفاً لِسَهْمِهِ.

13 Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

١٣ اخْتَرَقَ كُلْيَتَيَّ بِنِبَالِ جُعْبَتِهِ.

14 I was a derision to all my people, and their song all the day.

١٤ صِرْتُ مَثَارَ هُزْءٍ لِشَعْبِي وَأُهْجِيَةً لَهُمُ الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

15 He hath filled me with bitternes, and made me drunken with wormewood.

١٥ أَشْبَعَنِي مَرَارَةً، وَأَرْوَانِي أَفْسَنْتِيناً.

16 He hath also broken my teeth with stones, and hath couered me with ashes.

١٦ هَشَّمَ أَسْنَانِي بِالْحَصَى، وَطَمَرَنِي بِالرَّمَادِ.

17 Thus my soule was farre off from peace: I forgate prosperitie,

١٧ فَتَنَاءَتْ نَفْسِي عَنِ السَّلامِ، وَنَسِيتُ طَعْمَ الْخَيْرَاتِ.

18 And I saide, My strength and mine hope is perished from the Lord,

١٨ فَقُلْتُ: «تَلاشَتْ قُوَّتِي، وَكُلُّ مَا كُنْتُ أَرْجُوهُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ».

19 Remembring mine affliction, and my mourning, the wormewood and the gall.

١٩ اُذْكُرْ بَلِيَّتِي وَتَيَهَانِي وَالأَفْسَنْتِينَ وَالْمَرَارَةَ.

20 My soule hath them in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

٢٠ مَا بَرِحَتْ نَفْسِي تَذْكُرُهَا وَهِيَ مُنْحَنِيَةٌ فِي دَاخِلِي.

21 I consider this in mine heart: therefore haue I hope.

٢١ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا مَا أُنَاجِي بِهِ نَفْسِي، لِذَلِكَ يَغْمُرُنِي الرَّجَاءُ:

22 It is the Lordes mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.

٢٢ مِنْ إِحْسَانَاتِ الرَّبِّ أَنَّنَا لَمْ نَفْنَ، لأَنَّ مَرَاحِمَهُ لَا تَزُولُ.

23 They are renued euery morning: great is thy faithfulnesse.

٢٣ تَتَجَدَّدُ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ. فَائِقَةٌ أَمَانَتُكَ.

24 The Lord is my portion, sayth my soule: therefore wil I hope in him.

٢٤ تَقُولُ نَفْسِي: «الرَّبُّ هُوَ نَصِيبِي فَلِذَلِكَ أَرْجُوهُ».

25 The Lord is good vnto them, that trust in him, and to the soule that seeketh him.

٢٥ الرَّبُّ صَالِحٌ لِمَنْ يَرْجُونَهُ وَلِلنَّفْسِ الَّتِي تَلْتَمِسُهُ.

26 It is good both to trust, and to waite for the saluation of the Lord.

٢٦ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَنْتَظِرَ بِصَمْتٍ خَلاصَ الرَّبِّ.

27 It is good for a man that he beare the yoke in his youth.

٢٧ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ النِّيرَ فِي حَدَاثَتِهِ.

28 He sitteth alone, and keepeth silence, because he hath borne it vpon him.

٢٨ لِيَعْتَكِفْ وَحِيداً فِي صَمْتٍ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَضَعَ النِّيرَ عَلَيْهِ.

29 He putteth his mouth in the dust, if there may be hope.

٢٩ لِيُوَارِ وَجْهَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ تَذَلُّلاً، عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ هُنَاكَ رَجَاءٌ.

30 Hee giueth his cheeke to him that smiteth him: he is filled full with reproches.

٣٠ لِيَبْذُلْ خَدَّهُ لِلاطِمِ، وَيَشْبَعْ تَعْيِيراً.

31 For the Lord will not forsake for euer.

٣١ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ لَا يَنْبِذُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

32 But though he sende affliction, yet will he haue compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.

٣٢ فَإِنَّهُ وَلَوْ أَحْزَنَ يَرْأَفُ بِمُقْتَضَى رَحْمَتِهِ الْفَائِقَةِ.

33 For he doeth not punish willingly, nor afflict the children of men,

٣٣ لأَنَّهُ لَا يَتَعَمَّدُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَ أَبْنَاءَ الْبَشَرِ بِالْبُؤْسِ وَالأَسَى،

34 In stamping vnder his feete all the prisoners of the earth,

٣٤ وَلا أَنْ يَسْحَقَ أَسْرَى الأَرْضِ تَحْتَ الأَقْدَامِ،

35 In ouerthrowing the right of a man before the face of the most high,

٣٥ وَلا أَنْ يَجُورَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى حُقُوقِ الإِنْسَانِ، أَمَامَ عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ الْعَلِيِّ

36 In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

٣٦ أَوْ أَنْ لَا يُنْصَفَ الإِنْسَانُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ. أَلا يَرَى الرَّبُّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ؟

37 Who is he then that sayth, and it commeth to passe, and the Lord commandeth it not?

٣٧ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَقْضِي بِأَمْرٍ فَيَتَحَقَّقَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَمَرَ بِهِ؟

38 Out of the mouth of the most high proceedeth not euill and good?

٣٨ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ فَمِ الْعَلِيِّ يَصْدُرُ الضُّرُّ وَالْخَيْرُ؟

39 Wherefore then is the liuing man sorowfull? man suffreth for his sinne.

٣٩ فَلِمَاذَا يَشْتَكِي الإِنْسَانُ الْحَيُّ حِينَ يُعَاقَبُ عَلَى خَطَايَاهُ؟

40 Let vs search and try our wayes, and turne againe to the Lord.

٤٠ لِنَفْحَصْ طُرُقَنَا وَنَخْتَبِرْهَا وَنَرْجِعْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ.

41 Let vs lift vp our hearts with our handes vnto God in the heauens.

٤١ لِنَرْفَعْ قُلُوبَنَا وَأَيْدِيَنَا إِلَى اللهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

42 We haue sinned, and haue rebelled, therefore thou hast not spared.

٤٢ قَدْ تَعَدَّيْنَا وَتَمَرَّدْنَا، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ.

43 Thou hast couered vs with wrath, and persecuted vs: thou hast slaine and not spared.

٤٣ لَفَّعْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالْغَضَبِ وَتَعَقَّبْتَنَا. قَتَلْتَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رَحْمَةٍ.

44 Thou hast couered thy selfe with a cloude, that our prayer should not passe through.

٤٤ تَلَفَّعْتَ بِالسَّحَابِ حَتَّى لَا تَبْلُغَ إِلَيْكَ صَلاةٌ.

45 Thou hast made vs as the ofscouring and refuse in the middes of the people.

٤٥ قَدْ جَعَلْتَنَا أَوْسَاخاً وَأَقْذَاراً بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.

46 All our enemies haue opened their mouth against vs.

٤٦ فَتَحَ عَلَيْنَا جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِنَا أفْوَاهَهُمْ،

47 Feare, and a snare is come vpon vs with desolation and destruction.

٤٧ وَحَلَّ بِنَا الرُّعْبُ وَالْهَلاكُ وَالدَّمَارُ وَالسَّحْقُ.

48 Mine eye casteth out riuers of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.

٤٨ تَفِيضُ عَيْنَايَ بِأَنْهَارِ مِيَاهٍ عَلَى دَمَارِ ابْنَةِ شَعْبِي.

49 Mine eye droppeth without stay and ceaseth not,

٤٩ لَنْ تَكُفَّ عَيْنَايَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ أَبداً،

50 Till the Lord looke downe, and beholde from heauen.

٥٠ حَتَّى يُشْرِفَ الرَّبُّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَيُبْصِرَ.

51 Mine eye breaketh mine heart because of all the daughters of my citie.

٥١ تَتْلَفُ عَيْنَايَ عَلَى مَصِيرِ كُلِّ بَنَاتِ مَدِينَتِي.

52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a birde, without cause.

٥٢ قَدِ اصْطَادَنِي، كَعُصْفُورٍ، أَعْدَائِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ أُسِئْ إِلَيْهِمْ،

53 They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon me.

٥٣ طَرَحُونِي حَيًّا فِي الْجُبِّ وَرَجَمُونِي بِالْحِجَارَةِ.

54 Waters flowed ouer mine head, then thought I, I am destroyed.

٥٤ طَغَتِ الْمِيَاهُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي، فَقُلْتُ: «قَدْ هَلَكْتُ».

55 I called vpon thy Name, O Lord, out of the lowe dungeon.

٥٥ اسْتَغَثْتُ بِاسْمِكَ يَا رَبُّ مِنْ أَعْمَاقِ الْجُبِّ،

56 Thou hast heard my voyce: stoppe not thine eare from my sigh and from my cry.

٥٦ فَسَمِعْتَ صَوْتِي. لَا تَصُمَّ أُذُنَيْكَ عَنْ صُرَاخِ اسْتِغَاثَتِي.

57 Thou drewest neere in the day that I called vpon thee: thou saydest, Feare not.

٥٧ اقْتَرَبْتَ حِينَ دَعَوْتُكَ إِذْ قُلْتَ: «لا تَخَفْ».

58 O Lord, thou hast maintained the cause of my soule, and hast redeemed my life.

٥٨ قَدْ دَافَعْتَ عَنْ دَعْوَايَ يَا رَبُّ، وَافْتَدَيْتَ حَيَاتِي.

59 O Lord, thou hast seene my wrong, iudge thou my cause.

٥٩ أَنْتَ شَهِدْتَ مَا أَسَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ يَا رَبُّ، فَاقْضِ فِي دَعْوَايَ.

60 Thou hast seene all their vengeance, and all their deuises against me.

٦٠ قَدْ رَأَيْتَ انْتِقَامَهُمْ كُلَّهُ وَسَائِرَ مُؤَامَرَاتِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

61 Thou hast heard their reproch, O Lord, and all their imaginations against me:

٦١ سَمِعْتَ تَعْيِيرَهُمْ يَا رَبُّ، وَجَمِيعَ مُؤَامَرَاتِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

62 The lippes also of those that rose against me, and their whispering against me continually.

٦٢ وَسَمِعْتَ كَلامَ أَعْدَائِي وَتَدْبِيرَاتِهِمْ ضِدِّي الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

63 Behold, their sitting downe and their rising vp, how I am their song.

٦٣ رَاقِبْ جُلُوسَهُمْ وَقِيَامَهُمْ، فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ أُهْجِيَةً لَهُمْ.

64 Giue them a recompence, O Lord, according to the worke of their handes.

٦٤ جَازِهِمْ يَا رَبُّ بِمُقْتَضَى مَا جَنَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ.

65 Giue them sorow of heart, euen thy curse to them.

٦٥ اجْعَلْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ غَشَاوَةً، وَلْتَكُنْ لَعْنَتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

66 Persecute with wrath and destroy them from vnder the heauen, O Lord.

٦٦ تَعَقَّبْهُمْ بِسُخْطٍ وَأَهْلِكْهُمْ مِنْ تَحْتِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ يَا رَبُّ.