Lamentations 1
1 And it came to pass, after Israel was taken captive, and Jerusalem made desolate, [that] Jeremias sat weeping, and lamented [with] this lamentation over Jerusalem, and said, ALEPH. How does the city that was filled with people sit solitary! she is become as a widow: she that was magnified among the nations, [and] princess among the provinces, has become tributary.
Comment est-elle assise solitaire, la cité populeuse! Elle est devenue comme une veuve, celle qui était grande parmi les nations. Celle qui était reine parmi les provinces a été soumise au tribut. BETH.
2 BETH. She weeps sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; and there is none of all her lovers to comfort her: all that were her friends have dealt deceitfully with her, they are become her enemies.
Elle pleure amèrement durant la nuit, et les larmes couvrent ses joues; pas un ne la console, de tous ses amants; tous ses compagnons l'ont trahie, ils sont devenus ses ennemis. GHIMEL.
3 GIMEL. Judea is gone into captivity by reason of her affliction, and by reason of the abundance of her servitude: she dwells among the nations, she has not found rest: all her pursuers have overtaken her between her oppressors.
Juda s'en est allé en exil, misérable et condamné à un rude travail; il habite chez les nations, sans trouver le repos; ses persécuteurs l’ont atteint dans d'étroits défilés. DALETH.
4 DALETH. The ways of Sion mourn, because there are none that come to the feast: all her gates are ruined: her priests groan, her virgins are led captive, and she is in bitterness in herself.
Les chemins de Sion sont dans le deuil, parce que nul ne vient plus à ses fêtes; Toutes ses portes sont en ruines, ses prêtres gémissent, ses vierges se désolent, et elle-même est dans l'amertume. HÉ.
5 HE. Her oppressors are become the head, and her enemies have prospered; for the Lord has afflicted her because of the multitude of her sins: her young children are gone into captivity before the face of the oppressor.
Ses oppresseurs ont le dessus, ses ennemis prospèrent; car Yahweh l'a affligée, à cause de la multitude de ses offenses; ses petits enfants s'en sont allés captifs, devant l'oppresseur. VAV.
6 VAU. And all her beauty has been taken away from the daughter of Sion: her princes were as rams finding no pasture, and are gone [away] in weakness before the face of the pursuer.
Et la fille de Sion a perdu toute sa gloire; ses princes sont comme des cerfs qui ne trouvent pas de pâture, et qui s'en vont sans force devant celui qui les poursuit. ZAÏN.
7 ZAIN. Jerusalem remembered the days of her affliction, and her rejection; [she thought on] all her desirable things which were from the days of old, when her people fell into the hands of the oppressor, and there was none to help her: when her enemies saw [it] they laughed at her habitation.
Jérusalem se souvient, aux jours de son affliction et de sa vie errante, de tous ses biens précieux qu'elle possédait, dès les jours anciens. Maintenant que son peuple est tombé sous la main de l'oppresseur, et que personne ne vient a son aide, ses ennemis la voient, et ils rient de son chômage. HETH.
8 HETH. Jerusalem has sinned a [great] sin; therefore has she come into tribulation, all that used to honor her have afflicted her, for they have seen her shame: yes, she herself groaned, and turned backward.
Jérusalem a multiplié ses péchés; c'est pourquoi elle est devenue une chose souillée; tous ceux qui l'honoraient la méprisent, car ils ont vu sa nudité; elle-même pousse des gémissements, et détourne la face. TETH.
9 TETH. Her uncleanness is before her feet; she remembered not her last end; she has lowered her boasting [tone], there is none to comfort her. Behold, O Lord, my affliction: for the enemy has magnified himself.
Sa souillure apparaît sous les pans de sa robe; elle ne songeait pas à sa fin. Et elle est tombée d'une manière étrange, et personne ne la console! " Vois, Yahweh, ma misère, car l'ennemi triomphe! " JOD.
10 JOD. The oppressor has stretched out his hand on all her desirable things: for she has seen the Gentiles entering into her sanctuary, [concerning] whom you did command that they should not enter into your congregation.
L'oppresseur a étendu la main sur tous ses trésors; car elle a vu les nations entrer dans son sanctuaire, les nations au sujet desquelles tu avais donné cet ordre: " Elles n'entreront pas dans ton assemblée. " CAPH.
11 CHAPH. All her people groan, seeking bread: they have given their desirable things for meat, to restore their soul: behold, Lord, and look; for she is become dishonored.
Tout son peuple gémit, cherchant du pain; ils donnent leurs joyaux pour des aliments, qui leur rendent la vie. " Vois Yahweh et considère l'abjection où je suis tombée! " LAMED.
12 LAMED. All you that pass by the way, turn, and see if there is sorrow like to my sorrow, which has happened [to me]. The Lord who spoke by me has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.
" O vous tous, qui passez par le chemin, regardez et voyez s'il y a une douleur pareille à la douleur qui pèse sur moi, moi que Yahweh a frappée, au jour de son ardente colère! MEM.
13 MEM. He has sent fire from his lofty habitation, he has brought it into my bones: he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: he has made me desolate [and] mourning all the day.
" D'en haut il a lancé dans mes os un feu qui les dévore; il a étendu un filet devant mes pieds, il m'a fait reculer; il m'a jeté dans la désolation, je languis tout le jour. NUN.
14 NUN. He has watched over my sins, they are twined about my hands, they have come up on my neck: my strength has failed; for the Lord has laid pains on my hands, I shall not be able to stand.
" Le joug de mes iniquités a été lié dans sa main; unies en faisceau, elles pèsent sur mon cou; il a fait chanceler ma force. Le Seigneur m’a livré à des mains auxquelles je ne puis résister. SAMECH.
15 SAMECH. The Lord has cut off all my strong men from the midst of me: he has summoned against me a time for crushing my choice men: the Lord has trodden a wine-press for the virgin daughter of Juda: for these things I weep.
" Le Seigneur a enlevé tous les guerriers qui étaient au milieu de moi; il a appelé contre moi une armée, pour écraser mes jeunes hommes; le Seigneur a foulé au pressoir la vierge, fille de Juda. AÏN.
16 AIN. Mine eye has poured out water, because he that should comfort me, that should restore my soul, has been removed far from me: my sons have been destroyed, because the enemy has prevailed.
" C'est pour cela que je pleure, que mon œil, mon œil se fond en larmes; car il n'y a près de moi personne qui me console, qui me rende la vie; mes fils sont dans la désolation, car l'ennemi l'emporte. " PHÉ.
17 PHE. Sion has spread out her hand, [and] there is none to comfort her: the Lord has commanded [concerning] Jacob, his oppressors are round about him: Jerusalem has become among them as a removed woman.
Sion a tendu les mains... Personne qui la console! Yahweh a mandé contre Jacob ses ennemis qui l'enveloppent; Jérusalem est devenue au milieu d'eux comme une chose souillée. TSADÉ.
18 TSADE. The Lord is righteous; for I have provoked his mouth: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my grief: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.
" Yahweh est vraiment juste, car j'ai été rebelle à ses ordres. Oh! écoutez tous, peuples, et voyez ma douleur: mes vierges et mes jeunes gens sont allés en exil! QOPH.
19 KOPH. I called my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and my elders failed in the city; for they sought meat that they might restore their souls, and found [it] not.
J'ai appelé mes amants, ils m'ont trompée; mes prêtres et mes anciens ont péri dans la ville, en cherchant de la nourriture, pour ranimer leur vie. RESCH.
20 RHECHS. Behold, O Lord; for I am afflicted: my belly is troubled, and my heart is turned within me; for I have been grievously rebellious: abroad the sword has bereaved me, even as death at home.
" Regarde, Yahweh, quelle est mon angoisse! Mes entrailles sont émues; mon cœur est bouleversé au dedans de moi, parce que j'ai été bien rebelle. Au dehors l'épée tue mes enfants; au dedans, c'est la mort! SIN.
21 CHSEN. Hear, I pray you, for I groan: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard [of] mine afflictions, and rejoice because you have done [it]: you have brought on the day, you have called the time: they are become like to me.
" On entend mes gémissements; personne qui me console! Tous mes ennemis, en apprenant mon malheur, se réjouissent de ce que tu as agi. Tu feras venir le jour que tu as annoncé, et ils deviendront tels que moi! THAV.
22 THAU. Let all their wickedness come before your face; and strip them, as they have made a gleaning for all my sins: for my groans are many, and my heart is grieved.
" Que toute leur méchanceté soit présente devant toi, pour que tu les traites comme tu m'as traitée moi-même, à cause de toutes mes offenses! Car mes gémissements sont nombreux, et mon cœur est malade! "
