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.
Πως εκάθησε μόνη η πόλις η πεπληθυμμένη λαών. Κατέστη ως χήρα η πεπληθυμμένη εν έθνεσιν, η άρχουσα εν ταις επαρχίαις· έγεινεν υποτελής.
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.
Ακαταπαύστως κλαίει την νύκτα και τα δάκρυα αυτής καταρρέουσιν επί τας σιαγόνας αυτής· εκ πάντων των αγαπώντων αυτήν δεν υπάρχει ο παρηγορών αυτήν· πάντες οι φίλοι αυτής εφέρθησαν προς αυτήν απίστως· εχθροί έγειναν εις αυτήν.
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.
Ηχμαλωτίσθη ο Ιούδας υπό θλίψεως και υπό βαρείας δουλείας· κάθηται εν τοις έθνεσι· δεν ευρίσκει ανάπαυσιν· πάντες οι διώκται αυτού κατέλαβον αυτόν εν μέσω των στενών.
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.
Αι οδοί της Σιών πενθούσι, διότι ουδείς έρχεται εις τας εορτάς· πάσαι αι πύλαι αυτής είναι έρημοι οι ιερείς αυτής αναστενάζουσιν· αι παρθένοι αυτής είναι περίλυποι και αυτή πλήρης πικρίας.
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.
Οι εναντίοι αυτής έγειναν κεφαλή, οι εχθροί αυτής ευημερούσι· διότι ο Κύριος κατέθλιψεν αυτήν διά το πλήθος των ανομιών αυτής· τα νήπια αυτής επορεύθησαν εις αιχμαλωσίαν έμπροσθεν του εχθρού.
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.
Και έφυγεν από της θυγατρός Σιών πάσα η δόξα αυτής· οι άρχοντες αυτής έγειναν ως έλαφοι μη ευρίσκουσαι βοσκήν, και εβάδιζον χωρίς δυνάμεως έμπροσθεν του διώκοντος.
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.
Ενεθυμήθη η Ιερουσαλήμ εν ταις ημέραις της θλίψεως αυτής και της εξώσεως αυτής πάντα τα επιθυμητά αυτής, τα οποία είχεν από χρόνων αρχαίων, ότε έπεσεν ο λαός αυτής εις την χείρα του εχθρού και δεν υπήρχεν ο βοηθών αυτήν· είδον αυτήν οι εχθροί, εγέλασαν επί τη καταπαύσει αυτής.
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.
Αμαρτίαν ημάρτησεν η Ιερουσαλήμ· διά τούτο έγεινεν ως ακάθαρτος· πάντες οι δοξάζοντες αυτήν κατεφρόνησαν αυτήν, διότι είδον την ασχημοσύνην αυτής· αυτή δε ανεστέναζε και απεστράφη εις τα οπίσω.
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.
Η ακαθαρσία αυτής ήτο εις τα κράσπεδα αυτής· δεν ενεθυμήθη τα τέλη αυτής· όθεν εταπεινώθη εξαισίως· δεν υπήρχεν ο παρηγορών αυτήν. Ιδέ, Κύριε, την θλίψιν μου, διότι εμεγαλύνθη ο εχθρός.
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.
Ο εχθρός εξήπλωσε την χείρα αυτού επί πάντα τα επιθυμητά αυτής· διότι αυτή είδε τα έθνη εισερχόμενα εις το αγιαστήριον αυτής, τα οποία προσέταξας να μη εισέλθωσιν εις την συναγωγήν σου.
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.
Πας ο λαός αυτής καταστενάζει, ζητών άρτον· έδωκαν τα επιθυμητά αυτών αντί τροφής, διά να επανέλθη η ψυχή αυτών. Ιδέ, Κύριε, και επίβλεψον· διότι έγεινα εξουθενημένη.
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.
Ω, προς υμάς, πάντες οι διαβαίνοντες την οδόν· επιβλέψατε και ιδέτε, αν ήναι πόνος κατά τον πόνον μου, όστις έγεινεν εις εμέ, με τον οποίον με έθλιψεν ο Κύριος εν τη ημέρα της οργής του θυμού αυτού.
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.
Εξαπέστειλεν εξ ύψους πυρ επί τα οστά μου και κατεκράτησεν αυτά· ήπλωσε δίκτυον εις τους πόδας μου· με έστρεψεν εις τα οπίσω· με κατέστησεν ηφανισμένην, όλην την ημέραν οδυνωμένην.
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.
Ο ζυγός των ασεβημάτων μου συνεσφίγχθη διά της χειρός αυτού· περιεπλέχθησαν, ανέβησαν επί τον τράχηλόν μου, κατέλυσε την δύναμίν μου· ο Κύριος με παρέδωκεν εις χείρας, εξ ων δεν δύναμαι να εγερθώ.
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.
Ο Κύριος κατέστρωσε πάντας τους δυνατούς μου εν τω μέσω μου· εκάλεσεν επ' εμέ ωρισμένον καιρόν διά να συντρίψη τους εκλεκτούς μου· ο Κύριος επάτησεν εν ληνώ την παρθένον, την θυγατέρα Ιούδα.
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.
Διά ταύτα εγώ θρηνώ· οι οφθαλμοί μου, οι οφθαλμοί μου καταρρέουσιν ύδατα· διότι απεμακρύνθη απ' εμού ο παρηγορητής ο αναζωοποιών την ψυχήν μου· οι υιοί μου ηφανίσθησαν, διότι υπερίσχυσεν ο εχθρός.
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.
Η Σιών εκτείνει τας χείρας αυτής, δεν υπάρχει ο παρηγορών αυτήν· ο Κύριος προσέταξε περί του Ιακώβ· οι εχθροί αυτού περιεκύκλωσαν αυτόν· η Ιερουσαλήμ έγεινε μεταξύ αυτών ως ακάθαρτος.
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.
Δίκαιος είναι ο Κύριος διότι απεστάτησα από του λόγου αυτού. Ακούσατε, παρακαλώ, πάντες οι λαοί, και ιδέτε τον πόνον μου· αι παρθένοι μου και οι νεανίσκοι μου επορεύθησαν εις αιχμαλωσίαν.
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.
Εκάλεσα τους αγαπώντάς με, αλλ' αυτοί με ηπάτησαν· οι ιερείς μου και οι πρεσβύτεροί μου εξέπνευσαν εν τη πόλει, διότι εζήτησαν τροφήν υπέρ εαυτών διά να επανέλθη η ψυχή αυτών.
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.
Ιδέ, Κύριε, διότι θλίβομαι· τα εντόσθιά μου ταράττονται, η καρδία μου αναστρέφεται εντός μου, διότι μεγάλως απεστάτησα· έξωθεν ητέκνωσεν η μάχαιρα· εν τω οίκω ο θάνατος.
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.
Ήκουσαν, διότι στενάζω· δεν υπάρχει ο παρηγορών με· πάντες οι εχθροί μου ήκουσαν την συμφοράν μου· εχάρησαν ότι συ έκαμες τούτο · όταν φέρης την ημέραν, την οποίαν εκάλεσας, αυτοί θέλουσι γείνει ως εγώ.
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.
Ας έλθη ενώπιόν σου πάσα η κακία αυτών· και κάμε εις αυτούς ως έκαμες εις εμέ διά πάντα τα αμαρτήματά μου· διότι πολλοί είναι οι στεναγμοί μου και η καρδία μου εξέλιπε.
