Lamentations 3
1 [ALEPH-BET] I [am] the man [who] has seen affliction By the rod of His wrath.
| אֲנִי הַגֶּבֶר רָאָה עֳנִי בְּשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ |
2 He has led me, and causes to go [in] darkness, and without light.
| אוֹתִי נָהַג וַיֹּלַךְ חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃ |
3 Surely against me He turns back, He turns His hand all the day.
| אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדוֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
4 He has worn out my flesh and my skin. He has broken my bones.
| בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעוֹרִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ |
5 He has built up against me, And sets around poverty and weariness.
| בָּנָה עָלַי וַיַּקַּף רֹאשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃ |
6 In dark places He has caused me to dwell, As the dead of old.
| בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הוֹשִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָֽם׃ |
7 He has hedged me in, and I do not go out, He has made heavy my chain.
| גָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ |
8 Also when I call and cry out, He has shut out my prayer.
| גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ |
9 He has hedged my ways with hewn work, My paths He has made crooked.
| גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּֽה׃ |
10 A bear lying in wait He [is] to me, A lion in secret hiding places.
| דֹּב אֹרֵב הוּא לִי אריה אֲרִי בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ |
11 My ways He is turning aside, and He pulls me in pieces, He has made me a desolation.
| דְּרָכַי סוֹרֵר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי שָׂמַנִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃ |
12 He has bent His bow, And sets me up as a mark for an arrow.
| דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתוֹ וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵֽץ׃ |
13 He has caused to enter into my reins The sons of His quiver.
| הֵבִיא בְּכִלְיוֹתָי בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ |
14 I have been a derision to all my people, Their song all the day.
| הָיִיתִי שְּׂחֹק לְכָל־עַמִּי נְגִינָתָם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
15 He has filled me with bitter things, He has filled me [with] wormwood.
| הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרוֹרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ |
16 And He breaks with gravel my teeth, He has covered me with ashes.
| וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּֽחָצָץ שִׁנָּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ |
17 And You cast off my soul from peace, I have forgotten prosperity.
| וַתִּזְנַח מִשָּׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי נָשִׁיתִי טוֹבָֽה׃ |
18 And I say, My strength and my hope have perished from YHWH.
| וָאֹמַר אָבַד נִצְחִי וְתוֹחַלְתִּי מֵיְהוָֽה׃ |
19 Remember my affliction and my mourning, Wormwood and gall!
| זְכָר־עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי לַעֲנָה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ |
20 Remember well, and my soul bows down in me.
| זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר ותשיח וְתָשׁוֹחַ עָלַי נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
21 This I turn to my heart—therefore I hope.
| זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִֽיל׃ |
22 The kindnesses of YHWH! For we have not been consumed, For His mercies have not ended.
| חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃ |
23 New every morning, abundant [is] Your faithfulness.
| חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
24 My portion [is] YHWH, my soul has said, Therefore I hope for Him.
| חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל לֽוֹ׃ |
25 YHWH [is] good to those waiting for Him, To the soul [that] seeks Him.
| טוֹב יְהוָה לְקֹוָו לְנֶפֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ |
26 [It is] good when one stays and stands still For the salvation of YHWH.
| טוֹב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהוָֽה׃ |
27 [It is] good for a man that he bears a yoke in his youth.
| טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ |
28 He sits alone, and is silent, For He has laid [it] on him.
| יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָֽיו׃ |
29 He puts his mouth in the dust, if so be, there is hope.
| יִתֵּן בֶּֽעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃ |
30 He gives to his striker the cheek, He is filled with reproach.
| יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ |
31 For the Lord does not cast off for all time.
| כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָֽי׃ |
32 For though He afflicted, yet He has pitied, According to the abundance of His kindness.
| כִּי אִם־הוֹגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב חסדו חֲסָדָֽיו׃ |
33 For He has not afflicted with His heart, Nor does He grieve the sons of men.
| כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִבּוֹ וַיַּגֶּה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃ |
34 To bruise under one’s feet any bound ones of earth,
| לְדַכֵּא תַּחַת רַגְלָיו כֹּל אֲסִירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ |
35 To turn aside the judgment of a man, Before the face of the Most High,
| לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפַּט־גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ |
36 To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord has not approved.
| לְעַוֵּת אָדָם בְּרִיבוֹ אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָֽה׃ |
37 Who [is] this—he has spoken, and it is, [And] the Lord has not commanded [it]?
| מִי זֶה אָמַר וַתֶּהִי אֲדֹנָי לֹא צִוָּֽה׃ |
38 From the mouth of the Most High does not go forth the evils and the good.
| מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעוֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ |
39 Why does a living man sigh habitually, A man for his sin?
| מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם חָי גֶּבֶר עַל־חטאו חֲטָאָֽיו׃ |
40 We search our ways, and investigate, And turn back to YHWH.
| נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְֽנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃ |
41 We lift up our heart on the hands to God in the heavens.
| נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־כַּפָּיִם אֶל־אֵל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ |
42 We have transgressed and been rebellious, You have not forgiven.
| נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה לֹא סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ |
43 You have covered Yourself with anger, And pursue us; You have slain—You have not pitied.
| סַכֹּתָה בָאַף וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵנוּ הָרַגְתָּ לֹא חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ |
44 You have covered Yourself with a cloud, So that prayer does not pass through.
| סַכּוֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבוֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃ |
45 Outcast and refuse You make us In the midst of the peoples.
| סְחִי וּמָאוֹס תְּשִׂימֵנוּ בְּקֶרֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ |
46 Opened against us their mouth have all our enemies.
| פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ |
47 Fear and a snare has been for us, Desolation and destruction.
| פַּחַד וָפַחַת הָיָה לָנוּ הַשֵּׁאת וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ |
48 Streams of water go down my eye, For the destruction of the daughter of my people.
| פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל־שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃ |
49 My eye is poured out, And does not cease without intermission,
| עֵינִי נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תִדְמֶה מֵאֵין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ |
50 Until YHWH looks and sees from the heavens,
| עַד־יַשְׁקִיף וְיֵרֶא יְהוָה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ |
51 My eye affects my soul, Because of all the daughters of my city.
| עֵינִי עֽוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי מִכֹּל בְּנוֹת עִירִֽי׃ |
52 Hunting—my enemies have hunted me without cause like the bird.
| צוֹד צָדוּנִי כַּצִּפּוֹר אֹיְבַי חִנָּֽם׃ |
53 They have cut off my life in a pit, And they cast a stone against me.
| צָֽמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ־אֶבֶן בִּֽי׃ |
54 Waters have flowed over my head, I have said, I have been cut off.
| צָֽפוּ־מַיִם עַל־רֹאשִׁי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ |
55 I called Your Name, O YHWH, from the lower pit.
| קָרָאתִי שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה מִבּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ |
56 You have heard my voice, do not hide Your ear at my breathing—at my cry.
| קוֹלִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ |
57 You have drawn near in the day I call You, You have said, Do not fear.
| קָרַבְתָּ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָאֶךָּ אָמַרְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃ |
58 You have pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, You have redeemed my life.
| רַבְתָּ אֲדֹנָי רִיבֵי נַפְשִׁי גָּאַלְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃ |
59 You have seen, O YHWH, my overthrow, Judge my cause.
| רָאִיתָה יְהוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
60 You have seen all their vengeance, All their thoughts of me.
| רָאִיתָה כָּל־נִקְמָתָם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לִֽי׃ |
61 You have heard their reproach, O YHWH, All their thoughts against me,
| שָׁמַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם יְהוָה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם עָלָֽי׃ |
62 The lips of my withstanders, Even their meditation against me all the day.
| שִׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיוֹנָם עָלַי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
63 Their sitting down, and their rising up, Behold attentively, I [am] their song.
| שִׁבְתָּם וְקִֽימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ |
64 You return to them the deed, O YHWH, According to the work of their hands.
| תָּשִׁיב לָהֶם גְּמוּל יְהוָה כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ |
65 You give to them a covered heart, Your curse to them.
| תִּתֵּן לָהֶם מְגִנַּת־לֵב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ לָהֶֽם׃ |
66 You pursue in anger, and destroy them, From under the heavens of YHWH!
| תִּרְדֹּף בְּאַף וְתַשְׁמִידֵם מִתַּחַת שְׁמֵי יְהוָֽה׃ |
