Lamentations 3
1 I, am the man, that hath seen affliction, by the rod of his indignation;
| אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ |
2 Me, hath he driven out and brought into darkness, and not light;
| אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃ |
3 Surely, against me, doth he again and again, turn his hand all the day.
| אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ ס |
4 He hath worn out my flesh and my skin, hath broken my bones;
| בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ |
5 He hath built up against me, and carried round me, fortifications and a trench;
| בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃ |
6 In dark places, hath he made me sit, like the dead of age-past times.
| בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃ ס |
7 He hath walled up around me, that I cannot get out, hath weighted my fetter;
| גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ |
8 Yea, when I make outcry and implore, he hath shut out my prayer;
| גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ |
9 He hath walled in my ways with hewn stone, my paths, hath he caused to wind back.
| גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ ס |
10 A bear lying in wait, he is to me, a lion, in secret places;
| דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י אריה בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ |
11 My ways, hath he turned aside, and hath torn me in pieces, hath made me desolate;
| דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃ |
12 He hath trodden his bow, and set me up, as a mark for the arrow.
| דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס |
13 He hath caused to enter my reins, the sons of his quiver;
| הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ |
14 I have become a derision to all my people, their song all the day;
| הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
15 He hath sated me with bitter things, hath drenched me with wormwood.
| הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ ס |
16 And he hath crushed, with gravel-stones, my teeth, hath made me cower in ashes;
| וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ |
17 And thou hast thrust away from welfare, my soul, I have forgotten prosperity;
| וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃ |
18 And I said, Vanished is mine endurance, even mine expectation, from Yahweh.
| וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס |
19 Remember my humiliation and my fleeings, the wormwood and poison;
| זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ |
20 Thou wilt, indeed remember, that, bowed down concerning myself, is my soul;
| זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר ותשיח עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
21 This, will I bring back to my heart, therefore, will I hope.
| זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ ס |
22 The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, verily they are not exhausted, Verily! not at an end, are his compassions:
| חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃ |
23 New things for the mornings! Abundant is thy faithfulness:
| חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ |
24 My portion, is Yahweh, saith my soul, For this cause, will I wait for him.
| חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ ס |
25 Good is Yahweh, to them who wait for him, to the soul that will seek him;
| ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ |
26 Good it is—both to wait and to be silent, for the deliverance of Yahweh;
| ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃ |
27 Good it is for a man, that he should bear the yoke in his youth.
| ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ ס |
28 Let him sit alone, and keep silence, because he took it upon himself:
| יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃ |
29 Let him put, in the dust, his mouth, peradventure, there is hope!
| יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃ |
30 Let him give, to him that smiteth him, his cheek, let him be sated with reproach.
| יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ ס |
31 Surely My Lord, will not cast off, unto times age-abiding;
| כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃ |
32 Surely, though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses;
| כִּ֣י אִם־הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב חסדו׃ |
33 Surely he hath not afflicted from his heart, nor caused sorrow to the sons of men.
| כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃ ס |
34 To crush, under his feet, any of the prisoners of the earth;
| לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ |
35 To turn aside the right of a man, before the face of the Most High;
| לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ |
36 To oppress a son of earth in his cause, My Lord, hath made no provision.
| לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ ס |
37 Who was it that spake, and it was done, [when], My Lord, had not commanded?
| מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃ |
38 Out of the mouth of the Most High, Proceed there not misfortunes and blessing?
| מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ |
39 Why should a living son of earth complain, [Let] a man [complain] because of his sins?
| מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־חטאו׃ ס |
40 Let us search out our ways, and examine them well, and let us return unto Yahweh;
| נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃ |
41 Let us lift up our heart, to the opened palms, to the Mighty One in the heavens;
| נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ |
42 We, have trespassed and rebelled, Thou, hast not pardoned.
| נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ ס |
43 Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us, hast slain—hast not spared;
| סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ |
44 Thou hast screened thyself with the clouds, that prayer, should not pass through;
| סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃ |
45 Offscouring and refuse, dost thou make us, in the midst of the peoples.
| סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ ס |
46 With their mouth, opened wide over us, [stand] all our foes.
| פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ |
47 Terror and a pit, have befallen us, tumult and grievous injury;
| פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ |
48 With streams of water, mine eye runneth down, over the grievous injury of the daughter of my people.
| פַּלְגֵי־מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃ ס |
49 Mine eye, poureth itself out and ceaseth not, without relief;
| עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ |
50 Until Yahweh out of the heavens shall look forth, and see,
| עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ |
51 Mine eye dealeth severely with my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.
| עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃ ס |
52 They, have laid snares, for me as a bird, who are mine enemies without cause:
| צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃ |
53 They have cut off, in the dungeon, my life, and have cast a stone upon me;
| צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃ |
54 Waters, flowed over, my head, I said, I am cut off!
| צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ ס |
55 I have called upon thy Name, O Yahweh, out of the dungeon below;
| קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ |
56 My voice, thou hast heard, —do not close thine ear to my respite, to mine outcry;
| קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ |
57 Thou drewest near, in the day I kept calling on thee, thou saidst, Do not fear!
| קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃ ס |
58 Thou hast pleaded, O My Lord, the pleas of my soul, hast redeemed my life;
| רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃ |
59 Thou hast beheld, O Yahweh, my failure to get justice, Pronounce thou my sentence;
| רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ |
60 Thou hast seen all their vindictiveness, all their plots against me.
| רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ ס |
61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Yahweh, all their plots against me;
| שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃ |
62 The lips of mine assailants, and their mutterings, are against me, all the day;
| שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ |
63 On their downsitting and their uprising, do thou look, I, am their song.
| שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס |
64 Thou wilt render to them a recompense, O Yahweh, according to the work of their hands;
| תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ |
65 Thou wilt suffer them a veiling of heart, thy curse to them;
| תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃ |
66 Thou wilt pursue in anger, and wilt destroy them, from under the heavens of Yahweh.
| תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ |
