Lamentations 1
1 Jerusalem was [once] full of people, but now it is deserted. [Once] it was honored by people all over the world, but now it is [grieving/abandoned] like [SIM] a widow. [Once] it was [honored like] [MET] a princess [is honored] among the nations, but now [we who live here] have become slaves.
Hélas! Comme elle est assise solitaire, la cité naguère si populeuse! Elle, si puissante parmi les peuples, ressemble à une veuve; elle qui était une souveraine parmi les provinces a été rendue tributaire!
2 We [PRS] weep bitterly [all] night long, with tears flowing down our cheeks. Among [the people in] all [the nations] that loved Jerusalem there are none that comfort us [now]. All [the rulers of those nations that were previously] our allies have betrayed us, and they are all now enemies [of the people of Jerusalem].
Elle pleure amèrement dans la nuit, les larmes inondent ses joues; personne ne la console de tous ceux qui l’aimaient; tous ses amis l’ont trahie, se sont changés pour elle en ennemis.
3 [The people of] Judah have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries) and caused to suffer greatly as slaves. They live in [other] nations where they do not have peace/safety. Their enemies seized them, and there was no way for them to escape.
Juda est allé en exil, accablé par la misère et une dure servitude; il demeure parmi les nations, sans trouver de repos. Ses persécuteurs, tous ensemble, l’ont atteint dans les étroits défilés.
4 The roads to Zion [Hill] are empty [PRS] because no one comes [here] to [celebrate] the sacred festivals. The city gates are deserted, and the priests groan. The young women [of Jerusalem] cry [because] they are suffering greatly.
Les routes de Sion sont en deuil, personne ne se rendant à ses solennités; toutes ses portes sont en ruines, ses prêtres gémissent, ses vierges sont en proie à la douleur, et elle-même est abreuvée d’amertume.
5 Our enemies have conquered the city, and [now] they prosper. Yahweh has punished [the people of] Jerusalem because of all the sins that they have committed. The children [of Jerusalem] have been captured and taken [to other countries].
Ses adversaires ont pris le dessus, ses ennemis vivent en sécurité, car l’Eternel l’a frappée pour ses nombreux péchés; ses jeunes enfants s’en vont captifs, poussés par le vainqueur.
6 Jerusalem was a beautiful city, but it is not beautiful now. The leaders [of the city] are like [SIM] deer that are starving because of being unable to find any grass [to eat]. They are very weak, with the result that they are unable to run from their enemies.
La fille de Sion a vu partir toute sa splendeur; ses princes, tels des cerfs qui ne trouvent pas de pâturage, s’avancent à bout de forces devant qui les pourchasse.
7 [The people of] Jerusalem are sad and scattered, and they think about the previous greatness of the city. [But now] our enemies have captured the city, and there is no one to help the people. Our enemies destroyed the city and laughed while they were doing that.
Aux jours de misère et de souffrance, Jérusalem se souvient de tous les biens qu’elle possédait dans les temps passés. Quand son peuple tomba entre les mains du vainqueur et que personne ne vint la secourir, les ennemis, en la voyant, se sont divertis de ses ruines.
8 [The people of] [PRS] Jerusalem have sinned very much; [it is as though] [MET] the city has become [like] a filthy [rag]. All those who [previously] honored the city [now] despise it, because they see that it has become very disgraced [MET]. Now [the people of] the city groan, and they cover their faces [because they are very ashamed].
Jérusalem a gravement prévariqué, aussi est-elle devenue un objet de répulsion; tous ceux qui l’honoraient la bafouent, car ils ont vu sa nudité. Elle-même soupire et détourne la face.
9 The city has become filthy because of [PRS] the sins that the people have committed; they did not think about what could happen to the city. [Now] the city has been destroyed, and there is no one to comfort [the people]. [The people cry out saying], “Yahweh, look at how we are suffering because our enemies have defeated us!”
Sa souillure est attachée aux pans de sa robe: elle ne songeait pas à l’avenir! Elle est donc tombée d’une manière prodigieuse, et personne ne la console. Vois, ô Eternel, ma misère, car l’ennemi est triomphant.
10 Our enemies have taken away all our treasures, all the valuable things that we owned. We have seen [soldiers from other] nations, [men who do not worship Yahweh], enter our sacred temple, [the place] where foreigners/non-Israelis were (forbidden/not allowed) to enter.
Le vainqueur a fait main basse sur tous ses trésors; elle a vu des peuples pénétrer dans ton sanctuaire, des peuples que tu avais défendu d’admettre dans ton assemblée.
11 The people of the city groan while they search for food; they have given their treasures to get food [to eat] to remain alive. [They say], “Yahweh, look [at us], and see that we are despised!”
Tous ses habitants gémissent, demandent du pain: ils échangent leurs biens les plus chers contre des aliments, pour ranimer leur vie. Vois, ô Eternel, et regarde comme je suis devenue misérable!
12 You people who pass by, you do not [RHQ] seem to care at all [about what has happened to us]. Look around and see that there are no other [RHQ] people who are suffering like we are. Yahweh has caused us to suffer because he was extremely angry [with us].
N’Est-ce pas à vous que je m’adresse, O vous tous qui passez par là? Regardez et voyez s’il est une douleur comparable à ma douleur à moi, dont l’Eternel m’a affligée au jour de son ardente colère.
13 [It is as though] he sent a fire from heaven [MTY] that burned in our bones; [it is as though] [MET] he has placed a trap for our feet, and has prevented us from walking any further. He has abandoned us; we are weak/miserable [every day], all day long.
Des hauteurs il a lancé dans mes membres un feu qui les ravage; il a tendu un filet sous mes pas; il m’a ramenée violemment en arrière; il a fait de moi une ruine, un être souffrant sans trêve.
14 He caused the sins that we have committed to be [like] a heavy load for us to carry; [it is as though] [MET] he tied them around our necks. Previously we were strong, but he has caused us to become weak. He has allowed our enemies to capture us, and we were not able to do anything to resist them.
Le joug de mes péchés a été attaché par ses propres mains; noués l’un à l’autre, ils pèsent sur ma nuque et paralysent mes forces: le Seigneur m’a livrée entre des mains contre lesquelles je ne puis me défendre.
15 Yahweh looked at our mighty soldiers and laughed at them. He has summoned a great army to [come and] crush our young soldiers. [It is as though] [MET] Yahweh has trampled on [us] people of Judah like [SIM] [people trample] on grapes in a pit [to make wine].
Tous mes vaillants combattants, le Seigneur les a broyés dans mon enceinte; il a convoqué une assemblée pour briser mes jeunes guerriers. Le Seigneur a foulé un pressoir à la vierge, fille de Juda.
16 I weep because of [all] those things; my eyes are filled with tears. There is no one to comfort me; those who could encourage me are far away. Our enemies have conquered [us], so our children have nothing good to (hope for/expect to happen).
Voilà pourquoi je pleure; mes yeux, mes yeux ruissellent de larmes; car autour de moi il n’est personne pour me consoler, pour relever mon courage. Mes fils sont dans la désolation, car l’ennemi l’a emporté.
17 [We people of] [PRS] Jerusalem reach out our hands [to get help], but there is no one to comfort us. Yahweh has decided concerning [us descendants of] Jacob that the people in nearby nations will become our enemies; so they consider that Jerusalem has become [like] [MET] a filthy rag.
Sion tend les mains: personne ne la console. L’Eternel a convoqué contre Jacob ses ennemis à la ronde; Jérusalem est devenue un objet de dégoût parmi eux.
18 But what Yahweh has done [to us] is fair, because we have rebelled against obeying the commands that he gave [us]. You people everywhere, listen [to us]; [look and] see that we are suffering [greatly]. We had [many] sons and daughters, but they have been captured and forced to go to distant countries.
Juste est l’Eternel, car je fus rebelle à ses ordres. Ecoutez donc, vous tous, ô peuples, et voyez ma douleur! Mes vierges et mes jeunes gens sont allés en captivité.
19 We pleaded with our allies [to help us], but they [all] refused. Our priests and our leaders have died [from hunger] in the city while they were searching for food [to eat] to remain alive.
J’Ai appelé ceux qui m’aimaient: ce sont eux qui m’ont leurrée! Mes prêtres et mes vieillards ont expiré dans la ville, car vainement ils demandaient de la nourriture pour ranimer leur vie.
20 Yahweh, see that we are suffering very much. [It is as though] our inner beings are tormented. We are sad [SYN] because we have rebelled [against you]. Our enemies kill people in the streets with their swords; people are dying [because they have no food to eat].
Vois, ô Eternel, quelle est ma détresse; mes entrailles brûlent, mon cœur est bouleversé en mon sein, car profonde fut ma rébellion. Au dehors sévit le glaive, comme la peste au dedans.
21 People have heard us while we groaned, but no one [came to] comfort us. [Yahweh, ] you caused us to experience this [disaster], and our enemies are happy to see what you have done [to us]. But cause it soon to be the time that you have promised, when our enemies will suffer like we have suffered!
On entend que je gémis: nul ne songe à me consoler; tous mes ennemis, en apprenant mon malheur, sont dans la joie, parce que, toi, tu en es l’auteur. Puisses-tu amener le jour que tu as annoncé, pour qu’ils soient comme moi!
22 [Yahweh, ] see all the evil things that they have done and punish them! [Punish them] like you have punished us for all the sins that we committed! [We say this to you] because we suffer and groan very much, and we (faint/are very sad).
Que toute leur méchanceté apparaisse devant toi! Traite-les comme tu m’as traitée à cause de tous mes péchés! Car violents sont mes gémissements, et mon cœur est endolori.
