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.
Comme elle est assise solitaire, la ville [jadis] grande et peuplée! Elle est comme une veuve, celle qui fut grande parmi les nations, elle primait entre les États, et la voilà 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, elle pleure durant la nuit, et les larmes couvrent ses joues; de tous ceux qu'elle aimait, aucun ne la console; tous ses alliés l'ont trahie, et lui sont devenus hostiles.
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 émigré, fuyant l'oppression et un profond esclavage; il va séjourner au milieu des nations, il n'y trouve aucun repos; tous ses persécuteurs l'atteignent aux 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 chemins de Sion sont dans le deuil, car personne ne se rend plus aux fêtes solennelles; toutes ses Portes sont désertes; ses sacrificateurs gémissent, ses vierges sont désolées, et elle est remplie 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 le dessus, ses ennemis sont heureux et tranquilles, car l'Éternel l'afflige à cause de ses nombreux forfaits; ses enfants marchent prisonniers en tête des ennemis;
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.
et la fille de Sion a perdu toute sa splendeur; ses princes sont comme des cerfs qui ne trouvent point de pâture, et ils marchent débiles devant celui qui les chasse.
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.
Pendant ses jours de misère et de tribulation, Jérusalem repasse sur toutes ses prospérités qui aux jours d'autrefois étaient son partage, pendant que son peuple tombe sous la main de l'ennemi, et que personne ne lui est en aide; les ennemis la regardent, et rient de ce qu'elle a cessé d'être.
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 fut grandement coupable; de là l'état hideux où elle est réduite; tous ceux qui l'honoraient, la ravalent, parce qu'ils voient sa nudité; et elle soupire aussi, et se détourne.
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!”
Ses souillures sont [attachées] aux pans de sa robe. Elle n'a pas considéré sa fin; c'est pourquoi elle est extraordinairement abaissée, personne ne la console! « O Éternel, vois ma misère, comme 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.
L'ennemi porte la main sur tout ce qui lui est cher; car elle voit pénétrer dans son sanctuaire des nations auxquelles Tu avais interdit d'entrer dans l'assemblée des tiens.
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!”
Tout son peuple soupire, il cherche du pain; il donne ses choses précieuses pour des aliments qui le rappellent à la vie. « O Éternel, vois, et regarde l'abjection où je suis descendue! »
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'êtes-vous pas touchés, vous tous qui passez? Regardez! et voyez s'il est des douleurs égales aux douleurs qui me sont infligées, dont l'Éternel m'afflige 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.
D'en haut Il a envoyé un feu dans mes os, et il s'en est rendu maître; Il a tendu un filet devant mes pieds, m'a fait tomber à la renverse; Il m'a réduite à la solitude, à une langueur de tous les jours.
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.
C'est sa main qui a serré le joug formé par mes crimes; ils s'entrelacent, ils pèsent sur mon col; Il a fait fléchir ma vigueur; le Seigneur m'a livrée aux mains de ceux à qui je ne puis tenir tête.
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].
Dans mon sein le Seigneur a dégradé mes héros; Il a publié une coalition contre moi, afin de tailler en pièces mes jeunes hommes; le Seigneur a foulé sous le pressoir 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).
C'est sur cela que je pleure, que mes yeux, mes yeux fondent en larmes; car ils sont loin de moi ceux qui me consoleraient, me rappelleraient à la vie; mes fils sont exterminés, car l'ennemi l'emporte. »
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, il n'y a personne pour la consoler; l'Éternel a fait marcher contre Jacob ses ennemis de toutes parts, et parmi eux Jérusalem fut comme une femme pendant sa souillure.
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.
« L'Éternel est juste, car je fus rebelle à ses ordres. O écoutez, vous tous les peuples, et voyez mes douleurs! Mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont partis pour la 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'implorai mes amis, ils m'ont trompée. Mes sacrificateurs et mes Anciens expirent dans la ville; car en vain ils ont cherché un aliment 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].
O Éternel, vois comme je suis angoissée! Mes entrailles bouillonnent; mon cœur est bouleversé au dedans de moi, car je me suis rebellée. Au dehors l'épée ravage, comme la mort 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!
Ils m'entendent gémir, et aucun ne me console; tous mes ennemis entendent parler de mes maux; ils se réjouissent, parce que Tu as agi. [Mais] tu amènes le jour que tu as annoncé, et ils me seront assimilés.
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 comparaisse devant toi! et traite-les comme tu m'as traitée pour tous mes forfaits! Car je pousse beaucoup de soupirs, et mon cœur est dans la langueur. »
