Lamentations 2
1 Yahweh was extremely angry [with us]; as a result, [it was as though] [MET] he covered Jerusalem with a dark cloud. Previously it was a beautiful/glorious city, but he has caused it to become a ruins. At the time he punished [MET] Israel, he [even] abandoned his temple [MET] [in Jerusalem].
Comment, dans sa colère, l'Éternel a couvert d'un nuage la fille de Sion? Il a fait descendre du ciel à la terre la beauté d'Israël, et ne s'est pas souvenu de son marchepied au jour de sa colère.
2 Yahweh destroyed the homes of [the people of] [PRS] Judah; he did not act mercifully. Because he was very angry, he broke down the fortresses of Judah. He has caused our kingdom and our rulers to become disgraced, and he has gotten rid of them.
Le Seigneur a englouti toutes les habitations de Jacob. sans pitié. Il a renversé dans sa colère les forteresses de la fille de Juda. Il les a fait descendre jusqu'au sol. Il a profané le royaume et ses princes.
3 Because he was extremely angry, he has caused Israel to not be powerful [MET] any more. He has refused to assist us when our enemies attacked us. He has destroyed Israel like [SIM] a raging fire destroys everything.
Il a coupé toute la corne d'Israël dans une colère ardente. Il a retiré sa main droite de devant l'ennemi. Il a brûlé Jacob comme un feu ardent, qui dévore tout autour.
4 He bent his bow [to prepare to shoot us, his people], as though we were his enemies. He [prepared to] kill the people whom we love the most [MET], members of our own families. He is extremely angry [MTY] with us people of Jerusalem; his anger is like [SIM] a fire.
Il a bandé son arc comme un ennemi. Il s'est tenu avec sa main droite comme un adversaire. Il a tué tout ce qui était agréable à l'œil. Dans la tente de la fille de Sion, il a déversé sa colère comme un feu.
5 Yahweh has become like an enemy to [us] Israelis; he has destroyed our palaces and caused our fortresses to become ruins. He has gotten rid of many people in Jerusalem, and caused us to mourn and weep [for those who were killed].
Le Seigneur est devenu comme un ennemi. Il a englouti Israël. Il a englouti tous ses palais. Il a détruit ses forteresses. Il a multiplié les deuils et les lamentations dans la fille de Juda.
6 He has caused his temple to be smashed [as easily] as [SIM] if it was a shelter in a garden. He has caused [us, his people], to forget all our sacred festivals and Sabbath days. He has caused [our] kings and priests to be rejected because he was extremely angry with them.
Il a violemment enlevé son tabernacle, comme si c'était un jardin. Il a détruit son lieu de rassemblement. Yahvé a fait en sorte que l'assemblée solennelle et le sabbat soient oubliés en Sion. Dans l'indignation de sa colère, il a méprisé le roi et le prêtre.
7 Yahweh has rejected his own altar and abandoned his temple. He has allowed [our] enemies to tear down the walls of [our temple and] our palaces. They shout [victoriously] in the temple of Yahweh, like we [previously shouted] during our sacred festivals.
L'Éternel a rejeté son autel. Il a abhorré son sanctuaire. Il a livré les murs de ses palais aux mains de l'ennemi. Ils ont fait du bruit dans la maison de Yahvé, comme au jour d'une assemblée solennelle.
8 Yahweh was determined to cause the walls of our city [MTY] to be torn down. [It was as though] he measured the walls and [then he completely] destroyed [MTY] them. [It was as though] he caused the towers and walls to lament/weep, [because they were now ruins].
Yahvé a décidé de détruire la muraille de la fille de Sion. Il a étiré la ligne. Il n'a pas retiré sa main de la destruction; Il a fait pleurer les remparts et les murs. Ils se languissent ensemble.
9 The city gates have collapsed; the bars that fastened the gates shut have been smashed. The king and his officials have [been forced to] go to other countries. No longer does anyone teach the people the laws [that God gave to Moses]. The prophets do not receive any visions [because] Yahweh does not give them any.
Ses portes se sont enfoncées dans le sol. Il a détruit et brisé ses barreaux. Son roi et ses princes sont parmi les nations où la loi n'existe pas. Oui, ses prophètes ne trouvent aucune vision de Yahvé.
10 The old men of Jerusalem [MTY] sit on the ground, and they say nothing. They wear rough sackcloth and throw dust on their heads [to show that they are sad]. The young girls of Jerusalem bow down [sorrowfully], their faces touching the ground.
Les anciens de la fille de Sion sont assis à terre. Ils gardent le silence. Ils ont jeté de la poussière sur leurs têtes. Ils se sont vêtus de sacs. Les vierges de Jérusalem baissent la tête vers le sol.
11 My eyes are very tired because of my tears; I am very grieved in my soul. Because [very many of] my people have been killed, I grieve and am exhausted. [Even] children and babies are fainting [and dying] in the streets [because they have no food].
Mes yeux sont pleins de larmes. Mon cœur est troublé. Ma bile est versée sur la terre, à cause de la destruction de la fille de mon peuple, parce que les jeunes enfants et les nourrissons se pâment dans les rues de la ville.
12 They cry out to their mothers, “We need [RHQ] something to eat and drink!” They faint like wounded men in the streets of the city. They slowly die in the arms of their mothers.
Ils demandent à leurs mères, « Où sont le blé et le vin? » quand ils s'évanouissent comme des blessés dans les rues de la ville, quand leur âme est versée dans le sein de leur mère.
13 You people of Jerusalem [MTY, DOU], (what can I/there is nothing that I can) say [to help you]. No people have [RHQ] suffered like you are suffering; I do not know what I can do to comfort you. The disaster [MET] that you have experienced is as great as the ocean is deep; there is no one [RHQ] who can restore your [city].
Que vous dirai-je? Que te ressemblerai-je, fille de Jérusalem? Que dois-je comparer à vous, pour que je puisse te réconforter, vierge fille de Sion? Car ta brèche est aussi grande que la mer. Qui peut vous guérir?
14 The prophets among you claimed that they had seen visions [from Yahweh], but what they said was false and worthless. They did not save you from being (exiled/forced to go to other countries), because they did not proclaim that you had sinned. Instead, the messages that they gave you deceived you [because] they were not true.
Vos prophètes ont eu pour vous des visions fausses et insensées. Ils n'ont pas découvert votre iniquité, pour inverser votre captivité, mais ont vu pour vous de fausses révélations et des causes de bannissement.
15 All those who pass by you make fun of [IDM] you; they shake their heads and they hiss/sneer at you. [They say], “Is this that great city of Jerusalem? Is it the city that was the most beautiful city in the world, the city that caused all [the people on] the earth to be joyful?”
Tous les passants te frappent dans les mains. Ils sifflent et remuent la tête contre la fille de Jérusalem, en disant, « Est-ce la ville que les hommes appelaient 'La perfection de la beauté', la joie de toute la terre'? »
16 [Now] all our enemies scoff [IDM] at you; they hiss/sneer [at you] and gnash their teeth [to show that they hate you]. They say, “We have destroyed them! This is what we longed/waited for, and now it has happened!”
Tous tes ennemis ont ouvert la bouche contre toi. Ils sifflent et grincent des dents. Ils disent: « Nous l'avons engloutie ». C'est certainement le jour que nous attendions. Nous l'avons trouvé. Nous l'avons vu. »
17 Yahweh has done what he planned; long ago he threatened to destroy you, and [now] he has done it. He has destroyed [your city] without acting mercifully [toward you]; he has enabled your enemies to he happy about defeating you; he has enabled your enemies to [continually] become stronger.
L'Éternel a accompli ce qu'il avait prévu. Il a accompli sa parole qu'il a commandée dans les temps anciens. Il s'est jeté à terre, et n'a pas eu pitié. Il a fait en sorte que l'ennemi se réjouisse à votre sujet. Il a exalté la corne de tes adversaires.
18 I wish/desire that the walls of Jerusalem [APO] would cry out to Yahweh! You people of Jerusalem [MET], Cry day and night! Let your tears flow like rivers. Do not stop grieving; do not stop crying.
Leur cœur a crié à l'Éternel. O mur de la fille de Sion, laisse les larmes couler comme une rivière jour et nuit. Ne vous donnez aucun répit. Ne laissez pas vos yeux se reposer.
19 Get up [every] night and cry out; tell Yahweh what you are feeling. Raise your arms to plead to him to act mercifully to prevent our children from dying; they are fainting on the street corners because they have no food to eat.
Lève-toi, crie dans la nuit, au début des montres! Répands ton cœur comme de l'eau devant la face du Seigneur. Levez vos mains vers lui pour la vie de vos jeunes enfants, qui s'évanouissent de faim au bout de chaque rue.
20 Yahweh, look, and think [about it]! Have you ever [RHQ] caused people to suffer like this before? [It is certainly not right that] [RHQ] women are eating the flesh of their own children, the children whom they have always taken care of! [It is not right that] [RHQ] priests and prophets are being killed in your own temple!
« Regarde, Yahvé, et vois à qui tu as fait cela! Les femmes devraient-elles manger leur progéniture, les enfants qu'ils tenaient et faisaient rebondir sur leurs genoux? Le prêtre et le prophète doivent-ils être tués dans le sanctuaire du Seigneur?
21 [The corpses of] people of all ages lie in the streets; [there are even corpses of] young men and young women who have been killed by [our enemies’] swords. Because you were very angry, you caused them to be killed; you have slaughtered them without pitying them [at all].
« Le jeune et le vieillard sont couchés par terre dans les rues. Mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont tombés par l'épée. Tu les as tués au jour de ta colère. Vous avez massacré, et pas plaint.
22 You summoned our enemies to attack us from every direction, as though you were calling/inviting them to come to a feast. At that time when [you showed that] you were very angry, no one escaped. Our enemies murdered [our little children, ] ones whom we took care of and reared/brought up.
« Tu as appelé, comme au jour d'une assemblée solennelle, mes terreurs de toutes parts. Il n'y eut personne qui échappa ou resta au jour de la colère de Yahvé. Mon ennemi a consumé ceux dont j'ai pris soin et que j'ai élevés.
