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].
Aleph. Comment le Seigneur, dans sa colère, a-t-il obscurci la fille de Sion? Il a précipité du ciel sur la terre la gloire d'Israël; il a oublié l'escabelle de ses pieds.
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.
Bath. Au jour de sa colère, le Seigneur a submergé la gloire d'Israël, et il ne l'a pas épargnée; il a détruit, dans sa colère, toute la beauté de Jacob; il a souillé son roi 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.
Ghimel. Dans sa colère, il a brisé tout le front d'Israël; il a détourné sa main droite, de la face de l'ennemi, et il a allumé dans Jacob comme un feu flamboyant, et il a tout dévoré alentour.
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.
Daleth. Il a tendu son arc, comme un ennemi menaçant; il a affermi sa main droite, comme un adversaire; et il a détruit tout ce qui la rendait belle à mes yeux; dans le tabernacle de la fille de Sion, il a répandu sa fureur, comme un fou.
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].
Hé. Le Seigneur est devenu comme un ennemi; il a submergé Israël; il a submergé ses édifices; il a renversé ses remparts, et il a multiplié les humiliations pour la ville 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.
Vav. Et il a jeté çà et là son tabernacle, comme une vigne qu'on arrache; il a détruit ses fêtes. Le Seigneur a oublié ce qu'il avait fait en Sion pour les fêtes et le sabbat; et il a transpercé des grondements de sa colère le roi, le prêtre et le prince.
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.
Zaïn. Le Seigneur a répudié son autel, et il a ébranlé et renversé son sanctuaire; il a brisé, par la main de l'ennemi, les murs de son palais; des étrangers ont crié dans la maison du Seigneur, comme en un jour de fête.
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].
Cheth. Et le Seigneur a résolu d'abattre le rempart de la fille de Sion; il a tendu le cordeau; il n'a point détourné sa main que tout ne fût broyé; et l'avant-mur a pleuré, et le rempart partout à la fois s'est senti défaillir.
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.
Teth. Ses portes se sont enfoncées dans le sol; il a détruit et mis en pièces ses verrous; il a banni son roi et ses princes parmi les nations; et ses prophètes n'ont pas eu de vision envoyée par le Seigneur.
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.
Iod. Les vieillards de Sion se sont assis à terre; ils sont demeurés dans le silence; ils ont couvert de cendre leur tête; ils ont ceint des cilices; ils ont fait asseoir à terre les jeunes vierges de Jérusalem.
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].
Caph. Mes yeux se sont éteints dans les larmes, mon cœur est troublé, ma gloire s'est répandue à terre, à cause de l'affliction de la fille de mon peuple dans le temps que le petit enfant, et ceux encore à la mamelle, mouraient 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.
Lamed. Ils disaient à leurs mères: Où est le pain, où est le vin? dans le temps que dans les rues de la ville ils tombaient défaillants, comme des blessés à mort, et qu'ils rendaient l'âme sur le sein de leurs mères.
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].
Mem. Quel témoignage puis-je te rendre? qui puis-je comparer à toi, fille de Jérusalem? Qui te sauvera, qui te consolera, vierge fille de Sion? Le calice de ton affliction s'est agrandi; qui te guérira?
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.
Noun. Tes prophètes ont eu pour toi des visions vaines et folles, et ils ne t'ont point découvert ton iniquité, pour empêcher que tu ne sois captive, et ils ont eu pour toi des rêves de mensonge; ils t'ont vue poursuivant tes ennemis.
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?”
Samech. Les passants, sur la voie, ont battu des mains; ils ont sifflé, ils ont secoué la tête sur la fille de Jérusalem. Ils ont dit: Est-ce là cette ville, couronne de joie sur 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!”
Aïn. Tous tes ennemis ont ouvert la bouche contre toi; ils ont sifflé et grincé des dents, et ils ont dit: Dévorons-la. Sans doute, voici 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.
Phé. Le Seigneur a fait ce qu'il avait résolu; il a accompli sa parole; il a fait les choses qu'il avait commandées depuis les anciens jours; il a tout détruit, il n'a rien épargné, et il a fait de toi la joie de ton ennemi; et il a relevé le front de ton oppresseur.
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.
Tsadé. Leur cœur a crié au Seigneur; remparts de Sion, versez nuit et jour des larmes par torrents; ne te donne pas de relâche; que la prunelle de tes yeux ne soit pas muette.
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.
Coph. Lève-toi, réjouis-toi en Dieu; la nuit, pendant la première veille, épanche ton cœur, comme de l'eau, devant la face du Seigneur; élève vers lui les mains pour la vie de tes petits enfants, qui sont défaillants de faim à tous les coins de 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!
Resch. Voyez, Seigneur, considérez à quel point vous nous avez vendangés. Des mères peuvent-elles manger le fruit de leurs entrailles? Jamais cuisinier a-t-il apprêté un bourgeon? Peut-on tuer des enfants à la mamelle? Peut-on, dans le sanctuaire, tuer le prêtre et le prophète?
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].
Schin. L'enfant et le vieillard sont gisants dans la rue; mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes ont été emmenés captifs; vous avez tout tué par le glaive et par la faim. Au jour de votre colère, vous avez tout massacré, et vous n'avez rien épargné.
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.
Thav. Le Seigneur a signalé un jour de fête pour tous mes ennemis d'alentour, le jour de sa colère; nul n'a été sauvé ni épargné, et c'est moi- même qui ai fortifié et multiplié tous mes ennemis.
