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 le Seigneur a-t-il couvert de ténèbres, dans sa fureur, la fille de Sion? il a jeté du ciel sur la terre l’illustre Israël, et il ne s’est pas souvenu de l’escabeau de ses pieds au jour de sa fureur.
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 tout renversé, il n’a épargné aucune des magnificences de Jacob; il a détruit dans sa fureur les fortifications de la vierge de Juda, il les a jetées par terre; il a souillé son 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 brisé dans la colère de sa fureur toute la corne d’Israël; il a retiré en arrière sa droite de la face de l’ennemi, et il a allumé dans Jacob comme le feu d’une flamme dévorante 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 tendu son arc comme un adversaire; il a affermi sa droite comme un ennemi, et il a tué tout ce qui était beau à voir dans le tabernacle de la fille de Sion: il a répandu, comme un feu, son indignation,
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].
BÉ. Le Seigneur est devenu comme un ennemi: il a renversé Israël, il a renversé toutes ses murailles, il a détruit ses fortifications, et il a rempli dans la fille de Juda l’homme et la femme d’humiliation.
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 détruit comme un jardin sa tente; il a renversé sa tente; le Seigneur a livré à l’oubli dans Sion la fête et le sabbat, et à l’opprobre et à l’indignation de sa fureur 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.
Le Seigneur a rejeté son autel, il a maudit sa sanctification; il a livré à la main de l’ennemi les murs de ses tours; ils ont élevé la voix dans la maison du Seigneur, comme dans un jour solennel.
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].
Le Seigneur a résolu de détruire le mur de la fille de Sion; il a tendu son cordeau, et il n’a pas détourné sa main de la perdition; l’avant-mur a gémi, et le mur a été pareillement détruit.
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 ont été enfoncées dans la terre: il a ruiné et brisé ses verrous; son roi et ses princes, il les a dispersés parmi les nations; il n’y a pas de loi, et ses prophètes n’ont pas trouvé de vision venant du 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.
Ils se sont assis sur la terre, ils se sont tus, les vieillards de la fille de Sion; ils ont couvert de cendre leurs têtes; ils se sont ceints de cilices; les vierges de Jérusalem ont baissé leurs têtes vers la terre.
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 ont défailli à force de larmes, mes entrailles ont été émues; mon foie s’est répandu sur la terre, à cause de la destruction de la fille de mon peuple, lorsque défaillaient le petit enfant, et l’enfant à la mamelle, sur les places 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 ont dit à leurs mères: Où sont le blé et le vin? lorsqu’ils tombaient comme des blessés sur les places de la cité; lorsqu’ils exhalaient leurs âmes 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].
À qui te comparerai-je? ou à qui t’assimilerai-je, fille de Jérusalem? à qui t’égalerai-je, pour te consoler, vierge fille de Sion? car grande est comme la mer ta ruine; qui t’apportera du remède?
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.
Tes prophètes ont vu pour toi des choses fausses et insensées; ils ne te découvraient pas ton iniquité pour t’exciter à la pénitence; ils ont vu pour toi des prophéties de malheur fausses, et pour tes ennemis l’expulsion de la Judée.
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?”
Ils ont frappé des mains à ton sujet, tous ceux qui passaient par la voie; ils ont sifflé et secoué la tête sur la fille de Jérusalem: Est-ce là, disaient-ils, cette ville d’une parfaite 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!”
Ils ont ouvert la bouche contre toi, tous tes ennemis; ils ont sifflé, et ils ont grincé des dents, et ils ont dit: Nous la dévorerons; voici, c’est le jour que nous attendions; nous Savons 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.
Le Seigneur a fait ce qu’il a résolu; il a accompli la parole qu’il avait décrétée dès les jours anciens; il a détruit, et il n’a pas épargné; il a réjoui ton adversaire à ton sujet, et il a exalté la corne de tes ennemis.
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 vers le Seigneur sur les murs de la fille de Sion: Fais couler comme un torrent de larmes pendant le jour et pendant la nuit; ne te donne pas de repos, et que la prunelle de ton œil ne se taise pas.
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, loue le Seigneur pendant la nuit, au commencement des veilles: répands, comme l’eau, ton cœur, en la présence du Seigneur; lève vers lui tes mains pour l’âme de tes petits enfants qui ont défailli par la faim, à la tête de tous les carrefours.
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!
Voyez, Seigneur, et considérez qui vous avez vendangé ainsi: les mères mangeront-elles donc leur fruit, des petits enfants de la hauteur d’un palme? est-ce qu’on tuera dans le sanctuaire du Seigneur 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].
L’enfant et le vieillard ont été étendus dehors sur la terre; mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont tombés sous le glaive; vous avez tué au jour de votre fureur; vous avez frappé et vous n’avez pas eu de pitié.
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.
THAU. Vous avez appelé comme à un jour solennel mes ennemis, pour m’épouvanter de toutes parts; et il n’y a eu personne dans le jour de la fureur du Seigneur, qui ait échappé, et qui ait été laissé; ceux que j’ai élevés et nourris, mon ennemi les a consumés.
