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].
¡Cómo ha extendido el Señor la nube de su ira sobre la Hija de Sión! Ha derribado la gloria de Israel del cielo a la tierra. Ha abandonado su Templo desde el momento en que se enojó.
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.
El Señor ha destruido sin piedad todos los lugares donde vivían los descendientes de Jacob. En su ira ha derribado las fortalezas de la hija de Judá. Ha demolido y degradado el reino y a sus dirigentes.
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.
En su furia ha destruido todo el poder de Israel, negándose a ayudar cuando el enemigo atacaba. Ha sido como un fuego que arde en la tierra de Jacob, quemándolo todo.
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.
Ha disparado flechas de su arco como si fuera su enemigo; ha usado su poder contra ellos como un atacante. Ha matado a todos los hijos amados; ha derramado su cólera como fuego sobre la tienda de la Hija de Sión.
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].
El Señor se ha vuelto como un enemigo, destruyendo por completo a Israel y sus palacios, demoliendo sus fortalezas, haciendo que la Hija de Judá llore y se lamente cada vez más.
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.
Ha derribado su Templo como si fuera un cobertizo de jardín; ha destruido su lugar de reunión. El Señor ha hecho que Sión se olvide de sus fiestas religiosas y de los sábados. En su furia ha repudiado al rey y al sacerdote.
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.
El Señor ha desechado su altar; ha abandonado su Templo. Lo ha entregado al enemigo. Gritaban triunfalmente en el Templo del Señor como lo hacían los adoradores en los días de fiesta.
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].
El Señor estaba decidido a destruir las murallas de la Hija de Sión. Él midió lo que iba a destruir, y no dudó en hacerlo. Hizo llorar las almenas y los muros; ambos se desintegraron.
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.
Sus puertas se han derrumbado y yacen en el suelo; él ha destruido sus barrotes, haciéndolos pedazos. Su rey y sus príncipes han sido desterrados a otros países. Ya nadie sigue la Ley, y ni siquiera sus profetas reciben ya visiones del Señor.
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.
Los ancianos de la Hija de Sión están sentados en el suelo en silencio. Han echado polvo sobre sus cabezas y se han puesto ropas de cilicio. Las jóvenes de Jerusalén se han inclinado con la cabeza hacia el suelo.
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].
Mis ojos están agotados de tanto llorar; por dentro estoy revuelto. Estoy enfermo y agotado por la destrucción de Jerusalén, la hija de mi pueblo, porque los niños y los bebés se desmayan en las calles de la ciudad.
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.
Gritan a sus madres: “Necesitamos comida y bebida!” desmayados en las calles de la ciudad como si estuvieran heridos, sus vidas se desvanecen en los brazos de sus madres.
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].
¿Qué puedo decirte? ¿Con qué te compararé, hija de Jerusalén? ¿A qué puedo decir que te pareces para consolarte, virgen hija de Sión? Porque tu herida es tan grande como el mar; ¿quién podrá curarte?
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.
Las visiones de tus profetas fueron falsas y sin valor; no señalaron tu culpa para evitar que fueras llevada al cautiverio. En cambio, te presentaron visiones falsas y engañosas.
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?”
Todos los que pasan se burlan de ti, aplauden, silban y sacuden la cabeza con desprecio a la Hija de Jerusalén. “¿Es ésta realmente la ciudad que la gente llamaba la perfección de la belleza, la alegría de toda la tierra?”, preguntan.
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!”
Todos tus enemigos abren la boca contra ti, siseando y rechinando los dientes: “¡Nos la hemos tragado! Este es el día que hemos estado esperando. Ya está aquí y lo hemos visto pasar”.
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.
El Señor ha logrado lo que decidió; ha hecho lo que advirtió que haría. Tal como lo decidió hace tiempo, los ha destruido, sin mostrar misericordia. Ha permitido que el enemigo se regodee en tu derrota, y ha dado poder a los que te atacan.
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.
El pueblo clama al Señor desde el fondo de su corazón. Hija de Sión, deja que tus muros derramen lágrimas como un río todo el día y la noche. No te detengas, sigue llorando.
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.
Levántate y clama al comenzar la noche. Derrama tus pensamientos tristes como agua ante el Señor. Alza tus manos hacia él en oración por la vida de tus hijos que desfallecen de hambre en cada esquina.
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!
¡Señor, por favor, piensa en ello! ¿A quién has tratado así? ¿Deben las mujeres comer a sus hijos, a los pequeños que aman? ¿Hay que matar a los sacerdotes y a los profetas en el Templo del Señor?
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].
Los muertos, jóvenes y viejos, yacen juntos en el polvo de las calles. Mis jóvenes y mis mujeres jóvenes, han sido asesinados por la espada. Los mataste cuando estabas enojado; los has masacrado sin piedad.
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.
Invitaste a los enemigos para que me atacaran desde todas las direcciones, como si los invitaras a una fiesta. En el momento en que el Señor se enojó nadie escapó, nadie sobrevivió. Mi enemigo ha destruido a los hijos que cuidé y amé.
