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 sido cubierta la hija de Sión con una nube por el Señor en su ira? ha enviado del cielo a la tierra la gloria de Israel, y no ha guardado en la memoria el lugar de descanso de sus pies en el día de su ira.
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 todos los lugares de vida de Jacob sin piedad; derribando en su ira las fortalezas de la hija de Judá, humilló él reino, incluso su rey y sus gobernantes.
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 ira ardiente, todo poder de Israel ha sido cortado; su diestra se ha vuelto hacia atrás ante el ataque de nuestros enemigos; ha incendiado a Jacob, causando destrucción alrededor.
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.
Su arco se inclinó para el ataque, tomó su lugar con la mano preparada como adversario, en su odio mató todo lo que era agradable a la vista; en la tienda de la hija de Sión, desató su enojo como el fuego.
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 uno que lucha contra ella, enviando destrucción a Israel; Él ha enviado destrucción a todas sus grandes casas, derribando sus fortalezas; aumentando la pena y el dolor de la hija de Judá.
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.
Y él ha quitado violentamente su santuario, como si fuera un huerto; ha hecho perder su lugar de reunión; el Señor ha hecho que se olviden de Sión y La fiesta Solemne y los sábados en Sión, y en él furor de su ira está contra el rey y el 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 renunciado a su altar y ha menospreciado su santuario; Ha entregado en manos del atacante los muros de sus grandes casas; sus voces han sido fuertes en la casa del Señor como en el día de una reunión solemne.
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 propósito del Señor es destruir el muro de la hija de Sión; trazó su línea de destrucción, y cumplió su plan de destrucción. ha envuelto en luto él antemuro y muro, se han venido abajo juntos.
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 han descendido a la tierra; Él ha destruido y quebrado sus cerrojos; su rey y sus príncipes están entre las naciones de los gentiles, donde no existe la ley; Incluso sus profetas no han tenido visión 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 hombres responsables de la hija de Sión están sentados en la tierra sin una palabra; se han puesto polvo en la cabeza, se han vestido de cilicio. Las cabezas de las vírgenes de Jerusalén están inclinadas hacia la tierra.
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 se consumen con llanto, las partes internas de mi cuerpo están profundamente conmovidas, mi ánimo se viene al suelo, por la destrucción de la hija de mi pueblo; Debido a los niños pequeños y bebés en el pecho que están cayendo sin fuerza en las plazas abiertas 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.
Dicen a sus madres: ¿Dónde está el grano y el vino? cuando caen como los heridos en las plazas abiertas de la ciudad, cuando su vida exhala el último suspiro en el pecho de su madre.
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 ejemplo tengo para darte? ¿Qué comparación voy a hacer para ti, oh hija de Jerusalén? ¿Qué debo hacer para igualarte, a fin de que pueda darte consuelo, oh virgen hija de Sión? Porque tu destrucción es grande como el mar, ¿quién puede sanarte?
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 que tus profetas han visto para ti son falsas y tontas; no te han dejado en claro tu pecado para que volvieras de tu cautiverio, pero han visto para ti falsas profecías.
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 y baten sus manos; hacen silbidos, sacudiendo la cabeza a la hija de Jerusalén y diciendo: ¿Es este el pueblo que fue la corona de todo lo bello, la alegría de toda la tierra?
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; diciendo silbidos y rechinando los dientes, dicen: La hemos devorado; ciertamente este es el día que hemos estado buscando; Ha venido, lo hemos visto.
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 hecho lo que era su propósito; ha puesto en vigor las órdenes que dio en los tiempos pasados; destruyéndote sin piedad, él ha hecho que tus enemigos se alegren, elevando el poder de los que estaban contra ti.
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.
Sube tu clamor al Señor; oh muro de la hija de Sión, que tu llanto fluya como un arroyo día y noche; no descanses, no permitas que tus ojos dejen de llorar.
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! Grita en la noche, al inicio de las vigilias; deja que tu corazón fluya como agua ante la presencia del Señor, y levanta tus manos hacia él por la vida de tus hijos pequeños que se están cayendo, débiles por la necesidad de comida, en las esquinas de cada calle.
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!
¡Mira! ¡Oh Señor, mira a quién has hecho esto! ¿Las mujeres deben tomar como alimento el fruto de sus cuerpos, los niños que se doblan en sus brazos? ¿Han de morir el sacerdote y el profeta en el santuario 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 jóvenes y los ancianos están tendidos sobre la tierra en las calles; Mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes han sido puestos a la espadahas enviado muerte sobre ellos en el día de tu ira, causando muerte 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.
Como en el día de una reunión santa, me has hecho temer por todas partes, y nadie escapó ni se mantuvo a salvo en el día de la ira del Señor: los que estaban en mis brazos, a quienes yo cuidé, han sido enviados a su destrucción por mi enemigo.
