Lamentations 4
1 [Previously our people were like] [MET] pure gold, but now they are worthless. [Like] [MET] the sacred stones in the temple have been scattered, [our young men have been scattered].
Huru har icke guldet berövats sin glans, den ädla metallen förvandlats! Heliga stenar ligga kringkastade i alla gators hörn.
2 The young men of Jerusalem were as valuable as [MET] large amounts of gold, but now people consider that they are as worthless as [ordinary] clay pots.
Sions ädlaste söner som aktades lika med fint guld, huru räknas de icke nu såsom lerkärl, krukmakarhänders verk!
3 Even the [female] jackals/wolves feed their pups, but my people act cruelly [toward their children]; they are like [SIM] ostriches in the desert [that abandon their eggs].
Själva schakalerna räcka spenarna åt sina ungar för att giva dem di; men dottern mitt folk har blivit grym, lik strutsen i öknen.
4 [My people’s] infants’ tongues cling to the roofs/tops of their mouths because they are [extremely] thirsty; the children plead for some food, but no one gives them [any].
Spenabarnets tunga låder av törst vid dess gom; le späda barnen bedja om bröd, men ingen bryter sådant åt dem.
5 People who [previously] ate fine food are [now] starving in the streets; those who previously lived luxuriously [MTY] [now] paw/dig through rubbish heaps [to find some food].
De som förr åto läckerheter försmäkta nu på gatorna; de som uppföddes i scharlakan måste nu ligga i dyn.
6 [The people of] Sodom were struck with a disaster very suddenly, and there was no one to rescue them; but my people have been punished more severely than [the people of] Sodom were punished.
Så var dottern mitt folks missgärning större än Sodoms synd, Sodoms, som omstörtades i ett ögonblick, utan att människohänder kommo därvid.
7 Our leaders’ [behavior] was [previously] very pure, whiter [and brighter] than snow and milk; their bodies were redder than [red] coral/stones; they were very strong and healthy [MET].
Hennes furstar voro mer glänsande än snö, de voro vitare än mjölk, deras hy var rödare än korall, deras utseende var likt safirens.
8 But now their faces are blacker than soot, and no one recognizes them in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones, and it has become as dry as [SIM] a wooden [stick].
Nu hava deras ansikten blivit mörkare än svart färg, man känner icke igen dem på gatorna; deras hud sitter fastklibbad vid benen, den har förtorkats och blivit såsom trä.
9 It is better to die in a battle [MTY] than to die of hunger. There was no food to harvest in the fields, so the people slowly starved until they died.
Lyckligare voro de som dräptes med svärd, än de äro, som dräpas av hunger, de som täras bort under kval, utan näring från marken.
10 Women who [usually/previously] were very kind have [killed and] cooked their own children; they ate them [when there was no other food], when Jerusalem was surrounded [by enemy soldiers].
Med egna händer måste ömsinta kvinnor koka sina barn för att hava dem till föda vid dottern mitt folks skada.
11 Yahweh has shown that he was extremely angry; [it is as though] he started/ignited a fire in Jerusalem that burned everything to ashes.
HERREN har uttömt sin förtörnelse, utgjutit sin vredes glöd; i Sion har han tänt upp en eld, som har förtärt dess grundvalar.
12 None of the kings on the earth or anyone else believed that any of our enemies could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Ingen konung på jorden hade trott det, ingen som bor på jordens krets, att någon ovän eller fiende skulle komma in genom Jerusalems portar.
13 [But that is what happened]; it happened because the prophets sinned; and the priests [also] sinned by causing innocent people to be executed [MTY].
För dess profeters synders skull har så skett, för dess prästers missgärningar, därför att de därinne utgöto de rättfärdigas blod.
14 The prophets and priests wandered through the streets [as though they were] blind. No one would touch them because their clothes were stained with the blood [of people who had been killed].
Såsom blinda irra de omkring på gatorna, fläckade av blod. så att ingen finnes, som vågar komma vid deras kläder.
15 The people [who were alive] shouted, “Stay away [from us] [DOU]! You are defiled/untouchable! Do not touch us!” So the prophets and priests fled [from Israel], and they wandered around from one country to another, because people [in each country] kept saying to them, “You cannot stay here!”
"Viken undan!" "Oren!", så ropar man framför dem; "Viken undan, viken undan, kommen icke vid den!" ja, flyktiga och ostadiga måste de vara; bland hedningarna säger man om dem: "De skola ej mer finna någon boning."
16 It is Yahweh himself who has scattered them; he no longer is concerned about them. People do not respect [our] priests or leaders.
HERRENS åsyn förskingrar dem, han vill icke mer akta på dem; mot prästerna visas intet undseende, mot de äldste ingen misskund.
17 We [SYN] continued to look for someone to help [us], but it was useless. We continued to watch to see if one of our allies would save us, but none of the nations that we were waiting for could help [us].
Ännu försmäkta våra ögon i fåfäng väntan efter hjälp; från vårt vårdtorn speja vi efter ett folk som ändå ej kan frälsa oss.
18 [Our] enemies were hunting for us, so we could not [even] walk in our streets [lest they seize us]. We were about to be captured; it was time for us to be killed.
Han lurar på vara steg, så att vi ej våga gå på våra gator. Vår ände är nära, vara dagar äro ute; ja, vår ande har kommit.
19 Those who pursued us were faster than eagles [flying] in the sky. Even if we fled to the mountains or hid in the desert, they [went there ahead of us and] waited [to attack] us.
Våra förföljare voro snabbare än himmelens örnar; på bergen jagade de oss, i öknen lade de försåt för oss.
20 [Our king, ] whom Yahweh appointed, was the one who enabled us to remain alive [MTY]; he was the one whom we trusted to protect us [IDM] from [the armies of] other nations. But he was [captured] [like animals are] [MET] caught in a pit.
HERRENS smorde, han som var vår livsfläkt, blev fångad i deras gropar, han under vilkens skugga vi hoppades att få leva bland folken.
21 You people of [IDM] Edom and Uz, [you may] be happy [about what is happening to us now], but [Yahweh] will be punishing [MTY] you [also]. You will become drunk and will be ashamed [because your enemies] will have stripped off your clothes.
Ja, fröjda dig och var glad, du dotter Edom, du som bor i Us' land! Också till dig skall kalken komma; du skall varda drucken och få ligga blottad.
22 You [people of] [APO] Jerusalem, the time of your being punished will end; Yahweh will not allow you to continue to live in (exile/foreign countries). But [you people of] [APO] Edom, Yahweh will punish [you]; he will reveal the wicked things that you have done.
Din missgärning är ej mer, du dotter Sion; han skall ej åter föra dig bort i fångenskap. Men din missgärning, du dotter Edom, skall han hemsöka; han skall uppenbara dina synder.
