Lamentations 1
1 Jerusalem was [once] full of people, but now it is deserted. [Once] it was honored by people all over the world, but now it is [grieving/abandoned] like [SIM] a widow. [Once] it was [honored like] [MET] a princess [is honored] among the nations, but now [we who live here] have become slaves.
Comment est-elle assise solitaire, la ville si peuplée! Celle qui était grande entre les nations est devenue comme veuve; la princesse parmi les provinces est devenue tributaire.
2 We [PRS] weep bitterly [all] night long, with tears flowing down our cheeks. Among [the people in] all [the nations] that loved Jerusalem there are none that comfort us [now]. All [the rulers of those nations that were previously] our allies have betrayed us, and they are all now enemies [of the people of Jerusalem].
Elle pleure, elle pleure pendant la nuit, et ses larmes sont sur ses joues; de tous ses amants, il n’en est pas un qui la console; tous ses amis ont agi perfidement envers elle, ils sont pour elle des ennemis.
3 [The people of] Judah have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries) and caused to suffer greatly as slaves. They live in [other] nations where they do not have peace/safety. Their enemies seized them, and there was no way for them to escape.
Juda est allé en captivité à cause de [son] affliction et de la grandeur de [son] esclavage; il habite parmi les nations, il n’a pas trouvé de repos; tous ses persécuteurs l’ont atteint dans [ses] lieux resserrés.
4 The roads to Zion [Hill] are empty [PRS] because no one comes [here] to [celebrate] the sacred festivals. The city gates are deserted, and the priests groan. The young women [of Jerusalem] cry [because] they are suffering greatly.
Les chemins de Sion mènent deuil de ce qu’il n’y a personne qui vienne aux fêtes; toutes ses portes sont désolées; ses sacrificateurs gémissent, ses vierges sont dans la détresse; elle-même est dans l’amertume.
5 Our enemies have conquered the city, and [now] they prosper. Yahweh has punished [the people of] Jerusalem because of all the sins that they have committed. The children [of Jerusalem] have been captured and taken [to other countries].
Ses adversaires dominent, ses ennemis prospèrent; car l’Éternel l’a affligée à cause de la multitude de ses transgressions; ses petits enfants ont marché captifs devant l’adversaire.
6 Jerusalem was a beautiful city, but it is not beautiful now. The leaders [of the city] are like [SIM] deer that are starving because of being unable to find any grass [to eat]. They are very weak, with the result that they are unable to run from their enemies.
Et toute la magnificence de la fille de Sion s’est retirée d’elle. Ses princes sont comme des cerfs qui ne trouvent pas de pâture, et ils s’en sont allés sans force devant celui qui les poursuit.
7 [The people of] Jerusalem are sad and scattered, and they think about the previous greatness of the city. [But now] our enemies have captured the city, and there is no one to help the people. Our enemies destroyed the city and laughed while they were doing that.
Jérusalem, dans les jours de son affliction et de son bannissement, lorsque son peuple tombait dans la main de l’ennemi et qu’il n’y avait personne qui l’aide, s’est souvenue de toutes les choses désirables qu’elle avait dans les jours d’autrefois; les adversaires l’ont vue, ils se sont moqués de sa ruine.
8 [The people of] [PRS] Jerusalem have sinned very much; [it is as though] [MET] the city has become [like] a filthy [rag]. All those who [previously] honored the city [now] despise it, because they see that it has become very disgraced [MET]. Now [the people of] the city groan, and they cover their faces [because they are very ashamed].
Jérusalem a grièvement péché, c’est pourquoi elle est [rejetée] comme une impureté; tous ceux qui l’honoraient l’ont méprisée, car ils ont vu sa nudité: elle aussi gémit et s’est retournée en arrière.
9 The city has become filthy because of [PRS] the sins that the people have committed; they did not think about what could happen to the city. [Now] the city has been destroyed, and there is no one to comfort [the people]. [The people cry out saying], “Yahweh, look at how we are suffering because our enemies have defeated us!”
Son impureté était aux pans de sa robe, elle ne s’est pas souvenue de sa fin; elle est descendue prodigieusement; il n’y a personne qui la console! Regarde, ô Éternel, mon affliction, car l’ennemi s’est élevé avec orgueil.
10 Our enemies have taken away all our treasures, all the valuable things that we owned. We have seen [soldiers from other] nations, [men who do not worship Yahweh], enter our sacred temple, [the place] where foreigners/non-Israelis were (forbidden/not allowed) to enter.
L’ennemi a étendu sa main sur toutes ses choses désirables; car elle a vu entrer dans son sanctuaire les nations, au sujet desquelles tu avais commandé qu’elles n’entreraient point dans ta congrégation.
11 The people of the city groan while they search for food; they have given their treasures to get food [to eat] to remain alive. [They say], “Yahweh, look [at us], and see that we are despised!”
Tout son peuple gémit; ils cherchent du pain; ils ont donné leurs choses désirables contre des aliments pour restaurer [leur] âme. Regarde, Éternel, et contemple, car je suis devenue vile.
12 You people who pass by, you do not [RHQ] seem to care at all [about what has happened to us]. Look around and see that there are no other [RHQ] people who are suffering like we are. Yahweh has caused us to suffer because he was extremely angry [with us].
N’est-ce rien pour vous tous qui passez par le chemin? Contemplez, et voyez s’il est une douleur comme ma douleur qui m’est survenue, à moi que l’Éternel a affligée au jour de l’ardeur de sa colère.
13 [It is as though] he sent a fire from heaven [MTY] that burned in our bones; [it is as though] [MET] he has placed a trap for our feet, and has prevented us from walking any further. He has abandoned us; we are weak/miserable [every day], all day long.
D’en haut il a envoyé dans mes os un feu qui les a maîtrisés; il a tendu un filet pour mes pieds, il m’a fait retourner en arrière; il m’a mise dans la désolation, dans la langueur, tout le jour.
14 He caused the sins that we have committed to be [like] a heavy load for us to carry; [it is as though] [MET] he tied them around our necks. Previously we were strong, but he has caused us to become weak. He has allowed our enemies to capture us, and we were not able to do anything to resist them.
Le joug de mes transgressions est lié par sa main; elles sont entrelacées, elles montent sur mon cou; il a fait défaillir ma force; le Seigneur m’a livrée en des mains d’où je ne puis me relever.
15 Yahweh looked at our mighty soldiers and laughed at them. He has summoned a great army to [come and] crush our young soldiers. [It is as though] [MET] Yahweh has trampled on [us] people of Judah like [SIM] [people trample] on grapes in a pit [to make wine].
Le Seigneur a abattu tous mes hommes forts au milieu de moi; il a convoqué contre moi une assemblée pour écraser mes jeunes gens. Le Seigneur a foulé comme au pressoir la vierge, fille de Juda.
16 I weep because of [all] those things; my eyes are filled with tears. There is no one to comfort me; those who could encourage me are far away. Our enemies have conquered [us], so our children have nothing good to (hope for/expect to happen).
À cause de ces choses je pleure; mon œil, mon œil se fond en eau; car il est loin de moi, le consolateur qui restaurerait mon âme. Mes fils sont péris, car l’ennemi a été le plus fort.
17 [We people of] [PRS] Jerusalem reach out our hands [to get help], but there is no one to comfort us. Yahweh has decided concerning [us descendants of] Jacob that the people in nearby nations will become our enemies; so they consider that Jerusalem has become [like] [MET] a filthy rag.
Sion étend ses mains, il n’y a personne qui la console. L’Éternel a commandé au sujet de Jacob que ses adversaires l’entourent; Jérusalem est devenue au milieu d’eux une impureté.
18 But what Yahweh has done [to us] is fair, because we have rebelled against obeying the commands that he gave [us]. You people everywhere, listen [to us]; [look and] see that we are suffering [greatly]. We had [many] sons and daughters, but they have been captured and forced to go to distant countries.
L’Éternel est juste; car je me suis rebellée contre son commandement. Écoutez, je vous prie, vous tous les peuples, et voyez ma douleur: mes vierges et mes jeunes gens sont allés en captivité.
19 We pleaded with our allies [to help us], but they [all] refused. Our priests and our leaders have died [from hunger] in the city while they were searching for food [to eat] to remain alive.
J’ai appelé mes amants: ils m’ont trompée. Mes sacrificateurs et mes anciens ont expiré dans la ville, alors qu’ils se sont cherché de la nourriture afin de restaurer leur âme.
20 Yahweh, see that we are suffering very much. [It is as though] our inner beings are tormented. We are sad [SYN] because we have rebelled [against you]. Our enemies kill people in the streets with their swords; people are dying [because they have no food to eat].
Regarde, Éternel, car je suis dans la détresse; mes entrailles sont agitées, mon cœur est bouleversé au-dedans de moi, car je me suis grièvement rebellée: au-dehors l’épée m’a privée d’enfants; au-dedans, c’est comme la mort.
21 People have heard us while we groaned, but no one [came to] comfort us. [Yahweh, ] you caused us to experience this [disaster], and our enemies are happy to see what you have done [to us]. But cause it soon to be the time that you have promised, when our enemies will suffer like we have suffered!
Ils m’ont entendue gémir: il n’y a personne qui me console; tous mes ennemis ont appris mon malheur, ils se sont réjouis de ce que toi tu l’as fait. Tu feras venir le jour que tu as appelé, et ils seront comme moi.
22 [Yahweh, ] see all the evil things that they have done and punish them! [Punish them] like you have punished us for all the sins that we committed! [We say this to you] because we suffer and groan very much, and we (faint/are very sad).
Que toute leur iniquité vienne devant toi, et fais -leur comme tu m’as fait à cause de toutes mes transgressions; car mes gémissements sont nombreux, et mon cœur est languissant.
