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.
¡Cómo ha quedado solitaria la ciudad populosa! Ha quedado como viuda la que era grande entre las naciones; la reina de las provincias ha sido hecha tributaria.
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].
Llora amargamente en la noche y por sus mejillas (corren) las lágrimas. Entre todos sus amantes no hay quien la consuele; todos sus amigos la abandonaron, se le trocaron en enemigos.
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.
Judá ha ido al cautiverio, oprimido de aflicción y de dura servidumbre; habita entre los gentiles, no halla descanso; todos sus perseguidores le dieron alcance en sus angustias.
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.
Los caminos de Sión están de luto, pues no hay quien venga a las fiestas. En ruinas todas sus puertas, gimiendo sus sacerdotes, desoladas sus vírgenes, y ella llena de amargura.
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].
Sus adversarios han prevalecido, sus enemigos se han envalentonado, porque Yahvé la ha afligido por la multitud de sus pecados. Sus niños fueron al cautiverio, arreándolos el opresor.
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.
Ha perdido la hija de Sión toda su hermosura; sus príncipes son como carneros que no hallan pasto, y marchan sin fuerza delante del perseguidor.
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.
En los días de su aflicción y de su migración Jerusalén recuerda todos los bienes de que gozó desde antiguo; cómo cayó su pueblo en manos del enemigo, sin que nadie le ayudase; y como la vieron sus adversarios y se rieron de su caída.
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].
Jerusalén ha pecado gravemente, por eso es ahora objeto de asco; cuantos la honraban la deshonran, pues han visto su desnudez; y ella misma vuelve su rostro gimiendo.
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!”
Las faldas de su vestido están manchadas, porque no pensaba en su fin; cayó de modo sorprendente y no tiene quien la consuele. ¡Mira, Yahvé, mi aflicción, pues se engríe el enemigo!
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.
El opresor extendió su mano sobre todas sus preciosidades, pues ella vio cómo en su Santuario penetraron los gentiles, de los cuales mandaste que no entrasen en tu Congregación.
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!”
Todo su pueblo suspira buscando pan; dan sus joyas por pan para recobrar la vida. ¡Mira, Yahvé, y contempla cómo estoy envilecida!
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].
¡Oh vosotros todos los que pasáis por el camino, mirad y ved, si hay dolor como el dolor que me hiere! Pues Yahvé me ha afligido en el día de su ardiente ira.
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.
Desde lo alto mandó Él un fuego que devora mis huesos, tendió una red a mis pies, me arrojó hacia atrás; me ha entregado a la desolación, desfallezco todo el día.
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.
Ató con su mano el yugo de mis pecados, que entretejidos pesan sobre mi cerviz; me robó la fuerza. El Señor me entregó a quienes no puedo resistirme.
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].
Desechó el Señor a todos los príncipes que estaban en medio de mí; fijó contra mí un plazo para exterminar a mis jóvenes; como un lagar ha pisado el Señor a la virgen, hija de Judá.
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).
Por eso derramo lágrimas, y son mis ojos fuentes de agua; lejos de mí está el que me consuele, el que reanime mi alma. Desolados están mis hijos, porque ha prevalecido el enemigo.
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.
Sión extiende las manos, sin que haya quien la consuele; Yahvé dio una orden a los enemigos que rodeasen a Jacob; Jerusalén ha venido a ser para ellos un objeto de abominación.
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.
Justo es Yahvé, pues yo fui rebelde contra sus órdenes. Oíd, pues, todos los pueblos, y contemplad mi dolor; mis doncellas y mis jóvenes han ido al cautiverio.
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.
Llamé a mis amantes, y me engañaron, mis sacerdotes y mis ancianos exhalaron su alma en la ciudad, buscando alimento para sustentar su vida.
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].
¡Mira, Yahvé, estoy en angustias, hierven mis entrañas; mi corazón se revuelve en mí, por cuanto he sido muy rebelde por fuera hace estragos la espada, y por dentro hay (otra) clase de muerte.
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!
Ellos oyen mis gemidos, pero nadie me consuela; todos mis enemigos conocen mi desgracia Envíales el día señalado, para que sean como yo.
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).
Póngase de manifiesto delante de Ti toda su maldad, y trátalos como me has tratado a mí por todos mis pecados; porque son muchos mis suspiros, y mi corazón desfallece.
