Lamentations 1
1 The city that once was full of people is now sitting all alone. She has become like a widow, though she was a mighty nation. She was a princess among the nations, but is now forced into slavery.
Betapa sunyi Yerusalem sekarang ini, kota yang dahulu ramai sekali. Dahulu unggul di antara bangsa-bangsa, kini menjadi seperti janda. Dahulu kota yang paling dipuja, kini telah dijadikan hamba.
2 She weeps and wails in the night, and her tears cover her cheeks. None of her lovers comfort her. All her friends have betrayed her. They have become her enemies.
Sepanjang malam ia menangis sedih, air mata berderai di pipi. Tak seorang dari para kekasihnya yang mau menghibur dia. Ia dikhianati kawan-kawan yang telah berbalik menjadi lawan.
3 After poverty and affliction, Judah has gone into exile. She lives among the nations and finds no rest. All her pursuers overtook her in her desperation.
Penduduk Yehuda meninggalkan negerinya, karena diperbudak dan sangat sengsara. Kini mereka tinggal di antara bangsa-bangsa tanpa tempat yang memberikan damai sentosa. Musuh mengepung mereka pada waktu mereka sengsara.
4 The roads of Zion mourn because none come to the appointed feasts. All her gates are desolate. Her priests groan. Her virgins are sorrowful and she herself is in complete distress.
Pada hari-hari raya tak seorang pun datang ke Rumah Allah. Gadis-gadis penyanyi di sana menderita, dan imam-imam berkeluh kesah. Tak ada orang di pintu-pintu gerbang, Kota Sion diliputi kesedihan.
5 Her adversaries have become her master; her enemies prosper. Yahweh has afflicted her for her many sins. Her little children go into captivity to her adversary.
Musuh-musuhnya berjaya karena berhasil menguasainya. TUHAN membuat ia menderita, karena sangat banyak dosanya. Penduduknya telah ditawan, dan diangkut ke pembuangan.
6 Beauty has left the daughter of Zion. Her princes have become like deer that cannot find pasture, and they go without strength before their pursuer.
Kejayaan kota Yerusalem hanyalah kisah masa silam. Para pemimpinnya telah menjadi lemah seperti rusa yang sangat lapar. Mereka tak berdaya terhadap musuh yang mengejar.
7 In the days of her affliction and her homelessness, Jerusalem will call to mind all her precious treasures that she had in former days. When her people fell into the hand of the adversary, no one helped her. The adversaries saw her and laughed at her destruction.
Setelah runtuh dan sengsara, Yerusalem terkenang akan masa silamnya, ketika ia masih banyak harta; bagaimana penduduknya jatuh ke tangan musuh, dan tak seorang pun datang membantu. Lawan-lawannya hanya tertawa melihat keruntuhannya.
8 Jerusalem sinned greatly, therefore, she has become scorned as something that is filthy. All who honored her now despise her since they have seen her nakedness. She groans and tries to turn away.
Yerusalem mengotori diri sendiri dengan melakukan banyak dosa keji. Semua yang dahulu menghormati dia, kini menghinanya karena melihat ketelanjangannya. Ia berkeluh kesah, karena telah kehilangan muka.
9 She has become unclean beneath her skirts. She did not think about her future. Her fall was terrible. There was no one to comfort her. She cried out, “Look at my affliction, Yahweh, for the enemy has become too great!”
Kenajisannya nampak dengan nyata tapi ia tak menghiraukan apa yang akan terjadi dengan dirinya. Sangat hebat keruntuhannya, tapi tak seorang pun menghibur dia. Maka ia memohon belas kasihan dari TUHAN, karena musuh-musuhnya telah menang.
10 The adversary has put his hand on all our precious treasures. She has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, even though you had commanded that they must not enter into your assembly place.
Segala harta bendanya telah dirampas oleh musuh-musuhnya. Ia bahkan harus melihat mereka memasuki Rumah Allah, suatu perbuatan yang dilarang oleh TUHAN bagi orang yang bukan umat-Nya.
11 All her people groan as they search for bread. They have given their precious treasures for food to restore their lives. Look, Yahweh, and consider me, for I have become worthless.
Dengan berkeluh kesah penduduknya mencari nafkah; barang berharga mereka tukar dengan roti, hanya supaya mereka tetap hidup dan jangan mati. Yerusalem berseru, "Ya TUHAN, lihatlah aku, perhatikanlah segala penderitaanku."
12 Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see if there is anyone else's sorrow like the sorrow that is being inflicted on me, since Yahweh has tormented me on the day of his fierce anger.
"Hai orang-orang yang lewat di jalan, lihatlah dan perhatikan! Adakah siksa sebesar yang kuderita sekarang, siksa yang ditimpakan TUHAN kepadaku, karena marah-Nya yang sangat besar itu?
13 It is from on high that he has sent fire into my bones, and it has conquered them. He has spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He has made me constantly desolate and weak.
Dari langit diturunkan-Nya api yang membakar sampai ke dalam batinku. Dipasang-Nya jerat di depanku yang membuat aku jatuh. Lalu dibiarkan-Nya aku seorang diri menderita sepanjang hari.
14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound together by his hand. They are knit together and placed upon my neck. He has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me over into their hands, and I am not able to stand.
Diambil-Nya semua dosaku, lalu mengikatnya menjadi satu, dan mengalungkannya pada leherku, sehingga beratnya melemahkan aku. TUHAN menyerahkan aku kepada seteru; aku tak berdaya melawan mereka itu.
15 The Lord has tossed aside all my mighty men who defended me. He has called an assembly against me to crush my vigorous men. The Lord has trampled the virgin daughter of Judah in the winepress.
TUHAN menganggap rendah semua pahlawanku yang gagah. Dikerahkan-Nya tentara supaya semua orang mudaku binasa. Ia menginjak-injak bangsaku sampai hancur, seperti orang memeras buah anggur.
16 For these things I weep, my eyes overflow with tears; for a comforter is far from me, one who restores my life. My children are desolate because the enemy has conquered me.
Itu sebabnya air mataku bercucuran, tak ada yang memberi semangat dan penghiburan. Bangsaku telah kehilangan segala-galanya, karena musuh lebih berkuasa.
17 Zion has spread her hands wide; there is none to comfort her. Yahweh has commanded that those around Jacob should be his adversaries. Jerusalem is something unclean to them.
Aku mengangkat tangan minta bantuan, tapi tak ada yang memberi penghiburan. Dari segala pihak, TUHAN mengirim musuh; mereka datang memerangi aku. Aku diperlakukan seperti sampah, barang yang menjijikkan di tengah-tengah mereka.
18 Yahweh is righteous, for I have rebelled against his commandment. Hear, all you peoples, and see my sorrow. My virgins and my vigorous men have gone into captivity.
Tapi Tuhanlah yang benar, sebab perintah-Nya telah kulanggar. Dengarlah aku, hai bangsa-bangsa, lihatlah aku dalam derita. Para pemuda dan pemudiku ditawan, dan diangkut ke pembuangan.
19 I called for my friends, but they were treacherous toward me. My priests and my elders perished in the city, while they sought food to restore their lives.
Aku memanggil kawan-kawan karibku tapi mereka mengkhianati aku. Para imam dan pemimpin bangsa semuanya telah mati di jalan-jalan kota. Ketika mencari makanan untuk mempertahankan nyawa.
20 Look, Yahweh, for I am in distress; my stomach churns, my heart is disturbed within me, for I have been very rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves a mother, inside the house there is only death.
O, TUHAN! Perhatikanlah aku, hatiku cemas dan rusuh, hancur karena kedurhakaanku dahulu. Di jalan-jalan ada pembunuhan, di dalam rumah ada kematian.
21 They have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble and they are glad that you have done it. You have brought the day you promised; now let them become like me.
O, TUHAN! Dengarlah keluh-kesahku, tak ada yang menghibur aku. Musuh-musuhku gembira, karena Kau membuat aku celaka. Datanglah hari yang Kaujanjikan itu; buatlah mereka menderita seperti aku.
22 Let all their wickedness come before you. deal with them as you have dealt with me because of all my transgressions. My groans are many and my heart is faint.
Perhatikanlah semua kejahatan mereka itu, dan perlakukanlah mereka seperti Kau memperlakukan aku, karena semua dosa yang kulakukan terhadap-Mu. Aku merintih dalam derita, hatiku sedih dan merana."
