Lamentations 4
1 The gold has become tarnished; how the purest gold has changed! The holy stones are scattered at the corner of every street.
Kako je zlato postalo zatemnjeno! Kako se je najbolj čisto zlato spremenilo! Kamni svetišča so izliti na vrhu vsake ulice.
2 The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in pure gold, but now they are worth no more than clay jars, the work of the potter's hands!
Dragoceni sionski sinovi, primerljivi čistemu zlatu, kako so cenjeni, kakor lončeni vrči, delo lončarjevih rok!
3 Even the jackals offer the breast to nurse their cubs, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert.
Celo morske pošasti iztegnejo prsi, dajejo piti svojim mladičem. Hči mojega ljudstva je postala kruta, podobna nojem v divjini.
4 The tongue of the nursing baby sticks to the roof of his mouth by thirst; the children ask for food, but there is none for them.
Jezik doječega otroka se zaradi žeje lepi na nebo njegovih ust. Mladi otroci prosijo kruha, pa jim ga noben človek ne nalomi.
5 Those who used to feast on the finest food now starve in the streets. Those who were brought up wearing scarlet clothing now lie on piles of ashes.
Tisti, ki so se prefinjeno hranili, so zapuščeni na ulicah. Tisti, ki so bili vzgojeni v škrlatu, objemajo gnojišča.
6 The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment and no hands were wrung for her.
Kajti kazen krivičnosti hčere mojega ljudstva je večja kakor kazen za greh Sódome, ki je bila v hipu zrušena in nobene roke se je niso dotaknile.
7 Her leaders were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their form was like sapphire.
Njeni nazirci so bili čistejši od snega, bolj so bili beli kakor mleko, po telesu so bili bolj rdečkasti kakor rubini, njihova gladkost je bila [podobna] safirju.
8 Their appearance now is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood.
Njihov videz je bolj črn kakor oglje; na ulicah niso prepoznavni. Njihova koža se lepi na njihove kosti; izsušena je, postala je kakor palica.
9 Those who have been killed by the sword were happier than those killed by hunger, who wasted away, pierced by the lack of any harvest from the field.
Tisti, ki so umorjeni z mečem, so boljši kakor tisti, ki so umorjeni z lakoto, kajti ti hirajo, zadeti zaradi potrebe po poljskem sadu.
10 The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the time when the daughter of my people was being destroyed.
Roke sočutnih žensk so kuhale svoje lastne otroke. Bili so njihova hrana v uničenju hčere mojega ljudstva.
11 Yahweh showed all his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion that consumed her foundations.
Gospod je dovršil svojo razjarjenost; izlil je svojo kruto jezo in prižgal ogenj na Sionu in ta je požrl njegove temelje.
12 The kings of the earth did not believe, nor did any of the inhabitants of the world believe, that enemies or opponents could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Kralji zemlje in vsi prebivalci zemeljskega [kroga] niso hoteli verjeti, da bosta nasprotnik in sovražnik vstopila v velika vrata Jeruzalema.
13 This happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests who have shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.
Zaradi grehov njenih prerokov in krivičnosti njenih duhovnikov, ki so prelivali kri pravičnih v njeni sredi,
14 They wandered, blind, through the streets. They were so defiled by that blood that no one was allowed to touch their clothes.
klatili so se kakor slepi možje po ulicah, oskrunili so se s krvjo, tako da se možje niso mogli dotakniti njihovih oblek.
15 “Away! Unclean!” people cried at them. “Away! Away! Do not touch!” So they wandered about; people said among the nations, “They can stay here no longer.”
Klicali so jim: »Odidite; to je nečisto; odidite, odidite, ne dotikajte se.« Ko so pobegnili in se potikali so med pogani govorili: »Nič več ne bodo začasno prebivali tam.
16 Yahweh himself scattered them; he does not watch over them anymore. They do not honor the priests, and they did not show any favor to the elders.
Gospodova jeza jih je razdelila; ne bo se več oziral nanje. Niso spoštovali oseb duhovnikov, niso bili naklonjeni starešinam.
17 Our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
Kar se tiče nas, so naše oči doslej odpovedovale zaradi naše prazne pomoči. V svojem oprezanju smo oprezali za narodom, ki nas ni mogel rešiti.
18 They followed our steps, we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near and our days were numbered, our end had come.
Lovijo naše korake, da ne moremo iti na svoje ulice. Naš konec je blizu, naši dnevi so izpolnjeni, kajti naš konec je prišel.
19 Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the sky. They chased us to the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Naši preganjalci so hitrejši kakor orli neba. Zasledovali so nas po gorah, na nas so prežali v divjini.
20 The breath in our nostrils—Yahweh's anointed one—he was the one who was captured in their pits; of whom it was said, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”
Dih naših nosnic, Gospodov maziljenec, je bil odveden v njihove jame, o katerem smo rekli: »Pod njegovo senco bomo živeli med pogani.«
21 Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and strip yourself naked.
Razveseljuj se in bodi vesela, oh edómska hči, ki prebivaš v deželi Uc; prav tako bo čaša prešla k tebi. Opijanjena boš in razgalila se boš.
22 Daughter of Zion, your punishment will come to an end; he will not extend your exile. But daughter of Edom, he will punish; he will uncover your sins.
Kazen tvoje krivičnosti je dovršena, oh hči sionska; nič več te ne bo odvedel v ujetništvo. Obiskal bo tvojo krivičnost, oh hči edómska; odkril bo tvoje grehe.
