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.
先前滿有人民的城， 現在何竟獨坐！ 先前在列國中為大的， 現在竟如寡婦； 先前在諸省中為王后的， 現在成為進貢的。
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.
她夜間痛哭，淚流滿腮； 在一切所親愛的中間沒有一個安慰她的。 她的朋友都以詭詐待她， 成為她的仇敵。
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.
猶大因遭遇苦難， 又因多服勞苦就遷到外邦。 她住在列國中，尋不着安息； 追逼她的都在狹窄之地將她追上。
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.
錫安的路徑因無人來守聖節就悲傷； 她的城門淒涼； 她的祭司歎息； 她的處女受艱難，自己也愁苦。
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.
她的敵人為首； 她的仇敵亨通； 因耶和華為她許多的罪過使她受苦； 她的孩童被敵人擄去。
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.
錫安城的威榮全都失去。 她的首領像找不着草場的鹿； 在追趕的人前無力行走。
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.
耶路撒冷在困苦窘迫之時， 就追想古時一切的樂境。 她百姓落在敵人手中，無人救濟； 敵人看見，就因她的荒涼嗤笑。
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.
耶路撒冷大大犯罪， 所以成為不潔之物； 素來尊敬她的，見她赤露就都藐視她； 她自己也歎息退後。
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!”
她的污穢是在衣襟上； 她不思想自己的結局， 所以非常地敗落， 無人安慰她。 她說：耶和華啊，求你看我的苦難， 因為仇敵誇大。
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.
敵人伸手，奪取她的美物； 她眼見外邦人進入她的聖所－ 論這外邦人，你曾吩咐不可入你的會中。
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.
她的民都歎息，尋求食物； 他們用美物換糧食，要救性命。 他們說：耶和華啊，求你觀看， 因為我甚是卑賤。
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.
你們一切過路的人哪，這事你們不介意嗎？ 你們要觀看： 有像這臨到我的痛苦沒有－ 就是耶和華在他發烈怒的日子使我所受的苦？
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.
他從高天使火進入我的骨頭， 剋制了我； 他鋪下網羅，絆我的腳， 使我轉回； 他使我終日淒涼發昏。
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.
我罪過的軛是他手所綁的， 猶如軛繩縛在我頸項上； 他使我的力量衰敗。 主將我交在我所不能敵擋的人手中。
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.
主輕棄我中間的一切勇士， 招聚多人攻擊我， 要壓碎我的少年人。 主將猶大居民踹下， 像在酒醡中一樣。
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.
我因這些事哭泣； 我眼淚汪汪； 因為那當安慰我、救我性命的， 離我甚遠。 我的兒女孤苦， 因為仇敵得了勝。
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.
錫安舉手，無人安慰。 耶和華論雅各已經出令， 使四圍的人作他仇敵； 耶路撒冷在他們中間像不潔之物。
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.
耶和華是公義的！ 他這樣待我，是因我違背他的命令。 眾民哪，請聽我的話， 看我的痛苦； 我的處女和少年人都被擄去。
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.
我招呼我所親愛的， 他們卻愚弄我。 我的祭司和長老正尋求食物、救性命的時候， 就在城中絕氣。
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.
耶和華啊，求你觀看， 因為我在急難中。 我心腸擾亂； 我心在我裏面翻轉， 因我大大悖逆。 在外，刀劍使人喪子； 在家，猶如死亡。
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.
聽見我歎息的有人； 安慰我的卻無人！ 我的仇敵都聽見我所遭的患難； 因你做這事，他們都喜樂。 你必使你報告的日子來到， 他們就像我一樣。
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.
願他們的惡行都呈在你面前； 你怎樣因我的一切罪過待我， 求你照樣待他們； 因我歎息甚多，心中發昏。
