Lamentations 1
1 Aleph. Hou sittith aloone the citee ful of puple? the ladi of folkis is maad as a widewe; the prince of prouynces is maad vndir tribute.
how? to dwell isolation [the] city many people to be like/as widow (many *L(abh)*) in/on/with nation princess in/on/with province to be to/for taskworker
2 Beth. It wepynge wepte in the niyt, and the teeris therof ben in `the chekis therof; `noon is of alle the dereworthe therof, that coumfortith it; alle the frendis therof forsoken it, and ben maad enemyes to it.
to weep to weep in/on/with night and tears her upon jaw her nothing to/for her to be sorry: comfort from all to love: lover her all neighbor her to act treacherously in/on/with her to be to/for her to/for enemy
3 Gymel. Juda passide fro turment and multitude of seruage, it dwellide among hethene men, and foond no reste; alle the pursueris therof token it among angwischis.
to reveal: remove Judah from affliction and from abundance service he/she/it to dwell in/on/with nation not to find resting all to pursue her to overtake her between: among [the] terror
4 Deleth. The weies of Sion mourenen, for no men comen to the solempnytee; alle the yatis therof ben distried, the prestis therof weilen; the vergyns therof ben defoulid, and it is oppressid with bitternesse.
way: road Zion mourning from without to come (in): come meeting: festival all gate her be desolate: destroyed priest her to sigh virgin her to suffer and he/she/it to provoke to/for her
5 He. The enemyes therof ben maad in the heed, and the enemyes therof ben maad riche, for the Lord spak on it. For the multitude of wickidnessis therof the litle children therof ben led in to caitiftee, bifore the face of the troblere.
to be enemy her to/for head: leader enemy her to prosper for LORD to suffer her upon abundance transgression her infant her to go: went captivity to/for face: before enemy
6 Vau. And al the fairnesse of the douyter of Syon yede out fro the douyter of Sion; the princes therof ben maad as rammes not fyndynge lesewis; and yeden forth withouten strengthe bifore the face of the suere.
and to come out: come (from from daughter *Q(K)*) Zion all glory her to be ruler her like/as deer not to find pasture and to go: went in/on/with not strength to/for face: before to pursue
7 Zai. And Jerusalem bithouyte on the daies of hir affliccioun and of trespassyng, and on alle hir desirable thingis whiche it hadde fro elde daies; whanne the puple therof felle doun in the hond of enemyes, and noon helpere was; enemyes sien it, and scorneden the sabatis therof.
to remember Jerusalem day affliction her and wandering her all desirable her which to be from day front: old in/on/with to fall: fall people her in/on/with hand: power enemy and nothing to help to/for her to see: see her enemy to laugh upon annihilation her
8 Heth. Jerusalem synnede a synne, therfor it was maad vnstidfast; alle that glorifieden it forsoken it, for thei sien the schenschipe therof; forsothe it weilide, and was turned a bak.
sin to sin Jerusalem upon so to/for filth to be all to honor: honour her to lavish/despise her for to see: see nakedness her also he/she/it to sigh and to return: repent back
9 Theth. The filthis therof ben in the feet therof, and it hadde no mynde of hir ende; it was putte doun greetli, and hadde no coumfortour; Lord, se thou my turment, for the enemye is reisid.
uncleanness her in/on/with hem her not to remember end her and to go down wonder nothing to be sorry: comfort to/for her to see: see LORD [obj] affliction my for to magnify enemy
10 Joth. The enemye putte his hond to alle desirable thingis therof; for it siy hethene men entride in to thi seyntuarie, of which thou haddist comaundid, that thei schulden not entre in to thi chirche.
hand his to spread enemy upon all desire her for to see: see nation to come (in): come sanctuary her which to command not to come (in): come in/on/with assembly to/for you
11 Caph. Al the puple therof was weilinge and sekynge breed, thei yauen alle preciouse thingis for mete, to coumforte the soule; se thou, Lord, and biholde, for Y am maad vijl.
all people her to sigh to seek food: bread to give: give (desire their *Q(K)*) in/on/with food to/for to return: rescue soul: life to see: see LORD and to look [emph?] for to be be vile
12 Lameth. A! alle ye that passen bi the weie, perseyue, and se, if ony sorewe is as my sorewe; for he gaderide awei grapis fro me, as the Lord spak in the day of wraththe of his strong veniaunce.
not to(wards) you all to pass way: journey to look and to see: see if there pain like/as pain my which to abuse to/for me which to suffer LORD in/on/with day burning anger face: anger his
13 Men. Fro an hiy he sente fier in my boonys, and tauyte me; he spredde a brood a net to my feet, he turnede me a bak; he settide me desolat, meddlid togidere al dai with mourenyng.
from height to send: depart fire in/on/with bone my and to rule her to spread net to/for foot my to return: return me back to give: make me devastated all [the] day sick
14 Nun. The yok of my wickidnessis wakide in the hond of hym, tho ben foldid togidere, and put on my necke; my vertu is maad feble; the Lord yaf me in the hond, fro which Y schal not mowe rise.
to bind yoke transgression my in/on/with hand his to intertwine to ascend: establish upon neck my to stumble strength my to give: give me Lord in/on/with hand: power not be able to arise: establish
15 Sameth. The Lord took awei alle my worschipful men fro the myddis of me; he clepide tyme ayens me, that he schulde al to-foule my chosun men; the Lord stampide a pressour to the virgyn, the douytir of Juda.
to reject all mighty: strong my Lord in/on/with entrails: among my to call: call to upon me meeting to/for to break youth my wine press to tread Lord to/for virgin daughter Judah
16 Ayn. Therfor Y am wepynge, and myn iye is ledynge doun watir; for a coumfortour, conuertynge my soule, is maad fer fro me; my sones ben maad lost, for the enemye hadde the maistrie.
upon these I to weep eye my eye my to go down water for to remove from me to be sorry: comfort to return: rescue soul my to be son: child my be desolate: destroyed for to prevail enemy
17 Phe. Sion spredde a brood hise hondis, noon is that coumfortith it; the Lord sente ayenus Jacob enemyes therof, in the cumpas therof; Jerusalem is maad as defoulid with vncleene blood among hem.
to spread Zion in/on/with hand her nothing to be sorry: comfort to/for her to command LORD to/for Jacob around: neighours him enemy his to be Jerusalem to/for impurity between them
18 Sade. The Lord is iust, for Y terride his mouth to wrathfulnesse; alle puplis, Y biseche, here ye, and se my sorewe; my virgyns and my yonge men yeden forth in to caitiftee.
righteous he/she/it LORD for lip: word his to rebel to hear: hear please all ([the] people *Q(K)*) and to see: see pain my virgin my and youth my to go: went in/on/with captivity
19 Coth. I clepide my frendis, and thei disseyueden me; my prestis and myn elde men in the citee ben wastid; for thei souyten mete to hem silf, to coumforte hir lijf.
to call: call to to/for to love: lover me they(masc.) to deceive me priest my and old: elder my in/on/with city to die for to seek food to/for them and to return: rescue [obj] soul: life their
20 Res. Se thou, Lord, for Y am troblid, my wombe is disturblid; myn herte is distried in my silf, for Y am ful of bittirnesse; swerd sleeth with outforth, and lijk deth is at hoome.
to see: see LORD for distress to/for me belly my to aggitate to overturn heart my in/on/with entrails: among my for to rebel to rebel from outside be bereaved sword in/on/with house: home like/as death
21 Syn. Thei herden, that Y make ynward weilyng, and noon is that coumfortith me; alle myn enemyes herden myn yuel, thei ben glad, for thou hast do; thou hast brouyt a dai of coumfort, and thei schulen be maad lijk me.
to hear: hear for to sigh I nothing to be sorry: comfort to/for me all enemy my to hear: hear distress: harm my to rejoice for you(m. s.) to make: do to come (in): bring day to call: call out and to be like me
22 Tau. Al the yuel of hem entre byfore thee, and gadere thou grapis awei fro hem, as thou hast gaderid grapis awei fro me; for my wickidnessis, for my weilyngis ben manye, and myn herte is mornynge.
to come (in): come all distress: evil their to/for face: before your and to abuse to/for them like/as as which to abuse to/for me upon all transgression my for many sighing my and heart my faint
