Lamentations 2
1 Aleph. Hou hath the Lord hilid the douyter of Sion with derknesse in his strong veniaunce? he hath caste doun fro heuene in to erthe the noble citee of Israel; and bithouyte not on the stool of hise feet, in the dai of his strong veniaunce.
how? to becloud in/on/with face: anger his Lord [obj] daughter Zion to throw from heaven land: country/planet beauty Israel and not to remember footstool foot his in/on/with day face: anger his
2 Beth. The Lord castide doun, and sparide not alle the faire thingis of Jacob; he distried in his strong veniaunce the strengthis of the virgyn of Juda, and castide doun in to erthe; he defoulide the rewme, and the princes therof.
to swallow up Lord (and not *Q(K)*) to spare [obj] all habitation Jacob to overthrow in/on/with fury his fortification daughter Judah to touch to/for land: soil to profane/begin: profane kingdom and ruler her
3 Gymel. He brak in the ire of his strong veniaunce al the horn of Israel; he turnede a bak his riyt hond fro the face of the enemy; and he kyndlide in Jacob, as fier of flawme deuowrynge in cumpas.
to cut down/off (in/on/with burning *L(abh)*) face: anger all horn Israel to return: return back right his from face: before enemy and to burn: burn in/on/with Jacob like/as fire flame to eat around
4 Deleth. He as an enemye bente his bouwe, he as an aduersarie made stidfast his riyt hond; and he killide al thing that was fair in siyt in the tabernacle of the douytir of Sion; he schedde out his indignacioun as fier.
to tread bow his like/as enemy to stand right his like/as enemy and to kill all desire eye in/on/with tent daughter Zion to pour: pour like/as fire rage his
5 He. The Lord is maad as an enemy; he castide doun Israel, he castide doun alle the wallis therof; he destriede the strengthis therof, and fillide in the douyter of Juda a man maad low, and a womman maad low.
to be Lord like/as enemy to swallow up Israel to swallow up all citadel: palace her to ruin fortification his and to multiply in/on/with daughter Judah mourning and lamentation
6 Vau. And he scateride his tent as a gardyn, he distried his tabernacle; the Lord yaf to foryetyng in Sion a feeste dai, and sabat; and the kyng and prest in to schenschipe, and in to the indignacioun of his strong veniaunce.
and to injure like/as garden booth his to ruin meeting his to forget LORD in/on/with Zion meeting: festival and Sabbath and to spurn in/on/with indignation face: anger his king and priest
7 Zai. The Lord puttide awei his auter, he curside his halewyng; he bitook in to the hondis of enemy the wallis of the touris therof; thei yauen vois in the hous of the Lord, as in a solempne dai.
to reject Lord altar his to disown sanctuary his to shut in/on/with hand: power enemy wall citadel: palace her voice: sound to give: cry out in/on/with house: temple LORD like/as day meeting: festival
8 Heth. The Lord thouyte to distrie the wal of the douyter of Sion; he stretchide forth his coorde, and turnede not awei his hond fro perdicioun; the forwal, ether the outerward, mourenyde, and the wal was distried togidere.
to devise: devise LORD to/for to ruin wall daughter Zion to stretch line not to return: turn back hand his from to swallow up and to mourn rampart and wall together to weaken
9 Teth. The yatis therof ben piyt in the erthe, he loste and al to-brak the barris therof; the kyng therof and the princes therof among hethene men; the lawe is not, and the profetis therof founden not of the Lord a visioun.
to sink in/on/with land: soil gate her to perish and to break bar her king her and ruler her in/on/with nation nothing instruction also prophet her not to find vision from LORD
10 Joth. Thei saten in erthe, the elde men of the douytir of Sion weren stille; thei bispreynten her heedis with aische, the eldere men of Juda ben girt with hairis; the virgyns of Juda castiden doun to erthe her heedis.
to dwell to/for land: soil to silence: silent old: elder daughter Zion to ascend: establish dust upon head their to gird sackcloth to go down to/for land: soil head their virgin Jerusalem
11 Caph. Myn iyen failiden for teeris, myn entrails weren disturblid; my mawe was sched out in erthe on the sorewe of the douyter of my puple; whanne a litil child and soukynge failide in the stretis of the citee.
to end: expend in/on/with tears eye my to aggitate belly my to pour: pour to/for land: soil liver my upon breaking daughter people my in/on/with to enfeeble infant and to suckle in/on/with street/plaza town
12 Lameth. Thei seiden to her modris, Where is wheete, and wyn? whanne thei failiden as woundid men in the stretis of the citee; whanne thei senten out her soulis in the bosum of her modris.
to/for mother their to say where? grain and wine in/on/with to enfeeble they like/as slain: wounded in/on/with street/plaza city in/on/with to pour: pour soul: life their to(wards) bosom: embrace mother their
13 Men. To whom schal Y comparisoun thee? ether to whom schal Y licne thee, thou douyter of Jerusalem? to whom schal Y make thee euene, and schal Y coumforte thee, thou virgyn, the douyter of Sion? for whi thi sorewe is greet as the see; who schal do medicyn to thee?
what? to testify you what? to resemble to/for you [the] daughter Jerusalem what? be like to/for you and to be sorry: comfort you virgin daughter Zion for great: large like/as sea breaking your who? to heal to/for you
14 Nun. Thi profetis sien to thee false thingis, and fonned; and openyden not thi wickidnesse, that thei schulden stire thee to penaunce; but thei sien to thee false takyngis, and castyngis out.
prophet your to see to/for you vanity: false and insipid and not to reveal: uncover upon iniquity: crime your to/for to return: rescue (captivity your *Q(k)*) and to see to/for you oracle vanity: false and enticement
15 Sameth. Alle men passynge on the weie flappiden with hondis on thee; thei hissiden, and mouyden her heed on the douyter of Jerusalem; and seiden, This is the citee of perfit fairnesse, the ioie of al erthe.
to slap upon you palm all to pass way: road to whistle and to shake head their upon daughter Jerusalem this [the] city which/that to say entire beauty rejoicing to/for all [the] land: country/planet
16 Ayn. Alle thin enemyes openyden her mouth on thee; thei hissiden, and gnaistiden with her teeth, and seiden, We schulen deuoure; lo! this is the dai which we abididen, we founden, we sien.
to open upon you lip their all enemy your to whistle and to grind tooth to say to swallow up surely this [the] day which/that to await him to find to see: see
17 Phe. The Lord dide tho thingis whiche he thouyte, he fillide hise word which he hadde comaundid fro elde daies; he distriede, and sparide not; and made glad the enemy on thee, and enhaunside the horn of thin enemyes.
to make: do LORD which to plan to cut off: to gain threat his which to command from day front: old to overthrow and not to spare and to rejoice upon you enemy to exalt horn enemy your
18 Sade. The herte of hem criede to the Lord, on the wallis of the douyter of Syon; leede thou forth teeris as a stronde, bi dai and niyt; yyue thou not reste to thee, nether the appil of thin iye be stille.
to cry heart their to(wards) Lord wall daughter Zion to go down like/as torrent: river tears by day and night not to give: give cessation to/for you not to silence: stationary daughter eye your
19 Coph. Rise thou togidere, herie thou in the nyyt, in the begynnyng of wakyngis; schede out thin herte as watir, bifore the siyt of the Lord; reise thin hondis to hym for the soulis of thi litle children, that failiden for hungur in the heed of alle meetyngis of weies.
to arise: rise to sing (in/on/with night *Q(K)*) to/for head: top watch to pour: pour like/as water heart your before face Lord to lift: vow to(wards) him palm your upon soul: life infant your [the] to enfeeble in/on/with famine in/on/with head: top all outside
20 Res. Se thou, Lord, and byholde, whom thou hast maad so bare; therfor whether wymmen schulen ete her fruyt, litle children at the mesure of an hond? for a prest and profete is slayn in the seyntuarie of the Lord.
to see: see LORD and to look [emph?] to/for who? to abuse thus if: surely no to eat woman fruit their infant tender care if: surely no to kill in/on/with sanctuary Lord priest and prophet
21 Syn. A child and an elde man laien on the erthe withoutforth; my virgyns and my yonge men fellen doun bi swerd; thou hast slayn hem in the dai of thi strong veniaunce, thou smotist `and didist no merci.
to lie down: lay down to/for land: soil outside youth and old virgin my and youth my to fall: fall in/on/with sword to kill in/on/with day face: anger your to slaughter not to spare
22 Thau. Thou clepidist, as to a solempne dai, hem that maden me aferd of cumpas; and noon was that ascapide in the dai of the strong veniaunce of the Lord, and was left; myn enemy wastide hem, whiche Y fedde, and nurschide up.
to call: call to like/as day meeting: festival terror my from around: side and not to be in/on/with day face: anger LORD survivor and survivor which to extend and to multiply enemy my to end: destroy them
