Lamentations 4
1 How is the gold become dim, Changed the best — the pure gold? Poured out are stones of the sanctuary At the head of all out-places.
Emas yang berkilauan telah menjadi suram batu-batu Rumah Allah bertebaran di jalan.
2 The precious sons of Zion, Who are comparable with fine gold, How have they been reckoned earthen bottles, Work of the hands of a potter.
Dahulu para remaja Kota Sion seperti emas yang berharga, tapi kini diperlakukan seperti bejana tanah belaka.
3 Even dragons have drawn out the breast, They have suckled their young ones, The daughter of my people is become cruel, Like the ostriches in a wilderness.
Sedangkan induk serigala menyusukan anaknya, tapi umatku sangat kejam seperti burung unta di padang.
4 Cleaved hath the tongue of a suckling unto his palate with thirst, Infants asked bread, a dealer out they have none.
Bayi-bayi tak disusui, sehingga mati kehausan. Anak-anak minta makan, tapi tak ada yang memberikan.
5 Those eating of dainties have been desolate in out-places, Those supported on scarlet have embraced dunghills.
Mereka yang biasa menikmati makanan yang enak-enak, dan hidup dalam kemewahan, kini merangkak mencari makanan di timbunan sampah, dan mati kelaparan di jalan-jalan.
6 And greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people, Than the sin of Sodom, That was overturned as [in] a moment, And no hands were stayed on her.
Umatku telah dihukum lebih berat dari penduduk Sodom yang dalam sekejap mata hancur oleh tangan Allah tanpa tindakan manusia.
7 Purer were her Nazarites than snow, Whiter than milk, ruddier of body than rubies, Of sapphire their form.
Dahulu pemimpin-pemimpin kami murni seperti kapas yang putih bersih. Mereka tegap dan kuat, segar bugar dan sehat.
8 Darker than blackness hath been their visage, They have not been known in out-places, Cleaved hath their skin unto their bone, It hath withered — it hath been as wood.
Tapi kini wajah mereka lebih hitam dari jelaga terkapar di jalan-jalan tanpa ada yang dapat mengenali mereka. Kulit mereka berkerut pada tulang-tulang, seperti kayu yang kering kerontang.
9 Better have been the pierced of a sword Than the pierced of famine, For these flow away, pierced through, Without the increase of the field.
Mereka sengsara dan mati perlahan-lahan, karena sama sekali tak punya makanan; yang mati di medan pertempuran, lebih beruntung dari yang mati kelaparan.
10 The hands of merciful women have boiled their own children, They have been for food to them, In the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Sangat dahsyat bencana itu yang menimpa umatku sehingga ibu-ibu yang berhati lembut merebus anak sendiri untuk pengisi perut.
11 Completed hath Jehovah His fury, He hath poured out the fierceness of His anger, And he kindleth a fire in Zion, And it devoureth her foundations.
TUHAN melampiaskan amarah-Nya dan membakar Kota Sion sampai rata dengan tanah.
12 Believe not did the kings of earth, And any of the inhabitants of the world, That come would an adversary and enemy Into the gates of Jerusalem.
Di antara raja-raja dan penduduk dunia tidak satu pun yang percaya bahwa gerbang-gerbang kota Yerusalem dapat dimasuki oleh lawan.
13 Because of the sins of her prophets, The iniquities of her priests, Who are shedding in her midst the blood of the righteous,
Tapi hal itu telah terjadi, karena dosa para imam dan nabi. Mereka telah menumpahkan darah, dari orang yang tidak bersalah.
14 They have wandered naked in out-places, They have been polluted with blood, Without [any] being able to touch their clothing,
Seperti orang buta mengembara di jalan-jalan begitulah pemimpin-pemimpin kota Yerusalem. Pakaian mereka kotor oleh darah sehingga tak ada yang mau menyentuh mereka.
15 'Turn aside — unclean,' they called to them, 'Turn aside, turn aside, touch not,' For they fled — yea, they have wandered, They have said among nations: 'They do not add to sojourn.'
Orang berkata, "Pergi dari sini! Kamu najis, jangan menjamah kami!" Maka pergilah mereka dan mengembara dari bangsa ke bangsa, tapi tidak diizinkan menetap oleh siapa pun juga.
16 The face of Jehovah hath divided them, He doth not add to behold them, The face of priests they have not lifted up, Elders they have not favoured.
TUHAN tak lagi memperhatikan umat-Nya; Ia sendiri yang menceraiberaikan mereka dan membuat imam-imam tak lagi dihargai; para pemimpin tiada yang mengasihani.
17 While we exist — consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation [that] saveth not.
Mata kami lelah memandang, menantikan bantuan yang tak kunjung datang. Kami mengharapkan pertolongan suatu bangsa, yang sebenarnya tak dapat memberikan apa-apa.
18 They have hunted our steps from going in our broad-places, Near hath been our end, fulfilled our days, For come hath our end.
Kami tak dapat keluar ke jalan, keluar selalu diintai lawan. Akhir hidup kami mendekat, karena hari-hari kami sudah genap.
19 Swifter have been our pursuers, Than the eagles of the heavens, On the mountains they have burned [after] us, In the wilderness they have laid wait for us.
Pengejar-pengejar kami cepat sekali jauh lebih cepat dari burung rajawali. Mereka mengejar kami di gunung, dan menghadang kami di padang gurun.
20 The breath of our nostrils — the anointed of Jehovah, Hath been captured in their pits, of whom we said: 'In his shadow we do live among nations.'
Mereka menangkap raja pilihan TUHAN, orang yang kami andalkan sebagai pemberi kehidupan, dan pelindung terhadap lawan.
21 Joy and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, Dwelling in the land of Uz, Even unto thee pass over doth a cup, Thou art drunk, and makest thyself naked.
Hai bangsa Edom dan Us, silakan tertawa, bergembiralah, selama masih bisa! Bencana akan datang juga kepadamu dan karena mabuk engkau akan menelanjangi dirimu.
22 Completed [is] thy iniquity, daughter of Zion, He doth not add to remove thee, He hath inspected thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He hath removed [thee] because of thy sins!
Sion telah menjalani hukumannya atas dosa-dosa yang diperbuatnya; kini kami tidak akan dibiarkan TUHAN dan tak akan dibawa lagi ke dalam pembuangan. Tetapi engkau, hai Edom, akan dihukum TUHAN. Dosa-dosamu akan disingkapkan.
