Lamentations 1
1 Comment est-elle assise solitaire, la cité populeuse! Elle est devenue comme une veuve, celle qui était grande parmi les nations. Celle qui était reine parmi les provinces a été soumise au tribut.
Jerusalem was [once] full of people, but now it is deserted. [Once] it was honored by people all over the world, but now it is [grieving/abandoned] like [SIM] a widow. [Once] it was [honored like] [MET] a princess [is honored] among the nations, but now [we who live here] have become slaves.
2 Elle pleure amèrement durant la nuit, et les larmes couvrent ses joues; pas un ne la console, de tous ses amants; tous ses compagnons l’ont trahie, ils sont devenus ses ennemis.
We [PRS] weep bitterly [all] night long, with tears flowing down our cheeks. Among [the people in] all [the nations] that loved Jerusalem there are none that comfort us [now]. All [the rulers of those nations that were previously] our allies have betrayed us, and they are all now enemies [of the people of Jerusalem].
3 Juda s’en est allé en exil, misérable et condamné à un rude travail; il habite chez les nations, sans trouver le repos; ses persécuteurs l’ont atteint dans d’étroits défilés.
[The people of] Judah have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries) and caused to suffer greatly as slaves. They live in [other] nations where they do not have peace/safety. Their enemies seized them, and there was no way for them to escape.
4 Les chemins de Sion sont dans le deuil, parce que nul ne vient plus à ses fêtes; Toutes ses portes sont en ruines, ses prêtres gémissent, ses vierges se désolent, et elle-même est dans l’amertume.
The roads to Zion [Hill] are empty [PRS] because no one comes [here] to [celebrate] the sacred festivals. The city gates are deserted, and the priests groan. The young women [of Jerusalem] cry [because] they are suffering greatly.
5 Ses oppresseurs ont le dessus, ses ennemis prospèrent; car Yahweh l’a affligée, à cause de la multitude de ses offenses; ses petits enfants s’en sont allés captifs, devant l’oppresseur.
Our enemies have conquered the city, and [now] they prosper. Yahweh has punished [the people of] Jerusalem because of all the sins that they have committed. The children [of Jerusalem] have been captured and taken [to other countries].
6 Et la fille de Sion a perdu toute sa gloire; ses princes sont comme des cerfs qui ne trouvent pas de pâture, et qui s’en vont sans force devant celui qui les poursuit.
Jerusalem was a beautiful city, but it is not beautiful now. The leaders [of the city] are like [SIM] deer that are starving because of being unable to find any grass [to eat]. They are very weak, with the result that they are unable to run from their enemies.
7 Jérusalem se souvient, aux jours de son affliction et de sa vie errante, de tous ses biens précieux qu’elle possédait, dès les jours anciens. Maintenant que son peuple est tombé sous la main de l’oppresseur, et que personne ne vient a son aide, ses ennemis la voient, et ils rient de son chômage.
[The people of] Jerusalem are sad and scattered, and they think about the previous greatness of the city. [But now] our enemies have captured the city, and there is no one to help the people. Our enemies destroyed the city and laughed while they were doing that.
8 Jérusalem a multiplié ses péchés; c’est pourquoi elle est devenue une chose souillée; tous ceux qui l’honoraient la méprisent, car ils ont vu sa nudité; elle-même pousse des gémissements, et détourne la face.
[The people of] [PRS] Jerusalem have sinned very much; [it is as though] [MET] the city has become [like] a filthy [rag]. All those who [previously] honored the city [now] despise it, because they see that it has become very disgraced [MET]. Now [the people of] the city groan, and they cover their faces [because they are very ashamed].
9 Sa souillure apparaît sous les pans de sa robe; elle ne songeait pas à sa fin. Et elle est tombée d’une manière étrange, et personne ne la console! « Vois, Yahweh, ma misère, car l’ennemi triomphe! »
The city has become filthy because of [PRS] the sins that the people have committed; they did not think about what could happen to the city. [Now] the city has been destroyed, and there is no one to comfort [the people]. [The people cry out saying], “Yahweh, look at how we are suffering because our enemies have defeated us!”
10 L’oppresseur a étendu la main sur tous ses trésors; car elle a vu les nations entrer dans son sanctuaire, les nations au sujet desquelles tu avais donné cet ordre: « Elles n’entreront pas dans ton assemblée. »
Our enemies have taken away all our treasures, all the valuable things that we owned. We have seen [soldiers from other] nations, [men who do not worship Yahweh], enter our sacred temple, [the place] where foreigners/non-Israelis were (forbidden/not allowed) to enter.
11 Tout son peuple gémit, cherchant du pain; ils donnent leurs joyaux pour des aliments, qui leur rendent la vie. « Vois Yahweh et considère l’abjection où je suis tombée! »
The people of the city groan while they search for food; they have given their treasures to get food [to eat] to remain alive. [They say], “Yahweh, look [at us], and see that we are despised!”
12 « O vous tous, qui passez par le chemin, regardez et voyez s’il y a une douleur pareille à la douleur qui pèse sur moi, moi que Yahweh a frappée, au jour de son ardente colère!
You people who pass by, you do not [RHQ] seem to care at all [about what has happened to us]. Look around and see that there are no other [RHQ] people who are suffering like we are. Yahweh has caused us to suffer because he was extremely angry [with us].
13 « D’en haut il a lancé dans mes os un feu qui les dévore; il a étendu un filet devant mes pieds, il m’a fait reculer; il m’a jeté dans la désolation, je languis tout le jour.
[It is as though] he sent a fire from heaven [MTY] that burned in our bones; [it is as though] [MET] he has placed a trap for our feet, and has prevented us from walking any further. He has abandoned us; we are weak/miserable [every day], all day long.
14 « Le joug de mes iniquités a été lié dans sa main; unies en faisceau, elles pèsent sur mon cou; il a fait chanceler ma force. Le Seigneur m’a livré à des mains auxquelles je ne puis résister.
He caused the sins that we have committed to be [like] a heavy load for us to carry; [it is as though] [MET] he tied them around our necks. Previously we were strong, but he has caused us to become weak. He has allowed our enemies to capture us, and we were not able to do anything to resist them.
15 « Le Seigneur a enlevé tous les guerriers qui étaient au milieu de moi; il a appelé contre moi une armée, pour écraser mes jeunes hommes; le Seigneur a foulé au pressoir la vierge, fille de Juda.
Yahweh looked at our mighty soldiers and laughed at them. He has summoned a great army to [come and] crush our young soldiers. [It is as though] [MET] Yahweh has trampled on [us] people of Judah like [SIM] [people trample] on grapes in a pit [to make wine].
16 « C’est pour cela que je pleure, que mon œil, mon œil se fond en larmes; car il n’y a près de moi personne qui me console, qui me rende la vie; mes fils sont dans la désolation, car l’ennemi l’emporte. »
I weep because of [all] those things; my eyes are filled with tears. There is no one to comfort me; those who could encourage me are far away. Our enemies have conquered [us], so our children have nothing good to (hope for/expect to happen).
17 Sion a tendu les mains... Personne qui la console! Yahweh a mandé contre Jacob ses ennemis qui l’enveloppent; Jérusalem est devenue au milieu d’eux comme une chose souillée.
[We people of] [PRS] Jerusalem reach out our hands [to get help], but there is no one to comfort us. Yahweh has decided concerning [us descendants of] Jacob that the people in nearby nations will become our enemies; so they consider that Jerusalem has become [like] [MET] a filthy rag.
18 « Yahweh est vraiment juste, car j’ai été rebelle à ses ordres. Oh! écoutez tous, peuples, et voyez ma douleur: mes vierges et mes jeunes gens sont allés en exil!
But what Yahweh has done [to us] is fair, because we have rebelled against obeying the commands that he gave [us]. You people everywhere, listen [to us]; [look and] see that we are suffering [greatly]. We had [many] sons and daughters, but they have been captured and forced to go to distant countries.
19 J’ai appelé mes amants, ils m’ont trompée; mes prêtres et mes anciens ont péri dans la ville, en cherchant de la nourriture, pour ranimer leur vie.
We pleaded with our allies [to help us], but they [all] refused. Our priests and our leaders have died [from hunger] in the city while they were searching for food [to eat] to remain alive.
20 « Regarde, Yahweh, quelle est mon angoisse! Mes entrailles sont émues; mon cœur est bouleversé au dedans de moi, parce que j’ai été bien rebelle. Au dehors l’épée tue mes enfants; au dedans, c’est la mort!
Yahweh, see that we are suffering very much. [It is as though] our inner beings are tormented. We are sad [SYN] because we have rebelled [against you]. Our enemies kill people in the streets with their swords; people are dying [because they have no food to eat].
21 « On entend mes gémissements; personne qui me console! Tous mes ennemis, en apprenant mon malheur, se réjouissent de ce que tu as agi. Tu feras venir le jour que tu as annoncé, et ils deviendront tels que moi!
People have heard us while we groaned, but no one [came to] comfort us. [Yahweh, ] you caused us to experience this [disaster], and our enemies are happy to see what you have done [to us]. But cause it soon to be the time that you have promised, when our enemies will suffer like we have suffered!
22 « Que toute leur méchanceté soit présente devant toi, pour que tu les traites comme tu m’as traitée moi-même, à cause de toutes mes offenses! Car mes gémissements sont nombreux, et mon cœur est malade! »
[Yahweh, ] see all the evil things that they have done and punish them! [Punish them] like you have punished us for all the sins that we committed! [We say this to you] because we suffer and groan very much, and we (faint/are very sad).
