Lamentations 2
1 Comment, dans sa colère, le Seigneur a-t-il couvert d’un nuage la fille de Sion! Il a jeté des cieux sur la terre la beauté d’Israël, et, au jour de sa colère, il ne s’est pas souvenu du marchepied de ses pieds.
Yahweh was extremely angry [with us]; as a result, [it was as though] [MET] he covered Jerusalem with a dark cloud. Previously it was a beautiful/glorious city, but he has caused it to become a ruins. At the time he punished [MET] Israel, he [even] abandoned his temple [MET] [in Jerusalem].
2 Le Seigneur a englouti, sans épargner, toutes les habitations de Jacob; il a renversé dans sa fureur les forteresses de la fille de Juda; il a jeté par terre, il a profané le royaume et ses princes.
Yahweh destroyed the homes of [the people of] [PRS] Judah; he did not act mercifully. Because he was very angry, he broke down the fortresses of Judah. He has caused our kingdom and our rulers to become disgraced, and he has gotten rid of them.
3 Il a retranché, dans l’ardeur de sa colère, toute la corne d’Israël; il a retiré sa droite devant l’ennemi, et il a brûlé en Jacob comme un feu flamboyant qui dévore à l’entour.
Because he was extremely angry, he has caused Israel to not be powerful [MET] any more. He has refused to assist us when our enemies attacked us. He has destroyed Israel like [SIM] a raging fire destroys everything.
4 Il a bandé son arc comme un ennemi; il s’est tenu là avec sa droite comme un adversaire, et il a tué tout ce qui était agréable à l’œil dans la tente de la fille de Sion; il a versé, comme un feu, sa fureur.
He bent his bow [to prepare to shoot us, his people], as though we were his enemies. He [prepared to] kill the people whom we love the most [MET], members of our own families. He is extremely angry [MTY] with us people of Jerusalem; his anger is like [SIM] a fire.
5 Le Seigneur a été comme un ennemi; il a englouti Israël; il a englouti tous ses palais, il a détruit ses forteresses, et il a multiplié chez la fille de Juda le gémissement et la plainte.
Yahweh has become like an enemy to [us] Israelis; he has destroyed our palaces and caused our fortresses to become ruins. He has gotten rid of many people in Jerusalem, and caused us to mourn and weep [for those who were killed].
6 Il a saccagé sa clôture comme un jardin; il a détruit le lieu de son assemblée. L’Éternel a fait oublier dans Sion jour solennel et sabbat; et, dans l’indignation de sa colère, il a méprisé roi et sacrificateur.
He has caused his temple to be smashed [as easily] as [SIM] if it was a shelter in a garden. He has caused [us, his people], to forget all our sacred festivals and Sabbath days. He has caused [our] kings and priests to be rejected because he was extremely angry with them.
7 Le Seigneur a rejeté son autel, il a répudié son sanctuaire; il a livré en la main de l’ennemi les murs de ses palais; on a poussé des cris dans la maison de l’Éternel comme au jour d’une fête solennelle.
Yahweh has rejected his own altar and abandoned his temple. He has allowed [our] enemies to tear down the walls of [our temple and] our palaces. They shout [victoriously] in the temple of Yahweh, like we [previously shouted] during our sacred festivals.
8 L’Éternel s’est proposé de détruire la muraille de la fille de Sion; il a étendu le cordeau, il n’a pas retiré sa main pour cesser de détruire; et il fait mener deuil au rempart et à la muraille: ils languissent ensemble.
Yahweh was determined to cause the walls of our city [MTY] to be torn down. [It was as though] he measured the walls and [then he completely] destroyed [MTY] them. [It was as though] he caused the towers and walls to lament/weep, [because they were now ruins].
9 Ses portes sont enfoncées dans la terre; il a détruit et brisé ses barres; son roi et ses princes sont parmi les nations; la loi n’est plus; ses prophètes aussi ne trouvent pas de vision de la part de l’Éternel.
The city gates have collapsed; the bars that fastened the gates shut have been smashed. The king and his officials have [been forced to] go to other countries. No longer does anyone teach the people the laws [that God gave to Moses]. The prophets do not receive any visions [because] Yahweh does not give them any.
10 Les anciens de la fille de Sion sont assis par terre, ils gardent le silence; ils ont mis de la poussière sur leur tête, ils se sont ceints de sacs; les vierges de Jérusalem baissent leur tête vers la terre.
The old men of Jerusalem [MTY] sit on the ground, and they say nothing. They wear rough sackcloth and throw dust on their heads [to show that they are sad]. The young girls of Jerusalem bow down [sorrowfully], their faces touching the ground.
11 Mes yeux se consument dans les larmes, mes entrailles sont agitées, mon foie s’est répandu sur la terre, à cause de la ruine de la fille de mon peuple, parce que les enfants et ceux qui tètent défaillent dans les places de la ville.
My eyes are very tired because of my tears; I am very grieved in my soul. Because [very many of] my people have been killed, I grieve and am exhausted. [Even] children and babies are fainting [and dying] in the streets [because they have no food].
12 Ils disent à leurs mères: Où est le blé et le vin? – défaillant dans les places de la ville comme des blessés à mort, [et] rendant l’âme sur le sein de leurs mères.
They cry out to their mothers, “We need [RHQ] something to eat and drink!” They faint like wounded men in the streets of the city. They slowly die in the arms of their mothers.
13 Quel témoignage t’apporterai-je? Que comparerai-je à toi, fille de Jérusalem? Qui est-ce que j’égalerai à toi, afin que je te console, vierge, fille de Sion? car ta ruine est grande comme la mer: qui te guérira?
You people of Jerusalem [MTY, DOU], (what can I/there is nothing that I can) say [to help you]. No people have [RHQ] suffered like you are suffering; I do not know what I can do to comfort you. The disaster [MET] that you have experienced is as great as the ocean is deep; there is no one [RHQ] who can restore your [city].
14 Tes prophètes ont vu pour toi la vanité et la folie, et ils n’ont pas mis à découvert ton iniquité pour détourner ta captivité; mais ils ont vu pour toi des oracles de vanité et de séduction.
The prophets among you claimed that they had seen visions [from Yahweh], but what they said was false and worthless. They did not save you from being (exiled/forced to go to other countries), because they did not proclaim that you had sinned. Instead, the messages that they gave you deceived you [because] they were not true.
15 Tous ceux qui passent par le chemin battent des mains sur toi; ils sifflent et branlent la tête sur la fille de Jérusalem: Est-ce ici la ville dont on disait: La parfaite en beauté, la joie de toute la terre?
All those who pass by you make fun of [IDM] you; they shake their heads and they hiss/sneer at you. [They say], “Is this that great city of Jerusalem? Is it the city that was the most beautiful city in the world, the city that caused all [the people on] the earth to be joyful?”
16 Tous tes ennemis ouvrent la bouche sur toi; ils sifflent et grincent des dents; ils disent: Nous les avons engloutis; oui, c’est ici le jour que nous attendions! Nous l’avons trouvé, nous l’avons vu!
[Now] all our enemies scoff [IDM] at you; they hiss/sneer [at you] and gnash their teeth [to show that they hate you]. They say, “We have destroyed them! This is what we longed/waited for, and now it has happened!”
17 L’Éternel a fait ce qu’il s’était proposé, il a accompli sa parole qu’il avait commandée dès les jours d’autrefois; il a renversé et n’a point épargné, et il a fait que l’ennemi s’est réjoui sur toi; il a élevé la corne de tes adversaires.
Yahweh has done what he planned; long ago he threatened to destroy you, and [now] he has done it. He has destroyed [your city] without acting mercifully [toward you]; he has enabled your enemies to he happy about defeating you; he has enabled your enemies to [continually] become stronger.
18 Leur cœur a crié au Seigneur. Muraille de la fille de Sion, laisse couler des larmes jour et nuit, comme un torrent; ne te donne pas de relâche, que la prunelle de tes yeux ne cesse point!
I wish/desire that the walls of Jerusalem [APO] would cry out to Yahweh! You people of Jerusalem [MET], Cry day and night! Let your tears flow like rivers. Do not stop grieving; do not stop crying.
19 Lève-toi, crie de nuit au commencement des veilles; répands ton cœur comme de l’eau devant la face du Seigneur. Lève tes mains vers lui pour la vie de tes petits enfants qui défaillent de faim au coin de toutes les rues.
Get up [every] night and cry out; tell Yahweh what you are feeling. Raise your arms to plead to him to act mercifully to prevent our children from dying; they are fainting on the street corners because they have no food to eat.
20 Regarde, Éternel, et considère à qui tu as fait ainsi! Les femmes dévoreront-elles leur fruit, les petits enfants dont elles prennent soin? Tuera-t-on le sacrificateur et le prophète dans le sanctuaire du Seigneur?
Yahweh, look, and think [about it]! Have you ever [RHQ] caused people to suffer like this before? [It is certainly not right that] [RHQ] women are eating the flesh of their own children, the children whom they have always taken care of! [It is not right that] [RHQ] priests and prophets are being killed in your own temple!
21 L’enfant et le vieillard sont couchés par terre dans les rues; mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont tombés par l’épée: tu as tué au jour de ta colère, tu as égorgé, tu n’as point épargné!
[The corpses of] people of all ages lie in the streets; [there are even corpses of] young men and young women who have been killed by [our enemies’] swords. Because you were very angry, you caused them to be killed; you have slaughtered them without pitying them [at all].
22 Tu as convoqué, comme en un jour de fête solennelle, mes terreurs de toutes parts; et au jour de la colère de l’Éternel, il n’y a eu ni réchappé, ni reste: ceux dont j’avais pris soin et que j’avais élevés, mon ennemi les a consumés.
You summoned our enemies to attack us from every direction, as though you were calling/inviting them to come to a feast. At that time when [you showed that] you were very angry, no one escaped. Our enemies murdered [our little children, ] ones whom we took care of and reared/brought up.
