Lamentations 1
1 Comment est-elle assise solitaire, la ville pleine de peuple? elle est devenue comme veuve, la maîtresse des nations; la reine des provinces a été assujettie 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 Pleurant, elle a pleuré pendant la nuit, et ses larmes coulent sur ses joues; et il n’est personne qui la console, parmi ceux qui lui étaient chers; tous ses amis l’ont méprisée et 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 a émigré à cause de son affliction et de la grandeur de son esclavage: il a habité parmi les nations, et n’a pas trouvé de repos: ses persécuteurs l’ont saisi dans ses angoisses.
[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 voies de Sion sont en deuil, de ce qu’il n’y a personne qui vienne pour une solennité; toutes ses portes sont détruites; ses prêtres gémissent, ses vierges sont défigurées; elle-même est plongée 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 ennemis sont devenus maîtres, ses adversaires se sont enrichis, parce que le Seigneur a parlé contre elle à cause de la multitude de ses iniquités; ses petits enfants ont été emmenés en captivité devant la face de celui qui les tourmentait.
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 Toute la beauté de la fille de Sion s’est retirée d’elle; ses princes sont devenus comme des béliers ne trouvant pas de pâturages; ils s’en sont allés sans force devant la face de celui qui les poursuivait.
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 s’est souvenue des jours de son affliction, et de la prévarication de toutes les choses précieuses qu’elle avait eues dès les jours anciens, lorsque son peuple tombait sous une main ennemie et qu’il n’avait pas de défenseur; ses ennemis l’ont vue, et ils se sont moqués de ses sabbats.
[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 Elle a beaucoup péché, Jérusalem; à cause de cela elle est
[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 Ses souillures ont paru sur ses pieds, et elle ne s’est pas souvenue de sa fin; elle a été prodigieusement abaissée, n’ayant pas de consolateur; voyez, Seigneur, mon affliction, parce que l’ennemi s’est élevé.
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’ennemi a porté la main sur toutes ses choses précieuses; et elle a vu des nations entrer dans son sanctuaire, nations au sujet desquelles vous aviez ordonné quelles n’entreraient pas dans votre 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 est gémissant et cherchant du pain; ils ont donné toutes leurs choses précieuses pour une nourriture qui ranimât leur âme. Voyez, Seigneur, et considérez combien je suis avilie.
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 Ô vous tous qui passez par la voie, prêtez attention, et voyez s’il est une douleur comme ma douleur; parce que le Seigneur, comme il l’a dit, m’a vendangée au jour de la colère de sa fureur.
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 envoyé un feu dans mes os, et il m’a châtiée; il a tendu un fil à mes pieds, et il m’a fait tomber en arrière, il m’a rendue désolée, accablée de chagrin 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 s’est éveillé; elles ont été roulées dans sa main, et imposées sur mon cou; ma force s’est affaiblie; le Seigneur m’a livrée à une main dont je ne pourrai sortir.
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 du milieu de moi tous mes hommes illustres; il a appelé contre moi le temps afin de briser mes élus; le Seigneur a foulé le pressoir pour 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 moi je pleure, et que mon œil a fait couler des eaux; parce qu’il s’est éloigné de moi, le consolateur qui devait faire revenir mon âme; mes fils sont perdus, parce que l’ennemi est devenu le plus fort.
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 étendu ses mains, il n’y a personne qui la console; le Seigneur a appelé de tous côtés contre Jacob ses ennemis; Jérusalem est devenue au milieu d’eux comme une femme souillée par ses mois.
[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 Le Seigneur est juste, parce que j’ai provoqué sa bouche au courroux; écoutez, je vous en conjure, vous tous, peuples, et voyez ma douleur; mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont allés en captivité.
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 amis et ils m’ont trompée; mes prêtres et mes vieillards ont été consumés dans la ville, lorsqu’ils ont cherché de la nourriture pour ranimer leur âme.
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 Voyez, Seigneur, que je suis dans la tribulation; mes entrailles sont émues; mon cœur est bouleversé au dedans de moi, parce que je suis remplie d’amertume; au dehors le glaive tue; au dedans, c’est de même 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 Ils ont appris que je gémis, et qu’il n’y a personne qui me console; tous mes ennemis ont appris mon malheur; ils se sont réjouis, parce que c’est vous qui l’avez fait; vous amènerez le jour de ma consolation, et ils seront semblables à 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 THAU. Que tout le mal qu’ils ont fait vienne devant vous; et vendangez-les, comme vous m’avez vendangée à cause de toutes mes iniquités; car mes gémissements sont nombreux, et mon cœur est triste.
[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).
