Klagelieder 2
1 Wie hat umwölkt in seinem Zorn der Herr die Sionstochter! So tief gestürzt vom Himmel auf die Erde die Herrlichkeit von Israel! Er dachte nicht an seiner Füße Schemel an seinem Zornestage.
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 Der Herr vertilgte schonungslos die Auen Jakobs insgesamt. In seinem Grimme riß er nieder die Festungen der Tochter Judas und warf zu Boden den König und die Fürsten - todeswund;
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 in Zornglut hieb er ab ein jeglich Horn in Israel und schlug ihm seine Rechte vor dem Feind zurück, und dieser wütete in Jakob gleich einer Flammenlohe, die alles ringsumher verzehrt.
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 Er spannte seinen Bogen wie ein Gegner, und reckte wie ein Feind die Rechte; er tötete all ihre Augenlust im Zelt der Sionstochter und goß den Grimm wie Feuer aus.
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 Der Herr hat sich als Feind gezeigt und Israel gestürzt, all seine Burgen eingerissen und seine Festungen zerstört und Jammer über Jammer bei Judas Tochter angehäuft.
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 Und seine Hütte riß er nieder gleich einer bloßen Gartenhütte, zerstreute seine Offenbarungsstätte. Vergessen ließ der Herr in Sion die Festtage und Sabbate. Und er verwarf in seinem grimmen Zorn den König und den Priester.
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 Und seinen Altar hat der Herr verschmäht, sein Heiligtum verworfen, in Feindeshand gegeben all die Mauern seiner Burgen. Sie schrieen in dem Haus des Herrn, als wär's ein Feiertag.
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 Der Herr bot alle seine Künste auf, der Sionstochter Mauern zu zerstören. Er zog die Meßschnur drüber her und hemmte seine Hand nicht im Zerstören. Da trauerten zusammen Wall und Mauer und härmten sich zusammen ab.
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 Versunken in die Erde ihre Tore und ihre Riegel unbrauchbar, zerbrochen. Ihr König, ihre Fürsten weilen bei den Heiden; und ein Gesetz gibt's nimmermehr, und ihre Seher erhalten keine Offenbarung mehr vom Herrn.
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 Am Boden sitzen schweigend die Ältesten der Sionstochter. Sie streuen Staub auf ihren Kopf, mit härenem Gewand gegürtet. Zu Boden senken ihre Häupter die Jungfrauen Jerusalems.
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 In Tränen schwinden meine Augen; mein Inneres glüht, und meine Leber fließt zu Boden; denn meines Volkes Tochter ist vernichtet. Auf öffentlichen Plätzen verschmachten Säuglinge und Kinder.
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 Sie rufen ihren Müttern zu: "Wo gibt es Brot?" und keins ist da. Wie todwund schmachten sie dahin auf öffentlichen Plätzen. In ihrer Mütter Schoß verhauchen sie ihr Leben
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 Was soll ich dir nur gleichstellen, womit dich nur vergleichen, du Tochter von Jerusalem? Wem setze ich dich gleich, um dich zu trösten, du Jungfrau, Sions Tochter? Groß wie das Meer ist deine Wunde; wer kann dich heilen?
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 Dir schauten deine Seher Lug und Trug. Sie sagten über deine Sünde nichts, um dadurch dein Geschick zu wenden. Sie haben dir erschaut nur Sprüche zum Betrug und zur Verführung.
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 Die Hände schlugen über dich zusammen sie alle, die des Weges zogen. Sie zischten, schüttelten das Haupt über die Tochter von Jerusalem: "Ist das die Stadt, von der man sagte, sie sei der Schönheit Krone, der ganzen Erde Lust?"
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 All deine Feinde rissen wider dich den Mund weit auf. Sie zischten, knirschten mit den Zähnen und sprachen: "Wir vertilgen es. Das ist der Tag, den wir erhofft; wir haben es erreicht, erlebt."
[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 Der Herr hat ausgeführt, was er geplant, sein Wort erfüllt, das er seit alten Zeiten angedroht. Er riß zu Boden schonungslos und ließ den Feind frohlocken über dich und deiner Gegner Horn emporwachsen.
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 Zum Herrn schreit aus Herzensgrund die Sionstochter in Bekümmernis. Laß deine Tränen stromweis rinnen bei Tag und Nacht! Gönn keine Ruhe dir! Nicht rasten soll dein Augenstern!
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 Auf! Jammere laut noch durch die Nacht bis zum Beginn der Nachtwachen! Dem Wasser gleich schütte dein Herz aus vorm Angesicht des Herrn! Zu ihm erhebe deine Hände um deiner Kindlein Leben, die Hungers voll an allen Straßenecken schmachten!
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 "Herr, sieh darein und schau! Wem hast du solches angetan, wenn Weiber ihre Leibesfrucht, die Kinder ihrer Wartung, essen, wenn selbst im Heiligtum des Herrn gemordet werden Priester und Prophet?
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 Es liegen auf dem Boden in den Straßen die Knaben samt den Greisen; hinfallen meine Jungfrauen und meine Jungmänner durchs Schwert. An deinem Zornestage mordest du und schlachtest schonungslos.
[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 Du hast von überall her wie zu einem Fest in meine Fremdenzimmer eingeladen; am Tag des Herrenzorns war niemand, der entronnen und entkommen wär von denen, die ich einst gepflegt und aufgezogen. Mein Feind hat sie vernichtet."
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.
