איכה 3
| אֲנִי הַגֶּבֶר רָאָה עֳנִי בְּשֵׁבֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
I AM the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
| אוֹתִי נָהַג וַיֹּלַךְ חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃ | 2 |
He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness and not in light.
| אַךְ בִּי יָשֻׁב יַהֲפֹךְ יָדוֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ | 3 |
Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
| בִּלָּה בְשָׂרִי וְעוֹרִי שִׁבַּר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ | 4 |
My flesh and my skin hath he made old; he hath broken my bones.
| בָּנָה עָלַי וַיַּקַּף רֹאשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃ | 5 |
He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
| בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים הוֹשִׁיבַנִי כְּמֵתֵי עוֹלָֽם׃ | 6 |
He hath made me to dwell in dark places, as those that have been long dead.
| גָּדַר בַּעֲדִי וְלֹא אֵצֵא הִכְבִּיד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ | 7 |
He hath fenced me about, that I cannot go forth; he hath made my chain heavy.
| גַּם כִּי אֶזְעַק וַאֲשַׁוֵּעַ שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ | 8 |
Yea, when I cry and call for help, he shutteth out my prayer.
| גָּדַר דְּרָכַי בְּגָזִית נְתִיבֹתַי עִוָּֽה׃ | 9 |
He hath fenced up my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.
| דֹּב אֹרֵב הוּא לִי אריה אֲרִי בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ | 10 |
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
| דְּרָכַי סוֹרֵר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵנִי שָׂמַנִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃ | 11 |
He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.
| דָּרַךְ קַשְׁתוֹ וַיַּצִּיבֵנִי כַּמַּטָּרָא לַחֵֽץ׃ | 12 |
He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
| הֵבִיא בְּכִלְיוֹתָי בְּנֵי אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
He hath caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.
| הָיִיתִי שְּׂחֹק לְכָל־עַמִּי נְגִינָתָם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ | 14 |
I am become a derision to all my people; and their song all the day.
| הִשְׂבִּיעַנִי בַמְּרוֹרִים הִרְוַנִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ | 15 |
He hath filled me with bitterness, he hath sated me with wormwood.
| וַיַּגְרֵס בֶּֽחָצָץ שִׁנָּי הִכְפִּישַׁנִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ | 16 |
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
| וַתִּזְנַח מִשָּׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי נָשִׁיתִי טוֹבָֽה׃ | 17 |
And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace; I forgat prosperity.
| וָאֹמַר אָבַד נִצְחִי וְתוֹחַלְתִּי מֵיְהוָֽה׃ | 18 |
And I said, My strength is perished, and mine expectation from the LORD.
| זְכָר־עָנְיִי וּמְרוּדִי לַעֲנָה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ | 19 |
Remember mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
| זָכוֹר תִּזְכּוֹר ותשיח וְתָשׁוֹחַ עָלַי נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | 20 |
My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me.
| זֹאת אָשִׁיב אֶל־לִבִּי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִֽיל׃ | 21 |
This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope.
| חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא־תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא־כָלוּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃ | 22 |
[It is of] the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
| חֲדָשִׁים לַבְּקָרִים רַבָּה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 23 |
They are new every morning; great is thy faithfulness.
| חֶלְקִי יְהוָה אָמְרָה נַפְשִׁי עַל־כֵּן אוֹחִיל לֽוֹ׃ | 24 |
The LORD is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
| טוֹב יְהוָה לְקֹוָו לְנֶפֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ | 25 |
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
| טוֹב וְיָחִיל וְדוּמָם לִתְשׁוּעַת יְהוָֽה׃ | 26 |
It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
| טוֹב לַגֶּבֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂא עֹל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ | 27 |
It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
| יֵשֵׁב בָּדָד וְיִדֹּם כִּי נָטַל עָלָֽיו׃ | 28 |
Let him sit alone and keep silence, because he hath laid it upon him.
| יִתֵּן בֶּֽעָפָר פִּיהוּ אוּלַי יֵשׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃ | 29 |
Let him put his mouth in the dust; if so be there may he hope.
| יִתֵּן לְמַכֵּהוּ לֶחִי יִשְׂבַּע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ | 30 |
Let him give his cheek to him that smiteth him; let him be filled full with reproach.
| כִּי לֹא יִזְנַח לְעוֹלָם אֲדֹנָֽי׃ | 31 |
For the Lord will not cast off for ever.
| כִּי אִם־הוֹגָה וְרִחַם כְּרֹב חסדו חֲסָדָֽיו׃ | 32 |
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies.
| כִּי לֹא עִנָּה מִלִבּוֹ וַיַּגֶּה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃ | 33 |
For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men.
| לְדַכֵּא תַּחַת רַגְלָיו כֹּל אֲסִירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ | 34 |
To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,
| לְהַטּוֹת מִשְׁפַּט־גָּבֶר נֶגֶד פְּנֵי עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | 35 |
To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,
| לְעַוֵּת אָדָם בְּרִיבוֹ אֲדֹנָי לֹא רָאָֽה׃ | 36 |
To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.
| מִי זֶה אָמַר וַתֶּהִי אֲדֹנָי לֹא צִוָּֽה׃ | 37 |
Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not?
| מִפִּי עֶלְיוֹן לֹא תֵצֵא הָרָעוֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ | 38 |
Out of the mouth of the Most High cometh there not evil and good?
| מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן אָדָם חָי גֶּבֶר עַל־חטאו חֲטָאָֽיו׃ | 39 |
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
| נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְֽנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃ | 40 |
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
| נִשָּׂא לְבָבֵנוּ אֶל־כַּפָּיִם אֶל־אֵל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | 41 |
Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
| נַחְנוּ פָשַׁעְנוּ וּמָרִינוּ אַתָּה לֹא סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ | 42 |
We have transgressed and have rebelled; thou hast not pardoned.
| סַכֹּתָה בָאַף וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵנוּ הָרַגְתָּ לֹא חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ | 43 |
Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not pitied.
| סַכּוֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן לָךְ מֵעֲבוֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃ | 44 |
Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
| סְחִי וּמָאוֹס תְּשִׂימֵנוּ בְּקֶרֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ | 45 |
Thou hast made us [as] the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the peoples.
| פָּצוּ עָלֵינוּ פִּיהֶם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ | 46 |
all our enemies have opened their mouth wide against us.
| פַּחַד וָפַחַת הָיָה לָנוּ הַשֵּׁאת וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ | 47 |
Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and destruction.
| פַּלְגֵי־מַיִם תֵּרַד עֵינִי עַל־שֶׁבֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃ | 48 |
Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
| עֵינִי נִגְּרָה וְלֹא תִדְמֶה מֵאֵין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ | 49 |
Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
| עַד־יַשְׁקִיף וְיֵרֶא יְהוָה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | 50 |
Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.
| עֵינִי עֽוֹלְלָה לְנַפְשִׁי מִכֹּל בְּנוֹת עִירִֽי׃ | 51 |
Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.
| צוֹד צָדוּנִי כַּצִּפּוֹר אֹיְבַי חִנָּֽם׃ | 52 |
They have chased me sore like a bird, that are mine enemies without cause.
| צָֽמְתוּ בַבּוֹר חַיָּי וַיַּדּוּ־אֶבֶן בִּֽי׃ | 53 |
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast a stone upon me.
| צָֽפוּ־מַיִם עַל־רֹאשִׁי אָמַרְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ | 54 |
Waters flowed over mine head; I said, I am cut off.
| קָרָאתִי שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה מִבּוֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ | 55 |
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the lowest dungeon.
| קוֹלִי שָׁמָעְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵם אָזְנְךָ לְרַוְחָתִי לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ | 56 |
Thou heardest my voice; hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
| קָרַבְתָּ בְּיוֹם אֶקְרָאֶךָּ אָמַרְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃ | 57 |
Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not.
| רַבְתָּ אֲדֹנָי רִיבֵי נַפְשִׁי גָּאַלְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃ | 58 |
O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
| רָאִיתָה יְהוָה עַוָּתָתִי שָׁפְטָה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ | 59 |
O LORD, thou hast seen my wrong; judge thou my cause.
| רָאִיתָה כָּל־נִקְמָתָם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם לִֽי׃ | 60 |
Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me.
| שָׁמַעְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם יְהוָה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָם עָלָֽי׃ | 61 |
Thou hast heard their reproach, O LORD, and all their devices against me;
| שִׂפְתֵי קָמַי וְהֶגְיוֹנָם עָלַי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ | 62 |
The lips of those that rose up against me, and their imagination against me all the day.
| שִׁבְתָּם וְקִֽימָתָם הַבִּיטָה אֲנִי מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ | 63 |
Behold thou their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their song.
| תָּשִׁיב לָהֶם גְּמוּל יְהוָה כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ | 64 |
Thou wilt render unto them a recompence, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
| תִּתֵּן לָהֶם מְגִנַּת־לֵב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ לָהֶֽם׃ | 65 |
Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.
| תִּרְדֹּף בְּאַף וְתַשְׁמִידֵם מִתַּחַת שְׁמֵי יְהוָֽה׃ | 66 |
Thou wilt pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of the LORD.
