אֵיכָה 3
| אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ | 1 |
I am the man who has seen trouble by the rod of his wrath.
| אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אֽוֹר׃ | 2 |
By him I have been made to go in the dark where there is no light.
| אַ֣ךְ בִּ֥י יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ ס | 3 |
Truly against me his hand has been turned again and again all the day.
| בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ | 4 |
My flesh and my skin have been used up by him and my bones broken.
| בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃ | 5 |
He has put up a wall against me, shutting me in with bitter sorrow.
| בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃ ס | 6 |
He has kept me in dark places, like those who have been long dead.
| גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ | 7 |
He has put a wall round me, so that I am not able to go out; he has made great the weight of my chain.
| גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ | 8 |
Even when I send up a cry for help, he keeps my prayer shut out.
| גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ ס | 9 |
He has put up a wall of cut stones about my ways, he has made my roads twisted.
| דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב הוּא֙ לִ֔י אריה בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ | 10 |
He is like a bear waiting for me, like a lion in secret places.
| דְּרָכַ֥י סוֹרֵ֛ר וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃ | 11 |
By him my ways have been turned on one side and I have been pulled in bits; he has made me waste.
| דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ ס | 12 |
With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.
| הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ | 13 |
He has let loose his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.
| הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ | 14 |
I have become the sport of all the peoples; I am their song all the day.
| הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ ס | 15 |
He has made my life nothing but pain, he has given me the bitter root in full measure.
| וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ שִׁנָּ֔י הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ | 16 |
By him my teeth have been broken with crushed stones, and I am bent low in the dust.
| וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נַפְשִׁ֖י נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃ | 17 |
My soul is sent far away from peace, I have no more memory of good.
| וָאֹמַר֙ אָבַ֣ד נִצְחִ֔י וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃ ס | 18 |
And I said, My strength is cut off, and my hope from the Lord.
| זְכָר־עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ | 19 |
Keep in mind my trouble and my wandering, the bitter root and the poison.
| זָכ֣וֹר תִּזְכּ֔וֹר ותשיח עָלַ֖י נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | 20 |
My soul still keeps the memory of them; and is bent down in me.
| זֹ֛את אָשִׁ֥יב אֶל־לִבִּ֖י עַל־כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ ס | 21 |
This I keep in mind, and because of this I have hope.
| חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י לֹא־תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י לֹא־כָל֖וּ רַחֲמָֽיו׃ | 22 |
It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit.
| חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ | 23 |
They are new every morning; great is your good faith.
| חֶלְקִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ ס | 24 |
I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.
| ט֤וֹב יְהוָה֙ לְקוָֹ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ | 25 |
The Lord is good to those who are waiting for him, to the soul which is looking for him.
| ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃ | 26 |
It is good to go on hoping and quietly waiting for the salvation of the Lord.
| ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ ס | 27 |
It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
| יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃ | 28 |
Let him be seated by himself, saying nothing, because he has put it on him.
| יִתֵּ֤ן בֶּֽעָפָר֙ פִּ֔יהוּ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃ | 29 |
Let him put his mouth in the dust, if by chance there may be hope.
| יִתֵּ֧ן לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ לֶ֖חִי יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ ס | 30 |
Let his face be turned to him who gives him blows; let him be full of shame.
| כִּ֣י לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֲדֹנָֽי׃ | 31 |
For the Lord does not give a man up for ever.
| כִּ֣י אִם־הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב חסדו׃ | 32 |
For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.
| כִּ֣י לֹ֤א עִנָּה֙ מִלִּבּ֔וֹ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־אִֽישׁ׃ ס | 33 |
For he has no pleasure in troubling and causing grief to the children of men.
| לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ | 34 |
In a man's crushing under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
| לְהַטּוֹת֙ מִשְׁפַּט־גָּ֔בֶר נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ | 35 |
In his turning away the right of a man before the face of the Most High.
| לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ ס | 36 |
In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.
| מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א צִוָּֽה׃ | 37 |
Who is able to say a thing, and give effect to it, if it has not been ordered by the Lord?
| מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ לֹ֣א תֵצֵ֔א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ | 38 |
Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
| מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־חטאו׃ ס | 39 |
What protest may a living man make, even a man about the punishment of his sin?
| נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־יְהוָֽה׃ | 40 |
Let us make search and put our ways to the test, turning again to the Lord;
| נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | 41 |
Lifting up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.
| נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ ס | 42 |
We have done wrong and gone against your law; we have not had your forgiveness.
| סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ | 43 |
Covering yourself with wrath you have gone after us, cutting us off without pity;
| סַכּ֤וֹתָה בֶֽעָנָן֙ לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲב֖וֹר תְּפִלָּֽה׃ | 44 |
Covering yourself with a cloud, so that prayer may not get through.
| סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ ס | 45 |
You have made us like waste and that for which there is no use, among the peoples.
| פָּצ֥וּ עָלֵ֛ינוּ פִּיהֶ֖ם כָּל־אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ | 46 |
The mouths of all our haters are open wide against us.
| פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ | 47 |
Fear and deep waters have come on us, wasting and destruction.
| פַּלְגֵי־מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־עַמִּֽי׃ ס | 48 |
Rivers of water are running down from my eyes, for the destruction of the daughter of my people.
| עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ | 49 |
My eyes are streaming without stopping, they have no rest,
| עַד־יַשְׁקִ֣יף וְיֵ֔רֶא יְהוָ֖ה מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | 50 |
Till the Lord's eye is turned on me, till he sees my trouble from heaven.
| עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃ ס | 51 |
The Lord is unkind to my soul, more than all the daughters of my town.
| צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר אֹיְבַ֥י חִנָּֽם׃ | 52 |
They who are against me without cause have gone hard after me as if I was a bird;
| צָֽמְת֤וּ בַבּוֹר֙ חַיָּ֔י וַיַּדּוּ־אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃ | 53 |
They have put an end to my life in the prison, stoning me with stones.
| צָֽפוּ־מַ֥יִם עַל־רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ ס | 54 |
Waters were flowing over my head; I said, I am cut off.
| קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה מִבּ֖וֹר תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ | 55 |
I was making prayer to your name, O Lord, out of the lowest prison.
| קוֹלִ֖י שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ אַל־תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ | 56 |
My voice came to you; let not your ear be shut to my breathing, to my cry.
| קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־תִּירָֽא׃ ס | 57 |
You came near in the day when I made my prayer to you: you said, Have no fear.
| רַ֧בְתָּ אֲדֹנָ֛י רִיבֵ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃ | 58 |
O Lord, you have taken up the cause of my soul, you have made my life safe.
| רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ | 59 |
O Lord, you have seen my wrong; be judge in my cause.
| רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ ס | 60 |
You have seen all the evil rewards they have sent on me, and all their designs against me.
| שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃ | 61 |
Their bitter words have come to your ears, O Lord, and all their designs against me;
| שִׂפְתֵ֤י קָמַי֙ וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם עָלַ֖י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃ | 62 |
The lips of those who came up against me, and their thoughts against me all the day.
| שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ ס | 63 |
Take note of them when they are seated, and when they get up; I am their song.
| תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ | 64 |
You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.
| תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃ | 65 |
You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.
| תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ פ | 66 |
You will go after them in wrath, and put an end to them from under the heavens of the Lord.
