Ratapan 4
1 Ah, sungguh pudar emas itu, emas murni itu berubah; batu-batu suci itu terbuang di pojok tiap jalan.
Aleph. How is the gold become dim, the finest colour is changed, the stones of the sanctuary are scattered in the top of every street?
2 Anak-anak Sion yang berharga, yang setimbang dengan emas tua, sungguh mereka dianggap belanga-belanga tanah buatan tangan tukang periuk.
Beth. The noble sons of Sion, and they that were clothed with the best gold: how are they esteemed as earthen vessels, the work of the potter’s hands?
3 Serigalapun memberikan teteknya dan menyusui anak-anaknya, tetapi puteri bangsaku telah menjadi kejam seperti burung unta di padang pasir.
Ghimel. Even the sea monsters have drawn out the breast, they have given suck to their young: the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.
4 Lidah bayi melekat pada langit-langit karena haus; kanak-kanak meminta roti, tetapi tak seorangpun yang memberi.
Daleth. The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the little ones have asked for bread, and there was none to break it unto them.
5 Yang biasa makan yang sedap-sedap mati bulur di jalan-jalan; yang biasa duduk di atas bantal kirmizi terbaring di timbunan sampah.
He. They that were fed delicately have died in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet have embraced the dung.
6 Kedurjanaan puteri bangsaku melebihi dosa Sodom, yang sekejap mata dibongkar-bangkir tanpa ada tangan yang memukulnya.
Vau. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people is made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and hands took nothing in her.
7 Pemimpin-pemimpin lebih bersih dari salju dan lebih putih dari susu, tubuh mereka lebih merah dari pada merjan, seperti batu nilam rupa mereka.
Zain. Her Nazarites were whiter than snow, purer than milk, more ruddy than the old ivory, fairer than the sapphire.
8 Sekarang rupa mereka lebih hitam dari pada jelaga, mereka tidak dikenal di jalan-jalan, kulit mereka berkerut pada tulang-tulangnya, mengering seperti kayu.
Heth. Their face is now made blacker than coals, and they are not known in the streets: their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is withered, and is become like wood.
9 Lebih bahagia mereka yang gugur karena pedang dari pada mereka yang tewas karena lapar, yang merana dan mati sebab tak ada hasil ladang.
Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth.
10 Dengan tangan sendiri wanita yang lemah lembut memasak kanak-kanak mereka, untuk makanan mereka tatkala runtuh puteri bangsaku.
Jod. The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 TUHAN melepaskan segenap amarah-Nya, mencurahkan murka-Nya yang menyala-nyala, dan menyalakan api di Sion, yang memakan dasar-dasarnya.
Caph. The Lord hath accomplished his wrath, he hath poured out his fierce anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Sion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
12 Tidak percaya raja-raja di bumi, pun seluruh penduduk dunia, bahwa lawan dan seteru dapat masuk ke dalam gapura-gapura Yerusalem.
Lamed. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world would not have believed, that the adversary and the enemy should enter in by the gates of Jerusalem.
13 Hal itu terjadi oleh sebab dosa nabi-nabinya dan kedurjanaan imam-imamnya yang di tengah-tengahnya mencurahkan darah orang yang tidak bersalah.
Mem. For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
14 Mereka terhuyung-huyung seperti orang buta di jalan-jalan, cemar oleh darah, sehingga orang tak dapat menyentuh pakaian mereka.
Nun. They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they were defiled with blood: and when they could not help walking in it, they held up their skirts.
15 "Singkir! Najis!", kata orang kepada mereka, "Singkir! Singkir! Jangan sentuh!"; lalu mereka lari dan mengembara, maka berkatalah bangsa-bangsa: "Mereka tak boleh tinggal lebih lama di sini."
Samech. Depart you that are defiled, they cried out to them: Depart, get ye hence, touch not: for they quarrelled, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles: He will no more dwell among them.
16 TUHAN sendiri mencerai-beraikan mereka, tak mau lagi Ia memandang mereka. Para imam tidak mereka hormati, dan orang-orang tua tidak mereka kasihani.
Phe. The face of the Lord hath divided them, he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, neither had they pity on the ancient.
17 Selalu mata kami merindukan pertolongan, tetapi sia-sia; dari menara penjagaan kami menanti-nantikan suatu bangsa yang tak dapat menolong.
Ain. While we were yet standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively towards a nation that was not able to save.
18 Mereka mengintai langkah-langkah kami, sehingga kami tak dapat berjalan di lapangan-lapangan kami; akhir hidup kami mendekat, hari-hari kami sudah genap, ya, akhir hidup kami sudah tiba.
Sade. Our steps have slipped in the way of our streets, our end draweth near: our days are fulfilled, for our end is come.
19 Pengejar-pengejar kami lebih cepat dari pada burung rajawali di angkasa mereka memburu kami di atas gunung-gunung, menghadang kami di padang gurun.
Coph. Our persecutors were swifter than the eagles of the air: they pursued us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 Orang yang diurapi TUHAN, nafas hidup kami, tertangkap dalam pelubang mereka, dia yang kami sangka: "Dalam naungannya kami akan hidup di antara bangsa-bangsa."
Res. The breath of our mouth, Christ the Lord, is taken in our sins: to whom we said: Under thy shadow we shall live among the Gentiles.
21 Bergembira dan bersukacitalah, hai puteri Edom, engkau yang mendiami tanah Us, juga kepadamu piala akan sampai, engkau akan jadi mabuk lalu menelanjangi dirimu!
Sin. Rejoice, and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Hus: to thee also shall the cup come, thou shalt be made drunk, and naked.
22 Telah hapus kesalahanmu, puteri Sion, tak akan lagi TUHAN membawa engkau ke dalam pembuangan, tetapi kesalahanmu, puteri Edom, akan dibalas-Nya, dan dosa-dosamu akan disingkapkan-Nya.
Thau. Thy iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Sion, he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he visited thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom, he hath discovered thy sins. The Prayer of Jeremias the Prophet.
