Lamentazioni 2
1 Come mai ha il Signore, nella sua ira, coperto d’una nube oscura la figliuola di Sion? Egli ha gettato di cielo in terra la gloria d’Israele, e non s’è ricordato dello sgabello de’ suoi piedi, nel giorno della sua ira!
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 Il Signore ha distrutto senza pietà tutte le dimore di Giacobbe; nella sua ira, ha rovesciato, ha stese al suolo le fortezze della figliuola di Giuda, ne ha profanato il regno e i capi.
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 Nell’ardente sua ira, ha infranta tutta la potenza d’Israele; ha ritirato la propria destra in presenza del nemico; ha consumato Giacobbe a guisa di fuoco fiammeggiante che divora d’ogn’intorno.
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 Ha teso il suo arco come il nemico, ha alzata la destra come un avversario, ha trucidato tutti quelli ch’eran più cari a vedersi; ha riversato il suo furore come un fuoco sulla tenda della figliuola di Sion.
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 Il Signore è divenuto come un nemico; ha divorato Israele; ha divorato tutti i suoi palazzi, ha distrutto le sue fortezze, ha moltiplicato nella figliuola di Giuda i lamenti e i gemiti.
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 Ha devastato la propria tenda come un giardino, ha distrutto il luogo della sua raunanza; l’Eterno ha fatto dimenticare in Sion le feste solenni ed i sabati, e, nell’indignazione della sua ira, ha reietto re e sacerdoti.
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 Il Signore ha preso in disgusto il suo altare, ha aborrito il suo santuario, ha dato i muri de’ palazzi di Sion in mano dei nemici, i quali han levato grida nella casa dell’Eterno, come in un giorno di festa.
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 L’Eterno ha deciso di distruggere le mura della figliuola di Sion; ha steso la corda, non ha ritirato la mano, prima d’averli distrutti; ha coperto di lutto bastioni e mura; gli uni e le altre languiscono.
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 Le sue porte sono affondate in terra; egli ha distrutto, spezzato le sue sbarre; il suo re e i suoi capi sono fra le nazioni; non v’è più legge, ed anche i suoi profeti non ricevono più visioni dall’Eterno.
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 Gli anziani della figliuola di Sion seggono in terra in silenzio; si son gettati della polvere sul capo, si son cinti di sacchi; le vergini di Gerusalemme curvano il capo al suolo.
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 I miei occhi si consumano pel tanto lacrimare, le mie viscere si commuovono, il mio fegato si spande in terra per il disastro della figliuola del mio popolo, al pensiero de’ bambini e de’ lattanti che venivano meno per le piazze della città.
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 Essi chiedevano alle loro madri: “Dov’è il pane, dov’è il vino?…” e intanto venivano meno come de’ feriti a morte nelle piazze della città, e rendevano l’anima sul seno delle madri loro.
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 Che ti dirò? A che ti paragonerò, o figliuola di Gerusalemme? Che troverò di simile a te per consolarti, o vergine figliuola di Gerusalemme? Poiché la tua ferita è larga quanto il mare; chi ti potrà guarire?
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 I tuoi profeti hanno avuto per te visioni vane e delusorie; non hanno messo a nudo la tua nequizia, per stornare da te la cattività; le profezie che hanno fatto a tuo riguardo non eran che oracoli vani e seduttori.
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 Tutti i passanti batton le mani al vederti; fischiano e scuotono il capo al veder la figliuola di Gerusalemme: “E’ questa la città che la gente chiamava una bellezza perfetta, la gioia di tutta la terra?”
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 Tutti i tuoi nemici apron larga la bocca contro di te; fischiano, digrignano i denti, dicono: “L’abbiamo inghiottita! Sì, questo è il giorno che aspettavamo; ci siam giunti, lo vediamo!”
[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 L’Eterno ha fatto quello che s’era proposto; ha adempiuta la parola che avea pronunziata fino dai giorni antichi; ha distrutto senza pietà, ha fatto di te la gioia del nemico, ha esaltato la potenza de’ tuoi avversari.
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 Il loro cuore grida al Signore: “O mura della figliuola di Sion, spandete lacrime come un torrente, giorno e notte! Non vi date requie, non abbiano riposo le pupille degli occhi vostri!
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 Levatevi, gridate di notte, al principio d’ogni vigilia! Spandete com’acqua il cuor vostro davanti alla faccia del Signore! Levate le mani verso di lui per la vita de’ vostri bambini, che vengon meno per la fame ai canti di tutte le strade!”
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 “Guarda, o Eterno, considera! Chi mai hai trattato così? Delle donne han divorato il frutto delle loro viscere, i bambini che accarezzavano! Sacerdoti e profeti sono stati massacrati nel santuario del Signore!
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 Fanciulli e vecchi giacciono per terra nelle vie; le mie vergini e i miei giovani son caduti per la spada; tu li hai uccisi nel dì della tua ira, li hai massacrati senza pietà.
[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 Tu hai convocato, come ad un giorno di festa solenne, i miei terrori da tutte le parti; e nel giorno dell’ira dell’Eterno non v’è stato né scampato né fuggiasco, quelli ch’io avevo accarezzati e allevati, il mio nemico li ha consumati!”
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.
