विलाप 4
1 सुनको चमक हराएको छ । कसरी निखुर सुन बद्लेको छ! पवित्र पत्थरहरू हरेक सडकको कुनामा छरपष्ट छन् ।
The gold has become tarnished; how the purest gold has changed! The holy stones are scattered at the corner of every street.
2 सियोनका मूल्यवान् छोराहरू निखुर सुनका तौलजत्तिकै योग्य थिए, तर अहिले तिनीहरू कुमालेको हातका काम अर्थात् माटोको भाँडाजत्तिकै पनि गनिएका छैनन्।
The precious sons of Zion were worth their weight in pure gold, but now they are worth no more than clay jars, the work of the potter's hands!
3 स्यालका माउहरूले पनि आफ्ना बच्चाहरूलाई थुन चुस्न दिन्छन्, तर मेरो जातिकी छोरी मरुभूमिका अस्ट्रिचहरूझैँ क्रुर भएकी छे ।
Even the jackals offer the breast to nurse their cubs, but the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the desert.
4 दूध चुस्ने शिशुको जिब्रो तिर्खाले गर्दा तालुमा टाँसिन्छ । बालबालिकाहरूले खानेकुरा माग्छन्, तर तिनीहरूका लागि केही छैन ।
The tongue of the nursing baby sticks to the roof of his mouth by thirst; the children ask for food, but there is none for them.
5 मिठा-मिठा खानेकुरा खाएर भोज गर्नेहरू सडकहरूमा भोकले मर्छन् । वैजनी वस्त्र लगाएर हुर्काइएकाहरू अहिले खरानीको थुप्रोमा बस्छन् ।
Those who used to feast on the finest food now starve in the streets. Those who were brought up wearing scarlet clothing now lie on piles of ashes.
6 मेरो जातिकी छोरीको दण्ड सदोमको भन्दा ठुलो छ, जसलाई एकै क्षणमा फ्याँकिएको थियो, र कसैको हातले त्यसलाई सहायता गरेको थिएन ।
The punishment of the daughter of my people is greater than that of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment and no hands were wrung for her.
7 त्यसका अगुवाहरू हिउँभन्दा शुद्ध, दूधभन्दा सेता थिए । तिनीहरूका शरीर मानिकभन्दा राता थिए; तिनीहरूका रूप नीरजस्तै थिए ।
Her leaders were purer than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than coral, their form was like sapphire.
8 अहिले तिनीहरू मुहार मोसोभन्दा कालो छ । तिनीहरू सडकहरूमा चिनिँदैनन् । तिनीहरूको छाला हड्डीहरूमा टाँसिएको छ । यो काठ जत्तिकै सुक्खा भएको छ ।
Their appearance now is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as wood.
9 तरवारले मारिएकाहरू भोकले मरेकाहरूभन्दा खुसी थिए । जमिनको फसलको कमीको कारणले तिनीहरू भोकाएर सुक्दै जान्छन्।
Those who have been killed by the sword were happier than those killed by hunger, who wasted away, pierced by the lack of any harvest from the field.
10 दयालु स्त्रीहरूका हातले तिनीहरूका आफ्नै बालबच्चा पकाएका छन् । मेरो जातिकी छोरीलाई नष्ट पारिँदा ती बालबच्चा तिनीहरूको खानेकुरा बने ।
The hands of compassionate women have boiled their own children; they became their food during the time when the daughter of my people was being destroyed.
11 परमप्रभुले आफ्ना सबै क्रोध देखाउनुभयो । उहाँले आफ्नो भयङ्कर रिस खन्याउनुभयो । उहाँले सियोनमा आगो सल्काउनुभयो जसले त्यसका जगहरूलाई भस्म पार्यो ।
Yahweh showed all his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He kindled a fire in Zion that consumed her foundations.
12 शत्रुहरू वा विरोधीहरू यरूशलेमका मूल ढोकाहरूभित्र प्रवेश गर्न सक्नेथिए भनी पृथ्वीका राजाहरूले विश्वास गरेनन्, न त संसारको कुनै बासिन्दाले विश्वास गर्यो ।
The kings of the earth did not believe, nor did any of the inhabitants of the world believe, that enemies or opponents could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
13 त्यसका अगमवक्ताहरू र त्यसका पुजारीहरूका अधर्मको कारणले यसो भएको थियो, जसले त्यसकै बिचमा धर्मीहरूको रगत बगाएका थिए ।
This happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests who have shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.
14 अन्धाहरूझैँ तिनीहरू सडकहरूमा यताउता हिँड्छन् । त्यस रगतद्वारा तिनीहरू यति दुषित पारिएका थिए, कि तिनीहरूका लुगा छुन कसैलाई अनुमति दिइएन ।
They wandered, blind, through the streets. They were so defiled by that blood that no one was allowed to touch their clothes.
15 तिनीहरूलाई देखेर मानिसहरू चिच्च्याउँछन्, “भाग, हे अशुद्धहरू हो! भाग! भाग! नछोओ!” त्यसैले तिनीहरू यताउता भौँतारिए । मानिसहरूले जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा भने, “अबदेखि उसो तिनीहरू यहाँ बस्न सक्दैनन् ।”
“Away! Unclean!” people cried at them. “Away! Away! Do not touch!” So they wandered about; people said among the nations, “They can stay here no longer.”
16 परमप्रभु आफैले तिनीहरूलाई तितरबितर पारिदिनुभयो । उहाँले फेरि तिनीहरूको वास्ता गर्नुहुन्न । तिनीहरूले पुजारीहरूको आदर गर्दैनन्, र तिनीहरूले धर्म-गुरुहरूलाई निगाह गरेनन् ।
Yahweh himself scattered them; he does not watch over them anymore. They do not honor the priests, and they did not show any favor to the elders.
17 सहायताको लागि प्रतीक्षा गर्दा-गर्दा हाम्रा आँखा व्यर्थमा टट्टाइसके । हाम्रा धरहराहरूबाट हामीले एउटा जातिको बाटो हेर्यौँ, जसले हामीलाई बचाउन सकेन ।
Our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
18 तिनीहरूले हाम्रा पाइलाहरू पछ्याए । हामी हाम्रा सडकहरूमा हिँड्न सकेनौँ । हाम्रो अन्त्य नजिकै थियो, र हाम्रा दिन गन्ती गरिए । हाम्रो अन्त्य आइसकेको थियो ।
They followed our steps, we could not walk in our streets. Our end was near and our days were numbered, our end had come.
19 हामीले खेद्नेहरू आकाशका चीलहरूभन्दा पनि छिटा थिए । तिनीहरूले हामीलाई पहाडहरूसम्मे खेदे, र उजाड-स्थानमा हामीलाई ढुकिबसे ।
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the sky. They chased us to the mountains and lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
20 परमप्रभुका अभिषिक्त जन अर्थात् हाम्रो प्राणधार तिनीहरूको पासोमा परे, जसको बारेमा यसो भनिएको थियो, “उहाँकै छायामुनि हामी जाति-जातिहरूका बिचमा बस्ने छौँ ।”
The breath in our nostrils—Yahweh's anointed one—he was the one who was captured in their pits; of whom it was said, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”
21 हे ऊज देशमा बस्ने एदोमकी छोरी, रमा, र खुसी हो । तर तँलाई त्यो कचौरा पनि दिइने छ । तँ मात्नेछेस्, र नाङ्गो पारिने छेस् ।
Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and strip yourself naked.
22 हे सियोनकी छोरी, तेरो दण्ड समाप्त हुने छ । उहाँले तेरो निर्वासनको समय लम्ब्याउनुहुने छैन । तर हे एदोमकी छोरी, उहाँले तँलाई दण्ड दिनुहुने छ । उहाँले तेरा पाप प्रकट गरिदिनुहुने छ ।
Daughter of Zion, your punishment will come to an end; he will not extend your exile. But daughter of Edom, he will punish; he will uncover your sins.
