مراثی 2

1 چگونه خداوند اورشلیم را با ابر خشم و غضب خویش پوشانید و جلال آسمانی اسرائیل را تباه کرد. او در روز خشم خود، حتی خانهٔ خویش را به یاد نیاورد.

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 خداوند به خانه‌های قوم اسرائیل رحم نکرد و تمام آنها را ویران نمود. او قلعه‌های اورشلیم را در هم شکست و اسرائیل را با تمام بزرگانش بی‌حرمت نمود.

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 او به هنگام خشم خود حاکمان اسرائیل را نابود کرد و هنگام حملهٔ دشمن از قوم خود حمایت ننمود. آتش خشم او سراسر خاک اسرائیل را به نابودی کشاند.

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 او مانند یک دشمن، تیر و کمانش را به سوی ما نشانه گرفت و جوانان برومند ما را کشت. او خشم خود را همچون شعلهٔ آتش بر خیمه‌های اورشلیم فرود آورد.

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 بله، خداوند همچون یک دشمن، اسرائیل را هلاک کرد و قصرها و قلعه‌هایش را ویران نمود و بر غم و غصهٔ ساکنان یهودا افزود.

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 او خانهٔ خود را همچون آلاچیقی در باغ ویران نموده است و دیگر کسی در صَهیون روزهای شَبّات و عیدهای مقدّس را گرامی نمی‌دارد. او در شدت خشم خویش پادشاهان و کاهنان را خوار نموده است.

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 خداوند مذبح خود را واگذارد و خانهٔ خویش را ترک گفت. دیوارهای قصرهای اورشلیم را به دست دشمن سپرد. اینک دشمن در خانهٔ خداوند که زمانی در آن عبادت می‌کردیم، فریاد شادی و پیروزی سر می‌دهد.

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 خداوند قصد نمود حصارهای اورشلیم را در هم بکوبد. او شهر را اندازه‌گیری کرد تا هیچ قسمتش از خرابی در امان نماند؛ و اینک برجها و حصارهای اورشلیم فرو ریخته‌اند.

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 دروازه‌های اورشلیم به زمین افتاده‌اند و پشت‌بندهایشان شکسته‌اند. پادشاهان و بزرگان اسرائیل به سرزمینهای دور دست تبعید شده‌اند. دیگر شریعت خدا تعلیم داده نمی‌شود و انبیا نیز از جانب خداوند رؤیا نمی‌بینند.

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 ریش‌سفیدان اورشلیم پلاس بر تن کرده، خاموش بر زمین نشسته‌اند و از شدت غم بر سر خود خاک می‌ریزند. دختران جوان اورشلیم از شرم سر خود را به زیر می‌افکنند.

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 چشمانم از گریه تار شده است. از دیدن مصیبتی که بر سر قومم آمده، غمی جانکاه وجودم را فرا گرفته است. کودکان و شیرخوارگان در کوچه‌های شهر از حال رفته‌اند.

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 آنها مانند مجروحان جنگی در کوچه‌ها افتاده‌اند؛ گرسنه و تشنه، مادران خود را می‌خوانند و در آغوش ایشان جان می‌دهند.

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 ای اورشلیم، غم تو را با غم چه کسی می‌توانم مقایسه کنم؟ ای صهیون، چه بگویم و چگونه تو را دلداری دهم؟ زخم تو همچون دریا عمیق است. چه کسی می‌تواند شفایت دهد؟

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 انبیایت به دروغ برای تو نبوّت کردند و گناهانت را به تو نشان ندادند. آنها با دادن پیامهای دروغ تو را فریب دادند و باعث اسارتت شدند.

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 ای اورشلیم، هر رهگذری که از کنارت می‌گذرد با استهزا سر خود را تکان داده می‌گوید: «آیا این است آن شهری که به زیباترین و محبوبترین شهر دنیا معروف بود!»

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 تمام دشمنانت تو را مسخره می‌کنند و با نفرت می‌گویند: «بالاخره نابودش کردیم! انتظار چنین روزی را می‌کشیدیم و آن را با چشمان خود دیدیم.»

[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 اما این کار، کار خداوند بود. او آنچه را سالها پیش فرموده بود انجام داد. همان‌گونه که بارها اخطار کرده بود، به اورشلیم رحم نکرد و آن را از بین برد و باعث شد دشمنانش از خرابی شهر شاد شوند و به قدرتشان ببالند.

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 ای مردم اورشلیم در حضور خداوند گریه کنید؛ ای دیوارهای اورشلیم، شب و روز همچون سیل، اشک بریزید و چشمان خود را از گریستن بازمدارید.

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 شب هنگام برخیزید و ناله‌های دل خود را همچون آب در حضور خداوند بریزید! دستهای خود را به سوی او بلند کنید و برای فرزندانتان که در کوچه‌ها از گرسنگی می‌میرند، التماس نمایید!

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 خداوندا، این قوم تو هستند که آنها را به چنین بلایی دچار کرده‌ای. ببین چگونه مادران کودکانشان را که در آغوش خود پرورده‌اند، می‌خورند؛ و کاهنان و انبیا در خانۀ خداوند کشته می‌شوند.

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 ببین چگونه پیر و جوان، دختر و پسر، به شمشیر دشمن کشته شده و در کوچه‌ها افتاده‌اند. تو در روز غضبت بر ایشان رحم نکردی و ایشان را کشتی.

[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 ای خداوند، تو دشمنانم را بر من فراخواندی و آنها از هر سو مرا به وحشت انداختند. در آن روز غضبت، کسی جان به در نبرد، تمام فرزندانم که آنها را در آغوش خود پرورده بودم به دست دشمنانم کشته شدند.

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.