Žalostinke 4
1 Kako je zlato postalo zatemnjeno! Kako se je najbolj čisto zlato spremenilo! Kamni svetišča so izliti na vrhu vsake ulice.
How the gold has become dim, the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
2 Dragoceni sionski sinovi, primerljivi čistemu zlatu, kako so cenjeni, kakor lončeni vrči, delo lončarjevih rok!
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3 Celo morske pošasti iztegnejo prsi, dajejo piti svojim mladičem. Hči mojega ljudstva je postala kruta, podobna nojem v divjini.
Even the jackals draw out the breast; they give suck to their young ones. The daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4 Jezik doječega otroka se zaradi žeje lepi na nebo njegovih ust. Mladi otroci prosijo kruha, pa jim ga noben človek ne nalomi.
The tongue of the sucking child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young sons ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.
5 Tisti, ki so se prefinjeno hranili, so zapuščeni na ulicah. Tisti, ki so bili vzgojeni v škrlatu, objemajo gnojišča.
Those who fed luxuriously are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6 Kajti kazen krivičnosti hčere mojega ljudstva je večja kakor kazen za greh Sódome, ki je bila v hipu zrušena in nobene roke se je niso dotaknile.
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid upon her.
7 Njeni nazirci so bili čistejši od snega, bolj so bili beli kakor mleko, po telesu so bili bolj rdečkasti kakor rubini, njihova gladkost je bila [podobna] safirju.
Her ranking men were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was as of sapphire.
8 Njihov videz je bolj črn kakor oglje; na ulicah niso prepoznavni. Njihova koža se lepi na njihove kosti; izsušena je, postala je kakor palica.
Their visage is blacker than a coal. They are not known in the streets. Their skin clings to their bones. It is withered. It has become like a stick.
9 Tisti, ki so umorjeni z mečem, so boljši kakor tisti, ki so umorjeni z lakoto, kajti ti hirajo, zadeti zaradi potrebe po poljskem sadu.
Those who are slain with the sword are better than those who are slain with hunger, for these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
10 Roke sočutnih žensk so kuhale svoje lastne otroke. Bili so njihova hrana v uničenju hčere mojega ljudstva.
The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11 Gospod je dovršil svojo razjarjenost; izlil je svojo kruto jezo in prižgal ogenj na Sionu in ta je požrl njegove temelje.
Jehovah has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger, and he has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured the foundations thereof.
12 Kralji zemlje in vsi prebivalci zemeljskega [kroga] niso hoteli verjeti, da bosta nasprotnik in sovražnik vstopila v velika vrata Jeruzalema.
The kings of the earth did not believe, nor all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
13 Zaradi grehov njenih prerokov in krivičnosti njenih duhovnikov, ki so prelivali kri pravičnih v njeni sredi,
It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
14 klatili so se kakor slepi možje po ulicah, oskrunili so se s krvjo, tako da se možje niso mogli dotakniti njihovih oblek.
They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, so that men cannot touch their garments.
15 Klicali so jim: »Odidite; to je nečisto; odidite, odidite, ne dotikajte se.« Ko so pobegnili in se potikali so med pogani govorili: »Nič več ne bodo začasno prebivali tam.
Depart ye, they cried to them. Unclean! Depart, depart, do not touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall no more sojourn here.
16 Gospodova jeza jih je razdelila; ne bo se več oziral nanje. Niso spoštovali oseb duhovnikov, niso bili naklonjeni starešinam.
The anger of Jehovah has scattered them. He will no more regard them. They did not respect the persons of the priests. They did not favor the elders.
17 Kar se tiče nas, so naše oči doslej odpovedovale zaradi naše prazne pomoči. V svojem oprezanju smo oprezali za narodom, ki nas ni mogel rešiti.
Our eyes do yet fail in looking for our vain help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
18 Lovijo naše korake, da ne moremo iti na svoje ulice. Naš konec je blizu, naši dnevi so izpolnjeni, kajti naš konec je prišel.
They hunt our steps, so that we cannot go in our streets. Our end is near, our days are fulfilled, for our end has come.
19 Naši preganjalci so hitrejši kakor orli neba. Zasledovali so nas po gorah, na nas so prežali v divjini.
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heavens. They chased us upon the mountains. They laid wait for us in the wilderness.
20 Dih naših nosnic, Gospodov maziljenec, je bil odveden v njihove jame, o katerem smo rekli: »Pod njegovo senco bomo živeli med pogani.«
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Jehovah, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.
21 Razveseljuj se in bodi vesela, oh edómska hči, ki prebivaš v deželi Uc; prav tako bo čaša prešla k tebi. Opijanjena boš in razgalila se boš.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. Yet the cup shall pass through to thee also. Thou shall be drunken, and shall make thyself naked.
22 Kazen tvoje krivičnosti je dovršena, oh hči sionska; nič več te ne bo odvedel v ujetništvo. Obiskal bo tvojo krivičnost, oh hči edómska; odkril bo tvoje grehe.
The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion. He will no more carry thee away into captivity. He will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom. He will uncover thy sins.
