Žalostinke 4
1 Kako je zlato postalo zatemnjeno! Kako se je najbolj čisto zlato spremenilo! Kamni svetišča so izliti na vrhu vsake ulice.
Oh how is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! how are the stones of the sanctuary poured out at the corners of every street.
2 Dragoceni sionski sinovi, primerljivi čistemu zlatu, kako so cenjeni, kakor lončeni vrči, delo lončarjevih rok!
The precious sons of Zion, valued equal to pure gold, how are they now 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 wild beasts offer the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is 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 suckling cleaveth to its palate by reason of thirst: babes ask for bread, there is not one to break it for them.
5 Tisti, ki so se prefinjeno hranili, so zapuščeni na ulicah. Tisti, ki so bili vzgojeni v škrlatu, objemajo gnojišča.
Those that used to eat dainty food are desolate in the streets: they that were reared up on scarlet now 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 greater is the iniquity of the daughter of my people than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as it were in a moment, and no human hands were laid on 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 crowned princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more brilliant in body than pearls, more than the sapphire, their countenance:
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.
Darker than black is now their visage; they are not to be recognized in the streets: their skin is shriveled fast upon their bones; it is dry, it is become like wood.
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.
Happier are those slain by the sword than those slain by hunger; for those poured forth their blood, being pierced through, —[these perished] without 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 merciful women cooked their own children: they became food unto them in the downfall 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.
The Lord hath let loose all his fury: he hath poured out the fierceness of his anger: and he hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured her foundations.
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, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not believe that an adversary or an enemy could ever enter within the gates of Jerusalem.
13 Zaradi grehov njenih prerokov in krivičnosti njenih duhovnikov, ki so prelivali kri pravičnih v njeni sredi,
[But it hath happened] because of the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, that had shed in the midst of her the blood of the righteous.
14 klatili so se kakor slepi možje po ulicah, oskrunili so se s krvjo, tako da se možje niso mogli dotakniti njihovih oblek.
They wandered about blindly in the streets, they became defiled with blood; so that men were not able to 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 unclean, they called out unto them: depart, depart, touch not. So they flee away and also wander about: men say among the nations, They shall no more sojourn there.
16 Gospodova jeza jih je razdelila; ne bo se več oziral nanje. Niso spoštovali oseb duhovnikov, niso bili naklonjeni starešinam.
The anger of the Lord hath divided them; he will no more look at them: the faces of the priests they respected not, and the elders they spared not.
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.
Even now our eyes anxiously wait for our valueless help: in our waiting have we waited for a nation that cannot help.
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, that we cannot walk in our streets: our end is near, our days are full: for our end is come.
19 Naši preganjalci so hitrejši kakor orli neba. Zasledovali so nas po gorah, na nas so prežali v divjini.
Swifter were our pursuers than the eagles of heaven: upon the mountains did they hotly follow us: in the wilderness did they lie in wait for us.
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 the Lord, was caught in their pits, he, of whom we said, Under his shadow shall we 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.
Be glad and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of 'Uz: also unto thee shall the cup pass; thou wilt be drunken, and 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.
Brought to an end is thy iniquity, O daughter of Zion; He will no more carry thee away into exile: He visiteth thy iniquity, O daughter of Edom; He layeth open thy sins.
