Lamentaciones 2
1 ¡Cómo ha cubierto el Señor a la hija de Sión con una nube en su ira! Ha hecho descender del cielo a la tierra la belleza de Israel, y no se ha acordado de su escabel en el día de su 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 El Señor se ha tragado todas las moradas de Jacob sin piedad. Ha derribado en su ira las fortalezas de la hija de Judá. Los ha hecho caer al suelo. Ha profanado el reino y sus príncipes.
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 Ha cortado todo el cuerno de Israel con feroz ira. Ha retirado su mano derecha de delante del enemigo. Ha quemado a Jacob como un fuego ardiente, que devora todo a su alrededor.
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 doblado su arco como un enemigo. Se ha levantado con su mano derecha como adversario. Ha matado todo lo que era agradable a la vista. En la tienda de la hija de Sión, ha derramado su ira como el fuego.
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 El Señor se ha convertido en un enemigo. Se ha tragado a Israel. Se ha tragado todos sus palacios. Ha destruido sus fortalezas. Ha multiplicado el luto y el lamento en la hija de Judá.
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 Se ha llevado violentamente su tabernáculo, como si fuera un jardín. Ha destruido su lugar de reunión. Yahvé ha hecho olvidar la asamblea solemne y el sábado en Sión. En la indignación de su ira, ha despreciado al rey y al sacerdote.
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 El Señor ha desechado su altar. Ha aborrecido su santuario. Ha entregado los muros de sus palacios en manos del enemigo. Han hecho ruido en la casa de Yahvé, como en el día de una asamblea solemne.
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 Yahvé se ha propuesto destruir el muro de la hija de Sión. Ha estirado la línea. No ha retirado su mano de la destrucción; Ha hecho que la muralla y el muro se lamenten. Languidecen juntos.
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 Sus puertas se han hundido en la tierra. Ha destruido y roto sus barrotes. Su rey y sus príncipes están entre las naciones donde no hay ley. Sí, sus profetas no encuentran ninguna visión de Yahvé.
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 Los ancianos de la hija de Sión se sientan en el suelo. Guardan silencio. Han levantado polvo sobre sus cabezas. Se han vestido de cilicio. Las vírgenes de Jerusalén bajan la cabeza hasta el suelo.
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 Mis ojos fallan con las lágrimas. Mi corazón está preocupado. Mi bilis se derrama sobre la tierra, por la destrucción de la hija de mi pueblo, porque los niños pequeños y los infantes se desmayan en las calles de la ciudad.
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 Le preguntan a sus madres, “¿Dónde está el grano y el vino?” cuando se desmayan como los heridos en las calles de la ciudad, cuando su alma se vierte en el seno de su madre.
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 ¿Qué te voy a testificar? ¿A qué te compararé, hija de Jerusalén? Qué voy a comparar contigo, ¿para que te consuele, virgen hija de Sión? Porque tu brecha es tan grande como el mar. ¿Quién puede curarte?
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 Tus profetas han visto visiones falsas y necias para ti. No han descubierto tu iniquidad, para revertir su cautiverio, sino que han visto para ustedes falsas revelaciones y causas de destierro.
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 Todos los que pasan te aplauden. Sisean y mueven la cabeza ante la hija de Jerusalén, diciendo, “¿Es esta la ciudad que los hombres llamaron ‘La perfección de la belleza’, la alegría de toda la tierra”?
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 Todos tus enemigos han abierto su boca contra ti. Sisean y rechinan los dientes. Dicen: “Nos la hemos tragado. Ciertamente, este es el día que buscábamos. Lo hemos encontrado. Lo hemos visto”.
[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 Yahvé ha hecho lo que había planeado. Ha cumplido su palabra que ordenó en los días de antaño. Se ha tirado al suelo, y no se ha compadecido. Ha hecho que el enemigo se alegre de ti. Ha exaltado el cuerno de tus adversarios.
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 Su corazón clamaba al Señor. Oh, muro de la hija de Sión, deja que las lágrimas corran como un río día y noche. No te desahogues. No dejes que tus ojos descansen.
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 Levántate, grita en la noche, ¡al principio de los relojes! Derrama tu corazón como agua ante el rostro del Señor. Levanta tus manos hacia él por la vida de tus hijos pequeños, que se desmayan de hambre a la cabeza de cada calle.
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 “¡Mira, Yahvé, y mira a quién has hecho así! ¿Deberían las mujeres comerse a sus crías, los niños que sostenían y hacían rebotar sobre sus rodillas? ¿Deben morir el sacerdote y el profeta en el santuario del Señor?
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 “El joven y el anciano yacen en el suelo en las calles. Mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes han caído por la espada. Los has matado en el día de tu ira. Has masacrado, y no has compadecido.
[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 “Has convocado, como en el día de una asamblea solemne, mis terrores por todos lados. No hubo nadie que escapara o permaneciera en el día de la ira de Yahvé. Mi enemigo ha consumido a los que he cuidado y criado.
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.
