Lamentaciones 2
1 ¡Cómo oscureció el Señor en su furor a la hija de Sión! derribó del cielo a la tierra la hermosura de Israel, y no se acordó del estrado de sus pies en el día de su furor.
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 Destruyó el Señor, y no perdonó: destruyó en su furor todas las tiendas de Jacob: echó por tierra las fortalezas de la hija de Judá, contaminó 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 Cortó con la ira de su furor todo el cuerno de Israel: hizo volver atrás su diestra delante del enemigo; y encendióse en Jacob como llama de fuego, ardió en derredor.
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 Entesó su arco como enemigo, afirmó su mano derecha como adversario, y mató toda cosa hermosa a la vista en la tienda de la hija de Sión: derramó como fuego su enojo.
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 Fue el Señor como enemigo: destruyó a Israel, destruyó todos sus palacios: disipó sus fortalezas, y multiplicó en la hija de Judá la tristeza y lamentación.
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 Y traspasó como de huerto su cabaña, destruyó su congregación: hizo olvidar Jehová en Sión solemnidades y sábados; y desechó en la ira de su furor rey y 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 Desechó el Señor su altar, menospreció su santuario: entregó en la mano del enemigo los muros de sus palacios: dieron grita en la casa de Jehová como en día de fiesta.
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 Jehová determinó de destruir el muro de la hija de Sión, extendió el cordel: no retrajo su mano de destruir: enlutóse el antemuro y el muro, fueron destruidos juntamente.
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 fueron echadas por tierra: destruyó y quebrantó sus cerrojos: su rey, y sus príncipes son llevados entre las gentes: no hay ley: sus profetas tampoco hallaron visión de Jehová.
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 Asentáronse en tierra, callaron los ancianos de la hija de Sión: echaron polvo sobre sus cabezas, ciñéronse de sacos: las hijas de Jerusalem abajaron sus cabezas a tierra.
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 se cegaron de lágrimas, rugieron mis entrañas, mi hígado se derramó por tierra por el quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo, desfalleciendo el niño, y el que mamaba en las plazas 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 Decían a sus madres: ¿Dónde está el trigo, y el vino? desfalleciendo como muertos en las calles de la ciudad, derramando sus almas en el regazo de sus madres.
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 testigo te traeré, o a quién te haré semejante, o! hija de Jerusalem? ¿A quién te compararé para consolarte, o! virgen hija de Sión? porque grande es tu quebrantamiento como la mar: ¿quién te medicinará?
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 te predicaron vanidad e insensatez, y no descubrieron tu pecado para estorbar tu cautiverio: predicáronte profecías vanas, y digresiones.
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 pasaban por el camino, batieron las manos sobre ti: silbaron, y movieron sus cabezas sobre la hija de Jerusalem: ¿Es esta la ciudad que decían de perfecta hermosura, el gozo 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 abrieron sobre ti su boca, y silbaron, y batieron los dientes, y dijeron: Traguemos: que cierto este es el día que esperábamos: hallamos lo, vímos lo.
[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 Jehová hizo lo que determinó: cumplió su palabra que él había mandado desde tiempo antiguo: destruyó, y no perdonó, y alegró sobre ti al enemigo; y enalteció 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 El corazón de ellos daba voces al Señor: O! muro de la hija de Sión, echa lágrimas como un arroyo día y noche: no descanses; ni cesen las niñas de tus ojos.
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, da voces en la noche, en el principio de las velas: derrama como agua tu corazón delante de la presencia del Señor: alza tus manos a él por la vida de tus pequeñitos que desfallecen de hambre en los principios de todas las calles.
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, o! Jehová, y considera a quien has vendimiado así. ¿Comen las mujeres su fruto, los pequeñitos de sus crias? ¿Mátase en el santuario del Señor el sacerdote, y el profeta?
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 Niños y viejos yacían por tierra por las calles: mis vírgenes y mis mancebos cayeron a cuchillo: mataste en el día de tu furor, degollaste, no perdonaste.
[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 Llamaste, como a día de solemnidad, mis temores de al derredor: ni hubo en el día del furor de Jehová quien escapase, ni quedase vivo: los que crié y mantuve, mi enemigo los acabó.
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.
