Klagovisorna 2
1 Huru hafver Herren förmörkrat dottrena Zion med sine vrede? Han hafver kastat Israels härlighet af himmelen neder på jordena; han hafver icke tänkt uppå sin fotapall, i sine vredes dag.
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 Herren hafver utan barmhertighet alla Jacobs boningar förlagt; han hafver i sine grymhet afbrutit dottrenes Juda fäste, och slagit dem omkull, han hafver oskärat både hennes rike och hennes Förstar.
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 Han hafver sönderbrutit Israels starkhet uti sine grymma vrede; han hafver dragit sina högra hand tillbaka, då fienden kom, och hafver upptändt en eld i Jacob, den allt omkring förtärer.
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 Han hafver spänt sin båga, lika som en fiende; sina högra hand hafver han fört såsom en ovän, och dräpit allt det som lustigt var till seendes, och utgjutit sina grymnet, lika som en eld uti dottrenes Zions hyddo.
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 Herren är lika som en fiende; han hafver omstört Israel, han hafver omstört alla hans palats, och förderfvat hans fäste; han hafver gjort dottrene Juda mycken klagan och sorg.
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 Han hafver uppgrafvit hans tjäll, lika som en örtegård, och förderfvat hans boning; Herren hafver låtit förgäta i Zion både helgedag och Sabbath, och låtit i sine grymma vrede skämma både Konung och Prest.
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 Herren hafver förkastat sitt altare, och tillspillogifvit sin helgedom; han hafver gifvit hans palats murar uti fiendans händer, så att de hafva ropat i Herrans hus, lika som uppå enom helgedag.
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 Herren tänkte till att förderfva dottrenes Zions murar; han drog snöret deröfver, och icke afvände sina hand, tilldess han henne förderfvade; tornen stå ömkeliga, och muren ligger jämmerliga.
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 Hans portar ligga djupt neder i jordene; hans bommar hafver han sönderbrutit, och tillintetgjort; hans Konungar och Förstar äro ibland Hedningarna, der de intet kunna öfva lagen, och hans Propheter hafva ingen syn af Herranom.
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 Dottrenes Zions äldste ligga på jordene, och äro tyste; de kasta stoft uppå sin hufvud, och hafva dragit säcker uppå sig Jerusalems jungfrur hänga deras hufvud neder åt jordene.
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 Jag hafver nästan gråtit mig ögonen ut, så att det gör mig ondt i mitt lif; min lefver är utgjuten uppå jordena, öfver mins folks dotters jämmer, då spenabarn och öfvermagar försmäktades på gatomen i stadenom;
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 Då de sade till sina mödrar: Hvar är bröd och vin? då de försmäktades på gatomen i stadenom, såsom de der dödssåre voro, och uppgåfvo sin anda i deras mödrars famn.
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 O du dotter Jerusalem, hvem skall jag likna dig vid? Och för hvad skall jag hålla dig, du jungfru dotter Zion? Vid hvad skall jag likna dig, der jag dig med trösta måtte. Ty din skade är stor, lika som ett haf; ho kan hela dig?
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 Dine Propheter hafva dig predikat lösa och dåraktiga syner, och icke uppenbarat dig dina missgerning, der de med måtte förtagit dig ditt fängelse; utan hafva predikat dig lösa predikan, på det de skulle predika dig utu landena.
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 Alle de som der framom gå, de klappa med händerna, hvissla åt dig, och rista hufvudet öfver dottrena Jerusalem: Är detta den staden, der man af säger, att han är den aldraskönaste, af hvilkom allt landet gläder sig?
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 Alle dine fiender gapa med munnen emot dig; hvissla till dig, gnissla med tänderna, och säga: Huj, vi hafve förderfvat honom; detta är den dagen, som vi begärat hafve; vi hafve fått det, vi hafve lefvat så länge.
[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 Herren hafver gjort det han i sinnet hade; han hafver fullkomnat sitt ord, som han långt tillförene budit hade; han hafver förderfvat utan barmhertighet; han hafver fröjdat fiendan öfver dig, och upphöjt dina ovänners magt.
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 Deras hjerto ropade till Herran: O du dottrenes Zions mur, låt tårar flyta både dag och natt, lika som en bäck; håll intet upp, och din ögnasten vände intet åter.
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 Statt upp om nattena, och ropa; utgjut ditt hjerta i första väktene inför Herranom, lika som vatten; lyft upp dina händer till honom, för din unga barns själar, som af hunger dö i all gatomot.
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 Herre, skåda dock; och se till hvem du så förderfvat hafver. Skola nu qvinnorna äta sin lifsfrukt, de yngsta barnen, som näppliga en spann lång äro? Skola Propheterna och Presterna uti Herrans helgedom så dräpne varda?
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 På gatorna, neder på jordene, lågo både unge och gamle; mina jungfrur och ynglingar, äro fallne genom svärd; du hafver dräpit på dine vredes dag, du hafver slagtat utan barmhertighet.
[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 Du hafver kallat mina fiendar allt omkring, lika som till en helgedag, så att på Herrans vredes dag ingen undsluppen och igenlefd är; de som jag uppfödt och uppfostrat hafver, dem hafver fienden förgjort.
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.
