Lamentaciones 4
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Hélas. Comme l'or est terni, et altéré le métal précieux! Comme les pierres sacrées se trouvent éparpillées à tous les coins de rue!
2Les fils de Sion, si prisés, qui valaient leur pesant d'or fin, hélas! Les voilà estimés à l'égal de vases de terre, œuvre des mains du potier!
3Même les chacals présentent leurs mamelles et allaitent leurs petits: la fille de mon peuple est devenue, elle, cruelle comme l'autruche au désert.
4La langue du nourrisson, altéré de soif, s'attache à son palais; les petits enfants demandent du pain: personne ne leur en offre.
5Ceux qui se nourrissaient de mets exquis se meurent dans les rues; ceux qu'on couvrait d'étoffes de pourpre se nichent dans des tas de fumier.
6Le châtiment de la fille de mon peuple a été plus grand que la punition de Sodome, frappée d'une destruction instantanée, à laquelle des mains humaines n'ont pas coopéré.
7Ses princes étaient plus brillants que la neige, plus blancs que le lait; leur corps avait la teinte vermeille du corail, leurs contours d'éclat du saphir.
8Et leur figure est devenue plus noire que la suie: on ne les reconnaît pas dans les rues. Leur peau est collée à leurs os, desséchée comme du bois.
9Plus heureuses les victimes du glaive que les victimes de la faim, qui s'étiolèrent, débilitées par le manque de tout produit des champs!
10De leurs propres mains, de tendres femmes ont fait cuire leurs enfants, pour s'en nourrir: dans le désastre de la fille de mon peuple.
11L'Eternel a lâché tout son courroux, id a répandu le feu de sa colère; il a allumé un incendie dans Sion, qui en a dévoré jusqu'aux fondements.
12Ils ne pouvaient croire, les rois de la terre, les habitants du globe, qu'un ennemi victorieux franchirait jamais les portes de Jérusalem!
13A cause des péchés de ses prophètes, des crimes de ses prêtres, qui versèrent dans son enceinte le sang des innocents,
14ils titubaient comme des aveugles dans les rues, tellement souillés de sang qu'on ne pouvait toucher à leurs vêtements:
15"Hors d'ici, impurs que vous êtes! leur criait-on; hors d'ici, hors d'ici! Ne touchez rien!" C'est ainsi qu'ils se sont dispersés, errant çà et là, tandis que l'on disait parmi les peuples: "Il ne faut pas qu'ils restent plus longtemps!"
16La colère de l'Eternel les a disséminés, il ne veut plus leur accorder un regard: on n'a pas respecté les prêtres, ni montré des égards aux vieillards.
17Nos yeux n'avaient cessé de se consumer dans le vain espoir d'un secours; dans notre folle confiance, nous mettions notre attente en un peuple impuissant à secourir.
18On s'est jeté sur nos talons, nous fermant l'accès de nos propres rues: notre fin s'approchait, nos jours étaient consommés. Ah! Elle est venue, notre fin!
19Plus légers que les aigles dans les airs étaient nos persécuteurs; ils nous ont pourchassés sur les montagnes, guettés dans le désert.
20Celui qui était pour nous un principe de vie, l'oint de l'Eternel, a été pris dans leurs chausse-trapes, lui dont nous disions: "A son ombre, nous vivrons au milieu des peuples!"
21Sois donc gaie et joyeuse, fille d'Edom, habitante du pays d'Ouç! A toi aussi sera présenté le calice: tu tomberas en ivresse et tu te mettras à nu!
22Fille de Sion, tes fautes sont expiées: Il ne t'enverra plus en exil! Fille d'Edam, il va châtier tes fautes, faire éclater au grand jour tes crimes!
Reina-Valera 1909
1¡CÓMO se ha oscurecido el oro! ¡Cómo el buen oro se ha demudado! Las piedras del santuario están esparcidas por las encrucijadas de todas las calles.
2Los hijos de Sión, preciados y estimados más que el oro puro, ¡cómo son tenidos por vasos de barro, obra de manos de alfarero!
3Aun los monstruos marinos sacan la teta, dan de mamar á sus chiquitos: la hija de mi pueblo es cruel, como los avestruces en el desierto.
4La lengua del niño de teta, de sed se pegó á su paladar: los chiquitos pidieron pan, y no hubo quien se lo partiese.
5Los que comían delicadamente, asolados fueron en las calles; los que se criaron en carmesí, abrazaron los estercoleros.
6Y aumentóse la iniquidad de la hija de mi pueblo más que el pecado de Sodoma, que fué trastornada en un momento, y no asentaron sobre ella compañías.
7Sus Nazareos fueron blancos más que la nieve, más lustrosos que la leche, su compostura más rubicunda que los rubíes, más bellos que el zafiro:
8Oscura más que la negrura es la forma de ellos; no los conocen por las calles: su piel está pegada á sus huesos, seca como un palo.
9Más dichosos fueron los muertos á cuchillo que los muertos del hambre; porque éstos murieron poco á poco por falta de los frutos de la tierra.
10Las manos de las mujeres piadosas cocieron á sus hijos; fuéronles comida en el quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo.
11Cumplió Jehová su enojo, derramó el ardor de su ira; y encendió fuego en Sión, que consumió sus fundamentos.
12Nunca los reyes de la tierra, ni todos los que habitan en el mundo, creyeron que el enemigo y el adversario entrara por las puertas de Jerusalem.
13Es por los pecados de sus profetas, por las maldades de sus sacerdotes, que derramaron en medio de ella la sangre de los justos.
14Titubearon como ciegos en las calles, fueron contaminados en sangre, de modo que no pudiesen tocar á sus vestiduras.
15Apartaos ¡inmundos!, les gritaban, Apartaos, apartaos, no toquéis. Cuando huyeron y fueron dispersos, dijeron entre las gentes: Nunca más morarán aquí.
16La ira de Jehová los apartó, no los mirará más: no respetaron la faz de los sacerdotes, ni tuvieron compasión de los viejos.
17Aun nos han desfallecido nuestros ojos tras nuestro vano socorro: en nuestra esperanza aguardamos gente que no puede salvar.
18Cazaron nuestros pasos, que no anduviésemos por nuestras calles: acercóse nuestro fin, cumpliéronse nuestros días; porque nuestro fin vino.
19Ligeros fueron nuestros perseguidores más que las águilas del cielo: sobre los montes nos persiguieron, en el desierto nos pusieron emboscadas.
20El resuello de nuestras narices, el ungido de Jehová, de quien habíamos dicho: A su sombra tendremos vida entre las gentes: fué preso en sus hoyos.
21Gózate y alégrate, hija de Edom, la que habitas en tierra de Hus: aun hasta ti pasará el cáliz; embriagarte has, y vomitarás.
22Cumplido es tu castigo, oh hija de Sión: nunca más te hará trasportar. Visitará tu iniquidad, oh hija de Edom; descubrirá tus pecados.
King James Version
1How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.
5They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
6For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.
7Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
8Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
9They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.
10The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.
12The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.
13For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,
14They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
15They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.
16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.
17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
19Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.
20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.
21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
22The 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 discover thy sins.
World English Bible
1How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
3Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
4The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
5Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.
6For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment. No hands were laid on her.
7Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.
8Their appearance 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 wood.
9Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
10The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
11The LORD has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.
12The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither did all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
13It is because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.
14They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.
15“Go away!” they cried to them. “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, “They can’t live here any more.”
16The LORD’s anger has scattered them. He will not pay attention to them any more. They didn’t respect the persons of the priests. They didn’t favor the elders.
17Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
18They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets. Our end is near. Our days are fulfilled, for our end has come.
19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They set an ambush for us in the wilderness.
20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, under his shadow we will live among the nations.
21Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.
22The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion. He will no more carry you away into captivity. He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom. He will uncover your sins.