耶利米哀歌 4
1 黄金何其失光！ 纯金何其变色！ 圣所的石头倒在各市口上。
Aleph. How is gold maad derk, the beste colour is chaungid? the stonys of the seyntuarie ben scaterid in the heed of alle stretis.
2 锡安宝贵的众子好比精金， 现在何竟算为窑匠手所做的瓦瓶？
Beth. The noble sones of Sion, and clothid with the best gold, hou ben thei arettid in to erthene vessels, in to the werk of the hondis of a pottere?
3 野狗尚且把奶乳哺其子， 我民的妇人倒成为残忍， 好像旷野的鸵鸟一般。
Gimel. But also lamyes maden nakid her tetis, yauen mylk to her whelpis; the douyter of my puple is cruel, as an ostrig in desert.
4 吃奶孩子的舌头因干渴贴住上膛； 孩童求饼，无人擘给他们。
Deleth. The tonge of the soukynge childe cleued to his palat in thirst; litle children axiden breed, and noon was that brak to hem.
5 素来吃美好食物的， 现今在街上变为孤寒； 素来卧朱红褥子的， 现今躺卧粪堆。
He. Thei that eeten lustfuli, perischiden in weies; thei that weren nurschid in cradels, biclippiden toordis.
6 都因我众民的罪孽比所多玛的罪还大； 所多玛虽然无人加手于她， 还是转眼之间被倾覆。
Vau. And the wickidnesse of the douyter of my puple is maad more than the synne of men of Sodom, that was distried in a moment, and hondis token not therynne.
7 锡安的贵胄素来比雪纯净， 比奶更白； 他们的身体比红宝玉更红， 像光润的蓝宝石一样。
Zai. Nazareis therof weren whitere than snow, schynyngere than mylk; rodier than elde yuer, fairere than safire.
8 现在他们的面貌比煤炭更黑， 以致在街上无人认识； 他们的皮肤紧贴骨头， 枯干如同槁木。
Heth. The face of hem was maad blackere than coolis, and thei weren not knowun in stretis; the skyn cleuyde to her boonys, it driede, and was maad as a tre.
9 饿死的不如被刀杀的， 因为这是缺了田间的土产， 就身体衰弱，渐渐消灭。
Teth. It was betere to men slayn with swerd, than to men slayn with hungur; for these men wexiden rotun, thei weren wastid of the bareynesse of erthe.
10 慈心的妇人，当我众民被毁灭的时候， 亲手煮自己的儿女作为食物。
Joth. The hondis of merciful wymmen sethiden her children; thei weren maad the metis of tho wymmen in the sorewe of the douyter of my puple.
11 耶和华发怒成就他所定的， 倒出他的烈怒； 在锡安使火着起， 烧毁锡安的根基。
Caph. The Lord fillide his strong veniaunce, he schedde out the ire of his indignacioun; and the Lord kyndlide a fier in Sion, and it deuouride the foundementis therof.
12 地上的君王和世上的居民都不信 敌人和仇敌能进耶路撒冷的城门。
Lamet. The kyngis of erthe, and alle dwelleris of the world bileueden not, that an aduersarie and enemy schulde entre bi the yatis of Jerusalem.
13 这都因她先知的罪恶和祭司的罪孽； 他们在城中流了义人的血。
Men. For the synnes of the profetis therof, and for wickidnessis of preestis therof, that schedden out the blood of iust men in the myddis therof.
14 他们在街上如瞎子乱走， 又被血玷污， 以致人不能摸他们的衣服。
Nun. Blynde men erryden in stretis, thei weren defoulid in blood; and whanne thei miyten not go, thei helden her hemmes.
15 人向他们喊着说： 不洁净的，躲开，躲开！ 不要挨近我！ 他们逃走飘流的时候， 列国中有人说： 他们不可仍在这里寄居。
Samet. Thei crieden to hem, Departe awei, ye defoulide men, departe ye, go ye awei, nyle ye touche; forsothe thei chidden, and weren stirid; thei seiden among hethene men, God schal no more leie to, that he dwelle among hem.
16 耶和华发怒，将他们分散， 不再眷顾他们； 人不重看祭司，也不厚待长老。
Ayn. The face of the Lord departide hem, he schal no more leie to, that he biholde hem; thei weren not aschamed of the faces of preestis, nether thei hadden merci on eld men.
17 我们仰望人来帮助， 以致眼目失明，还是枉然； 我们所盼望的，竟盼望一个不能救人的国！
Phe. The while we stoden yit, oure iyen failiden to oure veyn help; whanne we bihelden ententif to a folc, that myyte not saue vs.
18 仇敌追赶我们的脚步像打猎的， 以致我们不敢在自己的街上行走。 我们的结局临近； 我们的日子满足； 我们的结局来到了。
Sade. Oure steppis weren slidir in the weie of oure stretis; oure ende neiyede, oure daies weren fillid, for oure ende cam.
19 追赶我们的比空中的鹰更快； 他们在山上追逼我们， 在旷野埋伏，等候我们。
Coph. Oure pursueris weren swiftere than the eglis of heuene; thei pursueden vs on hillis, thei settiden buschementis to vs in desert.
20 耶和华的受膏者好比我们鼻中的气， 在他们的坑中被捉住； 我们曾论到他说： 我们必在他荫下， 在列国中存活。
Res. The spirit of oure mouth, Crist the Lord, was takun in oure synnes; to whom we seiden, We schulen lyue in thi schadewe among hethene men.
21 住乌斯地的以东民哪，只管欢喜快乐； 苦杯也必传到你那里； 你必喝醉，以致露体。
Syn. Thou douyter of Edom, make ioye, and be glad, that dwellist in the lond of Hus; the cuppe schal come also to thee, thou schalt be maad drunkun, and schalt be maad bare.
22 锡安的民哪，你罪孽的刑罚受足了， 耶和华必不使你再被掳去。 以东的民哪，他必追讨你的罪孽， 显露你的罪恶。
Thau. Thou douyter of Sion, thi wickidnesse is fillid; he schal not adde more, that he make thee to passe ouer; thou douyter of Edom, he schal visite thi wickidnesse, he schal vnhile thi synnes.
