Lamentations 4
1 ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled, the finest color has been altered, the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street.
Како потамне злато, промени се чисто злато? Камење је од светиње разметнуто по угловима свих улица.
2 BETH. The famous sons of Zion, and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels, the work of the hands of a potter.
Драги синови сионски, цењени као најчистије злато, како се цене земљани судови, као дело руку лончаревих!
3 GHIMEL. Yet even savages expose their breast and give milk to their young. But the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.
И звери истичу сисе своје и доје млад своју, а кћи народа мог поста немилостива као ној у пустињи.
4 DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst. The little ones have asked for bread, and there was no one to break it for them.
Језик детету које сиса приону за грло од жеђи; деца ишту хлеба, а нема никога да им ломи.
5 HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.
Који јеђаху посластице, гину на улицама; који одрастоше у скерлету, ваљају се по буњишту.
6 VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.
И кар који допаде кћери народа мог већи је од пропасти која допаде Содому, који се затре у часу и руке се не забавише око њега.
7 ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire.
Назиреји њени беху чистији од снега, бељи од млека; тело им беше црвеније од драгог камења, глатки као сафир.
8 HETH. Their face has been blacked more than coals, and they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has adhered to their bones; it dried out and became like wood.
А сада им је лице црње од угља, не познају се на улицама; кожа им се прилепила за кости, осушила се као дрво.
9 TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine. For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.
Боље би онима који су побијени мачем него онима који мру од глади, који издишу убијени од несташице рода земаљског.
10 JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons. They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.
Својим рукама жене жалостиве куваше децу своју, она им бише храна у погибли кћери народа мог.
11 CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury; he has poured out the wrath of his indignation. And he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured its foundations.
Наврши Господ гнев свој, изли жестоки гнев свој, и распали огањ на Сиону, који му прождре темеље.
12 LAMED. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, did not believe that the adversary and the enemy would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.
Не би веровали цареви земаљски и сви становници по васиљеној да ће непријатељ и противник ући на врата јерусалимска.
13 MEM. It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the just in her midst.
Али би за грехе пророка његових и за безакоња свештеника његових, који проливаху крв праведничку усред њега.
14 NUN. They have wandered in the streets like the blind; they have been defiled with blood. And when they were not able, they held their garments.
Лутаху као слепци по улицама, каљаху се крвљу, које не могаху да се не дотичу хаљинама својим.
15 SAMECH. “Go back, you polluted ones!” they cried out to them. “Go back, go away, do not touch!” Of course, they argued, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles, “He will no longer dwell among them.”
Одступите, нечисти, вичу им, одступите, одступите, не додевајте се ничега. И одлазе и скитају се; и међу народима се говори: Неће се више станити.
16 PHE. The face of the Lord has divided them. He will no longer respect them. They were not ashamed before the faces of the priests, nor did they take pity on the elderly.
Гнев Господњи расеја их, неће више погледати на њих; не поштују свештеника, нису жалостиви на старце.
17 AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.
Већ нам очи ишчилеше изгледајући помоћ залудну; чекасмо народ који не може избавити.
18 SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets. Our end draws near. Our days have been completed, for our end has arrived.
Вребају нам кораке, да не можемо ходити по улицама својим, приближи се крај наш, навршише се дани наши, дође крај наш.
19 COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky. They have been pursuing us above the mountains; they have lain in wait for us in the desert.
Који нас гонише, беху лакши од орлова небеских, по горама нас гонише, у пустињи нам заседаше.
20 RES. The spirit of our mouth, Christ the Lord, has been captured by our sins; to him, we said, “In your shadow, we will live among the Gentiles.”
Дисање ноздрва наших, помазаник Господњи, за ког говорасмо да ћемо живети под сеном његовим међу народима, ухвати се у јаме њихове.
21 SIN. Be glad and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the Land of Uz. The cup will also pass to you; you will be inebriated as well as naked.
Радуј се и весели се, кћери едомска, која живиш у земљи Узу! Доћи ће до тебе чаша, опићеш се, и открићеш се.
22 THAU. Your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion. He will no longer send you away to captivity. He has visited your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he has uncovered your sins.
Сврши се кар за безакоње твоје, кћери сионска; неће те више водити у ропство; походиће твоје безакоње, кћери едомска, откриће грехе твоје.
