Lamentations 3

1 I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.

١ أَنَا هُوَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي شَهِدَ الْبَلِيَّةَ الَّتِي أَنْزَلَهَا قَضِيبُ سُخْطِهِ.

2 Me hath he led, and brought into darkness, and not into light.

٢ قَادَنِي وَسَيَّرَنِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ مِنْ غَيْرِ نُورٍ.

3 Surely against me hath he turned again and again his hand all the day.

٣ حَقّاً إِنَّهُ يَمُدُّ يَدَهُ عَلَيَّ مَرَّةً تِلْوَ الْمَرَّةِ طُولَ النَّهَارِ.

4 My flesh and my skin hath he wasted away, he hath broken my bones.

٤ أَبْلَى لَحْمِي وَجِلْدِي. هَشَّمَ عِظَامِي.

5 He hath built against me, and encompassed [me] with gall and toil.

٥ حَاصَرَنِي وَأَحَاطَنِي بِالْعَلْقَمِ وَالْمَشَقَّةِ.

6 He hath made me to dwell in dark places as those that have been long dead.

٦ أَسْكَنَنِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ كَمَوْتَى الْحِقَبِ الْغَابِرَةِ.

7 He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out: he hath made my chain heavy.

٧ سَيَّجَ حَوْلِي حَتَّى لَا أُفْلِتَ. أَثْقَلَ عَلَيَّ قُيُودِي.

8 Even when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

٨ حَتَّى حِينَ أَصْرُخُ وَأَسْتَغِيثُ يَصُدُّ صَلاتِي.

9 He hath inclosed my ways with hewn stone, he hath made my paths crooked.

٩ قَدْ أَغْلَقَ عَلَيَّ طُرُقِي بِحِجَارَةٍ مَنْحُوتَةٍ، وَجَعَلَ مَسَالِكِي مُلْتَوِيَةً.

10 He is unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, a lion in secret places.

١٠ هُوَ لِي كَدُبٍّ مُتَرَبِّصٍ، وَكَأَسَدٍ مُتَرَصِّدٍ فِي مَكْمَنِهِ.

11 He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.

١١ أَضَلَّ طُرُقِي وَمَزَّقَنِي إِرْباً. دَمَّرَنِي.

12 He hath bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

١٢ وَتَّرَ قَوْسَهُ وَنَصَبَنِي هَدَفاً لِسَهْمِهِ.

13 He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.

١٣ اخْتَرَقَ كُلْيَتَيَّ بِنِبَالِ جُعْبَتِهِ.

14 I am become a derision to all my people; their song all the day.

١٤ صِرْتُ مَثَارَ هُزْءٍ لِشَعْبِي وَأُهْجِيَةً لَهُمُ الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

15 He hath sated me with bitterness, he hath made me drunk with wormwood.

١٥ أَشْبَعَنِي مَرَارَةً، وَأَرْوَانِي أَفْسَنْتِيناً.

16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.

١٦ هَشَّمَ أَسْنَانِي بِالْحَصَى، وَطَمَرَنِي بِالرَّمَادِ.

17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I have forgotten prosperity.

١٧ فَتَنَاءَتْ نَفْسِي عَنِ السَّلامِ، وَنَسِيتُ طَعْمَ الْخَيْرَاتِ.

18 And I said, My strength is perished, and my hope in Jehovah.

١٨ فَقُلْتُ: «تَلاشَتْ قُوَّتِي، وَكُلُّ مَا كُنْتُ أَرْجُوهُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ».

19 Remember thou mine affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and the gall.

١٩ اُذْكُرْ بَلِيَّتِي وَتَيَهَانِي وَالأَفْسَنْتِينَ وَالْمَرَارَةَ.

20 My soul hath [them] constantly in remembrance, and is humbled in me.

٢٠ مَا بَرِحَتْ نَفْسِي تَذْكُرُهَا وَهِيَ مُنْحَنِيَةٌ فِي دَاخِلِي.

21 — This I recall to heart, therefore have I hope.

٢١ وَلَكِنْ هَذَا مَا أُنَاجِي بِهِ نَفْسِي، لِذَلِكَ يَغْمُرُنِي الرَّجَاءُ:

22 It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not;

٢٢ مِنْ إِحْسَانَاتِ الرَّبِّ أَنَّنَا لَمْ نَفْنَ، لأَنَّ مَرَاحِمَهُ لَا تَزُولُ.

23 they are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

٢٣ تَتَجَدَّدُ فِي كُلِّ صَبَاحٍ. فَائِقَةٌ أَمَانَتُكَ.

24 Jehovah is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

٢٤ تَقُولُ نَفْسِي: «الرَّبُّ هُوَ نَصِيبِي فَلِذَلِكَ أَرْجُوهُ».

25 Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul [that] seeketh him.

٢٥ الرَّبُّ صَالِحٌ لِمَنْ يَرْجُونَهُ وَلِلنَّفْسِ الَّتِي تَلْتَمِسُهُ.

26 It is good that one should both wait, and that in silence, for the salvation of Jehovah.

٢٦ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَنْتَظِرَ بِصَمْتٍ خَلاصَ الرَّبِّ.

27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth:

٢٧ خَيْرٌ لِلْمَرْءِ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ النِّيرَ فِي حَدَاثَتِهِ.

28 He sitteth solitary and keepeth silence, because he hath laid it upon him;

٢٨ لِيَعْتَكِفْ وَحِيداً فِي صَمْتٍ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ وَضَعَ النِّيرَ عَلَيْهِ.

29 he putteth his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be hope;

٢٩ لِيُوَارِ وَجْهَهُ فِي التُّرَابِ تَذَلُّلاً، عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ هُنَاكَ رَجَاءٌ.

30 he giveth his cheek to him that smiteth him; he is filled full with reproach.

٣٠ لِيَبْذُلْ خَدَّهُ لِلاطِمِ، وَيَشْبَعْ تَعْيِيراً.

31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever;

٣١ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ لَا يَنْبِذُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

32 but if he have caused grief, he will have compassion according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses:

٣٢ فَإِنَّهُ وَلَوْ أَحْزَنَ يَرْأَفُ بِمُقْتَضَى رَحْمَتِهِ الْفَائِقَةِ.

33 for he doth not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.

٣٣ لأَنَّهُ لَا يَتَعَمَّدُ أَنْ يَبْتَلِيَ أَبْنَاءَ الْبَشَرِ بِالْبُؤْسِ وَالأَسَى،

34 To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,

٣٤ وَلا أَنْ يَسْحَقَ أَسْرَى الأَرْضِ تَحْتَ الأَقْدَامِ،

35 to turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High,

٣٥ وَلا أَنْ يَجُورَ أَحَدٌ عَلَى حُقُوقِ الإِنْسَانِ، أَمَامَ عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ الْعَلِيِّ

36 to wrong a man in his cause, — will not the Lord see it?

٣٦ أَوْ أَنْ لَا يُنْصَفَ الإِنْسَانُ فِي دَعْوَاهُ. أَلا يَرَى الرَّبُّ هَذِهِ الأُمُورَ؟

37 Who is he that saith, and there cometh to pass, what the Lord hath not commanded?

٣٧ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَقْضِي بِأَمْرٍ فَيَتَحَقَّقَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَمَرَ بِهِ؟

38 Out of the mouth of the Most High doth not there proceed evil and good?

٣٨ أَلَيْسَ مِنْ فَمِ الْعَلِيِّ يَصْدُرُ الضُّرُّ وَالْخَيْرُ؟

39 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?

٣٩ فَلِمَاذَا يَشْتَكِي الإِنْسَانُ الْحَيُّ حِينَ يُعَاقَبُ عَلَى خَطَايَاهُ؟

40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Jehovah.

٤٠ لِنَفْحَصْ طُرُقَنَا وَنَخْتَبِرْهَا وَنَرْجِعْ إِلَى الرَّبِّ.

41 Let us lift up our heart with [our] hands unto God in the heavens.

٤١ لِنَرْفَعْ قُلُوبَنَا وَأَيْدِيَنَا إِلَى اللهِ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ.

42 We have transgressed and have rebelled: thou hast not pardoned.

٤٢ قَدْ تَعَدَّيْنَا وَتَمَرَّدْنَا، وَأَنْتَ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ.

43 Thou hast covered thyself with anger, and pursued us; thou hast slain, thou hast not spared.

٤٣ لَفَّعْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالْغَضَبِ وَتَعَقَّبْتَنَا. قَتَلْتَ مِنْ غَيْرِ رَحْمَةٍ.

44 Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that prayer should not pass through.

٤٤ تَلَفَّعْتَ بِالسَّحَابِ حَتَّى لَا تَبْلُغَ إِلَيْكَ صَلاةٌ.

45 Thou hast made us the offscouring and refuse in the midst of the peoples.

٤٥ قَدْ جَعَلْتَنَا أَوْسَاخاً وَأَقْذَاراً بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ.

46 All our enemies have opened their mouth against us.

٤٦ فَتَحَ عَلَيْنَا جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِنَا أفْوَاهَهُمْ،

47 Fear and the pit are come upon us, devastation and ruin.

٤٧ وَحَلَّ بِنَا الرُّعْبُ وَالْهَلاكُ وَالدَّمَارُ وَالسَّحْقُ.

48 Mine eye runneth down with streams of water for the ruin of the daughter of my people.

٤٨ تَفِيضُ عَيْنَايَ بِأَنْهَارِ مِيَاهٍ عَلَى دَمَارِ ابْنَةِ شَعْبِي.

49 Mine eye poureth down, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,

٤٩ لَنْ تَكُفَّ عَيْنَايَ عَنِ الْبُكَاءِ أَبداً،

50 till Jehovah look down and behold from the heavens.

٥٠ حَتَّى يُشْرِفَ الرَّبُّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَيُبْصِرَ.

51 Mine eye affecteth my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.

٥١ تَتْلَفُ عَيْنَايَ عَلَى مَصِيرِ كُلِّ بَنَاتِ مَدِينَتِي.

52 They that are mine enemies without cause have chased me sore like a bird.

٥٢ قَدِ اصْطَادَنِي، كَعُصْفُورٍ، أَعْدَائِي الَّذِينَ لَمْ أُسِئْ إِلَيْهِمْ،

53 They have cut off my life in a pit, and cast a stone upon me.

٥٣ طَرَحُونِي حَيًّا فِي الْجُبِّ وَرَجَمُونِي بِالْحِجَارَةِ.

54 Waters streamed over my head; I said, I am cut off.

٥٤ طَغَتِ الْمِيَاهُ فَوْقَ رَأْسِي، فَقُلْتُ: «قَدْ هَلَكْتُ».

55 I called upon thy name, Jehovah, out of the lowest pit.

٥٥ اسْتَغَثْتُ بِاسْمِكَ يَا رَبُّ مِنْ أَعْمَاقِ الْجُبِّ،

56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.

٥٦ فَسَمِعْتَ صَوْتِي. لَا تَصُمَّ أُذُنَيْكَ عَنْ صُرَاخِ اسْتِغَاثَتِي.

57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee; thou saidst, Fear not.

٥٧ اقْتَرَبْتَ حِينَ دَعَوْتُكَ إِذْ قُلْتَ: «لا تَخَفْ».

58 Lord, thou hast pleaded the cause of my soul, thou hast redeemed my life.

٥٨ قَدْ دَافَعْتَ عَنْ دَعْوَايَ يَا رَبُّ، وَافْتَدَيْتَ حَيَاتِي.

59 Jehovah, thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause.

٥٩ أَنْتَ شَهِدْتَ مَا أَسَاءُوا بِهِ إِلَيَّ يَا رَبُّ، فَاقْضِ فِي دَعْوَايَ.

60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance, all their imaginations against me.

٦٠ قَدْ رَأَيْتَ انْتِقَامَهُمْ كُلَّهُ وَسَائِرَ مُؤَامَرَاتِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

61 Thou hast heard their reproach, O Jehovah, all their imaginations against me;

٦١ سَمِعْتَ تَعْيِيرَهُمْ يَا رَبُّ، وَجَمِيعَ مُؤَامَرَاتِهِمْ عَلَيَّ.

62 the lips of those that rise up against me and their meditation against me all the day.

٦٢ وَسَمِعْتَ كَلامَ أَعْدَائِي وَتَدْبِيرَاتِهِمْ ضِدِّي الْيَوْمَ كُلَّهُ.

63 Behold thou their sitting down and their rising up: I am their song.

٦٣ رَاقِبْ جُلُوسَهُمْ وَقِيَامَهُمْ، فَقَدْ أَصْبَحْتُ أُهْجِيَةً لَهُمْ.

64 Render unto them a recompence, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands;

٦٤ جَازِهِمْ يَا رَبُّ بِمُقْتَضَى مَا جَنَتْهُ أَيْدِيهِمْ.

65 give them obduracy of heart, thy curse unto them;

٦٥ اجْعَلْ عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ غَشَاوَةً، وَلْتَكُنْ لَعْنَتُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ.

66 pursue them in anger, and destroy them from under the heavens of Jehovah.

٦٦ تَعَقَّبْهُمْ بِسُخْطٍ وَأَهْلِكْهُمْ مِنْ تَحْتِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ يَا رَبُّ.