Lamentations 2
1 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].
Quel nuage le Seigneur irrité répand autour de la fille de Sion! Il a précipité des Cieux sur la terre la splendeur d'Israël, et au jour de sa colère Il ne s'est plus souvenu du lieu où ses pieds reposaient.
2 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.
Le Seigneur a ruiné sans pitié toutes les demeures de Jacob, Il a détruit dans sa fureur les forts de la fille de Juda, les a fait crouler sur le sol, a profané sa royauté et ses princes.
3 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.
Dans l'ardeur de son courroux, Il a abattu toutes les cornes d'Israël; en face de l'ennemi, Il a retiré sa main, et a incendié Jacob, tel qu'un feu enflammé qui dévore de tous côtés.
4 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.
Il banda son arc comme un ennemi; Il prit avec sa droite l'attitude d'un champion, et fit périr tout ce qui plaît à la vue; sur la tente de la fille de Sion Il versa comme un feu sa colère.
5 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].
Le Seigneur était comme un ennemi, Il ruina Israël, ruina tous ses palais, démolit ses forts; et Il accumula sur la fille de Juda les tourments et les tortures.
6 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.
Et Il saccagea comme un jardin sa clôture, Il dévasta son lieu d'assemblée; l'Éternel fit oublier en Sion et fête et sabbat, et rejeta dans l'ardeur de sa colère le roi et le sacrificateur.
7 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.
Le Seigneur prit son autel en dégoût, son sanctuaire en horreur; Il livra à la merci des mains des ennemis les murs de ses palais; ils firent retentir leur voix dans la maison de l'Éternel, comme aux jours solennels.
8 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].
L'Éternel décréta la ruine des murs de la fille de Sion, étendit le cordeau, ne retira point sa main pour cesser de détruire; et Il mit en deuil le boulevard et le mur, qui l'un et l'autre languissent attristés.
9 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.
Ses portes jonchent la terre, Il a détruit et rompu ses barres. Son roi et ses princes sont parmi les nations; il n'est plus question de la Loi; ses prophètes aussi n'obtiennent point de vision de l'Éternel.
10 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.
Les Anciens de la fille de Sion sont assis sur la terre taciturnes, ils font voler la poussière au-dessus de leurs têtes, ils sont ceints de cilices; les vierges de Jérusalem laissent retomber leurs têtes vers la terre.
11 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].
Mes yeux s'éteignent à force de larmes, mes entrailles bouillonnent; au désastre de la fille de mon peuple ma bile s'épanche sur la terre, lorsque dans les rues de la ville tombent inanimés les enfants et ceux qu'on allaite;
12 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.
ils disent à leurs mères: « Où [avez-vous] du pain et du vin? » tandis qu'ils défaillent comme des blessés dans les rues de la ville, et qu'ils rendent l'âme sur le sein de leurs mères.
13 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].
Que te dire? à quoi te comparer, fille de Jérusalem? A quoi t'assimiler pour que je te console, Vierge, fille de Sion? Car ta plaie est grande comme la mer: qui saurait te guérir?
14 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.
Tes prophètes t'ont donné comme visions le mensonge et la fausseté, et ils ne t'ont point dévoilé ton crime, pour détourner de toi la captivité; ils t'ont donné comme visions les oracles de la vanité et de l'erreur.
15 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?”
Tous les passants t'adressent des battements de mains; ils sifflent et hochent la tête à propos de la fille de Jérusalem: « Est-ce là cette ville qu'on appelait perfection de beauté, délices de toute la terre? »
16 [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!”
Contre toi tous tes ennemis ouvrent une large bouche; ils sifflent et grincent des dents, ils disent: « Nous avons saccagé! Oui, c'est la journée que nous attendions! nous l'avons atteinte, nous la voyons! »
17 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.
L'Éternel a exécuté ce qu'il avait résolu, accompli la parole qu'il avait arrêtée dès les jours d'autrefois, Il a détruit sans miséricorde; et Il t'a fait réjouir ton ennemi, Il a élevé la corne de tes adversaires.
18 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.
Leur cœur pousse ses cris vers le Seigneur. O muraille de la fille de Sion! laisse tomber tes larmes comme un torrent le jour et la nuit, ne t'accorde aucun relâche, que ta paupière ne se repose pas!
19 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.
Lève-toi, gémis la nuit à l'entrée des veilles, répands ton cœur comme des eaux devant la face du Seigneur; lève tes mains vers Lui pour [demander] la vie de tes jeunes enfants, qui dans tous les carrefours sont exténués par la faim!
20 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!
Vois, Éternel, et regarde! Qui est-ce que tu as ainsi traité? Faut-il que des femmes dévorent leur fruit, les enfants portés entre leurs bras? Faut-il que dans le Sanctuaire du Seigneur le sacrificateur et le prophète soient égorgés?
21 [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].
Sur le sol des rues l'adolescent et le vieillard sont étendus; mes vierges et mes jeunes hommes sont tombés sous le glaive; Tu as égorgé au jour de ta colère, immolé sans miséricorde.
22 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.
Tu as convoqué contre moi, comme dans une fête solennelle, mes terreurs de toutes parts; et au jour de la colère de l'Éternel, nul n'a échappé, ni survécu; ceux que je portais entre mes bras, que j'élevais, mon ennemi les a massacrés.
