耶利米哀歌 2
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)
耶利米哀叹耶路撒冷之苦
2 主何竟发怒,使黑云遮蔽锡安城!他将以色列的华美从天扔在地上,在他发怒的日子并不记念自己的脚凳。 2 主吞灭雅各一切的住处,并不顾惜。他发怒倾覆犹大民的保障,使这保障坍倒在地。他辱没这国和其中的首领。 3 他发烈怒把以色列的角全然砍断,在仇敌面前收回右手。他像火焰四围吞灭,将雅各烧毁。 4 他张弓好像仇敌,他站着举起右手如同敌人,将悦人眼目的尽行杀戮。在锡安百姓的帐篷上倒出他的愤怒,像火一样。 5 主如仇敌吞灭以色列和锡安的一切宫殿,拆毁百姓的保障,在犹大民中加增悲伤哭号。 6 他强取自己的帐幕好像是园中的窝棚,毁坏他的聚会之处。耶和华使圣节和安息日在锡安都被忘记,又在怒气的愤恨中藐视君王和祭司。 7 耶和华丢弃自己的祭坛,憎恶自己的圣所,将宫殿的墙垣交付仇敌。他们在耶和华的殿中喧嚷,像在圣会之日一样。 8 耶和华定意拆毁锡安的城墙,他拉了准绳,不将手收回,定要毁灭。他使外郭和城墙都悲哀,一同衰败。 9 锡安的门都陷入地内,主将她的门闩毁坏、折断。她的君王和首领落在没有律法的列国中,她的先知不得见耶和华的异象。 10 锡安城的长老坐在地上默默无声,他们扬起尘土落在头上,腰束麻布。耶路撒冷的处女垂头至地。
11 我眼中流泪,以致失明,我的心肠扰乱,肝胆涂地,都因我众民遭毁灭,又因孩童和吃奶的在城内街上发昏。 12 那时他们在城内街上发昏,好像受伤的,在母亲的怀里将要丧命,对母亲说:“谷、酒在哪里呢?” 13 耶路撒冷的民哪,我可用什么向你证明呢?我可用什么与你相比呢?锡安的民哪,我可拿什么和你比较,好安慰你呢?因为你的裂口大如海,谁能医治你呢? 14 你的先知为你见虚假和愚昧的异象,并没有显露你的罪孽使你被掳的归回,却为你见虚假的默示和使你被赶出本境的缘故。 15 凡过路的都向你拍掌,他们向耶路撒冷城嗤笑摇头,说:“难道人所称为全美的,称为全地所喜悦的,就是这城吗?” 16 你的仇敌都向你大大张口,他们嗤笑又切齿,说:“我们吞灭她!这真是我们所盼望的日子临到了,我们亲眼看见了!” 17 耶和华成就了他所定的,应验了他古时所命定的。他倾覆了并不顾惜,使你的仇敌向你夸耀,使你敌人的角也被高举。 18 锡安民的心哀求主。锡安的城墙啊,愿你流泪如河,昼夜不息!愿你眼中的瞳人泪流不止! 19 夜间每逢交更的时候要起来呼喊,在主面前倾心如水。你的孩童在各市口上受饿发昏,你要为他们的性命向主举手祷告。
叹耶和华降罚过重
20 “耶和华啊,求你观看,见你向谁这样行?妇人岂可吃自己所生育手里所摇弄的婴孩吗?祭司和先知岂可在主的圣所中被杀戮吗? 21 少年人和老年人都在街上躺卧,我的处女和壮丁都倒在刀下。你发怒的日子杀死他们,你杀了并不顾惜。 22 你招聚四围惊吓我的,像在大会的日子招聚人一样。耶和华发怒的日子,无人逃脱,无人存留。我所摇弄所养育的婴孩,仇敌都杀净了。”
耶利米哀歌 2
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
神懲罰耶路撒冷
2 主在烈怒中,怎麼竟然使黑雲遮蓋錫安的居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)!
他把以色列的榮美,從天上拋到地上;
他在發怒的日子,竟不記念自己的腳凳。
2 主吞滅了雅各所有住處,毫不顧惜;
他在忿怒中,把猶大居民的堅固城拆毀;
他使國家和國中眾領袖都倒在地上,受盡羞辱。
3 他在烈怒中砍斷以色列所有的角;
他從仇敵面前,收回自己的右手。
他像吞滅四周物件的火燄,在雅各中間焚燒。
4 他像仇敵拉弓,他的右手已經預備好。
他像敵人把一切悅人眼目的都殺滅了;
他如火的忿怒倒在錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的帳棚上。
5 主好像成了仇敵;
他吞滅了以色列和她所有的宮殿,毀壞了她的堅固城。
他在猶大居民的中間,增添了悲哀和哭號。
6 他把自己的住所破壞,好像園子一樣;
他毀壞了屬他的聚會之處。
耶和華使節期和安息日都在錫安被忘記;
他在他的盛怒中棄絕了君王和祭司。
7 主丟棄了自己的祭壇,厭棄了自己的聖所。
他把宮殿的圍牆,交付在仇敵的手裡;
他們在耶和華的殿中喧嚷,好像慶祝節日一樣。
8 耶和華定意要拆毀錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的城牆;
他拉了準繩,決不停手,務要把它吞滅。
他使堡壘和城牆都悲哀,一同受痛苦。
9 錫安的眾城門已經陷入地裡;耶和華把錫安的門閂都毀壞折斷了。
錫安的君王和領袖都身在列國中;錫安再沒有律法了;
它的眾先知也得不到從耶和華而來的異象。
10 錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的長老都坐在地上,默默無聲;
他們把塵灰撒在頭上,腰束麻布。
耶路撒冷的處女都垂頭至地。
11 我的眼睛因流淚而失明,我的心腸激動,
我的肝膽傾倒在地,都因我的子民(“我的子民”原文作“我子民的女子”)遭毀滅,
孩童和嬰兒在城裡的街上昏倒。
12 他們像被刺傷的人昏倒在城裡街上的時候,
他們在母親的懷裡快要喪命的時候,
他們就問母親:“五穀和酒在哪裡呢?”
13 耶路撒冷的居民哪,我怎樣向你說明呢?用甚麼與你比較呢?
錫安的居民哪,我們用甚麼跟你相比,好安慰你呢?
你的裂口像海那樣大,誰能醫治你呢?
14 你的假先知為了你所見的異象,
盡是虛謊和愚昧;
他們沒有顯露你的罪孽,使你的命運得以挽回;
他們為你所得的默示,全是虛謊,是引人走錯路的。
15 所有過路的人,都拍掌嘲笑你;
他們嗤笑耶路撒冷的居民,並搖頭說:
“被人稱為最完美,為全地所喜悅的,就是這城嗎?”
16 你所有的仇敵都張開口攻擊你,
他們嗤笑你,又咬牙切齒,說:“我們吞滅它了!
這真是我們期待的日子!我們等到了!親眼看見了!”
17 耶和華作成了他定意去作的,成就了他的話,
就是他昔日所宣告的,他把你拆毀,並不憐惜,
他使仇敵因勝過你而高興,他高舉你敵人的角。
18 錫安居民(“居民”原文作“女子”)的城牆啊,你要一心向主哀求;
願你的眼淚像江河般湧流,晝夜不息;
願你得不著歇息,願你眼中的瞳人不能休息。
19 夜裡每到交更的時分,你要起來呼喊;
在主面前你要傾心如水!
你的孩童在各街頭上因飢餓而昏倒,
你要為他們的性命向主舉手禱告。
20 “耶和華啊,求你觀看!求你鑒察!你曾這樣對待過誰呢?
難道婦人應該吃掉自己所生的,就是自己所撫養的嬰孩嗎?
難道祭司和先知應該在主的聖所裡被殺害嗎?”
21 少年人和老年人都在街上倒臥在地死了;
我的年輕男女都倒斃於刀下;
在你忿怒的日子,你殺了他們,你屠殺了他們,毫不憐惜。
耶路撒冷的哀禱
22 你從四圍招聚驚嚇我的,好像招聚人過節的日子一樣。
在耶和華忿怒的日子,沒有人可以逃脫,可以生存。
我所撫育、所養大的,我的仇敵都滅盡了。
Ekhah 2
Orthodox Jewish Bible
2 How hath Adonoi covered Bat Tziyon with a cloud in His anger, and hurled down from Shomayim unto Eretz the tiferet Yisroel, and remembered not His hadom (footstool) in the Day of His Wrath!
2 Adonoi hath swallowed up all the habitations of Ya’akov, and hath not pitied; He hath torn down in His Wrath the strongholds of Bat Yehudah; He hath brought them down to the ground; chillel (He hath defiled) the mamlachah and the sarim (princes) thereof.
3 He hath cut off in His fierce anger kol keren Yisroel; He hath drawn back His right hand from before the oyev, and He burned against Ya’akov like a flaming eish, which devoureth all around.
4 He hath bent His keshet (bow) like an oyev; He took His stand with His right hand as an adversary, and slaughtered all that were pleasant to the eye in the ohel Bat Tziyon; He poured out His fury like eish.
5 Adonoi was like an oyev; He hath swallowed up Yisroel, He hath swallowed up all her armonot (palaces); He hath destroyed His strongholds, and hath increased in Bat Yehudah mourning and lamentation.
6 And He hath violently destroyed His sukkah, as if it were of a gan (garden); He hath laid waste His Mo’ed; Hashem hath caused Mo’ed and Shabbos to be forgotten in Tziyon, and in the indignation of His anger hath spurned Melech and Kohen.
7 Adonoi hath cast off His Mizbe’ach, He hath disowned His Mikdash, He hath given up into the yad oyev the chomot armonot of hers; they have raised shouts in the Beis Hashem, as in the Yom Mo’ed.
8 Hashem hath purposed to destroy the Chomat Bat Tziyon; He hath stretched out a measuring line, He hath not withdrawn His hand from destroying; therefore He made the rampart and the chomah to lament; they languished together.
9 Her she’arim are sunk into the ground; He hath destroyed and broken her bars; her melech and her sarim (princes) are among the Goyim; the torah is no more; her nevi’im also find no chazon (vision) from Hashem.
10 The Ziknei Bat Tziyon sit upon the ground, and keep silence; they have cast up aphar upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth; the Betulot Yerushalayim hang down their heads to the ground.
11 Mine eyes do fail from weepings, my insides are troubled, empty and poured upon ha’aretz, for the destruction of Bat Ami; because the olel and the infant swoon in the rechovot of the city.
12 They say to their imahot, Where is grain and yayin? Say they when they swooned like the wounded in the rechovot Ir, when their nefesh ebbed away into the kheyk imahot of them.
13 What thing shall I say to thee? What thing shall I liken to thee, O Bat Yerushalayim? What shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O Betulat Bat Tziyon? For thy shever (destruction) is as gadol as the yam. Who can heal thee?
14 Thy nevi’im have seen false and worthless visions for thee; and they have not exposed thine avon, to ward off thy captivity; but have seen for thee mase’ot shav and madduchim (false and misleading burdens, oracles).
15 All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at Bat Yerushalayim, saying, Is this the Ir that men call Kelilat Yofi Masos L’Khol HaAretz (perfection in beauty, the joy of the whole earth)?
16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee; they hiss and gnash their teeth; they say, We have swallowed her up; certainly this is the Yom that we waited for; we have found, we have seen it.
17 Hashem hath done that which He had devised; He hath fulfilled His word that He decreed in the yemai kedem; He hath overthrown, and hath not pitied, and He hath caused thine oyev to gloat over thee, He hath exalted the keren of thine adversaries.
18 Their lev cried unto Adonoi, O Chomat Bat Tziyon, let tears run down like a river yomam valailah; give thyself no relief; let not thine eye rest.
19 Arise, cry out balailah; in the beginning of the night watches pour out thine lev like mayim before the face of Adonoi; lift up thy hands to Him for the nefesh of thy ollelim, that faint for hunger on every street corner.
20 Look, Hashem, and consider to whom Thou hast done this. Shall the nashim eat their offspring, the children they have cared for? Shall the Kohen and the Navi be slain in the Mikdash Adonoi?
21 The na’ar and the zaken lie in the dust of the streets; my betulot and my bochurim are fallen by the cherev; Thou hast slain them in the Day of Thy Wrath; Thou hast slaughtered, and not pitied.
22 Thou hast summoned as in a Yom Mo’ed my terrors all around, so that in the Yom Af Hashem none escaped nor remained; those that I have swaddled and reared hath mine oyev consumed.
Lamentations 2
New International Version
2 [a]How the Lord has covered Daughter Zion
with the cloud of his anger[b]!(A)
He has hurled down the splendor of Israel
from heaven to earth;
he has not remembered his footstool(B)
in the day of his anger.(C)
2 Without pity(D) the Lord has swallowed(E) up
all the dwellings of Jacob;
in his wrath he has torn down
the strongholds(F) of Daughter Judah.
He has brought her kingdom and its princes
down to the ground(G) in dishonor.
3 In fierce anger he has cut off
every horn[c][d](H) of Israel.
He has withdrawn his right hand(I)
at the approach of the enemy.
He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire
that consumes everything around it.(J)
4 Like an enemy he has strung his bow;(K)
his right hand is ready.
Like a foe he has slain
all who were pleasing to the eye;(L)
he has poured out his wrath(M) like fire(N)
on the tent(O) of Daughter Zion.
5 The Lord is like an enemy;(P)
he has swallowed up Israel.
He has swallowed up all her palaces
and destroyed her strongholds.(Q)
He has multiplied mourning and lamentation(R)
for Daughter Judah.(S)
6 He has laid waste his dwelling like a garden;
he has destroyed(T) his place of meeting.(U)
The Lord has made Zion forget
her appointed festivals and her Sabbaths;(V)
in his fierce anger he has spurned
both king and priest.(W)
7 The Lord has rejected his altar
and abandoned his sanctuary.(X)
He has given the walls of her palaces(Y)
into the hands of the enemy;
they have raised a shout in the house of the Lord
as on the day of an appointed festival.(Z)
8 The Lord determined to tear down
the wall around Daughter Zion.(AA)
He stretched out a measuring line(AB)
and did not withhold his hand from destroying.
He made ramparts(AC) and walls lament;
together they wasted away.(AD)
9 Her gates(AE) have sunk into the ground;
their bars(AF) he has broken and destroyed.
Her king and her princes are exiled(AG) among the nations,
the law(AH) is no more,
and her prophets(AI) no longer find
visions(AJ) from the Lord.
10 The elders of Daughter Zion
sit on the ground in silence;(AK)
they have sprinkled dust(AL) on their heads(AM)
and put on sackcloth.(AN)
The young women of Jerusalem
have bowed their heads to the ground.(AO)
11 My eyes fail from weeping,(AP)
I am in torment within(AQ);
my heart(AR) is poured out(AS) on the ground
because my people are destroyed,(AT)
because children and infants faint(AU)
in the streets of the city.
12 They say to their mothers,
“Where is bread and wine?”(AV)
as they faint like the wounded
in the streets of the city,
as their lives ebb away(AW)
in their mothers’ arms.(AX)
13 What can I say for you?(AY)
With what can I compare you,
Daughter(AZ) Jerusalem?
To what can I liken you,
that I may comfort you,
Virgin Daughter Zion?(BA)
Your wound is as deep as the sea.(BB)
Who can heal you?
14 The visions of your prophets
were false(BC) and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
to ward off your captivity.(BD)
The prophecies they gave you
were false and misleading.(BE)
15 All who pass your way
clap their hands at you;(BF)
they scoff(BG) and shake their heads(BH)
at Daughter Jerusalem:(BI)
“Is this the city that was called
the perfection of beauty,(BJ)
the joy of the whole earth?”(BK)
16 All your enemies open their mouths
wide against you;(BL)
they scoff and gnash their teeth(BM)
and say, “We have swallowed her up.(BN)
This is the day we have waited for;
we have lived to see it.”(BO)
17 The Lord has done what he planned;
he has fulfilled(BP) his word,
which he decreed long ago.(BQ)
He has overthrown you without pity,(BR)
he has let the enemy gloat over you,(BS)
he has exalted the horn[e] of your foes.(BT)
18 The hearts of the people
cry out to the Lord.(BU)
You walls of Daughter Zion,(BV)
let your tears(BW) flow like a river
day and night;(BX)
give yourself no relief,
your eyes no rest.(BY)
19 Arise, cry out in the night,
as the watches of the night begin;
pour out your heart(BZ) like water
in the presence of the Lord.(CA)
Lift up your hands(CB) to him
for the lives of your children,
who faint(CC) from hunger
at every street corner.
20 “Look, Lord, and consider:
Whom have you ever treated like this?
Should women eat their offspring,(CD)
the children they have cared for?(CE)
Should priest and prophet be killed(CF)
in the sanctuary of the Lord?(CG)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 2:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lamentations 2:1 Or How the Lord in his anger / has treated Daughter Zion with contempt
- Lamentations 2:3 Or off / all the strength; or every king
- Lamentations 2:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Lamentations 2:17 Horn here symbolizes strength.
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