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锡安民祈祷自述诸苦

耶和华啊,求你记念我们所遭遇的事,观看我们所受的凌辱。 我们的产业归于外邦人,我们的房屋归于外路人。 我们是无父的孤儿,我们的母亲好像寡妇。 我们出钱才得水喝,我们的柴是人卖给我们的。 追赶我们的到了我们的颈项上,我们疲乏不得歇息。 我们投降埃及人和亚述人,为要得粮吃饱。 我们列祖犯罪,而今不在了,我们担当他们的罪孽。 奴仆辖制我们,无人救我们脱离他们的手。 因为旷野的刀剑,我们冒着险才得粮食。 10 因饥饿燥热,我们的皮肤就黑如炉。 11 敌人在锡安玷污妇人,在犹大的城邑玷污处女。 12 他们吊起首领的手,也不尊敬老人的面。 13 少年人扛磨石,孩童背木柴,都绊跌了。 14 老年人在城门口断绝,少年人不再作乐。 15 我们心中的快乐止息,跳舞变为悲哀。 16 冠冕从我们的头上落下。我们犯罪了!我们有祸了! 17 这些事我们心里发昏,我们的眼睛昏花。 18 锡安山荒凉,野狗[a]行在其上。

求主使复振兴

19 耶和华啊,你存到永远,你的宝座存到万代。 20 你为何永远忘记我们?为何许久离弃我们? 21 耶和华啊,求你使我们向你回转,我们便得回转;求你复新我们的日子,像古时一样。 22 你竟全然弃绝我们,向我们大发烈怒!

Footnotes

  1. 耶利米哀歌 5:18 或作:狐狸。

Prayer for Restoration

Remember, (A)O Lord, what has come upon us;
Look, and behold (B)our reproach!
(C)Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens,
And our houses to foreigners.
We have become orphans and waifs,
Our mothers are like (D)widows.

We pay for the water we drink,
And our wood comes at a price.
(E)They pursue at our [a]heels;
We labor and have no rest.
(F)We have given our hand (G)to the Egyptians
And the (H)Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

(I)Our fathers sinned and are no more,
But we bear their iniquities.
Servants rule over us;
There is none to deliver us from their hand.
We get our bread at the risk of our lives,
Because of the sword in the wilderness.

10 Our skin is hot as an oven,
Because of the fever of famine.
11 They (J)ravished the women in Zion,
The maidens in the cities of Judah.
12 Princes were hung up by their hands,
And elders were not respected.
13 Young men (K)ground at the millstones;
Boys staggered under loads of wood.
14 The elders have ceased gathering at the gate,
And the young men from their (L)music.

15 The joy of our heart has ceased;
Our dance has turned into (M)mourning.
16 (N)The crown has fallen from our head.
Woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our heart is faint;
(O)Because of these things our eyes grow dim;
18 Because of Mount Zion which is (P)desolate,
With foxes walking about on it.

19 You, O Lord, (Q)remain forever;
(R)Your throne from generation to generation.
20 (S)Why do You forget us forever,
And forsake us for so long a time?
21 (T)Turn us back to You, O Lord, and we will be [b]restored;
Renew our days as of old,
22 Unless You have utterly rejected us,
And are very angry with us!

Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 5:5 Lit. necks
  2. Lamentations 5:21 returned

A Plea for Mercy

Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
    look, and see our disgrace!
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
    our homes to aliens.
We have become orphans, fatherless;
    our mothers are like widows.
We must pay for the water we drink;
    the wood we get must be bought.
With a yoke[a] on our necks we are hard driven;
    we are weary, we are given no rest.
We have made a pact with[b] Egypt and Assyria,
    to get enough bread.
Our ancestors sinned; they are no more,
    and we bear their iniquities.
Slaves rule over us;
    there is no one to deliver us from their hand.
We get our bread at the peril of our lives,
    because of the sword in the wilderness.
10 Our skin is black as an oven
    from the scorching heat of famine.
11 Women are raped in Zion,
    virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes are hung up by their hands;
    no respect is shown to the elders.
13 Young men are compelled to grind,
    and boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The old men have left the city gate,
    the young men their music.
15 The joy of our hearts has ceased;
    our dancing has been turned to mourning.
16 The crown has fallen from our head;
    woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 Because of this our hearts are sick,
    because of these things our eyes have grown dim:
18 because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate;
    jackals prowl over it.

19 But you, O Lord, reign for ever;
    your throne endures to all generations.
20 Why have you forgotten us completely?
    Why have you forsaken us these many days?
21 Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored;
    renew our days as of old—
22 unless you have utterly rejected us,
    and are angry with us beyond measure.

Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 5:5 Symmachus: Heb lacks With a yoke
  2. Lamentations 5:6 Heb have given the hand to

Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.(A)
Our inheritance(B) has been turned over to strangers,(C)
    our homes(D) to foreigners.(E)
We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(F)
We must buy the water we drink;(G)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(H)
Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary(I) and find no rest.(J)
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria(K)
    to get enough bread.
Our ancestors(L) sinned and are no more,
    and we bear their punishment.(M)
Slaves(N) rule over us,
    and there is no one to free us from their hands.(O)
We get our bread at the risk of our lives
    because of the sword in the desert.
10 Our skin is hot as an oven,
    feverish from hunger.(P)
11 Women have been violated(Q) in Zion,
    and virgins in the towns of Judah.
12 Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders(R) are shown no respect.(S)
13 Young men toil at the millstones;
    boys stagger under loads of wood.
14 The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.(T)
15 Joy is gone from our hearts;
    our dancing has turned to mourning.(U)
16 The crown(V) has fallen from our head.(W)
    Woe to us, for we have sinned!(X)
17 Because of this our hearts(Y) are faint,(Z)
    because of these things our eyes(AA) grow dim(AB)
18 for Mount Zion,(AC) which lies desolate,(AD)
    with jackals prowling over it.

19 You, Lord, reign forever;(AE)
    your throne endures(AF) from generation to generation.
20 Why do you always forget us?(AG)
    Why do you forsake(AH) us so long?
21 Restore(AI) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
    renew our days as of old
22 unless you have utterly rejected us(AJ)
    and are angry with us beyond measure.(AK)