Lamentaciones 5
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5 ¡Oh Señor, acuérdate de lo que nos ha pasado; mira todo lo que aun tenemos que soportar! 2 Nuestras posesiones ahora las tienen extranjeros, nuestras casas son habitadas por forasteros. 3 Somos huérfanos, nuestros padres han muerto y nuestras madres han quedado viudas. 4 ¡Hasta tenemos que pagar por el agua que bebemos y por nuestra propia leña!
5 Los que nos persiguen nos pisan los talones, nos cansamos y no nos dejan descansar. 6 Nos sometimos a los egipcios y a los asirios para tener al menos algo que comer.
7 Nuestros antepasados obraron muy mal, pero murieron antes de que pudieran recibir su propio castigo. ¡Ahora a nosotros nos tocó el castigo que ellos merecían!
8 Los que antes eran nuestros siervos han llegado a ser nuestros amos. No queda nadie para librarnos de ellos. 9 Arriesgamos nuestra vida en el desierto para conseguir comida. 10 Tenemos la piel quemada y reseca, ¡por el hambre nos da fiebre!
11 En Jerusalén y en los pueblos de Judá violaron tanto a las mujeres como a las niñas. 12 A nuestros príncipes los humillan colgándolos de las manos. No respetan ni las canas de nuestros viejos. 13 Se llevan a los jóvenes para moler en los molinos y los muchachitos se tambalean bajo el peso de los fardos de leña.
14 Los ancianos ya no se sientan a las puertas de la ciudad; los jóvenes ya no bailan ni cantan más. 15 La alegría se ha ido de nosotros, nuestro baile se ha convertido en tristeza. 16 Todo nuestro bienestar se ha ido, se esfumó nuestra grandeza. ¡Ay, es que hemos cometido tantas maldades!
17 Nuestros corazones están enfermos, débiles; todo lo vemos fúnebre y triste. 18 El monte de Sion esta desierto; en él sólo habitan los chacales.
19 ¡Pero tú, Señor, permaneces para siempre igual! Tu presencia entre nosotros permanece por todas las generaciones.
20 ¿Por qué nos olvidas para siempre? ¿Por qué te ausentas por tanto tiempo? 21 ¡Haznos volver a ti, Señor, y volveremos! ¡Devuélvenos la alegría que antes teníamos! 22 ¿O nos has rechazado por completo? ¿Vas a mantener para siempre tu cólera contra nosotros?
Lamentations 5
New International Version
5 Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.(A)
2 Our inheritance(B) has been turned over to strangers,(C)
    our homes(D) to foreigners.(E)
3 We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(F)
4 We must buy the water we drink;(G)
    our wood can be had only at a price.(H)
5 Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary(I) and find no rest.(J)
6 We submitted to Egypt and Assyria(K)
    to get enough bread.
7 Our ancestors(L) sinned and are no more,
    and we bear their punishment.(M)
8 Slaves(N) rule over us,
    and there is no one to free us from their hands.(O)
9 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)
Lamentations 5
New King James Version
Prayer for Restoration
5 Remember, (A)O Lord, what has come upon us;
Look, and behold (B)our reproach!
2 (C)Our inheritance has been turned over to aliens,
And our houses to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans and waifs,
Our mothers are like (D)widows.
4 We pay for the water we drink,
And our wood comes at a price.
5 (E)They pursue at our [a]heels;
We labor and have no rest.
6 (F)We have given our hand (G)to the Egyptians
And the (H)Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
7 (I)Our fathers sinned and are no more,
But we bear their iniquities.
8 Servants rule over us;
There is none to deliver us from their hand.
9 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
- Lamentations 5:5 Lit. necks
- Lamentations 5:21 returned
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