Lamentations 3
International Children’s Bible
The Meaning of Suffering
3 I am a man who has seen the suffering
that comes from the rod of the Lord’s anger.
2 He led me
into darkness, not light.
3 He turned his hand against me
again and again, all day long.
4 He caused my flesh and skin to wear out.
He broke my bones.
5 He surrounded me and attacked me
with sadness and grief.
6 He made me sit in the dark,
like someone who has been dead a long time.
7 He shut me in so I could not get out.
He put heavy chains on me.
8 I cry out and beg for help.
But he ignores my prayer.
9 He has blocked my way with stones.
He has made my life difficult.
10 The Lord is like a bear ready to attack me.
He is like a lion in hiding.
11 He led me the wrong way and tore me to pieces.
He left me without help.
12 He prepared to shoot his bow.
He made me the target for his arrows.
13 He shot me in the kidneys
with the arrows from his arrow bag.
14 I have become a joke to all my people.
All day long they make fun of me with songs.
15 The Lord filled me with misery.
He filled me with suffering.
16 The Lord broke my teeth with gravel.
He crushed me into the dirt.
17 I have no more peace.
I have forgotten what happiness is.
18 I said, “My strength is gone.
I have no more hope that the Lord will help me.”
19 Lord, remember my suffering and how I have no home.
Remember the misery and suffering.
20 I remember them well.
And I am very sad.
21 But I have hope
when I think of this:
22 The Lord’s love never ends.
His mercies never stop.
23 They are new every morning.
Lord, your loyalty is great.
24 I say to myself, “The Lord is what I have left.
So I have hope.”
25 The Lord is good to those who put their hope in him.
He is good to those who look to him for help.
26 It is good to wait quietly
for the Lord to save.
27 It is good for a man to work hard
while he is young.
28 He should sit alone and be quiet
because the Lord has given him hard work to do.
29 He should bow to the Lord with his face to the ground.
Maybe there is still hope.
30 He should offer his cheek if someone wants to hit him.
He should be filled with shame.
31 The Lord will not reject
his people forever.
32 Although the Lord brings sorrow, he also has mercy.
His love is great.
33 The Lord does not like to punish people
or make them sad.
34 The Lord sees if any prisoner of the earth
is crushed under his feet.
35 He sees if someone is treated unfairly
before the Most High God.
36 The Lord sees
if someone is cheated in his case in court.
37 Nobody can speak and have it happen
unless the Lord commands it.
38 Both bad and good things
come by the command of the Most High God.
39 No man should complain
when he is punished for his sins.
40 Let us examine and look at what we have done.
Then let us return to the Lord.
41 Let us lift up our hands and pray from our hearts.
Let us say to God in heaven,
42 “We have sinned and turned against you.
And you have not forgiven us.
43 “You wrapped yourself in anger and chased us.
You killed us without mercy.
44 You wrapped yourself in a cloud.
No prayer could get through.
45 You made us like scum and trash
among the other nations.
46 “All of our enemies
open their mouths and say things against us.
47 We have been frightened and fearful.
We have been ruined and destroyed.”
48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes
because my people are destroyed.
49 My tears flow continually,
without stopping,
50 until the Lord looks down
and sees from heaven.
51 I am sad when I see
what has happened to all the women of my city.
52 Those who are my enemies for no reason
hunted me like a bird.
53 They threw me alive into a pit.
They threw stones at me.
54 Water came up over my head.
I said to myself, “I am going to die.”
55 I called out to you, Lord,
from the bottom of the pit.
56 You heard me calling, “Do not close your ears.
Do not ignore my cry for help.”
57 You came close when I called out to you.
You said, “Don’t be afraid.”
58 Lord, you have taken my case.
You have given me back my life.
59 Lord, you have seen how I have been wronged.
Now judge my case for me.
60 You have seen how my enemies took revenge on me.
You have seen all their evil plans against me.
61 Lord, you have heard their insults
and all their evil plans against me.
62 The words and thoughts of my enemies
are against me all the time.
63 Look! In everything they do
they make fun of me with songs.
64 Punish them as they should be punished, Lord.
Pay them back for what they have done.
65 Make them stubborn.
Put your curse on them.
66 Chase them in anger.
Destroy them from the Lord’s earth.
Panaghoy 3
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
3 Isa ako sa mga nakaranas ng parusa ng Panginoon dahil sa kanyang galit. 2 Pinalayas niya ako at pinalakad sa dilim sa halip na sa liwanag. 3 Paulit-ulit niya akong pinarusahan araw at gabi. 4 Pinahina ang aking katawan at binali ang aking mga buto. 5 Sinalakay niya ako at ibinilanggo sa paghihirap at pagdurusa. 6 Inilagay sa kadiliman na parang isang tao na matagal nang patay. 7 Kinadena niya ako at ikinulong upang hindi makatakas. 8 Kahit na humingi ako ng tulong, hindi niya ako pinakinggan. 9 Hinarangan niya ng pader ang aking landas, at pinaliku-liko ang aking dadaanan. 10 Para siyang oso o leon na nag-aabang upang salakayin ako. 11 Kinaladkad ako palayo sa daan at pagkatapos ay nilapa at iniwan. 12 Iniumang niya ang kanyang pana at itinutok sa akin. 13 Pinana niya ako at tumagos ito sa puso ko. 14 Naging katawa-tawa ako sa aking mga kalahi. Buong araw nila akong inaawitan ng pangungutya. 15 Pinuno niya ako ng labis na kapaitan. 16 Nabungi ang mga ngipin ko dahil pinakain niya ako ng graba, at saka tinapak-tapakan niya ako sa lupa. 17 Inalis niya ako sa maganda kong kalagayan at hindi ko na naranasan ang kasaganaan.
18 Nawala na ang karangalan ko at lahat ng pag-asa sa Panginoon. 19 Napakasakit isipin ang mga paghihirap at pagdurusa ko. 20 At kung palagi ko itong iisipin, manghihina ako. 21 Pero nanunumbalik ang pag-asa ko kapag naaalala ko na 22 ang pag-ibig at awa ng Panginoon ay walang katapusan. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit hindi tayo lubusang nalipol. 23 Araw-araw ay ipinapakita niya ang kanyang habag. Dakila ang katapatan ng Panginoon! 24 Kaya sinabi ko sa aking sarili, “Ang Panginoon ang lahat para sa akin, kaya sa kanya ako nagtitiwala.” 25 Mabuti ang Panginoon sa mga nagtitiwalaʼt umaasa sa kanya. 26 Mabuting matiyagang maghintay sa pagliligtas ng Panginoon. 27 Mabuti para sa isang tao na kahit bata pa ay matuto nang sumunod. 28 Kapag tinuturuan tayo ng Panginoon, tumahimik tayo at pag-isipan itong mabuti. 29 Magpakumbaba tayo sa harap ng Panginoon at huwag mawalan ng pag-asa. 30 Kapag sinampal ka sa isang pisngi, ibigay mo pa ang kabila. At tanggapin mo rin ang pangungutya ng iyong mga kaaway. 31 Dahil hindi tayo itatakwil ng Panginoon magpakailanman. 32 Pero kahit nagpaparusa siya, ipinapakita pa rin niya ang kanyang habag at ang napakalakiʼt walang hanggan niyang pag-ibig sa atin. 33 Dahil hindi siya natutuwa na tayoʼy saktan o pahirapan.
34 Ayaw ng Panginoon na apihin ang mga bilanggo, 35 o balewalain ang karapatan ng tao. 36 Ayaw din ng Kataas-taasang Dios na ipagkait ang katarungan sa sinumang tao. Nakikita niya ang lahat ng ito.
37 Walang anumang bagay na nangyayari na hindi pinahihintulutan ng Panginoon. 38 Ang Kataas-taasang Dios ang nagpapasya kung ang isang bagay na mabuti o masama ay mangyayari. 39 Kaya bakit tayo magrereklamo kung pinarurusahan tayo dahil sa ating kasalanan? 40 Ang dapat ay siyasatin natin ang ating pamumuhay at magbalik-loob sa Panginoon. 41 Buksan natin ang ating mga puso at itaas ang ating mga kamay sa Dios na nasa langit at sabihin: 42 “Panginoon, nagkasala po kami at naghimagsik sa inyo, at hindi nʼyo kami pinatawad. 43 Nagalit kayo sa amin at inusig kami at walang awang pinatay. 44 Tinakpan nʼyo ng mga ulap ang inyong sarili para hindi nʼyo marinig ang aming mga dalangin. 45 Ginawa nʼyo kaming parang basura sa paningin ng ibaʼt ibang bansa. 46 Kinutya kami ng lahat ng aming mga kaaway. 47 Dumanas kami ng matinding takot, panganib, pagkasira at kapahamakan.”
48 Napaluha ako dahil sa kapahamakang sinapit ng aking mga kalahi.
49 Patuloy akong iiyak 50 hanggang sa tumunghay ang Panginoon mula sa langit. 51 Labis akong nasaktan sa sinapit ng mga kababaihan ng aking lungsod.
52 Hinahabol ako ng aking mga kaaway na parang isang ibon, kahit na wala naman akong nagawang kasalanan sa kanila. 53 Sinubukan nila akong patayin sa pamamagitan ng pambabato at paghulog sa balon. 54 Halos malunod na ako at ang akala koʼy mamamatay na ako.
55 Doon sa ilalim ng balon, tumawag ako sa inyo Panginoon. 56 Pinakinggan nʼyo ang pagmamakaawa ko at paghingi ng tulong. 57 Dumating kayo nang akoʼy tumawag at sinabi nʼyong huwag akong matakot. 58 Tinulungan nʼyo ako sa problema ko Panginoon, at iniligtas nʼyo ang buhay ko. 59 Panginoon, nakita nʼyo ang kasamaang ginawa sa akin ng aking mga kaaway, kaya bigyan nʼyo ako ng katarungan. 60 Alam nʼyo kung paano nila ako pinaghigantihan at ang lahat ng binabalak nila laban sa akin. 61 Napakinggan nʼyo, O Panginoon, ang mga pangungutya nila at alam nʼyo ang lahat ng binabalak nila laban sa akin. 62 Buong araw nilang pinag-uusapan ang pinaplano nilang masama laban sa akin. 63 Masdan nʼyo, nakaupo man sila o nakatayo, kinukutya nila ako sa pamamagitan ng pag-awit. 64 Panginoon, parusahan nʼyo sila ayon sa kanilang ginagawa. 65 Patigasin nʼyo ang mga puso nila at sumpain nʼyo sila. 66 Sa galit nʼyo Panginoon, habulin nʼyo sila at lipulin nang mawala na sila sa mundong ito.
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