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Lamentations 5
English Standard Version
Lamentations 5
English Standard Version
Restore Us to Yourself, O Lord
5 (A)Remember, O Lord, what has befallen us;
look, and see (B)our disgrace!
2 (C)Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our homes to foreigners.
3 We have become orphans, fatherless;
our mothers are like widows.
4 We must pay for the water we drink;
the wood we get must be bought.
5 (D)Our pursuers are at our necks;
we are weary; we are given no rest.
6 We have given the hand to (E)Egypt, and to (F)Assyria,
to get bread enough.
7 Our fathers sinned, and are no more;
(G)and we bear their iniquities.
8 (H)Slaves rule over us;
there is none to deliver us from their hand.
9 (I)We get our bread at the peril of our lives,
because of the sword in the wilderness.
10 (J)Our skin is hot as an oven
with (K)the burning heat of famine.
11 Women are raped in Zion,
young women in the towns of Judah.
12 (L)Princes are hung up by their hands;
(M)no respect is shown to the elders.
13 Young men are compelled to (N)grind at the mill,
and boys stagger (O)under loads of wood.
14 (P)The old men have left the city gate,
the young men (Q)their music.
15 (R)The joy of our hearts has ceased;
(S)our dancing has been turned to mourning.
16 (T)The crown has fallen from our head;
woe to us, for we have sinned!
17 For this (U)our heart has become sick,
for these things (V)our eyes have grown dim,
18 for Mount Zion which lies desolate;
(W)jackals prowl over it.
19 (X)But you, O Lord, reign forever;
your throne endures to all generations.
20 (Y)Why do you forget us forever,
why do you forsake us for so many days?
21 (Z)Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored!
Renew our days as of old—
22 (AA)unless you have utterly rejected us,
and you remain exceedingly angry with us.
Lamentaciones 5
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Lamentaciones 5
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Quinto lamento
El pueblo de Jerusalén
5 Dios mío, fíjate en nuestra desgracia;
date cuenta de que nos ofenden.
2 Nuestras tierras y nuestra patria
han caído en manos de extranjeros.
3 Nos hemos quedado sin padre;
nuestras madres han quedado viudas.
4 ¡Hasta el agua y la leña
tenemos que pagarlas!
5 El enemigo nos persigue.
Nos tiene acorralados.
6 ¡A nuestros peores enemigos,
tenemos que pedirles alimento!
7 Pecaron nuestros antepasados,
¡y Dios nos castigó a nosotros!
8 Los esclavos se creen reyes,
¡y no podemos librarnos de ellos!
9 Para conseguir alimentos,
arriesgamos la vida en el desierto.
10 Tanta es el hambre que tenemos
que hasta deliramos.
11 En todas nuestras ciudades
violaron a nuestras mujeres.
12 No respetaron a nuestros jefes;
¡los colgaron de las manos!
13 Nuestros jóvenes y niños
cargan leña como esclavos.
14 Ya los jóvenes no cantan
ni se reúnen los ancianos.
15 No tenemos motivo de alegría;
en vez de danzas, hay tristeza.
16 ¡Pobres de nosotros!
Por el pecado perdimos el reino.
17 Vamos perdiendo las fuerzas;
estamos a punto de morir.
18 El monte Sión ha quedado desierto;
sólo se ven animales salvajes.
19 Pero tú, Dios nuestro,
reinas para siempre.
¡Tú eres nuestro rey!
20 ¿Por qué te olvidas de nosotros
y nos abandonas tanto tiempo?
21 ¡Déjanos volver a ti, y volveremos!
¡Devuélvenos el poder que tuvimos!
22 En verdad nos diste la espalda;
¡se te fue la mano!
Lamentations 5
New International Version
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)
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