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Plângerile 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Plângerile 1
Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014
Nenorocirile Ierusalimului
1 Vai! Cum stă părăsită acum cetatea aceasta atât de plină de popor altădată!
A rămas(A) ca o văduvă!
Ea, care altădată era mare între neamuri, fruntaşă(B) printre ţări,
a ajuns roabă astăzi!
2 Plânge amarnic noaptea(C) şi-i curg lacrimi(D) pe obraji.
Niciunul(E) din toţi(F) cei ce o iubeau n-o mângâie;
toţi prietenii ei au părăsit-o
şi i s-au făcut vrăjmaşi.
3 Iuda a plecat(G) în pribegie din pricina apăsării şi muncilor grele.
Locuieşte(H) în mijlocul neamurilor şi nu găseşte odihnă!
Toţi prigonitorii lui l-au ajuns tocmai când îi era mai mare strâmtorarea.
4 Drumurile Sionului sunt triste, căci nimeni nu se mai duce la sărbători,
toate porţile lui sunt pustii, preoţii lui oftează;
fecioarele lui sunt mâhnite şi el însuşi este plin de amărăciune.
5 Asupritorii(I) lui sar biruitori, vrăjmaşii lui sunt mulţumiţi.
Căci Domnul l-a smerit din pricina mulţimii(J) păcatelor lui;
copiii(K) lui au mers în robie înaintea asupritorului.
6 S-a dus de la fiica Sionului toată podoaba ei.
Căpeteniile ei au ajuns ca nişte cerbi care nu găsesc păşune
şi merg fără putere înaintea celui ce-i goneşte.
7 În zilele necazului şi ticăloşiei lui, Ierusalimul îşi aduce aminte
de toate bunătăţile de care a avut parte din zilele străbune;
când a căzut poporul lui în mâna asupritorului, nimeni nu i-a venit în ajutor,
iar vrăjmaşii se uitau la el şi râdeau de prăbuşirea lui.
8 Greu a păcătuit(L) Ierusalimul! De aceea a ajuns de scârbă.
Toţi cei ce-l preţuiau îl dispreţuiesc acum văzându-i goliciunea(M),
şi el însuşi se întoarce în altă parte şi oftează.
9 Necurăţia stătea lipită pe poala hainei lui
şi nu se gândea(N) la sfârşitul său.
A căzut greu de tot. Nimeni(O) nu-l mângâie. –
„Vezi-mi ticăloşia, Doamne, căci iată ce semeţ este vrăjmaşul!” –
10 Asupritorul a întins mâna la tot ce avea el mai(P) scump;
ba încă a văzut cum, în Locaşul lui cel Sfânt, au intrat(Q) neamurile,
cărora Tu le porunciseşi să nu intre(R) în adunarea Ta!
11 Tot poporul lui caută(S) pâine suspinând;
şi-au dat lucrurile scumpe pe hrană, numai ca să-şi ţină viaţa.
„Uită-Te, Doamne, şi priveşte cât de înjosit sunt!”
12 O, voi, care treceţi pe lângă mine,
priviţi şi vedeţi dacă(T) este vreo durere ca durerea mea,
ca durerea cu care m-a lovit Domnul în ziua mâniei Lui aprinse!
13 Mi-a azvârlit de sus în oase un foc care le arde;
mi-a întins un(U) laţ sub picioare şi m-a dat înapoi.
M-a lovit cu pustiire şi cu o lâncezeală de toate zilele!
14 Mâna Lui a legat jugul(V) nelegiuirilor mele,
care stau împletite şi legate de gâtul meu. Mi-a frânt puterea.
Domnul m-a dat în mâinile acelora cărora nu pot să le stau împotrivă.
15 Domnul a trântit la pământ pe toţi vitejii din mijlocul meu;
a strâns o oştire împotriva mea, ca să-mi prăpădească tineretul;
ca în teasc a călcat(W) Domnul pe fecioara, fiica lui Iuda.
16 De aceea plâng, îmi varsă lacrimi(X) ochii,
căci s-a depărtat de la mine Cel ce trebuia să mă(Y) mângâie, Cel ce trebuia să-mi învioreze viaţa;
fiii mei sunt zdrobiţi, căci vrăjmaşul a biruit. –
17 Sionul(Z) întinde mâinile rugător, şi nimeni(AA) nu-l mângâie.
Domnul a trimis împotriva lui Iacov, de jur împrejur, vrăjmaşi;
Ierusalimul a ajuns de batjocură în mijlocul lor. –
18 Domnul este drept(AB), căci m-am răzvrătit(AC) împotriva poruncilor Lui.
Ascultaţi, toate popoarele, şi vedeţi-mi durerea!
Fecioarele şi tinerii mei s-au dus în robie.
19 Mi-am chemat prietenii, dar m-au înşelat(AD),
preoţii şi bătrânii mei au murit în cetate,
căutând(AE) hrană ca să-şi ţină viaţa.
20 „Doamne, uită-Te la necazul meu. Lăuntrul meu(AF) fierbe,
mi s-a întors inima în mine, căci am fost neascultător.
Afară, sabia m-a(AG) lăsat fără copii; în casă, moartea.
21 M-au auzit suspinând, dar nimeni(AH) nu m-a mângâiat.
Toţi vrăjmaşii mei, când au aflat de nenorocirea mea, s-au bucurat că Tu ai adus-o,
dar vei aduce, vei vesti(AI) ziua când şi ei vor fi ca mine.
22 Adu toată răutatea lor înaintea(AJ) Ta
şi fă-le cum mi-ai făcut mie pentru toate fărădelegile mele!”
Căci suspinele mele sunt multe şi inima îmi este(AK) bolnavă.
Lamentations 1
New International Version
Lamentations 1
New International Version
1 [a]How deserted(A) lies the city,
once so full of people!(B)
How like a widow(C) is she,
who once was great(D) among the nations!
She who was queen among the provinces
has now become a slave.(E)
2 Bitterly she weeps(F) at night,
tears are on her cheeks.
Among all her lovers(G)
there is no one to comfort her.
All her friends have betrayed(H) her;
they have become her enemies.(I)
3 After affliction and harsh labor,
Judah has gone into exile.(J)
She dwells among the nations;
she finds no resting place.(K)
All who pursue her have overtaken her(L)
in the midst of her distress.
4 The roads to Zion mourn,(M)
for no one comes to her appointed festivals.
All her gateways are desolate,(N)
her priests groan,
her young women grieve,
and she is in bitter anguish.(O)
5 Her foes have become her masters;
her enemies are at ease.
The Lord has brought her grief(P)
because of her many sins.(Q)
Her children have gone into exile,(R)
captive before the foe.(S)
6 All the splendor has departed
from Daughter Zion.(T)
Her princes are like deer
that find no pasture;
in weakness they have fled(U)
before the pursuer.
7 In the days of her affliction and wandering
Jerusalem remembers all the treasures
that were hers in days of old.
When her people fell into enemy hands,
there was no one to help her.(V)
Her enemies looked at her
and laughed(W) at her destruction.
8 Jerusalem has sinned(X) greatly
and so has become unclean.(Y)
All who honored her despise her,
for they have all seen her naked;(Z)
she herself groans(AA)
and turns away.
9 Her filthiness clung to her skirts;
she did not consider her future.(AB)
Her fall(AC) was astounding;
there was none to comfort(AD) her.
“Look, Lord, on my affliction,(AE)
for the enemy has triumphed.”
10 The enemy laid hands
on all her treasures;(AF)
she saw pagan nations
enter her sanctuary(AG)—
those you had forbidden(AH)
to enter your assembly.
11 All her people groan(AI)
as they search for bread;(AJ)
they barter their treasures for food
to keep themselves alive.
“Look, Lord, and consider,
for I am despised.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by?(AK)
Look around and see.
Is any suffering like my suffering(AL)
that was inflicted on me,
that the Lord brought on me
in the day of his fierce anger?(AM)
13 “From on high he sent fire,
sent it down into my bones.(AN)
He spread a net(AO) for my feet
and turned me back.
He made me desolate,(AP)
faint(AQ) all the day long.
14 “My sins have been bound into a yoke[b];(AR)
by his hands they were woven together.
They have been hung on my neck,
and the Lord has sapped my strength.
He has given me into the hands(AS)
of those I cannot withstand.
15 “The Lord has rejected
all the warriors in my midst;(AT)
he has summoned an army(AU) against me
to[c] crush my young men.(AV)
In his winepress(AW) the Lord has trampled(AX)
Virgin Daughter(AY) Judah.
16 “This is why I weep
and my eyes overflow with tears.(AZ)
No one is near to comfort(BA) me,
no one to restore my spirit.
My children are destitute
because the enemy has prevailed.”(BB)
17 Zion stretches out her hands,(BC)
but there is no one to comfort her.
The Lord has decreed for Jacob
that his neighbors become his foes;(BD)
Jerusalem has become
an unclean(BE) thing(BF) among them.
18 “The Lord is righteous,(BG)
yet I rebelled(BH) against his command.
Listen, all you peoples;
look on my suffering.(BI)
My young men and young women
have gone into exile.(BJ)
19 “I called to my allies(BK)
but they betrayed me.
My priests and my elders
perished(BL) in the city
while they searched for food
to keep themselves alive.
20 “See, Lord, how distressed(BM) I am!
I am in torment(BN) within,
and in my heart I am disturbed,(BO)
for I have been most rebellious.(BP)
Outside, the sword bereaves;
inside, there is only death.(BQ)
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:1 This chapter is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Lamentations 1:14 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint He kept watch over my sins
- Lamentations 1:15 Or has set a time for me / when he will
Lamentations 1
New King James Version
Lamentations 1
New King James Version
Jerusalem in Affliction
1 How lonely sits the city
That was full of people!
(A)How like a widow is she,
Who was great among the nations!
The (B)princess among the provinces
Has become a [a]slave!
2 She (C)weeps bitterly in the (D)night,
Her tears are on her cheeks;
Among all her lovers
She has none to comfort her.
All her friends have dealt treacherously with her;
They have become her enemies.
3 (E)Judah has gone into captivity,
Under affliction and hard servitude;
(F)She dwells among the [b]nations,
She finds no (G)rest;
All her persecutors overtake her in dire straits.
4 The roads to Zion mourn
Because no one comes to the [c]set feasts.
All her gates are (H)desolate;
Her priests sigh,
Her virgins are afflicted,
And she is in bitterness.
5 Her adversaries (I)have become [d]the master,
Her enemies prosper;
For the Lord has afflicted her
(J)Because of the multitude of her transgressions.
Her (K)children have gone into captivity before the enemy.
6 And from the daughter of Zion
All her splendor has departed.
Her princes have become like deer
That find no pasture,
That [e]flee without strength
Before the pursuer.
7 In the days of her affliction and roaming,
Jerusalem (L)remembers all her pleasant things
That she had in the days of old.
When her people fell into the hand of the enemy,
With no one to help her,
The adversaries saw her
And mocked at her [f]downfall.
8 (M)Jerusalem has sinned gravely,
Therefore she has become [g]vile.
All who honored her despise her
Because (N)they have seen her nakedness;
Yes, she sighs and turns away.
9 Her uncleanness is in her skirts;
She (O)did not consider her destiny;
Therefore her collapse was awesome;
She had no comforter.
“O Lord, behold my affliction,
For the enemy is exalted!”
10 The adversary has spread his hand
Over all her [h]pleasant things;
For she has seen (P)the nations enter her [i]sanctuary,
Those whom You commanded
(Q)Not to enter Your assembly.
11 All her people sigh,
(R)They [j]seek bread;
They have given their [k]valuables for food to restore life.
“See, O Lord, and consider,
For I am scorned.”
12 “Is it nothing to you, all you who [l]pass by?
Behold and see
(S)If there is any sorrow like my sorrow,
Which has been brought on me,
Which the Lord has inflicted
In the day of His fierce anger.
13 “From above He has sent fire into my bones,
And it overpowered them;
He has (T)spread a net for my feet
And turned me back;
He has made me desolate
And faint all the day.
14 “The(U) yoke of my transgressions was [m]bound;
They were woven together by His hands,
And thrust upon my neck.
He made my strength fail;
The Lord delivered me into the hands of those whom I am not able to withstand.
15 “The Lord has trampled underfoot all my mighty men in my midst;
He has called an assembly against me
To crush my young men;
(V)The Lord trampled as in a winepress
The virgin daughter of Judah.
16 “For these things I weep;
My eye, (W)my eye overflows with water;
Because the comforter, who should restore my life,
Is far from me.
My children are desolate
Because the enemy prevailed.”
17 (X)Zion [n]spreads out her hands,
But no one comforts her;
The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob
That those (Y)around him become his adversaries;
Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.
18 “The Lord is (Z)righteous,
For I (AA)rebelled against His [o]commandment.
Hear now, all peoples,
And behold my sorrow;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
19 “I called for my lovers,
But they deceived me;
My priests and my elders
Breathed their last in the city,
While they sought food
To restore their life.
20 “See, O Lord, that I am in distress;
My (AB)soul[p] is troubled;
My heart is overturned within me,
For I have been very rebellious.
(AC)Outside the sword bereaves,
At home it is like death.
21 “They have heard that I sigh,
But no one comforts me.
All my enemies have heard of my trouble;
They are (AD)glad that You have done it.
Bring on (AE)the day You have [q]announced,
That they may become like me.
22 “Let(AF) all their wickedness come before You,
And do to them as You have done to me
For all my transgressions;
For my sighs are many,
And my heart is faint.”
Footnotes
- Lamentations 1:1 Lit. forced laborer
- Lamentations 1:3 Gentiles
- Lamentations 1:4 appointed
- Lamentations 1:5 Lit. her head
- Lamentations 1:6 Lit. are gone
- Lamentations 1:7 Vg. Sabbaths
- Lamentations 1:8 LXX, Vg. moved or removed
- Lamentations 1:10 desirable
- Lamentations 1:10 holy place, the temple
- Lamentations 1:11 hunt food
- Lamentations 1:11 desirable things
- Lamentations 1:12 Lit. pass by this way
- Lamentations 1:14 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. watched over
- Lamentations 1:17 Prays
- Lamentations 1:18 Lit. mouth
- Lamentations 1:20 Lit. inward parts
- Lamentations 1:21 proclaimed
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