Lamentationes

Quomodo obtexit caligine in furore suo Dominus filiam Sion; projecit de cælo in terram inclytam Israël, et non est recordatus scabelli pedum suorum in die furoris sui!

Aleph. How hath the Lord covered with obscurity the daughter of Sion in his wrath! how hath he cast down from heaven to the earth the glorious one of Israel, and hath not remembered his footstool in the day of his anger.

Quomodo Domino caliga in furore suo obtiga filia Sione; proicie de caelo in terra inclyta Israële, et non es recordor scabello de pedes suo in die de furore suo!

Præcipitavit Dominus, nec pepercit omnia speciosa Jacob: destruxit in furore suo munitiones virginis Juda, et dejecit in terram; polluit regnum et principes ejus.

Beth. The Lord hath cast down headlong, and hath not spared, all that was beautiful in Jacob: he hath destroyed in his wrath the strong holds of the virgin of Juda, and brought them down to the ground: he hath made the kingdom unclean, and the princes thereof.

Domino praecipita, nec parce omni specioso Iacobo: destruca in furore suo munitiones de virgine Iuda, et deicie in terra; pollue regno et principes de illo.

Confregit in ira furoris sui omne cornu Israël; avertit retrorsum dexteram suam a facie inimici, et succendit in Jacob quasi ignem flammæ devorantis in gyro.

Ghimel. He hath broken in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel: he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy: and he hath kindled in Jacob as it were a flaming fire devouring round about.

Confrige in ira de furore suo omni cornu Israële; averte retrorsus dextera suo ab facie de inimico, et succende in Iacobo quasi igni de flamma devora in gyro.

Tetendit arcum suum quasi inimicus, firmavit dexteram suam quasi hostis, et occidit omne quod pulchrum erat visu in tabernaculo filiæ Sion; effudit quasi ignem indignationem suam.

Daleth. He hath bent his bow as an enemy, he hath fixed his right hand as an adversary: and he hath killed all that was fair to behold in the tabernacle of the daughter of Sion, he hath poured out his indignation like fire.

Tete arcu suo quasi inimico, firma dextera suo quasi hoste, et occide omni quod pulcherrimo es visu in tabernaculo de filia Sione; effunde quasi igni indignatione suo.

Factus est Dominus velut inimicus, præcipitavit Israël: præcipitavit omnia mœnia ejus, dissipavit munitiones ejus, et replevit in filia Juda humiliatum et humiliatam.

He. The Lord is become as an enemy: he hath cast down Israel headlong, he hath overthrown all the walls thereof: he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath multiplied in the daughter of Juda the afflicted, both men and women.

Facto es Domino sicut inimico, praecipita Israële: praecipita omni moenios de illo, dissipa munitiones de illo, et reple in filia Iuda humilia et humilia.

Et dissipavit quasi hortum tentorium suum; demolitus est tabernaculum suum. Oblivioni tradidit Dominus in Sion festivitatem et sabbatum; et in opprobrium, et in indignationem furoris sui, regem et sacerdotem.

Vau. And he hath destroyed his tent as a garden, he hath thrown down his tabernacle: the Lord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Sion: and hath delivered up king and priest to reproach, and to the indignation of his wrath.

Et dissipa quasi horto tentorio suo; demole es tabernaculo suo. Ad oblivione Domino trade in Sione festivitate et sabbato; et in opprobrio, et in indignatione de furore suo, rege et sacerdote.

Repulit Dominus altare suum; maledixit sanctificationi suæ: tradidit in manu inimici muros turrium ejus. Vocem dederunt in domo Domini sicut in die solemni.

Zain. The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath cursed his sanctuary: he hath delivered the walls of the towers thereof into the hand of the enemy: they have made a noise in the house of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast.

Domino repelle altari suo; maledice ad sanctificatione suo: trade in manu de inimicos muros de turres de illo. Voce da in domo de Domino sicut in die solemni.

Cogitavit Dominus dissipare murum filiæ Sion; tetendit funiculum suum, et non avertit manum suam a perditione: luxitque antemurale, et murus pariter dissipatus est.

Heth. The Lord hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Sion: he hath stretched out his line, and hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: and the bulwark hath mourned, and the wall hath been destroyed together.

Domino cogita dissipa muro de filia Sione; tete funiculo suo, et non averte manu suo ab perditione: et luce antemurale, et muro pariter dissipa es.

Defixæ sunt in terra portæ ejus, perdidit et contrivit vectes ejus; regem ejus et principes ejus in gentibus: non est lex, et prophetæ ejus non invenerunt visionem a Domino.

Teth. Her gates are sunk into the ground: he hath destroyed, and broken her bars: her king and her princes are among the Gentiles: the law is no more, and her prophets have found no vision from the Lord.

Defige es in terra portas de illo, perde et contrie vectes de illo; rege de illo et principes de illo in gentes: non lege es, et prophetas de illo non inveni visione ab Domino.

Sederunt in terra, conticuerunt senes filiæ Sion; consperserunt cinere capita sua, accincti sunt ciliciis: abjecerunt in terram capita sua virgines Jerusalem.

Jod. The ancients of the daughter of Sion sit upon the ground, they have held their peace: they have sprinkled their heads with dust, they are girded with haircloth, the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

Sede in terra, senes filias Sione contine; consperge cinere capites suo, accinge es cilicias: abice in terra capites suo virgines Ierusalem.

Defecerunt præ lacrimis oculi mei, conturbata sunt viscera mea; effusum est in terra jecur meum super contritione filiæ populi mei, cum deficeret parvulus et lactens in plateis oppidi.

Caph. My eyes have failed with weeping, my bowels are troubled: my liver is poured out upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people, when the children, and the sucklings, fainted away in the streets of the city.

Oculos prae lacrimas meo fefeci, conturba es visceras meo; effunde es in terra iecure meo super contritione de filia de populo meo, cum defice parvulo et lactente in plateas de oppido.

Matribus suis dixerunt: Ubi est triticum et vinum? cum deficerent quasi vulnerati in plateis civitatis, cum exhalarent animas suas in sinu matrum suarum.

Lamed. They said to their mothers: Where is corn and wine? when they fainted away as the wounded in the streets of the city: when they breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mothers.

Ad matres suo dic: ubi es tritico et vino? Cum defice quasi vulnera in plateas de civitate, cum exhala animas suo in sinu de matres suo.

Cui comparabo te, vel cui assimilabo te, filia Jerusalem? cui exæquabo te, et consolabor te, virgo, filia Sion? magna est enim velut mare contritio tua: quis medebitur tui?

Mem. To what shall I compare thee? or to what shall I liken thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? to what shall I equal thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Sion? for great as the sea is thy destruction: who shall heal thee?

Ad que compara te, vel ad que assimula te, filia Ierusalem? Ad que exaequa te, et consola te, virgine, filia Sione? Magna es nam sicut mari contritione tuo: qui mede tuo?

Prophetæ tui viderunt tibi falsa et stulta; nec aperiebant iniquitatem tuam, ut te ad pœnitentiam provocarent; viderunt autem tibi assumptiones falsas, et ejectiones.

Nun. Thy prophets have seen false and foolish things for thee: and they have not laid open thy iniquity, to excite thee to penance: but they have seen for thee false revelations and banishments.

Prophetas tuo vide ad te falso et stulto; nec aperi iniquitate tuo, ut te ad poenitentia provoca; vide autem ad te assumptiones falso, et eiectiones.

Plauserunt super te manibus omnes transeuntes per viam; sibilaverunt et moverunt caput suum super filiam Jerusalem: Hæccine est urbs, dicentes, perfecti decoris, gaudium universæ terræ?

Samech. All they that passed by the way have clapped their hands at thee: they have hissed, and wagged their heads at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying: Is this the city of perfect beauty, the joy of all the earth?

Plaude super te manus omni transi per via; sibila et move capite suo super filia de Ierusalem: haeccine es urbe, dicente, perfecto de decore, gaudio universa de terra?

Aperuerunt super te os suum omnes inimici tui: sibilaverunt, et fremuerunt dentibus, et dixerunt: Devorabimus: en ista est dies quam exspectabamus; invenimus, vidimus.

Phe. All thy enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they have hissed, and gnashed with the teeth, and have said: We will swallow her up: lo, this is the day which we looked for: we have found it, we have seen it.

Omni super te inimicos tuo aperi ore suo: sibila, et freme dentes, et dic: devora: en isto es die quam expecta; inveni, vide.

Fecit Dominus quæ cogitavit; complevit sermonem suum, quem præceperat a diebus antiquis: destruxit, et non pepercit, et lætificavit super te inimicum, et exaltavit cornu hostium tuorum.

Ain. The Lord hath done that which he purposed, he hath fulfilled his word, which he commanded in the days of old: he hath destroyed, and hath not spared, and he hath caused the enemy to rejoice over thee, and hath set up the horn of thy adversaries.

Domino que cogita fac; comple sermone suo, quem praecipie ab dies antiquo: destruca, et non parce, et laetifica super te inimico, et exalta cornu de hostes tuo.

Clamavit cor eorum ad Dominum super muros filiæ Sion: Deduc quasi torrentem lacrimas per diem et noctem; non des requiem tibi, neque taceat pupilla oculi tui.

Sade. Their heart cried to the Lord upon the walls of the daughter of Sion: Let tears run down like a torrent day and night: give thyself no rest, and let not the apple of thy eye cease.

Corde de illos clama ad Domino super muros de filia Sione: dede quasi torrente lacrimas per die et nocte; non da requie ad te, neque pupilla oculos tuo tace.

Consurge, lauda in nocte, in principio vigiliarum; effunde sicut aquam cor tuum ante conspectum Domini: leva ad eum manus tuas pro anima parvulorum tuorum, qui defecerunt in fame in capite omnium compitorum.

Coph. Arise, give praise in the night, in the beginning of the watches: pour out thy heart like water, before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands to him for the life of thy little children, that have fainted for hunger at the top of all the streets.

Consurge, lavda in nocte, in principio de vigileas; effunde sicut aqua corde tuo ante conspectu de Domino: lege ad illo manus tuo pro anima parvulo tuo, qui defice in fame in capite de omni de compitos.

Vide, Domine, et considera quem vindemiaveris ita. Ergone comedent mulieres fructum suum, parvulos ad mensuram palmæ? si occiditur in sanctuario Domini sacerdos et propheta?

Res. Behold, O Lord, and consider whom thou hast thus dealt with: shall women then eat their own fruit, their children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?

Vide, Domino, et conside quem vindemio ita. Frgo comede mulieres fructu suo, parvulo ad mensura de palma? Si sacerdote in sanctuario de Domino et propheta occide?

Jacuerunt in terra foris puer et senex; virgines meæ et juvenes mei ceciderunt in gladio: interfecisti in die furoris tui, percussisti, nec misertus es.

Sin. The child and the old man lie without on the ground: my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword: thou hast slain them in the day of thy wrath: thou hast killed, and shewn them no pity.

Cace in terra foris puero et sene; virgines meo et iuvene meo cade in gladio: interfice in die de furore tuo, percute, nec misereor es.

Vocasti quasi ad diem solemnem, qui terrerent me de circuitu; et non fuit in die furoris Domini qui effugeret, et relinqueretur: quos educavi et enutrivi, inimicus meus consumpsit eos.

Thau. Thou hast called as to a festival, those that should terrify me round about, and there was none in the day of the wrath of the Lord that escaped and was left: those that I brought up, and nourished, my enemy hath consumed them.

Voca quasi ad die solvemne, qui terre me de circuitu; et non es in die de furore de Domino qui effuge, et relinque: que educe et enutrie, inimico meo consume illos.