耶利米哀歌

第1章

1 維昔郇邑、居民衆多、今則不勝寂寞兮、昔爲大國、今若嫠婦兮、昔也列邦爲彼所制、今則爲人供役、能勿悲兮。

2 彼終夕流涕、沾濡盈睫兮、良朋雖多、慰藉無人兮、我以彼爲良朋、彼以我爲仇敵兮。

3 猶大被虜、服役維艱、居於異邦、未獲安康兮、災厄已臨、敵人追襲兮。

4 大會旣屆、無人詣郇邑兮、逵衢荒寂、邑門零落兮、祭司吁嗟、處女憂愁、邑界衆困苦兮。

5 郇民屢犯、耶和華責之兮、敵人亨通、挾制邑民、虜其赤子兮。

6 郇邑之女、頓喪婉孌之姿兮、維彼牧伯、若失蒭之鹿兮、無力戰鬪、爲敵追襲兮。

7 耶路撒冷民旣罹災害、爰念疇曩之安樂兮、今爲敵虜、援手無人兮、遇斯患難、爲敵姍笑兮。

8 耶路撒冷民、愆尤叢集、主遐棄之兮、昔雖尊崇、今則裸體、爲人藐視、彼亦歔欷而退兮。

9 其衣污衊、不念厥終、故遭非常之傾圮、而慰藉無人兮、彼曰、敵加困苦、望耶和華眷顧兮。

10 彼所欣慕者、敵人取之兮、主命異族不得與會、彼反入聖所、郇民目擊兮。

11 邑衆咨嗟、願舍欣羨之物、以求糈糧、庶堪果腹兮、郇民曰、今予受辱、望耶和華眷顧兮。

12 耶和華震怒、降災我躬、爾曹過此、見予哀慘、無所比儗、乃不爲意兮。

13 火自天降、入予骨髓兮、彼張網羅、以顚予趾、使予退卻、終日震驚、瞻盡喪兮。

14 維予犯罪、主加以軛、懸於我項、使力廢弛兮、付我於敵不能自救兮。

15 主集列邦之民、會伐我猶大、我有能之士、遭其蹂躪、我勇敢之卒、惕服其威兮、我之處女被踐、若踐酒醡兮。

16 緣此我爲哭泣、潸然出涕、蓋慰者遠去、不加拯救兮、敵人勝予、子民煢獨兮。

17 郇民舉手、慰藉無人兮、耶和華使雅各諸敵、環而攻之、彼視耶路撒冷、若污衊之婦兮。

18 耶和華無不義、我違其命、故罹重罰、壯士處女、俱爲俘囚、爾曹黎庶、見我憂愁兮。

19 我招良朋、不副予望、祭司長老、惟求糈糧、以果其腹兮、求而不得、亡於邑中兮。

20 我蹈重愆、外遭殺戮、內則死亡兮、予也懷憂特甚、中心慘怛、望耶和華眷顧兮。

21 維彼人斯、聞予嗟歎、不加慰藉、敵聞爾降災於予、反增喜色、爾已定命、降災於彼、與余無異言、必有應兮。

22 昔予有罪、爾降以罰、今予喪瞻、長歎不已兮、彼有罪戾、爾鑒察之、罰彼毋緩、與我無異兮。

Lamentations

Chapter 1

1 HOW does the city sit solitary that was full of people! How is she become like a widow! She that was so great among the nations, and she that was a princess of the cities has become a tributary!

2 She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears run 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 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction and because of great servitude; she dwells among the Gentiles, she finds no rest; all her pursuers overtook her in the midst of her affliction.

4 The ways of Zion mourn because none come to the solemn feasts; all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are humbled? and she is in bitterness.

5 Her oppressors have become her rulers, and her adversaries have made an end of her; for the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her sins; her children are gone into captivity before the oppressor.

6 And from the daughter of Zion all her splendor is departed; her princes have become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

7 Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her chastisement all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the oppressor and she had none to help her, her oppressors saw her, and mocked at her destruction.

8 Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she has become an abomination; all who honored her, despise her, because they see her nakedness; yea, she sighs and turns backward.

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she was not mindful of her end; therefore her glory is low; she has no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.

10 The oppressor has stretched out his hands upon all her pleasant things; for I have seen the Gentiles violate thy sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to relieve their soul; see, O LORD, and consider; for I am despised.

12 Is it nothing to you, all you that pass by? Understand, and see if there is any pain like my pain, which the LORD has dealt to me; for the LORD has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 From above he sent fire into my bones, and it has brought me low; he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back; he has delivered me to the sword and I am miserable all the day.

14 My sins have wrought vengeance upon me; his yokes are bound by his hands upon my neck; my strength has failed; the LORD has delivered me into the hands of those before whom I cannot stand.

15 The LORD has brought into subjection all my mighty men in the midst of me; he has called an assembly against me to destroy my young men; the LORD has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.

16 For these things I weep; my eyes run down with tears, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me; my children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

17 Zion stretches out her hands, and there is none to comfort her; the LORD has given commands against Jacob, and his oppressors are round about him; Jerusalem has become loathsome among them.

18 The LORD is righteous; and I have rebelled against him; hear, all you peoples, and behold my grief; my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and my elders perished in the city; they searched for food to relieve their souls, but they found it not.

20 Behold, O LORD, I am in distress; my soul is troubled, my heart is in pain; for I have grievously rebelled; outside the sword devours, and those who are in the house death consumes.

21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it; hasten thou the day that thou hast announced, the enemy shall become like me.

22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; harass them, as thou hast harassed me for all my transgressions; for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

耶利米哀歌

第1章

Lamentations

Chapter 1

1 維昔郇邑、居民衆多、今則不勝寂寞兮、昔爲大國、今若嫠婦兮、昔也列邦爲彼所制、今則爲人供役、能勿悲兮。

1 HOW does the city sit solitary that was full of people! How is she become like a widow! She that was so great among the nations, and she that was a princess of the cities has become a tributary!

2 彼終夕流涕、沾濡盈睫兮、良朋雖多、慰藉無人兮、我以彼爲良朋、彼以我爲仇敵兮。

2 She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears run 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 猶大被虜、服役維艱、居於異邦、未獲安康兮、災厄已臨、敵人追襲兮。

3 Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction and because of great servitude; she dwells among the Gentiles, she finds no rest; all her pursuers overtook her in the midst of her affliction.

4 大會旣屆、無人詣郇邑兮、逵衢荒寂、邑門零落兮、祭司吁嗟、處女憂愁、邑界衆困苦兮。

4 The ways of Zion mourn because none come to the solemn feasts; all her gates are desolate; her priests sigh, her virgins are humbled? and she is in bitterness.

5 郇民屢犯、耶和華責之兮、敵人亨通、挾制邑民、虜其赤子兮。

5 Her oppressors have become her rulers, and her adversaries have made an end of her; for the LORD has afflicted her for the multitude of her sins; her children are gone into captivity before the oppressor.

6 郇邑之女、頓喪婉孌之姿兮、維彼牧伯、若失蒭之鹿兮、無力戰鬪、爲敵追襲兮。

6 And from the daughter of Zion all her splendor is departed; her princes have become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

7 耶路撒冷民旣罹災害、爰念疇曩之安樂兮、今爲敵虜、援手無人兮、遇斯患難、爲敵姍笑兮。

7 Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her chastisement all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old. When her people fell into the hand of the oppressor and she had none to help her, her oppressors saw her, and mocked at her destruction.

8 耶路撒冷民、愆尤叢集、主遐棄之兮、昔雖尊崇、今則裸體、爲人藐視、彼亦歔欷而退兮。

8 Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she has become an abomination; all who honored her, despise her, because they see her nakedness; yea, she sighs and turns backward.

9 其衣污衊、不念厥終、故遭非常之傾圮、而慰藉無人兮、彼曰、敵加困苦、望耶和華眷顧兮。

9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she was not mindful of her end; therefore her glory is low; she has no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.

10 彼所欣慕者、敵人取之兮、主命異族不得與會、彼反入聖所、郇民目擊兮。

10 The oppressor has stretched out his hands upon all her pleasant things; for I have seen the Gentiles violate thy sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.

11 邑衆咨嗟、願舍欣羨之物、以求糈糧、庶堪果腹兮、郇民曰、今予受辱、望耶和華眷顧兮。

11 All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their precious things for food to relieve their soul; see, O LORD, and consider; for I am despised.

12 耶和華震怒、降災我躬、爾曹過此、見予哀慘、無所比儗、乃不爲意兮。

12 Is it nothing to you, all you that pass by? Understand, and see if there is any pain like my pain, which the LORD has dealt to me; for the LORD has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 火自天降、入予骨髓兮、彼張網羅、以顚予趾、使予退卻、終日震驚、瞻盡喪兮。

13 From above he sent fire into my bones, and it has brought me low; he has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back; he has delivered me to the sword and I am miserable all the day.

14 維予犯罪、主加以軛、懸於我項、使力廢弛兮、付我於敵不能自救兮。

14 My sins have wrought vengeance upon me; his yokes are bound by his hands upon my neck; my strength has failed; the LORD has delivered me into the hands of those before whom I cannot stand.

15 主集列邦之民、會伐我猶大、我有能之士、遭其蹂躪、我勇敢之卒、惕服其威兮、我之處女被踐、若踐酒醡兮。

15 The LORD has brought into subjection all my mighty men in the midst of me; he has called an assembly against me to destroy my young men; the LORD has trodden as in a winepress the virgin daughter of Judah.

16 緣此我爲哭泣、潸然出涕、蓋慰者遠去、不加拯救兮、敵人勝予、子民煢獨兮。

16 For these things I weep; my eyes run down with tears, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me; my children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

17 郇民舉手、慰藉無人兮、耶和華使雅各諸敵、環而攻之、彼視耶路撒冷、若污衊之婦兮。

17 Zion stretches out her hands, and there is none to comfort her; the LORD has given commands against Jacob, and his oppressors are round about him; Jerusalem has become loathsome among them.

18 耶和華無不義、我違其命、故罹重罰、壯士處女、俱爲俘囚、爾曹黎庶、見我憂愁兮。

18 The LORD is righteous; and I have rebelled against him; hear, all you peoples, and behold my grief; my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

19 我招良朋、不副予望、祭司長老、惟求糈糧、以果其腹兮、求而不得、亡於邑中兮。

19 I called for my lovers, but they deceived me; my priests and my elders perished in the city; they searched for food to relieve their souls, but they found it not.

20 我蹈重愆、外遭殺戮、內則死亡兮、予也懷憂特甚、中心慘怛、望耶和華眷顧兮。

20 Behold, O LORD, I am in distress; my soul is troubled, my heart is in pain; for I have grievously rebelled; outside the sword devours, and those who are in the house death consumes.

21 維彼人斯、聞予嗟歎、不加慰藉、敵聞爾降災於予、反增喜色、爾已定命、降災於彼、與余無異言、必有應兮。

21 They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it; hasten thou the day that thou hast announced, the enemy shall become like me.

22 昔予有罪、爾降以罰、今予喪瞻、長歎不已兮、彼有罪戾、爾鑒察之、罰彼毋緩、與我無異兮。

22 Let all their wickedness come before thee; harass them, as thou hast harassed me for all my transgressions; for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.