1Ano't ang ginto ay naging malabo! Ano't ang pinakadalisay na ginto ay nagbago! Ang mga bato ng santuario ay natapon sa dulo ng lahat na lansangan. 2Ang mga mahalagang anak ng Sion, na katulad ng dalisay na ginto, ano't pinahahalagahan na waring mga sisidlang lupa, na gawa ng mga kamay ng magpapalyok! 3Maging ang mga chakal ay naglalabas ng suso, nangagpapasuso sa kanilang mga anak: ang anak na babae ng aking bayan ay naging mabagsik, parang mga avestruz sa ilang. 4Ang dila ng sumususong bata ay nadidikit sa ngalangala ng kaniyang bibig dahil sa uhaw: ang mga munting bata ay nagsisihingi ng tinapay, at walang taong magpuputol nito sa kanila. 5Silang nagsisikaing mainam ay nangahandusay sa mga lansangan: silang nagsilaki sa matingkad na pula ay nagsisihiga sa mga tapunan ng dumi. 6Sapagka't ang kasamaan ng anak na babae ng aking bayan ay lalong malaki kay sa kasalanan ng Sodoma, na nagiba sa isang sangdali, at walang mga kamay na humawak sa kaniya. 7Ang kaniyang mga mahal na tao ay lalong malinis kay sa nieve, mga lalong maputi kay sa gatas; sila'y lalong mapula sa katawan kay sa mga rubi, ang kanilang kinis ay parang zafiro. 8Ang kanilang anyo ay lalong maitim kay sa uling; sila'y hindi makilala sa mga lansangan: ang kanilang balat ay naninikit sa kanilang mga buto; natutuyo, nagiging parang tungkod. 9Silang napatay ng tabak ay maigi kay sa kanila na napatay ng gutom; sapagka't ang mga ito ay nagsisihapay, na napalagpasan, dahil sa pangangailangan ng mga bunga sa parang. 10Ang mga kamay ng mga mahabaging babae ay nangagluto ng kanilang sariling mga anak; mga naging kanilang pagkain sa pagkapahamak ng anak na babae ng aking bayan. 11Ginanap ng Panginoon ang kaniyang kapusukan, kaniyang ibinugso ang kaniyang mabangis na galit; at siya'y nagpaalab ng apoy sa Sion, na pumugnaw ng mga patibayan niyaon. 12Ang mga hari sa lupa ay hindi nanganiwala, o ang lahat mang nananahan sa sanglibutan, na ang kaaway at kalaban ay papasok sa mga pintuang-bayan ng Jerusalem. 13Dahil nga sa mga kasalanan ng kaniyang mga propeta, at sa mga kasamaan ng kaniyang mga saserdote, na nagbubo ng dugo ng mga ganap sa gitna niya. 14Sila'y nagsisikapa sa mga lansangan na parang mga bulag, sila'y nangadudumhan ng dugo, na anopa't hindi mahipo ng mga tao ang kanilang mga suot. 15Magsihiwalay kayo, sila'y nagsisihiyaw sa kanila, Marurumi! magsihiwalay kayo, magsihiwalay kayo, huwag ninyong hipuin: nang sila'y magsitakas at magsilaboy ay sinabi ng mga tao sa gitna ng mga bansa, Hindi na sila nangingibang bayan pa rito. 16Pinangalat sila ng galit ng Panginoon; sila'y hindi na niya lilingapin pa. Hindi nila iginagalang ang mga pagkatao ng mga saserdote, hindi nila pinakukundanganan ang mga matanda. 17Ang aming mga mata ay nangangalumata dahil sa aming paghihintay ng walang kabuluhang tulong: sa aming paghihintay ay nangaghihintay kami sa isang bansa na hindi makapagligtas. 18Kanilang inaabangan ang aming mga hakbang, upang huwag kaming makayaon sa aming mga lansangan: ang aming wakas ay malapit na, ang aming mga kaarawan ay nangaganap; sapagka't ang aming wakas ay dumating. 19Ang mga manghahabol sa amin ay lalong maliliksi kay sa mga aguila sa himpapawid: kanilang hinabol kami sa mga bundok, kanilang binakayan kami sa ilang. 20Ang hinga ng aming mga butas ng ilong, ang pinahiran ng Panginoon ay nahuli sa kanilang mga hukay; na siya naming pinagsasabihan, sa kaniyang mga lilim ay mabubuhay kami sa mga bansa. 21Ikaw ay magalak at matuwa Oh anak na babae ng Edom, na tumatahan sa lupain ng Uz: ang saro ay darating din sa iyo; ikaw ay malalango, at magpapakahubad. 22Ang parusa sa iyong kasamaan ay naganap, Oh anak na babae ng Sion, hindi ka na niya dadalhin pa sa pagkabihag: kaniyang dadalawin ang iyong kasamaan, Oh anak na babae ng Edom; kaniyang ililitaw ang iyong mga kasalanan.
1How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street. 2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! 3Even the jackals draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: The daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. 4The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst: The young children ask bread, and no man breaks it to them. 5Those who fed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. 6For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid on her. 7Her nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire. 8Their appearance is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin clings to their bones; it is withered, it has become like a stick. 9Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; For these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field. 10The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children; They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people. 11Yahweh has accomplished his wrath, he has poured out his fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations. 12The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem. 13It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, That have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her. 14They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments. 15Depart! they cried to them, Unclean! depart, depart, don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall not live here any more. 16Yahweh’s anger has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn’t respect the persons of the priests, they didn’t favor the elders. 17Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save. 18They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets: Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come. 19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. 20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations. 21Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through to you also; you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself naked. 22The punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion; he will no more carry you away into captivity: He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom; he will uncover your sins.
1Aleph. Hoe is het goud zo verdonkerd, het goede fijne goud zo veranderd! Hoe zijn de stenen des heiligdoms vooraan op alle straten verworpen! 2Beth. De kostelijke kinderen Sions, tegen fijn goud geschat, hoe zijn zij nu gelijk gerekend aan de aarden flessen, het werk van de handen eens pottenbakkers! 3Gimel. Zelfs laten de zeekalveren de borsten neder, zij zogen hun welpen; maar de dochter mijns volks is als een wrede geworden, gelijk de struisen in de woestijn. 4Daleth. De tong van het zoogkind kleeft aan zijn gehemelte van dorst; de kinderkens eisen brood, er is niemand, die het hun mededeelt. 5He. Die lekkernijen aten, versmachten nu op de straten; die in karmozijn opgetrokken zijn, omhelzen den drek. 6Vau. En de ongerechtigheid der dochter mijns volks is groter dan de zonden van Sodom, dat als in een ogenblik omgekeerd werd, en geen handen hadden arbeid over haar. 7Zain. Haar bijzondersten waren reiner dan de sneeuw, zij waren witter dan melk; zij waren roder van lichaam dan robijnen, gladder dan een saffier. 8Cheth. Maar nu is hun gedaante verduisterd van zwartigheid, men kent hen niet op de straten; hun huid kleeft aan hun beenderen, zij is verdord, zij is geworden als een hout. 9Teth. De verslagenen van het zwaard zijn gelukkiger dan de verslagenen van den honger; want die vlieten daarhenen, als doorstoken zijnde, omdat er geen vruchten der velden zijn. 10Jod. De handen der barmhartige vrouwen hebben haar kinderen gekookt; zij zijn haar tot spijze geworden in de verbreking der dochter mijns volks. 11Caph. De HEERE heeft Zijn grimmigheid volbracht, Hij heeft de hittigheid Zijns toorns uitgestort; en Hij heeft te Sion een vuur aangestoken, hetwelk haar fondamenten verteerd heeft. 12Lamed. De koningen der aarde zouden het niet geloofd hebben, noch al de inwoners der wereld, dat de tegenpartijder en vijand tot de poorten van Jeruzalem zou ingaan. 13Mem. Het is vanwege de zonden harer profeten, en de misdaden harer priesteren, die in het midden van haar het bloed der rechtvaardigen vergoten hebben. 14Nun. Zij zwierven als blinden op de straten, zij waren met bloed besmet, zodat men niet kon zien, of men raakte hun klederen aan. 15Samech. Zij riepen tot hen: Wijkt, hier is een onreine wijkt, wijkt, roert niet aan! Zekerlijk, zij zijn weggevlogen, ja, weggezworven; zij zeiden onder de heidenen: Zij zullen er niet langer wonen. 16Pe. Des HEEREN aangezicht heeft ze verdeeld. Hij zal ze voortaan niet meer aanzien; zij hebben het aangezicht der priesteren niet geeerd, zij hebben den ouden geen genade bewezen. 17Ain. Nog bezweken ons onze ogen, ziende naar onze ijdele hulp; wij gaapten met ons gapen op een volk, dat niet kon verlossen. 18Tsade. Zij hebben onze gangen nagespeurd, dat wij op onze straten niet gaan konden; ons einde is genaderd, onze dagen zijn vervuld, ja, ons einde is gekomen. 19Koph. Onze vervolgers zijn sneller geweest dan de arenden des hemels; zij hebben ons op de bergen hittiglijk vervolgd, in de woestijn hebben zij ons lagen gelegd. 20Resch. De adem onzer neuzen, de gezalfde des HEEREN, is gevangen in hun groeven; van welken wij zeiden: Wij zullen onder zijn schaduw leven onder de heidenen! 21Schin. Wees vrolijk, en verblijd u, gij dochter Edoms, die in het land Uz woont! doch de beker zal ook tot u komen, gij zult dronken worden, en ontbloot worden. 22Thau. Uw ongerechtigheid heeft een einde, o gij dochter Sions! Hij zal u niet meer gevankelijk doen wegvoeren; maar uw ongerechtigheid, o gij dochter Edoms! zal Hij bezoeken; Hij zal uw zonden ontdekken.
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