| 1 How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street. | 1 Πως ημαυρωθη το χρυσιον, ηλλοιωθη το χρυσιον το καθαρωτατον, οι λιθοι του αγιαστηριου διεσπαρησαν εις τα ακρα πασων των οδων. |
| 2 The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! | 2 Οι ενδοξοι υιοι της Σιων, οι εκτιμωμενοι ως το καθαρον χρυσιον, πως ελογισθησαν ως αγγεια πηλινα, εργον χειρος κεραμεως. |
| 3 Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness. | 3 Ετι και τα κητη προσφερουσι μαστους και θηλαζουσι τα τεκνα αυτων? η δε θυγατηρ του λαου μου εσκληρυνθη ως αι στρουθοκαμηλοι εν ερημω. |
| 4 The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them. | 4 Η γλωσσα του θηλαζοντος εκολληθη εις τον ουρανισκον αυτου υπο της διψης? τα παιδια εζητησαν αρτον και δεν υπαρχει ο κοπτων εις αυτα. |
| 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills. | 5 Οι τρωγοντες φαγητα τρυφερα κοιτονται εν ταις οδοις ηφανισμενοι? οι ανατεθραμμενοι εν πορφυρα ενηγκαλισθησαν την κοπριαν. |
| 6 For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her. | 6 Και η ποινη της ανομιας της θυγατρος του λαου μου εγεινε μεγαλητερα παρα την ποινην της αμαρτιας των Σοδομων, τα οποια κατεστραφησαν ως εν ριπη, και δεν ενηργησαν επ' αυτων χειρες. |
| 7 Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire: | 7 Οι Ναζηραιοι αυτης ησαν καθαρωτεροι χιονος, λευκοτεροι γαλακτος, ερυθροτεροι την οψιν υπερ τους πολυτιμους λιθους, στιλπνοι ως ο σαπφειρος? |
| 8 Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick. | 8 Η οψις αυτων κατημαυρωθη υπερ την ασβολην? δεν εγνωριζοντο εν ταις οδοις? το δερμα αυτων εκολληθη επι των οστεων αυτων? εξηρανθη, εγεινεν ως ξυλον. |
| 9 They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field. | 9 Ευτυχεστεροι εσταθησαν οι θανατωθεντες υπο της ρομφαιας, παρα οι θανατωθεντες υπο της πεινης? διοτι ουτοι κατατηκονται, τετραυματισμενοι δι' ελλειψιν γεννηματων του αγρου. |
| 10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. | 10 Αι χειρες των ευσπλαγχνων γυναικων εψησαν τα τεκνα αυτων? εγειναν εις αυτας τροφη εν τω συντριμμω της θυγατρος του λαου μου. |
| 11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof. | 11 Ο Κυριος συνετελεσε τον θυμον αυτου, εξεχεε την φλογα της οργης αυτου, και εξηψε πυρ εν Σιων, το οποιον κατεφαγε τα θεμελια αυτης. |
| 12 The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem. | 12 Δεν επιστευον οι βασιλεις της γης και παντες οι κατοικουντες την οικουμενην, οτι ηθελεν εισελθει εχθρος και πολεμιος εις τας πυλας της Ιερουσαλημ. |
| 13 For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her, | 13 Τουτο εγεινε δια τας αμαρτιας των προφητων αυτης και τας ανομιας των ιερεων αυτης, οιτινες εχυνον το αιμα των δικαιων εν μεσω αυτης. |
| 14 They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments. | 14 Περιεπλανηθησαν ως τυφλοι εν ταις οδοις, εμολυνθησαν εν τω αιματι, ωστε οι ανθρωποι δεν ηδυναντο να εγγισωσι τα ενδυματα αυτων. |
| 15 They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there. | 15 Αποστητε, ακαθαρτοι, εκραζον προς αυτους? αποστητε, αποστητε, μη εγγισητε? ενω εφευγον και περιεπλανωντο, ελεγετο μεταξυ των εθνων, Δεν θελουσι παροικει πλεον μεθ' ημων. |
| 16 The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders. | 16 Το προσωπον του Κυριου διεμερισεν αυτους, δεν θελει πλεον επιβλεπει επ' αυτους? προσωπον ιερεων δεν εσεβασθησαν, γεροντας δεν ηλεησαν. |
| 17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us. | 17 Ενω ετι υπηρχομεν, οι οφθαλμοι ημων απεκαμον, προσμενοντες την ματαιαν βοηθειαν ημων? απεβλεψαμεν κεχηνοτες προς εθνος μη δυναμενον να σωζη. |
| 18 They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come. | 18 Παραμονευουσι τα ιχνη ημων, δια να μη περιπατωμεν εν ταις πλατειαις ημων? επλησιασε το τελος ημων, αι ημεραι ημων επληρωθησαν, διοτι ηλθε το τελος ημων. |
| 19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness. | 19 Οι καταδιωκοντες ημας εγειναν ελαφροτεροι των αετων του ουρανου? εκυνηγησαν ημας επι τα ορη, ενηδρευσαν ημας εν τη ερημω. |
| 20 The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits, of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen. | 20 Η πνοη των μυκτηρων ημων, ο χριστος του Κυριου, επιασθη εν ταις παγισιν αυτων, υπο την σκιαν του οποιου, ελεγομεν, θελομεν ζη μεταξυ των εθνων. |
| 21 Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked. | 21 Χαιρε και ευφραινου, θυγατηρ Εδωμ, η κατοικουσα εν γη Ουζ? ετι και προς σε θελει περασει το ποτηριον? θελεις μεθυσθη και θελεις γυμνωθη. |
| 22 The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins. | 22 Ετελειωσεν η ποινη της ανομιας σου, θυγατηρ Σιων? δεν θελει σε φερει πλεον εις αιχμαλωσιαν? θελει επισκεφθη την ανομιαν σου, θυγατηρ Εδωμ? θελει αποκαλυψει τα αμαρτηματα σου. |