Lamentaciones 4

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1 Alef. ¡Cómo, ay, se ha deslucido, el oro se ha alterado el oro mejor! Las piedras sagradas están, ay, esparcidas por las esquinas de todas las calles.	1 ALEPH. O how the gold has become dulled, the finest color has been altered, the stones of the sanctuary have been scattered at the head of every street.
2 Bet. Los hijos de Sión, los excelentes, valiosos como el oro fino, ¡son, ay, considerados como vasos de arcilla, obra de manos de alfarero!	2 BETH. The famous sons of Zion, and those clothed with the foremost gold: how they have become like earthen vessels, the work of the hands of a potter.
3 Guímel. Hasta los chacales desnudan la teta, dan de mamar a sus cachorros; la hija de mi pueblo se ha vuelto tan cruel como las avestruces del desierto.	3 GHIMEL. Yet even savages expose their breast and give milk to their young. But the daughter of my people is cruel, like the ostrich in the desert.
4 Dálet. La lengua del niño de pecho se pega de sed al paladar; los pequeñuelos piden pan: no hay quien se lo reparta.	4 DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst. The little ones have asked for bread, and there was no one to break it for them.
5 He. Los que comían manjares deliciosos desfallecen por las calles; los que se criaban entre púrpura abrazan los estercoleros.	5 HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.
6 Vau. La culpa de la hija de mi pueblo supera al pecado de Sodoma, que fue aniquilada en un instante sin que manos en ello se cansaran.	6 VAU. And the iniquity of the daughter of my people has been made greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown in a moment, and yet hands did not take captives in her.
7 Zain. Más limpios que la nieve eran sus nazireos, más blancos que la leche; de cuerpo más rojo que corales, un zafiro su figura.	7 ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire.
8 Jet. Más ocuro es su semblante que el hollín, ya no se les reconoce por las calles. Su piel está pegada a sus huesos, seca como madera.	8 HETH. Their face has been blacked more than coals, and they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has adhered to their bones; it dried out and became like wood.
9 Tet. Más dichosos fueron los muertos a cuchillo que los muertos de hambre, que extenuados sucumben, por falta de los frutos de los campos.	9 TETH. It was better for those slain by the sword, than for those put to death by famine. For these waste away, being consumed by the sterility of the land.
10 Yod. Las mismas manos de tiernas mujeres cocieron a sus hijos: triste alimento fueron para ellas, en la ruina de la hija de mi pueblo.	10 JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons. They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.
11 Kaf. Yahveh ha apurado su furor, ha derramado el ardor de su cólera; encendió fuego en Sión que ha devorado sus cimientos.	11 CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury; he has poured out the wrath of his indignation. And he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured its foundations.
12 Lámed. Nunca creyeron los reyes de la tierra ni cuantos moran en el mundo, que el adversario y el enemigo entrarían por las puertas de Jerusalén.	12 LAMED. The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, did not believe that the adversary and the enemy would enter through the gates of Jerusalem.
13 Mem. ¡Fue por los pecados de sus profetas, por las culpas de sus sacerdotes, que en medio de ella derramaron sangre de justos!	13 MEM. It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, who have shed the blood of the just in her midst.
14 Nun. Titubeaban por las calles como ciegos, manchados de sangre, sin que nadie pudiera tocar sus vestiduras.	14 NUN. They have wandered in the streets like the blind; they have been defiled with blood. And when they were not able, they held their garments.
15 Sámek. «¡Apartaos! ¡Un impuro!», les gritaban, «¡Apartaos, apartaos! ¡No tocar!» Si huían errantes, se decía entre las naciones: «¡No seguirán de huéspedes aquí!»	15 SAMECH. “Go back, you polluted ones!” they cried out to them. “Go back, go away, do not touch!” Of course, they argued, and being removed, they said among the Gentiles, “He will no longer dwell among them.”
16 Pe. El Rostro de Yahveh los dispersó, no volverá a mirarlos. No hubo respeto para los sacerdotes, ni piedad para los ancianos.	16 PHE. The face of the Lord has divided them. He will no longer respect them. They were not ashamed before the faces of the priests, nor did they take pity on the elderly.
17 Ain. Y aún se consumían nuestros ojos, esperando un socorro: ¡ilusión! Desde nuestros oteros oteábamos a una nación incapaz de salvar.	17 AIN. While we were still standing, our eyes failed, expecting help for us in vain, when we looked attentively toward a nation that was not able to save.
18 Sade. Se acechaban nuestros pasos, para que no anduviéramos por nuestras plazas. Cerca estaba nuestro fin, cumplidos nuestros días, sí, llegaba nuestro fin.	18 SADE. Our footsteps have slipped on the paths of our own streets. Our end draws near. Our days have been completed, for our end has arrived.
19 Qof. Nuestros perseguidores eran raudos, más que las águilas del cielo; nos acosaban por los montes, en el desierto nos tendían emboscadas.	19 COPH. Our persecutors have been swifter than the eagles of the sky. They have been pursuing us above the mountains; they have lain in wait for us in the desert.
20 Res. Nuestro aliento vital, el ungido de Yahveh, quedó preso en sus fosas; aquel de quien decíamos: «¡A su sombra viviremos entre las naciones!»	20 RES. The spirit of our mouth, Christ the Lord, has been captured by our sins; to him, we said, “In your shadow, we will live among the Gentiles.”
21 Sin. ¡Regocíjate, exulta, hija de Edom, que habitas en el país de Us! ¡También a ti pasará la copa: te embriagarás y te desnudarás!	21 SIN. Be glad and rejoice, O daughter of Edom, who dwells in the Land of Uz. The cup will also pass to you; you will be inebriated as well as naked.
22 Tau. ¡Se ha borrado tu culpa, hija de Sión; no volverá él a desterrarte! ¡Pero ha de visitar tu culpa, hija de Edom, pondrá al desnudo tus pecados!	22 THAU. Your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion. He will no longer send you away to captivity. He has visited your iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he has uncovered your sins.