Lamentazioni 2

NOVA VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 ALEPH. Quomodo obtexit caligine in furore suo Dominus filiam Sion! Proiecit de caelo in terram gloriam Israel et non est recordatus scabelli pedum suorum in die furoris sui.	1 How the Lord in his wrath has detested daughter Zion! He has cast down from heaven to earth the glory of Israel, Unmindful of his footstool on the day of his wrath.
2 BETH. Praecipitavit Dominus nec pepercit omnia pascua Iacob; destruxit in furore suo munitiones filiae Iudae; deiecit in terram, polluit regnum et principes eius.	2 The Lord has consumed without pity all the dwellings of Jacob; He has torn down in his anger the fortresses of daughter Judah; He has brought to the ground in dishonor her king and her princes.
3 GHIMEL. Confregit in ira furoris sui omne cornu Israel; avertit retrorsum dexteram suam a facie inimici et succendit in Iacob quasi ignem flammae devorantis in gyro.	3 He broke off, in fiery wrath, the horn that was Israel's whole strength; He withheld the support of his right hand when the enemy approached; He blazed up in Jacob like a flaming fire devouring all about it.
4 DALETH. Tetendit arcum suum quasi inimicus, firmavit dexteram suam quasi hostis et occidit omne, quod pulchrum erat visu, in tabernaculo filiae Sion; effudit quasi ignem indignationem suam.	4 Like an enemy he made taut his bow; with his arrows in his right hand He took his stand as a foe, and slew all on whom the eye doted; Over the tent of daughter Zion he poured out his wrath like fire.
5 HE. Factus est Dominus velut inimicus, deglutivit Israel, deglutivit omnia moenia eius, dissipavit munitiones eius et multiplicavit in filia Iudae maerorem et maestitiam.	5 The Lord has become an enemy, he has consumed Israel: Consumed all her castles and destroyed her fortresses; For daughter Judah he has multiplied moaning and groaning.
6 VAU. Et dissipavit quasi hortum saepem suam, demolitus est tabernaculum suum; oblivioni tradidit Dominus in Sion festivitatemet sabbatum et despexit in indignatione furoris sui regem et sacerdotem.	6 He has demolished his shelter like a garden booth, he has destroyed his dwelling; In Zion the LORD has made feast and sabbath to be forgotten; He has scorned in fierce wrath both king and priest.
7 ZAIN. Reppulit Dominus altare suum, maledixit sanctuario suo; tradidit in manu inimici muros domorum eius: vocem dederunt in domo Domini sicut in die sollemni.	7 The Lord has disowned his altar, rejected his sanctuary; The walls of her towers he has handed over to the enemy, Who shout in the house of the LORD as on a feast day.
8 HETH. Cogitavit Dominus dissipare murum filiae Sion; tetendit funiculum, non avertit manum suam a perditione; et in luctum redegit antemurale et murum: pariter elanguerunt.	8 The LORD marked for destruction the wall of daughter Zion: He stretched out the measuring line; his hand brought ruin, yet he did not relent-- He brought grief on wall and rampart till both succumbed.
9 TETH. Defixae sunt in terra portae eius; perdidit et contrivit vectes eius. Rex eius et principes eius in gentibus; non est lex, et prophetae eius non invenerunt visionem a Domino.	9 Sunk into the ground are her gates; he has removed and broken her bars. Her king and her princes are among the pagans; priestly instruction is wanting, And her prophets have not received any vision from the LORD.
10 IOD. Sederunt in terra, conticuerunt senes filiae Sion, consperserunt cinere capita sua, accincti sunt ciliciis; abiecerunt in terram capita sua virgines Ierusalem.	10 On the ground in silence sit the old men of daughter Zion; They strew dust on their heads and gird themselves with sackcloth; The maidens of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.
11 CAPH. Defecerunt prae lacrimis oculi mei, efferbuerunt viscera mea; effusum est in terra iecur meum super contritione filiae populi mei, cum deficeret parvulus et lactans in plateis oppidi.	11 Worn out from weeping are my eyes, within me all is in ferment; My gall is poured out on the ground because of the downfall of the daughter of my people, As child and infant faint away in the open spaces of the town.
12 LAMED. Matribus suis dixerunt: “ Ubi est triticum et vinum? ”, cum deficerent quasi vulnerati in plateis civitatis, cum exhalarent animas suas in sinu matrum suarum.	12 They ask their mothers, "Where is the cereal?"--in vain, As they faint away like the wounded in the streets of the city, And breathe their last in their mothers' arms.
13 MEM. Cui comparabo te vel cui assimilabo te, filia Ierusalem? Cui exaequabo te et consolabor te, virgo filia Sion? Magna est enim velut mare contritio tua; quis medebitur tui?	13 To what can I liken or compare you, O daughter Jerusalem? What example can I show you for your comfort, virgin daughter Zion? For great as the sea is your downfall; who can heal you?
14 NUN. Prophetae tui viderunt tibi falsa et stulta nec aperiebant iniquitatem tuam, ut converterent sortem tuam; viderunt autem tibi oracula mendacii et seductionis.	14 Your prophets had for you false and specious visions; They did not lay bare your guilt, to avert your fate; They beheld for you in vision false and misleading portents.
15 SAMECH. Plauserunt super te manibus omnes transeuntes per viam; sibilaverunt et moverunt caput suum super filiam Ierusalem: “ Haeccine est urbs, quam vocabant perfectum decorem, gaudium universae terrae? ”.	15 All who pass by clap their hands at you; They hiss and wag their heads over daughter Jerusalem: "Is this the all-beautiful city, the joy of the whole earth?"
16 PHE. Aperuerunt super te os suum omnes inimici tui; sibilaverunt et fremuerunt dentibus et dixerunt: “ Devoravimus; en ista est dies, quam exspectabamus: invenimus, vidimus ”.	16 All your enemies open their mouths against you; They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, "We have devoured her. This at last is the day we hoped for; we have lived to see it!"
17 AIN. Fecit Dominus, quae cogitavit; complevit sermonem suum, quem praeceperat a diebus antiquis: destruxit et non pepercit. Et laetificavit super te inimicum et exaltavit cornu hostium tuorum.	17 The LORD has done as he decreed: he has fulfilled the threat He set forth from days of old; he has destroyed and had no pity, Letting the enemy gloat over you and exalting the horn of your foes.
18 SADE. Clamet cor tuum ad Dominum super muros filiae Sion; deduc quasi torrentem lacrimas per diem et noctem. Non des requiem tibi, neque taceat pupilla oculi tui.	18 Cry out to the Lord; moan, O daughter Zion! Let your tears flow like a torrent day and night; Let there be no respite for you, no repose for your eyes.
19 COPH. Consurge, lamentare 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.	19 Rise up, shrill in the night, at the beginning of every watch; Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord; Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your little ones (Who faint from hunger at the corner of every street).
20 RES. “ Vide, Domine, et considera, cui feceris ita; ergone comedent mulieres fructum suum, parvulos diligenter fovendos? Num occidetur in sanctuario Domini sacerdos et propheta?	20 "Look, O LORD, and consider: whom have you ever treated thus? Must women eat their offspring, their well-formed children? Are priest and prophet to be slain in the sanctuary of the LORD?
21 SIN. Iacuerunt in terra foris puer et senex; virgines meae et iuvenes mei ceciderunt in gladio: interfecisti in die furoris tui, percussisti nec misertus es.	21 "Dead in the dust of the streets lie young and old; My maidens and young men have fallen by the sword; You have slain on the day of your wrath, slaughtered without pity.
22 THAU. Vocasti quasi ad diem sollemnem, qui terrerent me de circuitu, et non fuit in die furoris Domini, qui effugeret et relinqueretur: quos fovi et enutrivi, inimicus meus consumpsit eos ”.	22 "You summoned as for a feast day terrors against me from all sides; There was not, on the day of your wrath, either fugitive or survivor; Those whom I bore and reared my enemy has utterly destroyed."