| 1 ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܥܝܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܪܘܓܙܗ ܠܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܐܪܡܝ ܡܢ ܫܡܝܐ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܠܐ ܐܬܕܟܪ ܟܘܒܫܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܘܗܝ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܰ • | 1 In his anger, with what darkness has the Lord enveloped the daughter of Zion! He has flung the beautyof Israel from heaven to the ground, without regard for his footstool on the day of his anger. |
| 2 ܛܒ̇ܥ ܡܪܝܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܚܣ ܠܟܠܗ̇ ܕܝܪܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ. ܣܚ̣ܦ ܒܚܡܬܗ ܠܟܪܟܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ. ܐܪܡܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܟܝܗ̇. ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗ̇ ܰ | 2 The Lord pitilessly engulfed all the homes of Jacob; in his fury he tore down the fortresses of thedaughter of Judah; he threw to the ground, he desecrated the kingdom and its princes. |
| 3 ܓܕܡ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ̣ ܟܠܗ̇ ܩܪܢܗ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܐܗܦܟ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܠܒܣܬܪܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ. ܘܫܒ̣ܩ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܝܥܩܘܒ̣. ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ̣ ܐܟܠ̣ܬ ܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܰ | 3 In his burning anger he broke al the might of Israel, withdrew his protecting right hand at the coming ofthe enemy, and blazed against Jacob like a fire that burns up everything near it. |
| 4 ܡܠ̣ܐ ܩܫܬܗ ܐܝܟ ܐܠܘܨܐ. ܐܩܝܡ̇ ܝܡܝܢܗ̣ ܐܝܟ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ. ܘܩ̇ܛܠ ܟܠ ܪܓܬ ܥܝ̈ܢܐ ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܘܐܫ̣ܕ ܐܝܟ ܢܘܪܐ ܪܘܓܙܗ ܰ • | 4 Like an enemy he bent his bow, and his right hand held firm; like a foe he slaughtered all those whowere a delight to see; on the tent of the daughter of Zion he poured out his fury like fire. |
| 5 ܗܘ̣ܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ̣ ܘܛܒ̇ܥܗ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܛܒ̇ܥ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ̣ ܘܚ̇ܒܠ ܟܪ̈ܟܘܗܝ. ܘܐܣܓܝ ܒܒܪܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ̇ ܬܘ̇ܢܝܐ̣ ܘܐ̈ܘܠܝܬܐ ܰ | 5 The Lord behaved like an enemy; he engulfed Israel, he engulfed all its citadels, he destroyed itsfortresses and for the daughter of Judah multiplied weeping on wailing. |
| 6 ܘܥܩܪ ܐܝܟ ܓܢܬܐ ܡܛܠܬܗ̇. ܘܚܒܠ ܥܕܥܐ̈ܕܝܗ̇. ܘܐܛܥܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܨܗܝܘ̇ܢ ܥܕܥܐ̈ܕܐ̣ ܘܫܒܬܐ. ܘܐܣܠܝ ܒܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ̇ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ̣ ܘܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܰ | 6 He wrecked his domain like a garden, destroyed his assembly-points, Yahweh erased the memory offestivals and Sabbaths in Zion; in the heat of his anger he treated king and priest with contempt. |
| 7 ܛܥ̣ܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܩܕܫܗ ܘܐܣܠܝ ܡܕܒܚܗ. ܘܐܫܠܡ ܒܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܣܚܪ̈ܬܗ. ܩܠܐ ܝܗܒܘ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܕܥܐܕܐ ܰ | 7 The Lord has rejected his altar, he has come to loathe his sanctuary and has given her palace wallsinto the clutches of the enemy; from the uproar they made in Yahweh's temple it might have been a festival day! |
| 8 ܐܬܚ̇ܫܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܚ̇ܒܠܘ ܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܐܪܡܝ ܚܘܛܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܐܗܦܟ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܢ ܛܘܒܥܗ̇. ܘܐܘܬܒ ܒܐܒܠܐ ܚ̈ܝܠܝܗ̇. ܘܫܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܐܝܟ ܚܕܐ ܨ̣ܕܘ ܰ • | 8 Yahweh has resolved to destroy the wal s of the daughter of Zion, stretching out the line, not stayinghis hand until he has engulfed everything, thus bringing mourning on wall and rampart; alike they crumbled. |
| 9 ܛܒ̇ܥܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇. ܐܘܒܕܘ̣ ܘܬܒ̇ܪܘ ܣܘܟܪ̈ܝܗ̇. ܡ̈ܠܟܝܗ̇ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗ̣̇ ܒܥܡ̈ܡܐ. ܠܝܬ ܢܡܘܣܐ. ܘܐܦ ܢܒܝ̈ܝܗ̣̇ ܠܐ ܐܫܟ̣ܚܘ ܚܙܘܐ ܡܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܰ • | 9 Her gates have sunk into the ground; he has broken and shattered their bars. Her king and her princesare among the gentiles, there is no instruction, furthermore her prophets cannot find any vision from Yahweh. |
| 10 ܝܬ̣ܒܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ̣ ܘܫܬ̣ܩܘ ܩܫܝܫ̈ܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܐܪܡܝܘ ܥܦܪܐ ܒܪ̈ܝܫܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܟܒ̣ܢܘ ܣܩ̈ܐ. ܣܡ̣ܟ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܪ̈ܫܝܗܝܢ ܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܐ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܰ | 10 Mute, they sit on the ground, the elders of the daughter of Zion; they have put dust on their heads andwrapped themselves in sackcloth. The young girls of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground. |
| 11 ܚܫ̣ܟ ܒܕܡ̈ܥܐ ܥܝܢ̈ܝ̣ ܘܐܬ̇ܕܠܚܘ ܡ̈ܥܝ. ܐܬܗ̣ܦܟ̇ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܩܪܝ ܥܠ ܬܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ̇ ܥܡܝ. ܟܕ ܐܬܛܪܦܘ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܰ • | 11 My eyes are worn out with weeping, my inmost being is in ferment, my heart plummets at thedestruction of my young people, as the children and babies grow faint in the streets of the city. |
| 12 ܠܐܡ̈ܗܬܗܘܢ ܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ. ܐܝ̇ܟܘ ܥܒܘܪܐ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܘܡܫܚܐ. ܟܕ ܐܬܛ̇ܪܦܘ ܐܝܟ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ. ܟܕ ܐܬܐܫܕ ܢܦܫ̈ܬܗܘܢ. ܒܥܘܒܐ ܕܐ̈ܡܗܬܗܘܢ ܰ ܰ • | 12 They keep saying to their mothers, 'Where is some food?' as they faint like wounded men in thestreets of the city, as they breathe their last on their mothers' breasts. |
| 13 ܡܢܐ̇ ܐܣ̇ܗܕܟܝ̇ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܐܕܡ̇ܐ ܠܟܝ̇. ܒܪܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ.. ܡ̇ܢ ܐܦܚ̇ܡ ܠܟܝ ܘܐܒ̇ܝܐܟܝ ܒܬܘܠܬܐ̈ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܕܣܓ̣ܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܡܐ ܬܒܪܟܝ̣ ܡܢ̣ܘ ܢܣܟܘܪ ܰ | 13 To what can I compare or liken you, daughter of Jerusalem? Who can rescue and comfort you, youngdaughter of Zion? For huge as the sea is your ruin: who can heal you? |
| 14 ܢܒܝ̈ܝܟܝ ܚܙܘ ܠܟܝ ܕܓܠܘܬܐ̣ ܘܡܛܥܝܢܘܬܐ. ܘܠܐ ܓܠ̣ܘ ܠܟܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܝ ܕܬܬܘܒܝܢ ܘܐܗܦܟ ܫܒܝܬܟܝ. ܘܚܙܘ ܠܟܝ ܢܒܝ̈ܘܬܐ ܕܓ̈ܠܬܐ̣ ܘܡܛܥܝܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܰ | 14 The visions your prophets had for you were deceptive whitewash; they did not lay bare your guilt soas to change your fortunes: the visions they told you were deceptive. |
| 15 ܛܪܦܘ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܟܠ ܥܒܪ̈ܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ. ܐܫܪܩܘ̇ ܘܐܢܝܕܘ ܪ̈ܝܫܝܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܒܪܬ ܐܘܪܫܠܡ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪܘ̣. ܗܕܐ ܗܝ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܡܝܪܬ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܘܚܕܘܬܐ. ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܰ | 15 Al who pass your way clap their hands at the sight; they whistle and shake their heads over thedaughter of Jerusalem, 'Is this the city they cal Perfection of Beauty, the joy of the whole world?' |
| 16 ܦܬܚ̣ܘ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܦܘܡܗܘܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝ. ܐܫܪܩܘ̣ ܘܚ̇ܪܩܘ ܫ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ. ܘܐܡ̇ܪܝܢ̣ ܒܠܥܢܗ̇. ܒܪܡ̣ ܗܢܘ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܣܟܝ̇ܢ ܐܫܟܚܢ ܘܚ̣ܙܝܢ ܰ | 16 Your enemies open their mouths in chorus against you; they whistle and grind their teeth; they say,'We have swallowed her up. This is the day we were waiting for; at last we have seen it!' |
| 17 ܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܬܚ̇ܫܒ. ܘܫܡܠܝ ܡܠܬܗ̣ ܐܝܟ ܕܦܩ̣ܕ ܡܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ. ܣܚܦ̣ܗ̇. ܘܠܐ ܚܣ. ܘܐܚܕܝ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܐ̣. ܘܐܪܝܡ ܩܪܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܘܨܝܟܝ ܰ | 17 Yahweh has done what he planned, has carried out his threat, as he ordained long ago: he hasdestroyed without pity, increasing the might of your foes -- and letting your foes get the credit. |
| 18 ܓܥ̣ܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܠܘܬ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܫܘܪ̈ܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܐܪܕܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܡܥܬܐ̇ ܒܐܝܡܡܐ̣ ܘܒܠܠܝܐ. ܠܐ̇ ܬܬܠܝܢ ܠܟܝ ܦܘܝܓܐ. ܘܠܐ̇ ܬܫܠܐ ܒܒܬ ܥܝܢܟܝ ܰ | 18 Cry then to the Lord, rampart of the daughter of Zion; let your tears flow like a torrent, day and night;al ow yourself no respite, give your eyes no rest! |
| 19 ܩܘܡܝ ܫܒܚܝ ܒܠܠܝܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܡܛܪܬܐ. ܐܫܘܕܝ ܐܝܟ ܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܒܟܝ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܐ̈ܦܝ ܡܪܝܐ. ܐܪܝܡܝ ܠܘܬܗ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܟܝ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ ܕܝ̈ܠܘܕܝܟܝ̇. ܕܡܬ̇ܛܪܦܝܢ ܠܟܦܢܐ ܒܪܝܫ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܰ | 19 Up, cry out in the night-time as each watch begins! Pour your heart out like water in Yahweh'spresence! Raise your hands to him for the lives of your children (who faint with hunger at the end of everystreet)! |
| 20 ܚܙܝ ܡܪܝܐ̇ ܘܚܘܪ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܥܒ̣ܕܬ ܗܟܢܐ. ܐܝܢ݃ ܢܐܟܠܢ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܦܐܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ ܝ̈ܠܘܕܐ ܕܡܫܬ̇ܩܦܝ̣ܢ. ܐܝܢ݃ ܢܬ̣ܩܛܠ ܒܡܩܕܫܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ: ܟܗܢܐ ܘܢܒܝܐ̣ ܰ • | 20 Look, Yahweh, and consider: whom have you ever treated like this? Should women eat their littleones, the children they have nursed? Should priest and prophet be slaughtered in the Lord's sanctuary? |
| 21 ܫܟ̣ܒܘ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ̇ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ̣ ܘܣ̈ܒܐ. ܒܬ̈ܘܠܬܝ ܘܓܕܘ̈ܕܝ̣ ܢܦܠ̣ܘ ܒܚܪܒܐ. ܩ̇ܛܠ̣ܬ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܟ̇ ܛܒ̇ܚ̣ܬ̣ ܘܠܐ ܚ̣ܣܬ ܰ | 21 Children and old people are lying on the ground in the streets; my young men and young girls havefal en by the sword; you have kil ed them, on the day of your anger, you have slaughtered them pitilessly. |
| 22 ܩ̣ܪܝܬ̣ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܥܕܥܐܕܐ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܡܢ ܚ̣ܕܪ̈ܝ. ܘܠܐ ܗܘ̣ܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦܠܝܛܐ ܘܣܪܝܕܐ. ܕܫ̇ܩܠܬ ܘܪܒ̇ܝܬ̣ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝ ܓܡ̇ܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ | 22 As though to a festival you cal ed together terrors from al sides, so that, on the day of Yahweh'sanger, none escaped and none survived. Those whom I had nursed and reared, my enemy has annihilated themal . |
