| 1 ܐ̣ܝܟܢܐ ܡܣܬ̣ܠܐ ܕܗܒܐ ܛܒ̇ܐ ܘܫ̇ܢܐ ܨܘܒܥܐ ܫܦܝܪܐ. ܡܫ̈ܬܕܝܢ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ̣ ܒܪܝܫ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܰ | 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 ܒ̈ܢܝ ܨܗܝܘܢ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܝܬܪ̣̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ̣. ܐ̣ܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܚܫ̣ܒܘ ܐܝܟ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܚܨܦܐ ܥ̇ܒܕ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܐ ܕܦܚܪܐ ܰ | 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 ܓ̈ܠܝ ܐܝܟ ܝܪ̈ܘܪܐ ܬܕܝ̈ܗܝܢ̣ ܘܐܝܢܩ ܓܪ̈ܝܗܝܢ. ܗܘ̣ܬ ܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܠܡܚܘܬܐ̣ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܐܣܝܘܬܐ. ܘܐܝܟ ܢܥܡ̇ܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ ܰ | 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 ܕܒ̣ܩ ܠܫܢܗ ܕܝܠܘܕܐ ܠܫܡܝ ܚܟܗ ܒܨܗܝܐ. ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܫܐ̣ܠܘ ܠܚܡܐ̣. ܘܠܝܬ ܕܩܨ̇ܐ ܝܗ̇ܒ ܠܗܘܢ ܰ | 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 ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܐܟ̇ܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܦܘܢ̈ܩܐ̣. ܗܐ ܣܝܡ̣ܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ. ܕܐܬܪܒ̇ܝܘ ܥܠ ܙܚܘܪ̈ܝܬܐ̣. ܗܐ ܕܡܟ̣ܝܢ ܒܩ̈ܩܠܬܐ ܰ | 5 HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth. |
| 6 ܘܣܓ̣ܝ ܥܘ̣ܠܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ̣ ܡܢ ܚܛܝܬܗ̇ ܕܣܕܘܡ. ܕܐܬܗ̣ܦܟܬ̇ ܡܢ ܫܠܝܐ̣ ܘܠܐ ܠܐ̣ܝ ܒܗ̇ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܰ | 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 ܕܟܝܘ ܢܙܝܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܬܠܓܐ̣. ܘܚܘܪܘ ܡܢ ܚܠܒܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܥܝܬܗܘܢ. ܣܡܩܘ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܣܪܕܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܣܦܝܠܐ ܓܘܫܡܗܘܢ ܰ • | 7 ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire. |
| 8 ܚܫ̣ܟ ܡܢ ܫܘܚܪ̈ܐ ܚܙܘܗܘܢ̣ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܝܕܥܘ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ. ܩܦܘܕ ܡܫܟܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܓܪ̈ܡܝܗܘܢ. ܝܒ̣ܫ̇ ܘܗܘ̣ܐ̣ ܐܝܟ ܩܝܣܐ ܰ • | 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 ܛܒ̈ܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝ ܚܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܩ̈ܛܝܠܝ ܟܦܢܐ. ܕܕܒ̣ܘ̣ ܐܝܟ ܗ̇ܢܘܢ ܕܡܡ̇ܚܝܢ ܘܫ̣ܕܝܢ ܒܚܩܠܐ ܰ • | 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 ܐܝ̈ܕܝ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܡܪ̈ܚܡܢܝܬܐ ܒܫ̇ܠ ܒ̈ܢܝܗܝܢ̣. ܘܗܘ̣ܘ ܠܗܝܢ ܠܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܒܬܒܪܗ̇ ܕܒܪܬ ܥܡܝ ܰ | 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 ܫܡ̇ܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܡܬܗ: ܘܐܫ̣ܕ ܚܡܬܐ ܕܪܘܓܙܗ. ܘܫܒ̣ܩ ܢܘܪܐ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ̣ ܘܐܟܠ̣ܬ ܫܬ̈ܐܣܝܗ̇ ܰ • | 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 ܘܠܐ ܗܝܡܢܘ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܕܬܒܝܠ. ܕܐܬܐ ܘܥܐ̇ܠ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܐ ܘܐܠܘܨܐ ܒܬܪ̈ܥܝܗ̇ ܕܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܰ | 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 ܡܛܠ ܚ̈ܛܗܐ ܕܢܒܝ̈ܝܗ̣̇ ܘܥܘ̣ܠܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܝܗ̇. ܕܐܫܕܘ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܕܡܐ ܕܙܕܝܩ̈ܐ ܰ ܰ | 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 ܢܕܘ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗ̇ ܒܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܘܐܬܦܠܦܠܘ ܒܕܡܐ. ܘܠܐ ܐܫܟ̣ܚܘ ܕܢܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܠܒ̈ܘܫܝܗܘܢ ܰ • | 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 ܦܪܘܫܘ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܘܛܡ̈ܐܐ ܩܪܘ ܐܢܘܢ. ܥܒܪܘ̇ ܥܒܪܘ ܘܠܐ ܬܬܩܪܒܘܢ ܠܗܘܢ ܡ̣ܛܠ ܕܐܪܓܙܘ̣ ܐܦ ܐܬܛܪܦܘ. ܐܡܪܘ ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ̣. ܕܬܘܒ̣ ܠܐ ܢܘܣܦܘܢ ܠܡܥܡܪ ܰ | 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 ܦܪܨܘܦܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܦ̇ܠܓ ܐܢܘܢ. ܘܠܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܡܚܪ ܒܗܘܢ. ܒܐ̈ܦܝ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ̣ ܠܐ ܢܣ̣ܒܘ. ܘܥܠ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܠܐ ܪܚ̇ܡܘ ܰ | 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 ܥܕ ܩܝܡ̣ܝܢ̣ܢ ܚܫ̣ܟ ܥܝܢ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܥܘܕܪܢܢ. ܣܪܝܩܐܝܬ ܕܩܘ ܕܘܩ̈ܝܢ ܠܘܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܠܐ ܦܪܩ̇ ܰ | 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 ܨܕܘ ܠܕܕܩܕܩܝܢ ܠܕܡܗ̇ܠܟܝܢ ܒܫܘܩܐ ܰ ܩ̣ܪܒ ܩܨ̇ܢ ܡܠ̣ܘ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬ̣ܐ ܥܕܢܢ | 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 ܩ̈ܠܝܠܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܪ̈ܕܘܦܝܢ ܡܢ ܢܫܪ̈ܝ ܫܡܝܐ. ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ̣ ܪܕܦܘܢ. ܘܒܡܕܒܪܐ̣ ܐܬ̇ܟܡܢܘ ܠܢ ܰ | 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 ܪܘܚܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܝܢ ܡܫܝܚܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܬܚܕ ܒܓܘܡܨܗܘܢ. ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܡܪܢ ܕܒܛܠܠܗ ܢܚ̣ܐ ܒܝܬ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܰ | 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 ܕܘܨܝ ܘܚܕܝ ܒܪܬ ܐܕ̇ܘܡ ܕܝܬܒܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܥܘܨ. ܐܦ ܠܟܝ̣ ܢܡ̣ܛܐ ܟܣܐ. ܕܬܕܘܝ̣ܢ ܘܬܬܛܪܦܝܢ ܰ | 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 ܓܡ̣̇ܪܘ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܝ ܒܪܬ ܨܗܝܘܢ. ܬܘܒ̣ ܠܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܠܡܓܠܝܘܬܟܝ. ܐܬܦ̣ܩܕܘ ܚ̈ܘܒܝܟܝ ܒܪܬ ܐܕܘܡ ܐܬܓܠܝܘ ܚ̈ܛܗܝܟܝ | 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. |
