Lamentationes 3

NOVA VULGATA	NEW JERUSALEM
1 ALEPH. Ego vir videns paupertatem meam in virga indignationis eius.	1 I am the man familiar with misery under the rod of his fury.
2 ALEPH. Me minavit et adduxit in tenebras et non in lucem.	2 He has led and guided me into darkness, not light.
3 ALEPH. Tantum in me vertit et convertit manum suam tota die.	3 Against none but me does he turn his hand, again and again, al day.
4 BETH. Consumpsit pellem meam et carnem meam, contrivit ossa mea.	4 He has wasted my flesh and skin away, has broken my bones.
5 BETH. Aedificavit in gyro meo et circumdedit me felle et labore.	5 He has besieged me and made hardship a circlet round my head.
6 BETH. In tenebrosis collocavit me quasi mortuos sempiternos.	6 He has forced me to dwel where al is dark, like those long-dead in their everlasting home.
7 GHIMEL. Circumaedificavit adversum me, ut non egrediar, aggravavit compedem meum.	7 He has walled me in so that I cannot escape; he has weighed me down with chains;
8 GHIMEL. Sed et cum clamavero et rogavero, exclusit orationem meam.	8 even when I shout for help, he shuts out my prayer.
9 GHIMEL. Conclusit vias meas lapidibus quadris, semitas meas subvertit.	9 He has closed my way with blocks of stone, he has obstructed my paths.
10 DALETH. Ursus insidians factus est mihi, leo in absconditis.	10 For me he is a lurking bear, a lion in hiding.
11 DALETH. Semitas meas subvertit et confregit me, posuit me desolatam.	11 Heading me off, he has torn me apart, leaving me shattered.
12 DALETH. Tetendit arcum suum et posuit me quasi signum ad sagittam.	12 He has bent his bow and used me as a target for his arrows.
13 HE. Misit in renibus meis filias pharetrae suae.	13 He has shot deep into me with shafts from his quiver.
14 HE. Factus sum in derisum omni populo meo, canticum eorum tota die.	14 I have become a joke to al my own people, their refrain all day long.
15 HE. Replevit me amaritudinibus, inebriavit me absinthio.	15 He has given me my fil of bitterness, he has made me drunk with wormwood.
16 VAU. Et fregit in glarea dentes meos, depressit me cinere.	16 He has broken my teeth with gravel, he has fed me on ashes.
17 VAU. Et repulsa est a pace anima mea, oblitus sum bonorum.	17 I have been deprived of peace, I have forgotten what happiness is
18 VAU. Et dixi: “ Periit splendor meus et spes mea a Domino ”.	18 and thought, 'My lasting hope in Yahweh is lost.'
19 ZAIN. Recordare paupertatis et peregrinationis meae, absinthii et fellis.	19 Bring to mind my misery and anguish; it is wormwood and gall!
20 ZAIN. Memoria memor est et tabescit in me anima mea.	20 My heart dwel s on this continual y and sinks within me.
21 ZAIN. Haec recolam in corde meo, ideo sperabo.	21 This is what I shal keep in mind and so regain some hope:
22 HETH. Misericordiae Domini, quia non sumus consumpti, quia non defecerunt miserationes eius.	22 Surely Yahweh's mercies are not over, his deeds of faithful love not exhausted;
23 HETH. Novae sunt omni mane, magna est fides tua.	23 every morning they are renewed; great is his faithfulness!
24 HETH. “ Pars mea Dominus, dixit anima mea; propterea exspectabo eum ”.	24 'Yahweh is al I have,' I say to myself, 'and so I shal put my hope in him.'
25 TETH. Bonus est Dominus sperantibus in eum, animae quaerenti illum.	25 Yahweh is good to those who trust him, to al who search for him.
26 TETH. Bonum est praestolari cum silentio salutare Domini.	26 It is good to wait in silence for Yahweh to save.
27 TETH. Bonum est viro, cum portaverit iugum ab adulescentia sua.	27 It is good for someone to bear the yoke from a young age,
28 IOD. Sedebit solitarius et tacebit, cum istud imponitur ei.	28 to sit in solitude and silence when it weighs heavy,
29 IOD. Ponet in pulvere os suum, si forte sit spes.	29 to lay one's head in the dust -- maybe there is hope-
30 IOD. Dabit percutienti se maxillam, saturabitur opprobriis.	30 to offer one's cheek to the striker, to have one's fil of disgrace!
31 CAPH. Quia non repellet in sempiternum Dominus.	31 For the Lord will not reject anyone for ever.
32 CAPH. Quia si afflixit, et miserebitur secundum multitudinem misericordiarum suarum.	32 If he brings grief, he wil have pity out of the ful ness of his faithful love,
33 CAPH. Non enim humiliat ex corde suo et affligit filios hominum.	33 for it is not for his own pleasure that he torments and grieves the human race.
34 LAMED. Conterere sub pedibus suis omnes vinctos terrae.	34 When al the prisoners in a country are crushed underfoot,
35 LAMED. Declinare iudicium viri in conspectu vultus Altissimi.	35 when human rights are overridden in defiance of the Most High,
36 LAMED. Pervertere hominem in iudicio suo, num Dominus haec ignorat?	36 when someone is cheated of justice, does not the Lord see it?
37 MEM. Quis est iste, qui dixit, et factum est? Dominus non iussit?	37 Who has only to speak and it is so done? Who commands, if not the Lord?
38 MEM. Ex ore Altissimi nonne egrediuntur et mala et bona?	38 From where, if not from the mouth of the Most High, do evil and good come?
39 MEM. Quid murmurabit homo vivens, vir pro peccatis suis?	39 Why then should anyone complain? Better to be bold against one's sins.
40 NUN. “ Scrutemur vias nostras et quaeramus et revertamur ad Dominum.	40 Let us examine our path, let us ponder it and return to Yahweh.
41 NUN. Levemus corda nostra cum manibus ad Dominum in caelos.	41 Let us raise our hearts and hands to God in heaven.
42 NUN. Nos inique egimus et rebelles fuimus; idcirco tu inexorabilis fuisti.	42 We are the ones who have sinned, who have rebel ed, and you have not forgiven.
43 SAMECH. Operuisti in furore et percussisti nos; occidisti nec pepercisti.	43 You have enveloped us in anger, pursuing us, slaughtering without pity.
44 SAMECH. Opposuisti nubem tibi, ne transeat oratio.	44 You have wrapped yourself in a cloud too thick for prayer to pierce.
45 SAMECH. In eradicationem et abiectionem posuisti nos in medio populorum.	45 You have reduced us to rubbish and refuse among the nations.
46 PHE. Aperuerunt super nos os suum omnes inimici nostri.	46 Our enemies open their mouths in chorus against us.
47 PHE. Formido et fovea facta est nobis, vastatio et contritio ”.	47 Terror and pitfal have been our lot, ravage and ruin.
48 PHE. Rivos aquarum deducit oculus meus in contritione filiae populi mei.	48 My eyes dissolve in torrents of tears at the ruin of my beloved people.
49 AIN. Oculus meus lacrimas effundit nec tacet, eo quod non sit requies.	49 My eyes wil weep ceaselessly, without relief,
50 AIN. Donec respiciat et videat Dominus de caelis.	50 until Yahweh looks down and sees from heaven.
51 AIN. Oculus meus affligit animam meam prae cunctis filiabus urbis meae.	51 My eyes have grown sore over al the daughters of my city.
52 SADE. Venatione venati sunt me quasi avem inimici mei gratis.	52 Unprovoked, my enemies hunted me down like a bird.
53 SADE. Perdiderunt in lacu vitam meam et iecerunt lapides super me.	53 They shut me final y in a pit, they closed me in with a stone.
54 SADE. Inundaverunt aquae super caput meum, dixi: “ Perii ”.	54 The waters rose over my head; I thought, 'I am lost!'
55 COPH. Invocavi nomen tuum, Domine, de profunditate lacus.	55 Yahweh, I called on your name from the deep pit.
56 COPH. Vocem meam audisti: “ Ne avertas aurem tuam a singultu meo et clamoribus ”.	56 You heard my voice, do not close your ear to my prayer, to my cry.
57 COPH. Appropinquasti in die, quando invocavi te, dixisti: “ Ne timeas ”.	57 You are near when I cal to you. You said, 'Do not be afraid!'
58 RES. Iudicasti, Domine, causam animae meae, redemisti vitam meam.	58 Lord, you defended my cause, you have redeemed my life.
59 RES. Vidisti, Domine, afflictionem meam; iudica iudicium meum.	59 Yahweh, you have seen the wrong done to me, grant me redress.
60 RES. Vidisti omnem furorem eorum, universas cogitationes eorum adversum me.	60 You have seen their vindictiveness, al their plots against me.
61 SIN. Audisti opprobrium eorum, Domine, omnes cogitationes eorum adversum me.	61 You have heard their insults, Yahweh, al their plots against me,
62 SIN. Labia insurgentium mihi et meditationes eorum adversum me tota die.	62 the whispering and murmuring of my enemies against me all day long.
63 SIN. Sessionem eorum et resurrectionem eorum vide; ego sum psalmus eorum.	63 Look, whether they sit or stand, I am their refrain.
64 THAU. Reddes eis vicem, Domine, iuxta opera manuum suarum.	64 Yahweh, repay them as their deeds deserve.
65 THAU. Dabis eis duritiam cordis, exsecrationem tuam.	65 Lay hardness of heart as your curse on them.
66 THAU. Persequeris in furore et conteres eos sub caelis tuis, Domine.	66 Angrily pursue them, root them out from under your heavens!