Lamentations 3
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of God’s wrath.
1[ Aleph Ego vir videns paupertatem meam in virga indignationis ejus.
2He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
2Aleph Me minavit, et adduxit in tenebras, et non in lucem.
3Indeed, He keeps turning His hand against me all day long.
3Aleph Tantum in me vertit et convertit manum suam tota die.
4He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
4Beth Vetustam fecit pellem meam et carnem meam; contrivit ossa mea.
5He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
5Beth Ædificavit in gyro meo, et circumdedit me felle et labore.
6He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
6Beth In tenebrosis collocavit me, quasi mortuos sempiternos.
7He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
7Ghimel Circumædificavit adversum me, ut non egrediar; aggravavit compedem meum.
8Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
8Ghimel Sed et cum clamavero, et rogavero, exclusit orationem meam.
9He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
9Ghimel Conclusit vias meas lapidibus quadris; semitas meas subvertit.
10He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
10Daleth Ursus insidians factus est mihi, leo in absconditis.
11He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
11Daleth Semitas meas subvertit, et confregit me; posuit me desolatam.
12He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
12Daleth Tetendit arcum suum, et posuit me quasi signum ad sagittam.
13He pierced my kidneys with His arrows.
13He Misit in renibus meis filias pharetræ suæ.
14I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long.
14He Factus sum in derisum omni populo meo, canticum eorum tota die.
15He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
15He Replevit me amaritudinibus; inebriavit me absinthio.
16He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
16Vau Et fregit ad numerum dentes meos; cibavit me cinere.
17My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
17Vau Et repulsa est a pace anima mea; oblitus sum bonorum.
18So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
18Vau Et dixi: Periit finis meus, et spes mea a Domino.
19Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
19Zain Recordare paupertatis, et transgressionis meæ, absinthii et fellis.
20Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.
20Zain Memoria memor ero, et tabescet in me anima mea.
21Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
21Zain Hæc recolens in corde meo, ideo sperabo.
22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
22Heth Misericordiæ Domini, quia non sumus consumpti; quia non defecerunt miserationes ejus.
23They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
23Heth Novi diluculo, multa est fides tua.
24“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
24Heth Pars mea Dominus, dixit anima mea; propterea exspectabo eum.
25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
25Teth Bonus est Dominus sperantibus in eum, animæ quærenti illum.
26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
26Teth Bonum est præstolari cum silentio salutare Dei.
27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.
27Teth Bonum est viro cum portaverit jugum ab adolescentia sua.
28Let him sit alone in silence, for God has disciplined him.
28Jod Sedebit solitarius, et tacebit, quia levavit super se.
29Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
29Jod Ponet in pulvere os suum, si forte sit spes.
30Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
30Jod Dabit percutienti se maxillam: saturabitur opprobriis.
31For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
31Caph Quia non repellet in sempiternum Dominus.
32Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
32Caph Quia si abjecit, et miserebitur, secundum multitudinem misericordiarum suarum.
33For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
33Caph Non enim humiliavit ex corde suo et abjecit filios hominum.
34To crush underfoot all the prisoners of the land,
34Lamed Ut conteret sub pedibus suis omnes vinctos terræ.
35to deny a man justice before the Most High,
35Lamed Ut declinaret judicium viri in conspectu vultus Altissimi.
36to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.
36Lamed Ut perverteret hominem in judicio suo; Dominus ignoravit.
37Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
37Mem Quis est iste qui dixit ut fieret, Domino non jubente?
38Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
38Mem Ex ore Altissimi non egredientur nec mala nec bona?
39Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
39Mem Quid murmuravit homo vivens, vir pro peccatis suis?
40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
40Nun Scrutemur vias nostras, et quæramus, et revertamur ad Dominum.
41Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
41Nun Levemus corda nostra cum manibus ad Dominum in cælos.
42“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
42Nun Nos inique egimus, et ad iracundiam provocavimus; idcirco tu inexorabilis es.
43You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
43Samech Operuisti in furore, et percussisti nos; occidisti, nec pepercisti.
44You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
44Samech Opposuisti nubem tibi, ne transeat oratio.
45You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
45Samech Eradicationem et abjectionem posuisti me in medio populorum.
46All our enemies open their mouths against us.
46Phe Aperuerunt super nos os suum omnes inimici.
47Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.
47Phe Formido et laqueus facta est nobis vaticinatio, et contritio.
48Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
48Phe Divisiones aquarum deduxit oculus meus, in contritione filiæ populi mei.
49My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief,
49Ain Oculus meus afflictus est, nec tacuit, eo quod non esset requies.
50until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
50Ain Donec respiceret et videret Dominus de cælis.
51My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
51Ain Oculus meus deprædatus est animam meam in cunctis filiabus urbis meæ.
52Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.
52Sade Venatione ceperunt me quasi avem inimici mei gratis.
53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
53Sade Lapsa est in lacum vita mea, et posuerunt lapidem super me.
54The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
54Sade Inundaverunt aquæ super caput meum; dixi: Perii.
55I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
55Coph Invocavi nomen tuum, Domine, de lacu novissimo.
56You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
56Coph Vocem meam audisti; ne avertas aurem tuam a singultu meo et clamoribus.
57You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
57Coph Appropinquasti in die quando invocavi te; dixisti: Ne timeas.
58You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
58Res Judicasti, Domine, causam animæ meæ, redemptor vitæ meæ.
59You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
59Res Vidisti, Domine, iniquitatem illorum adversum me: judica judicium meum.
60You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
60Res Vidisti omnem furorem, universas cogitationes eorum adversum me.
61O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
61Sin Audisti opprobrium eorum, Domine, omnes cogitationes eorum adversum me.
62the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.
62Sin Labia insurgentium mihi, et meditationes eorum adversum me tota die.
63When they sit and when they rise, see how they mock me in song.
63Sin Sessionem eorum et resurrectionem eorum vide; ego sum psalmus eorum.
64You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
64Thau Redes eis vicem, Domine, juxta opera manuum suarum.
65Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
65Thau Dabis eis scutum cordis, laborem tuum.
66You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under Your heavens, O LORD.
66Thau Persequeris in furore, et conteres eos sub cælis, Domine.]
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