Lamentations 4
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1How is the gold become dim! How is the most fine gold changed! The hallowed stones are poured out at the head of every street.
1NANI ka mae wale ana o ke gula! A me ke ano e ana o ke gula maikai! Ua hooleiia na pohaku o kahi hoano ma ke poo o na alanui a pau.
2The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
2O na keiki nani o Ziona i kau pu ia me ke gula maikai, Nani ko lakou manao like ia me na ipu lepo, Ka hana a na lima o ka potera!
3Even the jackals draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones; the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
3Unuhi ae no na ia nui i ka omaka waiu, A hanai waiu aku i ka lakou poe keiki: Aka, ua lokoino ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka, E like me na Iana o ka waonahele.
4The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst; the young children ask bread, and none breaketh it unto them.
4Ua pipili ke alelo o ke keiki ai waiu i ke aluna o ka waha, no ka makewai; Nonoi aku na keiki i ka berena, Aohe mea nana e haawi aku na lakou.
5They that did feed on dainties are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.
5O ka poe i ai i ka ai maikai, Ua wailana lakou ma na alanui, O ka poe hoi i aahuia i ka lole ula, Ua apo iho lakou i na puu lepo.
6For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands fell upon her.
6Ua hooiia'ku ka hewa o ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka, Mamua o ka hewa o ko Sodoma, Ka mea i hookahuliia ma ke amo aua o ka maka, Aohe lima ikaika maluna ona,
7Her princes were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as of sapphire;
7Oi aku ka maemae o kona poe laa, mamua o ko ka hau, Oi aku ko lakou keokeo mamua o ka waiu, Oi aku ka ula o ke kino, i ko na pohaku ula, A like ko lakou helehelena me ko ka sapeiro.
8Their visage is blacker than coal; they are not known in the streets; their skin is shrivelled upon their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
8Ua oi aku ka eleelo o ko lakou helehelena i ko ka pouli, Aole lakou i ikeia ma na alanui; Ua pipili ko lakou ili i ko lakou mau iwi, Ua maloo, ua like hoi me ka laau.
9They that are slain with the sword are better than they that are slain with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for want of the fruits of the field.
9Ua oi ka pomaikai o ka poe i make i ka pahikaua, mamua o ko ka poe i make i ka pololi: Hokii ae la keia poe, ua houia no ka hua ole o ka mahinaai.
10The hands of women full of compassion have sodden their own children; they were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
10O na lima o na wahine aloha, ua hoolapalapa lakou i ka lakou mau keiki iho; O lakou no ka lakou ai i ka make ana o ke kaikamahine a ko'u poe kanaka.
11The LORD hath accomplished His fury, He hath poured out His fierce anger; and He hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured the foundations thereof.
11Ua hooko mai o Iehova i kona huhu, Ua ninini mai oia i kona inaina nui; Ua hoa oia i ke ahi maloko o Ziona, A ua ai ia i kana mau kumu.
12The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
12Aole i hiki i na'lii o ka honua, a me ka poe a pau e noho la ma ke ao nei, ke manao, E komo mai ana ka enemi, a me ka mea huhu iloko o na pukapa o Ierusalema.
13It is because of the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her.
13No ka hewa o kona mau kaula, ka hala hoi o kona mau kahuna, Ka poe i hookahe i ke koko o ka poe pono iwaenakonu ona,
14They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, so that men cannot touch their garments.
14Kuewa makapo aku lakou ma na alanui, Ua hoohaumia ia lakou iho i ko koko, Nolaila, aole hiki ke hoopa aku i ko lakou aahu.
15'Depart ye! unclean!' men cried unto them, 'Depart, depart, touch not'; yea, they fled away and wandered; men said among the nations: 'They shall no more sojourn here.'
15Kahea mai la na kanaka ia lakou, E hele aku, ua haumia; E hele aku, e hele aku, mai hoopa aku; Ia lakou i holo ai, a kuewa aku, i ae la lakou iwaena o ko na aina e, Aole lakou e noho hou.
16The anger of the LORD hath divided them; He will no more regard them; they respected not the persons of the priests, they were not gracious unto the elders.
16Na ka maka o Iehova i hoopuehu lakou; Aole ia e manao hou mai ia lakou; Aole lakou i manao i na maka o na kahuna, Aole i aloha i na lunakahiko.
17As for us, our eyes do yet fail for our vain help; in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
17A hiki mai i keia wa, ua maule ko makou mau maka, no ke kokua makehewa ia mai; I ko makou kakali ana, ua kakali makou i ka lahuikanaka hoola ole mai.
18They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our broad places; our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.
18Hoohalua lakou i ko makou hele ana, I ole ai makou e hele ma na alanui; Ua kokoke ko makou hope, ua piha ko makou mau la, no ka mea, ua hiki mai ko makou hope.
19Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the heaven; they chased us upon the mountains, they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
19Ua oi ka mama o ka poe alualu mai ia makou mamua o ko na aeto o ka lani; Ma na mauna lakou i hahai mai ai ia makou, Hoohalua lakou ia makou ma ka waonahele.
20The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits; of whom we said: 'Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.'
20O ka hanu o ko makou mau pukaihu, o ka Iehova mea i poniia, Ua hoopioia oia iloko o ko lakou mau lua, Olelo no makou nona, Ma kona malu makou e ola'i iwaena o ko na aina e.
21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz: the cup shall pass over unto thee also; thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.
21E olioli, a e hauoli hoi, e ke kaikamahine o Edoma, Ka mea e noho la ma ka aina o Uza; E hiki aku no ke kiaha iou la, E inu ana no hoi oe, a e hemo no kou lole.
22The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion, He will no more carry thee away into captivity; He will punish thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom, He will uncover thy sins.
22Ua pau kou hoopaiia, e ke kaikamahine o Ziona; Aole ia e lawe hou aku ia oe iloko o ke pio; E hoopai no oia i kou hewa, e ke kaikamahine o Edoma, E hoike aku no oia i kou mau hewa.
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