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