Lamentations, 4

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.

1. Jao, potamnje zlato, to suho zlato! Sveto se kamenje prosu na uglovima svih ulica.

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.

2. Sinovi sionski, nekoæ cijenjeni kao najèišæe zlato, ah, sada ih cijene kao sudove glinske, kao djelo ruku lonèarevih!

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.

3. Èak i šakali pružaju dojke i doje mladunèad, ali kæeri naroda moga postaše okrutne kao nojevi u pustinji.

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.

4. Jezik dojenèeta za nepce se lijepi od žeði. Djeca vape za kruhom, a nikog da im ga pruži.

5. HE. Those who were fed indulgently have passed away in the roads. Those who were nourished with saffron have welcomed filth.

5. Oni što se nekoæ sladiše biranim jelima ginu po ulicama; nekoæ nošeni u grimizu, sada se valjaju po buništu.

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.

6. Veæi bijaše zloèin Kæeri naroda moga od grijeha Sodome, što u tren oka bi razorena, a nièija se ruka ne diže na nju.

7. ZAIN. Her Nazirites were whiter than snow, shinier than milk, more ruddy than ancient ivory, more beautiful than sapphire.

7. Njeni mladiæi bijahu nekoæ èišæi od snijega, bjelji od mlijeka, od koralja rumenija bijahu im tijela, lice glatko k'o safir.

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.

8. Sad im je obraz crnji od èaðe, ne prepoznaju se više na ulici. Koža im se lijepi za kosti, suha kao drvo.

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.

9. Kako su sretni oni što ih maè probode, sretniji od onih koje pomori glad; koji padaju, iscrpljeni, jer im nedostaju plodovi zemljini.

10. JOD. The hands of pitiable women have boiled their sons. They became their food in the grief of the daughter of my people.

10. Žene, tako nježne, kuhaše djecu svoju, njima se hraniše za propasti Kæeri naroda moga.

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.

11. Jahve je utolio svoj bijes, izlio jarosnu srdžbu svoju, na Sionu raspirio požar što sažiže i same temelje njegove.

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.

12. Nisu vjerovali kraljevi zemaljski ni svekoliko stanovništvo zemlje da æe ugnjetaè i neprijatelj uæi na vrata jeruzalemska -

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.

13. zbog grijeha svojih prorokÄa, zbog bezakonja sveæenikÄa koji usred grada prolijevahu krv pravednikÄa!

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.

14. K'o slijepi teturahu ulicama, omašteni krvlju, te nitko nije smio da se takne odjeæe njihove.

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.”

15. "Natrag, neèisti!" - vièu im. "Natrag! Ne dirajte!" I tada pobjegoše poganima, al' ne smjedoše ondje ostati.

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.

16. Raspršilo ih lice Jahvino, on ih više nije gledao. Ne poštuju više sveæenikÄa, ne sažaljuju staraca.

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.

17. Veæ nam oèi išèilješe išèekujuæi pomoæ, ali uzalud; s kula naših zureæ' u daljinu oèekivasmo narod koji nas ne može spasiti.

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.

18. Vrebaju nam na korake da ne hodamo po trgovima svojim. Bliži nam se kraj, navršili nam se dani, naš konac dolazi.

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.

19. Naši gonitelji bijahu brži od orlova na nebu; u planini nas ganjahu, u pustinji doèekivahu u zasjedi.

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.”

20. Naš životni dah, Jahvin pomazanik, pade u njihove jame - on za koga govorasmo: "U sjeni njegovoj živjet æemo meðu narodima."

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.

21. Raduj se i veseli se, Kæeri edomska, ti koja živiš u zemlji Usu: doæi æe i do tebe èaša, opit æeš se i razgoliti.

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.

22. Tvoj grijeh je iskupljen, Kæeri sionska, neæe te više u izgnanstvo voditi. Kaznit æe opaèinu tvoju, Kæeri edomska, razotkriti grijehe tvoje.