¹How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.

¹Alef. Oj, ako ztratilo zlato svoj lesk; zmenilo sa rýdze zlato; rozmetané sú kamene svätyne na rohu všetkých ulíc!

²The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

²Béth. Drahí synovia Siona, vyvažovaní čistým zlatom, ako sú považovaní za nádoby z črepu, za dielo rúk hrnčiara!

³Even the sea monsters 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.

³Gimel. Ešte len aj šakali vynímajú prsia, nadájajú svoje mláďatá; dcéra môjho ľudu stala sa ukrutnou jako pštrosi na púšti.

⁴The tongue of the sucking child cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst: the young children ask bread, and no man breaketh it unto them.

⁴Daleth. Jazyk kojenca prilepil sa na jeho ďasno od smädu; deti si prosia chleba, ale nieto nikoho, kto by im odlomil.

⁵They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets: they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.

⁵Hé. Tí, ktorí jedávali rozkošné jedlá, hynú na uliciach; tí, ktorí boli chovaní v šarláte, objímajú hnojisko.

⁶For the punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the punishment of the sin of Sodom, that was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands stayed on her.

⁶Vav. A neprávosť dcéry môjho ľudu je väčšia ako hriech Sodomy, ktorá bola podvrátená jako v okamihu, bez toho, že by na ňu boly dopadly ruky.

⁷Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:

⁷Zajin. Jej nazareji boli čistejší ako sneh, belší ako mlieko, čo do tela boli rumennejší než korale, svojou postavou jako vytesaní zo zafíra.

⁸Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.

⁸Chet. Ale teraz je ich tvárnosť temnejšia ako sadze; nepoznajú ich na uliciach; ich koža prischla na ich kosť; uschla jako drevo.

⁹They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fruits of the field.

⁹Teth. Lepšia sa stalo tým, ktorých pobil meč, ako tým, ktorých pobil hlad, ktorí hynú, prebodnutí, preto, že nebolo nijakej poľnej úrody.

¹⁰The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people.

¹⁰Jod. Ruky ľútostivých žien varily svoje deti; boly im za pokrm v skrúšení dcéry môjho ľudu.

¹¹The LORD hath accomplished his fury; he hath poured out his fierce anger, and hath kindled a fire in Zion, and it hath devoured the foundations thereof.

¹¹Kaf. Hospodin uvoľnil cele svoju prchlivosť, vylial páľu svojho hnevu a zapálil oheň na Sione, ktorý strávil jeho základy.

¹²The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

¹²Lamed. Neboli by uverili kráľovia zeme ani nikto zo všetkých obyvateľov okruhu sveta, že by dakedy vošiel protivník a nepriateľ do brán Jeruzalema.

¹³For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,

¹³Mem. A stalo sa pre hriechy jeho prorokov, pre neprávosti jeho kňazov, ktorí vylievali krv spravedlivých v jeho strede.

¹⁴They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.

¹⁴Nun. Túlali sa slepí po uliciach; boli poškvrnení krvou, takže sa ľudia nemohli dotknúť ich rúcha.

¹⁵They cried unto them, Depart ye; it is unclean; depart, depart, touch not: when they fled away and wandered, they said among the heathen, They shall no more sojourn there.

¹⁵Samek. Ustúpte! Nečistý! volali na nich! Ustúpte, ustúpte, nedotknite sa! Preto sa aj rozleteli vo všetky strany, aj sa túlajú. Hovoria medzi národami. Nebudú viacej pohostíniť.

¹⁶The anger of the LORD hath divided them; he will no more regard them: they respected not the persons of the priests, they favoured not the elders.

¹⁶Pé. Hnevivá tvár Hospodinova ich rozdelila vo všetky smery; nebude viacej hľadieť na nich; nehľadeli na osobu kňazov; nezľutovali sa nad starcami.

¹⁷As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

¹⁷Ajin. Naše oči ešte vždy hynú vyzerajúc po našej márnej pomoci; vo svojom zrení zrieme k národu, ktorý nezachráni.

¹⁸They hunt our steps, that we cannot go in our streets: our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end is come.

¹⁸Tsadé. Lovia naše kroky, takže nemôžeme chodiť po svojich uliciach; priblížil sa náš koniec; doplnily sa naše dni, lebo prišiel náš skon.

¹⁹Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

¹⁹Khof. Tí, ktorí nás stíhajú, sú rýchlejší ako orli nebies; ohnivo nás prenasledujú po vrchoch; na púšti nám stroja úklady.

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 heathen.

²⁰Réš. Duch našich nozdier, pomazaný Hospodinov, lapený bol do ich jam, o ktorom sme hovorievali: V jeho tôni budeme žiť medzi národami.

²¹Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that dwellest in the land of Uz; the cup also shall pass through unto thee: thou shalt be drunken, and shalt make thyself naked.

²¹Sin. Veseľ sa a raduj, dcéro Edomova, ktorá bývaš v zemi Úc! Prijde aj na teba pohár! Opiješ sa a obnažíš sa.

²²The punishment of thine iniquity is accomplished, O daughter of Zion; he will no more carry thee away into captivity: he will visit thine iniquity, O daughter of Edom; he will discover thy sins.

²²Tav. Ukončená je tvoja neprávosť, dcéro Siona; neučiní toho viacej, aby ťa prestehoval do vyhnanstva. Navštívi tvoju neprávosť, dcéro Edoma; odkryje tvoje hriechy.