1 "Gwna alarnad am dywysogion Israel,
1And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,
2 a dywed: 'Y fath lewes oedd dy fam ymhlith y llewod! Gorweddodd ymysg y llewod ifainc a magu ei chenawon.
2and thou hast said: What [is] thy mother? — a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.
3 Meithrinodd un o'i chenawon, a thyfodd yn llew ifanc; dysgodd larpio ysglyfaeth a bwyta pobl.
3And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
4 Clywodd y cenhedloedd amdano, ac fe'i daliwyd yn eu pwll; aethant ag ef � bachau i wlad yr Aifft.
4And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.
5 Pan welodd hi ei siomi a dinistrio ei gobaith, cymerodd un arall o'i chenawon a gwneud llew ifanc ohono.
5And she seeth, that stayed — perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.
6 Yr oedd yn prowla ymhlith y llewod, a thyfodd yn llew ifanc; dysgodd larpio ysglyfaeth a bwyta pobl.
6And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
7 Tynnodd i lawr eu ceyrydd, a dinistrio eu dinasoedd; daeth ofn ar y wlad a phopeth ynddi oherwydd su373?n ei ruo.
7And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.
8 Yna daeth y cenhedloedd yn ei erbyn o'r taleithiau o amgylch; taenasant eu rhwyd drosto, ac fe'i daliwyd yn eu pwll.
8And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.
9 Tynasant ef i gawell � bachau, a mynd ag ef at frenin Babilon; rhoddwyd ef mewn carchar, fel na chlywyd ei su373?n mwyach ar fynyddoedd Israel.
9And they put it in prison — in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.
10 "'Yr oedd dy fam fel gwinwydden mewn gwinllan, wedi ei phlannu yn ymyl dyfroedd; yr oedd yn ffrwythlon a brigog am fod digon o ddu373?r.
10Thy mother [is] as a vine in thy blood by waters planted, Fruitful and full of boughs it hath been, Because of many waters.
11 Yr oedd ei changhennau yn gryfion, yn addas i deyrnwialen llywodraethwyr. Tyfodd yn uchel iawn, uwchlaw'r prysgwydd; yr oedd yn amlwg oherwydd ei huchder a nifer ei changau.
11And it hath strong rods for sceptres of rulers, And high is its stature above thick branches, And it appeareth in its height In the multitude of its thin shoots.
12 Ond fe'i diwreiddiwyd mewn dicter, fe'i bwriwyd hi i'r llawr; deifiodd gwynt y dwyrain hi, dinoethwyd hi o'i ffrwythau; gwywodd ei changau cryfion, ac yswyd hwy gan d�n.
12And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it hath been cast, And the east wind hath dried up its fruit, Broken and withered hath been the rod of its strength, Fire hath consumed it.
13 Yn awr, y mae wedi ei thrawsblannu mewn diffeithwch, mewn tir cras a sychedig.
13And now — it is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty.
14 Lledodd t�n o un o'i changhennau ac ysu ei blagur; ni adawyd arni yr un gangen gref, yn addas i deyrnwialen llywodraethwr.' Galarnad yw hon, ac y mae i'w defnyddio'n alarnad."
14And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strength — a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it [is] — and it is for a lamentation!`