¹How the gold has become dim! The most pure gold has changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head 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 jackals draw out the breast, they nurse their young ones: The daughter of my people has 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 nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst: The young children ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.

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

⁵Those who fed delicately are desolate in the streets: Those who 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 iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, That was overthrown as in a moment, and no hands were laid 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 nobles were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk; They were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was as 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 appearance is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: Their skin clings to their bones; it is withered, it has 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.

⁹Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed 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 boiled their own children; They were their food 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.

¹¹Yahweh has accomplished his wrath, he has poured out his fierce anger; He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.

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

¹²The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter 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.

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.

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

¹⁴They wander as blind men in the streets, they are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.

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

¹⁵Depart! they cried to them, Unclean! depart, depart, don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, They shall not live here any more.

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 Yahweh has scattered them; he will no more regard them: They didn’t respect the persons of the priests, they didn’t favor the elders.

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

¹⁷Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help: In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.

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

¹⁸They hunt our steps, so that we can’t go in our streets: Our end is near, our days are fulfilled; for our end has come.

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

¹⁹Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky: They chased us on 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 Yahweh, was taken in their pits; Of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the nations.

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, daughter of Edom, that dwell in the land of Uz: The cup shall pass through to you also; you shall be drunken, and shall make yourself 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 your iniquity is accomplished, daughter of Zion; he will no more carry you away into captivity: He will visit your iniquity, daughter of Edom; he will uncover your sins.

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