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Lamentations 4

Ge'ez original · 22 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 3ch. 5 →
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4:1
አሌፍ። እፎ፡ ተጸልአ፡ ወርቅ፡ ወተወለጠ፡ ብሩር፡ ሠናይ፡ ወተዘርወ፡ ዕንቊ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ፍኖት።
How 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.
黃金何其失光！ 純金何其變色！ 聖所的石頭倒在各市口上。
4:2
ቤት። ደቂቀ፡ ጽዮን፡ ክቡራን፡ ተሠይጡ፡ በወርቅ። እፎ፡ ኮኑ፡ ከመ፡ ንዋየ፡ ልሕኵት፡ ግብረ፡ እደ፡ ለብሓዊ።
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how they are esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!
錫安寶貴的眾子好比精金， 現在何竟算為窯匠手所做的瓦瓶？
4:3
ጋሜል። አክይስትኒ፡ አጥበዉ፡ እጐሊሆሙ። አዋልደ፡ ሕዝብየሰ፡ ከመ፡ አዕዋፈ፡ ሰገኖ፡ ውስተ፡ ገዳም።
Even the jackals offer their breast. They nurse their young ones. But the daughter of my people has become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
野狗尚且把奶乳哺其子， 我民的婦人倒成為殘忍， 好像曠野的鴕鳥一般。
4:4
ዳሌጥ። ጠግዐ፡ ልሳነ፡ ሕፃን፡ ውስተ፡ ጕርዔሁ፡ በጽምእ። ወሕፃናት፡ ሰአሉ፡ ኅብስተ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይሁቦሙ።
The tongue of the nursing child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, and no one breaks it for them.
吃奶孩子的舌頭因乾渴貼住上膛； 孩童求餅，無人擘給他們。
4:5
ሄ። እለ፡ ይሴሰዩ፡ ሲሳየ፡ ማሰኑ፡ በውስተ፡ ፍናው፡ ወደፈኖሙ፡ መሬት።
Those who ate delicacies are desolate in the streets. Those who were brought up in purple embrace dunghills.
素來吃美好食物的， 現今在街上變為孤寒； 素來臥朱紅褥子的， 現今躺臥糞堆。
4:6
ዋው። ዐብየት፡ ኀጢአታ፡ ለወለተ፡ ሕዝብየ፡ እምኀጢአተ፡ ሰዶም፡ እንተ፡ ተገፍትዐት፡ ፍጡነ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይፃምዉ፡ እደው፡ ባቲ።
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater than the sin of Sodom, which was overthrown as in a moment. No hands were laid on her.
都因我眾民的罪孽比所多瑪的罪還大； 所多瑪雖然無人加手於她， 還是轉眼之間被傾覆。
4:7
ዛይ። ጻዕደዉ፡ ቅዱሳኒሃ፡ እምበረድ፡ ወጻዕደዉ፡ እምሐሊብ፡ ወቄሑ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ እምዕንቈ፡ ሰንፔር፡ ፀአቶሙ።
Her nobles were purer than snow. They were whiter than milk. They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Their polishing was like sapphire.
錫安的貴冑素來比雪純淨， 比奶更白； 他們的身體比紅寶玉 更紅， 像光潤的藍寶石一樣。
4:8
ሔት። ጸልመ፡ እምነ፡ ሕመት፡ ራእዮሙ፡ ወኢተዐውቀት፡ በአፍኣ፡ ፍኖቶሙ። ወቈቊዐ፡ ማእሶሙ፡ በዲበ፡ አዕፅምቲሆሙ፡ ወየብሰ፡ ከመ፡ ዕፅ።
Their 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 wood.
現在他們的面貌比煤炭更黑， 以致在街上無人認識； 他們的皮膚緊貼骨頭， 枯乾如同槁木。
4:9
ጤት። ኀየሱ፡ ቅቱላን፡ በኵናት፡ እምቅቱላን፡ በረኀብ፡ ወሖሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ርጉዛን፡ በትእዛዘ፡ እግዚአብሔር።
Those who are killed with the sword are better than those who are killed with hunger; for these pine away, stricken through, for lack of the fruits of the field.
餓死的不如被刀殺的， 因為這是缺了田間的土產， 就身體衰弱，漸漸消滅。
4:10
ዮድ። እደዊሆን፡ ለአንስት፡ መሓርያት፡ አብሰላ፡ እጐሊሆን፡ ወኮንዎን፡ ሲሳዮን፡ በቅጥቃጤሃ፡ ለወለተ፡ ሕዝብየ።
The hands of the pitiful women have boiled their own children. They were their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.
慈心的婦人，當我眾民被毀滅的時候， 親手煮自己的兒女作為食物。
4:11
ካፍ። ፈጸመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መዐቶ፡ ወከዐወ፡ መቅሠፍቶ፡ ወአንደደ፡ እሳተ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽዮን፡ ወበልዐት፡ መሠረታቲሃ።
Yahweh has accomplished his wrath. He has poured out his fierce anger. He has kindled a fire in Zion, which has devoured its foundations.
耶和華發怒成就他所定的， 倒出他的烈怒； 在錫安使火着起， 燒毀錫安的根基。
4:12
ላሜድ። ኢአምኑ፡ ነገሥተ፡ ምድር፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይነብሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ከመ፡ ይበውእ፡ ፀር፡ ወጸላእት፡ አንቀጸ፡ ኢየሩሳሌም።
The kings of the earth didn’t believe, neither did all the inhabitants of the world, that the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
地上的君王和世上的居民都不信 敵人和仇敵能進耶路撒冷的城門。
4:13
ሜም። በኀጢአተ፡ ነቢያቲሃ፡ ወጌጋየ፡ ካህናቲሃ፡ እለ፡ ከዐዉ፡ ደመ፡ ጻድቃን፡ በማእከላ።
It is because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the middle of her.
這都因她先知的罪惡和祭司的罪孽； 他們在城中流了義人的血。
4:14
ኖን። ተሀውኩ፡ እለ፡ ይሔልውዋ፡ በአፍኣ፡ ወተቀብኡ፡ በደም፡ ሶበ፡ ተስእኖሙ፡ ገሰሱ፡ አልባሲሆሙ።
They wander as blind men in the streets. They are polluted with blood, So that men can’t touch their garments.
他們在街上如瞎子亂走， 又被血玷污， 以致人不能摸他們的衣服。
4:15
ሳምኬት። ረኀቁ፡ እምርኩሳን፡ ስብኩ፡ ሎሙ፡ ወበልዖሙ፡ ረኀቁ፡ ረኀቁ፡ ወኢትግስስዎሙ። እስመ፡ ተሀውኩ፡ ወበልዖሙ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ ኢይድግሙ፡ ነቢሮታ።
“Go away!” they cried to them. “Unclean! Go away! Go away! Don’t touch! When they fled away and wandered, men said among the nations, “They can’t live here any more.”
人向他們喊着說： 不潔淨的，躲開，躲開！ 不要挨近我！ 他們逃走飄流的時候， 列國中有人說： 他們不可仍在這裏寄居。
4:16
ዔ። ገጹ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ መክፈልቶሙ፡ ወኢይደግም፡ ነጽሮቶሙ። እስመ፡ ኢኀፈሩ፡ ገጸ፡ ካህናት፡ ወኢመሐሩ፡ ሊቃውንተ።
Yahweh’s anger has scattered them. He will not pay attention to them any more. They didn’t respect the persons of the priests. They didn’t favor the elders.
耶和華發怒，將他們分散， 不再眷顧他們； 人不重看祭司，也不厚待長老。
4:17
ፌ። እንዘ፡ ዓዲነ፡ ሕያዋን፡ ንሕነ፡ ጠፍኣ፡ አዕይንቲነ፡ በእንተ፡ ከንቱ፡ ረድኤተነ፡ እንዘ፡ ንሴፎ።
Our eyes still fail, looking in vain for our help. In our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save.
我們仰望人來幫助， 以致眼目失明，還是枉然； 我們所盼望的，竟盼望一個不能救人的國！
4:18
ጻዴ። ተወከልነ፡ ኀበ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ዘኢያድኅን።ከላእነ፡ ደቂቀነ፡ ኢይፃኡ፡ መርሕበነ።
They 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.
仇敵追趕我們的腳步像打獵的， 以致我們不敢在自己的街上行走。 我們的結局臨近； 我們的日子滿足； 我們的結局來到了。
4:19
ቆፍ። ቀርበ፡ ጊዜነ፡ በኀልቀ፡ መዋዕሊነ፡ እስመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ጊዜነ። ረዋጽያነ፡ ኮኑ፡ እለ፡ ዴገኑነ፡ እምአንስርተ፡ ሰማይ። ላዕለ፡ አድባር፡ ረከቡነ፡ እስመ፡ በገዳም፡ ጸንሑነ።
Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles of the sky. They chased us on the mountains. They set an ambush for us in the wilderness.
追趕我們的比空中的鷹更快； 他們在山上追逼我們， 在曠野埋伏，等候我們。
4:20
ሬስ። መንፈሰ፡ ገጽነ፡ መሲሑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ተንሥአ፡ በመሥገርቶሙ። ዝኩ፡ ዘንቤ፡ በጽላሎቱ፡ ነሐዩ፡ ውስተ፡ አሕዛብ።
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of Yahweh, was taken in their pits; of whom we said, under his shadow we will live among the nations.
耶和華的受膏者好比我們鼻中的氣， 在他們的坑中被捉住； 我們曾論到他說： 我們必在他蔭下， 在列國中存活。
4:21
ሳን። ተፈሥሒ፡ ወተኀሠዪ፡ ወለተ፡ ኤዶምያስ፡ እንተ፡ ትነብሪ፡ ውስተ፡ ምድረ፡ ዖፅ። እስመ፡ ላዕሌኪ፡ ኀለፈ፡ ጽዋዐ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትሰክሪ፡ ወትትዐረቂ።
Rejoice and be glad, daughter of Edom, who dwells in the land of Uz. The cup will pass through to you also. You will be drunken, and will make yourself naked.
住烏斯地的以東民哪，只管歡喜快樂； 苦杯也必傳到你那裏； 你必喝醉，以致露體。
4:22
ታው። ኀልቀ፡ ኀጢአትኪ፡ ወለተ፡ ጽዮን፡ ኢይደግም፡ እንከ፡ አፍልሶተኪ። ይዋህዮ፡ ለኀጢአትኪ፡ ወለተ፡ ኤዶምያስ፡ ከሠተ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኀጢአትኪ።
The 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.
錫安的民哪，你罪孽的刑罰受足了， 耶和華必不使你再被擄去。 以東的民哪，他必追討你的罪孽， 顯露你的罪惡。
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