1 ¡ Cómo yace solitaria la ciudad de tanta gente! Se ha vuelto como una viuda la grande entre las naciones; la princesa entre las provincias se ha convertido en tributaria.

How the city sits solitary, that was full of people! She has become as a widow, who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become tributary!

2 A margamente llora en la noche, y las lágrimas corren por sus mejillas; no hay quien la consuele entre todos sus amantes. Todos sus amigos la han traicionado, se le han convertido en enemigos.

She weeps bitterly in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her: All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; they are become her enemies.

3 J udá ha ido al destierro bajo aflicción y bajo dura servidumbre. Ella habita entre las naciones, mas no halla descanso; todos sus perseguidores la han alcanzado en medio de la angustia.

Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude; she dwells among the nations, she finds no rest: all her persecutors overtook her within the straits.

4 L os caminos de Sion están de luto, porque nadie viene a las fiestas solemnes. Todas sus puertas están desoladas, gimen sus sacerdotes, sus vírgenes están afligidas, y ella misma está amargada.

The ways of Zion do mourn, because no one come to the solemn assembly; all her gates are desolate, her priests do sigh: her virgins are afflicted, and she herself is in bitterness.

5 S us adversarios se han convertido en sus amos, sus enemigos prosperan, porque el Señor la ha afligido por la multitud de sus transgresiones; sus niños han ido cautivos delante del adversario.

Her adversaries are become the head, her enemies prosper; for Yahweh has afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her young children are gone into captivity before the adversary.

6 D e la hija de Sion se ha ido todo su esplendor. Sus príncipes son como ciervos que no hallan pasto, y huyen sin fuerzas delante del perseguidor.

From the daughter of Zion all her majesty is departed: her princes are become like deer that find no pasture, they are gone without strength before the pursuer.

7 J erusalén recuerda en los días de su aflicción y de su vagar todos sus tesoros que existían desde los tiempos antiguos, cuando su pueblo cayó en mano del adversario sin que nadie la ayudara. Al verla sus adversarios, se burlaron de su ruina.

Jerusalem remembers in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that were from the days of old: when her people fell into the hand of the adversary, and no one helped her, The adversaries saw her, they mocked at her desolations.

8 E n gran manera ha pecado Jerusalén, por lo cual se ha vuelto cosa inmunda. Todos los que la honraban la desprecian porque han visto su desnudez, y ella gime y se vuelve de espaldas.

Jerusalem has grievously sinned; therefore she has become as an unclean thing; all who honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yes, she sighs, and turns backward.

9 S u inmundicia está en sus faldas; no consideró su futuro, y ha caído de manera sorprendente; no hay quien la consuele. Mira, oh Señor, mi aflicción, porque se ha engrandecido el enemigo.

Her filthiness was in her skirts; she didn’t remember her latter end; therefore is she come down wonderfully; she has no comforter: see, Yahweh, my affliction; for the enemy has magnified himself.

10 E l adversario ha extendido su mano a todos sus tesoros; ciertamente ella ha visto a las naciones entrar en su santuario, a las que tú ordenaste que no entraran en tu congregación.

The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things: for she has seen that the nations are entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom you commanded that they should not enter into your assembly.

11 T odo su pueblo gime buscando pan; han dado sus tesoros a cambio de comida para restaurar sus vidas. Mira, oh Señor, y observa que me están despreciando.

All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for food to refresh the soul: look, Yahweh, and see; for I am become abject.

12 V osotros, todos los que pasáis por el camino, ¿no os importa esto? Observad y ved si hay dolor como mi dolor, con el que fui atormentada, con el que el Señor me afligió el día de su ardiente ira.

Is it nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look, and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow, which is brought on me, With which Yahweh has afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

13 D esde lo alto El envió fuego que penetró en mis huesos. Ha tendido una red a mis pies, me ha hecho volver atrás, me ha dejado desolada, desfallecida todo el día.

From on high has he sent fire into my bones, and it prevails against them; He has spread a net for my feet, he has turned me back: He has made me desolate and faint all the day.

14 A tado ha sido el yugo de mis transgresiones, por su mano han sido entrelazadas, han caído sobre mi cuello. El ha hecho que me falten las fuerzas; el Señor me ha entregado en manos contra las cuales no puedo resistir.

The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand; They are knit together, they have come up on my neck; he has made my strength to fail: The Lord has delivered me into their hands, against whom I am not able to stand.

15 A todos mis valientes ha rechazado el Señor de en medio de mí; ha convocado contra mí un tiempo determinado para quebrantar a mis jóvenes; el Señor ha hollado como en un lagar a la virgen hija de Judá.

The Lord has set at nothing all my mighty men within me; He has called a solemn assembly against me to crush my young men: The Lord has trodden as in a wine press the virgin daughter of Judah.

16 P or estas cosas lloro yo; mi ojo, mi ojo derrama agua, porque lejos de mí está el consolador, el que reanima mi alma. Mis hijos están desolados porque ha prevalecido el enemigo.

For these things I weep; my eye, my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate, because the enemy has prevailed.

17 S ion extiende sus manos, no hay quien la consuele. El Señor ha ordenado contra Jacob que los que lo rodean sean sus adversarios; Jerusalén se ha vuelto cosa inmunda en medio de ellos.

Zion spreads out her hands; there is no one to comfort her; Yahweh has commanded concerning Jacob, that those who are around him should be his adversaries: Jerusalem is among them as an unclean thing.

18 E l Señor es justo, pues me he rebelado contra su mandamiento. Oíd ahora, pueblos todos, y ved mi dolor: mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes han ido al cautiverio.

Yahweh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

19 L lamé a mis amantes, mas ellos me han engañado. Mis sacerdotes y mis ancianos han perecido en la ciudad, cuando buscaban alimento para sí a fin de restaurar sus fuerzas.

I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: My priests and my elders gave up the spirit in the city, While they sought them food to refresh their souls.

20 M ira, oh Señor, que estoy angustiada; hierven mis entrañas, mi corazón se revuelve dentro de mí, porque he sido muy rebelde. En la calle la espada me deja sin hijos, en la casa es como la muerte.

See, Yahweh; for I am in distress; my heart is troubled; My heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: Abroad the sword bereaves, at home there is as death.

21 H an oído que gimo, y no hay quien me consuele. Todos mis enemigos han oído de mi mal, se regocijan de que tú lo hayas hecho. ¡Oh, si tú trajeras el día que has anunciado, para que sean ellos como yo!

They have heard that I sigh; there is no one to comfort me; All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it: You will bring the day that you have proclaimed, and they shall be like me.

22 V enga toda su maldad delante de ti, y trátalos como a mí me has tratado por todas mis transgresiones; porque son muchos mis gemidos, y desfallece mi corazón.

Let all their wickedness come before you; Do to them, as you have done to me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.