1 H ow lonely sits the city That was full of people! She has become like a widow Who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a forced laborer!

¡Qué sola ha quedado la ciudad populosa! La grande entre las naciones se ha vuelto como una viuda; la señora de provincias ha sido hecha tributaria.

2 S he weeps bitterly in the night And her tears are on her cheeks; She has none to comfort her Among all her lovers. All her friends have dealt treacherously with her; They have become her enemies.

Amargamente llora en la noche y las lágrimas corren por sus mejillas. Entre todos sus amantes no hay ninguno que la consuele; todos sus amigos le faltaron, se le volvieron enemigos.

3 J udah has gone into exile under affliction And under harsh servitude; She dwells among the nations, But she has found no rest; All her pursuers have overtaken her In the midst of distress.

Judá ha ido en cautiverio afligida y en dura servidumbre; ha habitado entre las naciones, sin hallar descanso; todos sus perseguidores la alcanzaron y pusieron en estrechuras.

4 T he roads of Zion are in mourning Because no one comes to the appointed feasts. All her gates are desolate; Her priests are groaning, Her virgins are afflicted, And she herself is bitter.

Las calzadas de Sión están de luto, porque no hay quien venga a las fiestas solemnes; todas sus puertas están asoladas, sus sacerdotes gimen, sus vírgenes están afligidas y ella está llena de amargura.

5 H er adversaries have become her masters, Her enemies prosper; For the Lord has caused her grief Because of the multitude of her transgressions; Her little ones have gone away As captives before the adversary.

Sus enemigos fueron hechos príncipes, sus aborrecedores fueron prosperados, porque Jehová la afligió a causa de sus muchas rebeliones. Sus hijos fueron en cautividad delante del enemigo.

6 A ll her majesty Has departed from the daughter of Zion; Her princes have become like deer That have found no pasture; And they have fled without strength Before the pursuer.

Desapareció toda la hermosura de la hija de Sión; sus príncipes, como ciervos que no hallan pasto, anduvieron sin fuerzas delante del perseguidor.

7 I n the days of her affliction and homelessness Jerusalem remembers all her precious 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 ruin.

Jerusalén, cuando cayó su pueblo en manos del enemigo y no hubo quien la ayudara, se acordó de los días de su aflicción, de sus rebeliones, y de todas las cosas agradables que tuvo desde los tiempos antiguos. La miraron los enemigos y se burlaron de su caída.

8 J erusalem sinned greatly, Therefore she has become an unclean thing. All who honored her despise her Because they have seen her nakedness; Even she herself groans and turns away.

Gravemente ha pecado Jerusalén, por lo cual ha sido movida de su lugar; cuantos la honraban la desprecian al ver su vergüenza, y ella suspira y se vuelve atrás.

9 H er uncleanness was in her skirts; She did not consider her future. Therefore she has fallen astonishingly; She has no comforter. “ See, O Lord, my affliction, For the enemy has magnified himself!”

Su inmundicia está en sus faldas. No pensó en su fin. Cayó de manera sorprendente sin tener quien la consolara. Mira, Jehová, mi aflicción, porque el enemigo se ha engrandecido.

10 T he adversary has stretched out his hand Over all her precious things, For she has seen the nations enter her sanctuary, The ones whom You commanded That they should not enter into Your congregation.

Extendió su mano el enemigo a todas sus cosas preciosas; ella ha visto entrar en su santuario a las gentes acerca de las cuales mandaste que no entraran en tu congregación.

11 A ll her people groan seeking bread; They have given their precious things for food To restore their lives themselves. “See, O Lord, and look, For I am despised.”

Todo su pueblo buscó gimiendo su pan; por la comida, para seguir viviendo, dieron todas sus cosas preciosas, ¡Mira, Jehová, y ve cuán abatida estoy!

12 “ Is it nothing to all you who pass this way? Look and see if there is any pain like my pain Which was severely dealt out to me, Which the Lord inflicted on the day of His fierce anger.

¿No os conmueve a cuantos pasáis por el camino? Mirad y ved si hay dolor como el dolor que me ha venido; porque Jehová me ha angustiado en el día de su ardiente furor.

13 “ From on high He sent fire into my bones, And it prevailed over them. He has spread a net for my feet; He has turned me back; He has made me desolate, Faint all day long.

Desde lo alto envió un fuego que consume mis huesos, ha tendido una red a mis pies, me ha vuelto atrás, me dejó desolada y con dolor todo el día.

14 “ The yoke of my transgressions is bound; By His hand they are knit together. They have come upon my neck; He has made my strength fail. The Lord has given me into the hands Of those against whom I am not able to stand.

Él ha atado con su mano el yugo de mis rebeliones: ataduras ha echado sobre mi cuello y ha debilitado mis fuerzas. ¡El Señor me ha entregado en manos contra las cuales no podré levantarme!

15 “ The Lord has rejected all my strong men In my midst; He has called an appointed time against me To crush my young men; The Lord has trodden as in a wine press The virgin daughter of Judah.

El Señor pisoteó en medio de mí a todos mis hombres fuertes; llamó a gente contra mí, para destruir a mis jóvenes; pisoteó el Señor, como en un lagar, a la virgen hija de Judá.

16 “ For these things I weep; My eyes run down with water; Because far from me is a comforter, One who restores my soul. My children are desolate Because the enemy has prevailed.”

Por eso estoy llorando; por eso de mis ojos fluyen lágrimas, porque de mí se ha alejado el que consuela y da reposo a mi alma. Mis hijos han sido destruidos, porque el enemigo prevaleció.

17 Z ion stretches out her hands; There is no one to comfort her; The Lord has commanded concerning Jacob That the ones round about him should be his adversaries; Jerusalem has become an unclean thing among them.

Sión extendió sus manos, mas no tiene quien la consuele; Jehová ordenó contra Jacob que sus vecinos fueran sus enemigos, y Jerusalén fue objeto de abominación entre ellos.

18 “ The Lord is righteous; For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And behold my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.

Pero Jehová es justo, pues yo me había rebelado contra su palabra. Oíd ahora, pueblos todos, ved mi dolor: mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes fueron llevados en cautiverio.

19 “ I called to my lovers, but they deceived me; My priests and my elders perished in the city While they sought food to restore their strength themselves.

Llamé a voces a mis amantes, mas ellos me han engañado. Mis sacerdotes y mis ancianos perecieron en la ciudad, mientras buscaban comida para seguir viviendo.

20 “ See, O Lord, for I am in distress; My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is overturned within me, For I have been very rebellious. In the street the sword slays; In the house it is like death.

Mira, Jehová, que estoy atribulada, que mis entrañas hierven; mi corazón se trastorna dentro de mí, porque me he rebelado en gran manera. Por fuera hace estragos la espada; por dentro se enseñorea la muerte.

21 “ They have heard that I groan; There is no one to comfort me; All my enemies have heard of my calamity; They are glad that You have done it. Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed, That they may become like me.

Me han oído gemir, mas no hay quien me consuele. Todos mis enemigos han sabido de mi mal y se alegran de lo que tú hiciste; pero tú harás venir el día que has anunciado, y serán como yo.

22 “ Let all their wickedness come before You; And deal with them as You have dealt with me For all my transgressions; For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”

Venga ante ti toda su maldad, y haz con ellos como hiciste conmigo por todas mis rebeliones, porque muchos son mis suspiros y mi corazón está adolorido.