1 Y o soy el hombre que ha visto la aflicción A causa de la vara de Su furor.

I am the man who has been suffering because of the power of God’s anger.

2 E l me ha llevado y me ha hecho andar En tinieblas y no en luz.

He has led me and brought me into darkness and not into light.

3 C iertamente contra mí ha vuelto y revuelto Su mano todo el día.

For sure He has turned His hand against me again and again all day long.

4 H a hecho que se consuman mi carne y mi piel, Ha quebrado mis huesos.

He has made my flesh and my skin waste away. He has broken my bones.

5 M e ha sitiado y rodeado De amargura y de fatiga.

He has shut me in with trouble and suffering.

6 E n lugares tenebrosos me ha hecho morar, Como los que han muerto hace tiempo.

He has made me live in dark places, like those who have been dead a long time.

7 C on muro me ha cercado y no puedo salir, Ha hecho pesadas mis cadenas.

He has put a wall around me so that I cannot go out. He has put heavy chains on me.

8 A un cuando clamo y pido auxilio, El cierra el paso a mi oración.

Even when I cry and call for help, he shuts out my prayer.

9 H a cerrado mis caminos con piedra labrada, Ha hecho tortuosos mis senderos.

He has stopped me with blocks of stone. He has made my paths no longer straight.

10 E l es para mí como oso en acecho, Como león en lugares ocultos.

He is like a bear lying in wait, like a lion hiding in secret places.

11 H a desviado mis caminos y me ha destrozado, Me ha dejado desolado.

He has turned me from the path and torn me to pieces. He has destroyed me.

12 H a tensado Su arco Y me ha puesto como blanco de la flecha.

He used His bow, and set me as a mark for His arrow.

13 H izo que penetraran en mis entrañas Las flechas de Su aljaba.

He has taken out His arrows and sent them into my heart.

14 H e venido a ser objeto de burla de todo mi pueblo, Su canción todo el día.

All my people laugh at me. They sing songs that make fun of me all day long.

15 E l me ha llenado de amargura, Me ha embriagado con ajenjo.

He has filled me with bitter feelings. He has made me drunk with wormwood.

16 H a quebrado con guijarro mis dientes, Ha hecho que me revuelque en el polvo.

He has broken my teeth with rocks, and has covered me with dust.

17 Y mi alma ha sido privada de la paz, He olvidado la felicidad.

Peace has left my soul. I have forgotten what it is like to be happy.

18 D igo, pues: “Se me acabaron las fuerzas, Y mi esperanza que venía del Señor.”

So I say, “My strength is gone, and so has my hope from the Lord.”

19 A cuérdate de mi aflicción y de mi vagar, Del ajenjo y de la amargura.

Remember my trouble and my traveling from place to place, the wormwood and bitter feelings.

20 C iertamente mi alma lo recuerda Y se abate mi alma dentro de mí.

I remember it always, and my soul bows down within me.

21 E sto traigo a mi corazón, Por esto tengo esperanza:

But this I remember, and so I have hope.

22 Q ue las misericordias del Señor jamás terminan, Pues nunca fallan Sus bondades;

It is because of the Lord’s loving-kindness that we are not destroyed for His loving-pity never ends.

23 S on nuevas cada mañana; ¡Grande es Tu fidelidad!

It is new every morning. He is so very faithful.

24 “ El Señor es mi porción,” dice mi alma, “por tanto en El espero.”

“The Lord is my share.” says my soul, “so I have hope in Him.”

25 B ueno es el Señor para los que en El esperan, Para el alma que Lo busca.

The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the one who looks for Him.

26 B ueno es esperar en silencio La salvación del Señor.

It is good that one should be quiet and wait for the saving power of the Lord.

27 B ueno es para el hombre llevar El yugo en su juventud.

It is good for a man to carry the load while he is young.

28 Q ue se siente solo y en silencio Ya que El se lo ha impuesto.

Let him sit alone and be quiet when God has laid the load on him.

29 Q ue ponga su boca en el polvo, Quizá haya esperanza;

Let him put his mouth in the dust. There may be hope yet.

30 Q ue dé la mejilla al que lo hiere; Que se sacie de oprobios.

Let him give his face to the one who hits him, and be filled with shame.

31 P orque el Señor no rechaza para siempre,

For the Lord will not turn away from a man forever.

32 A ntes bien, si aflige, también se compadecerá Según Su gran misericordia.

For if He causes sorrow, He will have loving-pity because of His great loving-kindness.

33 P orque El no castiga por gusto Ni aflige a los hijos de los hombres.

He does not want to cause trouble or sorrow for the children of men.

34 A plastar bajo los pies A todos los prisioneros de un país,

He is not pleased when all those on earth who are in prison are crushed under foot.

35 P rivar del derecho a un hombre En presencia del Altísimo,

The Most High is not pleased when the rights are kept away from a man who is before Him,

36 D efraudar a un hombre en su litigio: Estas cosas no aprueba el Señor.

and when wrong is done to him in his cause. The Lord is not pleased with these things.

37 ¿ Quién es aquél que habla y así sucede, A menos que el Señor lo haya ordenado ?

Who has said that something would happen and then it did happen, unless the Lord has said that it should be?

38 ¿ No salen de la boca del Altísimo Tanto el mal como el bien ?

Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both good and bad come?

39 ¿ Por qué ha de quejarse el ser viviente? ¡ Sea valiente frente a sus pecados!

Why should any living man complain about the punishment of his sins?

40 E xaminemos nuestros caminos y escudriñémos los, Y volvamos al Señor.

Let us test and look over our ways, and return to the Lord.

41 A lcemos nuestro corazón en nuestras manos Hacia Dios en los cielos.

Let us lift up our heart and hands to God in heaven, saying,

42 N osotros hemos transgredido y nos hemos rebelado; Tú no has perdonado.

“We have sinned and would not obey You, and You have not forgiven us.

43 T e has cubierto de ira y nos has perseguido; Has matado y no has perdonado.

You have covered Yourself with anger and have followed us, killing without pity.

44 T e has cubierto de una nube Para que no pase la oración.

You have covered Yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.

45 B asura y escoria nos has hecho En medio de los pueblos.

You have made us a waste and something that is not wanted among the nations.

46 H an abierto su boca contra nosotros Todos nuestros enemigos.

All those who hate us have spoken against us.

47 N os han sobrevenido terror y foso, Desolación y destrucción.

Fear and a trap have come upon us. We are laid waste and destroyed.

48 A rroyos de lágrimas derraman mis ojos A causa de la destrucción de la hija de mi pueblo (Jerusalén).

My eyes flow with rivers of tears because my people are destroyed.

49 M is ojos fluyen sin cesar, Ya que no hay descanso

Tears flow from my eyes all the time without stopping,

50 H asta que el Señor mire Y vea desde los cielos.

until the Lord looks down from heaven and sees.

51 M is ojos traen dolor a mi alma Por todas las hijas de mi ciudad.

My eyes bring me suffering because of what is happening to all the women of my city.

52 M is enemigos, sin haber causa, Constantemente me han dado caza como a un ave.

I have been hunted like a bird by those who hate me for no reason.

53 S ilenciaron mi vida en la fosa, Pusieron piedra sobre mí.

They threw me alive into the deep hole and have put a stone on me.

54 C ubrieron las aguas mi cabeza, Dije: “¡Estoy perdido!”

Water flowed over my head, and I said, “I am cut off!”

55 I nvoqué Tu nombre, oh Señor, Desde la fosa más profunda.

I called on Your name, O Lord, out of the deep hole.

56 T ú oíste mi voz: “No escondas Tu oído a mi clamor, a mi grito de auxilio.”

You have heard my voice. Do not close Your ears to my cry for help.

57 T e acercaste el día que Te invoqué, Dijiste: “¡No temas!”

You came near when I called You, and You said, “Do not be afraid!”

58 T ú has defendido, oh Señor, la causa de mi alma, Tú has redimido mi vida.

You have helped me in my cause, O Lord. You have saved my life.

59 T ú has visto, oh Señor, mi opresión, Juzga mi causa.

O Lord, You have seen the wrong done to me. Judge in my favor.

60 H as visto toda su venganza, Todas sus tramas contra mí.

You have seen how much they hate me and plan against me.

61 H as oído sus oprobios, oh Señor, Todas sus tramas contra mí;

O Lord, You have heard how they put me to shame and how they work against me.

62 L os labios de mis agresores y sus murmuraciones Están contra mí todo el día.

The lips and thoughts of those who hurt me are against me all day long.

63 S e sienten o se levanten, míra los, Yo soy el objeto de su canción.

Watch their sitting down and standing up. I am their song as they make fun of me.

64 T ú les darás su pago, oh Señor, Conforme a la obra de sus manos.

O Lord, You will punish them for what they have done.

65 L es darás dureza de corazón, Tu maldición será sobre ellos.

You will give them hard hearts, and curse them.

66 L os perseguirás con ira y los destruirás De debajo de los cielos del Señor.

Go after them in anger and destroy them from under Your heavens, O Lord.