1 H ow empty is the city that was once full of people! She was once great among the nations. But now she has become like a woman whose husband has died. She who was once a queen among the cities has become a servant made to work.

¡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 cries hard in the night, with tears on her face. She has no one to comfort her among all her lovers. All her friends have not been faithful to her. They have turned against her.

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 been taken away to a strange land where she suffers much and is made to work hard as a servant. She lives among the nations, but has no rest. All those who went after her have taken her in her trouble.

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 filled with sorrow, because no one comes to the special suppers. All her gates are laid waste. Her religious leaders are crying in sorrow. Her pure young women are troubled, and she herself is in bitter suffering.

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 T hose who hate her have power over her, and all goes well for them. For the Lord has made her suffer for her many sins. Her children have been taken away in front of those who hate her.

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 T he people of Zion have lost all her great power. Her princes are like deer that find no field where they can eat. They are weak as they run away from those who are after them.

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 trouble and when she had no home, Jerusalem remembers all the things of much worth that were hers in days long ago, when her people fell into the hands of those who hated her. No one helped her. Those who hated her saw her and made fun of her when she was destroyed.

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 very much, so she is unclean. All who honored her hate her, because they have seen her put to shame. Even she herself cries in sorrow 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 S he was unclean in her clothing. She did not think about her future. She came to nothing. She had no one to comfort her. “O Lord, see my suffering, for those who hate me have won!”

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 hose who hate her have laid their hands on all her things of much worth. For she has seen the nations go into her holy place, those whom You said must not gather with Your people.

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 cry inside themselves as they look for bread. They have traded their things of much worth for food to have strength. “Look and see, O Lord, for I am hated.

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 I s it nothing to all you who pass this way? Look and see if there is any sorrow like my sorrow given me, which the Lord put on me in the day of His burning 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 H e sent fire from on high into my bones. He has spread a net for my feet and has turned me back. He has left me destroyed, and weak 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 T he weight of my sins is put upon me. He tied them together and put them upon my neck. He has taken away my strength. The Lord has given me over to those I cannot stand against.

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 T he Lord has turned away from all my strong soldiers. He has sent an army against me to crush my young men. The Lord has crushed the pure daughters of Judah like grapes are crushed to make wine.

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 T his is why I cry. Tears flow from my eyes, because a comforter is far from me who would give strength to my soul. My children are destroyed, because those who hate me have won.”

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 has put out her hands, but there is no one to comfort her. The Lord has spoken against Jacob, that his neighbors should fight against him. Jerusalem has become unclean to 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 right and good, yet I have not wanted to obey His Word. Listen now, all you people, and see my suffering. My pure young women and young men have been taken away to a strange land.

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 were not faithful to me. My religious leaders and leaders of the people died in the city, while they looked for food to get their strength back.

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 S ee how I suffer, O Lord. My spirit is very troubled. My heart has no rest within me, for I have not obeyed. The sword kills in the street. In the house there is only 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 T hey have heard how I cry in sorrow. There is no one to comfort me. All those who hate me have heard of my trouble. They are glad for what You did. Bring the day that You have told us about, and let them 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 L et their sin come before You, and do to them what You have done to me because of all my sin. My cries are many, and my heart is weak.”

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.