1 H ow the Lord has covered Zion with a cloud in His anger! He has thrown the shining-greatness of Israel from heaven to earth. In the day of His anger He has not remembered the place where He rests His feet.

¡Cómo oscureció el Señor en su furor a la hija de Sión! Derribó del cielo a la tierra el esplendor de Israel, Y no se acordó del estrado de sus pies en el día de su furor.

2 T he Lord has destroyed all the places of Jacob. In His anger He has broken down the strong-places of Judah. He has brought the nation and its leaders down to the ground in shame.

Destruyó el Señor sin piedad todas las moradas de Jacob; Ha derruido las fortalezas de la hija de Judá, Ha echado por tierra y profanado al reino y a sus príncipes.

3 I n burning anger He has cut off all the strength of Israel. He would not help us fight against those who hate us. He has burned like a hot fire in Jacob, destroying everything around it.

Cortó con el ardor de su ira todo el poderío de Israel; Retiró de él su diestra frente al enemigo, Y ha encendido en Jacob como una llama de fuego que devora todo alrededor.

4 H e has pulled back His bow string like one who fights against us. He has set His right hand like one who hates us, and has killed all that we liked to see. He has poured out His anger like fire on the tent of Zion.

Entesó su arco como enemigo, afirmó su mano derecha como adversario, Y destruyó cuanto era hermoso a la vista. En la tienda de la hija de Sión derramó como fuego su enojo.

5 T he Lord has become like one who hates us. He has destroyed Israel. He has destroyed all its beautiful houses. He has destroyed its strong-places, and has caused much sorrow and crying for the people of Judah.

El Señor se ha portado como enemigo, destruyó a Israel; Destruyó todos sus palacios, derribó sus fortalezas, Y multiplicó en la hija de Judá la tristeza y el lamento.

6 H e has broken down His house like a garden tent. He has destroyed His chosen meeting place. The Lord has caused the special suppers and Day of Rest to be forgotten in Zion. And He has hated the king and the religious leader in His anger.

Ha forzado su cerca como la de un huerto; Destruyó el lugar en donde se congregaban; Jehová ha hecho olvidar las fiestas solemnes y los sábados en Sión, Y en el ardor de su ira ha desechado al rey y al sacerdote.

7 T he Lord has had nothing to do with His altar. He has left His holy place. He has given the walls of her beautiful houses over to those who hate us. They have made a noise in the house of the Lord as on the day of a special supper.

Desechó el Señor su altar, menospreció su santuario; Ha entregado en manos del enemigo los muros de sus palacios; Se alzó un griterío en la casa de Jehová como en día de fiesta.

8 T he Lord plans to destroy the wall of the people of Zion. He marked how long it was, and has not kept His hand from destroying. He has caused tower and wall to cry in sorrow. They suffer together.

Jehová determinó destruir el muro de la hija de Sión; Extendió el cordel, no retrajo su mano de la destrucción; Hizo, pues, que se lamentara el antemuro y el muro, que juntamente se han desmoronado.

9 H er gates have gone down into the ground. He has destroyed and broken her iron pieces. Her king and leaders have been sent among the nations. The Law is no more. And her men who spoke for God have no more special dreams from the Lord.

Sus puertas fueron echadas por tierra, destruyó y quebrantó sus cerrojos; Su rey y sus príncipes están entre los gentiles. ¡Ya no hay Ley! Sus profetas tampoco reciben ya visión de Jehová.

10 T he leaders of the people of Zion sit quietly on the ground. They have thrown dust on their heads, and have dressed themselves in cloth made from hair. The pure young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.

Se sentaron en tierra, y callaron los ancianos de la hija de Sión; Echaron polvo sobre sus cabezas, se ciñeron de cilicio; Las doncellas de Jerusalén inclinan sus cabezas hasta la tierra.

11 M y eyes become weak from crying. My spirit is very troubled. My heart is poured out in sorrow, because my people have been destroyed, and because children and babies fall down weak in the city streets.

Mis ojos están consumidos de lágrimas, hierven mis entrañas, Mi hígado se derrama por tierra a causa del quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo, Mientras desfallece el niño y el que mama, en las plazas de la ciudad.

12 T hey cry to their mothers, “Where is bread and wine?” as they fall down weak in the city streets like a man hurt in battle, and as they die in their mothers’ arms.

Dicen a sus madres: ¿Dónde está el trigo y el vino? Mientras caen desfallecidos como víctimas en las calles de la ciudad, Derramando sus almas en el regazo de sus madres.

13 W hat can I say for you? What can I compare you with, O people of Jerusalem? What can I compare you with, that I may comfort you, O pure daughter of Zion? For you have been destroyed as much as the sea is large. And who can heal you?

¿A quién atestiguaré por ti, o a quién te haré semejante, hija de Jerusalén? ¿A quién te compararé para consolarte, oh virgen hija de Sión? Porque grande como el mar es tu quebrantamiento; ¿quién te podrá curar?

14 Y our men who speak in God’s name have given you false and foolish dreams. They have not made your sin known, so you could return from where you are held. But they have told you false dreams that have led you the wrong way.

Tus profetas vieron para ti falsedad e insensatez; Y no revelaron tu pecado para impedir tu cautiverio, Sino que te predicaron vanas profecías y extravíos.

15 A ll who pass by clap their hands at you. They make fun of you and shake their heads at the people of Jerusalem, saying, “Is this the city which was called perfect in beauty, the joy of all the earth?”

Todos los que pasan por el camino baten palmas sobre ti; Silban, y menean despectivamente sus cabezas sobre la hija de Jerusalén, diciendo: ¿Es ésta la ciudad que decían de perfecta hermosura, el gozo de toda la tierra?

16 A ll who hate you have opened their mouths wide against you. They make fun of you and grind their teeth and say, “We have destroyed her! For sure this is the day we have waited for! We have lived to see it!”

Todos tus enemigos abren contra ti su boca; Silban y rechinan los dientes; y dicen: Nos la hemos tragado; Ciertamente éste es el día que esperábamos; lo hemos hallado, lo vemos.

17 T he Lord has done what He planned. He has done what He had said He would do long ago. He has destroyed without pity. He has caused those who hate you to have joy over you. He has given strength to those who fight against you.

Jehová ha hecho lo que tenía determinado; Ha cumplido su palabra, la cual él había empeñado desde tiempo antiguo. Ha destruido sin piedad; Y ha hecho que el enemigo se alegre sobre ti, Y enalteció el poder de tus adversarios.

18 L et your heart cry out to the Lord. O wall of the people of Zion, let your tears flow down like a river day and night. Give yourself no rest. Do not let your eyes stop crying.

Clama desde el fondo de tu corazón al Señor; Oh hija de Sión, echa lágrimas cual torrente día y noche; No descanses, ni cesen las niñas de tus ojos.

19 G et up and cry out in the night, at the beginning of the night hours. Pour out your heart like water before the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are weak with hunger on every street.”

Levántate, da voces en la noche, al comenzar las vigilias; Derrama como agua tu corazón ante la presencia del Señor; Alza tus manos a él implorando la vida de tus pequeñitos, Que desfallecen de hambre en las entradas de todas las calles.

20 S ee, O Lord, and look! To whom have You done this? Should women eat their children, the little ones they have cared for? Should religious leaders and men of God be killed in the Lord’s holy place?

Mira, oh Jehová, y considera a quién has tratado así. ¿Han de comer las mujeres el fruto de sus entrañas, los pequeñitos puestos a su tierno cuidado? ¿Han de ser muertos en el santuario del Señor el sacerdote y el profeta?

21 T he young and the old lie in the dust of the streets. My pure young women and young men have been killed by the sword. You have killed them in the day of Your anger. You have killed without pity.

Niños y ancianos yacen por tierra en las calles; Mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes cayeron a espada; Mataste en el día de tu furor; degollaste sin piedad.

22 A s people are asked to come to a special supper, You have sent trouble on every side. And no one got away or stayed alive in the day of the Lord’s anger. Those I have cared for and brought up have been destroyed by those who hate me.

Has convocado por todo el ámbito mis terrores, como en un día de solemnidad; Y en el día del furor de Jehová no hubo quien escapase ni quedase vivo; Los que crié y mantuve, mi enemigo los exterminó.