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 ira a la hija de Sión! Derribó del cielo a la tierra la hermosura de Israel; 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, no perdonó; destruyó en su furor todas las tiendas de Jacob, y derribó las fortalezas de Judá: humilló 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 se encendió en Jacob como llama de fuego que devora 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.

Tensó su arco como un enemigo, afirmó su mano derecha como un adversario, y destruyó cuanto era hermoso. 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 volvió enemigo y 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.

Arrasó su tienda como una enramada de huerto y destruyó el lugar en donde se congregaban. Jehová ha hecho olvidar en Sión las fiestas solemnes y los sábados, 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.

El Señor desechó su altar y menospreció su santuario; entregó los muros de sus palacios en manos de los enemigos, y ellos hicieron resonar su voz 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, tendió el cordel y no retiró su mano de la destrucción. Hizo, pues, que se lamentaran el antemuro y el muro; juntamente fueron desolados.

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 derribadas; destruyó y quebrantó sus cerrojos. Su rey y sus príncipes están entre gentes que no tienen la ley, y sus profetas no recibieron 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 sientan en tierra y callan los ancianos de la hija de Sión; echan polvo sobre sus cabezas y se ciñen ropas ásperas. Las vírgenes de Jerusalén bajan la cabeza 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 se deshacen en lágrimas, mis entrañas se conmueven y mi hígado se derrama por tierra a causa del quebrantamiento de la hija de mi pueblo; y los niños, ¡aun los de pecho!, desfallecen entre tanto 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 están el pan y el vino?», mientras desfallecen como heridos en las calles de la ciudad y derraman el alma 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?

¿Qué testigo te traeré? ¿A quién te haré semejante, hija de Jerusalén? ¿A quién te compararé para consolarte, virgen hija de Sión? Grande como el mar es tu quebrantamiento, ¿quién te sanará?

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 vanidad y locura, y no descubrieron tu pecado para impedir tu cautiverio, sino que te predicaron vanas profecías y seducciones.

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?”

Cuantos pasan por el camino baten palmas al verte, silban y mueven despectivamente la cabeza 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 abrieron la boca contra ti, se burlaron, rechinaron los dientes y dijeron: «¡Devorémosla! ¡Ciertamente éste es el día que esperábamos: lo hemos hallado, lo hemos visto!»

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, ordenada por él desde tiempo antiguo. Destruyó y no perdonó; hizo que el enemigo se alegrara sobre ti y exaltó 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.

El corazón de ellos clamaba al Señor. ¡Hija de Sión, que tus lágrimas corran día y noche como un arroyo! ¡No descanses, ni reposen 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 a él tus manos implorando la vida de tus niñitos, 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, Jehová, y considera a quién has tratado así. ¿Habrán de comerse las mujeres el fruto de sus entrañas, a los niñitos que antes cuidaban tiernamente? ¿Habrán 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 viejos yacen por tierra en las calles; mis vírgenes y mis jóvenes han caído a espada. Mataste en el día de tu furor. Degollaste y no perdonaste.

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.

Como en día de solemnidad, de todas partes has convocado mis temores. En el día del furor de Jehová no hubo quien escapara ni quien quedara vivo. ¡A los que yo crié y mantuve, mi enemigo los aniquiló!