1 “ As for you, sing a song of sorrow for the leaders of Israel,

“Y tú, eleva una elegía por los príncipes de Israel,

2 a nd say: ‘What was your mother? A female lion among lions! She lay down with young lions. She raised her young ones.

y di: ‘¿Qué era tu madre? Una leona entre leones. Echada en medio de leoncillos, Crió a sus cachorros.

3 S he brought up one of her little ones, and he became a lion. He learned to catch his food. He ate men.

Cuando exaltó a uno de sus cachorros, Este se hizo león, Y aprendió a desgarrar su presa; Devoró hombres.

4 T he nations heard about him, and he was caught in their trap. And they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

Entonces las naciones oyeron de él; En su foso fue capturado, Y lo llevaron con garfios A la tierra de Egipto.

5 Y our mother waited until she saw that her hope was lost. Then she took another of her little ones and made him a young lion.

Cuando ella vio, mientras aguardaba, Que su esperanza estaba perdida, Tomó otro de sus cachorros Y lo hizo un leoncillo.

6 H e walked up and down among the lions. He became a young lion and learned to catch his food. He ate men.

Y él andaba entre los leones; Hecho ya un leoncillo, Aprendió a desgarrar su presa; Devoró hombres.

7 H e wrecked their strong towers and destroyed their cities. The land and all who were in it were filled with fear because of the loud noise he made.

Destruyó sus torres fortificadas Y asoló sus ciudades; La tierra y cuanto había en ella estaban aterrados Por el estruendo de sus rugidos.

8 T hen the nations came against him from their lands all around. They spread their net over him, and he was caught in their trap.

Entonces se pusieron contra él los pueblos De las provincias de alrededor, Y tendieron sobre él su red; En su foso fue capturado.

9 T hey put him in a prison with chains and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him in prison so that his voice would never be heard again on the mountains of Israel.

Lo pusieron en una jaula con garfios Y lo llevaron al rey de Babilonia; Lo llevaron enjaulado Para que su voz no se oyera más En los montes de Israel.

10 Y our mother was like a vine in your grape-field, planted by the water. It gave much fruit and was full of branches because there was much water.

Tu madre era como una vid en tu viña, Plantada junto a las aguas; Estaba llena de frutos y ramas Por la abundancia de aguas.

11 I ts branches were strong enough to be made into sticks held by rulers to show their power. It grew as high as the clouds. Everyone saw how high it was and that it had many branches.

Tenía ramas fuertes Propias para cetros de gobernantes, Y su estatura se elevó Hasta en medio de las nubes, Y fue vista a causa de su altura Y por sus muchos sarmientos.

12 B ut it was pulled up by the roots in anger and thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branch was torn off so that it dried up. And fire destroyed it.

Pero fue arrancada con furor, Derribada a tierra, Y el viento del este secó su fruto; Su rama fuerte fue quebrada Y se secó; El fuego la consumió.

13 N ow it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land.

Y ahora está plantada en el desierto, En una tierra árida y reseca.

14 F ire has spread from its largest branch and has destroyed its young branches and its fruit. No strong branch is left on it to be made into a stick for a ruler.’ This is a song of sorrow, and is to be used as a death song.”

De su rama ha salido fuego, Que ha consumido sus pámpanos y su fruto, Y no queda en ella rama fuerte, Para cetro de gobernante.’” Esta es una elegía, y de elegía servirá.