1 A CUÉRDATE, oh Jehová, de lo que nos ha sucedido: Ve y mira nuestro oprobio.

O Lord, remember what has happened to us. Look, and see our shame!

2 N uestra heredad se ha vuelto á extraños, Nuestras casas á forasteros.

The land we received from You has been given over to strangers. Our homes have been given to people from other lands.

3 H uérfanos somos sin padre, Nuestras madres como viudas.

We have lost our fathers. Our mothers are like those who have lost their husbands.

4 N uestra agua bebemos por dinero; Nuestra leña por precio compramos.

We have to pay for our drinking water, and we must buy our wood.

5 P ersecución padecemos sobre nuestra cerviz: Nos cansamos, y no hay para nosotros reposo.

Those who come after us are at our necks. We are tired and cannot rest.

6 A l Egipcio y al Asirio dimos la mano, para saciarnos de pan.

We have put out our hands to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

7 N uestros padres pecaron, y son muertos; Y nosotros llevamos sus castigos.

Our fathers sinned, and are no more, and we have suffered for their sins.

8 S iervos se enseñorearon de nosotros; No hubo quien de su mano nos librase.

Servants rule over us. There is no one to save us from their hand.

9 C on peligro de nuestras vidas traíamos nuestro pan Delante del cuchillo del desierto.

We put our lives in danger to get our bread, because of the sword in the desert.

10 N uestra piel se ennegreció como un horno A causa del ardor del hambre.

Our skin has become as hot as fire because of the burning heat of hunger.

11 V iolaron á las mujeres en Sión, A las vírgenes en las ciudades de Judá.

They have taken and sinned against the women in Zion, and the young women who have never had a man in the cities of Judah.

12 A los príncipes colgaron por su mano; No respetaron el rostro de los viejos.

Rulers were hung by their hands. Leaders were not respected.

13 L levaron los mozos á moler, Y los muchachos desfallecieron en la leña.

Young men worked to grind the grain, and boys fell under loads of wood.

14 L os ancianos cesaron de la puerta, Los mancebos de sus canciones.

The old men have left the city gate. Young men have stopped playing their music.

15 C esó el gozo de nuestro corazón; Nuestro corro se tornó en luto.

The joy of our hearts has come to an end. Our dancing has been turned into sorrow.

16 C ayó la corona de nuestra cabeza: ­Ay ahora de nosotros! porque pecamos.

The crown has fallen from our head. It is bad for us, for we have sinned!

17 P or esto fué entristecido nuestro corazón, Por esto se entenebrecieron nuestro ojos:

Because of this our heart is weak. Because of these things our eyes are weak.

18 P or el monte de Sión que está asolado; Zorras andan en él.

Mount Zion lies in waste, so foxes run all over it.

19 M as tú, Jehová, permanecerás para siempre: Tu trono de generación en generación.

O Lord, You rule forever. Your throne will last for all people-to-come.

20 ¿ Por qué te olvidarás para siempre de nosotros, Y nos dejarás por largos días?

Why do You forget us forever? Why do You leave us alone for so long?

21 V uélvenos, oh Jehová, á ti, y nos volveremos: Renueva nuestros días como al principio.

Return us to You, O Lord. Bring us back. Make our days as they were before.

22 P orque repeliendo nos has desechado; Te has airado contra nosotros en gran manera.

Or have You turned away from us forever? Is there no end to Your anger?