و َمُنذُ أيّامِ آبائِنا إثمُنا عَظِيمٌ. وَبِسَبَبِ خَطايانا، جاءَ مُلُوكٌ أجانِبُ، وَعاقَبُوا مُلُوكَنا وَكَهَنَتَنا بِالسَّيفِ وَالسَّبي وَالنَّهبِ وَالإذلالِ كَما هُوَ الحالُ اليَومَ.
`From the days of our fathers we in great guilt unto this day, and in our iniquities we have been given -- we, our kings, our priests -- into the hand of the kings of the lands, with sword, with captivity, and with spoiling, and with shame of face, as this day.
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