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Auflage 2017
The Holy Stones Lie Scattered
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
How the gold has grown dim,
how the pure gold is changed!
The holy stones lie scattered
at the head of every street.
Weh, wie glanzlos ist das Gold, gedunkelt das köstliche Feingold, hingeschüttet die heiligen Steine an den Ecken aller Straßen!
The precious sons of Zion,
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
worth their weight in fine gold,
how they are regarded as earthen pots,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Die kostbaren Kinder Zions, aufgewogen mit reinem Gold, weh, wie Krüge aus Ton sind sie geachtet, wie Werk von Töpferhand.
Even jackals offer the breast;
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
they nurse their young;
but the daughter of my people has become cruel,
like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Selbst Schakale reichen die Brust, säugen ihre Jungen. Die Tochter, mein Volk, ist grausam geworden wie Strauße in der Wüste.
The tongue of the nursing infant sticks
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
to the roof of its mouth for thirst;
the children beg for food,
but no one gives to them.
Des Säuglings Zunge klebt an seinem Gaumen vor Durst. Kinder betteln um Brot; keiner bricht es ihnen.
Those who once feasted on delicacies
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
perish in the streets;
those who were brought up in purple
embrace ash heaps.
Die einst Leckerbissen schmausten, verschmachten auf den Straßen. Die einst auf Purpur lagen, klammern sich jetzt an Unrat.
Größer ist die Schuld der Tochter, meines Volkes, als die Sünde Sodoms, das plötzlich vernichtet wurde, ohne dass eine Hand sich rührte.
Ihre Vornehmen waren reiner als Schnee, weißer als Milch, ihr Leib rosiger als Korallen, saphirgleich ihre Gestalt.
Now their face is blacker than soot;
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
they are not recognized in the streets;
their skin has shriveled on their bones;
it has become as dry as wood.
Schwärzer als Ruß sehen sie aus, man erkennt sie nicht auf den Straßen. Ihre Haut schrumpft ihnen am Leib, trocken wie Holz ist sie geworden.
Happier were the victims of the sword
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
than the victims of hunger,
who wasted away, pierced
by lack of the fruits of the field.
Besser die vom Schwert Getöteten als die vom Hunger Getöteten; sie sind verschmachtet, vom Missertrag der Felder getroffen.
The hands of compassionate women
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
have boiled their own children;
they became their food
during the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Die Hände liebender Frauen kochten die eigenen Kinder. Sie dienten ihnen als Speise beim Zusammenbruch der Tochter, meines Volkes.
The Lord gave full vent to his wrath;
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
he poured out his hot anger,
and he kindled a fire in Zion
that consumed its foundations.
Randvoll gemacht hat der HERR seinen Grimm, ausgegossen seinen glühenden Zorn. Er entfachte in Zion ein Feuer, das bis auf den Grund alles verzehrte.
The kings of the earth did not believe,
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
nor any of the inhabitants of the world,
that foe or enemy could enter
the gates of Jerusalem.
Kein König eines Landes, kein Mensch auf der Erde hätte jemals geglaubt, dass ein Bedränger und Feind durchschritte die Tore Jerusalems.
This was for the sins of her prophets
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
and the iniquities of her priests,
who shed in the midst of her
the blood of the righteous.
Wegen der Sünden ihrer Propheten, wegen der Verfehlung ihrer Priester, die in ihrer Mitte vergossen haben das Blut von Gerechten,
They wandered, blind, through the streets;
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
they were so defiled with blood
that no one was able to touch
their garments.
wanken sie blind durch die Gassen, besudelt mit Blut, sodass man nicht berühren mag ihre Kleider.
“Away! Unclean!” people cried at them.
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
“Away! Away! Do not touch!”
So they became fugitives and wanderers;
people said among the nations,
“They shall stay with us no longer.”
Fort, unrein!, ruft man ihnen zu. Fort, fort! Rührt nichts an! Da fliehen sie, da wanken sie. Unter den Völkern sagt man: Sie dürfen nicht länger bleiben.
Das Angesicht des HERRN hat sie zerstreut, er schaut sie nicht mehr an. Keine Ehrfurcht zollte man den Priestern, die Ältesten fanden keine Gnade.
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
vainly for help;
in our watching we watched
for a nation which could not save.
Als wir uns noch die Augen nach Hilfe für uns ausschauten, war es umsonst. Auf unserer Warte spähten wir nach einem Volk, das dann doch keine Hilfe brachte.
They dogged our steps
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
so that we could not walk in our streets;
our end drew near; our days were numbered,
for our end had come.
Man stellte unseren Schritten nach, wir konnten nicht auf die Straßen. Unser Ende war nah, die Tage voll, ja, unser Ende kam.
Our pursuers were swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Schneller waren unsere Verfolger als Adler am Himmel. Sie jagten uns auf den Bergen, lauerten uns auf in der Wüste.
The breath of our nostrils, the Lord’s anointed,
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
was captured in their pits,
of whom we said, “Under his shadow
we shall live among the nations.”
Unser Lebensatem, der Gesalbte des HERRN, ist gefangen in ihren Gruben. Wir aber hatten gedacht: In seinem Schatten werden wir leben unter den Völkern.
Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom,
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
you who dwell in the land of Uz;
but to you also the cup shall pass;
you shall become drunk and strip yourself bare.
Juble nur und freue dich, Tochter Edom, die du wohnst im Lande Uz. Auch zu dir wird der Becher kommen, du wirst dich betrinken und dich entblößen.
Zu Ende ist deine Schuld, Tochter Zion; nicht wieder führt er dich in Verbannung. Deine Schuld sucht er heim, Tochter Edom, deckt deine Sünden auf.