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New American Standard Bible
Auflage 2017
Distress of the Siege Described
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner of every street.
How dark the gold has become,
How the pure gold has changed!
The sacred stones are poured out
At the corner 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,
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
Weighed against fine gold,
How they are regarded as earthen jars,
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 ostriches in the wilderness.
They nurse their young;
But the daughter of my people has become cruel
Like 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 infant cleaves
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
To the roof of its mouth because of thirst;
The little ones ask for bread,
But no one breaks it for them.
Des Säuglings Zunge klebt an seinem Gaumen vor Durst. Kinder betteln um Brot; keiner bricht es ihnen.
Those who ate delicacies
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Are desolate in the streets;
Those reared in purple
Embrace ash pits.
Die einst Leckerbissen schmausten, verschmachten auf den Straßen. Die einst auf Purpur lagen, klammern sich jetzt an Unrat.
For the iniquity of the daughter of my people
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Is greater than the sin of Sodom,
Which was overthrown as in a moment,
And no hands were turned toward her.
Größer ist die Schuld der Tochter, meines Volkes, als die Sünde Sodoms, das plötzlich vernichtet wurde, ohne dass eine Hand sich rührte.
Her consecrated ones were purer than snow,
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
They were whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than corals,
Their polishing was like lapis lazuli.
Ihre Vornehmen waren reiner als Schnee, weißer als Milch, ihr Leib rosiger als Korallen, saphirgleich ihre Gestalt.
Their appearance is blacker than soot,
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like wood.
They are not recognized in the streets;
Their skin is shriveled on their bones,
It is withered, it has become like 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.
Better are those slain with the sword
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For lack of the fruits of the field.
Than those slain with hunger;
For they pine away, being stricken
For 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
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people.
Boiled their own children;
They became food for them
Because of 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 has accomplished His wrath,
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has consumed its foundations.
He has poured out His fierce anger;
And He has kindled a fire in Zion
Which has 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 did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the 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.
Because of the sins of her prophets
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
The blood of the righteous;
And the iniquities of her priests,
Who have shed in her midst
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, in the streets;
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
They were defiled with blood
So that no one could touch their garments.
wanken sie blind durch die Gassen, besudelt mit Blut, sodass man nicht berühren mag ihre Kleider.
“Depart! Unclean!” they cried of themselves.
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
“Depart, depart, do not touch!”
So they fled and wandered;
Men among the nations said,
“They shall not continue to dwell with us.”
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.
The presence of the LORD has scattered them,
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
He will not continue to regard them;
They did not honor the priests,
They did not favor the elders.
Das Angesicht des HERRN hat sie zerstreut, er schaut sie nicht mehr an. Keine Ehrfurcht zollte man den Priestern, die Ältesten fanden keine Gnade.
Yet our eyes failed,
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that could not save.
Looking for help was useless;
In our watching we have watched
For a nation that 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 hunted our steps
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
For our end had come.
So that we could not walk in our streets;
Our end drew near,
Our days were finished
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 of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush for us in the wilderness.
Than the eagles of the sky;
They chased us on the mountains,
They waited in ambush 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 had said, “Under his shadow
We shall live among the nations.”
Was captured in their pits,
Of whom we had 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,
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
Who dwells in the land of Uz;
But the cup will come around to you as well,
You will become drunk and make yourself naked.
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.
The punishment of your iniquity has been completed, O daughter of Zion;
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!
He will exile you no longer.
But He will punish your iniquity, O daughter of Edom;
He will expose your sins!
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.