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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.
Wie ist das Gold so gar verdunkelt und das feine Gold so häßlich geworden und liegen die Steine des Heiligtums vorn auf allen Gassen zerstreut!
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 edlen Kinder Zions, dem Golde gleich geachtet, wie sind sie nun den irdenen Töpfen gleich, die ein Töpfer macht!
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.
Auch Schakale reichen die Brüste ihren Jungen und säugen sie; aber die Tochter meines Volks muß unbarmherzig sein wie ein Strauß 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.
Dem Säugling klebt seine Zunge an seinem Gaumen vor Durst; die jungen Kinder heischen Brot, und ist niemand, der’s ihnen breche.
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 zuvor leckere Speise aßen, verschmachten jetzt auf den Gassen; die zuvor in Scharlach erzogen sind, die müssen jetzt im Kot liegen.
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.
Die Missetat der Tochter meines Volks ist größer denn die Sünde Sodoms, die plötzlich umgekehrt ward, und kam keine Hand dazu.
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 Fürsten waren reiner denn der Schnee und klarer denn Milch; ihre Gestalt war rötlicher denn Korallen; ihr Ansehen war wie Saphir.
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.
Nun aber ist ihre Gestalt so dunkel vor Schwärze, daß man sie auf den Gassen nicht kennt; ihre Haut hängt an den Gebeinen, und sind so dürr wie ein Scheit.
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.
Den Erwürgten durchs Schwert geschah besser als denen, so da Hungers starben, die verschmachteten und umgebracht wurden vom Mangel der Früchte des Ackers.
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.
Es haben die barmherzigsten Weiber ihre Kinder selbst müssen kochen, daß sie zu essen hätten im Jammer der Tochter meines Volks.
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.
Der HERR hat seinen Grimm vollbracht; er hat seinen grimmigen Zorn ausgeschüttet; er hat zu Zion ein Feuer angesteckt, das auch ihre Grundfesten verzehrt hat.
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.
Es hätten’s die Könige auf Erden nicht geglaubt noch alle Leute in der Welt, daß der Widersacher und Feind sollte zum Tor Jerusalems einziehen.
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;
Es ist aber geschehen um der Sünden willen ihrer Propheten und um der Missetaten willen ihrer Priester, die darin der Gerechten Blut vergossen.
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.
Sie gingen hin und her auf den Gassen wie die Blinden und waren mit Blut besudelt, daß man auch ihre Kleider nicht anrühren konnte;
“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.”
man rief sie an: Weicht, ihr Unreinen, weicht, weicht, rührt nichts an! Wenn sie flohen und umherirrten, so sagte man auch unter den Heiden: Sie sollen nicht länger dableiben.
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.
Des HERRN Zorn hat sie zerstreut; er will sie nicht mehr ansehen. Die Priester ehrte man nicht, und mit den Alten übte man keine Barmherzigkeit.
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.
Noch gafften unsre Augen auf die nichtige Hilfe, bis sie müde wurden, da wir warteten auf ein Volk, das uns doch nicht helfen konnte.
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 jagte uns, daß wir auf unsern Gassen nicht gehen durften. Da kam auch unser Ende; unsre Tage sind aus, unser Ende ist gekommen.
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.
Unsre Verfolger waren schneller denn die Adler unter dem Himmel; auf den Bergen haben sie uns verfolgt und in der Wüste auf uns gelauert.
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.”
Der Gesalbte des HERRN, der unser Trost war, ist gefangen worden, da sie uns verstörten; des wir uns trösteten, wir wollten unter seinem Schatten leben unter den Heiden.
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.
Ja, freue dich und sei fröhlich, du Tochter Edom, die du wohnest im Lande Uz! denn der Kelch wird auch über dich kommen; du mußt auch trunken und entblößt werden.
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!
Aber deine Missetat hat ein Ende, du Tochter Zion; er wird dich nicht mehr lassen wegführen. Aber deine Missetat, du Tochter Edom, wird er heimsuchen und deine Sünden aufdecken.