1Rememberזְכֹ֤רze.KhorH2142, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100has befallenהָ֣יָהHa.yahH1961us;Lookהַבִּ֖יטָהha.beithH5027,and seeוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200ourreproachחֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃cher.pa.Te.nuH2781!
2Our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵ֙נוּ֙na.cha.la.Te.nuH5159has been turnedנֶֽהֶפְכָ֣הne.hef.KhahH2015over tostrangersלְזָרִ֔יםle.za.RimH2114, Ourhousesבָּתֵּ֖ינוּba.Tei.nuH1004to aliensלְנָכְרִֽים׃le.na.khe.RimH5237.
3We have becomeהָיִ֙ינוּ֙ha.Yi.nuH1961orphansיְתוֹמִ֤יםye.to.MimH3490withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.einH369a fatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,Our mothersאִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ'i.mo.Tei.nuH517are like widowsכְּאַלְמָנֽוֹת׃ke.'al.ma.NotH490.
4We have to payבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701for our drinkingשָׁתִ֔ינוּsha.Ti.nuH8354waterמֵימֵ֙ינוּ֙mei.Mei.nuH4325,Our woodעֵצֵ֖ינוּ'e.Tzei.nuH6086comesיָבֹֽאוּ׃ya.Vo.'uH935to usat a priceבִּמְחִ֥ירbim.ChirH4242.
5Our pursuersנִרְדָּ֔פְנוּnir.Da.fe.nuH7291are at our necksצַוָּארֵ֙נוּ֙tza.va.Re.nuH6677;We are wornיָגַ֖עְנוּya.Ga'.nuH3021out, there isnoוְלֹ֥אve.lo'H3808restהֽוּנַֽחhu.nach-H5117for us.
7Ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1sinnedחָֽטְאוּ֙cha.te.'UH2398, andare noH369moreH369;It is we who have borneסָבָֽלְנוּ׃sa.Val.nuH5445their iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771.
8Slavesעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us;ThereH369isnoH369oneH369to deliverפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561us from their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.
9We getנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935our breadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899at therisk of our livesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315Becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440of the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.
10Our skinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785has becomeH3648ashotH3648as an ovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574,Becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480H6440ofthe burningזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152heatH2152of famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.
11They ravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031thewomenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,The virginsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269were hungנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by their handsבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027;Eldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205were not respectedנֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃neh.Da.ruH1921.
13Youngבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970menH970workedנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375at the grindingH2911millH2911,And youthsוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288stumbledכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under loadsof woodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.
14Eldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205are goneשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673from the gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,Youngבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970from theirmusicמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.
15The joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of our heartsלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820hasceasedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673;Our dancingמְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃me.cho.Le.nuH4234has been turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.
16Thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850has fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307from our headרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218;Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188to us, for we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398!
18Becauseעַ֤ל'alH5921ofMountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726whichH7945liesH8074desolateשֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔םshe.sha.MemH8074,Foxesשׁוּעָלִ֖יםshu.'a.LimH7776prowlהִלְּכוּ־hi.le.khu-H1980in it.
19You, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,ruleתֵּשֵׁ֔בte.ShevH3427foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769; Yourthroneכִּסְאֲךָ֖kis.'a.KhaH3678is from generationלְדֹ֥רle.DorH1755to generationוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.
20Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do Youforgetתִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּtish.ka.Che.nuH7911us foreverלָנֶ֙צַח֙la.Ne.tzachH5331?Why do You forsakeתַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800ussoH753H3117longH753H3117?
21Restoreהֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּha.shi.Ve.nuH7725us to You, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,that we may be restoredוְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָהve.na.shuvH7725;Renewחַדֵּ֥שׁcha.DeshH2318our daysיָמֵ֖ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117as of oldכְּקֶֽדֶם׃ke.Ke.demH6924,
22Unlessכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518You have utterlyמָאֹ֣סma.'OsH3988rejectedמְאַסְתָּ֔נוּme.'as.Ta.nuH3988us Andare exceedinglyעַד־ מְאֹֽד׃'ad- me.'OdH5704H3966angryקָצַ֥פְתָּka.Tzaf.taH7107with us.
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