Revised Literal Translation

Lamentations 5:8-16

8Servantsעֲבָדִים֙'a.va.DimH5650have ruledמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over us: there isnone that doth deliverפֹּרֵ֖קpo.RekH6561usout of their handמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

9We gatנָבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935our breadלַחְמֵ֔נוּlach.Me.nuH3899with the peril ofour livesבְּנַפְשֵׁ֙נוּ֙be.naf.She.nuH5315becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719of the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

10Our skinעוֹרֵ֙נוּ֙o.Re.nuH5785was blackנִכְמָ֔רוּnikh.Ma.ruH3648like an ovenכְּתַנּ֣וּרke.ta.NurH8574becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the terribleזַלְעֲפ֥וֹתzal.'a.FotH2152famineרָעָֽב׃ra.'AvH7458.

11They ravishedעִנּ֔וּ'i.NuH6031the womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802in Zionבְּצִיּ֣וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, andthe maidsבְּתֻלֹ֖תbe.tu.LotH1330in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

12Princesשָׂרִים֙sa.RimH8269are hanged upנִתְל֔וּnit.LuH8518by their handבְּיָדָ֣םbe.ya.DamH3027:the facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of eldersזְקֵנִ֖יםze.ke.NimH2205were not honouredנֶהְדָּֽרוּ׃neh.Da.ruH1921.

13They tookנָשָׂ֔אוּna.Sa.'uH5375the young menבַּחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH970to grindטְח֣וֹןte.ChonH2911,and the childrenוּנְעָרִ֖יםu.ne.'a.RimH5288fellכָּשָֽׁלוּ׃ka.Sha.luH3782under the woodבָּעֵ֥ץba.'EtzH6086.

14The eldersזְקֵנִים֙ze.ke.NimH2205have ceasedשָׁבָ֔תוּsha.Va.tuH7673from the gateמִשַּׁ֣עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179,the young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970from their musickמִנְּגִינָתָֽם׃mi.ne.gi.na.TamH5058.

15The joyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of our heartלִבֵּ֔נוּli.Be.nuH3820is ceasedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673;our danceמְחֹלֵֽנוּ׃me.cho.Le.nuH4234is turnedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015into mourningלְאֵ֖בֶלle.'E.velH60.

16The crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307fromour headרֹאשֵׁ֔נוּro.She.nuH7218:woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188unto us, that we have sinnedחָטָֽאנוּ׃cha.Ta.nuH2398!

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