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Tristezas de Sión

¹¡Cómo yace solitariala ciudad^a de tanta gente^b!Se ha vuelto como una viuda^cla grande entre las naciones;la princesa entre las provincias²^dse ha convertido en tributaria^e.2 Amargamente llora en la noche,y las lágrimas corren por sus mejillas;no hay quien la consuele^aentre todos sus amantes^b.Todos sus amigos la han traicionado,se le han convertido en enemigos^c.3 Judá ha ido al destierro bajo¹ afliccióny bajo² dura³ servidumbre^a.Ella habita entre las naciones,mas no halla descanso^b;todos sus perseguidores la han alcanzadoen medio de la angustia⁴^c.4 Los caminos de Sión están de luto,porque nadie viene a las fiestas solemnes^a.Todas sus puertas están desoladas^b,gimen sus sacerdotes,sus vírgenes están afligidas^c,y ella misma está amargada¹^d.5 Sus adversarios se han convertido en sus amos¹,sus enemigos prosperan²,porque el SEÑOR la ha afligidopor la multitud de sus transgresiones^a;sus niños han ido cautivosdelante del adversario.6 De la hija de Sión se ha idotodo su esplendor.Sus príncipes son como ciervos^aque no hallan pasto,y huyen¹^b sin fuerzasdelante del perseguidor.7 Jerusalén recuerda en los días de su aflicción y de su vagar¹todos sus tesorosque existían desde los tiempos antiguos^a,cuando su pueblo cayó en mano del adversariosin que nadie la ayudara^b.Al verla sus adversarios,se burlaron de su ruina²^c.8 En gran manera ha pecado Jerusalén,por lo cual se ha vuelto cosa inmunda^a.Todos los que la honraban la desprecian^bporque han visto su desnudez,y¹ ella gime^c y se vuelve de espaldas.9 Su inmundicia está en sus faldas^a;no consideró su futuro¹^b,y ha caído²^c de manera sorprendente;no hay quien la consuele^d.Mira, oh SEÑOR, mi aflicción^e,porque se ha engrandecido el enemigo^f.10 El adversario ha extendido su manoa todos sus tesoros;ciertamente ella ha visto a las naciones entrar en su santuario^a,a las que tú ordenasteque no entraran en tu congregación^b.11 Todo su pueblo gime buscando pan^a;han dado sus tesoros a cambio de comidapara restaurar sus vidas¹^b.Mira, oh SEÑOR, y observaque me están despreciando^c.12 Vosotros, todos los que pasáis^a por el camino, ¿no os importa esto?Observad y ved si hay dolor¹ como mi dolor²,con el que fui atormentada,con el que el SEÑOR me afligió el día de su ardiente ira^b.13 Desde lo alto Él envió fuegoque penetró¹ en mis huesos^a.Ha tendido una red^b a mis pies,me ha hecho volver atrás,me ha dejado desolada,desfallecida²^c todo el día.14 Atado ha sido el yugo de mis transgresiones^a,por su mano han sido entrelazadas,han caído sobre mi cuello^b.Él ha hecho que me falten¹ las fuerzas;el Señor me ha entregado en manoscontra las cuales no puedo resistir^c.15 A todos mis valientes ha rechazado el Señorde en medio de mí^a;ha convocado contra mí un tiempo determinado¹^bpara quebrantar a mis jóvenes^c;el Señor ha hollado como en un lagara la virgen hija de Judá.16 Por estas cosas lloro yo;mi ojo, mi ojo derrama agua^a,porque lejos de mí está el consolador^b,el que reanima mi alma.Mis hijos están desoladosporque ha prevalecido el enemigo.17 Sión extiende sus manos,no hay quien la consuele^a.El SEÑOR ha ordenado contra Jacobque los que lo rodean sean sus adversarios^b;Jerusalén se ha vuelto cosa inmunda en medio de ellos^c.18 El SEÑOR es justo^a,pues me he rebelado contra su mandamiento¹^b.Oíd ahora, pueblos todos,y ved mi dolor²^c:mis vírgenes y mis jóveneshan ido al cautiverio^d.19 Llamé a mis amantes, mas ellos me han engañado^a.Mis sacerdotes^b y mis ancianos han perecido en la ciudad,cuando buscaban alimento para sí a fin de restaurar sus fuerzas¹^c.20 Mira, oh SEÑOR, que estoy angustiada;hierven mis entrañas,mi corazón se revuelve dentro de mí^a,porque he sido muy rebelde^b.En la calle la espada me deja sin hijos,en la casa es como la muerte.21 Han oído que gimo,y no hay quien me consuele.Todos mis enemigos han oído de mi mal,se regocijan de que tú lo hayas hecho^a.¡Oh, si tú trajeras el día que has anunciado,para que sean ellos como yo^b!22 Venga toda su maldad delante de ti,y trátalos como a mí me has tratado^apor todas mis transgresiones;porque son muchos mis gemidos, y desfallece mi corazón.

The Sorrows of Zion

How ^alonely sits the cityThat once had ^bmany people!She has become like a ^cwidowWho was once ^dgreat among the nations!She who was a princess among the ¹provincesHas become a ^eforced laborer!2 She ^aweeps bitterly in the night,And her tears are on her cheeks;She has no one to comfort herAmong all her ^blovers.All her friends have ^cdealt treacherously with her;They have become her enemies.3 ^aJudah has gone into exile out of afflictionAnd ¹harsh servitude;She lives ^bamong the nations,But she has not found a resting place;All those who ^cpursued her have overtaken herIn the midst of ²distress.4 The roads ¹of Zion are in mourningBecause ^ano one comes to an appointed feast.All her gates are ^bdeserted;Her priests groan,Her ^cvirgins are worried,And as for Zion herself, it is ^dbitter for her.5 Her adversaries have become ¹her masters,Her enemies are ²secure;For the LORD has ³^acaused her griefBecause of the multitude of her wrongdoings;Her little ones have gone awayAs captives ⁴led by the enemy.6 All of her ^asplendorIs gone from the daughter of Zion;Her leaders have become like deerThat have found no pasture,And they have ¹^bfled without strength²From the pursuer.7 In the days of her affliction and homelessness^aJerusalem remembers all her treasuresThat were hers since the days of old,When her people fell into the hand of the adversaryAnd ^bno one helped her.The adversaries saw her,They ^claughed at her ¹ruin.8 Jerusalem sinned ^agreatly,Therefore ^bshe has become an ¹object of ridicule.All who honored her despise herBecause they have seen her nakedness;Even ^cshe herself groans and turns away.9 Her ^auncleanness was in her garment’s seams;She did not ¹think of her ^bfuture.So she has ²^cfallen in an astonishing way;^dShe has no comforter.“^eSee, LORD, my affliction,For the enemy has ³^fhonored himself!”10 The adversary has stretched out his handOver all her precious things,For she has seen the ^anations enter her sanctuary,The ones whom You commandedThat they were ^bnot to enter Your congregation.11 All her people groan, ^aseeking bread;They have given their treasures for foodTo ^brestore their ¹lives.“See, LORD, and look,For I am ^cdespised.”12 “Is it ^anothing to all you who pass this way?Look and see if there is any pain like my painWhich was inflicted on me,With which the ^bLORD tormented me on the day of His ^cfierce anger.13 “From ¹the height He sent fire into my ^abones,And it dominated them.He has spread a ^bnet for my feet;He has turned me back;He has made me ^cdesolate,²Faint all day long.14 “The ^ayoke of my wrongdoings is bound;By His hand they are woven together.They have ^bcome upon my neck;He has made my strength ¹fail.The Lord ^chas handed me overTo those against whom I am not able to stand.15 “The ^aLord has thrown away all my strong menIn my midst;He has called an appointed ¹time against meTo crush my ^byoung men;The Lord has ^ctrodden as in a wine pressThe virgin daughter of Judah.16 “For these things I ^aweep;¹My eyes run down with water;Because far from me is a ^bcomforter,One to restore my soul.My children are desolateBecause the enemy has prevailed.”17 Zion ^astretches out with her hands;There is no one to comfort her;The LORD has ^bcommanded regarding JacobThat those around him become his adversaries;^cJerusalem has become a filthy thing among them.18 “The LORD is ^arighteous,For I have ^brebelled against His ¹command;Hear now, all peoples,And ^csee my pain;^dMy virgins and my young menHave gone into captivity.19 “I ^acalled to my lovers, but they deserted me;My ^bpriests and my elders perished in the cityWhile they sought food to ^crestore their ¹strength themselves.20 “See, LORD, for I am in distress;My ¹^aspirit is greatly troubled;My heart is overturned within me,For I have been very ^brebellious.In the street the sword has made women childless;In the house it is like death.21 “They have heard that I ^agroan;There is no one to comfort me,All my enemies have heard of my disaster;They are ^bjoyful that You have done it.Oh, that You would bring the day which You have proclaimed,So that they will become ^clike me.22 “May all their wickedness come before You;And ^adeal with them just as You have dealt with meFor all my wrongdoings.For my groans are many and my heart is faint.”