Lamentations 1 – KJV & LCB

King James Version

Lamentations 1:1-22

1How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! 2She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. 3Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.1.3 because of great…: Heb. for the greatness of servitude 4The ways of Zion do mourn, because none come to the solemn feasts: all her gates are desolate: her priests sigh, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bitterness. 5Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the LORD hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy. 6And from the daughter of Zion all her beauty is departed: her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without strength before the pursuer. 7Jerusalem remembered in the days of her affliction and of her miseries all her pleasant things that she had in the days of old, when her people fell into the hand of the enemy, and none did help her: the adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths.1.7 pleasant: or, desirable 8Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.1.8 is…: Heb. is become a removing, or, wandering 9Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O LORD, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself. 10The adversary hath spread out his hand upon all her pleasant things: for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didst command that they should not enter into thy congregation.1.10 pleasant: or, desirable 11All her people sigh, they seek bread; they have given their pleasant things for meat to relieve the soul: see, O LORD, and consider; for I am become vile.1.11 to…: or, to make the soul to come again

12Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.1.12 Is it…: or, It is nothing1.12 pass by: Heb. pass by the way? 13From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day. 14The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. 15The Lord hath trodden under foot all my mighty men in the midst of me: he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men: the Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Judah, as in a winepress.1.15 the virgin…: or, the winepress of the virgin, etc 16For these things I weep; mine eye, mine eye runneth down with water, because the comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me: my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed.1.16 relieve: Heb. bring back 17Zion spreadeth forth her hands, and there is none to comfort her: the LORD hath commanded concerning Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him: Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman among them.

18¶ The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.1.18 commandment: Heb. mouth 19I called for my lovers, but they deceived me: my priests and mine elders gave up the ghost in the city, while they sought their meat to relieve their souls. 20Behold, O LORD; for I am in distress: my bowels are troubled; mine heart is turned within me; for I have grievously rebelled: abroad the sword bereaveth, at home there is as death. 21They have heard that I sigh: there is none to comfort me: all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be like unto me.1.21 called: or, proclaimed 22Let all their wickedness come before thee; and do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

Luganda Contemporary Bible

Okukungubaga 1:1-22

Yerusaalemi Kifuuse Matongo

11:1 a Is 47:8 b 1Bk 4:21 c Is 3:26; Yer 40:9Ekibuga ekyajjulanga abantu nga kyabuliddwa!

Ekyabanga eky’amaanyi mu mawanga,

nga kifuuse nga nnamwandu!

Eyali kabaka omukazi ng’alina amasaza,

afuuse omuddu omukazi.

21:2 a Zab 6:6 b Yer 3:1 c Yer 4:30; Mi 7:5 d nny 16Ekiro akaaba nnyo nnyini,

n’amaziga ne gakulukuta ku matama ge.

Mu baganzi be bonna,

talina n’omu amubeesabeesa.

Mikwano gye bonna bamuliddemu olukwe,

bafuuse balabe be.

31:3 a Yer 13:19 b Ma 28:65Yuda agenze mu buwaŋŋanguse

oluvannyuma lw’okubonaabona n’okukozesebwa n’obukambwe ng’omuddu.

Kati abeera mu bannamawanga,

talaba kifo kya kuwummuliramu.

Bonna abamunoonya bamusanga

mu nnaku ye.

41:4 a Yer 9:11 b Yo 1:8-13Enguudo za Sayuuni zikungubaga,

kubanga tewali n’omu ajja ku mbaga zaakyo ezaalagibwa.

Emiryango gye gyonna girekeddwa awo,

bakabona be, basinda;

bawala be abaweereza bali mu buyinike,

naye yennyini ali mu nnaku.

51:5 a Yer 30:15 b Yer 39:9; 52:28-30Abamuyigganya bafuuse bakama be;

abalabe be beeyagala,

kubanga Mukama amuleeseeko ennaku,

olw’ebibi bye ebingi.

Abaana be batwalibbwa mu buwaŋŋanguse,

bawambiddwa omulabe.

61:6 Yer 13:18Ekitiibwa kyonna ekyali ku muwala wa Sayuuni

kimuweddeko,

abalangira be bafuuse ng’ennangaazi

ezibuliddwa omuddo;

mu bunafu,

badduse ababagoba.

71:7 Yer 37:7; Kgb 4:17Mu nnaku ez’okubonaabona kwe ng’asagaasagana,

Yerusaalemi ajjukira ebintu eby’omuwendo byonna

bye yalinanga mu nnaku ez’edda.

Abantu be bwe baagwa mu mikono gy’omulabe,

tewaali n’omu amubeera;

abalabe be ne bamutunuulira

ne bamusekerera olw’okugwa kwe.

81:8 a nny 20; Is 59:2-13 b Yer 13:22, 26 c Is 59:21, 22Yerusaalemi yayonoona nnyo nnyini,

bw’atyo n’afuuka atali mulongoofu.

Bonna abaamussangamu ekitiibwa bamunyooma,

kubanga balabye bw’asigalidde awo;

ye yennyini asinda,

era akwatibwa ensonyi.

91:9 a Ma 32:28-29; Is 47:7; Ez 24:13 b Yer 13:18 c Mub 4:1; Yer 16:7 d Zab 25:18Obutali bulongoofu bwe bwali mu birenge bye;

teyassaayo mwoyo ku bulamu bwe obw’ebiseera ebijja.

Okugwa kwe kwali kwa kyewuunyo;

tewaali n’omu amubeesabeesa.

“Ayi Mukama, tunuulira okubonaabona kwange,

kubanga omulabe awangudde.”

101:10 a Is 64:11 b Zab 74:7-8; Yer 51:51 c Ma 23:3Omulabe yagololera omukono

ku bintu bya Yerusaalemi byonna eby’omuwendo;

yalaba amawanga amakaafiiri

nga gayingira awatukuvu we,

beebo be wali ogaanye

okuyingira mu kuŋŋaaniro lyo.

111:11 a Zab 38:8 b Yer 52:6Abantu be bonna basinda

nga bwe banoonya ekyokulya;

eby’obugagga byabwe babiwanyisaamu emmere,

okusobola okuba abalamu.

“Laba, Ayi Mukama Katonda, onziseeko omwoyo

kubanga nnyoomebwa.”

121:12 a Yer 18:16 b nny 18 c Is 13:13; Yer 30:24“Mmwe tekibakwatako, mmwe mwenna abayitawo?

mwetegereze mulabe

obanga waliwo obuyinike obwenkana,

obwantukako,

Mukama bwe yanteekako

ku lunaku olw’obusungu bwe obungi.

131:13 a Yob 30:30 b Yer 44:6 c Kbk 3:16“Yaweereza omuliro okuva waggulu,

ne gukka mu magumba gange.

Yatega ebigere byange akatimba,

n’anzizaayo emabega.

Yandeka mpuubadde,

nga nzirise olunaku lwonna.

141:14 a Ma 28:48; Is 47:6 b Yer 32:5“Ebibi byange binfuukidde ekikoligo;

bisibiddwa ne binywezebwa omukono gwe.

Binzitoowerera mu bulago,

era bimmazeemu amaanyi.

Mukama ampaddeyo mu mikono gy’abo

be siyinza kugumiikiriza.

151:15 a Yer 37:10 b Is 41:2 c Is 28:18; Yer 18:21“Mukama anyoomye

abalwanyi abazira bonna abaali nange;

akuŋŋaanyizza eggye okunwanyisa,

okuzikiriza abavubuka bange.

Mukama alinnyiridde Omuwala Embeerera owa Yuda,

ng’omuntu bw’asambirira ezabbibu mu lyato ng’asogola.

161:16 a Kgb 2:11, 18; 3:48-49 b Zab 69:20; Mub 4:1 c nny 2; Yer 13:17; 14:17“Kyenva nkaaba,

amaaso gange ne gajjula amaziga,

kubanga tewali n’omu andi kumpi okumbeesabeesa,

ayinza okunzizaamu amaanyi.

Abaana bange banakuwavu

kubanga omulabe awangudde.”

171:17 Yer 4:31Sayuuni agolola emikono gye,

naye tewali n’omu amudduukirira.

Mukama awadde ekiragiro ku Yakobo

baliraanwa be babeere balabe be;

Yerusaalemi afuuse

ekintu ekitali kirongoofu wakati mu bo.

181:18 a 1Sa 12:14 b nny 12 c Ma 28:32, 41Mukama mutuukirivu,

newaakubadde nga najeemera ekiragiro kye.

Muwulirize mmwe amawanga gonna,

mutunuulire okubonaabona kwange;

Abavubuka bange ne bawala bange

batwalibbwa mu busibe.

191:19 Yer 14:15; Kgb 2:20“Nakoowoola bannange bannyambe,

naye tebanfaako;

bakabona bange n’abakadde b’ekibuga kyange

bazikiririra mu kibuga

nga banoonya ekyokulya

baddemu amaanyi.

201:20 a Yer 4:19 b Kgb 2:11 c Ma 32:25; Ez 7:15“Laba, Ayi Mukama Katonda bwe ndi omunakuwavu!

Ndi mu kubonaabona,

n’omutima gwange teguteredde

kubanga njeemye nnyo ekiyitiridde.

Ebweru ekitala kirindiridde okunsanyaawo,

ne mu nnyumba mulimu kufa kwereere.

211:21 a nny 8 b nny 4 c Kgb 2:15 d Is 47:11; Yer 30:16“Abantu bawulidde okusinda kwange,

naye tewali n’omu ananyamba.

Abalabe bange bonna bawulidde okusinda kwange;

basanyukidde ekyo ky’okoze.

Olunaku lwe walangirira,

lubatuukeko, babeere nga nze.

221:22 Nek 4:5“Obabonereze olw’obutali butuukirivu bwabwe bwonna,

nga nze bwe wambonereza.

Okusinda kwange kungi

n’omutima gwange guzirika.”