The Lashawan Qadash

lam 5:1

חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ	אֶת	וּרְאֵ֥ה	לָ֔נוּהַבִּ֖יטָה	הָ֣יָה	מֶֽה	יְהוָה֙	זְכֹ֤ר
𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤍𐤅	𐤀𐤕	𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤄	𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤄􉀑𐤉𐤈𐤄	𐤄𐤉𐤄	𐤌𐤄	𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄	𐤆𐤊𐤓
herepatenwh	'eth	wre'ehh	lanwhabiytahh	hayahh	mehh	yehwahh	zekorh
herepatenw	'et	wre'eh	lanwhabiytah	hayah	meh	yehwah	zekor
our disgrace!		and see	Look	has happened to us.	what	O LORD,	Remember,

5-1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.

lam 5:2

לְנָכְרִֽים	בָּתֵּ֖ינוּ	לְזָרִ֔ים	נֶֽהֶפְכָ֣ה	נַחֲלָתֵ֨נוּ֙
𐤋𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌	􉀑𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤋𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤌	𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤄	𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤍𐤅
lenakeriymh	bateynwh	lezariymh	nehepekahh	nahalatenwh
lenakeriym	bateynw	lezariym	nehepekah	nahalatenw
to foreigners.	our houses	to strangers,	has been turned over	Our inheritance

5-2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.

lam 5:3

אַלְמָנֹֽות	כְּ	אִמֹּתֵ֖ינוּ	אָ֔ב	וְאֵ֣ין	הָיִ֨ינוּ֙	יְתֹומִ֤ים
𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕	𐤊	𐤀𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤀􉀑	𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤍	𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤉𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤌
'alemanowth	ke	'imoteynwh	'abh	we'eynh	hayiynwh	yetowmiymh
'alemanowt	ke	'imoteynw	'ab	we'eyn	hayiynw	yetowmiym
are widows.		our mothers		fatherless	We have become	orphans;

5-3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.

lam 5:4

יָבֹֽאוּ	בִּמְחִ֥יר	עֵצֵ֖ינוּ	שָׁתִ֔ינוּ	בְּכֶ֣סֶף	מֵימֵ֨ינוּ֙
𐤉􉀑𐤀𐤅	􉀑𐤌𐤇𐤉𐤓	𐤏𐤑𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅	􉀑𐤊𐤎𐤐	𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅
yabo'wh	bimehiyrh	'eseynwh	satiynwh	bekeseph	meymeynwh
yabo'w	bimehiyr	'eseynw	satiynw	bekesep	meymeynw
comes	at a price.	our wood	we drink;	We must buy	the water

5-4. We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.

lam 5:5

הֽוּנַֽח	וְלֹ֥א	יָגַ֖עְנוּ	נִרְדָּ֔פְנוּ	צַוָּארֵ֨נוּ֙	עַ֤ל
𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤇	𐤅𐤋𐤀	𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤍𐤅	𐤍𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤍𐤅	𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤍𐤅	𐤏𐤋
hwnahh	welo'	yaga'enwh	niredapenwh	sawa'renwh	'alh
hwnah	welo'	yaga'enw	niredapenw	sawa'renw	'al
rest.	[and find] no	we are weary	pursued;		We are closely

5-5. Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.

lam 5:6

לָֽחֶם	לִשְׂבֹּ֥עַֽ	אַשּׁ֖וּר	יָ֔ד	נָתַ֣נּוּ	לָֽנוּמִצְרַ֨יִם֙
𐤋𐤇𐤌	𐤋𐤔􉀑𐤏	𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓	𐤉𐤃	𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅	𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
lahemh	lisebo'a	'aswrh	yadh	natanwh	lanwmiserayimh
lahem	lisebo'a	'aswr	yad	natanw	lanwmiserayim
food.	to get enough	[and] Assyria,		We submitted	to Egypt

5-6. We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

lam 5:7

סָבָֽלְנוּ	עֲוֹנֹתֵיהֶ֥ם	וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ	וְאֵינָ֔ם	חָֽטְאוּ֙	אֲבֹתֵ֤ינוּ
𐤎􉀑𐤋𐤍𐤅	𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌	𐤅𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅	𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤌	𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅	𐤀􉀑𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅
sabalenwh	'awonoteyhemh	wa'anahenwh	we'eynamh	hate'wh	'aboteynwh
sabalenw	'awonoteyhem	wa'anahenw	we'eynam	hate'w	'aboteynw
bear	their punishment.	but we	[and are] no more,	sinned	Our fathers

5-7. Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.

lam 5:8

יָּדָֽם	מִ	אֵ֥ין	בָ֔נוּפֹּרֵ֖ק	מָ֣שְׁלוּ	עֲבָדִים֙
𐤉𐤃𐤌	𐤌	𐤀𐤉𐤍	􉀑𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤓𐤒	𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅	𐤏􉀑𐤃𐤉𐤌
yadamh	mi	'eynh	banwporeqh	maselwh	'abadiymh
yadam	mi	'eyn	banwporeq	maselw	'abadiym
their hands.	from	[there is] no one	to deliver us	rule over us;	Slaves

5-8. Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.

lam 5:9

הַמִּדְבָּֽר	חֶ֥רֶב	פְּנֵ֖י	מִ	לַחְמֵ֔נוּ	נָבִ֣יא	בְּנַפְשֵׁ֨נוּ֙
𐤄𐤌𐤃􉀑𐤓	𐤇𐤓􉀑	𐤐𐤍𐤉	𐤌	𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤍𐤅	𐤍􉀑𐤉𐤀	􉀑𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤍𐤅
hamidebarh	herebh	peneyh	mi	lahemenwh	nabiy'	benapesenwh
hamidebar	hereb	peney	mi	lahemenw	nabiy'	benapesenw
in the wilderness.	the sword	because of		our bread	We get	at the risk of our lives

5-9. We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.

lam 5:10

רָעָֽב	זַלְעֲפֹ֥ות	פְּנֵ֖י	מִ	נִכְמָ֔רוּ	תַנּ֣וּר	כְּ	עֹורֵ֨נוּ֙
𐤓𐤏􉀑	𐤆𐤋𐤏𐤐𐤅𐤕	𐤐𐤍𐤉	𐤌	𐤍𐤊𐤌𐤓𐤅	𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓	𐤊	𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤅
ra'abh	zale'apowth	peneyh	mi	nikemarwh	tanwrh	ke	'owrenwh
ra'ab	zale'apowt	peney	mi	nikemarw	tanwr	ke	'owrenw
of famine.	the burning	because of		is as hot	as an oven		Our skin

5-10. Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

lam 5:11

יְהוּדָֽה	בְּעָרֵ֥י	בְּתֻלֹ֖ת	עִנּ֔וּ	בְּצִיֹּ֣ון	נָשִׁים֙
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄	􉀑𐤏𐤓𐤉	􉀑𐤕𐤋𐤕	𐤏𐤍𐤅	􉀑𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍	𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
yehwdahh	be'areyh	betuloth	'inwh	besiyownh	nasiymh
yehwdah	be'arey	betulot	'inw	besiyown	nasiym
of Judah.	in the cities	virgins	have been ravished	in Zion,	Women

5-11. They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

lam 5:12

נֶהְדָּֽרוּ	לֹ֥א	זְקֵנִ֖ים	פְּנֵ֥י	נִתְל֔וּ	בְּיָדָ֣ם	שָׂרִים֙
𐤍𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤅	𐤋𐤀	𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌	𐤐𐤍𐤉	𐤍𐤕𐤋𐤅	􉀑𐤉𐤃𐤌	𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌
nehedarwh	lo'	zeqeniymh	peneyh	nitelwh	beyadamh	sariymh
nehedarw	lo'	zeqeniym	peney	nitelw	beyadam	sariym
	receive no	elders	respect.	have been hung up	by their hands;	Princes

5-12. Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.

lam 5:13

כָּשָֽׁלוּ	בָּעֵ֥ץ	וּנְעָרִ֖ים	נָשָׂ֔אוּ	טְחֹ֣ון	בַּחוּרִים֙
𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅	􉀑𐤏𐤑	𐤅𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌	𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅	𐤈𐤇𐤅𐤍	􉀑𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌
kasalwh	ba'esh	wne'ariymh	nasa'wh	tehownh	bahwriymh
kasalw	ba'es	wne'ariym	nasa'w	tehown	bahwriym
stagger	under loads of wood.	boys	toil	at millstones;	Young men

5-13. They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.

lam 5:14

נְּגִינָתָֽם	מִ	בַּחוּרִ֖ים	שָׁבָ֔תוּ	שַּׁ֣עַר	מִ	זְקֵנִים֙
𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤌	𐤌	􉀑𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌	𐤔􉀑𐤕𐤅	𐤔𐤏𐤓	𐤌	𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤌
negiynatamh	mi	bahwriymh	sabatwh	sa'arh	mi	zeqeniymh
negiynatam	mi	bahwriym	sabatw	sa'ar	mi	zeqeniym
[have stopped] their music.		the young men	have left	the city gate;		The elders

5-14. The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.

lam 5:15

מְחֹלֵֽנוּ	לְאֵ֖בֶל	נֶהְפַּ֥ךְ	לִבֵּ֔נוּ	מְשֹׂ֣ושׂ	שָׁבַת֙
𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤍𐤅	𐤋𐤀􉀑𐤋	𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊	𐤋􉀑𐤍𐤅	𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤔	𐤔􉀑𐤕
meholenwh	le'ebelh	nehepake	libenwh	mesowsh	sabath
meholenw	le'ebel	nehepake	libenw	mesows	sabat
our dancing	to mourning.	has turned	our hearts;	Joy	has left

5-15. The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

lam 5:16

לָ֖נוּכִּ֥יחָטָֽאנוּ	נָ֥א	אֹֽוי	רֹאשֵׁ֔נוּ	עֲטֶ֣רֶת	נָֽפְלָה֙
𐤋𐤍𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅	𐤍𐤀	𐤀𐤅𐤉	𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤅	𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕	𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤄
lanwkiyhata'nwh	na'	'owyh	ro'senwh	'atereth	napelahh
lanwkiyhata'nw	na'	'owy	ro'senw	'ateret	napelah
for we have sinned!		Woe to us,	from our head.	The crown	has fallen

5-16. The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!

lam 5:17

עֵינֵֽינוּ	חָשְׁכ֥וּ	אֵ֖לֶּה	עַל	לִבֵּ֔נוּ	דָוֶה֙	הָיָ֤ה	זֶ֗ה	עַל
𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤅	𐤀𐤋𐤄	𐤏𐤋	𐤋􉀑𐤍𐤅	𐤃𐤅𐤄	𐤄𐤉𐤄	𐤆𐤄	𐤏𐤋
'eyneynwh	hasekwh	'elehh	'alh	libenwh	dawehh	hayahh	zehh	'alh
'eyneynw	hasekw	'eleh	'al	libenw	daweh	hayah	zeh	'al
our eyes	grow dim:	these,	because of	our hearts	faint;	are	this,	Because of

5-17. For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.

lam 5:18

הִלְּכוּ	שׁוּעָלִ֖ים	שֶׁשָּׁמֵ֔ם	צִיֹּון֙	הַר	עַ֤ל
𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅	𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌	𐤔𐤔𐤌𐤌	𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍	𐤄𐤓	𐤏𐤋
hilekwh	sw'aliymh	sesamemh	siyownh	harh	'alh
hilekw	sw'aliym	sesamem	siyown	har	'al
haunted	by the jackals.	which lies desolate, which lies desolate,	Zion,	Mount	because of

5-18. Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

lam 5:19

וָדֹֽור	לְדֹ֥ר	כִּסְאֲךָ֖	תֵּשֵׁ֔ב	לְעֹולָ֣ם	יְהוָה֙	בֹֽואַתָּ֤ה
𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤓	𐤋𐤃𐤓	𐤊𐤎𐤀𐤊	𐤕𐤔􉀑	𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌	𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄	􉀑𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄
wadowrh	ledorh	kise'aka	tesebh	le'owlamh	yehwahh	bow'atahh
wadowr	ledor	kise'aka	teseb	le'owlam	yehwah	bow'atah
to generation.	endures from generation	Your throne	reign	forever;	O LORD,	You,

5-19. Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.

lam 5:20

יָמִֽים	לְאֹ֥רֶךְ	תַּֽעַזְבֵ֖נוּ	תִּשְׁכָּחֵ֔נוּ	לָנֶ֨צַח֙	לָ֤מָּה
𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌	𐤋𐤀𐤓𐤊	𐤕𐤏𐤆􉀑𐤍𐤅	𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇𐤍𐤅	𐤋𐤍𐤑𐤇	𐤋𐤌𐤄
yamiymh	le'oreke	ta'azebenwh	tisekahenwh	lanesahh	lamahh
yamiym	le'oreke	ta'azebenw	tisekahenw	lanesah	lamah
	for so long?	Why have You forsaken us	have You forgotten us	forever?	Why

5-20. Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?

lam 5:21

קֶֽדֶם	כְּ	יָמֵ֖ינוּ	חַדֵּ֥שׁ	אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙וְֽנָשׁ֔וּבָה	יְהוָ֤ה	הֲשִׁיבֵ֨נוּ
𐤒𐤃𐤌	𐤊	𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤇𐤃𐤔	𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤅𐤍שׁ𐤅􉀑𐤄	𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄	𐤄𐤔𐤉􉀑𐤍𐤅
qedemh	ke	yameynwh	hadesh	'eleykawenaשׁwbahh	yehwahh	hasiybenwh
qedem	ke	yameynw	hades	'eleykawenaשׁwbah	yehwah	hasiybenw
as of old,		our days	renew	us to Yourself, us to Yourself, so we may return;	O LORD,	Restore

5-21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

lam 5:22

מְאֹֽד	עַד	עָלֵ֖ינוּ	קָצַ֥פְתָּ	מְאַסְתָּ֔נוּ	כִּ֚יאִםמָאֹ֣ס
𐤌𐤀𐤃	𐤏𐤃	𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅	𐤒𐤑𐤐𐤕	𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤍𐤅	𐤊𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤌𐤀𐤎
me'odh	'adh	'aleynwh	qasapeta	me'asetanwh	kiy'imma'osh
me'od	'ad	'aleynw	qasapeta	me'asetanw	kiy'imma'os
	beyond measure.	with us	and remain angry		unless unless You have utterly rejected us

5-22. But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.