Remember,זְכֹרYHWH,יְהוָהwhatמֶהhas happenedהָיָהto us;לָנוּlookהַבִּיטָהand seeוּרְאֵהour reproach.חֶרְפָּתֵנוּ
Our inheritanceנַחֲלָתֵנוּhas been turned overנֶהֶפְכָהto strangers,לְזָרִיםour housesבָּתֵּינוּto foreigners.לְנָכְרִים
Orphansיְתוֹמִיםwe have become,הָיִינוּwithoutוְאֵיןa father;אָבour mothersאִמֹּתֵינוּare like widows.כְּאַלְמָנוֹת
Our waterמֵימֵינוּwe drinkשָׁתִינוּfor silver;בְּכֶסֶףour woodעֵצֵינוּcomes to usיָבֹאוּfor a price.בִּמְחִיר
On our neckעַל צַוָּארֵנוּwe are pursued;נִרְדָּפְנוּwe are weary,יָגַעְנוּand noוְלֹאrest is givenהוּנַחto us.לָנוּ
To Egyptמִצְרַיִםwe have givenנָתַנּוּthe hand,יָדand to Assyria,אַשּׁוּרto be satisfiedלִשְׂבֹּעַwith bread.לָחֶם
Our fathersאֲבֹתֵינוּsinnedחָטְאוּand are no more,וְאֵינָםand weוַאֲנַחְנוּbearסָבָלְנוּtheir iniquities.עֲוֺנֹתֵיהֶם
Servantsעֲבָדִיםruleמָשְׁלוּover us;בָנוּthere is no oneאֵיןto rescue usפֹּרֵקfrom their hand.מִיָּדָם
At the risk ofבְּour lifeנַפְשֵׁנוּwe bring inנָבִיאour breadלַחְמֵנוּbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe swordחֶרֶבof the wilderness.הַמִּדְבָּר
Our skinעוֹרֵנוּlike an ovenכְּתַנּוּרglowsנִכְמָרוּbecause ofמִפְּנֵיthe burning heatsזַלְעֲפוֹתof hunger.רָעָב
Womenנָשִׁיםin Zionבְּצִיּוֹןthey have humiliated,עִנּוּvirginsבְּתֻלֹתin the citiesבְּעָרֵיof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Princesשָׂרִיםwere hung upנִתְלוּby their hand;בְּיָדָםthe faceפְּנֵיof eldersזְקֵנִיםwas notלֹאhonored.נֶהְדָּרוּ
Young menבַּחוּרִיםhave carriedנָשָׂאוּthe mill,טְחוֹןand boysוּנְעָרִיםhave stumbledכָּשָׁלוּunder the wood.בָּעֵץ
The eldersזְקֵנִיםhave ceased fromשָׁבָתוּthe gate,מִשַּׁעַרthe young menבַּחוּרִיםfrom their music.מִנְּגִינָתָם
The joyמְשׂוֹשׂof our heartלִבֵּנוּhas ceased;שָׁבַתour dancingמְחֹלֵנוּhas been turnedנֶהְפַּךְinto mourning.לְאֵבֶל
The crownעֲטֶרֶתof our headרֹאשֵׁנוּhas fallen;נָפְלָהwoeאוֹיnowנָאto us,לָנוּforכִּיwe have sinned!חָטָאנוּ
For thisעַל זֶהour heartלִבֵּנוּhas becomeהָיָהfaint;דָוֶהfor these thingsעַל אֵלֶּהour eyesעֵינֵינוּhave grown dark,חָשְׁכוּ
because ofעַלMountהַרZion,צִיּוֹןwhich lies desolate;שֶׁשָּׁמֵםfoxesשׁוּעָלִיםprowlהִלְּכוּon it.בוֹ
You,אַתָּהYHWH,יְהוָהremainתֵּשֵׁבforever;לְעוֹלָםyour throneכִּסְאֲךָis from generationלְדֹרto generation.וָדוֹר
Whyלָמָּהdo you forget usתִּשְׁכָּחֵנוּforever,לָנֶצַחwhy do you forsake usתַּעַזְבֵנוּfor lengthלְאֹרֶךְof days?יָמִים
Bring us back,הֲשִׁיבֵנוּYHWH,יְהוָהto you,אֵלֶיךָand we will return;וְנָשׁוּבָהrenewחַדֵּשׁour daysיָמֵינוּas of old.כְּקֶדֶם
Unlessכִּי אִםyou have utterlyמָאֹסdespised us,מְאַסְתָּנוּand you are angryקָצַפְתָּwith usעָלֵינוּbeyond measure.עַד מְאֹד