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Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
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ተዘከር ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ለነ ፤ ነጽር ፡ ወርኢ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ኀሳረነ ።
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Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
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ዘኮነ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ርስትነ ፡ ወአብያቲነ ፡ ለነኪራን ።
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We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows.
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እጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ ኮነ ፡ አልብነ ፡ አብ ፡ እማቲነ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ከመ ፡ መበለታት ።
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We have drunken our water for money; our wood is sold unto us.
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ወማያቲነ ፡ በብሩር ፡ ሰተይነ ፡ ዕፀዊነ ፡ በሤጥ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡
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Our necks are under persecution: we labour, and have no rest.
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ላዕለ ፡ ክሳውዲነ ፡ ዴገኑነ ፡ ሰራሕነ ፡ ወኢያዕረፍነ ።
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We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.
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ግብጽ ፡ ወሀቡነ ፡ እደ ፡ አሶር ፡ በልዐነ ፡ ለጸጊብ ።
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Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities.
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አበሱ ፡ ለሊሆሙ ፡ ንሕነ ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ ፡ ጾርነ ።
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Servants have ruled over us: there is none that doth deliver us out of their hand.
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አግብርት ፡ ተሠልጡ ፡ ላዕሌነ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘያድኅነነ ፡ እምእዴሆሙ ።
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We gat our bread with the peril of our lives because of the sword of the wilderness.
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በነፍስነ ፡ ናመጽእ ፡ ሲሳየነ ፡ እምገጸ ፡ ኲናተ ፡ ገዳም ።
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Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.
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ተሀውኩ ፡ ወተጸምሀየዩ ፡ በረኃብ ፡
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They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.
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አንስት ፡ በጽዮን ፡ ኀስራ ፡ ደናግል ፡ በአህጉረ ፡ ይሁዳ ።
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Princes are hanged up by their hand: the faces of elders were not honoured.
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ወመላእክት ፡ በእደዊሆሙ ፡ ተሰቅሉ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ሊቃናት ፡ ኢያክበሩ ።
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They took the young men to grind, and the children fell under the wood.
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ወራዙት ፡ ማሕረፀ ፡ ጾሩ ፡ ወመሕዛት ፡ በዕፀው ፡ ደክሙ ።
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The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.
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ሊቃናት ፡ እምነ ፡ አንቀጽ ፡ ተስዕሩ ፡ ወለወራዙት ፡ ማሕሌቶሙ ።
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The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
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ተስዕረ ፡ ፍሥሓ ፡ ልብነ ፡ ተመይጠ ፡ ለላሕ ፡ ማሕሌትነ ።
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The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
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ወድቀት ፡ አክሊለ ፡ ርእስነ ፡ ወይኬ ፡ ለነ ፡ እስመ ፡ ጌገይነ ።
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For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
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በእንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ደወየ ፡ ልብነ ፡ በእንተ ፡ እሉ ፡ ጸልመ ፡ ዐይንነ ።
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Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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በእንተ ፡ ደብረ ፡ ጽዮን ፡ እስመ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ገዳመ ፡ ቈናጽል ፡ ጦሩ ፡ ቦቱ ።
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Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation.
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አንተሰ ፡ እግዚኦ ፡ ለዓለም ፡ ትነብር ፡ ወመንበርከኒ ፡ ለትውልደ ፡ ትውልድ ።
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Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
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ለምንት ፡ ለግሙራ ፡ ተረሳዕነ ፡ ወተኀድግነ ፡ ለነዋኀ ፡ መዋዕል ።
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Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.
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ሚጠነ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀቤከ ፡ ወንትመየጥ ፤ ሐድስ ፡ መዋዕሊነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትካት ።
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But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
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እስመ ፡ መንኖ ፡ መነንከነ ፡ ተመዓዕከ ፡ ላዕሴነ ፡ ጥቀ ።
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