1 Ak, kaut Tu pāršķeltu debesis un nonāktu zemē, ka kalni sakustētos Tava vaiga priekšā! 2 Kā uguns aizdedzina žagarus un kā ūdens no uguns vārās, tā Tavs Vārds lai kļūtu pazīstams Taviem pretiniekiem, tā lai tautas drebētu Tavā priekšā, 3 kad Tu dari lielus brīnumus, kas pārsniedz mūsu cerības! Kaut Tu nonāktu zemē, ka kalni sakustētos Tava vaiga priekšā! 4 Kopš mūžīgiem laikiem nav dzirdēts un piedzīvots, neviena acs to nav redzējusi, ka bez Tevis būtu vēl kāds cits Dievs, kas tā palīdz tiem, kas paļaujas uz viņu. 5 Tu labprāt nāc pie tā, kas taisnību dara ar prieku, pie tiem, kas Tavos ceļos piemin Tevi. Bet tomēr? Ir iedegušās Tavas dusmas, jo mēs esam grēkojuši, būdami Tev vienmēr neuzticīgi un no Tevis atkrītot. 6 Tā mēs visi esam palikuši kā nešķīsti, un visa mūsu taisnība ir kā sārņains tērps. Mēs novīstam kā lapas, un mūsu grēki mūs aizrauj kā vējš. 7 Un nav neviena, kas piesauc Tavu Vārdu, kas uzmostas un tveras pie Tevis, jo Tu apslēp mums Savu vaigu un atstāj mūs, ka mēs nonīkstam savos grēkos. 8 Bet, ak, Kungs, Tu taču esi mūsu Tēvs! Mēs esam māls, bet Tu mūsu veidotājs, mēs visi esam Tavu roku darbs. 9 Nedusmo, Kungs, tik ļoti un nepiemini mūžīgi mūsu noziegumu! Uzlūko jel mūs, mēs visi esam Tava tauta! 10 Tavas svētās pilsētas ir kļuvušas par tuksnesi, Ciāna ir tuksnesis, un Jeruzāleme ir drupu kaudze! 11 Mūsu skaistais un svētais nams, kur mūsu tēvi Tevi slavēja, ir kritis ugunij par laupījumu, un viss, kas mums dārgs, ir drupās! 12 Vai Tu, Kungs, to visu redzēdams, cietīsi klusu un mūs tik ļoti apbēdināsi?
1 Why don't you tear the sky open and come down? The mountains would see you and shake with fear. 2 They would tremble like water boiling over a hot fire. Come and reveal your power to your enemies, and make the nations tremble at your presence! 3 There was a time when you came and did terrifying things that we did not expect; the mountains saw you and shook with fear. 4 No one has ever seen or heard of a God like you, who does such deeds for those who put their hope in him. 5 You welcome those who find joy in doing what is right, those who remember how you want them to live. You were angry with us, but we went on sinning; in spite of your great anger we have continued to do wrong since ancient times. 6 All of us have been sinful; even our best actions are filthy through and through. Because of our sins we are like leaves that wither and are blown away by the wind. 7 No one turns to you in prayer; no one goes to you for help. You have hidden yourself from us and have abandoned us because of our sins.
8 But you are our father, Lord. We are like clay, and you are like the potter. You created us, 9 so do not be too angry with us or hold our sins against us forever. We are your people; be merciful to us. 10 Your sacred cities are like a desert; Jerusalem is a deserted ruin, 11 and our Temple, the sacred and beautiful place where our ancestors praised you, has been destroyed by fire. All the places we loved are in ruins. 12 Lord, are you unmoved by all this? Are you going to do nothing and make us suffer more than we can endure?
