< Ezekiel 27 >

1 BOEIPA ol te kai taengla ha pawk tih,
Yahweh said this to me:
2 Nang hlang capa Tyre ham rhahlung phueih pah laeh.
“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
3 Tyre te thui pah. Tuipuei khotlak kah khosa, khosa neh sanglak tom kah pilnam thenpom rhoek aw, ka Boeipa Yahovah loh he ni a thui. Tyre nang loh, “Kai tah sakthen boeih ni,” na ti.
[The city of] is located [on an island] at the edge of the sea, and their merchants (traded/bought and sold goods) with people-groups [who live] along many seacoasts. This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say [that you should tell them]: ‘You [people of] Tyre said that your [city] was very beautiful.
4 Tuipuei tuilung kah na thoh na khorhi loh na sakthen a soep sak.
You controlled what was bought and sold by people who lived along the sea. Those who built your [city] caused it to become very beautiful.
5 Namah ham te Senir lamkah hmaical neh na sak tih, na cungkui la saii ham te Lebanon lamkah lamphai thingphael ni boeih a loh uh.
You were like [SIM] a huge ship that was built from the from pine/cypress [trees] on Hermon [Mountain]. Then they took cedar [wood] from Lebanon to make a mast for the ship.
6 Bashan lamkah thingnu na lawngkaih la a saii uh tih, na longlaeng khaw Kittim sanglak lamkah ta-aw vueino ni a saii uh.
They carved your oars from oak trees from the Bashan [region]. They made the deck from cypress/pine wood from Cyprus [island], and they covered [the decks] with ivory.
7 Egypt lamkah rhaekva neh hnitang na hniyan la om. Hni thim te nang ham rholik la om tih Elishah sanglak lamkah daidi te na dakda la om.
The sails for the ship were made from fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and those sails were like flags that people could see [far away]. For shade they [hung pieces of] blue and purple cloth [brought] from [people living on] Cyprus [island].
8 Sidon neh Arvad khosa rhoek te nang aka tinghil puei la om uh. Tyre nang kah hlangcueih rhoek te nang soah na sangphoboei la om uh.
Men from Sidon and Arvad [cities] pulled the oars; the men who steered the boat were skilled men from Tyre.
9 Gebal patong neh a hlangcueih khaw nang sokah na puut aka bing la om uh. Tuipuei sangpho boeih neh a sangphobibi rhoek khaw na thenpomhno dongah rhikhang ham nang taengah om uh.
Experienced craftsmen from Byblos [city on the coast] (did the caulking/filled the spaces between the planks in the sides) of the ship. Sailors from many countries came in their ships to buy and sell goods there.
10 Persia, Lud neh Put na caem la om uh. Na caemtloek hlang rhoek loh nang dongah photling neh lumuek a bang uh tih na rhuepomnah te a paek uh.
Men from [as far away as] Persia, Lydia, and Libya were [soldiers] in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on [the walls of] your [city], and that caused people to admire your city.
11 Arvad neh Helekh hlang rhoek loh na kaepvai kah na vongtung dongah, na rhaltoengim khuiah aka om Gammadim loh a photling te na vongtung dongah a bang uh tih a kaepvai ah na sakthen neh a soep sak.
Men from Arvad and Helech [cities were watchmen] on the walls [of your city]; men from Gammad [town] were in your towers. They [also] hung their shields on your walls; they also caused your [city] to be very beautiful.
12 Boeirhaeng boeih neh cak khaw, thi khaw samphae neh kawnlawk khaw na kum dongah Tarshish loh nang taengah thenpom tih na kawn te a thung uh.
Because of the many things that you had [to trade], men from Tarshish [in Spain] sent merchants who brought silver, iron, tin, and lead to trade for things that you had.
13 Javan, Tubal neh Meshek loh nang taengah hlang kah hinglu neh thenpom uh tih na thenpomhno te rhohum hnopai neh a thung uh.
[Merchants from] Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.
14 Togarmah imkhui lamkah marhang neh marhang caem khaw, muli-marhang khaw na kawn neh a thung uh.
[Men from] Beth-Togarmah [in Armenia] brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.
15 Dedan hlang rhoek khaw nang taengah thenpom uh. Na kut dongkah hnoyoih neh sanglak tom loh maeh ki vueino khaw, rhining thing khaw na kutdoe la ham mael uh.
Merchants came to you from Rhodes [island]. [People from] nations along the coast traded with you; they brought (ivory/elephant tusks) and [valuable black] ebony [wood] to trade for things that you had.
16 Na bibi khaw a cung dongah Aram khaw nang taengah thenpom tih khocillung neh daidi khaw, rhaekva neh baibok khaw, maerhuhlung neh aithilung khaw na kawn neh a thung uh.
Because you had very many things [to trade], people from Syria brought to you valuable turquoise stones, purple [cloth], embroidered [cloth], fine linen [cloth], and [jewelry made from] coral and rubies to trade for your things.
17 Judah neh Israel khohmuen khaw nang taengah thenpom uh tih, Minnith cang neh cangtha khaw, khoitui neh situi, thingpi khaw na thenpomhno neh a thung uh.
Men from Judah and Israel brought wheat from Minnith [city in Ammon], and figs, honey, [olive] oil, and ointment to trade for your things.
18 Na kutngo khaw cung tih Helbon misurtui neh tumul a bok dongkah boeirhaeng boeih khaw a khawk dongah Damasku khaw nang taengah thenpom coeng.
Because you had very many things [to trade], men from Damascus brought wine from Helbon [town] and white wool from the Zahar [area] to trade for many things that you had.
19 Vedan neh Uzal lamkah Javan loh thi met te na kawn la han khuen uh tih valaeng neh singkaek khaw na thenpomhno la a om sak.
Greek men from the Uzal [area] brought things made of iron, and cassia [spice], and [fragrant] calamus [seeds] to trade for things that you had.
20 Dedan loh leng dongkah baidok himbai neh nang taengah thenpom coeng.
[Merchants came from] Dedan [in southern Edom] bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.
21 Arabia neh amih Kedar khoboei boeih loh na kut dongah thenpom uh. A khuiah tuca neh tutal neh kikong neh nang taengah thenpom uh.
Men from Arabia and all the rulers of the Kedar [region] sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats for things that you had.
22 Aka thenpom Sheba neh Raamah khaw nang taengah thenpom uh. Thenkoek botui boeih neh lung vang boeih khaw sui khaw na kawn la m'paek uh.
Merchants from Sheba and Raamah [in Arabia] brought many kinds of very good spices and jewels and gold to exchange for things that you had.
23 Haran neh Kanneh neh Eden kah aka thenpom Sheba, Assyria neh Kilmad khaw na thenpom.
[Men came from] Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad [in Mesopotamia] with their goods.
24 Amih loh nang himbai then neh, hni-awn a thim, rhaekva neh, pangcik hniphaih rhuihet a hlin neh na hnoyoihhmuen ah a kuehluek la n'thenpom uh.
They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of [many] colors that were [rolled up and] tied with ropes.
25 Tarshish sangpho nang na thenpomhno yiin vaengah na khawk coeng tih tuipuei tuilung ah muep n'thangpom.
Cargo ships from Tarshish carried [all] those things that you traded; and the warehouses on your island were full of all those things.’”
26 Nang aka kaih loh nang te tui len khuila m'pawk puei dae khothoeng yilh loh tuipuei tuilung ah nang n'rhek sak.
“‘The men who row your boats took [the ships full of] cargo out on the stormy seas. But the strong east wind wrecked those cargo boats.
27 Na boeirhaeng neh na kawn khaw, na thenpomhno, na sangphobibi neh na sangphoboei khaw, na puut aka bing neh na thenpomhno rhi aka khang khaw, namah khuikah na caemtloek hlang boeih khaw, na laklung kah na hlangping boeih khaw na cungkunah khohnin ah tah tuipuei tuilung ah cungku uh ni.
Everything in the boats (was lost/sank to the bottom of the sea)— all the valuable cargo [DOU] and [many of] [HYP] the sailors and ship pilots, the ship workers and merchants and soldiers. On the day that the ships were wrecked, many of those on the ships sank to the bottom of the sea.
28 Na sangphoboei kah pang ol ah na khocaak rhoek khaw hinghuen uh ni.
[The people in cities along] the coast trembled when they heard your ship pilots cry out.
29 Lawngkaih aka pom sangphobibi boeih khaw a sangpho lamloh suntla uh vetih tuipuei sangphoboei boeih khaw lan ah pai uh ni.
All the men who remained who pulled the oars left the ships; the sailors and pilots [go to the shore and] stand on the beach.
30 Nang te a ol neh n'yaak sak uh vetih bungbung pang ni. Laipi a lu soah a phul vetih hmaiphu dongah bol uh ni.
They cry aloud because of [what has happened to] your [wealth], and they weep bitterly. They throw dirt on their heads and roll around in ashes.
31 Nang kongah lungawng la kuet uh vetih tlamhni a yil uh ni. Hinglu kah khahing loh khahing rhaengsaelung neh nang soah rhap uh ni.
They shave their heads to show that they are very sad because of [what has happened to] you, and they put on rough sackcloth. They weep for you very bitterly and mourn for you.
32 Nang soah amih kah rhahlung rhaengsaenah a phueih uh vetih nang te, 'Tyre bang neh tuipuei tuilung ah aka rhawp bang he unim?' tila rhaengsae uh ni.
While they wail and mourn because of what has happened to you, they sing this sad funeral song: “There was certainly never [RHQ] a city like Tyre that now is silent, covered by the waves of the sea.”
33 Na kawn te tuipuei lamloh na khuen tih pilnam khaw muep na cung sak. Na boeirhaeng kah cangpai, na thenpomhno neh diklai manghai na boei sak.
The goods that your merchants traded were things that pleased the people of many countries. Kings in very distant places became rich from the wealth that they obtained from trading with you.
34 Tuipuei loh na thenpomhno neh tui dung ah n'khah coeng tih na khui kah na hlangping khaw boeih cungku uh.
But now your city is like a ship [MET] that is wrecked in the sea, and everything that was in it is broken, at the bottom of the sea. All of your cargo and your sailors have sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the ships.
35 Sanglak kah khosa boeih nang soah hal uh tih a manghai rhoek khaw hlithae kah a yawn bangla maelhmai tal uh.
All the people who live along the seacoast are appalled/horrified because of what has happened to you. Their kings are very horrified, [causing] their faces to be twisted [as they watch].
36 Mueirhih la na om dongah pilnam taengkah aka thenpom nang te n'hlip thil tih kumhal duela na phoe voel mahpawh,” a ti.
The merchants of the [other] nations shake their heads [because it is difficult for them to believe what has happened]; your city has disappeared, and it will not exist any more.’”

< Ezekiel 27 >