< Ezekiel 27 >

1 BOEIPA ol te kai taengla ha pawk tih,
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
2 Nang hlang capa Tyre ham rhahlung phueih pah laeh.
Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge;
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.
And thou shalt say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest by the entrances of the sea, Thou merchant of the peoples unto many shores, — Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, O Tyre, Thou saidst, I, am the perfection of beauty!
4 Tuipuei tuilung kah na thoh na khorhi loh na sakthen a soep sak.
In the heart of the seas, were thy bounds, —Thy builders perfected thy beauty:
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.
With fir-trees from Senir, but they for thee all the two-decked vessels, — Cedar from Lebanon, fetched they, to make masts for thee:
6 Bashan lamkah thingnu na lawngkaih la a saii uh tih, na longlaeng khaw Kittim sanglak lamkah ta-aw vueino ni a saii uh.
With oaks from Bashan, made they thine oars, — Thy benches, made they of ivory, inlaid with boxwood, From the shores of the West:
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.
Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, was thy sail, To serve thee for ensign, — Blue and purple from the shores of Aeolis became thine awning:
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.
the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, Became rowers for thee, — Thine own skilled men O Tyre, were within thee, They were thy sailors:
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.
the elders of Byblus and the skilled men thereof, were within thee, Thy calkers, — All the ships of the sea and their mariners, were within thee, To carry on thy traffic,
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.
They of Persia and Lud and Phut were in thine army, Thy men of war, — Shield and helmet, hung they up within thee, They set forth thy splendour:
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.
The sons of Arvad: with thine army, were upon thy walls round about, And valorous in thy towers, — Their shields, hung they up on thy walls round about, They perfected thy beauty:
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.
Tarshish was a trader of thine. For the abundance of all wealth, — With silver iron. tin and lead, Took they part in thy traffic:
13 Javan, Tubal neh Meshek loh nang taengah hlang kah hinglu neh thenpom uh tih na thenpomhno te rhohum hnopai neh a thung uh.
Javan. Tubal and Meshech, They were merchants of thine, — With the persons of men and vessels of bronze, Shared they in thy barter:
14 Togarmah imkhui lamkah marhang neh marhang caem khaw, muli-marhang khaw na kawn neh a thung uh.
Some of the house of Togarmah, with horses and horsemen and mules, Took part in thy traffic:
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.
the sons of Dedan were merchants of thine, Many, isles, took the merchandise of thy hand, —Horns of ivory and ebony, gave they back to thee in exchange:
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.
Syria, was a trader of thine For the abundance of thy manufactures, - With carbuncle and purple and embroidery and fine linen and coral and rubies, Took they part in thy traffic:
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.
Judah and the land of Israel, They, were merchants of thine, — With the wheat of Minnith and the sweets of pannag and honey and oil and balsam, Shared they in thy barter:
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.
Damascus was a trader of thine For the multitude of thy manufactures For the multitude of all wealth, - With the wine of Helbon and white wool:
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.
Wedan and Javan, from Uzal, Brought into thy traffic, — Steel, cassia and calamus, Were, in thy merchandise:
20 Dedan loh leng dongkah baidok himbai neh nang taengah thenpom coeng.
Dedan was a merchant of thine, - With spreading wraps for riding:
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.
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, They, were traders at thy service, — With lambs and rams and he-goats, With these, were they traders of thine:
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.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, They were merchants of thine, — With the chief of all spices and with every kind of precious stone and gold, Took they part in thy traffic:
23 Haran neh Kanneh neh Eden kah aka thenpom Sheba, Assyria neh Kilmad khaw na thenpom.
Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, —Asshur. Chilmad, Were merchants of thine:
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.
Those were thy merchants for gorgeous garments, for wrappings of blue and embroidery, and for treasure-chests of variegated cloth, —for cords, twisted and strong, in thy market:
25 Tarshish sangpho nang na thenpomhno yiin vaengah na khawk coeng tih tuipuei tuilung ah muep n'thangpom.
the ships of Tarshish, were thy masts Carrying on thy barter, So wast thou filled and becamest very glorious In the heart of the seas.
26 Nang aka kaih loh nang te tui len khuila m'pawk puei dae khothoeng yilh loh tuipuei tuilung ah nang n'rhek sak.
Into mighty waters, have they brought thee, the rowers—even thee, — the east wind, hath broken thee In the heart of the seas:
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.
Thy wealth and thy wares, thy merchandise thy mariners, and thy sailors, -thy calkers and the barterers of thy merchandise and all thy men of war who are in thee and in all thy gathered host which is in thy midst Shall fall into the heart of the seas, In the day of thy fall.
28 Na sangphoboei kah pang ol ah na khocaak rhoek khaw hinghuen uh ni.
At the sound of the outcry of thy pilots, the coasts shall quake:
29 Lawngkaih aka pom sangphobibi boeih khaw a sangpho lamloh suntla uh vetih tuipuei sangphoboei boeih khaw lan ah pai uh ni.
Then shall come down from their ships all that handle the oar, mariners, all the sailors of the sea— Upon the land, shall they take up their station;
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.
And make loud [lament] over thee, with their voice, And make biter outcry, - And shall lift up dust on their heads, In ashes, shall roll themselves;
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.
And shall make bald for thee a baldness And gird them with sackcloth, — And shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul A bitter lamentation;
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.
And shall take up for thee in their Wailing: a dirge, And shall chant over thee, - Who is like Tyre? Like the Sent One in the midst 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.
By the going forth of thy commodities out of the seas, Thou didst satisfy many peoples, By the multitude of thy wares and of thy merchandise, Thou didst enrich the kings of the earth.
34 Tuipuei loh na thenpomhno neh tui dung ah n'khah coeng tih na khui kah na hlangping khaw boeih cungku uh.
Now, thou art wrecked out of the seas In the depths of waters, — Thy merchandise and all thy gathered host In thy midst, have fallen.
35 Sanglak kah khosa boeih nang soah hal uh tih a manghai rhoek khaw hlithae kah a yawn bangla maelhmai tal uh.
All the dwellers in the coastlands, Are astounded over thee, - And their kings have been made to shudder a shuddering, To be troubled in countenance.
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 traders among the peoples, have hissed over thee: A terror, hast thou become, And, art not, Unto times age-abiding.

< Ezekiel 27 >