Ezekiel 27
1 BAWIPA e lawk kai koe bout a pha teh,
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
2 tami capa, Taire khuinae kalung hah phueng haw.
Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge;
3 Taire koevah, oe nang talî teng e kho na sak nang, talî tengpam ram moi kapap dawk hno ouk ka yawt e, Bawipa Jehovah ni nang koevah hettelah lawk a dei, Oe nang Taire, meihawinae kuep hoi ka meihawi doeh na ti na ou.
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 Na khori ni talî lungui vah a takhi katang doeh. Nang na kasakkung ni hoe na hawi sak poung doeh.
In the heart of the seas, were thy bounds, —Thy builders perfected thy beauty:
5 Nang e thingpheknaw pueng teh Seir hmaica thing hoi sak teh, nange long rahim vah Lebanon thing kahawipoung e hah a la awh.
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 lae kathennaw hoi long mawngnae a sak awh teh, Kittim tuilum hoi a la awh teh, kasaino hoi ratu thing hoi a sak awh.
With oaks from Bashan, made they thine oars, — Thy benches, made they of ivory, inlaid with boxwood, From the shores of the West:
7 Izip ram dawk pathoup e loukloukkaang e hni a yap awh teh, Elisha tuilum koehoi a la awh e a van khu e hni, kamthim, paling hoi a sak.
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 Nange long kamawngkung Zidon Aravadnaw doeh, Oe Taire nang long kamawngkung hah tami a lungkaangnaw doeh.
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 kacue hoi kusatkathoum hah nange long kasakkungnaw doeh. Tuipui longnaw hoi, taminaw ni ahnimouh koe e pouknae ouk a hei awh.
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 Nange Taran katukkung na ransahu Persia, Lydia, hoi Libianaw doeh. Bahling hoi sumluhuem hah a sin awh teh, nang na kapathoupkung lah a coung.
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 Nange rapannaw dawkvah, na ransahu Arvadnaw hoi a kâcui awh, nange imrasang karingkung Gammadnaw ni bahlingnaw hah rapan petkâkalup lah a bang awh teh, nang na kapathoupkung lah ao awh.
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 Hnopai moikapap na tawn dawkvah, Taire hah na hno yorankung doeh. na hnopai a ran e lahoi a kutnaw dawk a poe awh. Ngun, sum, samphei, konlawknaw hai,
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 nange hno karankung Javan, Tubal, Mesheknaw teh nange hno yorankung doeh. Rahum hlaam hoi hnopai na tawn nahanelah, na ran pouh awh.
Javan. Tubal and Meshech, They were merchants of thine, — With the persons of men and vessels of bronze, Shared they in thy barter:
14 Bethtogarmah koehoi marang tarantuknae hoi la hoi na hnopai hah a yoran awh.
Some of the house of Togarmah, with horses and horsemen and mules, Took part in thy traffic:
15 Nange na hno karankung teh Dedannaw doeh. Talî rai e hmuen tangkuem koe na hno yonae hmuen lah ao. Kasaino hoi Eboni nang koe a yonae hmuen lah ao.
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 Hnopai moikapap na tawn awh dawkvah, Edom teh nang koe kâkuen e lah ao. Emerald talung aphu kaawm e hni paling pathoup e hni, loukloukkaang e, dingyin, âthi talung a yoran awh.
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 hoi Isarel hai nangmouh hoi na yoran awh teh, minnith cai hoi pannang, khotui hoi satui hoi thingtapi hoi a yoran awh.
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 Hnopai moikapap a tawn kecu dawkvah, Damaskas hah nang koe yorankung lah ao. Helbon misurtui hoi tumuen hoi a kâthung awh.
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 Uzal misurtui hah a sin awh teh, na hnopainaw hah a ran awh. Loukloukkaang e sum, nakzik hoi kacing hai a yoran awh e lah ao.
Wedan and Javan, from Uzal, Brought into thy traffic, — Steel, cassia and calamus, Were, in thy merchandise:
20 Dedan kho teh, marang ka kâcui e ransanaw ni a hno hane kahawipoung e hnopai nang koe a yo awh.
Dedan was a merchant of thine, - With spreading wraps for riding:
21 Arabia hoi Kebar siangpahrang hah nama koe a yoran lahoi a yo awh. Tuca hoi tutan, hmaetannaw hoi a yoran awh.
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 Sheba hoi Raamah hno kayawtnaw doeh. Hmuitui, kahawipoung e naw hoi talung aphu kaawm e phunkuep hoi sui hoi a yoran awh.
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, Kanneth, Eden, Sheba hno kayawtkungnaw doeh. Assiria hoi Kilmad hno kayawtkung hah nang koe yorannae kasaknaw doeh.
Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, —Asshur. Chilmad, Were merchants of thine:
24 Hotnaw niteh, kahawi e hnicu, hninaw hoi pathoup e hni, a em kaawm e hniphai hoi, ka khawpounge tangron vei e, ka khawpounge lah na hno kuemnae dawkvah a hruek awh.
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 long hah na hnopai kaphawtkung doeh. Moikapap na pâkhueng teh, talî dawkvah bawilennae hah na hmu.
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 Nange long kamawngkung ni, talî tuicapa dawk a kâenkhai teh, Kanîtholae kahlî ni talî lungui vah kahmat lah a palek.
Into mighty waters, have they brought thee, the rowers—even thee, — the east wind, hath broken thee In the heart of the seas:
27 Nang teh na rak hnin vah, na hnopainaw hoi hno na yonae naw hoi, na long dawk e taminaw long kamawngkung hoi, taminaw hoi kasakkung hno kayawtnaw hoi a ransanaw, nang koe kaawm e hoi a thung kaawm e pueng hoi, talî lungui be na bo awh han.
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 Nange long kamawngnaw a hramnae pawlawk dawkvah, nang koe kaawm e hah a pâyaw awh.
At the sound of the outcry of thy pilots, the coasts shall quake:
29 Long mawngnae ka kuen e pueng hoi, long dawk e taminaw hoi, talî dawk lam ka patue e pueng hah, a kum awh teh, tuiteng vah a kangdue awh.
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 Nange kong dawk ka thai lah, lawk kacaipounglah lungmathoe laihoi a ka awh han. A lû dawk vaiphu kâphuen awh laihoi, vaiphu dawk a kâkaawk awh han.
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 A samnaw hai a ngaw awh vaiteh, burihni a kâkhu awh vaiteh, lung ka mathout poung lahoi nang hanelah puenghoi a khuika awh han.
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 Talai a lungui karawk e, khopui Taire kho api kho hoi maw a kâvan.
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 Nang e hnopai pueng teh, talî lam lahoi a ceikhai navah, taminaw a lungtang sak awh, moikapap e hno na hnopai lahoi siangpahrangnaw na bawi 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 Atu teh, nang teh talî dawk thoseh, na yo han e hnopainaw hai thoseh, tuicapa e lungui a kâkhoe teh nang koe kaawmnaw pueng be a rak awh.
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 Tuilum e tami pueng teh, hote hno dawk a kângai a ru awh. Siangpahrangnaw teh, a minhmai a paling awh teh, a pawngmuen rueng a thaw awh.
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 Alouklouke hno kayawtnaw ni nang na pacekpahleknae lawk a dei awh. Nang teh taki na tho poung toe, bout na kamphawng mahoeh toe, telah na khui na ka khai awh han, telah a ti.
The traders among the peoples, have hissed over thee: A terror, hast thou become, And, art not, Unto times age-abiding.
