Ezekiel 27
1 A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn sɛ:
2 “Son of man, sing a funeral song for Tyre.
“Onipa ba, ma kwadwom a ɛfa Tiro ho so.
3 Tell Tyre, the city that stands at the gateway to the sea, supplying goods to many overseas nations, that this is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you say to yourself, ‘I'm so beautiful!’
Ka kyerɛ Tiro a ɔda ɛpo aboboano, na ɔne adwadifoɔ bebree a wɔwɔ mpoano nkuro so di edwa sɛ, yei ne asɛm a Otumfoɔ Awurade seɛ: “‘Woka sɛ, Ao Tiro, “Me ho yɛ fɛ yie.”
4 Your borders extend far across the sea. Your builders put you together perfectly like a beautiful ship.
Wo tumidie wɔ ɛpo so akyirikyiri; wʼadansifoɔ maa wʼahoɔfɛ wiee pɛyɛ
5 They built you with pine timber from Mount Hermon. They used a cedar from Lebanon to make your mast.
Wo nnua a wɔpaeɛ nyinaa yɛ pepeaa a ɛfiri Senir. Wɔde Lebanon ntweneduro na ɛyɛɛ ahyɛn so nnua maa woɔ.
6 They made your oars with oaks from Bashan. They had wood from the island of Cyprus brought to make your deck and inlaid it with ivory.
Odum nnua a ɛfiri Basan na wɔde yɛɛ wʼatabono; Kwabɔhɔrɔ nnua a ɛfiri Kipro mpoano na wɔde yɛɛ wʼahyɛn abrannaa, a wɔde asonse asɛ so.
7 They made your sail with the best linen from Egypt—this was your flag that everyone recognized. They used cloth dyed blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah to make your awnings.
Misraim nwera papa bi a wadi mu adwini na wɔde yɛɛ wʼahyɛn so mframatoma a ɛyɛɛ wo frankaa nso; wʼapono ɛne ntokua ano ntoma yɛ bibitoma ne beredumtoma a ɛfiri Elisa mpoano.
8 Men from Sidon and Arvad did the rowing in your ship. You had your own skilled sailors from Tyre.
Sidonfoɔ ne Arwadfoɔ na wɔhare wʼahyɛn; wo mmarima anyansafoɔ, Ao Tiro na wɔyɛ adwumayɛfoɔ wɔ wʼahyɛn mu.
9 Expert craftsmen from Gebal were onboard to repair any leaks. All the other ships at sea came to trade with you and their sailors bartered for your goods.
Gebal adwumfoɔ adadafoɔ tenaa wʼahyɛn mu sɛ dua dwumfoɔ a wɔtuatua ahyɛn no mu ntokuro. Ɛpo so ahyɛn ne wɔn hyɛn mufoɔ nyinaa baa wo nkyɛn ne wo bɛdii nsesadwa.
10 Men from Persia, Lydia, and Put were soldiers in your army. They lived among you, hanging up their shields and helmets with you, making you famous.
“‘Persia, Lidia ne Put mmarima someeɛ sɛ asraafoɔ wɔ wʼakodɔm mu. Wɔde wɔn akokyɛm ne dadeɛ ɛkyɛ sensɛnee wʼafasuo ho, de hyɛɛ wo animuonyam.
11 Men of Arvad and Helech defended all your city walls, while those from Gammad protected your towers. They hung their shields all around your walls. They made you so successful.
Arwad ne Helek mmarima wɛnee wʼafasuo ho nyinaa. Gammad mmarima tenaa wʼaban atentene mu. Wɔde wɔn akokyɛm sensɛnee wʼafasuo ho maa wʼahoɔfɛ dii mu.
12 Tarshish traded with you because you had so much of everything. They paid for your goods with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
“‘Wʼadwadideɛ a ɛmaa wo nyaa wo ho bebree enti, Tarsis ne wo dii edwa. Wɔde dwetɛ, dadeɛ, sanya ne sumpii sesaa wʼadwadideɛ.
13 Greece, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you. They bought your goods, paying with slaves and objects made of bronze.
“‘Helafoɔ, Tubalfoɔ ne Mesekfoɔ ne wo dii edwa. Wɔde nkoa ne kɔbere nneɛma sesaa wʼadetɔndeɛ.
14 People from Beth-togarmah traded horses, war horses, and mules for your goods.
“‘Bet Togarma mmarima de adwumayɛ apɔnkɔ, ɔsa apɔnkɔ ne mfunumu mma bɛsesaa wʼadwadideɛ.
15 People from Dedan traded with you. You had marketplaces in many coastal areas where the people bartered with you using ivory tusks and ebony wood.
“‘Roda mmarima ne wo dii edwa, na mpoano nkuro bebree yɛɛ wʼadetɔfoɔ a wɔde asonse ne duaboɔ nnua tuaa wo ka.
16 The Arameans traded with you because you had so much merchandise. They provided turquoise, purple cloth, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and red jasper in exchange for your goods.
“‘Aram ne wo dii edwa ɛsiane wo nneɛma bebrebe a woyɛ nti; wɔde nsrammaboɔ, ntoma a ɛberedum, deɛ wɔadi mu adwinneɛ, nwera pa, nnenkyenema ne bota bɛsesaa wʼadwadideɛ.
17 Judah and the country of Israel traded with you, paying you with wheat from Minnith, pastries and honey, olive oil and balm in return for your goods.
“‘Yuda ne Israel ne wo dii edwa; wɔde ayuo a ɛfiri Minit ne krakase, ɛwoɔ, ngo ne aneneduhwam sesaa wʼadwadideɛ.
18 Because you had many different products, in fact so much of everything, Damascus traded with you using wine from Helbon, wool from Zahar.
“‘Damasko ne wo dii edwa wɔ nsã a ɛfiri Helbon ne nnwan ho nwi a ɛfiri Sahar mu, ɛsiane nneɛma a woyɛ ne wʼadwadideɛ a ama woanya wo ho bebree enti.
19 Vedan and Javan from Izal bought your goods using wrought iron, cassia, and sweet calamus.
Danfoɔ ne Helafoɔ a wɔfiri Usal tɔɔ wʼadwadideɛ na wɔde dadeɛ a wɔaboro, bɛwewonua ne mmɛtire sesaa wʼadetɔndeɛ.
20 Dedan traded with you, providing riding blankets.
“‘Dedan de apɔnkɔ so adwatoma ne wo dii edwa.
21 Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar traded with you, supplying lambs, rams, and goats.
“‘Arabfoɔ ne Kedar mmapɔmma nyinaa yɛɛ wʼadwadifoɔ a wɔde nnwammaa, nnwennini ne mpapo ne wo dii edwa.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah traded with you, exchanging gold, the very best spices, and precious stones for your goods.
“‘Seba ne Raama adwadifoɔ ne wo dii edwa; wɔde nnuhwam ahodoɔ a ɛte apɔ, aboɔdemmoɔ ne sikakɔkɔɔ ne wo bɛdii nsesadwa.
23 Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, as did Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.
“‘Haran, Kane ne Eden, adwadifoɔ a wɔfiri Seba, Asur ne Kilmad ne wo dii edwa.
24 In your marketplaces they traded with you, providing the finest blue clothing, embroidery, carpets made with different colored threads, and strong ropes of twisted strands.
Wo dwaaso hɔ, wɔde ntoma a ɛyɛ fɛ, ɔpɔwtam a ɛyɛ tuntum, adwinneɛ ahodoɔ ne ntiasoɔtoma a ɛwɔ ahosu ahodoɔ a wɔde nhoma a wɔakyinkyim abobɔ no apɔɔpɔ na ayɛ ne wo bɛdii edwa.
25 Trade ships from Tarshish transported your goods. You were like a ship sailing the sea, filled with heavy cargo.
“‘Tarsis ahyɛn yɛ adwuma sɛ asoafoɔ ma wʼadwadideɛ. Adesoa duruduru ayɛ wo ma wɔ ɛpo no mfimfini.
26 Your rowers took you a long way out on the water, but the east wind broke you apart in there in the open ocean.
Wʼaharefoɔ no fa wo de wo kɔ ɛpo so akyirikyiri nanso apueeɛ ahum bɛbubu wo mu nketenkete wɔ ɛpo no mfimfini.
27 You've lost everything! You wealth, your goods, your cargo, your crew of sailors, officers, and repairmen, your traders and all the soldiers you had, along with everyone else on board, fall into the depths of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
Wʼahonya, adwadideɛ ne adetɔndeɛ wʼahyɛn kwankyerɛfoɔ, wʼahyɛn mufoɔ ne wɔn a wɔtuatua wʼahyɛn mu ntokuro, wʼadwadifoɔ ne wʼasraafoɔ nyinaa, ne obiara a ɔwɔ ɛhyɛn no mu bɛmem akɔ ɛpo ase tɔnn ɛda a wo hyɛn no bɛbɔ.
28 The land around shakes when your sailors scream.
Mpoano asase bɛwoso ɛberɛ a wo hyɛn mufoɔ no reteateam.
29 All the rowers abandon their ships. The sailors and all the ships' officers stand on the shore.
Wɔn a wɔkurakura atabon no nyinaa bɛgya wɔn ahyɛn hɔ; hyɛn akwankyerɛfoɔ ne hyɛn mufoɔ nyinaa bɛgyinagyina mpoano.
30 They shout out for you and burst out crying. They mourn for you by throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.
Wɔbɛma wɔn ɛnne so asu osu yaaya ama wo; wɔbɛpete mfuturo agu wɔn tiri so na wɔayantanyantam nsõ mu.
31 They shave their heads for you and clothe themselves in sackcloth. They weep for you, crying out in agony and heartfelt mourning
Wo enti wɔbɛbobɔ tikwa na wɔafirafira ayitoma. Wɔde ɔkra mu ahoyera ne awerɛhoɔ a emu yɛ den bɛgyam wo.
32 As they weep and wail over you, they sing a funeral song for you: ‘Who could compare to Tyre, now destroyed out in the sea?
Ɛberɛ a wɔretwa adwo redi awerɛhoɔ no, wɔbɛma kwadwom bi a ɛfa wo ho so sɛ: “Hwan na wama no atɔre mumu te sɛ Tiro a ɛpo atwa ne ho ahyia yi?”
33 You made many people happy when they received your goods from far across the sea. You made the kings of the earth rich with all your valuable goods and products.
Ɛberɛ a wʼadwadideɛ kɔɔ ɛpo ahodoɔ so no woboaa aman bebree; Wʼahonyadeɛ ne wʼadwadideɛ maa asase so ahemfo nyaa wɔn ho.
34 Now you have been shipwrecked by the sea, sunk in deep water, and your cargo and your people have gone down with you.
Afei ɛpo abubu wo mu nketenkete wɔ nsuo no bunu mu wʼadwadideɛ ne wʼadwumayɛfoɔ nyinaa ne wo amem kɔ nsuo ase.
35 Everyone living on the coastlands is shocked at what happened to you. Their kings are horrified; their faces twisted with fear.
Wɔn a wɔtete mpoano nyinaa ho adwiri wɔn wɔ wo ho; ehu ma wɔn ahemfo ho popo na wɔn anim sinsiam.
36 The traders of the nations hiss at you in derision; disaster has brought you down and you're finished forever.”
Aman no mu adwadifoɔ bɔ nsɔm gu wo so woaba awieeɛ a ɛyɛ hu na wɔrenhunu wo bio.’”
