Ezekiel 27
1 The worde of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,
Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
2 Sonne of man, take vp a lametation for Tyrus,
“Ame vi, dzi konyifaha ku ɖe Tiro ŋu.
3 And say vnto Tyrus, that is situate at the entrie of the sea, which is the marte of the people for many yles, Thus sayeth the Lord God, O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfite beautie.
Gblɔ nya na Tiro, du si wotu ɖe atsiaƒu ƒe agbo nu, asitsala, na ame siwo le ƒuta. Alea Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Ègblɔ be, ‘Tiro, mede blibo le nyonyo me.’
4 Thy borders are in the middes of the sea, and thy builders haue made thee of perfit beauty.
Wò nɔƒe nɔ atsiaƒu dzi, ame siwo tu wò la na wò nyonyo de blibo.
5 They haue made all thy shippe boardes of firre trees of Shenir: they haue brought cedars from Lebanon, to make mastes for thee.
Wotsɔ sesewu tso Senir wɔ wò xɔtutiwo, eye wotsɔ sedati tso Lebanon hewɔ abaladoti na wò.
6 Of ye okes of Bashan haue they made thine ores: the company of the Assyrians haue made thy banks of yuorie, brought out of ye yles of Chittim.
Wotsɔ oɖumti tso Basan wɔ wò atablowoe, wotsɔ ati tso Kipro ƒuta wɔ wò yaxɔƒe, eye wofa nyiɖu ɖe eŋu.
7 Fine linen with broydered woorke, brought from Egypt, was spread ouer thee to be thy sayle, blue silke and purple, brought from the yles of Elishah, was thy couering.
Egiptetɔwo ƒe aklala si me wolɔ̃ nu ŋɔŋɔewo ɖo nye wò abala, eye wonye wo aflaga; wò agbadɔwoe nye avɔ blɔtɔ kple dzĩtɔ tso Elisa ƒuta.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon, and Aruad were thy mariners, O Tyrus: thy wise men that were in thee, they were thy pilots.
Sidon kple Arvad ŋutsuwo nye wò ʋukulawo, eye Tiro, wò aɖaŋutɔwoe nye wò tɔdzidɔwɔlawo.
9 The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers, all the shippes of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupie thy marchandise.
Aɖaŋudɔwɔla tsitsiwo tso Gebal nɔ wò tɔdziʋuwo me be woatre wò gbagbãƒewo. Tɔdziʋu siwo katã le ƒu dzi kple woƒe tɔdziʋumedɔwɔlawo va be yewoatsa asi, aƒle wò adzɔnuwo.
10 They of Persia, and of Lud and of Phut were in thine armie: thy men of warre they hanged the shielde and helmet in thee: they set foorth thy beautie.
“Ŋutsuwo tso Persia, Lidia kple Put nye asrafowo le wò aʋakɔ me. Woku woƒe akpoxɔnuwo kple kukuwo ɖe wò gliwo ŋu, eye woɖo atsyɔ̃ na wò.
11 The men of Aruad with thine armie were vpon thy walles round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towres: they hanged their shields vpon thy walles round about: they haue made thy beautie perfite.
Ŋutsuwo tso Arvad kple Helek dzɔ wò gliwo ŋu le akpawo katã, eye ŋutsuwo tso Gamad nye wò gbetakpɔlawo. Wotsɔ woƒe akpoxɔnuwo ku wò gliwo ŋu, eye wodo wò nyonyo ɖe dzi bobobo.
12 They of Tarshish were thy marchantes for the multitude of all riches, for siluer, yron, tynne, and leade, which they brought to thy faires.
“Tarsis wɔ dɔ kple wò le wò adzɔnu gbogboawo ta. Wotsɔ klosalo, gayibɔ, gaɣi kple tsumi ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
13 They of Iauan, Tubal and Meshech were thy marchants, concerning the liues of men, and they brought vessels of brasse for thy marchadise.
“Griktɔwo, Tubaltɔwo kple Mesektɔwo tsa asi kpli wò. Wotsɔ kluviwo kple nu siwo wowɔ kple akɔbli la ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
14 They of the house of Togarmah brought to thy faires horses, and horsemen, and mules.
“Ŋutsuwo tso Bet Togarma tsɔ dɔwɔsɔwo, aʋadesɔwo kple tedziwo ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
15 The men of Dedan were thy marchantes: and the marchandise of many yles were in thine handes: they brought thee for a present hornes, teeth, and peacockes.
“Ŋutsuwo tso Rods tsa asi kpli wò, eye amewo tso ƒuta du ɖe sia ɖe me nye wò nuƒlelawo. Woxe fe na wò kple nyiɖu kple avemeti sesẽwo.
16 They of Aram were thy marchants for the multitude of thy wares: they occupied in thy faires with emerauds, purple, and broidred worke, and fine linen, and corall, and pearle.
“Aram tsa asi kpli wò le nu geɖe siwo nèwɔ la ta. Etsɔ adzagba, aɖabɛ dzĩtɔ, avɔ ŋɔŋɔe, aklala, sui kple gbloti ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
17 They of Iudah and of the land of Israel were thy marchants: they brought for thy marchandise wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honie and oyle, and balme.
“Yuda kple Israel wotsa asi kpli wò. Wotsɔ lu tso Minit, ƒo, anyitsi, ami kple lifi ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
18 They of Damascus were thy marchants in ye multitude of thy wares, for the multitude of all riches, as in the wine of Helbon and white wooll.
“Le wò nuwɔwɔ geɖewo kple wò adzɔnu gbogboawo ta la, Damasko tsa asi kpli wò le wain tso Helbon kple lãfu tso Zahar me.
19 They of Dan also and of Iauan, going to and from, occupied in thy faires: yron woorke, cassia and calamus were among thy marchandise.
“Danitɔwo kple Griktɔwo tso Uzal ƒle wò adzɔnuwo. Wotsɔ gayibɔ, kasiatiwo kple gbeke ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
20 They of Dedan were thy marchants in precious clothes for the charets.
“Dedan tsa asi kpli wò kple sɔdokundruwo.
21 They of Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar occupied with thee, in lambes, and rammes and goates: in these were they thy marchants.
“Arabia kple Kedar ƒe dziɖulawo katã nye wò nuƒlelawo. Wotsɔ woƒe agbowo, alẽviwo kple gbɔ̃wo tsa asi kpli wò.
22 The marchats of Sheba, and Raamah were thy marchantes: they occupied in thy faires with the chiefe of all spices, and with al precious stones and golde.
“Asitsalawo tso Seba kple Raama tsa asi kpli wò le wò adzɔnuwo ta. Woɖɔli nu ʋeʋĩ nyuitɔ ɖe sia ɖe kple kpe xɔasiwo kple sika.
23 They of Haram and Canneh and Eden, the marchants of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad were thy marchants.
“Haran, Kane kple Eden kple Seba ƒe asitsalawo, Asur, Geba kple Kilmad wotsa asi kpli wò.
24 These were thy marchants in all sortes of things, in raiment of blewe silke, and of broydred woorke, and in coffers for the rich apparell, which were bound with cordes: chaines also were among thy marchandise.
Le wò asi me la, wotsa asi kpli wò kple awu dzeaniwo, aɖabɛ blɔtɔ ƒe awu ʋlayawo, avɔ ŋɔŋɔewo, kundru ŋɔŋɔe siwo wolɔ̃ kple ka si wotro hesa nyuie.
25 The shippes of Tarshish were thy chiefe in thy marchandise, and thou wast replenished and made very glorious in the middes of the sea.
“Tarsistɔwo ƒe tɔdziʋuwoe tsɔa wò adzɔnuwo. Wò adzɔnuwo sɔ gbɔ le atsiaƒu la dzi.
26 Thy robbers haue brought thee into great waters: the East winde hath broken thee in the middes of the sea.
Wò ʋukulawo ku wò yi atsiaƒu dzi. Ke ɣedzeƒeya agbã wò ɖe atsiaƒu titina, afli wò wuliwuli.
27 Thy riches and thy faires, thy marchandise, thy mariners and pilotes, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy marchandise and al thy men of warre that are in thee, and all thy multitude which is in the middes of thee, shall fall in the middes of the sea in the day of thy ruine.
Wò kesinɔnuwo, wò asitsanuwo kple adzɔnuwo, tɔdziʋukulawo, wò kuɖɔɖolawo kple wò gbagbãƒetrelawo, wò adzɔnuɖɔlilawo, wò aʋawɔlawo katã kple wò ameha blibo si le ʋua me la, anyrɔ ɖe atsiaƒu la titina gbe si gbe wò tɔdziʋu anyrɔ.
28 The suburbes shall shake at the sound of the crie of thy pilotes.
Ne wò ƒudzidɔwɔlawo do ɣli la, ƒutanyigbawo aʋuʋu kpekpekpe.
29 And all that handle the ore, the mariners and al the pilots of the sea shall come downe from their shippes, and shall stand vpon the land,
Ame siwo wɔa wò akɔfawo ŋu dɔ la, agble woƒe tɔdziʋuwo ɖi, ʋukulawo kple tɔdzidɔwɔlawo katã atsi tsitre ɖe ƒuta.
30 And shall cause their voyce to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast dust vpon their heads, and wallow theselues in the ashes.
Woakɔ woƒe gbe dzi, eye woafa avi vevie ɖe tawò, woakɔ ʋuʋudedi ɖe woƒe tawo dzi, eye woamli le dzowɔ me.
31 They shall plucke off their heare for thee and gird them with a sackecloth, and they shall weepe for thee with sorow of heart and bitter mourning.
Woalũ ta ɖe tawò, eye woata akpanya. Woafa avi ɖe tawò kple luʋɔ ƒe vevesese kple konyifafa vevie.
32 And in their mourning, they shall take vp a lametation for thee, saying, What citie is like Tyrus, so destroied in the middes of the sea!
Ne wofa avi, eye wofa konyi ɖe tawò la, woakpa konyifaha aɖe ɖe ŋuwò be, Ame kae wona wòzi ɖoɖoe kpɔ abe Tiro, du si atsiaƒu ƒo xlãe ene?
33 When thy wares went foorth of the seas, thou filledst many people, and thou diddest enrich the Kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy marchandise.
Esi wò adzɔnuwo yi ƒu dzi la, èna dukɔ geɖewo ɖi ƒo. Ètsɔ wò hotsui gbogbo ɖi ƒo na anyigbadzifiawo.
34 When thou shalt be broken by ye seas in the depths of the waters, thy marchandise and all thy multitude, which was in the mids of thee, shall fal.
Azɔ la, atsiaƒu na nègba gudugudu le tsiwo ƒe gogloƒe, wò adzɔnuwo kple wò amewo katã woyi to kple wò.
35 All the inhabitantes of the yles shall be astonished at thee, and all their Kings shall be sore afraide and troubled in their countenance.
Ƒutatɔwo katã ƒe nu ku ɖe ŋuwò; woƒe fiawo le dzodzom nyanyanya kple ŋɔdzi, eye woyɔ mo kple vɔvɔ̃.
36 The marchants among the people shall hisse at thee: thou shalt be a terrour, and neuer shalt be any more.
Asitsalawo le dukɔwo dome le fewu ɖum le ŋuwò. Èva ɖo wò nuwuwu si dzi ŋɔ, eye màganɔ anyi o.”
