Ezekiel 27
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 'And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre,
“Mwanadamu, fanya maombolezo kwa ajili ya Tiro.
3 and say unto Tyre, that dwelleth at the entry of the sea, that is the merchant of the peoples unto many isles: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Thou, O Tyre, hast said: I am of perfect beauty.
Umwambie Tiro, ulioko kwenye lango la bahari, ufanyao biashara na mataifa mengi ya pwani, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Ee Tiro, wewe umesema, “Mimi ni mkamilifu katika uzuri.”
4 Thy borders are in the heart of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
Mipaka yako ilikuwa katika moyo wa bahari, wajenzi wako walikamilisha uzuri wako.
5 Of cypress-trees from Senir have they fashioned all thy planks; they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Walizifanya mbao zako zote kwa misunobari itokayo Seniri; walichukua mierezi kutoka Lebanoni kukutengenezea mlingoti.
6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.
Walichukua mialoni toka Bashani wakakutengenezea makasia yako; kwa miti ya msanduku kutoka pwani ya Kitimu wakatengeneza sitaha yako na kuipamba kwa pembe za ndovu.
7 Of fine linen with richly woven work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
Kitani safi kilichotariziwa kutoka Misri kilikuwa tanga lako, nacho kilikuwa bendera yako; chandarua chako kilikuwa cha rangi ya buluu na ya zambarau kutoka visiwa vya Elisha.
8 The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers; thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee, they were thy pilots.
Watu kutoka Sidoni na Arvadi walikuwa wapiga makasia yako; watu wako wenye ustadi, ee Tiro, walikuwa ndio mabaharia wako.
9 The elders of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers; all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to exchange thy merchandise.
Wazee wa Gebali pamoja na mafundi stadi walikuwa mafundi wako melini. Meli zote za baharini na mabaharia wao walikuja kwako ili kubadilishana bidhaa zako.
10 Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war; they hanged the shield and helmet in thee, they set forth thy comeliness.
“‘Watu wa Uajemi, Ludi na Putu walikuwa askari katika jeshi lako. Walitundika ngao zao na chapeo zao kwenye kuta zako, wakileta fahari yako.
11 The men of Arvad and Helech were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadim were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty.
Watu wa Arvadi na wa Heleki walikuwa juu ya kuta zako pande zote; watu wa Gamadi walikuwa kwenye minara yako. Walitundika ngao zao kuzizunguka kuta zako; wakaukamilisha uzuri wako.
12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for thy wares.
“‘Tarshishi walifanya biashara nawe kwa sababu ya utajiri wako mkubwa wa bidhaa, walibadilisha fedha, chuma, bati na risasi kwa mali zako.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy traffickers; they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for thy merchandise.
“‘Uyunani, Tubali na Mesheki, walifanya biashara nawe, walibadilisha watumwa na vyombo vya shaba kwa bidhaa zako.
14 They of the house of Togarmah traded for thy wares with horses and horsemen and mules.
“‘Watu wa Beth-Togarma walibadilisha farasi wa mizigo, farasi wa vita na nyumbu kwa mali zako.
15 The men of Dedan were thy traffickers; many isles were the mart of thy hand; they brought thee as tribute horns of ivory and ebony.
“‘Watu wa Dedani walifanya biashara nawe, watu wengi wa nchi za pwani walikuwa wachuuzi wako, walikulipa kwa pembe za ndovu na mpingo.
16 Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
“‘Watu wa Aramu walifanya biashara nawe kwa ajili ya wingi wa kazi za mikono yako, wakibadilishana kwa almasi, vitambaa vya rangi ya zambarau, vitambaa vilivyotariziwa, kitani safi, matumbawe na akiki nyekundu.
17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and balsam, and honey, and oil, and balm.
“‘Yuda na Israeli walifanya biashara nawe, walibadilishana kwa ngano kutoka Minithi, mtama, asali, mafuta na zeri ya kuponyeshea.
18 Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy wealth, by reason of the multitude of all riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
“‘Dameski, kwa sababu ya wingi wa kazi za mikono yako na ukuu wa utajiri wa mali, walifanya biashara nawe wakibadilishana mvinyo kutoka Helboni na sufu kutoka Zahari.
19 Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.
“‘Wadani na Wayunani kutoka Uzali, walikuletea mali za biashara, nao wakabadilishana nawe chuma kilichofuliwa, mdalasini na mchaichai.
20 Dedan was thy trafficker in precious cloths for riding.
“‘Dedani alifanya biashara nawe kwa matandiko ya farasi.
21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they thy merchants.
“‘Arabuni na wakuu wote wa Kedari walikuwa wanunuzi wako waliobadilishana bidhaa zako na wana-kondoo, kondoo dume na mbuzi.
22 The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy traffickers; they traded for thy wares with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
“‘Wafanyabiashara wa Sheba na wa Raama walifanya biashara nawe, wakabadilishana bidhaa zako na aina zote za vikolezi, vito vya thamani na dhahabu.
23 Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur was as thine apprentice in traffic.
“‘Harani, Kane na Edeni na wafanyabiashara wa Sheba, Ashuru na Kilmadi walifanya biashara nawe.
24 These were thy traffickers in gorgeous fabrics, in wrappings of blue and richly woven work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and cedar-lined, among thy merchandise.
Kwenye soko lako, walifanya biashara nawe kwa mavazi mazuri, vitambaa vya buluu, nguo za kutariziwa na mazulia ya rangi mbalimbali yenye kamba zilizosokotwa na kuwekwa mafundo imara.
25 The ships of Tarshish brought thee tribute for thy merchandise; so wast thou replenished, and made very heavy in the heart of the seas.
“‘Merikebu za Tarshishi ndizo zinazokusafirishia bidhaa zako. Umejazwa shehena kubwa katika moyo wa bahari.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
Wapiga makasia wako wanakupeleka mpaka kwenye maji makavu. Lakini upepo wa mashariki umekuvunja vipande vipande katika moyo wa bahari.
27 Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the exchangers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, with all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
Utajiri wako, bidhaa zako na mali zako, mabaharia wako, manahodha wako, mafundi wako wa meli, wafanyabiashara wako na askari wako wote, na kila mmoja aliyeko melini atazama kwenye moyo wa bahari siku ile ya kuvunjika kwa meli yako.
28 At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the waves shall shake.
Nchi za pwani zitatetemeka wakati mabaharia wako watakapopiga kelele.
29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land,
Wote wapigao makasia wataacha meli zao, mabaharia wote na wanamaji wote watasimama pwani.
30 And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall roll themselves in the ashes;
Watapaza sauti zao na kulia sana kwa ajili yako; watajitupia mavumbi juu ya vichwa vyao na kujivingirisha kwenye majivu.
31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter lamentation.
Watanyoa nywele zao kwa ajili yako, nao watavaa nguo za magunia. Watakulilia kwa uchungu wa moyo na kwa maombolezo makuu.
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee: who was there like Tyre, fortified in the midst of the sea?
Watakapokuwa wanalia na kuomboleza juu yako, watafanya maombolezo kukuhusu wakisema: “Ni nani aliyepata kuangamizwa kama Tiro, katika moyo wa bahari?”
33 When thy wares came forth out of the seas, thou didst fill many peoples; with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise didst thou enrich the kings of the earth.
Wakati bidhaa zako zilipotoka baharini, ulitosheleza mataifa mengi; kwa wingi wa utajiri wako na bidhaa zako ulitajirisha wafalme wa dunia.
34 Now that thou art broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, and thy merchandise and all thy company are fallen in the midst of thee,
Sasa umevunjavunjwa na bahari, katika vilindi vya maji, bidhaa zako na kundi lako lote vimezama pamoja nawe.
35 All the inhabitants of the isles are appalled at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid, they are troubled in their countenance;
Wote waishio katika nchi za pwani wanakustaajabia; wafalme wao wanatetemeka kwa hofu kuu, nazo nyuso zao zimekunjamana kwa woga.
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and never shalt be any more.'
Wafanyabiashara miongoni mwa mataifa wanakucheka; umefikia mwisho wa kutisha nawe hutakuwepo tena.’”
