Ezekiel 28
1 The word of Yhwh came again unto me, saying,
Kisha neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
“Mwanadamu, waambie watawala wa Tiro, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Moyo wako unakiburi! Umesema, “mimi ni mungu! Nitakaa kwenye kiti cha miungu katika moyo wa bahari!” Ingawa wewe ni mtu na sio mungu, unaufanya moyo wako kama moyo wa mungu,
3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
unafikiri kwamba unahekima kuliko Danieli, na kwamba hakuna siri ikushangazayo!
4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Umejitajirisha mwenyewe pamoja na hekima na ujuzi, na kujipatia dhahabu na fedha katika hazina yako!
5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Kwa hekima kubwa na kwa biashara yako, umeongeza utajiri wako, hivyo moyo wako una kiburi kwa sababu ya utajiri yako.
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Kwa hiyo, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Kwa sababu umetengeza moyo wako kama moyo wa mungu,
7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
kwa hiyo nitaleta wageni juu yako, watu wa kuogofya kutoka mataifa mengine. Wataleta panga zao juu hekima ya uzuri wako, na watauchafua uzuri wako.
8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
Watakupeleka chini hata kwenye shimo, na utakufa kifo cha waliokufa katika Bahari.
9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
Je! kweli utasema, “Mimi ni mungu” mbele ya uso wa yule akuuaye? Wewe ni mwanadamu na sio Mungu, na utakuwa kwenye mkono wa yule akujeruaye.
10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Yhwh.
Utakufa kifo cha asiyetahiriwa kwa mkono wa wageni kwa kuwa nimesema hili-asema Bwana Yahwe.
11 Moreover the word of Yhwh came unto me, saying,
Neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
“Mwanadamu, inua maombolezo kwa ajili ya mfalme wa Tiro na umwambie, 'Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Uliumbwa mkamilifu, umejaa hekima na ukamilifu wa hekima.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Ulikuwa katika Edeni, bustani ya Mungu. Kila jiwe la thamani lilikufunika: akiki, yakuti manjano, almasi, zabarajadi, shohamu, yaspi, yakuti samawi, zumaridi, baharamani, na dhahabu. Ilikuwa siku uliyokuwa umeiumba ambayo walikuwa wameiandaa.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Nimekuweka juu ya mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu kama kerubi nimekutia mafuta kwa ajili ya kumlinda mwanadamu. Ulikuwa kati ya mawe ya moto ulipozunguka.
15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ulikuwa mwadilifu kwenye njia zako kutoka siku ulipoumbwa hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.
16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Kupitia biashara yako kubwa uliyokuwa umeijaza kwa udhalimu, hivyo umetenda dhambi. Hivyo nimekutupilia mbali ya mlima wa Mungu, kama mmoja wao wa aliyekuwa ameninajisi, na nimekuharibu, kerubi mlinzi, na kukutoa miongono mwa mawe ya moto.
17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
Moyo wako ulikuwa na kiburi kwa uzuri wako; umeiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu ya fahari yako. Nimekupeleka chini kwenye dunia. Nimekuweka mbele ya wafalme ili waweze kukuona.
18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.
Kwa sababu ya wingi wa dhambi zako na biashara za udanganyifu, umepanajisi mahali pako patakatifu. Basi nimetengeneza moto kutoka ndani yako; utakula wewe. Nitakugeuza kwenye majivu juu ya dunia katika macho ya wote wakutazamao.
19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
Wale wote waliokujua miongoni mwa watu watakao kutetemekewa; watakuwa watu wa kutisha, na hutakuwepo tena milele.”'
20 Again the word of Yhwh came unto me, saying,
Kisha neno la Bwana Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
21 Son of man, set thy face against Sidon, and prophesy against it,
“Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako Sidoni na toa utabiri juu yake.
22 And say, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Behold, I am against thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am Yhwh, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Sema, Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Tazama! Niko juu yako, Sidoni! Kwa kuwa nitatukuzwa kati yako hivyo watu wako watajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe wakati nitakapokuwa nimezitekeleza hukumu ndani yako. Nitaonyesha utakatifu ndani yako.
23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am Yhwh.
Nitapeleka tauni juu yako na tazama mitaa yako, na walioua wataanguka kati yako. Wakati upanga utakapokuja juu yao kutoka pande zote, kisha mtajua kwamba mimi ni Yahwe.
24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the house of Israel, nor any grieving thorn of all that are round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I am the Lord Yhwh.
Kisha hakutakuwa na mtemba uchomao na maumivu ya miba kwa ajili ya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka wale wote waliomzunguka wanaowadharau watu wake, hivyo watajua kwamba mimi ni Bwana Yahwe!'
25 Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
Bwana Yahwe asema hivi, Nitakapowakusanya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka miongni mwa watu waliokuwa wamekusanyika, na wakati nilipokuwa nimewatenga miongoni mwao, hivyo mataifa aanaweza kuona, kisha watafanya nyumba zao katika nchi nitakayo mpatia mtumishi wangu Yakobo.
26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am Yhwh their God.
Kisha wataishi salama ndani yake na kujenga nyumba, kulima mizabibu, na kuishi salama wakati nitakapo zitekeleza hukumu juu ya wote wale ambao sasa wanawadharau kutoka sehemu zote; basi watajua yakwamba mimi ni Yahwe Mungu wao!”'
