Ezekiel 28
1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Whereas thy heart was lifted up, and thou saidst, A god am I, on the seat of the gods do I dwell, in the heart of the seas; yet thou art but a man, and not God, while thou esteemest thy mind equal to the mind of God;
“Mwanadamu, mwambie mfalme wa Tiro, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Kwa sababu moyo wako umejivuna na umesema, “Mimi ni mungu; nami ninaketi katika kiti cha enzi cha mungu katika moyo wa bahari.” Lakini wewe ni mwanadamu, wala si mungu, ingawa unafikiri kuwa una hekima kama mungu.
3 Behold, thou wast wiser than Daniel; no secret was obscure to thee;
Je, wewe una hekima kuliko Danieli? Je, hakuna siri iliyofichika kwako?
4 With thy wisdom and with thy understanding hadst thou gotten thee riches, and hadst gotten gold and silver into thy treasuries;
Kwa hekima yako na ufahamu wako, umejipatia utajiri, nawe umejikusanyia dhahabu na fedha katika hazina zako.
5 By the abundance of thy wisdom in thy traffic hadst thou increased thy riches; and thy heart was lifted up because of thy riches:
Kwa werevu wako mwingi katika biashara, umeongeza utajiri wako na kwa sababu ya utajiri wako moyo wako umekuwa na kiburi.
6 Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Because thou hast esteemed thy mind equal to the mind of God,
“‘Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Kwa sababu unafikiri una hekima, mwenye hekima kama mungu,
7 Therefore, behold, will I bring over thee strangers, the fiercest • of nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall profane thy elegance.
mimi nitawaleta wageni dhidi yako, taifa katili kuliko yote; watafuta panga zao dhidi ya uzuri wa hekima yako, na kuchafua fahari yako inayongʼaa.
8 Down to the grave will they cast thee, and thou shalt die the deaths of the slain in the heart of the seas.
Watakushusha chini shimoni, nawe utakufa kifo cha kikatili katika moyo wa bahari.
9 Wilt thou then say, I am God, before him that slayeth thee? when thou art but a man, and no God, in the hand of him that fatally wounded thee.
Je, wakati huo utasema, “Mimi ni mungu,” mbele ya wale wanaokuua? Utakuwa mwanadamu tu, wala si mungu, mikononi mwa hao wanaokuua.
10 The deaths of the uncircumcised shalt thou die by the hand of strangers; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Eternal.
Utakufa kifo cha wasiotahiriwa kwa mkono wa wageni. Kwa kuwa mimi nimenena, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”
11 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation concerning the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Thou wast complete in outline, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
“Mwanadamu, mfanyie maombolezo mfalme wa Tiro, nawe umwambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Ulikuwa kipeo cha ukamilifu, ukiwa umejaa hekima na mkamilifu katika uzuri.
13 In 'Eden the garden of God didst thou abide; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold; thy tabrets and thy flutes of artificial workmanship were prepared in thee on the day thou wast created.
Ulikuwa ndani ya Edeni, bustani ya Mungu; kila kito cha thamani kilikupamba: akiki nyekundu, yakuti manjano na zumaridi, krisolitho, shohamu na yaspi, yakuti samawi, almasi na zabarajadi. Kuwekwa kwa hayo mapambo na kushikizwa kwake kulifanywa kwa dhahabu; siku ile ulipoumbwa yaliandaliwa tayari.
14 Thou wast a cherub with outspread covering [wings]; and I had set thee upon the holy mountain of God [as] thou wast; in the midst of the stones of fire didst thou wander.
Ulitiwa mafuta kuwa kerubi mlinzi, kwa kuwa hivyo ndivyo nilivyokuweka wakfu. Ulikuwa kwenye mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu; ulitembea katikati ya vito vya moto.
15 Perfect wast thou in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till wickedness was found in thee.
Ulikuwa mnyofu katika njia zako tangu siku ile ya kuumbwa kwako, hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.
16 By the abundance of thy commerce thou wast filled to thy centre with violence, and thou didst sin: therefore I degraded thee out of the mountain of God; and I destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Kutokana na biashara yako iliyoenea, ulijazwa na dhuluma, nawe ukatenda dhambi. Hivyo nilikuondoa kwa aibu kutoka mlima wa Mungu, nami nikakufukuza, ee kerubi mlinzi, kutoka katikati ya vito vya moto.
17 Thy heart was lifted up through thy beauty, thou didst corrupt thy wisdom by reason of thy elegance: [therefore] I cast thee down to the ground, before kings did I set thee that they might gaze on thee.
Moyo wako ukawa na kiburi kwa ajili ya uzuri wako, nawe ukaiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu ya fahari yako. Kwa hiyo nikakutupa chini; nimekufanya kioja mbele ya wafalme.
18 Through the abundance of thy iniquities, through the wickedness of thy commerce didst thou profane thy sanctuaries: therefore brought I forth fire from the midst of thee, this devoured thee, and I changed thee to ashes upon the earth before the eyes of all those that saw thee.
Kwa dhambi zako nyingi na biashara yako ya dhuluma, umenajisi mahali pako patakatifu. Kwa hiyo nilifanya moto utoke ndani yako, nao ukakuteketeza, nami nikakufanya majivu juu ya nchi, machoni pa wote waliokuwa wakitazama.
19 All that know thee among the people are astonished concerning thee: thou art as though thou hadst not been, and thou shalt not be any more for ever.
Mataifa yote yaliyokujua yanakustajabia; umefikia mwisho wa kutisha na hutakuwepo tena milele.’”
20 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
“Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Sidoni, ukatabiri dhidi yake,
22 And thou shalt say, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon, and I will be honored in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I execute judgments on her, and will be sanctified on her.
nawe useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Mimi ni kinyume chako, ee Sidoni, nami nitapata utukufu ndani yako. Nao watajua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapotekeleza hukumu zangu na kuonyesha utakatifu wangu ndani yake.
23 And I will send out against her pestilence, and blood-[shedding] into her streets; and the deadly wounded shall be felled in the midst of her by the sword [that is] against her from every side: and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Nitapeleka tauni ndani yake na kufanya damu itiririke katika barabara zake. Waliochinjwa wataanguka ndani yake, kwa upanga dhidi yake kila upande. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.
24 And there shall be no more unto the house of Israel a pricking brier, nor painful thorn from all that are round about them, that despoil them: and they shall know that I am the Lord Eternal.
“‘Nyumba ya Israeli hawatakuwa tena na majirani wenye nia ya kuwadhuru wanaoumiza kama michongoma na miiba mikali. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana Mwenyezi.
25 Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, When I gather the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified on them before the eyes of the nations: then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.
“‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitakapoikusanya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka mataifa ambako wametawanyika, nitajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu miongoni mwao machoni pa mataifa. Ndipo watakapoishi katika nchi yao wenyewe, niliyompa mtumishi wangu Yakobo.
26 And they shall dwell thereupon in safety, and they shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell in safety; when I execute judgments on all those that despoiled them from round about them: and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.
Wataishi humo kwa salama na watajenga nyumba na kupanda mashamba ya mizabibu, wataishi kwa salama nitakapowaadhibu majirani zao wote ambao waliwafanyia uovu. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wao.’”
