Hezekiel 27
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
The word of Jehovah came again to me, saying,
2 “Ame vi, dzi konyifaha ku ɖe Tiro ŋu.
And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre,
3 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.’
and say to Tyre, O thou that dwells at the entry of the sea, that is the merchant of the peoples to many isles, thus says the lord Jehovah: Thou, O Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.
4 Wò nɔƒe nɔ atsiaƒu dzi, ame siwo tu wò la na wò nyonyo de blibo.
Thy borders are in the heart of the seas. Thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
5 Wotsɔ sesewu tso Senir wɔ wò xɔtutiwo, eye wotsɔ sedati tso Lebanon hewɔ abaladoti na wò.
They have made all thy planks of fir trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee.
6 Wotsɔ oɖumti tso Basan wɔ wò atablowoe, wotsɔ ati tso Kipro ƒuta wɔ wò yaxɔƒe, eye wofa nyiɖu ɖe eŋu.
Of the oaks of Bashan they have made thine oars. They have made thy benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the isles of Kittim.
7 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.
Of fine linen with broidered 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.
8 Sidon kple Arvad ŋutsuwo nye wò ʋukulawo, eye Tiro, wò aɖaŋutɔwoe nye wò tɔdzidɔwɔlawo.
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were thy rowers. Thy wise men, O Tyre, were in thee; they were thy pilots.
9 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.
The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were thy caulkers in thee. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to deal in thy merchandise.
10 “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.
Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in thee. They set forth thy comeliness.
11 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.
The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and valorous men were in thy towers. They hung their shields upon thy walls round about. They have perfected thy beauty.
12 “Tarsis wɔ dɔ kple wò le wò adzɔnu gbogboawo ta. Wotsɔ klosalo, gayibɔ, gaɣi kple tsumi ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Tarshish was thy merchant because of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead. They traded for thy wares.
13 “Griktɔwo, Tubaltɔwo kple Mesektɔwo tsa asi kpli wò. Wotsɔ kluviwo kple nu siwo wowɔ kple akɔbli la ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants. They traded the persons of men, and vessels of brass for thy merchandise.
14 “Ŋutsuwo tso Bet Togarma tsɔ dɔwɔsɔwo, aʋadesɔwo kple tedziwo ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Those of the house of Togarmah traded for thy wares with horses and war-horses and mules.
15 “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.
The men of Dedan were thy merchants. Many isles were the mart of thy hand. They brought thee in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.
16 “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.
Syria was thy merchant because of the multitude of thy handiworks. They traded for thy wares with emeralds, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.
17 “Yuda kple Israel wotsa asi kpli wò. Wotsɔ lu tso Minit, ƒo, anyitsi, ami kple lifi ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy merchandise wheat of Minnith, and pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
18 “Le wò nuwɔwɔ geɖewo kple wò adzɔnu gbogboawo ta la, Damasko tsa asi kpli wò le wain tso Helbon kple lãfu tso Zahar me.
Damascus was thy merchant for the multitude of thy handiworks, because of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 “Danitɔwo kple Griktɔwo tso Uzal ƒle wò adzɔnuwo. Wotsɔ gayibɔ, kasiatiwo kple gbeke ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares. Bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.
20 “Dedan tsa asi kpli wò kple sɔdokundruwo.
Dedan was thy merchant in precious cloths for riding.
21 “Arabia kple Kedar ƒe dziɖulawo katã nye wò nuƒlelawo. Wotsɔ woƒe agbowo, alẽviwo kple gbɔ̃wo tsa asi kpli wò.
Arabia, and all the rulers of Kedar, they were the merchants of thy hand, in lambs, and rams, and goats. In these they were thy merchants.
22 “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.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants. They traded for thy wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
23 “Haran, Kane kple Eden kple Seba ƒe asitsalawo, Asur, Geba kple Kilmad wotsa asi kpli wò.
Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
24 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.
These were thy merchants in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
25 “Tarsistɔwo ƒe tɔdziʋuwoe tsɔa wò adzɔnuwo. Wò adzɔnuwo sɔ gbɔ le atsiaƒu la dzi.
The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy merchandise. And thou were replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
26 Wò ʋukulawo ku wò yi atsiaƒu dzi. Ke ɣedzeƒeya agbã wò ɖe atsiaƒu titina, afli wò wuliwuli.
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters. The east wind has broken thee in the heart of the seas.
27 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.
Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy caulkers, and the dealers in thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, who 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.
28 Ne wò ƒudzidɔwɔlawo do ɣli la, ƒutanyigbawo aʋuʋu kpekpekpe.
At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the suburbs shall shake.
29 Ame siwo wɔa wò akɔfawo ŋu dɔ la, agble woƒe tɔdziʋuwo ɖi, ʋukulawo kple tɔdzidɔwɔlawo katã atsi tsitre ɖe ƒuta.
And all who handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships. They shall stand upon the land,
30 Woakɔ woƒe gbe dzi, eye woafa avi vevie ɖe tawò, woakɔ ʋuʋudedi ɖe woƒe tawo dzi, eye woamli le dzowɔ me.
and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads. They shall wallow themselves in the ashes.
31 Woalũ ta ɖe tawò, eye woata akpanya. Woafa avi ɖe tawò kple luʋɔ ƒe vevesese kple konyifafa vevie.
And they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
32 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?
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea?
33 Esi wò adzɔnuwo yi ƒu dzi la, èna dukɔ geɖewo ɖi ƒo. Ètsɔ wò hotsui gbogbo ɖi ƒo na anyigbadzifiawo.
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filled many peoples. Thou enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
34 Azɔ la, atsiaƒu na nègba gudugudu le tsiwo ƒe gogloƒe, wò adzɔnuwo kple wò amewo katã woyi to kple wò.
In the time that thou were broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company fell in the midst of thee.
35 Ƒutatɔwo katã ƒe nu ku ɖe ŋuwò; woƒe fiawo le dzodzom nyanyanya kple ŋɔdzi, eye woyɔ mo kple vɔvɔ̃.
All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance.
36 Asitsalawo le dukɔwo dome le fewu ɖum le ŋuwò. Èva ɖo wò nuwuwu si dzi ŋɔ, eye màganɔ anyi o.”
The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee. Thou have become a horror, and thou shall nevermore have any being.
