Hezekiel 27
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying,
2 “Ame vi, dzi konyifaha ku ɖe Tiro ŋu.
“And you, son of man, lift up a lamentation concerning Tyre, and you have said to 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.’
O dweller on the entrances of the sea, Merchant of the peoples to many islands, Thus said Lord YHWH: O Tyre, you have said, I [am] the perfection of beauty.
4 Wò nɔƒe nɔ atsiaƒu dzi, ame siwo tu wò la na wò nyonyo de blibo.
Your borders [are] in the heart of the seas, Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 Wotsɔ sesewu tso Senir wɔ wò xɔtutiwo, eye wotsɔ sedati tso Lebanon hewɔ abaladoti na wò.
They have built of firs from Senir all your double-boarded ships for you, They have taken of cedars from Lebanon to make a mast for you,
6 Wotsɔ oɖumti tso Basan wɔ wò atablowoe, wotsɔ ati tso Kipro ƒuta wɔ wò yaxɔƒe, eye wofa nyiɖu ɖe eŋu.
They made your oars of oaks from Bashan, They have made your bench of ivory, A branch of Ashurim from islands of Chittim.
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.
Your sail has been of fine linen with embroidery from Egypt, To be for your ensign, Your covering has been of blue and purple from islands of Elishah.
8 Sidon kple Arvad ŋutsuwo nye wò ʋukulawo, eye Tiro, wò aɖaŋutɔwoe nye wò tɔdzidɔwɔlawo.
Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad have been rowers for you, Your wise men, O Tyre, have been in you, They [are] your 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 elderly of Gebal and its wise men have been in you, Strengthening your breach; All ships of the sea and their mariners, Have been in you, to trade your 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 Phut Have been in your forces—your men of war. They hung up shield and helmet in you, They have given out your honor.
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 sons of Arvad, and your force, [Are] on your walls all around, And short swordsmen have been in your towers, They have hung up their shields on your walls all around, They have perfected your beauty.
12 “Tarsis wɔ dɔ kple wò le wò adzɔnu gbogboawo ta. Wotsɔ klosalo, gayibɔ, gaɣi kple tsumi ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Tarshish [is] your merchant, Because of the abundance of all wealth, They have given silver, iron, tin, and lead [for] your 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 [are] your merchants, They have given [the] soul of man, and vessels of bronze, [for] your merchandise.
14 “Ŋutsuwo tso Bet Togarma tsɔ dɔwɔsɔwo, aʋadesɔwo kple tedziwo ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Those of the house of Togarmah, They have given horses, and riding steeds, and mules [for] your wares.
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.
Sons of Dedan [are] your merchants, Many islands [are] the market of your hand, They sent back horns of ivory and ebony [for] your reward.
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.
Aram [is] your merchant, Because of the abundance of your works, They have given emerald, purple, and embroidery, And fine linen, and coral, and agate for your wares.
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 [are] your merchants, They have given wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, And honey, and oil, and balm [for] your merchandise.
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 [is] your merchant, For the abundance of your works, Because of the abundance of all wealth, For wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 “Danitɔwo kple Griktɔwo tso Uzal ƒle wò adzɔnuwo. Wotsɔ gayibɔ, kasiatiwo kple gbeke ɖɔli wò adzɔnuwoe.
Dan and Javan go about with your wares, They have given shining iron, cassia, and cane, It has been in your merchandise.
20 “Dedan tsa asi kpli wò kple sɔdokundruwo.
Dedan [is] your merchant, For clothes of freedom 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 princes of Kedar, They [are] the traders of your hand, For lambs, and rams, and male goats, In these your 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.
Merchants of Sheba and Raamah—they [are] your merchants, They have given the chief of all spices, And every precious stone, and gold [for] your wares.
23 “Haran, Kane kple Eden kple Seba ƒe asitsalawo, Asur, Geba kple Kilmad wotsa asi kpli wò.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, merchants of Sheba, Asshur—Chilmad—[are] your 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.
They [are] your merchants for perfect things, For wrappings of blue, and embroidery, And for treasuries of rich apparel, With cords bound and girded, for your merchandise,
25 “Tarsistɔwo ƒe tɔdziʋuwoe tsɔa wò adzɔnuwo. Wò adzɔnuwo sɔ gbɔ le atsiaƒu la dzi.
Ships of Tarshish are journeying [with] your merchandise for you, And you are filled and honored greatly, In the heart of the seas.
26 Wò ʋukulawo ku wò yi atsiaƒu dzi. Ke ɣedzeƒeya agbã wò ɖe atsiaƒu titina, afli wò wuliwuli.
Those rowing you have brought you into great waters, The east wind has broken you 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.
Your wealth and your wares, Your merchandise, your mariners, And your pilots, strengtheners of your breach, And the traders of your merchandise, And all your men of war, who [are] in you, And in all your assembly that [is] in your midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your fall,
28 Ne wò ƒudzidɔwɔlawo do ɣli la, ƒutanyigbawo aʋuʋu kpekpekpe.
At the voice of the cry of your pilots the outskirts shake.
29 Ame siwo wɔa wò akɔfawo ŋu dɔ la, agble woƒe tɔdziʋuwo ɖi, ʋukulawo kple tɔdzidɔwɔlawo katã atsi tsitre ɖe ƒuta.
And all handling an oar come down from their ships, Mariners [and] all the pilots of the sea stand on 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 have sounded with their voice for you, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, They roll themselves in ashes;
31 Woalũ ta ɖe tawò, eye woata akpanya. Woafa avi ɖe tawò kple luʋɔ ƒe vevesese kple konyifafa vevie.
And they have made themselves bald for you, And they have girded on sackcloth, And they have wept for you, In bitterness of soul—a 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 their sons have lifted up a lamentation for you, And they have lamented over you, Who [is] as Tyre? As the cut-off one 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.
With the outgoing of your wares from the seas, You have filled many peoples, With the abundance of your riches, and your merchandise, You have enriched [the] kings of earth.
34 Azɔ la, atsiaƒu na nègba gudugudu le tsiwo ƒe gogloƒe, wò adzɔnuwo kple wò amewo katã woyi to kple wò.
At the time of [your] being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Your merchandise and all your assembly have fallen in your midst.
35 Ƒutatɔwo katã ƒe nu ku ɖe ŋuwò; woƒe fiawo le dzodzom nyanyanya kple ŋɔdzi, eye woyɔ mo kple vɔvɔ̃.
All inhabitants of the islands have been astonished at you, And their kings have been severely afraid, They have been troubled in countenance.
36 Asitsalawo le dukɔwo dome le fewu ɖum le ŋuwò. Èva ɖo wò nuwuwu si dzi ŋɔ, eye màganɔ anyi o.”
Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for you, You have been terrors, and you are not—for all time!”
