Hezekiel 28
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
2 “Ame vi, gblɔ na Tiro fia be, Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Le wò dzi ƒe dada me la, ègblɔ be, “‘Mawu aɖe menye, menɔ anyi ɖe fia aɖe ƒe fiazikpui dzi le atsiaƒu titina.’ Ke amegbetɔ ko nènye, menye mawu aɖekee nènye o, togbɔ be èbuna be yenya nu abe mawu aɖe ene hã.
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre this is what the Lord God says: You are so proud of yourself, saying, ‘I'm a god! I sit on my throne like a god in the middle of the sea.’ But you're only a man. You're not a god, even though you think you are one.
3 Ɖe nènya nu wu Daniel mahã?
You even think you're wiser than Daniel and there's no secret that's hidden from you!
4 Èwɔ wò nunya kple gɔmesese ŋu dɔ hekpɔ hotsui na ɖokuiwò, eye nèƒo ƒu sika kple klosalo ɖe wò nudzraɖoƒewo.
Yes, you have used your wisdom and cleverness to make yourself rich, collecting plenty of gold and silver for your treasury.
5 Le wò nunya gã tso asitsatsa ŋu ta la, èdzi wò hotsuikpɔkpɔ ɖe edzi, eye le wò hotsuikpɔkpɔ ta la, wò dzi dana.
You became wealthy through your superb trading skills, but your wealth only made you proud.
6 “Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Be nèbu be yenya nu, yenya nu abe mawu aɖe ene ta la,
So this is what the Lord God says: Because you think that you're a god,
7 makplɔ amedzrowo aƒu wò, dukɔ si me tɔwo mekpɔa nublanui na ame kura o. Woatsɔ woƒe yi ɖe wò nyonyo kple wò nunya ŋu, eye woagblẽ wò atsyɔ̃ gã la me.
watch as I bring foreigners to attack you. They are more cruel than any other nation. They will use their swords to destroy you and your wonderful wisdom; they will humble your proud glory.
8 Woatutu wò ade aʋlime, eye àku ku veve aɖe le atsiaƒuwo titina.
They will drag you down into the grave. You will die horribly out there in the sea.
9 Ɖe nàgblɔ le ɣe ma ɣi me be, ‘Mawu aɖee menye’ le ame siwo le wuwòm la ŋkumea? Amegbetɔ ko nènye, mènye mawu aɖeke o, le ame siwo le wuwòm la ƒe asi me.
Are you still going to claim, ‘I'm a god,’ to those who are killing you? You'll just be another human victim, not a god, in the eyes of your attackers.
10 Àku abe aʋamatsomatsotɔwo ene le amedzrowo ƒe asi me. Nye Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.”
You will be killed like some vile person by these foreigners. I myself have spoken, declares the Lord God.”
11 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
Another message from the Lord came to me, saying,
12 “Ame vi, dzi konyifaha aɖe ɖe Tiro fia ŋu, eye nàgblɔ nɛ be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye si: “‘Ènye blibodede ƒe kpɔɖeŋu, nunya yɔ mewò, eye wò nyonyo de blibo.
“Son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre and tell him this is what the Lord God says: Once you were complete and perfect, full of wisdom and flawless in beauty.
13 Ènɔ Eden, Mawu ƒe abɔ la me, kpe xɔasi ɖe sia ɖe ɖo atsyɔ̃ na wò, Kanelian, krisolit kple emerald, topaz, oniks kple yaspa, lapis lazuli, tɔkuɔs kple beril. Sikae wotsɔ ɖo to na wò, eye eya kee wotsɔ ɖo atsyɔ̃ na wò le gbe si gbe wowɔ wò.
You were there in Eden, God's garden. You wore all kinds of precious stones: carnelian, topaz, and amethyst; beryl, onyx, and jasper; lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald. They were placed in gold mountings and settings using skilled craftsmanship, and were made on the day when you were created.
14 Wosi ami na wò abe kerubi, amedzikpɔla ene, elabena nenemae meɖo wòe. Ènɔ Mawu ƒe to kɔkɔe la dzi, eye nèzɔ le dzokpewo dome.
I gave you the position of guardian cherub, and I anointed you. You lived on God's holy mountain and you walked among the stones of fire.
15 Vodada aɖeke menɔ wò zɔzɔme ŋu tso gbe si gbe wowɔ wò va se ɖe esime wokpɔ ŋutasesẽ le mewò o.
You were innocent in everything you did from the day you were created until you were found to be doing evil.
16 To wò asitsatsa yi teƒe geɖewo me la, ŋutasesẽ yɔ mewò, eye nèwɔ nu vɔ̃. Eya ta menya wò ŋukpedoametɔe le Mawu ƒe to la dzi; menya wò kerubi, amedzikpɔla, le dzokpeawo dome.
You were so busy with all your trading schemes that they destroyed you inside, leading you to sin and filling you with violence. So I sent you away in disgrace from God's mountain, and I removed you from your position as guardian cherub from your place among the stones of fire.
17 Wò dzi de asi dada me le wò nyonyo ta, eye nègblẽ wò nunya le wò atsyɔ̃ ta. Ale metsɔ wò ƒu gbe ɖe anyigba. Mena nèzu nukpɔkpɔ le fiawo ŋkume
You became proud because of your beauty, you ruined your wisdom because you thought you were so wonderful. So I threw you down to the ground and I made sure kings saw what happened to you.
18 To wò nu vɔ̃ geɖewo kple wò asitsatsa si me nuteƒewɔwɔ mele o me la, èdo gu wò Kɔkɔeƒewo. Eya ta mena dzo do tso mewò, fia wò, eye mena nèzu afi le anyigba, le ame siwo katã nye nukpɔlawo la ŋkume.
By all your sins and your dishonest trading you have made your sanctuaries unclean. So I had fire come from inside you, and it burned you up. I turned you into ashes on the ground as everybody there watched.
19 Dukɔ siwo katã nya wò la ƒe nu ku le ŋutiwò; wò nuwuwu dziŋɔ la va ɖo, eye màganɔ anyi akpɔakpɔ o.’”
All who know you among the nations are horrified at what happened to you. Disaster has brought you down and you're finished forever.”
20 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
21 “Ame vi, trɔ mo ɖo ɖe Sidon gbɔ. Gblɔ nya ɖi ɖe eŋu,
“Son of man, face towards Sidon and prophesy against her.
22 eye nàgblɔ be, ‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “‘Metso ɖe ŋuwò, O! Sidon, eye makpɔ nye ŋutikɔkɔe tso mewò. Woanya be nyee nye Yehowa ne mehe to nɛ, eye mefia ɖokuinye kɔkɔe le eme.
Tell them this is what the Lord God says: Watch out, Sidon, for I'm condemning you, and I will be vindicated by what happens to you. People will know that I am the Lord when I punish her and show my holy character through her experience.
23 Mana dɔvɔ̃ nadze edzi, eye ʋu nasi le eƒe ablɔwo dzi. Ame kukuwo adze anyi le eme, eye yi anɔ eŋu le eƒe axa ɖe sia ɖe dzi. Ekema woanya be nyee nye Yehowa.
I'm going to send a disease to plague her, and have people killed in her streets. Those who are killed will fall inside the city as the enemy attacks with swords from every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
24 “‘Eye ame vɔ̃ɖiwo maganɔ anyi aƒo xlã Israelviwo, ame siwo ƒe aɖewo nye ŋu tɔame kple aŋɔka wɔnuveviame o. Ekema woanya be nyee nye Aƒetɔ Yehowa.
The people of Israel will no longer have to put up with these people who are thorns in their side, painful brambles and sharp thorns who treat Israel with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord God.
25 “‘Ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: Ne meƒo ƒu Israelviwo tso dukɔ siwo me wokaka wo ɖo me la, mafia ɖokuinye kɔkɔe le wo dome le dukɔwo ŋkume. Ale woanɔ woawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba si metsɔ na nye dɔla, Yakob la dzi.
This is what the Lord God says: When I bring back the people of Israel from the nations where they've been scattered. I will show my holy character through them as everyone watches. Then they will live in their own country, which I gave to my servant Jacob.
26 Woanɔ dedie le afi ma, woatu xɔwo, eye woade waingble, woanɔ dedie ne mehe to na ame siwo katã ƒo xlã wo, eye wodoa vlo wo. Ekema woanya be, nyee nye Yehowa, woƒe Mawu.’”
They will live there in safety, building houses and planting vineyards. They will live there in safety when I punish all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”
