Hezekiel 28
1 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto 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, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I [am], The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou [art] man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,
3 Ɖe nènya nu wu Daniel mahã?
Lo, thou [art] wiser than Daniel, No hidden thing have they concealed from thee.
4 Èwɔ wò nunya kple gɔmesese ŋu dɔ hekpɔ hotsui na ɖokuiwò, eye nèƒo ƒu sika kple klosalo ɖe wò nudzraɖoƒewo.
By thy wisdom and by thine understanding Thou hast made for thee wealth, And makest gold and silver in thy treasuries.
5 Le wò nunya gã tso asitsatsa ŋu ta la, èdzi wò hotsuikpɔkpɔ ɖe edzi, eye le wò hotsuikpɔkpɔ ta la, wò dzi dana.
By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.
6 “Eya ta ale Aƒetɔ Yehowa gblɔe nye esi: “Be nèbu be yenya nu, yenya nu abe mawu aɖe ene ta la,
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving out thy heart as the heart of 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.
Therefore, lo, I am bringing in against thee strangers, The terrible of the nations, And they have drawn out their swords Against the beauty of thy wisdom, And they have pierced thy brightness.
8 Woatutu wò ade aʋlime, eye àku ku veve aɖe le atsiaƒuwo titina.
To destruction they bring thee down, Thou diest by the deaths of the wounded, in the heart of the seas.
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.
Dost thou really say, 'I [am] God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou [art] man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.
10 Àku abe aʋamatsomatsotɔwo ene le amedzrowo ƒe asi me. Nye Aƒetɔ Yehowae gblɔe.”
The deaths of the uncircumcised thou diest, By the hand of strangers, for I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'
11 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto 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, lift up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, And thou hast said to him: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thou art sealing up a measurement, Full of wisdom, and perfect 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.
In Eden, the garden of God, thou hast been, Every precious stone thy covering, Ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, and gold, The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, In thee in the day of thy being produced, have been prepared.
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.
Thou [art] an anointed cherub who is covering, And I have set thee in the holy mount, God thou hast been, In the midst of stones of fire thou hast walked up and down.
15 Vodada aɖeke menɔ wò zɔzɔme ŋu tso gbe si gbe wowɔ wò va se ɖe esime wokpɔ ŋutasesẽ le mewò o.
Perfect [art] thou in thy ways, From the day of thy being produced, Till perversity hath been found in thee.
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.
By the abundance of thy merchandise They have filled thy midst with violence, And thou dost sin, And I thrust thee from the mount of God, And I destroy thee, O covering cherub, From the midst of 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
High hath been thy heart, because of thy beauty, Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom because of thy brightness, On the earth I have cast thee, Before kings I have set thee, to look on thee,
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.
From the abundance of thy iniquity, By the perversity of thy traffic, Thou hast polluted thy sanctuaries, And I bring forth fire from thy midst, It hath devoured thee, And I make thee become ashes on the earth, Before the eyes of all beholding thee.
19 Dukɔ siwo katã nya wò la ƒe nu ku le ŋutiwò; wò nuwuwu dziŋɔ la va ɖo, eye màganɔ anyi akpɔakpɔ o.’”
All knowing thee among the peoples Have been astonished at thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not — to the age.'
20 Yehowa ƒe nya va nam be,
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
21 “Ame vi, trɔ mo ɖo ɖe Sidon gbɔ. Gblɔ nya ɖi ɖe eŋu,
'Son of man, set thy face unto Zidon, and prophesy concerning it;
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.
and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Zidon, And I have been honoured in thy midst, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My doing in her judgments, And I have been sanctified in her.
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.
And I have sent into her pestilence, And blood into her out-places, The wounded hath been judged in her midst, By the sword upon her round about, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah.
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.
And there is no more to the house of Israel A pricking brier, and paining thorn, Of all round about them — despising them, And they have known that I [am] the Lord Jehovah.
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.
Thus said the Lord Jehovah: In My gathering the house of Israel, Out of the peoples among whom they were scattered, I have been sanctified in them, Before the eyes of the nations, And they have dwelt on their ground, That I gave to My servant, to 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.’”
And they have dwelt on it confidently, And builded houses, and planted vineyards, And dwelt confidently — in My doing judgments, On all those despising them round about, And they have known that I, Jehovah, [am] their God!'
