Ezekiela 27
1 HIKI hou mai ka olelo a Iehova ia'u, i mai la,
Yahweh said this to me:
2 Ano, o ke keiki a ke kanaka e hoomaka oe i ke kanikau no Turo.
“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
3 A e olelo aku ia Turo, E ka mea e noho ana ma ke komo ana o ke kai, ka mea kalepa a kanaka o na mokupuni he nui, ke i mai nei Iehova ka Haku, E Turo, ua olelo oe, He nani loa au.
[The city of] is located [on an island] at the edge of the sea, and their merchants (traded/bought and sold goods) with people-groups [who live] along many seacoasts. This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say [that you should tell them]: ‘You [people of] Tyre said that your [city] was very beautiful.
4 Aia kou mau palena mawaena konu o ke kai, o kou mau mea kukulu, ua hoohemolele lakou i kou nani.
You controlled what was bought and sold by people who lived along the sea. Those who built your [city] caused it to become very beautiful.
5 Ua hana lakou i kou mau papa moku no na laau kaa o Senira; a mai Lebanona mai i lawe mai ai lakou i na kedera e hana i mau kia nou.
You were like [SIM] a huge ship that was built from the from pine/cypress [trees] on Hermon [Mountain]. Then they took cedar [wood] from Lebanon to make a mast for the ship.
6 No na oka o Basana i hana'i lakou i kou mau hoe; ua hana no hoi ka poe mamo a Asura i kou mau papa noho he niho elepani i laweia mai mai na moku mai o Kitima.
They carved your oars from oak trees from the Bashan [region]. They made the deck from cypress/pine wood from Cyprus [island], and they covered [the decks] with ivory.
7 O ke olona makalii i hoonionioia mai Aigupita mai, oia kau mea i kau ai i pea nou; o ka poni uliuli a me ka makue mai na moku o Elisa, oia ka mea i uhi mai ia oe.
The sails for the ship were made from fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and those sails were like flags that people could see [far away]. For shade they [hung pieces of] blue and purple cloth [brought] from [people living on] Cyprus [island].
8 O ko Zidona a me ko Arevada, oia kou poe holomoku: o kou poe kanaka akamai, na mea iloko ou, oia kou mau pailota.
Men from Sidon and Arvad [cities] pulled the oars; the men who steered the boat were skilled men from Tyre.
9 O na mea kahiko o Gehala, a me kona poe akamai, oia kou poe kapilimoku iwaena ou. Pau na mokuholo o ke kai a me ko lakou poe holomoku, ka iloko ou i ka lawelawe i kou waiwai kalepa.
Experienced craftsmen from Byblos [city on the coast] (did the caulking/filled the spaces between the planks in the sides) of the ship. Sailors from many countries came in their ships to buy and sell goods there.
10 O ko Peresia, a me ko Luda, a me ko Puta, kou poe kanaka kaua iloko o kou poe koa; ua kau lakou i ka palekaua a me ka mahiole iloko ou; ua hoike lakou i kou nani.
Men from [as far away as] Persia, Lydia, and Libya were [soldiers] in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on [the walls of] your [city], and that caused people to admire your city.
11 O kanaka o Arevada, me kou poe koa, ka iluna o kou mau pa a puni, a me ko Gamada ka iloko o kou raau halekiai; ua Kau ae lakou i ko lakou mau palekaua ma kou mau paia a puni; a ua hoolilo lakou i kou nani i hemolele.
Men from Arvad and Helech [cities were watchmen] on the walls [of your city]; men from Gammad [town] were in your towers. They [also] hung their shields on your walls; they also caused your [city] to be very beautiful.
12 A lilo o Taresisa i mea kalepa no ka nui loa o kela waiwai keia waiwai; me ke kala, ka hao, ke tina, ke kepaupoka, i kuai ai lakou ma kou mau wahi kuai.
Because of the many things that you had [to trade], men from Tarshish [in Spain] sent merchants who brought silver, iron, tin, and lead to trade for things that you had.
13 Iavana, Tubala, a me Mesaka, o lakou na hoa kalepa ou; ua kalepa lakou i kanaka, a me na ipu keleawe, ma kou mau wahi i kalepa ai.
[Merchants from] Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.
14 O ko ka ohana a Togarema ua kalepa mai, ma kou mau wahi i kalepa ai, me na lio, na hololio, a me na hoki.
[Men from] Beth-Togarmah [in Armenia] brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.
15 A o kanaka o Dedana, o lakou na hoa kalepa ou; he nui na mokupuni ka waiwai kalepa iloko o kou lima; lawe mai lakou i na pepeiaohao elepani a me ka eboni i makana nou.
Merchants came to you from Rhodes [island]. [People from] nations along the coast traded with you; they brought (ivory/elephant tusks) and [valuable black] ebony [wood] to trade for things that you had.
16 O Suria hoi kou hoa kalepa no ka nui o kau mau waiwai i hana'i; ua lawelawe lakou ma kou mau wahi i kalepa ai i na emerala, i ka makue, a me ka lole hoonionioia, a me ka lole olona, a me ke akoakoa, a me ka agate.
Because you had very many things [to trade], people from Syria brought to you valuable turquoise stones, purple [cloth], embroidered [cloth], fine linen [cloth], and [jewelry made from] coral and rubies to trade for your things.
17 O Iuda a me ka aina o ka Iseraela, o laua na hoa kalepa ou; ua kalepa lakou ma kou mau wahi kuai i ka palaoa o Minita, a o Panaga, a me ka meli, a me ka aila, a me ka balesama.
Men from Judah and Israel brought wheat from Minnith [city in Ammon], and figs, honey, [olive] oil, and ointment to trade for your things.
18 O Damaseko kou hoa kalepa ma na mea nui au i hana'i, no ka nui loa o kela waiwai keia waiwai, me ka waina o Helebona a me ka huluhulu keokeo.
Because you had very many things [to trade], men from Damascus brought wine from Helbon [town] and white wool from the Zahar [area] to trade for many things that you had.
19 O Dana a me Iavana mai Uzala mai kekahi kalepa ma kou mau wahi i kalepa ai; o ka hao huali, a me ke kasia, a me ke kalamo ka iloko o kou mau wahi i kalepa ai.
Greek men from the Uzal [area] brought things made of iron, and cassia [spice], and [fragrant] calamus [seeds] to trade for things that you had.
20 O Dedana kou mea kalepa ma na lole makamae no na kaa.
[Merchants came from] Dedan [in southern Edom] bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.
21 O Arabia a me na'lii a pau o Kedara, o ka poe kalepa lakou o kou lima, ma na keikihipa, a me na hipa kane a me na kao; ma ia mau mea he poe kalepa lakou nou.
Men from Arabia and all the rulers of the Kedar [region] sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats for things that you had.
22 O na mea kalepa o Seba a me Raba, oia ka poe Kalepa ou; na kalepa lakou i ka maikai loa o na mea ala a pau, a me na pohaku maemae, a me ke gula.
Merchants from Sheba and Raamah [in Arabia] brought many kinds of very good spices and jewels and gold to exchange for things that you had.
23 O Harana, o Kane, a me Edena, na mea kalepa o Seba, Asura a me Kilemada, he mau mea kalepa nou.
[Men came from] Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad [in Mesopotamia] with their goods.
24 O lakou kou mau hoa kalepa ma na mea maikai, na kapa uliuli, a me ka mea hoonionioia, a me na kapa komo anoninoni i paa i na kaula, a me ka laau kedera iwaena o kau waiwai kalepa.
They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of [many] colors that were [rolled up and] tied with ropes.
25 O na moku holo o Taresisa kou mau huakai kalepa, a ua hoolakoia ae, a ua hooliloia i nani loa maloko io o ke kai.
Cargo ships from Tarshish carried [all] those things that you traded; and the warehouses on your island were full of all those things.’”
26 Ua lawe kou mau mea hoe ia oe iloko o na wai nui; ua wawahi ka makani hikina ia oe maloko o ke kai.
“‘The men who row your boats took [the ships full of] cargo out on the stormy seas. But the strong east wind wrecked those cargo boats.
27 O kou waiwai nui, a me kou mau wahi i kalepa ai, o kou waiwai kalepa, a kou poe holo moku, a me kou mau pailota, o kou mau mea kapili moku, a me kou mau mea malama waiwai, a me kou poe kanaka kaua a pau iwaena ou, a o kou lehulehu hoi a pau iloko ou, e haule lakou iloko o ke kai, i ka la e pau ai oe.
Everything in the boats (was lost/sank to the bottom of the sea)— all the valuable cargo [DOU] and [many of] [HYP] the sailors and ship pilots, the ship workers and merchants and soldiers. On the day that the ships were wrecked, many of those on the ships sank to the bottom of the sea.
28 E naueue na wahi e hoopuni ana no ka leo o ka uwe ana o kou poe hooholo moku.
[The people in cities along] the coast trembled when they heard your ship pilots cry out.
29 A o na mea hoe a pau, na holomoku, a me ka poe hooholomoku a pau o ke kai, e iho ae lakou mai luna ae o ko lakou mau moku, a e ku lakou ma ka aina.
All the men who remained who pulled the oars left the ships; the sailors and pilots [go to the shore and] stand on the beach.
30 A e hooloheia lakou i ko lakou leo nou, a e auwe ikaika lakou, a e hoolei lakou i ka lepo maluna iho o ko lakou poo iho; a e moe lakou iloko o ka lehu.
They cry aloud because of [what has happened to] your [wealth], and they weep bitterly. They throw dirt on their heads and roll around in ashes.
31 A e hooohule loa lakou ia lakou iho nou, a e kaei ia lakou iho me ke kapa ino; a e uwe lakou nou me ke kaumaha o ka naau a me ka auwe nui.
They shave their heads to show that they are very sad because of [what has happened to] you, and they put on rough sackcloth. They weep for you very bitterly and mourn for you.
32 A i ko lakou auwe ana, e hapai lakou i ke kanikau nou, a e kanikau lakou maluna ou, e i ana, Auhea ka like me Turo, i like me ka mea i hookaiia maloko o ke kai?
While they wail and mourn because of what has happened to you, they sing this sad funeral song: “There was certainly never [RHQ] a city like Tyre that now is silent, covered by the waves of the sea.”
33 I ka puka ana'ku o kou waiwai mai loko aku o na kai, ua hoopaapu oe i na kanaka he nui, ua hoolako oe i na'lii o ka honua me ka nui o kou waiwai, a me kou waiwai kalepa.
The goods that your merchants traded were things that pleased the people of many countries. Kings in very distant places became rich from the wealth that they obtained from trading with you.
34 I ka wa e wawahiia'i oe e na kai, ma kahi hohonu o ka wai, e haule kou waiwai kalepa, a me kou lehulehu a pau iwaenakonu ou.
But now your city is like a ship [MET] that is wrecked in the sea, and everything that was in it is broken, at the bottom of the sea. All of your cargo and your sailors have sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the ships.
35 E makau aku ia oe ka poe a pau e noho ana ma na mokupuni, a e weliweli loa ko lakou mau alii, a e pioloke lakou ma ko lakou mau maka.
All the people who live along the seacoast are appalled/horrified because of what has happened to you. Their kings are very horrified, [causing] their faces to be twisted [as they watch].
36 E kahaha aku ia oe ka poe kalepa iwaena o na kanaka: e lilo oe i mea weliweli ai, aole loa aku hoi oe,
The merchants of the [other] nations shake their heads [because it is difficult for them to believe what has happened]; your city has disappeared, and it will not exist any more.’”
