Ezekiel 19
1 “Isu a sika! Ikantam daytoy a panagunnoy a maibusor kadagiti mangidadaulo iti Israel
Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel
2 ket kunaem, 'Siasino ti inam? Maysa a kabaian a leon a nagnaed kadagiti kalakian nga urbon ti maysa a leon; iti nagtetengngaan dagiti bumaro a leon, tinaraonanna dagiti urbonna.
with these words: “What was your mother? She was a lioness among the lions! She lay down in her place among the young lions and reared her cubs.
3 Ket pinadakkelna ti maysa kadagiti urbonna agingga a nagbalin a bumaro a leon a nakasursuro a mangrangkay kadagiti biktimana. Naglamut isuna kadagiti tattao.
She raised one of her cubs, and he grew up to be young lion. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
4 Ket nangngeg dagiti nasion ti maipanggep kenkuana. Natiliw isuna iti palab-ogda, ket impanda iti daga ti Egipto babaen kadagiti kallawit.
But when the nations heard about him, he was caught in their trap. They used hooks to drag him away to Egypt.
5 Ket nakitana nga uray no nagur-uray isuna iti panagsublina, napukawen ti namnamana, isu a nangala isuna iti maysa pay kadagiti urbonna ket pinadakkelna agingga a nagbalin a bumaro a leon.
When she realized that the hope she had been waiting for was gone, she made another of her cubs into a young lion.
6 Nakipagdakiwas daytoy a bumaro a leon kadagiti padana a leon. Bumaro isuna a leon ket nasursurona ti mangrangkay kadagiti biktimana; naglamut isuna kadagiti tattao.
He went around with the other lions, and became strong. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
7 Ket rinamesna dagiti balo dagiti napapatayna ken dinadaelna dagiti siudadda. Ket nabaybay-an ti daga ken amin a linaonna gapu iti uni ti panagngerngerna!
He tore down their fortresses and destroyed their towns. All the people living in the country were appalled when they heard him roaring.
8 Ngem immay dagiti nasion a maibusor kenkuana manipud kadagiti kabangibang a probinsia; inwayatda dagiti iketda kenkuana. Natiliw isuna iti palab-ogda.
Then the people of the countries all around attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their trap.
9 Inkabilda isuna iti tangkal babaen iti kallawit ket impanda iti ari ti Babilonia. Impanda isuna kadagiti sarikedked dagiti bantay tapno saanen a mangngeg ti timekna kadagiti bantay ti Israel.
They used hooks to put him in a cage and took him to the king of Babylon. They led him away and imprisoned him so his roar wasn't heard any more in Israel's mountains.
10 Maiyarig ti inam iti ubas a naimula iti daram iti abay ti danum. Nabunga isuna ken adu ti sangana gapu iti kinawadwad ti danum.
Your mother was like a vine planted in your vineyard at the waterside. It produced a lot of fruit and had many branches because it had plenty of water.
11 Addaan isuna kadagiti natitibker a sanga nga agpaay a setro ti pangulo, ken maidaydayaw ti kinatayagna kadagiti sanga dagiti kaykayo nga adda iti aglawlawna.
Its branches were strong like rulers' scepters. It grew high above the tree canopy. People could see how tall and full of leaves it was.
12 Ngem naparut ti ubas gapu iti pungtot ket naibelleng iti daga, ket pinagango ti angin manipud daya ti bungana. Nasip-ak dagiti natibker a sangana ket nalaylay; inuram ti apuy dagitoy.
But it was uprooted in anger and thrown down on the ground. The east wind blew and dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped of leaves and they withered. Then they were burned up in the fire.
13 Isu nga ita naimula isuna iti let-ang, iti daga a natikag ken namaga.
Now the vine has been replanted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land.
14 Ta adda apuy a rimmuar manipud kadagiti dadakkel a sangana ket pinuoran daytoy dagiti bungana. Awanen ti natibker a sangana, awanen ti setro nga agturay.' Daytoy ket un-unnoy a maikantanto a kas panagunnoy.”
A fire blazed out from its main trunk and burned up its fruit. None of its branches that were once like a ruler's scepter are strong any more.” This is a funeral song and is to be used for mourning.
