< エゼキエル書 27 >
The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,
“You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;
3 ツロに言べし汝海の口に居りて諸の國人の商人となり多衆の島々に通ふ者よ主ヱホバかく言たまふツロよ汝言ふ我の美は極れりと
and tell Tyre, ‘You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, the Lord GOD says: “You, Tyre, have said, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
Your borders are in the heart of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 人セニルの樅をもて船板を作りレバノンより香柏を取て汝のために檣を作り
They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
6 バシヤンの樫をもて汝の漿を作りキッテムの島より至れる黄楊に象牙を嵌て汝の坐板を作れり
They have made your oars of the oaks of Bashan. They have made your benches of ivory inlaid in cypress wood from the islands of Kittim.
7 汝の帆はエジプトより至れる文布にして旗に用ふべし汝の天遮はエリシヤの島より至れる藍と紫の布なり
Your sail was of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, that it might be to you for a banner. Blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.
8 汝の水手はシドンとアルワデの人なりツロよ汝の中にある賢き者汝の舵師となる
The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers. Your wise men, Tyre, were in you. They were your pilots.
9 ゲバルの老人等およびその賢き者汝の中にをりて汝の漏を繕ひ海の諸の船およびその舟子汝の中にありて汝の貨物を交易す
The old men of Gebal and its wise men were your repairers of ship seams in you. All the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.
10 ペルシヤ人ルデ人フテ人汝の軍にありて汝の戰士となる彼等汝の中に干と兜を懸け汝に光輝を與ふ
“‘“Persia, Lud, and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung the shield and helmet in you. They showed your beauty.
11 アルワデの人々および汝の軍勢汝の四周の石垣の上にあり勇士等汝の櫓にあり彼等汝の四周の石垣にその楯をかけ汝の美を盡せり
The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valiant men were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around. They have perfected your beauty.
12 その諸の貨物に富るがためにタルシシ汝と商をなし銀 鐵 錫および鉛をもて汝と交易を爲り
“‘“Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches. They traded for your wares with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
13 ヤワン、トバルおよびメセクは汝の商賈にして人の身と銅の器をもて汝と貿易を行ふ
“‘“Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They traded the persons of men and vessels of bronze for your merchandise.
14 トガルマの族馬と騎馬および騾をもて汝と交易し
“‘“They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, war horses, and mules.
15 デダンの人々汝と商をなせり衆の島々汝の手にありて交易し象牙と黑檀をもて汝と貿易せり
“‘“The men of Dedan traded with you. Many islands were the market of your hand. They brought you horns of ivory and ebony in exchange.
16 汝の製造品の多がためにスリア汝と商をなし赤玉 紫貨 繡貨 細布 珊瑚および瑪瑙をもて汝と交易す
“‘“Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks. They traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
17 ユダとイスラエルの地汝に商をなしミンニテの麥と菓子と蜜と油と乳香をもて汝と交易す
“‘“Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded wheat of Minnith, confections, honey, oil, and balm for your merchandise.
18 汝の製造物の多がため諸の貨物の多きがためにダマスコ、ヘルボンの酒と曝毛をもて汝と交易せり
“‘“Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 ウザルのベダンとヤワン熟鐵をもて汝と交易す肉桂と菖蒲汝の市にあり
“‘“Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were amongst your merchandise.
“‘“Dedan was your merchant in precious saddle blankets for riding.
21 アラビヤとケダルの君等とは汝の手に在りて商をなし羔羊と牡羊と牡山羊をもて汝と交易す
“‘“Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favourite dealers in lambs, rams, and goats. In these, they were your merchants.
22 シバとラアマの商人汝と商をなし諸の貴き香料と諸の寶石と金をもて汝と交易せり
“‘“The traders of Sheba and Raamah were your traders. They traded for your wares with the best of all spices, all precious stones, and gold.
23 ハランとカンネとエデンとシバの商賈とアツスリヤとキルマデ汝と商をなし
“‘“Haran, Canneh, Eden, the traders of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traders.
24 華美なる物と紫色なる繡の衣服と香柏の箱の綾を盛て紐にて結たる者とをもて汝の市にあり
These were your traders in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in cedar chests of rich clothing bound with cords, amongst your merchandise.
25 タルシシの船汝のために往來して商賣を爲す汝は海の中にありて豐滿にして榮あり
“‘“The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise. You were replenished and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.
26 水手汝を蕩て大水の中にいたるに海の中にて東風汝を打破る
Your rowers have brought you into great waters. The east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.
27 汝の財寶汝の商貨物汝の交易の物汝の舟子汝の舵師汝の漏を繕ふ者汝の貨物を商ふ者汝の中にあるところの凡ての軍人並に汝の中の乗者みな汝の壞るる日に海の中に陷るべし
Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company which is amongst you, will fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.
At the sound of the cry of your pilots, the pasture lands will shake.
29 凡て棹を執る者舟子および凡て海の舵師その船より下りて陸に立ち
All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land,
30 汝のために聲を擧げて痛く哭き塵を首に蒙り灰の中に輾轉び
and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes.
31 汝のために髮を剃り麻布を纏ひ汝のために心を痛めて泣き甚く哭くべし
They will make themselves bald for you, and clothe themselves with sackcloth. They will weep for you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
32 彼等悲みて汝のために哀の詞を宣べ汝を弔ひて言ふ孰かツロの如くなる海の中に滅びたる者の如くなると
In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, ‘Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’
33 汝の商貨の海より出し時は汝衆多の國民を厭しめ汝の衆多の財寶と貨物をもて世の王等を富しめたりしが
When your wares came from the seas, you filled many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.
34 汝海に壞れて深き水にあらん時は汝の貨物汝の乗人みな陷らん
In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.
35 島々に住る者皆汝に駭かんその君等大に恐れてその面を振はすべし
All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in their face.
36 國々の商賈汝のために嘶かん汝は人の戒懼となり限りなく失果ん
The merchants amongst the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”