Ezeekyeri 32
1 Awo mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri, mu mwezi ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri ku lunaku olw’olubereberye, ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira n’aŋŋamba nti,
Almost twelve years [after we had been taken to Babylonia], on the first day of the twelfth month [of that year], Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
2 “Omwana w’omuntu, tandika okukungubagira Falaawo, ye kabaka w’e Misiri, omutegeeze nti: “‘Oli ng’empologoma mu mawanga, ng’ogusota wakati mu nnyanja, ng’owaguza mu migga gyo, era ng’otabangula amazzi, n’osiikuula n’emigga.
“You human, sing a sad/funeral song about the king of Egypt. Sing this to him: ‘You [think that you] [IRO] are like [SIM] a lion among the nations; or like [SIM] a monster/crocodile in the river thrashing around in the water, churning/stirring up the water with your feet and causing the water to become muddy.
3 “‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, “‘Ndikusuulako akatimba kange, ne nkusindikira ekibiina ky’abantu ekinene, era balikuvuba n’akatimba kange.
But this is what Yahweh the Lord says: “I will send many people to throw my net over you, and they will haul/drag you up [onto the land] in my net.
4 Ndikusuula ku lukalu, ne nkuleka ku ttale, era ebinyonyi byonna eby’omu bbanga birikukkako, n’ensolo enkambwe zonna ez’omu nsi zirikulya ne zikkusibwa.
They will throw you into a field [DOU] [to die]; I will allow the birds to sit on you, and all the wild animals will eat the flesh of your corpse until their stomachs are full.
5 Ndisaasaanya ennyama ey’omubiri gwo ku nsozi, era ndijjuza ebiwonvu amagumba go.
I will cause them to scatter your flesh on the hills and fill the valleys with your bones.
6 Nditotobaza ensi n’omusaayi gwo okutuukira ddala ku nsozi, era ndijjuza zonna ennyama ey’omubiri gwo.
I will cause them to fill the land with your blood, all the way to the mountains, and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.
7 Bwe ndikusaanyaawo, ndibikka eggulu ne nfuula emmunyeenye zaakwo okubaako ekizikiza;
When I get rid of you, I will cover the sky and not allow the stars to shine. I will put a dark cloud in front of the sun, and the moon will not shine.
8 Ndibikka omusana n’ekire, era n’omwezi tegulireeta kitangaala kyagwo. Ebitangaala byonna eby’omu ggulu, ndibifuula enzikiza; era n’ensi yo yonna ndigireetako enzikiza, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
I will cause the stars in the sky to be dark, and there will be darkness over your entire land; [that will surely happen because] I, Yahweh the Lord, have said it.
9 Ndyeraliikiriza emitima gy’amawanga amangi, bwe ndikuzikiriza mu mawanga, ne mu nsi z’otomanyangako.
And when the people of many nations hear about your being destroyed, many of them will be afraid/worried— people living in countries that you have never known about.
10 Amawanga mangi galijjula entiisa era bakabaka baabwe balisasamala, ng’obagalulira ekitala mu maaso gaabwe. Ku lunaku olw’okugwa kwo, buli omu ku bo alikankana, era buli muntu aligezaako okuwonya obulamu bwe.
I will cause many people to be appalled because of [what has happened to] you, and their kings will be horrified and shudder/shake because of your [being destroyed], when I swing my sword in front of them. At the time that you will be destroyed, all of them will tremble, fearing that they also will be killed.”
11 “‘Kubanga bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda nti, “‘Ekitala kya kabaka w’e Babulooni kirikutabaala.
This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “The swords of [the army of] the King of Babylon will strike you.
12 Nditta enkuyanja y’abantu bo n’ekitala eky’abasajja abalwanyi abazira, abasingirayo ddala obukambwe mu mawanga gonna. Balimalawo amalala ga Misiri, n’enkuyanja y’abantu be bonna balizikirizibwa.
I will cause very many of your people to be killed by the swords of mighty soldiers [from Babylonia], who are more ruthless/cruel than the soldiers of all other nations. They will cause the people of Egypt to quit being proud, because very many [HYP] of their people will be killed.
13 Ndizikiriza amagana ge gonna ag’ente okuva awali amazzi amangi, era tewaliba n’omu alirinnyayo okubatabangula newaakubadde ente okulinnyirirayo.
I will destroy all the cattle in Egypt that (graze/eat grass) alongside the streams. As a result, the water in those streams will never again become muddy because of people and cattle walking in them.
14 N’oluvannyuma nditeesa amazzi ge, n’enzizi ze ne nzifuula ng’amafuta, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
Then I will allow the streams in Egypt to become calm again and flow [as smoothly] [SIM] as olive oil flows.
15 Bwe ndizisa ensi ey’e Misiri, ne ngiggyamu buli kantu akalimu, ne nzita bonna ababeeramu, balimanya nga nze Mukama.’
When I cause Egypt to become empty/desolate and strip off everything that grows on the land, and when I get rid of all the people who live there, people will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”’
16 “Weewaawo kuno kwe kukungubaga kwe balikungubaga. Abawala bannaggwanga balikungubagira Misiri n’enkuyanja y’abantu be bonna,” bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
That sad song about Egypt will also be sung by the people. Women of many nations will sing it. They will chant it about Egypt and all its people; [that will surely happen because] I, Yahweh, have said that it would happen.”
17 Mu mwaka ogw’ekkumi n’ebiri, ku lunaku olw’ekkumi n’ettaano mu mwezi ogwo, ekigambo kya Mukama ne kinzijira n’aŋŋamba nti,
On the fifteenth day of that same month, Yahweh gave me another message. He said,
18 “Omwana w’omuntu, kaabirako ku nkuyanja y’abantu b’e Misiri, obasindike emagombe ye n’abawala bannaggwanga abaayatiikirira, n’abo abakka mu bunnya.
“You human, wail about the many people of Egypt, because I will send them to the place under the earth, where they and people of other mighty nations will be. I will send them there, along with others, down to the place where the dead are.
19 Babuuze nti, ‘Olowooza gw’osinga okwagalibwa? Ggenda oteekebwe n’abatali bakomole.’
Say to them, ‘You people of [APO] Egypt, [you think that] [IRO, RHQ] you are more beautiful than the people of other nations. But you also will descend to the place where the godless dead people are.
20 Baligwa mu abo abattiddwa ekitala, era n’ekitala kisowoddwa, leka atwalibwe n’enkuyanja y’abantu be.
[Your enemies] will pull out their swords and kill many of you. A huge number of the people of Egypt who remain will be dragged away.
21 Okuva emagombe abakulembeze ab’amaanyi balyogera ku Misiri ne be yeekobaana nabo nti, ‘baserengese, era bagalamidde awali abatali bakomole, abattibwa n’ekitala.’ (Sheol h7585)
In the place where the dead people are, mighty leaders [of other countries] will [make fun of the people of Egypt] and say, “They have come here to lie with us godless people who were killed by our enemies’ swords!”’ (Sheol h7585)
22 “Asuli ali eyo n’eggye lye lyonna; yeetooloddwa amalaalo ag’abattibwa n’ekitala.
[The corpses of the people of] Assyria will be there. They will be surrounded by [corpses of] soldiers who were killed by [their enemies’] swords.
23 Amalaalo ge gali wansi mu bunnya, n’emirambo gy’eggye lye gyetoolodde amalaalo ge. Abo bonna abaaleeta entiisa mu nsi ey’abalamu battiddwa, bagudde n’ekitala.
The people’s graves are there in the deep pit, and [corpses of soldiers of] their army lie around their graves. Corpses of all those who had caused many others in other places to be terrified also will be there, having been killed by swords.
24 “Eramu naye ali eyo, n’enkuyanja y’abantu be bonna beetoolodde amalaalo ge. Bonna baafa, battibwa n’ekitala. Bonna abaaleeta entiisa mu nsi ey’abalamu bakka emagombe nga si bakomole, be bagenda wansi mu bunnya nga balina n’ensonyi.
A great number of the people of Elam will be there. They also were killed by [their enemies’] swords. They had caused people in many places [HYP] to be terrified. At that time they will lie there in that deep pit below the earth, and they, along with the others who have gone there, will be disgraced.
25 Bamwalidde ekitanda wakati mu battibwa n’enkuyanja y’abantu be bonna okwetooloola amalaalo ge. Bonna tebaali bakomole, era battibwa n’ekitala kubanga baatiisatiisanga ensi ey’abalamu. Bajudde ensonyi wamu n’abo abakka emagombe, era bagalamidde wakati mu abo abattiddwa.
They will lie there among others who were slaughtered, surrounded by the graves of a huge crowd of other people. While they were alive, they caused people of other nations to be terrified; but they were godless, and now, having been killed by [their enemies] swords, they will lie with others in that deep pit, disgraced, all of them avoiding each other.
26 “Meseki ne Tubali nabo gye bali n’enkuyanja y’abantu baabwe era beetoolodde amalaalo gaabwe. Bonna tebaali bakomole, era battibwa n’ekitala kubanga baatiisatiisanga ensi ey’abalamu.
[Corpses of] soldiers of Meshech and Tubal will be there, surrounded by the graves of a huge crowd of their people. They were all godless people who were killed by swords because while they were alive, they also caused people in many places [HYP] to be terrified.
27 Tebaliziikibwa ng’abakungu, naye baliziikibwa ng’abasajja abalwanyi abazira abatali bakomole, abaaserengeta emagombe n’ebyokulwanyisa byabwe, abaatikkibwa ebitala byabwe ku mitwe gyabwe. Obutali butuukirivu bwabwe bwali ku magumba gaabwe kubanga baaleeta entiisa eri abasajja ab’amaanyi mu nsi ey’abalamu. (Sheol h7585)
They will surely [RHQ] not be buried honorably like the soldiers who have died, whose shields were buried with their corpses, whose swords were placed on their skulls in the graves. While those godless people were alive, they had caused many people in the land to be terrified, so they were punished for their sins. (Sheol h7585)
28 “Naawe ggwe Falaawo, olimenyebwa era olifiira wamu n’abatali bakomole, abattibwa n’ekitala.
You king of Egypt, you also be killed and will lie there with other godless people who have been killed by [their enemies’] swords.
29 “Edomu naye ali eyo, bakabaka be n’abalangira be, newaakubadde nga baamaanyi, emirambo gyabwe gigalamidde n’egya bali abattibwa n’ekitala. Bagalamidde n’abatali bakomole mu bunnya.
People of the Edom people-group will be there, along with their kings and leaders. They were powerful, but they will [be killed and] lie there in the place where the other dead people are. They will lie there in that deep pit, with the other godless people.
30 “Abalangira bonna ab’omu bukiikakkono n’Abasidoni bonna nabo bali eyo; baaziikibwa mu nsonyi n’abattibwa newaakubadde nga baakola eby’entiisa nga be balina obuyinza. Bagalamidde nga si bakomole wamu n’abattibwa n’ekitala, nga balina ensonyi n’abo abakka emagombe.
All the rulers of countries north [of Israel], including people from Sidon, will be there. Because of their power, they caused people to be terrified, but they will lie there. They were godless, and they will lie there along with others who were killed by [their enemies’] swords. They, along with everyone else who descends into that deep pit, will be disgraced.
31 “Era Falaawo, bw’alibalaba, alyekubagiza olw’eggye lye eryattibwa n’ekitala, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.
The king of Egypt and all his army will see them, and they will be comforted to know that there were other huge groups of people who were killed by [their enemies’] swords.
32 Newaakubadde nga namukozesa okutiisatiisa ensi ey’abalamu Falaawo n’enkuyanja y’abantu be baligalamira mu batali bakomole, n’abattibwa n’ekitala, bw’ayogera Mukama Katonda.”
While he was living, I allowed him to cause others in many countries to be terrified, but he and his huge army will be there among other godless people who had been killed by [their enemies’] swords. [That will surely happen because] I, Yahweh the Lord, am the one who has said [that it would happen].”
