Ezequiel 27
1 La Palabra de Yavé vino a mí:
Yahweh said this to me:
2 Y tú, hijo de hombre, levanta una lamentación sobre Tiro:
“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
3 ¡Oh Tiro, tú que estás ubicada en las orillas del mar, que comercias con los pueblos de muchas costas! ʼAdonay Yavé dice: Tiro, tú te dijiste: Yo soy perfecta en hermosura.
[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 Tus límites estaban en el corazón de los mares. Los que te edificaron completaron tu belleza.
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 Hicieron todos tus tablones con cipreses de [la montaña] Senir. Tomaron un cedro del Líbano para hacer un mástil para ti.
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 Hicieron tus remos con robles de Basán, tu cubierta, con madera de ciprés de las costas de Quitim, incrustada con marfil.
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 Tu vela era de lino bordado de Egipto. Tu pabellón, de tela azul y púrpura de las costas de Elisa.
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 Los habitantes de Sidón y de Arvad fueron tus remeros. Tus expertos, oh Tiro, estaban a bordo. Eran tus timoneles.
Men from Sidon and Arvad [cities] pulled the oars; the men who steered the boat were skilled men from Tyre.
9 Los ancianos de Gebal y sus sabios obreros calafateaban tus junturas. Todos los barcos del mar y sus marinos comerciaban contigo.
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 Los persas, los de Lud y los de Fut servían en tu ejército como guerreros tuyos. Escudos y yelmos colgaban en ti y te adornaban con ellos.
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 Los hombres de Arvad y Jelec estaban alrededor de tus muros, y los de Gamadim en tus torres. Ellos completaban tu hermosura.
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 Tarsis comerciaba contigo a causa de la abundancia de todas tus riquezas. Comerciaba en tus mercados con plata, hierro, estaño y plomo.
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 Javán, Tubal y Mesec comerciaban contigo. Comerciaban con hombres y objetos de bronce en tus mercados.
[Merchants from] Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.
14 Los de la casa de Togarma cambiaban tus mercaderías por caballos de tiro y de guerra, y mulas.
[Men from] Beth-Togarmah [in Armenia] brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.
15 Los hijos de Dedán comerciaban contigo. Muchas costas tomaban mercadería de tu mano y te traían colmillos de marfil y madera de ébano como pago.
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 Edom comerciaba contigo por la abundancia de tus productos. Llegaba a tus mercados con perlas, púrpura, ropas bordadas, linos finos, corales y rubíes.
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 También Judá y la tierra de Israel comerciaban contigo. Te pagaban por tus mercaderías con trigo de Minit y Panag, y miel, aceite y resina.
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 A causa de la abundancia de tus productos, Damasco comerciaba contigo. Negociaba con vino de Helbón y lana blanca.
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 Vedán y Javán llegaban a tus mercados para negociar con hierro labrado, mirra destilada y caña aromática.
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 Dedán comerciaba contigo con paños preciosos para las carrozas.
[Merchants came from] Dedan [in southern Edom] bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.
21 Aun Arabia y todos los gobernantes de Cedar comerciaban contigo, con corderos, carneros y machos cabríos.
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 Los mercaderes de Sabá y de Raama comerciaban contigo. Pagaban por tus mercaderías con la mejor clase de especias, y toda clase de piedras preciosas y oro.
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 Harán, Cane, Edén, y los mercaderes de Sabá, de Asiria y de Quilmad, comerciaban contigo.
[Men came from] Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad [in Mesopotamia] with their goods.
24 Negociaban contigo tejidos finos, mantos de tela azul bordados y cajas con ropas preciosas, atadas con cuerdas bien arregladas.
They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of [many] colors that were [rolled up and] tied with ropes.
25 Los barcos de Tarsis eran como caravanas que traían tus mercancías. Fuiste opulenta y te multiplicaste muchísimo en medio de los mares.
Cargo ships from Tarshish carried [all] those things that you traded; and the warehouses on your island were full of all those things.’”
26 Tus remeros te condujeron hacia aguas profundas. El viento del este te quebrantó en el corazón de los mares.
“‘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 Cayeron en el corazón de los mares tus riquezas, tus mercaderías, tu comercio, tus remeros, tus timoneles y calafateadores, con todos los mercaderes de tu mercadería y todos los guerreros y toda la gente que estaba contigo el día de tu destrucción.
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 Se estremecieron las costas de alrededor por el grito estrepitoso de tus timoneles.
[The people in cities along] the coast trembled when they heard your ship pilots cry out.
29 Todos los que empuñan el remo, marineros y timoneles del mar saltaron de sus barcos para quedarse en tierra.
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 Se escucharán sus voces. Llorarán amargamente por ti. Se echarán polvo sobre sus cabezas y se revolcarán en ceniza.
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 Se raerán los cabellos por ti. Se atarán tela áspera a su cintura, y harán lamentaciones por ti con amargura de alma.
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 En su lamento entonarán cantos fúnebres por ti y se lamentarán por ti: ¿Cuál ciudad es como Tiro, fortificada en el mar?
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 Saciabas a muchos pueblos cuando tus mercaderías salían de los barcos. Enriqueciste a los reyes de la tierra con la abundancia de tus riquezas y mercaderías.
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 Ahora, cuando estás quebrantada en lo profundo de las aguas, tus mercaderías y toda tu tripulación cayeron contigo.
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 Todos los habitantes de las costas están asombrados a causa de ti, y sus reyes están horriblemente aterrorizados. Sus rostros están abatidos.
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 Los mercaderes de los pueblos silban contra ti. Serás un horror y para siempre dejarás de ser.
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.’”
