Ezekieli 19
1 “Wewe fanya maombolezo kuhusu wakuu wa Israeli
Thou. therefore take up a dirge, for the prince of Israel;
2 na useme: “‘Tazama jinsi gani mama yako alivyokuwa simba jike miongoni mwa simba! Alilala katikati ya wana simba na kulisha watoto wake.
and thou shalt say— How was thy mother a lioness, Between lions, she lay down, - In the midst of young lions, She nourished her whelps;
3 Alimlea mmoja wa watoto wake, naye akawa simba mwenye nguvu. Akajifunza kurarua mawindo naye akala watu.
And she reared up one of her whelps— A young lion, he became, And he learned to rend prey. Men, he devoured.
4 Mataifa wakasikia habari zake, naye akanaswa katika shimo lao. Wakamwongoza kwa ndoana mpaka nchi ya Misri.
Then nations heard of him. In their pit, was he caught, — So they brought him with hooks. Into the land of Egypt.
5 “‘Mama yake alipongoja na kuona tumaini lake halitimiziki, nayo matarajio yake yametoweka, akamchukua mwanawe mwingine na kumfanya simba mwenye nguvu.
And she saw she had waited Lost was her hope, Then took she another of her whelps. A young lion, she made him.
6 Alizungukazunguka miongoni mwa simba, kwa kuwa sasa alikuwa simba mwenye nguvu. Akajifunza kurarua mawindo naye akala watu.
Yea he went to and fro amidst lions A young lion, he became, - And he learned to rend prey. Men, he devoured;
7 Akabomoa ngome zao na kuiharibu miji yao. Nchi na wote waliokuwa ndani yake wakatiwa hofu kwa kunguruma kwake.
And he injured his widows, And their cities, laid waste, - And deserted was the land and its fulness, At the noise of his roaring.
8 Kisha mataifa wakaja dhidi yake kutoka sehemu zilizomzunguka. Wakatanda nyavu zao kwa ajili yake, naye akanaswa katika shimo lao.
Then set upon him the nations round about. From the provinces, - And spread over him their net In their pit, was he caught;
9 Kwa kutumia ndoana wakamvutia kwenye tundu na kumleta mpaka kwa mfalme wa Babeli. Wakamtia gerezani, hivyo kunguruma kwake hakukusikika tena katika milima ya Israeli.
And they put him in a cage with hooks, And brought him to Babylon’s king, — They brought him into strong-holds, That his noise might be heard no more Among the mountains of Israel.
10 “‘Mama yako alikuwa kama mzabibu katika shamba lako la mizabibu uliopandwa kando ya maji, ukiwa unazaa sana na wenye matawi mengi kwa sababu ya wingi wa maji.
Thy mother [was] like a vine of thy vineyard, By waters, was planted, — Fruitful and full of branches, she became By reason of waters abundant;
11 Matawi yake yalikuwa na nguvu, yaliyofaa kuwa fimbo ya enzi ya mtawala. Ulikuwa mrefu kupita miti mingine katikati ya matawi manene; ulionekana kwa urahisi kwa ajili ya urefu wake na wingi wa matawi yake.
And they served her as staves of power For the sceptres of rulers, And high became the stature thereof With its interwoven foliage, - And it was seen by its height, By its multitude of branches.
12 Lakini ulingʼolewa kwa hasira kali na kutupwa chini. Upepo wa mashariki uliufanya usinyae, matunda yake yakapukutika, matawi yake yenye nguvu yakanyauka na moto ukayateketeza.
Then was she uprooted in indignation To the ground, was she cast, And an east wind, dried up her fruit, —Broken off and withered were her staves of power, A fire, devoured them.
13 Sasa umepandwa jangwani katika nchi kame na ya kiu.
Now, therefore, is she planted in a desert, -In a land parched and dry;
14 Moto ulienea kuanzia katika mmojawapo ya matawi yake makubwa na kuteketeza matunda yake. Hakuna tawi lenye nguvu lililobaki juu yake lifaalo kuwa fimbo ya enzi ya mtawala.’ Hili ndilo ombolezo, na litumike kama ombolezo.”
And there hath gone forth a fire out of her staves of rods. Her fruit, hath it devoured, And there is in her no staff of power. As a sceptre to bear rule. A dirge, it is, and hath been made a dirge.
