Ezekieli 27
1 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
2 “Mwanadamu, fanya maombolezo kwa ajili ya Tiro.
Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;
3 Umwambie Tiro, ulioko kwenye lango la bahari, ufanyao biashara na mataifa mengi ya pwani, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “‘Ee Tiro, wewe umesema, “Mimi ni mkamilifu katika uzuri.”
And say to Tyre, O thou that art situated at the entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyre, thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty.
4 Mipaka yako ilikuwa katika moyo wa bahari, wajenzi wako walikamilisha uzuri wako.
Thy borders [are] in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
5 Walizifanya mbao zako zote kwa misunobari itokayo Seniri; walichukua mierezi kutoka Lebanoni kukutengenezea mlingoti.
They have made all thy [ship] -boards of fir-trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
6 Walichukua mialoni toka Bashani wakakutengenezea makasia yako; kwa miti ya msanduku kutoka pwani ya Kitimu wakatengeneza sitaha yako na kuipamba kwa pembe za ndovu.
[Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thy oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim.
7 Kitani safi kilichotariziwa kutoka Misri kilikuwa tanga lako, nacho kilikuwa bendera yako; chandarua chako kilikuwa cha rangi ya buluu na ya zambarau kutoka visiwa vya Elisha.
Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
8 Watu kutoka Sidoni na Arvadi walikuwa wapiga makasia yako; watu wako wenye ustadi, ee Tiro, walikuwa ndio mabaharia wako.
The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise [men], O Tyre, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots.
9 Wazee wa Gebali pamoja na mafundi stadi walikuwa mafundi wako melini. Meli zote za baharini na mabaharia wao walikuja kwako ili kubadilishana bidhaa zako.
The ancients of Gebal and its wise [men] were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
10 “‘Watu wa Uajemi, Ludi na Putu walikuwa askari katika jeshi lako. Walitundika ngao zao na chapeo zao kwenye kuta zako, wakileta fahari yako.
They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thy army, thy military men: they hung the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
11 Watu wa Arvadi na wa Heleki walikuwa juu ya kuta zako pande zote; watu wa Gamadi walikuwa kwenye minara yako. Walitundika ngao zao kuzizunguka kuta zako; wakaukamilisha uzuri wako.
The men of Arvad with thy army [were] upon thy walls on all sides, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hung their shields upon thy walls on every side; they have made thy beauty perfect.
12 “‘Tarshishi walifanya biashara nawe kwa sababu ya utajiri wako mkubwa wa bidhaa, walibadilisha fedha, chuma, bati na risasi kwa mali zako.
Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all [kind of] riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
13 “‘Uyunani, Tubali na Mesheki, walifanya biashara nawe, walibadilisha watumwa na vyombo vya shaba kwa bidhaa zako.
Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they [were] thy merchants: they traded in the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
14 “‘Watu wa Beth-Togarma walibadilisha farasi wa mizigo, farasi wa vita na nyumbu kwa mali zako.
They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
15 “‘Watu wa Dedani walifanya biashara nawe, watu wengi wa nchi za pwani walikuwa wachuuzi wako, walikulipa kwa pembe za ndovu na mpingo.
The men of Dedan [were] thy merchants; many isles [were] the merchandise of thy hand: they brought thee [for] a present horns of ivory and ebony.
16 “‘Watu wa Aramu walifanya biashara nawe kwa ajili ya wingi wa kazi za mikono yako, wakibadilishana kwa almasi, vitambaa vya rangi ya zambarau, vitambaa vilivyotariziwa, kitani safi, matumbawe na akiki nyekundu.
Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
17 “‘Yuda na Israeli walifanya biashara nawe, walibadilishana kwa ngano kutoka Minithi, mtama, asali, mafuta na zeri ya kuponyeshea.
Judah, and the land of Israel, they [were] thy merchants: they traded in thy market in wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
18 “‘Dameski, kwa sababu ya wingi wa kazi za mikono yako na ukuu wa utajiri wa mali, walifanya biashara nawe wakibadilishana mvinyo kutoka Helboni na sufu kutoka Zahari.
Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 “‘Wadani na Wayunani kutoka Uzali, walikuletea mali za biashara, nao wakabadilishana nawe chuma kilichofuliwa, mdalasini na mchaichai.
Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
20 “‘Dedani alifanya biashara nawe kwa matandiko ya farasi.
Dedan [was] thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
21 “‘Arabuni na wakuu wote wa Kedari walikuwa wanunuzi wako waliobadilishana bidhaa zako na wana-kondoo, kondoo dume na mbuzi.
Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these [were they] thy merchants.
22 “‘Wafanyabiashara wa Sheba na wa Raama walifanya biashara nawe, wakabadilishana bidhaa zako na aina zote za vikolezi, vito vya thamani na dhahabu.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they [were] thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
23 “‘Harani, Kane na Edeni na wafanyabiashara wa Sheba, Ashuru na Kilmadi walifanya biashara nawe.
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, [and] Chilmad, [were] thy merchants.
24 Kwenye soko lako, walifanya biashara nawe kwa mavazi mazuri, vitambaa vya buluu, nguo za kutariziwa na mazulia ya rangi mbalimbali yenye kamba zilizosokotwa na kuwekwa mafundo imara.
These [were] thy merchants in all sorts [of things], in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
25 “‘Merikebu za Tarshishi ndizo zinazokusafirishia bidhaa zako. Umejazwa shehena kubwa katika moyo wa bahari.
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market; and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
26 Wapiga makasia wako wanakupeleka mpaka kwenye maji makavu. Lakini upepo wa mashariki umekuvunja vipande vipande katika moyo wa bahari.
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
27 Utajiri wako, bidhaa zako na mali zako, mabaharia wako, manahodha wako, mafundi wako wa meli, wafanyabiashara wako na askari wako wote, na kila mmoja aliyeko melini atazama kwenye moyo wa bahari siku ile ya kuvunjika kwa meli yako.
Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy military men, that [are] in thee, and in all thy company which [is] in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
28 Nchi za pwani zitatetemeka wakati mabaharia wako watakapopiga kelele.
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
29 Wote wapigao makasia wataacha meli zao, mabaharia wote na wanamaji wote watasimama pwani.
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
30 Watapaza sauti zao na kulia sana kwa ajili yako; watajitupia mavumbi juu ya vichwa vyao na kujivingirisha kwenye majivu.
And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
31 Watanyoa nywele zao kwa ajili yako, nao watavaa nguo za magunia. Watakulilia kwa uchungu wa moyo na kwa maombolezo makuu.
And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird themselves with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart [and] bitter wailing.
32 Watakapokuwa wanalia na kuomboleza juu yako, watafanya maombolezo kukuhusu wakisema: “Ni nani aliyepata kuangamizwa kama Tiro, katika moyo wa bahari?”
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], What [city is] like Tyre, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 Wakati bidhaa zako zilipotoka baharini, ulitosheleza mataifa mengi; kwa wingi wa utajiri wako na bidhaa zako ulitajirisha wafalme wa dunia.
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
34 Sasa umevunjavunjwa na bahari, katika vilindi vya maji, bidhaa zako na kundi lako lote vimezama pamoja nawe.
In the time [when] thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.
35 Wote waishio katika nchi za pwani wanakustaajabia; wafalme wao wanatetemeka kwa hofu kuu, nazo nyuso zao zimekunjamana kwa woga.
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be terribly afraid, they shall be troubled in [their] countenance.
36 Wafanyabiashara miongoni mwa mataifa wanakucheka; umefikia mwisho wa kutisha nawe hutakuwepo tena.’”
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt be] any more.
