Ezekieli 31
1 Kisha ikawa katika mwaka wa kumi na moja, katika mwezi wa tatu, siku ya kwanza ya mwezi, lile neno la Yahwe likanijia, kusema,
Now it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
2 “Mwanadamu, mwambie Farao, mfalme wa Misri, na watu wake wanaomzunguka, 'Katika ukuu wako, je! wewe ni kama nani?
Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his multitude: To whom art thou like in thy greatness?
3 Tazama! Ashuru ilikuwa mwerezi katika Lebanoni pamoja na matawi mazuri, yakitoa kivuli kwenye msitu, na mirefu katika kimo, na matawi yalitengeneza kilele cha mti wake.
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar upon Lebanon, with fair branches; An overshadowing thicket, high of stature; And his top was among thick boughs.
4 Maji mengi yaliufanya kuwa mrefu; maji ya chini yaliufanya kuwa mkuba. Mito ilitiririka sehemu zake zote, kwa kuwa mifereji yake ilitoa kuelekea kwenye miti yote katika shamba.
The waters made him great; the deep waters made him high; Their streams went around their plantation, And sent forth their channels to all the trees of the field.
5 Kimo chake kikubwa kilikuwa zaidi kuliko miti mingine yote katika shamba, na matawi yake yakawa mengi; matawi yake yalikuwa marefu kwa sababu ya maji mengi yalipokuwa yakikua.
Therefore his height was exalted Above all the trees of the field. And his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long, Because of the abundance of water when he shot forth.
6 Kila ndege wa mbinguni alitengeza kiota kwenye matawi yake, wakati kila kiumbe hai cha shamba kilizaa mtoto chini ya tawi. Mataifa mengi yote yaliishi chini ya kivuli chake.
In his boughs all the birds of heaven made their nests, And under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And under his shadow dwelt all the great nations.
7 Kwa kuwa ulikuwa uzuri katika ukuu wake na kimo cha matawi yake, kwa kuwa mizizi yake ilikuwa katika maji mengi.
Thus was he beautiful in his greatness, in the length of his branches; For his root was by many waters.
8 Mierezi katika bustani ya Mungu haikuweza kuwa sawa nayo. Hakuna miongoni mwa miti ya mivinje iliyofanana matawi yake, na miti ya miamori haikuweza kuwa sawa na majani yake. Hapakuwa na mti mwingine katika bustani ya Mungu ulikuwa kama huo katika uzuri wake.
The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him; The cypress-trees were not like his boughs, And the plane-trees were not like his branches. Not any tree in the garden of God Was like to him in his beauty.
9 Nimeufanya kuwa mzuri pamoja na matawi yake mengi na miti yote ya Edeni iliyokuwa katika bustani ya Mungu ilimwonea wivu.
I made him beautiful in the multitude of his branches, So that all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied him.
10 Kwa hiyo Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Kwa sababu ilikuwa mirefu kwa kina, na imekiweka kilele chake kati ya matawi yake, moyo wake umeinua kwa sababu ya urefu wake.
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because he lifted himself up in stature, And shot up his top among the thick boughs, And his heart was lifted up on account of his height,
11 Nimeuweka kwenye mikono ya yeye mwenye uweza wa mataifa, kuishughulikia kulingana na yale maovu anayostahili. Nimeufukuza.
Therefore I delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the nations, To deal hardly with him; I drave him out for his wickedness;
12 Wageni waliokuwa wakiogofya wa mataifa yote wameikatilia mbali kuiacha ife. Matawi yake yameanguka kwenye milima na mabonde yote, na matawi yake yameanguka katika mito yote ya nchi. Kisha mataifa yote juu ya nchi wakatoka nje kutoka chini ya kivuli na kwenda zao wakamwacha.
And strangers, the terrible of the nations, cut him off and cast him away. Upon the mountains and in all the valleys his branches fell; And his boughs were broken in all the valleys of the land. And all the nations of the earth withdrew from his shadow and left him;
13 Ndege wa agani watapumzika kwenye shina la mti ulioanguka, na kila mnyama wa shambani atakuja kwenye matawi yake.
Upon his ruin dwelt all the birds of the heavens, And upon his branches were all the beasts of the forest.
14 Hii litokea ili kwamba pasiwe na miti mingine itakayopandwa karibu na maji yatang'oa majani yake hata kwenye kina cha miti mirefu, na kwamba hakuna miti mingine itakayomea karibu na maji itakayofikia kwenye hicho kina. Wote wametolewa kufa, chini ya nchi, miongoni mwa watoto wa binadamu, pamoja na wale washukao chini.
To the end that none of all the trees by the waters Might exalt themselves for their stature, Nor shoot up their top among the thick boughs, And that none of the trees that drink water should cleave to them on account of their height; For all of them are delivered to death, to the lower parts of the earth, In the midst of the sons of men, To them that have gone down to the pit.
15 Bwana Yahwe asema hivi: Katika siku wakati mkangazi uliposhuka chini nilileta maombolezo kwenye dunia. Niliyafunika maji ya chini juu yake, nikayarudisha maji ya bahari. Nilizuia maji makuu, nikaleta maombolezo hata Lebanoni kwa ajili yake. Hivyo miti yote ya shambani ikaomboleza kwa sababu yake. (Sheol h7585)
Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: In the day when he went down to the grave, I caused the deep to mourn, I covered it for him; I restrained on account of him the streams, and the great waters were kept back; And I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, And all the trees of the field fainted for him. (Sheol h7585)
16 Nimeleta tetemeko kwa mataifa wa sauti ya kuanguka kwake, wakati nitakapomtupa chini mpaka kuzimu pamoja na wale walioenda chini kwenye shimo. Hivyo niliitia moyo miti ya Edeni yote katika pande zote za nchi. Hii ilikuwa imechaguliwa na miti iliyokuwa bora ya Lenanoni; miti iliyokunywa maji. (Sheol h7585)
At the sound of his fall I made the nations to shake, When I cast him down to the grave, To them that have gone down to the pit; And all the trees of Eden, The choice and best of Lebanon, Even all that drink water, Were comforted in the lower parts of the earth. (Sheol h7585)
17 Kwa kuwa walikwenda chini pia pamoja nayo hata kuzimu, kwa wale waliokuwa wameuawa kwa upanga. Kulikuwa na jeshi lake imara, yale mataifa yalikuwa yakiishi kati kivuli chake. (Sheol h7585)
They also went down into the grave with him, To them that have been slain with the sword; They also that were his arm, That dwelt under his shadow among the nations. (Sheol h7585)
18 Umefanana na nani hivi katika utukufu na ukuu kati ya mti wa Edeni? Kwa kuwa utashushwa chini pamoja na miti ya Edeni hata pande zote nne za dunia miongoni mwa wasiotahiriwa; utaishi pamoja na watu wake wote-hivi ndivyo Bwana Yahwe asemavy.”
To whom art thou thus like in glory and greatness among the trees of Eden? Thou shalt be brought down with the trees of Eden To the lower parts of the earth; Thou shalt lie down in the midst of the uncircumcised, With them that are slain by the sword. Thus shall it be with Pharaoh and all his multitude, Saith the Lord Jehovah.
