ʻIsikieli 27

1 Naʻe toe hoko foki ʻae folofola ʻa Sihova kiate au, ʻo pehē,

Yahweh said this to me:

2 “Ko eni, ʻe foha ʻoe tangata, ke ke fai ʻae tangilāulau koeʻuhi ko Taia;

“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.

3 Pea ke pehē ki Taia, ʻa koe ʻoku tuʻu taupotu ki tahi, ko e fai fakatau ki he kakai mei he ngaahi motu lahi, ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; “ʻE Taia, ʻa koe kuo ke pehē ʻe koe, Ko au ʻoku ou toulekeleka haohaoa.

[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 ‌ʻOku aʻu atu ho ngataʻanga ki he loto tahi, pea kuo fakasanisaniʻi koe ke haohaoa ʻe hoʻo kau tufunga.

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 Kuo nau faʻu ho ngaahi vaka mei he ngaahi ʻakau ko e fea mei Sina: kuo nau taʻanga mei he ngaahi sita ʻo Lepanoni ke ngaohi ʻae ngaahi fanā kiate koe.

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 Naʻe ngaohi mei he ʻoke ʻo Pesani hoʻo ngaahi fohe tauʻaʻalo; naʻe ngaohi hoʻo ngaahi hekaʻanga ʻaki ʻae lei naʻe ʻomi mei he ngaahi motu ʻo Kitimi.

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 Naʻa ke fuka ʻaki ʻae tupenu lelei naʻe tuitui fakasanisani mei ʻIsipite; ko e tupenu paʻuhiʻuhi mo e kulaʻahoʻaho mei he ʻotu motu ʻo ʻIlisa ko ia naʻa ke kofuʻaki koe.

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 Ko e kakai ʻo Saitone mo ʻAvate ko hoʻo kau toutai ʻakinautolu; pea ko hoʻo kakai poto ʻiate koe, ʻE Taia, ko e kau fakahao vaka ʻakinautolu.

Men from Sidon and Arvad [cities] pulled the oars; the men who steered the boat were skilled men from Tyre.

9 Ko e kakai mātuʻa ʻo Kepale mo hono kau poto ko e tufunga foʻu vaka ʻakinautolu: pea naʻe ʻiate koe ʻae vaka mei he tahi kotoa pē mo honau kakai, ko hoʻo kau fai fakatau ʻakinautolu.

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 Ko hoʻo ngaahi matatau ko e kakai ia mei Peasia pea mo Soti pea mo Futi, ko hoʻo kau toʻa ʻakinautolu; naʻa nau tautau ʻiate koe ʻae pā pea mo e tatā ki he tau; naʻa nau fakatupu ongoongolelei kiate koe.

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 Naʻe kau taha mo hoʻo kau tau ʻi hoʻo ngaahi ʻā ʻae kakai ʻo ʻAvate; pea naʻe ʻi ho ngaahi fale leʻo māʻolunga ʻae kau Kamatini, naʻa nau tautau takatakai pe ʻenau ngaahi pā ʻi he ngaahi ʻā; kuo nau fakahaohaoa ʻekinautolu ho toulekeleka.

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 Naʻe fakatau meiate koe ʻe Tasisi, ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi ʻo hoʻo koloa kehekehe: naʻa nau fakatau ʻi hoʻo ngaahi fakatauʻanga ʻi he siliva, mo e ukamea, mo e tini, pea mo e pulu.

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 Ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻa Savani, mo Tupale, pea mo Meseke, naʻa nau fakatau tangata, pea mo e ngaahi ipu palasa ʻi hoʻo fakatauʻanga.

[Merchants from] Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.

14 Naʻe fakatau ʻae hoosi mo e kau heka hoosi, pea mo e miuli, ʻekinautolu mei he fale ʻo Tokalama.

[Men from] Beth-Togarmah [in Armenia] brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.

15 Ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻae kakai mei Tetani; naʻe fakatau mei ho nima ʻae ngaahi motu lahi; naʻa nau ʻomi meʻaʻofa kiate koe, ko e lei mo e ʻeponi.

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 Naʻe fakatau meiate koe ʻa Silia, koeʻuhi naʻe lahi ʻae meʻa naʻe ngaohi ʻiate koe; naʻa nau fakatauʻaki ʻekinautolu ʻae maka koloa, mo e kulaʻahoʻaho, mo e tuitui fakasanisani, mo e tupenu lelei, mo e feo mo e makakikila.

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 Ko Siuta, mo e fonua ʻo ʻIsileli ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻakinautolu: naʻa nau fakatauʻaki ʻae uite, mo e mula nanamu, mo e hana, mo e honi, mo e lolo, pea mo e paame.

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 Naʻe fakatau ʻa Tamasikusi ʻiate koe, koeʻuhi koe lahi ʻae meʻa naʻe ngaohi ʻiate koe, lahi ʻaupito ʻa hoʻo koloa; ʻi he uaine ʻo Helipone, pea mo e fulufuluʻi sipi hinehina.

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 Naʻe feʻaluʻaki foki ʻi ho ngaahi fakatauʻanga ʻa Tani, pea mo Savani: naʻe fakatau ʻiate koe ʻae ukamea ngingila, mo e sinamoni, mo e ʻakau namu kakala.

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 Naʻe fakatau ʻiate koe ʻe Tetani ʻae ngaahi kofu mahuʻinga ki he saliote.

[Merchants came from] Dedan [in southern Edom] bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.

21 Naʻe fakatau ʻiate koe ʻe ʻAlepea, mo e ngaahi ʻeiki ʻo Keta, ʻae fanga lami, mo e fanga sipitangata pea mo e fanga kosi: ko ʻenau meʻa fakatau ʻanautolu ia.

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 Ko e kau fakatau ʻo Sipa mo Laama, ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻakinautolu: naʻa nau fakatau ʻiate koe ʻae ngaahi ʻakau namu kakala mahuʻinga mo e ngaahi maka koloa, pea mo e koula.

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 Ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻa Halani, mo Kane, mo ʻIteni, mo e kakai fakatau mei Sipa, mo ʻAsilia, pea mo Kilimati.

[Men came from] Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad [in Mesopotamia] with their goods.

24 Ko hoʻo kau fakatau ʻakinautolu ni ʻi he ngaahi koloa kehekehe, ʻi he tupenu ki hoʻo meʻa fakatau.

They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of [many] colors that were [rolled up and] tied with ropes.

25 Naʻe taʻanga ʻaki koe ʻe he ngaahi folau mei Tasisi ʻi ho potu fakatau: pea naʻe fakakoloaʻi koe, pea naʻe ngaohi koe ke ke nāunauʻia ʻaupito ʻi he ngaahi potu tahi ko ia.

Cargo ships from Tarshish carried [all] those things that you traded; and the warehouses on your island were full of all those things.’”

26 “Kuo ʻave koe ʻe hoʻo kau tauʻaʻalo ki he ngaahi vai lahi: kuo maumauʻi koe ʻi loto tahi ʻe he matangi hahake.

“‘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 Pea ko hoʻo koloa, mo ho fakatauʻanga, mo hoʻo meʻa fakatau, ko hoʻo kau toutai mo hoʻo kau fakahao vaka, mo e kakai foʻu vaka, mo e kau fakatau ʻiate koe, mo hoʻo kau tau kotoa pē ʻoku ʻiate koe, pea mo e kakai kotoa pē ʻoku ʻi ho lotolotonga, te nau ngalo ki loto tahi ʻi he ʻaho ʻe fakaʻauha ai koe.

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 ‌ʻE ngalulu ʻae ngaahi peau ʻi he pā mai ʻae tangi ʻa hoʻo kau fakahao vaka.

[The people in cities along] the coast trembled when they heard your ship pilots cry out.

29 Pea ʻe hifo mei honau vaka ʻakinautolu ʻoku tauʻaʻalo, mo e kau toutai, mo e kau fakahao vaka kotoa pē ʻi he tahi, pea te nau tutuʻu ai;

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 Pea te nau hiki honau leʻo ke ongo atu kiate koe, pea te nau tangi mamahi, pea te nau lī hake ʻae efu ki honau ʻulu, pea te nau olooloʻi ʻakinautolu ʻi he efuefu:

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 Pea te nau fakatelefua ʻaupito ʻakinautolu koeʻuhi ko koe, mo nau ʻai ʻae tauangaʻa, pea te nau tangi koeʻuhi ko koe ʻi he mamahi ʻo honau loto, pea fai mo e tangilāulau fakamamahi.

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 Pea ʻi heʻenau mamahi, te nau fai ʻae tangilāulau koeʻuhi ko koe, ʻonau tangi mamahi koeʻuhi ko koe ʻo pehē, ‘Ko e kolo fē ʻoku hangē ko Taia, kuo maumauʻi ʻi he loto tahi?

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 Naʻa ke fakamahu ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻi he ngaahi meʻa naʻe fetuku meiate koe ki he ngaahi potu tahi; naʻa ke fakakoloa ʻae ngaahi tuʻi ʻo māmani, ʻi he lahi ʻo hoʻo koloa mo hoʻo meʻa fakatau.

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 ‌ʻI he ʻaho ko ia ʻe maumauʻi koe ʻe he ngaahi peau ʻi he loloto ʻoe ngaahi vai, ʻe hinga ai mo koe ʻa hoʻo koloa mo hoʻo kakai kotoa pē.’

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 “ʻE ofo ʻiate koe ʻae kakai kotoa pē ʻi he ngaahi ʻotu motu, pea ʻe manavahē lahi honau kau pule, te nau mata kehe ʻi heʻenau puputuʻu.

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 ‌ʻE fakaʻiseʻisa ʻae kau fakatau koloaʻia ʻi he kakai kiate koe: te ke hoko koe ko e meʻa fakaʻulia; pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toe ʻi ai ʻo taʻengata.”

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.’”