ʻIsikieli 28

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

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

2 “Foha ʻoe tangata, ke ke lea ki he tuʻi ʻo Taia, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; Koeʻuhi kuo hiki hake ho loto, pea kuo ke pehē, ‘Ko e ʻotua au,’ ʻoku ou nofo ʻi he nofoʻanga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻi he loto tahi; ka ko e tangata pe ʻa koe, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko e ʻOtua, neongo hoʻo ʻai ho loto ke ke hangē ko e ʻOtua:

“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;

3 Vakai, ʻoku ke poto hake ʻia Taniela; ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa lilo te nau faʻa fufū meiate koe:

you think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that no secret amazes you!

4 Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo poto mo hoʻo faʻa ʻilo, kuo ke maʻu ʻe koe ʻae koloa lahi, pea kuo ke tānaki ʻae koula mo e siliva, ki he tukuʻanga koloa:

You have made yourself wealthy with wisdom and skill, and obtained gold and silver in your treasuries!

5 Ko e meʻa ʻi he lahi ʻo hoʻo poto, pea mo hoʻo faʻa fakatau, kuo ke fakalahi ai ʻa hoʻo koloa, pea kuo hiki hake ho loto koeʻuhi ko hoʻo koloaʻia.

By great wisdom and by your trading, you have multiplied your wealth, so your heart is arrogant because of your wealth.

6 Ko ia ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua koeʻuhi kuo ke ʻai ho loto ke ke hangē ko ha ʻOtua;

Therefore, the Lord Yahweh says this: Because you have made your heart like the heart of a god,

7 Vakai, ko ia te u ʻomi ai kiate koe ʻae kau muli, ʻae kau mālohi mei he ngaahi puleʻanga: pea te nau toho ʻenau heletā ki he toulekeleka ʻo hoʻo poto, pea te nau fakaʻuliʻi hoʻo ngingila.

I will therefore bring foreigners against you, terrifying men from other nations. They will bring their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, and they will profane your splendor.

8 Te nau fakahifo koe ki lalo ki he luo, pea te ke mate ʻi he mateʻanga ʻonautolu ʻoku mate tāmateʻi ʻi loto tahi.

They will send you down to the pit, and you will die the death of those who die in the heart of the seas.

9 ‌ʻIkai te ke pehē pe ʻi he ʻao ʻo ia te ne tāmateʻi koe, Ko e ʻOtua au? Ka ko e tangata pe koe, ka ʻe ʻikai te ke ʻOtua, ʻi he nima ʻo ia te ne tāmateʻi koe.

Will you truly say, “I am a god” to the face of one who kills you? You are a man and not God, and you will be in the hand of the one who pierces you.

10 Te ke mate ʻi he mateʻanga ʻo ha taha taʻekamu, ʻi he nima ʻoe kau muli: he ʻoku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua, ko au ia, kuo lea ki ai.”

You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners, for I have declared it—this is the Lord Yahweh's declaration.'”

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

The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,

12 “Foha ʻoe tangata, ke ke tangilāulau koeʻuhi ko e tuʻi ʻo Taia, pea ke pehē ki ai, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; kuo ke ngaohi ho fakatātā, ʻi he poto, mo e toulekeleka haohaoa.

“Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 Kuo ke ʻi ʻIteni ko e ngoue ʻae ʻOtua naʻe ʻuʻufi ʻaki koe ʻae maka koloa kotoa pē, ʻae satiose, mo e topasi, mo e taiamoni, mo e pelili, mo e onikisi, mo e sasipa, mo e safaia, mo e ʻemalata, mo e kaponika, pea mo e koula: ʻi he ʻaho naʻe fanauʻi ai koe, naʻe teuteu ʻae teunga ʻo hoʻo ngaahi meʻatatangi mo hoʻo ngaahi meʻaifi ʻiate koe.

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.

14 ‌ʻOku ke hangē koe ko e Selupi ʻoku fakamalumalu mei ʻolunga; kuo u ʻai koe ʻeau ke ke pehē: naʻa ke ʻi he moʻunga tapu ʻoe ʻOtua; kuo ke feʻaluʻaki ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi maka afi.

I placed you on the holy mountain of God as the cherub I anointed to guard mankind. You were in the midst of the fiery stones where you walked about.

15 Naʻa ke haohaoa ʻi ho hala mei ho fanauʻi ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho naʻe ʻilo ai ʻiate koe ʻae angahala.

You had integrity in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found within you.

16 Ko e meʻa ʻi hono lahi ʻo hoʻo fai fakatau kuo nau fakapito koe ʻi he fakamālohi, pea kuo ke fai hala: ko ia ia te u liʻaki ai koe mei he moʻunga tapu ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻo hangē ko ha taha fakalielia: pea te u fakaʻauha koe, ʻa koe ko e selupi ʻoku lolofa mai, mei he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi maka afi.

Through your great trade you were filled with violence, and so you sinned. So I threw you out of the mountain of God, as a one who was defiled, and I destroyed you, guardian cherub, and drove you from among the fiery stones.

17 Naʻe hiki ho loto ko e meʻa ʻi ho toulekeleka, pea kuo ke maumauʻi hoʻo poto ko e meʻa ʻi ho nāunauʻia: te u lī hifo koe ki he kelekele, te u fakatōkilalo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ngaahi tuʻi, koeʻuhi ke nau mamata kiate koe.

Your heart was arrogant with your beauty; you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor. I have sent you down to the earth. I have placed you before kings so they may see you.

18 Kuo ke fakalieliaʻi ho ngaahi fale tapu ʻi he lahi ʻo hoʻo fai hala, mo e kovi ʻa hoʻo fai fakatau; ko ia te u ʻomi ʻae afi mei loto ʻiate koe, pea te ne fakaʻauha koe, te u liliu koe ko e efuefu ʻi he funga ʻo māmani ʻi he ʻao ʻonautolu kotoa pē ʻoku siofia koe.

Because of your many sins and your dishonest trade, you have defiled your holy places. So I have made fire come out from you; it will consume you. I will turn you into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who look at you.

19 ‌ʻE ofo kiate koe ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻi he kakai ʻoku ʻiloʻi koe: te ke hoko ko e meʻa fakailifia, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke kei ʻi ai ʻo taʻengata.”

All the ones who knew you among the peoples will shudder at you; they will be horrified, and you will be no more forever.'”

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

Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

21 “Foha ʻoe tangata, fakahanga ho mata ki Saitone, pea ke kikite ki ai,

“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.

22 Pea ke lea, ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; Vakai, ʻE Saitone, ʻoku ou tuʻu au kiate koe; pea ʻe fakaongoongoleleiʻi au ʻiate koe, pea te nau ʻilo ko au ko Sihova, ʻo kau ka fai ʻae fakamaau kiate ia, pea ka fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi au ʻiate ia.

Say, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I am against you, Sidon! For I will be glorified in your midst so your people will know that I am Yahweh when I execute justice within you. I will be shown to be holy in you.

23 He te u fekau atu kiate ia ʻae mahaki fakaʻauha, pea ʻe tafe ʻae toto ʻi hono ngaahi hala; pea ʻe tautea ʻaki ʻae heletā ʻi hono lotolotonga, pea mei he potu kotoa pē, ʻakinautolu kuo lavea; pea te nau ʻilo ai ko Sihova au.

I will send out a plague in you and blood in your streets, and the slain will fall in your midst. When the sword comes against you from all around, then you will know that I am Yahweh.

24 Pea ʻe ʻikai kei ʻi ai ha tolounua ki he fale ʻo ʻIsileli, pe ha talaʻi ʻakau fakamamahi ʻiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku nofo takatakai ʻiate ia, ʻakinautolu naʻe manuki kiate ia; pea te nau ʻilo au, ko au ko Sihova ko e ʻOtua.”

Then there will no longer be pricking briars and painful thorns for the house of Israel from all those around her who despise her people, so they will know that I am the Lord Yahweh!'

25 ‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua; “ʻO kau ka tānaki mai ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli, mei he kakai kuo nau movetevete atu ki ai, pea ka fakamāʻoniʻoniʻi au ʻi he ʻao ʻoe hiteni, te nau toki nofo ki honau fonua, ʻaia naʻaku foaki ki heʻeku tamaioʻeiki ko Sēkope.

The Lord Yahweh says this, 'When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they were scattered, and when I am set apart among them, so the nations may see, then they will make their homes in the land I will give to my servant Jacob.

26 Pea te nau nofo lelei pe ʻi ai, pea te nau langa fale, pea tō ngoue vaine; ʻio, te nau nofo fiemālie, ʻo kau ka fai ʻeau ʻae tautea kiate kinautolu ʻoku manukiʻi ʻakinautolu, ʻakinautolu ʻoku nofo takatakai ʻi ai; pea te nau ʻilo au, ko Sihova ko honau ʻOtua.

Then they will live securely within her and build houses, plant vineyards, and live securely when I execute justice on all the ones who now despise them from all around; so they will know that I am Yahweh their God!'”