Hesekiel 27
1 Awurade asɛm baa me nkyɛn se:
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
2 “Onipa ba, ma kwadwom a ɛfa Tiro ho so.
Thou, therefore, son of man, Take up over Tyre a dirge;
3 Ka kyerɛ Tiro a ɔda po abobow ano, na ɔne aguadifo bebree a wɔwɔ mpoano nkurow so di gua se, eyi ne asɛm a Otumfo Awurade ka: “‘Woka se, Tiro, “Me ho yɛ fɛ yiye.”
And thou shalt say unto Tyre, O thou that dwellest by the entrances of the sea, Thou merchant of the peoples unto many shores, — Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, O Tyre, Thou saidst, I, am the perfection of beauty!
4 Wo tumidi wɔ po so akyirikyiri; wʼadansifo maa wʼahoɔfɛ wiee pɛyɛ.
In the heart of the seas, were thy bounds, —Thy builders perfected thy beauty:
5 Wo nnua a wɔpaee nyinaa yɛ ɔpepaw a efi Senir. Wɔde Lebanon sida na ɛyɛɛ ahyɛn so nnua maa wo.
With fir-trees from Senir, but they for thee all the two-decked vessels, — Cedar from Lebanon, fetched they, to make masts for thee:
6 Odum nnua a efi Basan na wɔde yɛɛ wʼatabon; Kwabɔhɔre nnua a efi Kipro mpoano na wɔde yɛɛ wʼahyɛn abrannaa, a wɔde asonse asɛw so.
With oaks from Bashan, made they thine oars, — Thy benches, made they of ivory, inlaid with boxwood, From the shores of the West:
7 Misraim nwera papa bi a wɔadi mu adwini na wɔde yɛɛ wʼahyɛn so mframatam a ɛyɛɛ wo frankaa nso; wʼapon ne mfɛnsere ano ntama yɛ abibitam ne beredum ntama a efi Elisa mpoano.
Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt, was thy sail, To serve thee for ensign, — Blue and purple from the shores of Aeolis became thine awning:
8 Sidonfo ne Arwadfo na wɔhare wʼahyɛn; wo mmarima anyansafo. Tiro, na wɔyɛ adwumayɛfo wɔ wʼahyɛn mu.
the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, Became rowers for thee, — Thine own skilled men O Tyre, were within thee, They were thy sailors:
9 Gebal adwumfo adedaw tenaa wʼahyɛn mu sɛ dua dwumfo a wotuatua ahyɛn no mu ntokuru. Po so ahyɛn ne wɔn hyɛnmufo nyinaa baa wo nkyɛn ne wo bedii nsesagua.
the elders of Byblus and the skilled men thereof, were within thee, Thy calkers, — All the ships of the sea and their mariners, were within thee, To carry on thy traffic,
10 “‘Persia, Lidia ne Put mmarima somee sɛ asraafo wɔ wo nsraadɔm mu. Wɔde wɔn nkatabo ne dade kyɛw sensɛn wʼafasu ho, de hyɛɛ wo anuonyam.
They of Persia and Lud and Phut were in thine army, Thy men of war, — Shield and helmet, hung they up within thee, They set forth thy splendour:
11 Arwad ne Helek mmarima wɛn wʼafasu ho nyinaa Gammad mmarima tenaa wʼabantenten mu. Wɔde wɔn nkatabo sensɛn wʼafasu ho maa wʼahoɔfɛ dii mu.
The sons of Arvad: with thine army, were upon thy walls round about, And valorous in thy towers, — Their shields, hung they up on thy walls round about, They perfected thy beauty:
12 “‘Wʼaguade a ɛma wonyaa wo ho bebree nti, Tarsis ne wo dii gua, wɔde dwetɛ, dade, sanyaa ne sumpii sesaa wʼaguade.
Tarshish was a trader of thine. For the abundance of all wealth, — With silver iron. tin and lead, Took they part in thy traffic:
13 “‘Helafo, Tubalfo ne Mesekfo ne wo dii gua, wɔde nkoa ne kɔbere nneɛma sesaa wʼaguade.
Javan. Tubal and Meshech, They were merchants of thine, — With the persons of men and vessels of bronze, Shared they in thy barter:
14 “‘Bet Togarma mmarima de adwumayɛ apɔnkɔ, ɔsa apɔnkɔ ne mfurum mma bɛsesaa wʼaguade.
Some of the house of Togarmah, with horses and horsemen and mules, Took part in thy traffic:
15 “‘Roda mmarima ne wo dii gua, na mpoano nkurow bebree yɛɛ wʼadetɔfo a wɔde asonse ne duabo nnua tuaa wo ka.
the sons of Dedan were merchants of thine, Many, isles, took the merchandise of thy hand, —Horns of ivory and ebony, gave they back to thee in exchange:
16 “‘Aram ne wo dii gua esiane wo nneɛma bebrebe a woyɛ nti; wɔde nsrammabo, ntama a ɛberedum, nea wɔadi mu adwinni, nwera pa, nnɛnkyerema ne bota bɛsesaa wʼaguade.
Syria, was a trader of thine For the abundance of thy manufactures, - With carbuncle and purple and embroidery and fine linen and coral and rubies, Took they part in thy traffic:
17 “‘Yuda ne Israel ne wo dii gua; wɔde awi a efi Minit ne brodo, ɛwo, ngo ne ahyehyesrade sesaa wʼaguade.
Judah and the land of Israel, They, were merchants of thine, — With the wheat of Minnith and the sweets of pannag and honey and oil and balsam, Shared they in thy barter:
18 “‘Damasko ne wo dii gua wɔ nsa a efi Helbon ne nguan ho nwi a efi Sahar mu, esiane nneɛma a woyɛ ne wʼaguade a ama woanya wo ho bebree no nti.
Damascus was a trader of thine For the multitude of thy manufactures For the multitude of all wealth, - With the wine of Helbon and white wool:
19 Danfo ne Helafo a wofi Usal tɔɔ wʼaguade na wɔde dade a wɔaboro, sesadua ne ahunuanyankwa sesaa wʼaguade.
Wedan and Javan, from Uzal, Brought into thy traffic, — Steel, cassia and calamus, Were, in thy merchandise:
20 “‘Dedan de apɔnkɔnguasotam ne wo dii gua.
Dedan was a merchant of thine, - With spreading wraps for riding:
21 “‘Arabfo ne Kedar mmapɔmma nyinaa yɛɛ wʼaguadifo a wɔde nguantenmma, adwennini ne mpapo ne wo dii gua.
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, They, were traders at thy service, — With lambs and rams and he-goats, With these, were they traders of thine:
22 “‘Seba ne Raama aguadifo ne wo dii gua; wɔde nnuhuam ahorow a ɛte apɔw, aboɔden abo ne sikakɔkɔɔ ne wo bedii nsesagua.
The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, They were merchants of thine, — With the chief of all spices and with every kind of precious stone and gold, Took they part in thy traffic:
23 “‘Haran, Kan ne Eden, aguadifo a wofi Seba, Asur ne Kilmad ne wo dii gua.
Haran and Canneh and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, —Asshur. Chilmad, Were merchants of thine:
24 Wo gua so hɔ, wɔde ntama a ɛyɛ fɛ, nnɛmmatam a ɛyɛ tuntum, adwinne ahorow ne ntama fɛfɛ a ɛwɔ ahosu ahorow a wɔde nhoma a wɔakyinkyim abobɔ no apɔwapɔw na ayɛ ne wo bedii gua.
Those were thy merchants for gorgeous garments, for wrappings of blue and embroidery, and for treasure-chests of variegated cloth, —for cords, twisted and strong, in thy market:
25 “‘Tarsis ahyɛn yɛ adwuma sɛ asoafo ma wʼaguade. Adesoa duruduru ayɛ wo ma wɔ po no mfimfini.
the ships of Tarshish, were thy masts Carrying on thy barter, So wast thou filled and becamest very glorious In the heart of the seas.
26 Wʼaharefo no fa wo de wo kɔ po so akyirikyiri nanso apuei ahum bebubu wo mu nketenkete wɔ po no mfimfini.
Into mighty waters, have they brought thee, the rowers—even thee, — the east wind, hath broken thee In the heart of the seas:
27 Wʼahonya, aguade ne adetɔnnne wʼahyɛn akwankyerɛfo, wʼahyɛn mufo ne wɔn a wotuatua wʼahyɛn mu ntokuru, wʼaguadifo ne wʼasraafo nyinaa, ne obiara a ɔwɔ hyɛn no mu bɛmem akɔ po ase tɔnn, da a wo hyɛn no bɛbɔ.
Thy wealth and thy wares, thy merchandise thy mariners, and thy sailors, -thy calkers and the barterers of thy merchandise and all thy men of war who are in thee and in all thy gathered host which is in thy midst Shall fall into the heart of the seas, In the day of thy fall.
28 Mpoano asase bɛwosow bere a wo hyɛn mufo no reteɛteɛ mu.
At the sound of the outcry of thy pilots, the coasts shall quake:
29 Wɔn a wokurakura atabon no nyinaa begyaw wɔn ahyɛn hɔ; hyɛn akwankyerɛfo ne hyɛn mufo nyinaa begyinagyina mpoano.
Then shall come down from their ships all that handle the oar, mariners, all the sailors of the sea— Upon the land, shall they take up their station;
30 Wɔbɛma wɔn nne so asu osu yaayaw ama wo; wɔbɛpete mfutuma agu wɔn ti so na wɔayantayantam nsõ mu.
And make loud [lament] over thee, with their voice, And make biter outcry, - And shall lift up dust on their heads, In ashes, shall roll themselves;
31 Wo nti wɔbɛbobɔ tikwaw na wɔafurafura atweaatam. Wɔde ɔkra mu ahoyeraw ne awerɛhow a mu yɛ den begyam wo.
And shall make bald for thee a baldness And gird them with sackcloth, — And shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul A bitter lamentation;
32 Bere a wɔretwa adwo redi awerɛhow no wɔbɛma kwadwom bi a ɛfa wo ho so se: “Hena na wama no atɔ mum te sɛ Tiro a po atwa ne ho ahyia yi?”
And shall take up for thee in their Wailing: a dirge, And shall chant over thee, - Who is like Tyre? Like the Sent One in the midst of the sea?
33 Bere a wʼaguade kɔɔ po ahorow so no woboaa aman bebree; Wʼahonyade ne wʼaguade maa asase so ahemfo nyaa wɔn ho.
By the going forth of thy commodities out of the seas, Thou didst satisfy many peoples, By the multitude of thy wares and of thy merchandise, Thou didst enrich the kings of the earth.
34 Afei po abubu wo mu nketenkete wɔ asu no bun mu wʼaguade ne wʼadwumayɛfo nyinaa ne wo amem kɔ asu ase.
Now, thou art wrecked out of the seas In the depths of waters, — Thy merchandise and all thy gathered host In thy midst, have fallen.
35 Wɔn a wɔtete mpoano nyinaa ho adwiriw wɔn wɔ wo ho; ehu ma wɔn ahemfo ho popo na wɔn anim sinsiam.
All the dwellers in the coastlands, Are astounded over thee, - And their kings have been made to shudder a shuddering, To be troubled in countenance.
36 Aman no mu aguadifo bɔ ntwɔm gu wo so woaba awiei a ɛyɛ hu na wɔrenhu wo bio.’”
The traders among the peoples, have hissed over thee: A terror, hast thou become, And, art not, Unto times age-abiding.
