1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Neno la Bwana likanijia tena, kusema,
2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
Na wewe, mwanadamu, mfanyie Tiro maombolezo;
3 and say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
umwambie Tiro, Ewe ukaaye penye maingilio ya bahari, uliye mchuuzi wa watu wa kabila nyingi, mpaka visiwa vingi, Bwana MUNGU asema hivi; Wewe, Tiro, umesema, Mimi ni ukamilifu wa uzuri.
4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
Mipaka yako i kati ya moyo wa bahari; wajenzi wako wameukamilisha uzuri wako.
5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
Mbao zako zote wamezifanya kwa misunobari itokayo Seniri; wametwaa mierezi ya Lebanoni ili kukufanyia mlingoti;
6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
kwa mialoni ya Bashani wamefanya makasia yako; na sitaha zako wamezifanya kwa pembe iliyotiwa kazi ya njumu katika mti wa mihugu itokayo Kitimu.
7 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.
Tanga lako lilikuwa la kitani safi itokayo Misri, iliyotiwa taraza, ili iwe bendera kwako; na chandalua chako kilikuwa cha rangi ya samawi na urujuani toka visiwa vya Elisha.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men , O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Wakaao Sidoni na Arvadi ndio waliovuta makasia yako; wana wako wenye akili, Ee Tiro, walikuwa ndani yako, ndio waliokuwa rubani zako.
9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
Wazee wa Gebali na wenye akili wake walikuwa ndani yako, wenye kutia kalafati; merikebu zote za bahari na mabaharia wao walikuwa ndani yako, ili kubadiliana biashara yako.
10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
Watu wa Uajemi na Ludi na Putu walikuwa katika jeshi lako, watu wako wa vita; walitungika ngao na chapeo ndani yako; wakadhihirisha uzuri wako.
11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
Watu wa Arvadi, pamoja na jeshi lako, walikuwa juu ya kuta zako pande zote, na Wagamadi walikuwa ndani ya minara yako; walitungika ngao zao juu ya kuta zako pande zote; wakaukamilisha uzuri wako.
12 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.
Tarshishi alikuwa mfanya biashara kwako, kwa sababu ya wingi wa utajiri wa kila aina; kwa fedha, na chuma, na bati, na risasi, walifanya biashara, wapate vitu vyako vilivyouzwa.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
Uyunani na Tubali na Mesheki ndio waliokuwa wachuuzi wako; walitoa wanadamu, na vyombo vya shaba, kwa biashara yako.
14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
Watu wa nyumba ya Togarma walifanya biashara, kwa farasi, naam, farasi za vita, na nyumbu, wapate vitu vyako vilivyouzwa.
15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Wadedani walikuwa wachuuzi wako, visiwa vingi vilikuwa soko la mkono wako; walikuletea pembe, na mpingo, ili kuvibadili.
16 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.
Shamu alikuwa mfanya biashara kwako, kwa sababu ya wingi wa kazi za mkono wako walifanya biashara kwa zumaridi, na urujuani, na kazi ya taraza, na kitani safi, na marijani, na akiki, wapate vitu vyako vilivyouzwa.
17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
Yuda, na nchi ya Israeli, walikuwa wachuuzi wako; walitoa badala ya bidhaa yako ngano ya Minithi, na mtama, na asali, na mafuta, na zeri.
18 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.
Dameski alikuwa mfanya biashara kwako, kwa habari ya wingi wa kazi za mkono wako, kwa ajili ya wingi wa aina zote za utajiri; akaleta divai ya Helboni, na sufu nyeupe.
19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
Wedani, na Yavani, walifanya biashara toka Uzali kwa vitu vyako; chuma kilichofuliwa, na mdalasini, na mchai, vilikuwa katika bidhaa yako.
20 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
Dedani alikuwa mchuuzi wako, kwa nguo za thamani za kutandikia farasi.
21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
Arabuni, na wakuu wote wa Kedari, ndio waliokuwa wafanya biashara wa mkono wako; kwa wana-kondoo, na kondoo waume, na mbuzi; kwa hao walifanya biashara nawe.
22 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.
Wachuuzi wa Sheba, na Raama, ndio waliokuwa wachuuzi wako; badala ya vitu vyako walitoa manukato yaliyo mazuri, na kila aina ya vito vya thamani, na dhahabu.
23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
Harani, na Kane, na Adini, wachuuzi wa Sheba, na Ashuru, na Kilmadi, walikuwa wachuuzi wako.
24 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.
Hao ndio waliokuwa wachuuzi wako, kwa vitu vya tunu, kwa vitumba vya nguo za samawi na kazi ya taraza, na masanduku ya mavazi ya thamani, yaliyofungwa kwa kamba, na kufanyizwa kwa mti wa mierezi, katika bidhaa yako.
25 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.
Merikebu za Tarshishi zilikuwa misafara yako, kwa bidhaa yako; nawe ulijazwa sana, ukawa mtukufu sana, katika moyo wa bahari.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
Wavuta makasia wako walikuleta katika maji makuu; upepo wa mashariki umekuvunja moyoni mwa bahari.
27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, 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.
Mali zako, na bidhaa yako, na utajiri wako, wana-maji wako, na rubani zako, na wenye kutia kalafati wako, na wafanya biashara wako, na watu wako wa vita wote, walio ndani yako, pamoja na jeshi lako lote lililo ndani yako, wataanguka katika moyo wa bahari katika siku ya kuangamia kwako.
28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Kwa sauti ya vilio vya rubani zako viunga vyako vitatetema.
29 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;
Na wote wavutao kasia, wana-maji, na rubani zote wa baharini, watashuka katika merikebu zao, na kusimama katika nchi kavu;
30 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:
nao watasikizisha watu sauti zao juu yako, nao watalia kwa uchungu, na kutupa mavumbi juu ya vichwa vyao, na kugaagaa katika majivu;
31 and they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
nao watajifanya kuwa na upaa kwa ajili yako, na kujifunga nguo za magunia viunoni, nao watakulilia kwa uchungu wa roho, kwa maombolezo ya uchungu.
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying , What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
Na katika kulia kwao watakufanyia maombolezo, na kukuombolezea, wakisema, Ni nani aliye kama Tiro, kama yeye aliyenyamazishwa kati ya bahari?
33 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.
Bidhaa zako zilipotoka katika bahari, uliwajaza watu wa kabila nyingi; uliwatajirisha wafalme wa dunia, kwa wingi wa mali zako, na kwa utajiri wako.
34 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.
Wakati ulipovunjwa na bahari, katika vilindi vya maji, bidhaa zako na jeshi lako lote walianguka kati yako.
35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Wote wakaao katika visiwa vile watakustaajabia, na wafalme wao wameogopa sana, wamefadhaika nyuso zao.
36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
Wafanya biashara kati ya kabila za watu wakuzomea; umekuwa kitu cha kutisha, wala hutakuwapo tena milele.
