Ezekiel 28

1 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

1 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:

2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

2 “Mwanadamu, mwambie mfalme wa Tiro, ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “ ‘Kwa sababu moyo wako umejivuna na umesema, “Mimi ni mungu; nami ninaketi katika kiti cha enzi cha mungu katika moyo wa bahari.” Lakini wewe ni mwanadamu, wala si mungu, ingawa unafikiri kuwa una hekima kama mungu.

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

3 Je, wewe una hekima kuliko Danieli? Je, hakuna siri iliyofichika kwako?

4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

4 Kwa hekima yako na ufahamu wako, umejipatia utajiri, nawe umejikusanyia dhahabu na fedha katika hazina zako.

5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

5 Kwa werevu wako mwingi katika biashara, umeongeza utajiri wako na kwa sababu ya utajiri wako moyo wako umekuwa na kiburi.

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

6 “ ‘Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “ ‘Kwa sababu unafikiri una hekima, mwenye hekima kama mungu,

7 behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.

7 mimi nitawaleta wageni dhidi yako, taifa katili kuliko yote; watafuta panga zao dhidi ya uzuri wa hekima yako, na kuchafua fahari yako inayongʼaa.

8 They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

8 Watakushusha chini shimoni, nawe utakufa kifo cha kikatili katika moyo wa bahari.

9 Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

9 Je, wakati huo utasema, “Mimi ni mungu,” mbele ya wale wanaokuua? Utakuwa mwanadamu tu, wala si mungu, mikononi mwa hao wanaokuua.

10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”

10 Utakufa kifo cha wasiotahiriwa kwa mkono wa wageni. Kwa kuwa mimi nimenena, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’”

11 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

11 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:

12 “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

12 “Mwanadamu, mfanyie maombolezo mfalme wa Tiro, nawe umwambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “ ‘Ulikuwa kipeo cha ukamilifu, ukiwa umejaa hekima na mkamilifu katika uzuri.

13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

13 Ulikuwa ndani ya Edeni, bustani ya Mungu; kila kito cha thamani kilikupamba: akiki nyekundu, yakuti manjano na zumaridi, krisolitho, shohamu na yaspi, yakuti samawi, almasi na zabarajadi. Kuwekwa kwa hayo mapambo na kushikizwa kwake kulifanywa kwa dhahabu; siku ile ulipoumbwa yaliandaliwa tayari.

14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

14 Ulitiwa mafuta kuwa kerubi mlinzi, kwa kuwa hivyo ndivyo nilivyokuweka wakfu. Ulikuwa kwenye mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu; ulitembea katikati ya vito vya moto.

15 From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.

15 Ulikuwa mnyofu katika njia zako tangu siku ile ya kuumbwa kwako, hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.

16 By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

16 Kutokana na biashara yako iliyoenea, ulijazwa na dhuluma, nawe ukatenda dhambi. Hivyo nilikuondoa kwa aibu kutoka mlima wa Mungu, nami nikakufukuza, ee kerubi mlinzi, kutoka katikati ya vito vya moto.

17 Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

17 Moyo wako ukawa na kiburi kwa ajili ya uzuri wako, nawe ukaiharibu hekima yako kwa sababu ya fahari yako. Kwa hiyo nikakutupa chini; nimekufanya kioja mbele ya wafalme.

18 By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.

18 Kwa dhambi zako nyingi na biashara yako ya dhuluma, umenajisi mahali pako patakatifu. Kwa hiyo nilifanya moto utoke ndani yako, nao ukakuteketeza, nami nikakufanya majivu juu ya nchi, machoni pa wote waliokuwa wakitazama.

19 All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

19 Mataifa yote yaliyokujua yanakustajabia; umefikia mwisho wa kutisha na hutakuwepo tena milele.’”

20 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

20 Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema:

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

21 “Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Sidoni, ukatabiri dhidi yake,

22 And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.

22 nawe useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: “ ‘Mimi ni kinyume chako, ee Sidoni, nami nitapata utukufu ndani yako. Nao watajua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapotekeleza hukumu zangu na kuonyesha utakatifu wangu ndani yake.

23 I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

23 Nitapeleka tauni ndani yake na kufanya damu itiririke katika barabara zake. Waliochinjwa wataanguka ndani yake, kwa upanga dhidi yake kila upande. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.

24 For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

24 “ ‘Nyumba ya Israeli hawatakuwa tena na majirani wenye nia ya kuwadhuru wanaoumiza kama michongoma na miiba mikali. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana Mwenyezi.

25 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.

25 “ ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Nitakapoikusanya nyumba ya Israeli kutoka mataifa ambako wametawanyika, nitajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu miongoni mwao machoni pa mataifa. Ndipo watakapoishi katika nchi yao wenyewe, niliyompa mtumishi wangu Yakobo.

26 And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”

26 Wataishi humo kwa salama na watajenga nyumba na kupanda mashamba ya mizabibu, wataishi kwa salama nitakapowaadhibu majirani zao wote ambao waliwafanyia uovu. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, Mungu wao.’”