A Lament Over Egypt
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘Wail and say,
“Alas for that day!”
3For the day is near,
the day of the Lord is near—
a day of clouds,
a time of doom for the nations.
4A sword will come against Egypt,
and anguish will come upon Cush.30:4 That is, the upper Nile region; also in verses 5 and 9
When the slain fall in Egypt,
her wealth will be carried away
and her foundations torn down.
5Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.
6“ ‘This is what the Lord says:
“ ‘The allies of Egypt will fall
and her proud strength will fail.
From Migdol to Aswan
they will fall by the sword within her,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
7“ ‘They will be desolate
among desolate lands,
and their cities will lie
among ruined cities.
8Then they will know that I am the Lord,
when I set fire to Egypt
and all her helpers are crushed.
9“ ‘On that day messengers will go out from me in ships to frighten Cush out of her complacency. Anguish will take hold of them on the day of Egypt’s doom, for it is sure to come.
10“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt
by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
11He and his army—the most ruthless of nations—
will be brought in to destroy the land.
They will draw their swords against Egypt
and fill the land with the slain.
12I will dry up the waters of the Nile
and sell the land to an evil nation;
by the hand of foreigners
I will lay waste the land and everything in it.
I the Lord have spoken.
13“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I will destroy the idols
and put an end to the images in Memphis.
No longer will there be a prince in Egypt,
and I will spread fear throughout the land.
14I will lay waste Upper Egypt,
set fire to Zoan
and inflict punishment on Thebes.
15I will pour out my wrath on Pelusium,
the stronghold of Egypt,
and wipe out the hordes of Thebes.
16I will set fire to Egypt;
Pelusium will writhe in agony.
Thebes will be taken by storm;
Memphis will be in constant distress.
17The young men of Heliopolis and Bubastis
will fall by the sword,
and the cities themselves will go into captivity.
18Dark will be the day at Tahpanhes
when I break the yoke of Egypt;
there her proud strength will come to an end.
She will be covered with clouds,
and her villages will go into captivity.
19So I will inflict punishment on Egypt,
and they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
Pharaoh’s Arms Are Broken
20In the eleventh year, in the first month on the seventh day, the word of the Lord came to me: 21“Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. It has not been bound up to be healed or put in a splint so that it may become strong enough to hold a sword. 22Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the good arm as well as the broken one, and make the sword fall from his hand. 23I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. 25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I put my sword into the hand of the king of Babylon and he brandishes it against Egypt. 26I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
Maombolezo Kwa Ajili Ya Misri
1Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 230:2 Isa 13:6; Yak 5:1“Mwanadamu, toa unabii na useme: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Ombolezeni ninyi na mseme,
“Ole wa siku ile!”
330:3 Oba 1:15; Yoe 2:11; Eze 32:7; 34:12; 7:7; Yoe 1:15Kwa kuwa siku ile imekaribia,
siku ya Bwana imekaribia,
siku ya mawingu,
siku ya maangamizi kwa mataifa.
430:4 Eze 29:19; Yer 50:15; 25:19; Dan 11:43; Mwa 10:6; Eze 29:10Upanga utakuja dhidi ya Misri,
nayo maumivu makuu yataijia Ethiopia.
Mauaji yatakapoangukia Misri,
utajiri wake utachukuliwa
na misingi yake itabomolewa.
530:5 Eze 27:10; Yer 25:20; 2Nya 9:14; Nah 3:9Kushi30:5 Kushi ndiyo Ethiopia. na Putu, Ludi na Arabia yote, Libya30:5 Libya ndiyo Kubu. na watu wa nchi ya Agano watauawa kwa upanga pamoja na Misri.
630:6 Eze 29:10“ ‘Hili ndilo Bwana asemalo:
“ ‘Wale walioungana na Misri wataanguka
na kiburi cha nguvu zake kitashindwa.
Kutoka Migdoli hadi Aswani,
watauawa ndani yake kwa upanga,
asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
730:7 Eze 29:12“ ‘Hizo nchi zitakua ukiwa
miongoni mwa nchi zilizo ukiwa,
nayo miji yao itakuwa magofu
miongoni mwa miji iliyo magofu.
830:8 Yer 49:27; Eze 39:6; Nah 1:6; Eze 29:9Ndipo watakapojua kwamba mimi ndimi Bwana,
nitakapoiwasha Misri moto
na wote wamsaidiao watapondwa.
930:9 Kum 31:6; Mt 10:28; Eze 24:3; 44:630:9 Mwa 10:6; Isa 18:1-2; 23:5; Eze 32:9-10; Sef 2:12“ ‘Siku hiyo wajumbe watatoka kwangu kwa merikebu, ili kuwatia hofu Ethiopia, wakiwa katika hali yao ya kuridhika. Maumivu makali yatawapata siku ya maangamizi ya Misri, kwa kuwa hakika itakuja.
1030:10 Yer 39:1; Eze 29:19“ ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Nitakomesha makundi ya wajeuri ya Misri
kwa mkono wa Nebukadneza mfalme wa Babeli.
1130:11 Eze 28:7; 29:19Yeye na jeshi lake, taifa lililo katili kuliko mataifa yote,
litaletwa ili kuangamiza nchi.
Watafuta panga zao dhidi ya Misri
na kuijaza nchi kwa waliouawa.
1230:12 Isa 19:6; Yer 46:8; Eze 29:9; 19:7Nitakausha vijito vya Naili
na nitaiuza nchi kwa watu waovu,
kwa mkono wa wageni,
nitaifanya nchi ukiwa na kila kitu
kilichomo ndani yake.
Mimi Bwana nimenena haya.
1330:13 Yer 43:12; Isa 19:13; Eze 6:6; Zek 10:11“ ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Nitaangamiza sanamu
na kukomesha vinyago katika Memfisi30:13 Kiebrania ni Nofu.
Hapatakuwepo tena na mkuu katika nchi ya Misri,
nami nitaeneza hofu katika nchi nzima.
1430:14 Eze 29:14; Hes 13:22; Za 78:12; Yer 46:25Nitaifanya Pathrosi30:14 Pathrosi ni Misri ya Juu. kuwa ukiwa
na kuitia moto Soani,
nami nitaipiga kwa adhabu Thebesi30:14 Thebesi kwa Kiebrania ni No (au No-Amoni), mji katika Misri.
15Nitaimwaga ghadhabu yangu juu ya Pelusiumu,30:15 Kiebrania ni Sini.
ngome ya Misri,
nami nitakatilia mbali
makundi ya wajeuri wa Thebesi.
1630:16 Yos 7:15; Isa 19:13Nitaitia moto nchi ya Misri;
Pelusiumu itagaagaa kwa maumivu makuu.
Thebesi itachukuliwa na tufani,
Memfisi itakuwa katika taabu daima.
1730:17 Mwa 41:45Wanaume vijana wa Oni30:17 Yaani Heliopoli (Mji wa Jua). na wa Pi-Besethi30:17 Yaani Bubasti.
wataanguka kwa upanga
nayo hiyo miji itatekwa.
1830:18 Law 26:13; Isa 9:4; Yer 2:16; 43:7Huko Tahpanhesi mchana utatiwa giza
nitakapovunja kongwa la Misri;
hapo kiburi cha nguvu zake kitakoma.
Atafunikwa na mawingu
na vijiji vyake vitatekwa.
1930:19 Eze 28:22Kwa hiyo nitaipiga Misri kwa adhabu,
nao watajua kuwa Mimi ndimi Bwana.’ ”
2030:20 Eze 26:1; 29:17; 32:1Katika mwaka wa kumi na moja, mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya saba, neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 2130:21 Yer 48:25; 44:30; 30:13; 46:11“Mwanadamu, nimevunja mkono wa Farao mfalme wa Misri. Haukufungwa ili upone au kuwekewa kipande cha ubao ili upate nguvu za kuweza kuchukua upanga. 2230:22 Mwa 15:18; Yer 46:25; Za 37:17; Zek 11:17Kwa hiyo hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo: Mimi ni kinyume na Farao mfalme wa Misri. Nitavunja mikono yake yote miwili, ule mkono ulio mzima pia na ule uliovunjika na kuufanya upanga uanguke toka mkononi mwake. 2330:23 Eze 29:12Nitawatawanya Wamisri miongoni mwa mataifa na kuwafukuza huku na huko katika nchi zote. 2430:24 Zek 10:6-12; 12:5; Eze 21:14; Sef 2:12; Yer 51:52Nitaitia nguvu mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli na kuutia upanga wangu mkononi mwake, lakini nitavunja mikono ya Farao, naye atalia kwa huzuni mbele yake kama mtu aliyetiwa jeraha la kumfisha. 2530:25 Kut 7:5; Za 9:16; 59:13; 1Nya 21:12; Isa 10:5; Eze 29:19Nitaitia nguvu mikono ya mfalme wa Babeli, lakini mikono ya Farao italegea. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana, nitakapoutia upanga wangu mkononi mwa mfalme wa Babeli, naye ataunyoosha dhidi ya Misri. 2630:26 Eze 29:12Nitawatawanya Wamisri miongoni mwa mataifa na kuwafukuza huku na huko katika nchi mbalimbali. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana.”
