A Lament Over Pharaoh
1In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month on the first day, the word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, take up a lament concerning Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him:
“ ‘You are like a lion among the nations;
you are like a monster in the seas
thrashing about in your streams,
churning the water with your feet
and muddying the streams.
3“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘With a great throng of people
I will cast my net over you,
and they will haul you up in my net.
4I will throw you on the land
and hurl you on the open field.
I will let all the birds of the sky settle on you
and all the animals of the wild gorge themselves on you.
5I will spread your flesh on the mountains
and fill the valleys with your remains.
6I will drench the land with your flowing blood
all the way to the mountains,
and the ravines will be filled with your flesh.
7When I snuff you out, I will cover the heavens
and darken their stars;
I will cover the sun with a cloud,
and the moon will not give its light.
8All the shining lights in the heavens
I will darken over you;
I will bring darkness over your land,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
9I will trouble the hearts of many peoples
when I bring about your destruction among the nations,
among32:9 Hebrew; Septuagint bring you into captivity among the nations, / to lands you have not known.
10I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you,
and their kings will shudder with horror because of you
when I brandish my sword before them.
On the day of your downfall
each of them will tremble
every moment for his life.
11“ ‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘The sword of the king of Babylon
will come against you.
12I will cause your hordes to fall
by the swords of mighty men—
the most ruthless of all nations.
They will shatter the pride of Egypt,
and all her hordes will be overthrown.
13I will destroy all her cattle
from beside abundant waters
no longer to be stirred by the foot of man
or muddied by the hooves of cattle.
14Then I will let her waters settle
and make her streams flow like oil,
declares the Sovereign Lord.
15When I make Egypt desolate
and strip the land of everything in it,
when I strike down all who live there,
then they will know that I am the Lord.’
16“This is the lament they will chant for her. The daughters of the nations will chant it; for Egypt and all her hordes they will chant it, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Egypt’s Descent Into the Realm of the Dead
17In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 18“Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit. 19Say to them, ‘Are you more favored than others? Go down and be laid among the uncircumcised.’ 20They will fall among those killed by the sword. The sword is drawn; let her be dragged off with all her hordes. 21From within the realm of the dead the mighty leaders will say of Egypt and her allies, ‘They have come down and they lie with the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.’
22“Assyria is there with her whole army; she is surrounded by the graves of all her slain, all who have fallen by the sword. 23Their graves are in the depths of the pit and her army lies around her grave. All who had spread terror in the land of the living are slain, fallen by the sword.
24“Elam is there, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword. All who had spread terror in the land of the living went down uncircumcised to the earth below. They bear their shame with those who go down to the pit. 25A bed is made for her among the slain, with all her hordes around her grave. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword. Because their terror had spread in the land of the living, they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit; they are laid among the slain.
26“Meshek and Tubal are there, with all their hordes around their graves. All of them are uncircumcised, killed by the sword because they spread their terror in the land of the living. 27But they do not lie with the fallen warriors of old,32:27 Septuagint; Hebrew warriors who were uncircumcised who went down to the realm of the dead with their weapons of war—their swords placed under their heads and their shields32:27 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text punishment resting on their bones—though these warriors also had terrorized the land of the living.
28“You too, Pharaoh, will be broken and will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword.
29“Edom is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.
30“All the princes of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down with the slain in disgrace despite the terror caused by their power. They lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword and bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.
31“Pharaoh—he and all his army—will see them and he will be consoled for all his hordes that were killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord. 32Although I had him spread terror in the land of the living, Pharaoh and all his hordes will be laid among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword, declares the Sovereign Lord.”
Maombolezo Kwa Ajili Ya Farao
132:1 Eze 31:1; 33:21Katika mwaka wa kumi na mbili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili, siku ya kwanza ya mwezi, neno la Bwana likanijia, kusema: 232:2 2Sam 1:17; 2Nya 35:25; 2Fal 24:1; Nah 2:11-13; Ay 41:31; Eze 29:3; Ay 3:8; Eze 34:18; 2Sam 3:33“Mwanadamu, fanya maombolezo kwa ajili ya Farao mfalme wa Misri na umwambie:
“ ‘Wewe ni kama simba miongoni mwa mataifa,
wewe ni kama joka kubwa baharini,
unayevuruga maji kwa miguu yako
na kuchafua vijito.
332:3 Eze 12:13; Hab 1:15“ ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Nikiwa pamoja na wingi mkubwa wa watu
nitautupa wavu wangu juu yako,
nao watakukokota katika wavu wangu.
432:4 Isa 18:6; 1Sam 17:44-46; Eze 39:4-5; 31:12-13Nitakutupa nchi kavu
na kukuvurumisha uwanjani.
Nitawafanya ndege wote wa angani watue juu yako
na wanyama wote wa nchi
watajishibisha nyama yako.
532:5 Eze 31:12Nitatawanya nyama yako juu ya milima
na kujaza mabonde kwa mabaki yako.
632:6 Isa 34:3; Eze 29:5Nitailowanisha nchi kwa damu yako inayotiririka
njia yote hadi milimani,
nayo mabonde yatajazwa na nyama yako.
732:7 Yoe 3:15; Mt 24:29; Ufu 6:12; Isa 34:4; Eze 30:3; Yoe 2:2Nitakapokuzimisha, nitafunika mbingu
na kuzitia nyota zake giza;
nitalifunika jua kwa wingu,
nao mwezi hautatoa nuru yake.
832:8 Za 102:26; Ay 9:7; Yer 4:23; Yoe 2:10Mianga yote itoayo nuru angani
nitaitia giza juu yako;
nitaleta giza juu ya nchi yako,
asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
9Nitaifadhaisha mioyo ya mataifa mengi
nitakapokuangamiza miongoni mwa mataifa,
nikikuleta uhamishoni miongoni mwa nchi
ambazo haujapata kuzijua.
1032:10 Yer 46:10; Eze 26:16; Ufu 18:9-10; Isa 30:32; Eze 27:35; 30:9Nitayafanya mataifa mengi wakustaajabie,
wafalme wao watatetemeka
kwa hofu kwa ajili yako
nitakapotikisa upanga wangu mbele yao.
Siku ya anguko lako
kila mmoja wao atatetemeka
kila dakika kwa ajili ya maisha yake.
1132:11 Isa 19:4; Yer 46:26; Eze 21:19; 46:13; 29:19“ ‘Kwa kuwa hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Upanga wa mfalme wa Babeli
utakuja dhidi yako.
1232:12 Eze 28:7; 31:11-12Nitafanya makundi yako ya wajeuri kuanguka
kwa panga za watu mashujaa,
taifa katili kuliko mataifa yote.
Watakivunjavunja kiburi cha Misri,
nayo makundi yake yote
ya wajeuri yatashindwa.
1332:13 Eze 29:8-11Nitaangamiza mifugo yake yote
wanaojilisha kando ya maji mengi,
hayatavurugwa tena kwa mguu wa mwanadamu
wala kwato za mnyama
hazitayachafua tena.
14Kisha nitafanya maji yake yatulie
na kufanya vijito vyake
vitiririke kama mafuta,
asema Bwana Mwenyezi.
1532:15 Kut 7:5; Za 107:33-34; Kut 14:4; 18Nitakapoifanya Misri kuwa ukiwa
na kuiondolea nchi kila kitu
kilichomo ndani yake,
nitakapowapiga wote waishio humo,
ndipo watakapojua kuwa
Mimi ndimi Bwana.’
1632:16 Mwa 50:10; 2Sam 1:17; Eze 26:17; 19:1“Hili ndilo ombolezo watakalomwimbia. Binti za mataifa wataliimba, kwa kuwa Misri na makundi yake yote ya wajeuri wataliimba, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.”
17Katika mwaka wa kumi na mbili, mwezi wa kwanza, siku ya kumi na tano ya mwezi, neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 1832:18 Yer 1:10; Mik 1:8; Eze 26:20; 31:14-16; 32:1“Mwanadamu, omboleza kwa ajili ya makundi ya wajeuri wa Misri na uwatupe kuzimu yeye na binti za mataifa yenye nguvu, waende huko pamoja nao washukao shimoni. 1932:19 Eze 28:10; 31:18Je, ninyi mnamzidi nani kwa uzuri? Shukeni chini! Nanyi mkalazwe pamoja na hao wasiotahiriwa! 2032:20 Za 28:3; Eze 31:17-18Wataanguka miongoni mwa wale waliouawa kwa upanga. Upanga umefutwa, mwache aburutwe mbali pamoja na hao wajeuri wake wote. 2132:21 Isa 14:9; Eze 28:10Kutoka kuzimu viongozi hodari watanena kuhusu Misri pamoja na wale walioungana nao, ‘Wameshuka chini, nao wamelala kimya pamoja na hao wasiotahiriwa, pamoja na wale waliouawa kwa upanga.’
2232:22 Eze 32:24, 26, 29, 30“Ashuru yuko huko pamoja na jeshi lake lote, amezungukwa na makaburi ya watu wake wote waliouawa, wale wote walioanguka kwa upanga. 2332:23 Isa 14:15; Nah 1:14Makaburi yao yako kwenye kina cha chini cha shimo na jeshi lake limelala kulizunguka kaburi lake. Wote waliokuwa wameeneza hofu kuu katika nchi ya walio hai wameuawa, wameanguka kwa upanga.
2432:24 Mwa 10:22; Yer 49:37; Ay 28:13; Eze 26:20“Elamu yuko huko, pamoja na makundi yake yote ya wajeuri wakiwa wamelizunguka kaburi lake. Wote wameuawa, wameanguka kwa upanga. Wote waliokuwa wameeneza hofu katika nchi ya walio hai walishuka kuzimu bila kutahiriwa. Wanaichukua aibu yao pamoja na wale washukao shimoni. 2532:25 Eze 28:10; 28:10Kitanda kimetandikwa kwa ajili yake miongoni mwa waliouawa, pamoja na makundi yake yote ya wajeuri wakiwa wamelizunguka kaburi lake. Wote ni watu wasiotahiriwa, wameuawa kwa upanga. Kwa sababu vitisho vyao vilienea katika nchi ya walio hai, wameichukua aibu yao pamoja na wale washukao shimoni, nao wamewekwa miongoni mwa waliouawa.
2632:26 Mwa 10:2; Eze 27:13“Mesheki na Tubali wako humo, pamoja na makundi yao ya wajeuri wakiwa wameyazunguka makaburi yao. Wote hawakutahiriwa, wameuawa kwa upanga kwa sababu walieneza vitisho vyao katika nchi ya walio hai. 27Je, hawakulala na mashujaa wengine wasiotahiriwa waliouawa, ambao wameshuka kaburini wakiwa na silaha zao za vita, ambao panga zao ziliwekwa chini ya vichwa vyao na uovu wao juu ya mifupa yao? Adhabu kwa ajili ya dhambi zao ilikuwa juu ya mifupa yao, ingawa vitisho vya mashujaa hawa vilikuwa vimeenea hadi kwenye nchi ya walio hai.
28“Wewe pia, ee Farao, utavunjwa nawe utalala miongoni mwa wasiotahiriwa, pamoja na wale waliouawa kwa upanga.
2932:29 Za 137:7; Eze 25:12-14; 35:15; Yer 49:7; Isa 34:5-15“Edomu yuko humo, wafalme wake wote na wakuu wake wote, ambao ijapokuwa wana nguvu, wamelazwa pamoja na wale waliouawa kwa upanga. Wamelala pamoja na wasiotahiriwa, pamoja na wale washukao shimoni.
3032:30 Isa 14:31; Yer 25:26; Mwa 10:15; Eze 38:6; Yer 25:22; Eze 28:10; 28:8“Wakuu wote wa kaskazini na Wasidoni wote wako huko, wameshuka chini pamoja na waliouawa kwa aibu ijapokuwa kuna vitisho vilivyosababishwa na nguvu zao. Wamelala bila kutahiriwa pamoja na wale waliouawa kwa upanga na kuchukua aibu yao pamoja na wale washukao chini shimoni.
3132:31 Eze 14:22; 31:16“Farao, yeye pamoja na jeshi lake lote, atakapowaona atafarijiwa kwa ajili ya makundi yake yote ya wajeuri, wale waliouawa kwa upanga, asema Bwana Mwenyezi. 3232:32 Yer 44:30; Ay 3:14Ingawa nilimfanya Farao aeneze vitisho vyake katika nchi ya walio hai, Farao pamoja na makundi yake yote ya wajeuri watalazwa miongoni mwa wasiotahiriwa, pamoja na wale waliouawa kwa upanga, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.”
