A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre
1The word of the Lord came to me: 2“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘In the pride of your heart
you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne of a god
in the heart of the seas.”
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
though you think you are as wise as a god.
3Are you wiser than Daniel28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature?
Is no secret hidden from you?
4By your wisdom and understanding
you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
in your treasuries.
5By your great skill in trading
you have increased your wealth,
and because of your wealth
your heart has grown proud.
6“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,
7I am going to bring foreigners against you,
the most ruthless of nations;
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom
and pierce your shining splendor.
8They will bring you down to the pit,
and you will die a violent death
in the heart of the seas.
9Will you then say, “I am a god,”
in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,
in the hands of those who slay you.
10You will die the death of the uncircumcised
at the hands of foreigners.
I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
11The word of the Lord came to me: 12“Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘You were the seal of perfection,
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13You were in Eden,
the garden of God;
every precious stone adorned you:
carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
topaz, onyx and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl.28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
Your settings and mountings28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain. were made of gold;
on the day you were created they were prepared.
14You were anointed as a guardian cherub,
for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
you walked among the fiery stones.
15You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,
from among the fiery stones.
17Your heart became proud
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.
18By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
19All the nations who knew you
are appalled at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.’ ”
A Prophecy Against Sidon
20The word of the Lord came to me: 21“Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her 22and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“ ‘I am against you, Sidon,
and among you I will display my glory.
You will know that I am the Lord,
when I inflict punishment on you
and within you am proved to be holy.
23I will send a plague upon you
and make blood flow in your streets.
The slain will fall within you,
with the sword against you on every side.
Then you will know that I am the Lord.
24“ ‘No longer will the people of Israel have malicious neighbors who are painful briers and sharp thorns. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.
25“ ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I gather the people of Israel from the nations where they have been scattered, I will be proved holy through them in the sight of the nations. Then they will live in their own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob. 26They will live there in safety and will build houses and plant vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’ ”
Unabii Dhidi Ya Mfalme Wa Tiro
1Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 228:2 Isa 14:13; Mwa 3:4-5; 2The 2:4; Kum 8:14; Mit 16:18; Sef 2:15; Za 9:20“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.
328:3 Dan 1:20; 2:20-23, 28; Zek 9:2; Eze 14:14Je, wewe una hekima kuliko Danieli?
Je, hakuna siri iliyofichika kwako?
428:4 Zek 9:3; Isa 10:13Kwa hekima yako na ufahamu wako,
umejipatia utajiri,
nawe umejikusanyia dhahabu
na fedha katika hazina zako.
528:5 Ay 31:25; Hos 13:6; Kum 8:12-14; Isa 23:8; Yer 9:23; 9:23; Eze 27:33Kwa werevu wako mwingi katika biashara,
umeongeza utajiri wako
na kwa sababu ya utajiri wako
moyo wako umekuwa na kiburi.
6“ ‘Kwa hiyo, hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Kwa sababu unafikiri una hekima,
mwenye hekima kama mungu,
728:7 Eze 32:12; 30:11; 31:12; Yer 9:23; Eze 7:24mimi nitawaleta wageni dhidi yako,
taifa katili kuliko yote;
watafuta panga zao dhidi ya uzuri wa hekima yako,
na kuchafua fahari yako inayongʼaa.
828:8 Za 55:23; Eze 32:30; 27:27; 26:12; Ufu 18:7Watakushusha chini shimoni,
nawe utakufa kifo cha kikatili
katika moyo wa bahari.
928:9 Isa 31:3; Eze 16:49Je, wakati huo utasema, “Mimi ni mungu,”
mbele ya wale wanaokuua?
Utakuwa mwanadamu tu, wala si mungu,
mikononi mwa hao wanaokuua.
1028:10 1Sam 14:6; Yer 9:26; Eze 32:18-19Utakufa kifo cha wasiotahiriwa
kwa mkono wa wageni.
Kwa kuwa mimi nimenena, asema Bwana Mwenyezi.’ ”
11Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 1228:12 Eze 19:1; 27:2-4“Mwanadamu, mfanyie maombolezo mfalme wa Tiro, nawe umwambie: ‘Hili ndilo Bwana Mwenyezi asemalo:
“ ‘Ulikuwa kipeo cha ukamilifu,
ukiwa umejaa hekima
na mkamilifu katika uzuri.
1328:13 Mwa 2:8; Eze 31:8-9; 27:16; Ufu 17:4; Isa 14:11; Ufu 21:20Ulikuwa 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.
1428:14 Kut 30:26; 40:9; 25:17-20Ulitiwa mafuta kuwa kerubi mlinzi,
kwa kuwa hivyo ndivyo nilivyokuweka wakfu.
Ulikuwa kwenye mlima mtakatifu wa Mungu;
ulitembea katikati ya vito vya moto.
15Ulikuwa mnyofu katika njia zako
tangu siku ile ya kuumbwa kwako,
hadi uovu ulipoonekana ndani yako.
1628:16 Mwa 6:11; Hab 2:17; Mwa 3:24Kutokana 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.
1728:17 Isa 10:12; Eze 16:49; 31:10; 19:12Moyo 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.
1828:18 Oba 1:18; Mal 4:3; Zek 9:2-4Kwa 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.
1928:19 Yer 51:64; Eze 26:21; Law 26:21Mataifa yote yaliyokujua
yanakustajabia;
umefikia mwisho wa kutisha
na hutakuwepo tena milele.’ ”
Unabii Dhidi Ya Sidoni
20Neno la Bwana likanijia kusema: 2128:21 Eze 6:2; 13:17; Yer 25:2; Mwa 10:15“Mwanadamu, elekeza uso wako juu ya Sidoni, ukatabiri dhidi yake, 2228:22 Kut 14:4; Za 9:16; Eze 30:19; 39:13; Law 10:3nawe 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.
2328:23 Eze 5:17; 38:22Nitapeleka 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.
2428:24 Hes 33:55; Yos 23:13; Isa 5:6; Eze 2:6“ ‘Nyumba ya Israeli hawatakuwa tena na majirani wenye nia ya kuwadhuru wanaoumiza kama michongoma na miiba mikali. Ndipo watakapojua kwamba Mimi ndimi Bwana Mwenyezi.
2528:25 Za 106:47; Yer 32:37; Isa 11:12; Eze 20:41; Yer 12:15; 12:15; 23:8; Eze 11:17“ ‘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. 2628:26 Law 25:18; Yer 23:6; Hos 2:15; Amo 9:14-15; 1Fal 4:25; Yer 17:25; Kum 20:6; Eze 38:8; 39:26-27; Isa 65:21Wataishi 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.’ ”
