< Ezechiël 27 >

1 Het woord van Jahweh werd tot mij gericht.
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 Mensenkind, ge moet over Tyrus een klaagzang aanheffen,
“You, therefore, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre.
3 en zeggen tot Tyrus, dat de toegangen der zee beheerst, en handel drijft met de volken op vele kusten: Zo spreekt Jahweh, de Heer! Tyrus, ge dacht bij u zelf: Ik ben het toppunt van schoonheid!
And you shall say to Tyre, which lives at the entrance to the sea, which is the marketplace of the peoples for the many islands: Thus says the Lord God: O Tyre, you have said, ‘I am of perfect beauty,
4 Op de hoge zee lag uw domein, Uw bouwers voerden uw schoonheid ten top!
for I have been positioned at the heart of the sea!’ Your neighbors, who built you, have filled up your beauty.
5 Van cypressen uit Senir Hebben ze al uw ribben getimmerd; Ze kozen een Libanon-ceder, Om een mast op u te bouwen.
They constructed you with spruce from Senir, with all the planks of the sea. They have taken cedars from Lebanon, so that they might make a mast for you.
6 Van eiken uit Basjan Maakten ze uw riemen; Uw kajuitwand van ivoor; in pijnhout gezet, Van de eilanden der Kittiërs.
They have formed your oars from the oaks of Bashan. And they have made your crossbeams from Indian ivory, and the pilothouse is from the islands of Italy.
7 Bont-gestikte damast uit Egypte Was uw zeildoek, en diende u als wimpel; Blauw en purper uit de eilanden van Elisja Kleurden uw tentdak.
Colorful fine linen from Egypt was woven for you as a sail to be placed upon the mast; hyacinth and purple from the islands of Elishah were made into your covering.
8 Burgers van Sidon en Arwad waren uw roeiers, De wijzen van Simirra uw stuurlui;
The inhabitants of Sidon and of Arwad were your rowers. Your wise ones, O Tyre, were your navigators.
9 De oudsten van Gebal met haar wijzen Stopten uw naden. Alle schepen der zee met hun matrozen waren bij u, om uw waren te ruilen:
The elders of Gebal and its experts were considered as sailors making use of your diverse equipment. All the ships of the sea and their sailors were your merchants among the people.
10 Perzen, Lydiërs en de mannen van Poet Stonden als krijgers op uw wallen; Schild en helm hingen ze aan u op, En verleenden u aanzien.
The Persians, and the Lydians, and the Libyans were your men of war in your army. They suspended shield and helmet within you for your adornment.
11 De zonen van Arwad en Chalcis stonden op uw muren, Op uw torens de mannen van Gamaäd; Hun schilden hingen ze op rond uw muren, Zij voerden uw schoonheid ten top.
The sons of Arwad were with your army upon your walls all around. And even the Gammadim, who were in your towers, suspended their quivers on your walls on all sides; they completed your beauty.
12 Tarsjisj was afnemer van uw grote voorraden; het leverde zilver, ijzer, tin en lood op uw markt.
The Carthaginians, your merchants, supplied your festivals with a multitude of diverse riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead.
13 Jawan, Toebal en Mésjek dreven handel met u: slaven en koperwaren gaven ze u in ruil.
Greece, Tubal, and Meshech, these were your peddlers; they traveled to your people with slaves and with brass vessels.
14 Uit Bet-Togarma werden trekpaarden, rijpaarden en muildieren op uw markt aangevoerd.
From the house of Togarmah, they brought horses, and horsemen, and mules to your market.
15 De zonen van Dedan dreven handel met u, vele eilanden sloten met u een handelsverdrag: olifantstanden en ebbenhout gaven ze u in betaling.
The sons of Dedan were your merchants. The many islands were the marketplace of your hand. They traded teeth of ivory and of ebony for your price.
16 Aram was afnemer van uw vele produkten: karbonkel, purper, borduursels, byssus, koralen en robijnen leverde het op uw markt.
The Syrian was your merchant. Because of the multitude of your works, they offered jewels, and purple, and patterned cloth, and fine linen, and silk, and other valuables in your market.
17 Juda en het land Israël dreven handel met u: Minnit-tarwe, was, honing, olie en balsem leverden ze in ruil.
Judah and the land of Israel, these were your peddlers of the best grain; they offered balsam, and honey, and oil, and resins at your festivals.
18 Damascus was afnemer van uw vele produkten en uw grote voorraden: van wijn uit Chelbon en wol uit Sáchar voorzag het uw markt.
The Damascene was your trader in the multitude of your works, in greatly diverse wealth, in rich wine, in wool with the finest coloring.
19 Uit Oezal kwam smeedijzer, specerijen en riet in ruil.
Dan, and Greece, and Mosel have offered works made of iron at your festivals. Storax ointment and sweet flag were in your marketplace.
20 Dedan handelde met u in kostbare zadeldekken.
The men of Dedan were your peddlers of tapestries used as seats.
21 Arabië en de vorsten van Kedar sloten met u een handelsverdrag: in bokken, rammen en ezelinnen handelden ze met u.
Arabia and all the leaders of Kedar, these were the merchants at your hand. Your merchants came to you with lambs, and rams, and young goats.
22 Sjeba en Rama dreven handel met u: van de allerbeste balsem, allerlei kostbare stenen en goud voorzagen ze uw markt.
The vendors of Sheba and Raamah, these were your merchants, with all the finest aromatics, and precious stones, and gold, which they offered in your marketplace.
23 Charan, Kanne en Eden, de kooplieden van Sjeba, Assjoer en heel Medië handelden met u:
Haran, and Canneh, and Eden were your merchants. Sheba, Assur, and Chilmad were your sellers.
24 zij verhandelden prachtgewaden en violette en bontgestikte mantels; ook in kleurige tapijten van geknoopte en duurzame draden handelden zij met u.
These were your merchants in many places, with windings of hyacinth and of colorful weavings, and with precious treasures, which were wrapped and bound with cords. Also, they had works of cedar among your merchandise.
25 Tarsjisj-schepen vervoerden uw waren. Ge waart bevracht en zwaar beladen Midden op de oceaan.
The ships of the sea were important to your business dealings. For you were replenished and exceedingly glorified in the heart of the sea.
26 Naar diepe wateren voerden u Zij, die u roeiden. Maar een oostenwind heeft u gekraakt Midden op de oceaan;
Your rowers have brought you into many waters. The south wind has worn you down in the heart of the sea.
27 Met uw schatten, uw waren, uw lading, Uw matrozen en stuurlui. Met uw breeuwers, uw handelaars En al uw soldaten, Met heel uw bemanning, Die gij aan boord hadt. Ze zinken weg in de diepten der zee Op de dag van uw ondergang;
Your riches, and your treasures, and your versatile equipment, your sailors and your navigators, who handle your goods and who were first among your people, likewise your men of war, who were among you, and your entire multitude that is in your midst: they will fall in the heart of the sea on the day of your ruin.
28 Van de noodkreten van uw stuurlui Gaat de zeespiegel beven.
Your fleets will be disturbed by the sound of an outcry from your navigators.
29 Ze verlaten hun schepen Alwie de riemen hanteren; Alle matrozen en stuurlui Stappen aan wal.
And all who were handling the oar will descend from their ships; the sailors and all the navigators of the sea will stand upon the land.
30 Ze heffen een gejammer over u aan, En klagen verdrietig; Ze strooien as op hun hoofden, Wentelen zich in het stof.
And they will howl over you with a great voice, and they will cry out with bitterness. And they will cast dust upon their heads, and they will be sprinkled with ashes.
31 Om u scheren ze zich kaal, Doen ze rouwkleren aan; Om u wenen ze met hartgrondige droefheid, Met bittere rouw.
And they will shave their heads because of you, and they will be wrapped in haircloth. And they will weep for you with bitterness of soul, with a very bitter weeping.
32 Dan heffen ze op u hun klaaglied aan, En zingen een treurzang om u: Wie was aan Tyrus gelijk Midden op de oceaan?
And they will take up a mournful verse over you, and they will lament you: ‘What city is like Tyre, which has become mute in the midst of the sea?’
33 Als uw waren de zeeën verlieten, Hebt ge talloze volken verzadigd; Met uw eindeloze schatten en waren Hebt ge de vorsten der aarde verrijkt.
For by the going forth of your merchandise by sea, you supplied many peoples; by the multitude of your riches and of your people, you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Nu ligt ge gekraakt, van de oceaan verdwenen, Op de bodem der zee! Uw waren en heel uw bemanning Zijn, binnen uw wanden, gezonken.
Now you have been worn away by the sea, your opulence is in the depths of the waters, and your entire multitude that was in your midst has fallen.
35 Alle bewoners der eilanden Staan star van ontzetting over u; Van hun koningen rijzen de haren ten berge, Valt het aangezicht in.
All the inhabitants of the islands have been stupefied over you; and all their kings, having been struck by the tempest, have changed their expression.
36 De handeldrijvende volken Fluiten u uit; Ge zijt een spookbeeld geworden, Verdwenen voor eeuwig!
The merchants of the peoples have hissed over you. You have been reduced to nothing, and you shall not be again, even forever.”

< Ezechiël 27 >