Ezechiele 27
1 LA parola del Signore mi fu ancora [indirizzata], dicendo:
Yahweh said this to me:
2 E tu, figliuol d'uomo, prendi a far lamento di Tiro.
“You human, sing a funeral song about Tyre.
3 E di' a Tiro, che è posta all'entrata del mare, che mercanteggia co' popoli in molte isole: Così ha detto il Signore Iddio: O Tiro, tu hai detto: Io [son] compiuta in bellezza.
[The city of] is located [on an island] at the edge of the sea, and their merchants (traded/bought and sold goods) with people-groups [who live] along many seacoasts. This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say [that you should tell them]: ‘You [people of] Tyre said that your [city] was very beautiful.
4 I tuoi confini [erano] nel cuor del mare; i tuoi edificatori ti aveano fatta compiutamente bella.
You controlled what was bought and sold by people who lived along the sea. Those who built your [city] caused it to become very beautiful.
5 Fabbricavano tutte le tue [navi di] tavole d'abeti di Senir; prendevano de' cedri del Libano, per farti degli alberi di nave;
You were like [SIM] a huge ship that was built from the from pine/cypress [trees] on Hermon [Mountain]. Then they took cedar [wood] from Lebanon to make a mast for the ship.
6 facevano i tuoi remi di querce di Basan; facevano i tuoi tavolati di avorio, e di legno di busso, [che era portato] dalle isole di Chittim.
They carved your oars from oak trees from the Bashan [region]. They made the deck from cypress/pine wood from Cyprus [island], and they covered [the decks] with ivory.
7 Il fin lino di Egitto, lavorato a ricami, era ciò che tu spiegavi in luogo di vela; il giacinto, e la porpora, [venuta] dalle isole di Elisa, erano il tuo padiglione.
The sails for the ship were made from fine embroidered linen from Egypt, and those sails were like flags that people could see [far away]. For shade they [hung pieces of] blue and purple cloth [brought] from [people living on] Cyprus [island].
8 Gli abitanti di Sidon, e di Arvad, erano tuoi vogatori; i tuoi savi, o Tiro, erano in te; erano i tuoi nocchieri.
Men from Sidon and Arvad [cities] pulled the oars; the men who steered the boat were skilled men from Tyre.
9 Gli anziani di Ghebal, e i suoi savi, erano in te, riparando le tue [navi] sdrucite; tutte le navi del mare, ed i lor marinai, erano in te, per trafficar teco.
Experienced craftsmen from Byblos [city on the coast] (did the caulking/filled the spaces between the planks in the sides) of the ship. Sailors from many countries came in their ships to buy and sell goods there.
10 [Que' di] Persia, e di Lud, e di Put, erano tuoi soldati, ne' tuoi eserciti; appiccavano in te lo scudo e l'elmo; essi ti rendevano magnifica.
Men from [as far away as] Persia, Lydia, and Libya were [soldiers] in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on [the walls of] your [city], and that caused people to admire your city.
11 I figliuoli di Arvad, e il tuo esercito, [erano] sopra le tue mura, attorno attorno; e i Gammadei erano nelle tue torri, appiccavano le lor targhe alle tue mura d'ogni' intorno; essi aggiungevano perfezione alla tua bellezza.
Men from Arvad and Helech [cities were watchmen] on the walls [of your city]; men from Gammad [town] were in your towers. They [also] hung their shields on your walls; they also caused your [city] to be very beautiful.
12 [La gente di] Tarsis mercanteggiava teco, con ricchezze d'ogni maniera in abbondanza; frequentavano le tue fiere, con argento, ferro, stagno, e piombo.
Because of the many things that you had [to trade], men from Tarshish [in Spain] sent merchants who brought silver, iron, tin, and lead to trade for things that you had.
13 [Que' di] Iavan, di Tubal, e di Mesec, eran tuoi mercatanti; frequentavano i tuoi mercati con anime umane, e vasellamenti di rame.
[Merchants from] Greece, Tubal, and Meshech brought slaves and things made from bronze to trade for things that you had.
14 [Que' del]la casa di Togarma frequentavano le tue fiere con cavalli, e cavalcatori, e muli.
[Men from] Beth-Togarmah [in Armenia] brought work horses, war horses, and mules to trade for things that you had.
15 I figliuoli di Dedan [erano] tuoi mercatanti; molte isole [passavano per] lo traffico delle tue mani; ti pagavano presenti di denti di avorio, e d'ebano.
Merchants came to you from Rhodes [island]. [People from] nations along the coast traded with you; they brought (ivory/elephant tusks) and [valuable black] ebony [wood] to trade for things that you had.
16 La Siria trafficava teco della moltitudine de' tuoi lavori; frequentava le tue fiere, con ismeraldi, e porpora, e ricami, e bisso, e coralli, e rubini.
Because you had very many things [to trade], people from Syria brought to you valuable turquoise stones, purple [cloth], embroidered [cloth], fine linen [cloth], and [jewelry made from] coral and rubies to trade for your things.
17 [Que' di] Giuda, e [del] paese d'Israele, erano tuoi mercatanti; frequentavano i tuoi mercati, con grani di Minnit, e Fannag, e miele, e olio, e balsamo.
Men from Judah and Israel brought wheat from Minnith [city in Ammon], and figs, honey, [olive] oil, and ointment to trade for your things.
18 Damasco faceva traffico teco della moltitudine de' tuoi lavorii, con robe d'ogni maniera in abbondanza; con vino di Helbon, e con lana candida.
Because you had very many things [to trade], men from Damascus brought wine from Helbon [town] and white wool from the Zahar [area] to trade for many things that you had.
19 Dan ancora, e il vagabondo Iavan frequentavano le tue fiere; [e facevano che] ne' tuoi mercati vi era ferro forbito, cassia, e canna odorosa.
Greek men from the Uzal [area] brought things made of iron, and cassia [spice], and [fragrant] calamus [seeds] to trade for things that you had.
20 [Que' di] Dedan [erano] tuoi mercatanti, in panni nobili, da cavalli, e da carri,
[Merchants came from] Dedan [in southern Edom] bringing saddle blankets to trade for things that you had.
21 Gli Arabi, e tutti i principi di Chedar, negoziavano teco; facevano teco traffico d'agnelli, e di montoni, e di becchi.
Men from Arabia and all the rulers of the Kedar [region] sent merchants to trade lambs and rams and male goats for things that you had.
22 I mercatanti di Seba, e di Raema, trafficavano teco; frequentavano le tue fiere con aromati squisiti, e con pietre preziose d'ogni maniera, e con oro.
Merchants from Sheba and Raamah [in Arabia] brought many kinds of very good spices and jewels and gold to exchange for things that you had.
23 [Que' di] Haran, di Canne, e di Eden, mercatanti di Seba, [e que]'di Assiria, e di Chilmad, trafficavano teco.
[Men came from] Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad [in Mesopotamia] with their goods.
24 Essi negoziavano teco in grosso, di balle di giacinto, e di ricami, e di casse di vestimenti preziosi, legate di corde, e fatte di legno di cedro.
They brought pretty things to trade: Blue cloth, embroidered cloth, and rugs of [many] colors that were [rolled up and] tied with ropes.
25 Le navi di Tarsis [erano] le tue carovane, ne' tuoi mercati; e tu sei stata ripiena, e grandemente glorificata nel cuor de' mari.
Cargo ships from Tarshish carried [all] those things that you traded; and the warehouses on your island were full of all those things.’”
26 I tuoi vogatori ti hanno condotta in alto mare; il vento orientale ti ha rotta nel cuor del mare.
“‘The men who row your boats took [the ships full of] cargo out on the stormy seas. But the strong east wind wrecked those cargo boats.
27 Le tue ricchezze, e le tue fiere, e il tuo traffico, i tuoi marinai, e i tuoi nocchieri, quelli che riparavano le tue navi sdrucite, e i tuoi fattori, e tutta la tua gente di guerra, ch'[era] in te, insieme con tutto il popolo, ch'[era] in mezzo di te, caderanno nel cuor del mare, nel giorno della tua ruina.
Everything in the boats (was lost/sank to the bottom of the sea)— all the valuable cargo [DOU] and [many of] [HYP] the sailors and ship pilots, the ship workers and merchants and soldiers. On the day that the ships were wrecked, many of those on the ships sank to the bottom of the sea.
28 Alla voce del grido de' tuoi nocchieri, le barche tremeranno.
[The people in cities along] the coast trembled when they heard your ship pilots cry out.
29 E tutti quelli che trattano il remo, i marinai, e tutti i nocchieri del mare, smonteranno dalle lor navi, [e] si fermeranno in terra.
All the men who remained who pulled the oars left the ships; the sailors and pilots [go to the shore and] stand on the beach.
30 E faranno sentir la lor voce sopra te, e grideranno amaramente, e si getteranno della polvere in sul capo, [e] si voltoleranno nella cenere.
They cry aloud because of [what has happened to] your [wealth], and they weep bitterly. They throw dirt on their heads and roll around in ashes.
31 E per te si dipeleranno, e si cingeranno di sacchi, e piangeranno per te con amaritudine d'animo, con amaro cordoglio.
They shave their heads to show that they are very sad because of [what has happened to] you, and they put on rough sackcloth. They weep for you very bitterly and mourn for you.
32 E prenderanno a far lamento di te, nelle lor doglianze, e diranno di te ne' lor rammarichii: Chi [era] come Tiro? [chi era] pari a quella che è stata distrutta in mezzo del mare?
While they wail and mourn because of what has happened to you, they sing this sad funeral song: “There was certainly never [RHQ] a city like Tyre that now is silent, covered by the waves of the sea.”
33 All'uscir delle tue fiere per mare, tu saziavi molti popoli; tu arricchivi i re della terra per l'abbondanza delle tue ricchezze, e del tuo commercio.
The goods that your merchants traded were things that pleased the people of many countries. Kings in very distant places became rich from the wealth that they obtained from trading with you.
34 Nel tempo che tu sei stata rotta dal mare, nelle profondità delle acque, la tua mercatanzia, e tutto il tuo popolo son caduti in mezzo di te.
But now your city is like a ship [MET] that is wrecked in the sea, and everything that was in it is broken, at the bottom of the sea. All of your cargo and your sailors have sunk to the bottom of the sea along with the ships.
35 Tutti gli abitanti delle isole sono stati attoniti di te, e i loro re ne hanno avuto orrore, e ne sono stati conturbati in faccia.
All the people who live along the seacoast are appalled/horrified because of what has happened to you. Their kings are very horrified, [causing] their faces to be twisted [as they watch].
36 I mercatanti fra i popoli hanno zufolato sopra te; tu sei divenuta [tutta] spaventi, e tu non [sarai mai più] in perpetuo.
The merchants of the [other] nations shake their heads [because it is difficult for them to believe what has happened]; your city has disappeared, and it will not exist any more.’”
