Ezekiel 27

vayehi devar-Adonai elay lemor

The word of GOD came to me:

ve'attah ven-adam sa al-tsor qinah

Now you, O mortal, intone a dirge over Tyre.

ve'amarta letsor (hyshvty) [hayyoshevet] al-mevo'ot yam rokhelet ha'ammim el-iyyim rabbim koh amar adonay Elohim tsor at amart ani kelilat yofi

Say to Tyre: O you who dwell at the gateway of the sea, Who trade with the peoples on many coastlands: Thus said the Sovereign GOD: O Tyre, you boasted, I am perfect in beauty.

belev yammim gevulayikh bonayikh kalelu yofyekh

Your frontiers were on the high seas, Your builders perfected your beauty.

beroshim missenir banu lakh et kol-lukhotayim erez millevanon laqakhu la'asot toren alayikh

From cypress trees of Senir They fashioned your planks; They took a cedar from Lebanon To make a mast for you.

allonim mibbashan asu mishotayikh qarshekh asu-shen bat-ashurim me'iyye kittiyyim

From oak trees of Bashan They made your oars; Of boxwood from the isles of Kittim, Inlaid with ivory, They made your decks.

shesh-beriqmah mimmitsrayim hayah mifrasekh lihyot lakh lenes tekhelet ve'argaman me'iyye elishah hayah mekhassekh

Embroidered linen from Egypt Was the cloth That served you for sails; Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah Were your awnings.

yosheve tsidon ve'arvad hayu shatim lakh khakhamayikh tsor hayu vakh hemmah khovelayikh

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad Were your rowers; Your skilled men, O Tyre, were within you, They were your pilots.

ziqne geval vakhakhameha hayu vakh makhaziqe bidqekh kol-oniyyot hayyam umallakhehem hayu vakh la'arov ma'aravekh

Gebal’s elders and artisans were within you, Making your repairs. All the ships of the sea, with their crews, Were in your harbor To traffic in your wares.

paras velud ufut hayu vekhelekh anshe milkhamtekh magen vekhova tillu-vakh hemmah natenu hadarekh

Men of Paras, Lud, and Put Were in your army, Your warriors; They hung shields and helmets in your midst, They lent splendor to you.

bene arvad vekhelekh al-khomotayikh saviv vegammadim bemigdelotayikh hayu shiltehem tillu al-khomotayikh saviv hemmah kalelu yofyekh

Men of Arvad and Helech Were upon your walls all around, And men of Gammad were stationed in your towers; They hung their quivers all about your walls; They perfected your beauty.

tarshish sokhartekh merov kol-hon bekhesef barzel bedil ve'oferet natenu izvonayikh

Tarshish traded with you because of your wealth of all kinds of goods; they bartered silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

yavan tuval vameshekh hemmah rokhelayikh benefesh adam ukhele nekhoshet natenu ma'aravekh

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech—they were your merchants; they trafficked with you in human beings and copper utensils.

mibbet togarmah susim ufarashim uferadim natenu izvonayikh

From Beth-togarmah they bartered horses, riders, and mules for your wares.

bene dedan rokhelayikh iyyim rabbim sekhorat yadekh qarnot shen (vhvvnym) [vehovnim] heshivu eshkarekh

The people of Dedan were your merchants; many coastlands traded under your rule and rendered you tribute in ivory tusks and ebony.

aram sokhartekh merov ma'asayikh benofekh argaman veriqmah uvuts veramot vekhadkod natenu be'izvonayikh

Aram traded with you because of your wealth of merchandise, dealing with you in turquoise, purple stuff, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and agate.

yehudah ve'erets yisra'el hemmah rokhelayikh bekhitte minnit ufannag udevash vashemen vatsori natenu ma'aravekh

Judah and the land of Israel were your merchants; they trafficked with you in wheat of Minnith and Pannag, honey, oil, and balm.

dammeseq sokhartekh berov ma'asayikh merov kol-hon beyen khelbon vetsemer tsakhar

Because of your wealth of merchandise, because of your great wealth, Damascus traded with you in Helbon wine and white wool.

vedan veyavan me'uzzal be'izvonayikh natannu barzel ashot qiddah veqaneh bema'aravekh hayah

Vedan and Javan from Uzal traded for your wares; they trafficked with you in polished iron, cassia, and calamus.

dedan rokhaltekh bevigde-khofesh lerikhbah

Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.

arav vekhol-nesi'e qedar hemmah sokhare yadekh bekharim ve'elim ve'attudim bam sokharayikh

Arabia and all Kedar’s chiefs were traders under your rule; they traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats.

rokhele sheva veramah hemmah rokhelayikh berosh kol-bosem uvekhol-even yeqarah vezahav natenu izvonayikh

The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants; they bartered for your wares all the finest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.

kharan vekhanneh va'eden rokhele sheva ashur kilmad rokhaltekh

Haran, Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad traded with you.

hemmah rokhelayikh bemakhlulim biglome tekhelet veriqmah uveginze beromim bakhavalim khavushim va'aruzim bemarkhultekh

These were your merchants in choice fabrics, embroidered cloaks of blue, and many-colored carpets tied up with cords and preserved with cedar—among your wares.

oniyyot tarshish sharotayikh ma'aravekh vattimmale'i vattikhbedi me'od belev yammim

The ships of Tarshish were in the service of your trade. So you were full and richly laden On the high seas.

bemayim rabbim hevi'ukh hashatim otakh ruakh haqqadim shevarekh belev yammim

Your oarsmen brought you out Into the mighty waters; The tempest wrecked you On the high seas.

honekh ve'izvonayikh ma'aravekh mallakhayikh vekhovelayikh makhaziqe vidqekh ve'oreve ma'aravekh vekhol-anshe milkhamtekh asher-bakh uvekhol-qehalekh asher betokhekh yippelu belev yammim beyom mappaltekh

Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Those who made your repairs, Those who carried on your traffic, And all the warriors within you— All the multitude within you— Shall go down into the depths of the sea On the day of your downfall.

leqol za'aqat khovelayikh yirashu migroshot

At the outcry of your pilots The billows shall heave;

veyaredu me'oniyyotehem kol tofese mashot mallakhim kol khovele hayyam el-ha'arets ya'amodu

And all the oarsmen and mariners, All the pilots of the sea, Shall come down from their ships And stand on the ground.

vehishmi'u alayikh beqolam veyizaqu marah veya'alu afar al-rashehem ba'efer yitpallashu

They shall raise their voices over you And cry out bitterly; They shall cast dust on their heads And strew ashes on themselves.

vehiqrikhu elayikh qorkhah vekhageru saqqim uvakhu elayikh bemar-nefesh misped mar

On your account, they shall make Bald patches on their heads, And shall gird themselves with sackcloth. They shall weep over you, brokenhearted, With bitter lamenting;

venase'u elayikh benihem qinah veqonenu alayikh mi khetsor kedumah betokh hayyam

They shall intone a dirge over you as they wail, And lament for you thus: Who was like Tyre when she was silenced In the midst of the sea?

betset izvonayikh miyyammim hisba'at ammim rabbim berov honayikh uma'aravayikh he'eshart malkhe-arets

When your wares were unloaded from the seas, You satisfied many peoples; With your great wealth and merchandise You enriched the kings of the earth.

et nishberet miyyammim bema'amaqqe-mayim ma'aravekh vekhol-qehalekh betokhekh nafalu

But when you were wrecked on the seas, In the deep waters sank your merchandise And all the crew aboard you.

kol yosheve ha'iyyim shamemu alayikh umalkhehem sa'aru sa'ar ra'amu panim

All the inhabitants of the coastlands Are appalled over you; Their kings are aghast, Their faces contorted.

sokharim ba'ammim sharequ alayikh ballahot hayit ve'enekh ad-olam

The merchants among the peoples hissed at you; You have become a horror, And have ceased to be forever.