Ezechiele 27
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Secondo lamento sulla caduta di Tiro
27 Mi fu rivolta questa parola del Signore: 2 «Orsù, figlio dell'uomo, intona un lamento su Tiro. 3 Dì a Tiro, alla città situata all'approdo del mare, che commercia con i popoli e con le molte isole:
Così dice il Signore Dio:
Tiro, tu dicevi: Io sono una nave di perfetta bellezza.
4 In mezzo ai mari è il tuo dominio.
I tuoi costruttori ti hanno reso bellissima:
5 con cipressi del Senìr
hanno costruito tutte le tue fiancate,
hanno preso il cedro del Libano
per farti l'albero maestro;
6 i tuoi remi li hanno fatti con le querce di Basan;
il ponte te lo hanno fatto d'avorio,
intarsiato nel bòssolo delle isole di Chittim.
7 Di lino ricamato d'Egitto
era la tua vela che ti servisse d'insegna;
di giacinto scarlatto delle isole di Elisà
era il tuo padiglione.
8 Gli abitanti di Sidòne e d'Arvad erano i tuoi rematori,
gli esperti di Semer erano in te, come tuoi piloti.
9 Gli anziani di Biblos e i suoi esperti erano in te
per riparare le tue falle.
Tutte le navi del mare e i loro marinai
erano in te per scambiare merci.
10 Guerrieri di Persia, di Lud e di Put
erano nelle tue schiere,
appendevano in te lo scudo e l'elmo,
ti davano splendore.
11 I figli di Arvad e il loro esercito
erano intorno alle tue mura
vigilando sui tuoi bastioni,
tutti appendevano intorno alle tue mura gli scudi,
coronando la tua bellezza.
12 Tarsìs commerciava con te, per le tue ricchezze d'ogni specie, scambiando le tue merci con argento, ferro, stagno e piombo. 13 Anche la Grecia, Tubal e Mesech commerciavano con te e scambiavan le tue merci con schiavi e oggetti di bronzo. 14 Quelli di Togarmà ti fornivano in cambio cavalli da tiro, da corsa e muli. 15 Gli abitanti di Dedan trafficavano con te; il commercio delle molte isole era nelle tue mani: ti davano in pagamento corni d'avorio ed ebano. 16 Aram commerciava con te per la moltitudine dei tuoi prodotti e pagava le tue merci con pietre preziose, porpora, ricami, bisso, coralli e rubini. 17 Con te commerciavano Giuda e il paese d'Israele. Ti davano in cambio grano di Minnìt, profumo, miele, olio e balsamo. 18 Damasco trafficava con te per i tuoi numerosi prodotti, per i tuoi beni di ogni specie scambiando vino di Chelbòn e lana di Zacar. 19 Vedàn e Iavàn da Uzàl ti rifornivano ferro lavorato, cassia e canna aromatica in cambio dei tuoi prodotti. 20 Dedan trafficava con te in coperte di cavalli. 21 L'Arabia e tutti i prìncipi di Kedàr mercanteggiavano con te: trafficavano con te agnelli, montoni e capri. 22 I mercanti di Saba e di Raemà trafficavano con te, scambiando le tue merci con i più squisiti aromi, con ogni sorta di pietre preziose e con oro.
23 Carran, Cannè, Eden, i mercanti di Saba, Assur, Kilmàd commerciavano con te. 24 Scambiavano con te vesti di lusso, mantelli di porpora e di broccato, tappeti tessuti a vari colori, funi ritorte e robuste, sul tuo mercato. 25 Le navi di Tarsìs viaggiavano, portando le tue mercanzie.
Così divenisti ricca e gloriosa
in mezzo ai mari.
26 In alto mare ti condussero i tuoi rematori,
ma il vento d'oriente ti ha travolto
in mezzo ai mari.
27 Le tue ricchezze, i tuoi beni e il tuo traffico,
i tuoi marinai e i tuoi piloti,
i riparatori delle tue avarie
i trafficanti delle tue merci,
tutti i guerrieri che sono in te
e tutta la turba che è in mezzo a te
piomberanno nel fondo dei mari,
il giorno della tua caduta.
28 All'udire il grido dei tuoi nocchieri
tremeranno le spiagge.
29 Scenderanno dalle loro navi
quanti maneggiano il remo:
i marinai, e tutti i piloti del mare
resteranno a terra.
30 Faranno sentire il lamento su di te
e grideranno amaramente,
si getteranno sulla testa la polvere,
si rotoleranno nella cenere;
31 si raderanno i capelli per te
e vestiranno di sacco;
per te piangeranno nell'amarezza dell'anima
con amaro cordoglio.
32 Nel loro pianto intoneranno su di te un lamento,
su di te comporranno elegie:
Chi era come Tiro, ora distrutta in mezzo al mare?
33 Quando dai mari uscivano le tue mercanzie,
saziavi tanti popoli;
con l'abbondanza delle tue ricchezze
e del tuo commercio
arricchivi i re della terra.
34 Ora tu giaci travolta dai flutti
nelle profondità delle acque:
il tuo carico e tutto il tuo equipaggio
sono affondati con te.
35 Tutti gli abitanti delle isole
sono rimasti spaventati per te
e i loro re, colpiti dal terrore,
hanno il viso sconvolto.
36 I mercanti dei popoli fischiano su di te,
tu sei divenuta oggetto di spavento,
finita per sempre».
Ezekiel 27
King James Version
27 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;
3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.
4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.
5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.
8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.
10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.
11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.
12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.
13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.
14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.
15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.
18 Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.
19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.
20 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.
21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.
22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.
25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;
30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.
35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
Ezekiel 27
New King James Version
Lamentation for Tyre
27 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 2 “Now, son of man, (A)take up a lamentation for Tyre, 3 and say to Tyre, (B)‘You who [a]are situated at the entrance of the sea, (C)merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord God:
“O Tyre, you have said,
(D)‘I am perfect in beauty.’
4 Your borders are in the midst of the seas.
Your builders have perfected your beauty.
5 They [b]made all your planks of fir trees from (E)Senir;
They took a cedar from Lebanon to make you a mast.
6 Of (F)oaks from Bashan they made your oars;
The company of Ashurites have inlaid your planks
With ivory from (G)the coasts of [c]Cyprus.
7 Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;
Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
8 “Inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen;
Your wise men, O Tyre, were in you;
They became your pilots.
9 Elders of (H)Gebal and its wise men
Were in you to caulk your seams;
All the ships of the sea
And their oarsmen were in you
To market your merchandise.
10 “Those from Persia, [d]Lydia, and [e]Libya
Were in your army as men of war;
They hung shield and helmet in you;
They gave splendor to you.
11 Men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around,
And the men of Gammad were in your towers;
They hung their shields on your walls all around;
They made (I)your beauty perfect.
12 (J)“Tarshish was your merchant because of your many luxury goods. They gave you silver, iron, tin, and lead for your goods. 13 (K)Javan, Tubal, and Meshech were your traders. They bartered (L)human lives and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 Those from the house of (M)Togarmah traded for your wares with horses, steeds, and mules. 15 The men of (N)Dedan were your traders; many isles were the market of your hand. They brought you ivory tusks and ebony as payment. 16 Syria was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made. They gave you for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidery, fine linen, corals, and rubies. 17 Judah and the land of Israel were your traders. They traded for your merchandise wheat of (O)Minnith, millet, honey, oil, and (P)balm. 18 Damascus was your merchant because of the abundance of goods you made, because of your many luxury items, with the wine of Helbon and with white wool. 19 Dan and Javan paid for your wares, [f]traversing back and forth. Wrought iron, cassia, and cane were among your merchandise. 20 (Q)Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of (R)Kedar were your regular merchants. They traded with you in lambs, rams, and goats. 22 The merchants of (S)Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold. 23 (T)Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of (U)Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants. 24 These were your merchants in choice items—in purple clothes, in embroidered garments, in chests of multicolored apparel, in sturdy woven cords, which were in your marketplace.
25 “The (V)ships of Tarshish were carriers of your merchandise.
You were filled and very glorious (W)in the midst of the seas.
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters,
But (X)the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.
27 “Your (Y)riches, wares, and merchandise,
Your mariners and pilots,
Your caulkers and merchandisers,
All your men of war who are in you,
And the entire company which is in your midst,
Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
28 The (Z)common-land[g] will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
29 “All (AA)who handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the [h]shore.
30 They will make their voice heard because of you;
They will cry bitterly and (AB)cast dust on their heads;
They (AC)will roll about in ashes;
31 They will (AD)shave themselves completely bald because of you,
Gird themselves with sackcloth,
And weep for you
With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
32 In their wailing for you
They will (AE)take up a lamentation,
And lament for you:
(AF)‘What city is like Tyre,
Destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 ‘When(AG) your wares went out by sea,
You satisfied many people;
You enriched the kings of the earth
With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
34 But (AH)you are broken by the seas in the depths of the waters;
(AI)Your merchandise and the entire company will fall in your midst.
35 (AJ)All the inhabitants of the isles will be astonished at you;
Their kings will be greatly afraid,
And their countenance will be troubled.
36 The merchants among the peoples (AK)will hiss at you;
(AL)You will become a horror, and be no (AM)more forever.’ ” ’ ”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 27:3 Lit. sit or dwell
- Ezekiel 27:5 built
- Ezekiel 27:6 Heb. Kittim, western lands, especially Cyprus
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Lud
- Ezekiel 27:10 Heb. Put
- Ezekiel 27:19 LXX, Syr. from Uzal
- Ezekiel 27:28 open lands or pasturelands
- Ezekiel 27:29 Lit. land
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
