1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. 2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. 4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 5 As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. 6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 Is this your joyous city , whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city , whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? 9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. 10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. 11 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city , to destroy the strong holds thereof. 12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. 13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.
15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
17 ¶ And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
23–BOB
Tir shahrini Xudo jazolaydi
1 Tir haqida bashorat:
Ey Tarshish kemalari, faryod qiling!
Siz Kipr sohilida eshitgan xabarlar toʻgʻri,
Boshpanangiz boʻlgan Tir vayron boʻldi.
2 Sukut saqlang, ey orol xalqi!
Ey Sidon savdogarlari!
Bir paytlar kemalarga toʻla edingiz.
3 Shixor doni, Nilning hosili
Tirning daromadi boʻlgan edi,
U elatlardan foyda qilardi.
4 Uyat senga, ey Sidon!
Axir, Tir, dengiz boʻyidagi qalʼa shunday demoqda:
“Na toʻlgʻoq azobin chekdim, na tugʻdim,
Na oʻgʻillar, na qizlar ulgʻaytirdim.”
5 Tir toʻgʻrisida eshitganda,
Misrning yuragi qinidan chiqay deydi.
6 Tarshishga joʻnang, ey qirgʻoq aholisi,
Faryod qiling!
7 Qadimda barpo boʻlgan,
Takabbur shahringizning holi ne boʻldi?
Endi darbadar boʻlasiz,
Uzoq, begona yurtni vatan qilasiz.
8 Tirga qarshi kim bunday qaror chiqardi?
Bu shahar shohlarga toj kiydirgandi,
Savdogarlari hukmdor edi,
Butun dunyo ularni izzat qilardi.
9 Sarvari Olam qabul qildi bu qarorni:
“Takabburligi, ulugʻvorligi yoʻq boʻlsin,
Butun olam izzat qilganlar yerga urilsin.”
10 Ey Tarshish ahli!
Nil boʻyidagi dehqonlar kabi,
Yerlaringga ishlov ber .
Axir, bandargohing yoʻq endi .
11 “Kanʼon qalʼalari vayron boʻlsin”, deb
Egamiz amr berdi.
Ha, U dengizga qarshi qoʻl koʻtardi,
Shohliklarni titratdi.
12 Egamiz shunday dedi:
“Zulm chekkan, ey Sidon ahli,
Endi xursandchilik bilmay oʻtasan.
Qani, Kiprga joʻna,
U yerda rohat nimaligin bilmay oʻtasan.”
13 Ana Bobil yurtiga boq, endi uning xalqi yoʻq. Ossuriyaliklar qurshov minoralari qurdilar, Bobilliklarning saroylarini yakson qildilar. Yurtni vayronaga aylantirdilar, yovvoyi hayvonlarga berdilar.
14 Faryod qiling, ey Tarshish kemalari,
Endi yoʻq boshpanangiz!
15 Shundan keyin Tir shahri bir shohning umricha — yetmish yilga unutiladi. Yetmish yil oʻtgandan keyin, Tir ham quyidagi qoʻshiqda aytilgan fohishaday boʻladi.
16 Arfangni ol, shahar boʻylab kez,
Ey hamma unutgan fohisha!
Qani, goʻzal qilib chal–chi!
Qoʻshiq ketidan qoʻshiq kuyla–chi!
Balki seni eslab qolarlar.
17 Yetmish yil oʻtgach, Egamiz Tir bilan yana aloqada boʻladi. Ammo Tir pul uchun yana fohishalik qila boshlaydi. Dunyoning hamma shohliklariga fohisha boʻladi. 18 Shahar tijoratdan va fahshdan olgan daromadlarini Egamizga ataydi. Daromadlar yigʻilmaydi ham, saqlanmaydi ham. Tijoratdan olganlarini toʻyguncha yesinlar, chiroyli kiyinsinlar deb, daromad Egamizning huzurida yashayotganlarga beriladi.
