1Onus Tyri. Ululate,The burden of Tyre. Wail,naves maris,you ships of the sea!quia vastata est domus unde venire consueverant:For the house, from which they were accustomed to go forth, has been laid waste.de terra Cethim revelatum est eis.From the land of Kittim, this has been revealed to them.
2Tacete,Be silent,qui habitatis in insula;you inhabitants of the island!negotiatores Sidonis,The merchants of Sidon,transfretantes mare,crossing over the sea,repleverunt te.have filled you.
3In aquis multis semen Nili;The offspring of the Nile is in the midst of many waters.messis fluminis fruges ejus:The harvest of the river is her crop.et facta est negotiatio gentium.And she has become the marketplace of the nations.
4Erubesce,Be ashamed,Sidon;O Sidon!ait enim mare,For the sea speaks,fortitudo maris,the strength of the sea,dicens:saying:Non parturivi,“I have not been in labor,et non peperi,and I have not given birth,et non enutrivi juvenes,and I have not raised young men,nec ad incrementum perduxi virgines.nor have I promoted the development of virgins.”
5Cum auditum fuerit in Ægypto,When it has been heard in Egypt,dolebunt cum audierint de Tiro.they will be in anguish, when they hear of Tyre.
6Transite maria,Cross over the seas.ululate,Wail,qui habitatis in insula!you inhabitants of the island!
7Numquid non vestra hæc est,Is this not your place,quæ gloriabatur a diebus pristinis in antiquitate sua?which from its earliest days has gloried in its antiquity?Ducent eam pedes sui longe ad peregrinandum.Her feet will lead her to a sojourn far away.
8Quis cogitavit hoc super Tyrum quondam coronatam,Who has made this plan against Tyre, which formerly was crowned,cujus negotiatores principes, institores ejus inclyti terræ?whose merchants were leaders, whose traders were illustrious on the earth?
9Dominus exercituum cogitavit hoc,The Lord of hosts has planned this,ut detraheret superbiam omnis gloriæ,so that he may tear down the arrogance of all glory,et ad ignominiam deduceret universos inclytos terræ.and may bring disgrace to all the illustrious of the earth.
10Transi terram tuam quasi flumen,Cross through your land, as through a river,filia maris! non est cingulum ultra tibi.O daughter of the sea. You no longer have a belt.
11Manum suam extendit super mare;He has extended his hand over the sea.conturbavit regna.He has stirred up kingdoms.Dominus mandavit adversus Chanaan,The Lord has given an order against Canaan,ut contereret fortes ejus;so that he may crush its strong.
12et dixit:And he said:Non adjicies ultra ut glorieris,“You shall no longer increase so as to glory,calumniam sustinens virgo filia Sidonis:while enduring calumny, O virgin daughter of Sidon.in Cethim consurgens transfreta:Rise up and set sail for Kittim; in that place,ibi quoque non erit requies tibi.too, there will be no rest for you.”
13Ecce terra Chaldæorum,Behold, the land of the Chaldeans:talis populus non fuit: Assur fundavit eam;never before was there such a people! Assur founded it.in captivitatem traduxerunt robustos ejus,They have led away its strong ones into captivity.suffoderunt domos ejus,They have dug under its houses.posuerunt eam in ruinam.They have left it in ruins.
14Ululate,Wail,naves maris,you ships of the sea!quia devastata est fortitudo vestra.For your strength has been devastated.
15Et erit in die illa:And this shall be in that day: you,in oblivione eris, o Tyre!O Tyre, will be forgotten for seventy years,septuaginta annis,like the days of one king.sicut dies regis unius;Then, after seventy years,post septuaginta autem annos erit Tyro quasi canticum meretricis:there will be, for Tyre, something like the canticle of a harlot.
16Sume citharam, circui civitatem,Take up a stringed instrument.meretrix oblivioni tradita: bene cane,Circulate through the city, you harlot who had been forgotten.frequenta canticum,Sing many canticles well,ut memoria tui sit.so that you may be remembered.
17Et erit post septuaginta annos:And this shall be after seventy years:visitabit Dominus Tyrum,the Lord will visit Tyre,et reducet eam ad mercedes suas,and he will lead her back to her profits.et rursum fornicabitur cum universis regnis terræ super faciem terræ;And she will fornicate again with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.
18et erunt negotiationes ejus et mercedes ejus sanctificatæ Domino:And her businesses and her profits will be sanctified to the Lord.non condentur neque reponentur,They will not be locked away and they will not be stored.quia his qui habitaverint coram Domino erit negotiatio ejus,For her business will be for those who will live in the presence of the Lord,ut manducent in saturitatem,so that they may eat until satisfied,et vestiantur usque ad vetustatem.and may be well-clothed even into old age.