1 L a palabra del Señor vino a mí, y me dijo:

Yahweh’s word came again to me, saying,

2 « Tú, hijo de hombre, dedica este lamento a Tiro,

You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

3 l a ciudad asentada a la orilla del mar, la ciudad que comercia con los pueblos de las costas. Dile que así ha dicho Dios el Señor: »Tiro, tú te jactas de ser bella y perfecta.

and tell Tyre, you who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord Yahweh: You, Tyre, have said, I am perfect in beauty.

4 T us límites llegan al corazón de los mares. Tus constructores completaron tu belleza:

Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders have perfected your beauty.

5 T omaron hayas del monte Senir y con ellas hicieron tus artesonados; tomaron cedros del monte Líbano y con ellos hicieron tus mástiles;

They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

6 t us remos, con encinas de Basán; tus bancos, incrustados de marfil, los hicieron con pino de las costas de Quitín.

Of the oaks of Bashan have they made your oars; they have made your benches of ivory inlaid in boxwood, from the islands of Kittim.

7 T us velas eran de fino lino egipcio, y su bordado te servía de insignia; tu pabellón era de telas azuladas y purpúreas, traídas de las costas de Elisa.

Of fine linen with embroidered work from Egypt was your sail, that it might be to you for a banner; blue and purple from the islands of Elishah was your awning.

8 » ¡Ah, Tiro, que tuviste por remeros a gente de Sidón y de Arvad, y por timoneles a tus sabios!

The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers: your wise men, Tyre, were in you, they were your pilots.

9 T us barcos eran calafateados por los más hábiles obreros de Gebal; los marinos de todas las flotas del mar venían a ti para hacer negocios.

The old men of Gebal and the wise men of it were in you your repairers of ship seams: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in you to deal in your merchandise.

10 » En tus ejércitos militaban soldados de Persia, Lud y Fut; de ti pendían espléndidos escudos y yelmos.

Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in you; they showed your beauty.

11 T u ejército y los mercenarios de Arvad vigilaban las murallas en tu derredor, y los gamadeos permanecían en tus torres; sus escudos pendían de tus murallas, lo cual resaltaba su belleza.

The men of Arvad with your army were on your walls all around, and valorous men were in your towers; they hanged their shields on your walls all around; they have perfected your beauty.

12 » Era tal la abundancia de tus riquezas que de Tarsis venían a comerciar contigo, y a cambio de tus mercaderías te daban plata, hierro, estaño y plomo.

Tarshish was your merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for your wares.

13 C ontigo Javán, Tubal y Mesec intercambiaban gente y objetos de bronce.

Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were your traffickers; they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass for your merchandise.

14 L os de Bet Togarmá te pagaban con caballos, corceles de guerra y mulos.

They of the house of Togarmah traded for your wares with horses and war horses and mules.

15 C omerciaban contigo los de Dedán, y muchas costas te compraban mercaderías y te pagaban con marfil y ébano.

The men of Dedan were your traffickers; many islands were the market of your hand: they brought you in exchange horns of ivory and ebony.

16 A cambio de tus productos Edom te daba perlas, púrpura, vestidos bordados, finos linos, corales y rubíes.

Syria was your merchant by reason of the multitude of your handiworks: they traded for your wares with emeralds, purple, and embroidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies.

17 I srael y Judá hacían negocios contigo, y a cambio te daban trigo de Minit y Panag, lo mismo que miel, aceite y resina.

Judah, and the land of Israel, they were your traffickers: they traded for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, and confections, and honey, and oil, and balm.

18 E ran tantos tus productos y tan abundante tu riqueza que Damasco hacía negocios contigo con vino de Jelbón y lana blanca.

Damascus was your merchant for the multitude of your handiworks, by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches, with the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

19 D an y Javán venían a tus ferias, y en tu mercado ofrecían hierro forjado, mirra destilada y caña aromática.

Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for your wares: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were among your merchandise.

20 D edán te vendía preciosos paños para que tapizaras tus carros.

Dedan was your trafficker in precious cloths for riding.

21 A rabia y todos los príncipes de Cedar hacían negocios contigo, y te pagaban con corderos, carneros y machos cabríos.

Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they were the merchants of your hand; in lambs, and rams, and goats, in these were they your merchants.

22 T ambién fueron tus clientes los mercaderes de Sabá y de Ragama; venían a tus ferias y te pagaban con oro y con sus mejores perfumes, y con toda clase de piedras preciosas.

The traffickers of Sheba and Raamah, they were your traffickers; they traded for your wares with the chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

23 C ontigo negociaban Harán, Cane, Edén, y los mercaderes de Sabá, Asiria y Quilmad.

Haran and Canneh and Eden, the traffickers of Sheba, Asshur and Chilmad, were your traffickers.

24 E stos clientes tuyos te compraban mantos de púrpura y telas bordadas, y baúles con preciosos vestidos, cordones trenzados y madera de cedro.

These were your traffickers in choice wares, in wrappings of blue and embroidered work, and in chests of rich clothing, bound with cords and made of cedar, among your merchandise.

25 » Las naves de Tarsis parecían caravanas que navegaban con tus mercaderías. Fue así como llegaste a ser poderosa; ¡aumentaste el número de tus barcos!

The ships of Tarshish were your caravans for your merchandise: and you were replenished, and made very glorious in the heart of the seas.

26 T us remeros te llevaron a grandes mares. Pero el viento solano te azotará en alta mar.

Your rowers have brought you into great waters: the east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.

27 U n día te hundirás en el fondo del mar, y contigo se hundirán tus riquezas, tus mercaderías y todo lo que vendías, junto con tus remeros y tus pilotos, tus calafateadores, tus agentes de negocios, tus guerreros y la tripulación entera.

Your riches, and your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, and the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war, who are in you, with all your company which is among you, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin.

28 L as costas temblarán cuando escuchen los gritos angustiados de tus marineros.

At the sound of the cry of your pilots the suburbs shall shake.

29 L os remeros abandonarán sus barcos, y junto con los pilotos se quedarán en tierra.

All who handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand on the land,

30 E ntonces dejarán oír su voz por ti, y gritarán amargamente; se echarán polvo sobre la cabeza y se revolcarán en ceniza.

and shall cause their voice to be heard over you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

31 P or ti se arrancarán los cabellos, se pondrán vestidos de luto, y entonarán amargos y sentidos lamentos.

and they shall make themselves bald for you, and clothe them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for you in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.

32 Y en sus lamentos dirán de ti: “Tiro, ¿quién podía compararse a ti, tú que fuiste destruida en medio del mar?

In their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?

33 T us mercaderías salían de tus naves, y con ellas saciabas a muchos pueblos; con tus muchas riquezas y tu comercio enriqueciste a los reyes de la tierra.

When your wares went out of the seas, you filled many peoples; you enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.

34 P ero naufragaste en medio del mar, y te hundiste en las aguas profundas, y contigo se hundieron tus comerciantes; ¡se hundieron todos tus tripulantes!

In the time that you were broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.

35 A sombrados quedaron al verte todos los que habitan en las costas; espantados, sus reyes temblaron de miedo, y sus rostros palidecieron.

All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.

36 L os mercaderes de otros pueblos lanzaron silbidos de burla contra ti. Has llegado a ser motivo de espanto; ¡para siempre has dejado de existir!”»

The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you are become a terror, and you shall nevermore have any being.