The Message Bible MSG
The Latin Vulgate VUL
1 God's Message came to me:
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et factum est verbum Domini ad me dicens
2 "You, son of man, raise a funeral song over Tyre.
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tu ergo fili hominis adsume super Tyrum lamentum
3 Tell Tyre, gateway to the sea, merchant to the world, trader among the far-off islands, 'This is what God, the Master, says: "'You boast, Tyre: "I'm the perfect ship - stately, handsome."
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et dices Tyro quae habitat in introitu maris negotiationi populorum ad insulas multas haec dicit Dominus Deus o Tyre tu dixisti perfecti decoris ego sum
4 You ruled the high seas from a real beauty, crafted to perfection.
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et in corde maris sita finitimi tui qui te aedificaverunt impleverunt decorem tuum
5 Your planking came from Mount Hermon junipers. A Lebanon cedar supplied your mast.
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abietibus de Sanir extruxerunt te cum omnibus tabulatis maris cedrum de Libano tulerunt ut facerent tibi malum
6 They made your oars from sturdy Bashan oaks. Cypress from Cyprus inlaid with ivory was used for the decks.
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quercus de Basan dolaverunt in remos tuos transtra tua fecerunt tibi ex ebore indico et praetoriola de insulis Italiae
7 Your sail and flag were of colorful embroidered linen from Egypt. Your purple deck awnings also came from Cyprus.
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byssus varia de Aegypto texta est tibi in velum ut poneretur in malo hyacinthus et purpura de insulis Elisa facta sunt operimentum tuum
8 Men of Sidon and Arvad pulled the oars. Your seasoned seamen, O Tyre, were the crew.
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habitatores Sidonis et Aradii fuerunt remiges tui sapientes tui Tyre facti sunt gubernatores tui
9 Ship's carpenters were old salts from Byblos. All the ships of the sea and their sailors clustered around you to barter for your goods.
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senes Bibli et prudentes eius habuerunt nautas ad ministerium variae supellectilis tuae omnes naves maris et nautae earum fuerunt in populo negotiationis tuae
10 "'Your army was composed of soldiers from Paras, Lud, and Put, Elite troops in uniformed splendor. They put you on the map!
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Persae et Lydi et Lybies erant in exercitu tuo viri bellatores tui clypeum et galeam suspenderunt in te pro ornatu tuo
11 Your city police were imported from Arvad, Helech, and Gammad. They hung their shields from the city walls, a final, perfect touch to your beauty.
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filii Aradii cum exercitu tuo erant super muros tuos in circuitu sed et Pigmei qui erant in turribus tuis faretras suas suspenderunt in muris tuis per gyrum ipsi conpleverunt pulchritudinem tuam
12 "'Tarshish carried on business with you because of your great wealth. They worked for you, trading in silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
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Carthaginienses negotiatores tui a multitudine cunctarum divitiarum argento ferro stagno plumboque repleverunt nundinas tuas
13 "'Greece, Tubal, and Meshech did business with you, trading slaves and bronze for your products.
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Graecia Thubal et Mosoch ipsi institores tui mancipia et vasa aerea adduxerunt populo tuo
14 "'Beth-togarmah traded work horses, war horses, and mules for your products.
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de domo Thogorma equos et equites et mulos adduxerunt ad forum tuum
15 "'The people of Rhodes did business with you. Many far-off islands traded with you in ivory and ebony.
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filii Dadan negotiatores tui insulae multae negotiatio manus tuae dentes eburneos et hebeninos commutaverunt in pretio tuo
16 "'Edom did business with you because of all your goods. They traded for your products with agate, purple textiles, embroidered cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
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Syrus negotiator tuus propter multitudinem operum tuorum gemmam purpuram et scutulata et byssum et sericum et chodchod proposuerunt in mercatu tuo
17 "'Judah and Israel did business with you. They traded for your products with premium wheat, millet, honey, oil, and balm.
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Iuda et terra Israhel ipsi institores tui in frumento primo balsamum et mel et oleum et resinam proposuerunt in nundinis tuis
18 "'Damascus, attracted by your vast array of products and well-stocked warehouses, carried on business with you, trading in wine from Helbon and wool from Zahar.
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Damascenus negotiator tuus in multitudine operum tuorum in multitudine diversarum opum in vino pingui in lanis coloris optimi
19 "'Danites and Greeks from Uzal traded with you, using wrought iron, cinnamon, and spices.
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Dan et Graecia et Mozel in nundinis tuis proposuerunt ferrum fabrefactum stacte et calamus in negotiatione tua
20 "'Dedan traded with you for saddle blankets.
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Dadan institores tui in tapetibus ad sedendum
21 "'Arabia and all the Bedouin sheiks of Kedar traded lambs, rams, and goats with you.
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Arabia et universi principes Cedar ipsi negotiatores manus tuae cum agnis et arietibus et hedis venerunt ad te negotiatores tui
22 "'Traders from Sheba and Raamah in South Arabia carried on business with you in premium spices, precious stones, and gold.
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venditores Saba et Reema ipsi negotiatores tui cum universis primis aromatibus et lapide pretioso et auro quod proposuerunt in mercatu tuo
23 "'Haran, Canneh, and Eden from the east in Assyria and Media traded with you,
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Aran et Chenne et Eden negotiatores Saba Assur Chelmad venditores tui
24 bringing elegant clothes, dyed textiles, and elaborate carpets to your bazaars.
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ipsi negotiatores tui multifariam involucris hyacinthi et polymitorum gazarumque pretiosarum quae obvolutae et adstrictae erant funibus cedros quoque habebant in negotiationibus tuis
25 "'The great Tarshish ships were your freighters, importing and exporting. Oh, it was big business for you, trafficking the seaways!
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naves maris principes tuae in negotiatione tua et repleta es et glorificata nimis in corde maris
26 "'Your sailors row mightily, taking you into the high seas. Then a storm out of the east shatters your ship in the ocean deep.
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in aquis multis adduxerunt te remiges tui ventus auster contrivit te in corde maris
27 Everything sinks - your rich goods and products, sailors and crew, ship's carpenters and soldiers, Sink to the bottom of the sea. Total shipwreck.
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divitiae tuae et thesauri tui et multiplex instrumentum tuum nautae tui et gubernatores tui qui tenebant supellectilem tuam et populo tuo praeerant viri quoque bellatores tui qui erant in te cum universa multitudine tua quae est in medio tui cadent in corde maris in die ruinae tuae
28 The cries of your sailors reverberate on shore.
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a sonitu clamoris gubernatorum tuorum conturbabuntur classes
29 Sailors everywhere abandon ship. Veteran seamen swim for dry land.
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et descendent de navibus suis omnes qui tenebant remum nautae et universi gubernatores maris in terra stabunt
30 They cry out in grief, a choir of bitter lament over you. They smear their faces with ashes,
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et heiulabunt super te voce magna et clamabunt amare et superiacient pulverem capitibus suis et cinere conspergentur
31 shave their heads, Wear rough burlap, wildly keening their loss.
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et radent super te calvitium et accingentur ciliciis et plorabunt te in amaritudine animae ploratu amarissimo
32 They raise their funeral song: "Who on the high seas is like Tyre!"
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et adsument super te carmen lugubre et plangent te quae est ut Tyrus quae obmutuit in medio maris
33 "'As you crisscrossed the seas with your products, you satisfied many peoples. Your worldwide trade made earth's kings rich.
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quae in exitu negotiationum tuarum de mari implesti populos multos in multitudine divitiarum tuarum et populorum tuorum ditasti reges terrae
34 And now you're battered to bits by the waves, sunk to the bottom of the sea, And everything you've bought and sold has sunk to the bottom with you.
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nunc contrita es a mari in profundis aquarum opes tuae et omnis multitudo tua quae erat in medio tui ceciderunt
35 Everyone on shore looks on in terror. The hair of kings stands on end, their faces drawn and haggard!
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universi habitatores insularum obstipuerunt super te et reges earum omnes tempestate perculsi mutaverunt vultus
36 The buyers and sellers of the world throw up their hands: This horror can't happen! Oh, this has happened!'"
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negotiatores populorum sibilaverunt super te ad nihilum deducta es et non eris usque in perpetuum
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
The Latin Vulgate is in the public domain.