Psalms 82

1 A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

Nzembo ya Azafi. Nzambe atelemi kati na lisanga na Ye, azali kokata makambo kati na banzambe.

2 “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?

Kino tango nini bokokata makambo na bosembo te mpe bokokotela bato mabe?

3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Bolongisa moto oyo azangi makasi mpe mwana etike, bokata likambo ya moto ya mawa mpe ya mobola;

4 Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

bopesa bonsomi na moto oyo azangi makasi mpe na mobola, bokangola bango wuta na maboko ya bato mabe.

5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Bazangi boyebi mpe bososoli, bazali koyengayenga kati na molili; miboko nyonso ya mokili ezali koningana.

6 I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

Nalobaki: « Bozali banzambe, bozali bino nyonso bana ya Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo! »

7 But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

Nzokande, bokufaka lokola bato nyonso mpe bokweyaka lokola bakambi.

8 Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Nzambe, telema, sambisa mokili; pamba te bikolo nyonso ezali libula na Yo.