Psalms 35
1 Of David. O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.
Nzembo ya Davidi. Yawe, kota likambo na ngai liboso ya bayini na ngai; bundisa bato oyo bazali kobundisa ngai.
2 Be a breastplate to me, and give me your help.
Kamata nguba ya moke mpe ya monene, mpe telema mpo na kosunga ngai.
3 Take up your spear and keep back my attackers; say to my soul, I am your salvation.
Tombola likonga ya monene mpe ya moke mpo na kobundisa bato oyo bazali kolanda ngai. Loba na ngai: « Nazali lobiko na Yo. »
4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
Tika ete bato oyo bazali komeka bomoi na ngai basambwa mpe bayoka soni; tika ete bato oyo bazali kokana kosala ngai mabe bazonga sima mpe bakoma mawa-mawa!
5 Let them be like dust from the grain before the wind; let the angel of the Lord send them in flight.
Tika ete bakoma lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ezali kopumbwisa, tango anjelu ya Yawe akotindika bango;
6 Let their way be dark and full of danger; let them be troubled by the angel of the Lord.
tika ete nzela na bango ekoma molili mpe moselu tango anjelu ya Yawe akobengana bango.
7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.
Mpo ete, na kozanga tina, mpo na kokanga ngai, batielaki ngai mitambo mpe batimolaki mabulu,
8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction.
tika ete libebi ekweyela bango na mbalakata, bakangama bango moko na mitambo oyo batielaki ngai mpe bakweya kati na mabulu yango!
9 And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.
Nakotonda na esengo kati na Yawe mpe nakosepela kati na lobiko na Ye.
10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
Mikuwa na ngai nyonso ekoloba: « Oh Yawe, nani akoki kokangola, lokola Yo, mobola wuta na maboko ya moto oyo aleki ye na makasi, mobola mpe mokeleli wuta na maboko ya banyokoli na bango? »
11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
Batatoli oyo bamipesa na kanza batelemi, bazali kopesa ngai mituna na tina na makambo oyo nayebi te.
12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
Bazali kozongisela ngai mabe mpo na bolamu oyo nasalaki, mpe kosundola ngai lokola monyokolami.
13 But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.
Nzokande tango bango babelaki, ngai nalataki saki, namikitisaki na kokila bilei, nazalaki kobondela mpo na bango.
14 My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.
Nazalaki kotambola na mawa lokola mpo na moninga to mpo na ndeko; nazalaki kokitisa moto na se mpo na mawa lokola moto oyo azali kolela mama na ye.
15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.
Kasi awa ngai nakomi na pasi, bango bazali kosepela mpe kosangana; wana ngai nayebi te, bango bazali kosangana mpo na kotonga ngai, bazali kolemba te kofinga ngai.
16 Like men of deceit they put me to shame; the voice of their wrath was loud against me.
Lokola bapagano, bazali koseka ngai, bazali kolia minu na tina na ngai.
17 Lord, how long will you be looking on? take my soul from their destruction, my life from the lions.
Yawe, kino tango nini okotala kaka boye? Kangola ngai wuta na misala na bango ya mabe, bomoi na ngai wuta na manzaka ya bankosi oyo.
18 I will give you praise in the great meeting; I will give you honour among a strong people.
Nakokumisa Yo kati na mayangani monene, nakosanzola Yo kati na ebele ya bato.
19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.
Tika ete banguna na ngai basepela te na tina na ngai; tika ete bayini na ngai na kozanga tina bakanga miso te.
20 For they do not say words of peace; in their deceit they are designing evil things against the quiet ones in the land.
Pamba te balobaka te maloba ya kimia, kasi babongisaka lokuta mpo na kokosela bato ya kimia makambo kati na mboka.
21 Their mouths were open wide against me, and they said, Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it.
Balobaka na mongongo makasi: « Eh! Eh! Tomonaki ye! »
22 You have seen this, O Lord; be not unmoved: O Lord, be not far from me.
Yawe, omoni nyonso wana; kovanda nye te! Nkolo, kozala mosika na ngai te!
23 Be awake, O Lord, be moved to take up my cause, my God and my Lord.
Lamuka mpe telema mpo na kolongisa ngai! Nzambe na ngai mpe Nkolo na ngai, kota likambo na ngai.
24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.
Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, longisa ngai na bosembo na Yo; kotika bango te kosepela na tina na ngai.
25 Let them not say in their hearts, So we will have it: let them not say, We have put an end to him.
Tika ete bamilobela te: « Ah! Tala makambo oyo tozalaki koluka! » Tika ete baloba te: « Tolie ye. »
26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
Tika ete bato nyonso oyo basepelaka na pasi na ngai, bango nyonso lisanga, bayoka soni mpe basambwa! Tika ete bato oyo batombokelaka ngai balata soni mpe bazala kati na yikiyiki!
27 Let those who are on my side give cries of joy; let them ever say, The Lord be praised, for he has pleasure in the peace of his servant.
Tika ete bato oyo basepelaka na bosembo na ngai baganga na esengo mpe basepela; tika ete balobaka tango nyonso: « Tika ete Yawe anetolama, Ye oyo asepelaka na kimia ya mowumbu na Ye! »
28 And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.
Nakosakola bosembo na Yo, nakokumisa Yo mikolo nyonso.
