< Psalms 108 >
1 A song. A psalm of David. God, I have complete confidence in you! My whole being sings praises to you!
Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzambe, motema na ngai ezali na kimia! Nakoyembela Yo, nakosanzola Yo na mindule; ezali mpe lokumu na ngai.
2 Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn!
Lindanda mpe nzenze, bolamuka! Nalingi kolamusa tongo.
3 I will thank you among the peoples, Lord, I will sing your praises among the nations.
Nkolo, nakosanzola Yo kati na bato, nakoyembela Yo kati na bikolo.
4 For your trustworthy love reaches higher than the heavens, your faithfulness is higher than the clouds.
Pamba te bolingo na Yo ezali monene koleka Lola, mpe bosembo na Yo ekenda kino na mapata.
5 God, your greatness is above the highest heavens; and your glory is over all the earth!
Oh Nzambe, tika ete otombolama na likolo ya Lola, mpe nkembo na Yo ezala awa na mokili mobimba!
6 Rescue those you love! Answer us, and save us by your power!
Bikisa biso na nguya ya loboko na Yo mpe yanola biso, mpo ete balingami na Yo bakangolama!
7 God has spoken from his Temple: “Triumphantly I divide up Shechem, and portion out the Valley of Succoth.
Nzambe alobaki kati na Esika na Ye ya bule: « Nakolonga! Nakokabola Sishemi mpe nakotia bandelo ya lubwaku ya Sukoti.
8 Both Gilead and Manasseh belong to me. Ephraim is my helmet, and Judah is my scepter.
Galadi ezali ya ngai, Manase mpe ezali ya ngai; Efrayimi ezali ekoti na ngai ya ebende, mpe Yuda ezali lingenda na ngai ya bokonzi.
9 I will treat Moab as my washbasin; I will place my sandal on Edom; I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
Moabi ezali sani monene oyo nasukolelaka, Edomi ezali esika oyo nabwakaka sandale na ngai. Nazali kobeta milolo ya bitumba mpo na kobundisa mokili ya Filisitia. »
10 Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me into Edom?
Nani akomema ngai na engumba batonga makasi? Nani akotambolisa ngai kino na Edomi?
11 Have you rejected us, God? Won't you go out with our armies?
Ezali Yo te, Nzambe oyo obwakaki biso, Nzambe oyo ozalaki lisusu te kokende bitumba elongo na mampinga na biso!
12 Please give us help against our enemies, for human help is worthless.
Yaka kosunga biso, kangola biso liboso ya moyini! Pamba te lisungi ya bato ezali pamba.
13 Our strength is in God, and he will crush our enemies.
Elongo na Nzambe, tokosala makambo minene mpe ya kokamwa; ezali Ye nde akonyata banguna na biso.