Psalms 140
1 For the music director. A psalm of David. Lord, please save me from those who do evil; protect me especially from those who are violent!
Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya Davidi. Yawe, kangola ngai wuta na maboko ya bato ya misala mabe! Kokutanisa ngai te na bato na kanza.
2 Their minds are busy plotting evil things, stirring up trouble all day long.
Basalaka mabongisi mabe kati na mitema na bango mpe balukaka bitumba mikolo nyonso.
3 Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. (Selah)
Bapelisaka lolemo na bango lokola nyoka, bibebu na bango ezali na ngenge ya etupa.
4 Lord, please keep me from falling into the hands of the wicked; protect me especially from those who are violent, who are plotting my downfall.
Yawe, batela ngai mosika ya maboko ya moto mabe; kokutanisa ngai te na bato na kanza oyo bazali kosala mabongisi ya kokweyisa ngai!
5 Proud people have hidden a trap for me—they have strung out a net on the path, they have set snares to catch me. (Selah)
Bato ya lofundu batieli ngai mitambo, batandi basinga ya minyama na nzela mpe batimoli mabulu mpo na kokanga ngai.
6 I told the Lord, “You are my God! Lord, please listen to my cries for help!”
Nalobaka na Yawe: « Ozali Nzambe na ngai! » Yawe, yoka mabondeli na ngai.
7 Lord God, my powerful Savior, you covered my head like a helmet on the day of battle.
Oh Yawe, Nkolo na ngai, ozali makasi ya lobiko na ngai, obatelaka moto na ngai kati na mokolo ya etumba.
8 God, don't allow the wicked to get what they want—don't let them be successful in what they plan so they don't become proud. (Selah)
Yawe, kokokisa te posa ya moto mabe, kolongisa te mabongisi na ye, noki te akokoma lolendo.
9 May the harm spoken against me by those who surround me fall back on them,
Tika ete pasi oyo bibebu na bango esili kobongisa ekweyela bato oyo bazingeli ngai.
10 Let burning coals rain down on them! Let them be thrown into the fire, or into bottomless pits, never to rise again.
Tika ete makala ya moto esopanela bango! Tika ete Nzambe atindika bango kati na moto, kati na mabulu ya potopoto epai wapi bakokoka kotelema lisusu te!
11 Don't let people who slander others live in our land. May disaster strike down violent people.
Batioli bakowumela te kati na mokili, pasi ekolanda bato na kanza na kolemba te.
12 Yet I know the Lord defends the rights of those who are persecuted, and gives justice to the poor.
Nayebi ete Yawe akotaka makambo ya babola mpe alongisaka bato oyo bakelela.
13 Truly those who live right are thankful for the kind of person you are, and those who are honest will live in your presence.
Solo, bato ya sembo bakosanzola Kombo na Yo, bato ya alima bakovanda liboso na Yo.
