Ezekiel 20
1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain men of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and they sat down before me.
Na mokolo ya zomi, na sanza ya mitano ya mobu oyo ya sambo, ndambo ya bakambi ya Isalaele bayaki kotuna toli ya Yawe mpe bavandaki liboso na ngai.
2 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Bongo, Yawe alobaki na ngai:
3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Is it to inquire of me that ye are coming? as I live, I will not let myself be inquired of by you, saith the Lord Eternal.
« Mwana na moto, loba na bakambi ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, boyei solo kotuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, nakomitika te ete botuna toli epai na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe. ›
4 Wilt thou take them to task, wilt thou take them to task, son of man? then cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
Boni, mwana na moto, okosambisa bango? Okosambisa bango solo? Tutanisa bango na misala ya mbindo ya batata na bango
5 And say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, On the day when I made choice of Israel, I lifted up my hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and I made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt: and I lifted up my hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God.
mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na mokolo oyo naponaki Isalaele, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, epai ya bakitani ya libota ya Jakobi ete nakomimonisa Ngai moko epai na bango kati na Ejipito, nalapaki ndayi mpe nayebisaki bango: ‘Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
6 On the same day I lifted up my hand unto them, to bring them forth from the land of Egypt into a land that I had selected for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is an ornament among all the countries.
Na mokolo wana, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakobimisa bango na Ejipito mpe nakomema bango na mokili oyo nalukelaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko.
7 And I said unto them, Cast ye away every one of the abominations of his eyes, and on the idols of Egypt shall ye not defile yourselves: I am the Lord your God.
Nalobaki na bango: ‘Tika ete moto na moto alongola bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezali liboso ya miso na ye! Bomikomisa mbindo te, na nzela ya banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito! Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
8 But they rebelled against me, and they would not hearken unto me; they did not cast away every one the abominations of their eyes, and the idols of Egypt did they not forsake: and I thought then to pour out my fury over them, to let out all my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.
Kasi batombokelaki Ngai mpe baboyaki koyokela Ngai, balongolaki te bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezalaki liboso na bango, babwakaki te banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai, kati na Ejipito.
9 But I acted for the sake of my name, so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations, in the midst of whom they were; because I had made myself known unto them before their eyes, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt.
Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo epai wapi bazalaki kovanda. Ngai moko namimonisaki epai ya bana ya Isalaele na miso ya bikolo wana, mpo na kobimisa bango na Ejipito.
10 I therefore caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.
Yango wana nabimisaki bango na Ejipito mpe namemaki bango na esobe.
11 And I gave them my statutes, and my ordinances made I known to them, which a man is to do, that he may live through them.
Napesaki bango bikateli na Ngai mpe nalakisaki bango mibeko na Ngai mpo ete moto oyo akotosa yango abika na nzela na yango.
12 And also my sabbaths gave I unto them, to be as a sign between me and between them, that they might know that I am the Lord who sanctify them.
Napesaki bango mpe mikolo na Ngai ya Saba lokola elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bango, mpo bayeba ete Ngai Yawe nde nabulisaki bango.
13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness; in my statutes they walked not, and my ordinances they despised, which a man is to do, that he may live through them; and my sabbaths they greatly profaned: and I then thought to pour out my fury over them in the wilderness, to make an end of them.
Kasi bana ya Isalaele batombokelaki Ngai kati na esobe; batosaki bikateli na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto oyo asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango. Mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakobebisa bango kati na esobe.
14 But I acted for the sake of my name, so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had brought them forth.
Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
15 Yet did I also lift up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which is an ornament among all the countries.
Kati na esobe, nalapaki lisusu ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakokotisa bango lisusu te na mokili oyo nabongiselaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko;
16 Because my ordinances they had despised, and in my statutes they had not walked, and my sabbaths they had profaned; for after their idols did their heart go.
pamba te babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, batosaki bikateli na Ngai te mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba: mitema na bango ekangamaki na banzambe na bango ya bikeko.
17 Nevertheless my eye looked pityingly on them, so as not to destroy them, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
Kasi lokola natalaki bango na liso ya mawa, yango wana nabebisaki bango te mpe nasilisaki koboma bango te kati na esobe.
18 And I said unto their children in the wilderness, In the statutes of your fathers shall ye not walk, and their ordinances shall ye not keep, and on their idols shall ye not defile yourselves.
Nalobaki na bana na bango kati na esobe: ‘Bolanda bikeko ya batata na bino te, botosa mibeko na bango te to bomikomisa mbindo te na banzambe na bango ya bikeko!
19 I am the Lord your God: in my statutes must ye walk, and my ordinances must ye keep, and do them;
Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino. Bolanda bikateli na Ngai mpe bobatela na bokebi mibeko na Ngai.
20 And my sabbaths must ye sanctify; and they shall be as a sign between me and between you, that ye may know that I am the Lord your God.
Bobulisa mikolo na Ngai ya Saba mpo ete ezala elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bino. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
21 Nevertheless the children rebelled against me; in my statutes did they not walk, and my ordinances they kept not to do them, which a man is to do, that he may live through them; my sabbaths they profaned: and I then thought to pour out my fury over them, to let out all my anger against them in the wilderness.
Kasi bana mpe batombokelaki Ngai, balandaki bikateli na Ngai te, babatelaki te na bokebi mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango, mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai kati na esobe.
22 But I withdrew my hand, and acted for the sake of my name, so as not to profane it before the eyes of the nations, before whose eyes I had brought them forth.
Kasi nazongisaki loboko na Ngai sima, mpe mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
23 I also lifted up my hand unto them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
Nzokande, kati na esobe, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopanza bango kati na bikolo mpe kati na mikili ya bapaya;
24 Because my ordinances they had not executed, and my statutes they had despised, and my sabbaths they had profaned, and after the idols of their fathers their eyes were directed.
pamba te batosaki mibeko na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki bikateli na Ngai mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba, mpe miso na bango ekobaki kotala kaka banzambe ya bikeko ya batata na bango.
25 And I also let them follow statutes that were not good, and ordinances whereby they could not live;
Mpe lisusu, Ngai moko napesaki bango bikateli ya malamu te mpe mibeko oyo epesaka bomoi te,
26 And I let them be defiled through their gifts, in that they caused to pass [through the fire] all that openeth the womb, in order that I might destroy them, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.
natikaki ete bamikomisa mbindo na nzela ya makabo na bango, mbeka ya mwana ya liboso nyonso, mpo ete natondisa bango na somo mpe bayeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe. ›
27 Therefore, speak unto the house of Israel, O son of man, and say unto them, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Yet in this too did your fathers blaspheme me, by their committing a trespass against me:
Yango wana, mwana na moto, loba na bana ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Ezalaki mpe kaka boye nde batata na bino bafingaki Ngai, wana batambolaki na boyengebene te na miso na Ngai.
28 When I had brought them into the land, for which I had lifted up my hand to give it to them, they saw every high hill, and all the thick-branched trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and presented there their provoking offerings, and they brought there their sweet savor, and poured out there their drink-offerings.
Tango nakotisaki bango na mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa bango, mpe tango bamonaki bangomba milayi mpe banzete ya mibesu, bakomaki kobonza kuna bambeka mpe bakado oyo etumbolaki kanda na Ngai, kopesa makabo na bango ya solo kitoko mpe kosopa makabo na bango ya masanga.
29 Then said I unto them, What is this high-place whereunto ye go? And its name was called “The height” until this day.
Boye, natunaki bango: Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba epai wapi bozali kokende elakisi nini? › Mpe babengaki yango, kino na mokolo ya lelo: ‹ Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba. ›
30 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Ha! do you pollute yourselves after the manner of your fathers; and after their abominations do ye go astray?
Yango wana, loba na libota ya Isalaele: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, bomikomisi solo mbindo mpo na kolanda nzela ya batata na bino mpe kosalela banzambe na bango ya bikeko?
31 And when ye offer up your gifts, when ye make your sons pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your idols, even until this day: and I should allow myself to be inquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, I will not let myself be inquired of by you.
Tango bozali kobonza makabo na bino, mbeka ya bana na bino ya mibali na moto, bozali kokoba komikomisa mbindo na nzela ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko kino na mokolo ya lelo. Oh libota ya Isalaele; boni, namitika ete botuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakotika te ete botuna Ngai.
32 And that which cometh up into your mind shall not at all come to pass, [namely, ] that ye say, We will be like the nations, like the families of the [other] countries, to serve wood and stone.
Bozali koloba: ‘Tolingi kozala lokola bato ya bikolo mosusu, lokola bituka ya mikili mosusu; tolingi na biso kosalaka mpo na banzete mpe mabanga.’ Kasi eloko oyo bozali kokanisa ekosalema te.
33 As I live, saith the Lord Eternal, surely, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:
Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakokonza bino, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai, oyo esembolama, mpe na kanda makasi;
34 And I will bring you out from the people, and I will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with [my] fury poured out.
nakozongisa bino wuta na bikolo ya bapaya mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai oyo esembolama mpe na kanda makasi.
35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and I will hold judgment over you there, face to face.
Nakomema bino na esobe ya bikolo, mpe kuna, tokotalana na miso mpe nakopesa bino etumbu.
36 As I held judgment over your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I hold judgment over you, saith the Lord Eternal.
Nakopesa bino etumbu ndenge napesaki batata na bino etumbu na esobe ya mokili ya Ejipito, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant;
Nakobatela bino na se ya lingenda na Ngai mpe nakomema bino na mokili na Ngai ya boyokani.
38 And I will separate from you those that have rebelled, and those that have transgressed against me: out of the country where they sojourn will I cause them to go forth, but into the land of Israel shall not one [of them] enter; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Nakolongola kati na bino bato oyo batombokelaka Ngai mpe bato oyo batelemelaka Ngai. Bongo nakobimisa bango na mokili oyo bazali kovanda lokola bapaya; kasi bakokota na mokili ya Isalaele te. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe.
39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also], if ye will not hearken unto me; but my holy name do not profane any more with your gifts, and with your idols.
Kasi mpo na bino, oh libota ya Isalaele, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Tika ete moko na moko kati na bino akende kosalela banzambe na ye ya bikeko! Kasi na mikolo ekoya, bokotosa Ngai kaka mpe bokotika kobebisa bosantu ya Kombo na Ngai na nzela ya makabo mpe ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko.
40 For on my holy mountain, on the mountain of the height of Israel, saith the Lord Eternal, there shall serve me all the house of Israel, altogether, in the land: there will I accept them in favor, and there will I require your heave-offerings, and the first-fruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.
Pamba te na ngomba na Ngai ya bule, ngomba oyo eleki molayi kati na Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe, kuna na mokili wana, bato nyonso ya libota ya Isalaele bakosalela Ngai, mpe Ngai nakoyamba bango kaka kuna. Kuna, nakosepela koyamba mbeka mpe makabo na bino oyo eleki kitoko mpe mbeka na bino nyonso ya bule.
41 With your sweet savor will I accept you in favor, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered: and I will be sanctified through you before the eyes of the nations.
Nakoyamba bino malamu, lokola makabo ya solo kitoko, tango nakobimisa bino longwa na bikolo mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana. Mpe Ngai moko nakomonisa bosantu na Ngai kati na bino na miso ya bikolo.
42 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for which I have lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers.
Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakokotisa bino na mokili ya Isalaele, mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa epai ya batata na bino.
43 And ye shall remember there your ways, and all your doings, whereby ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves, because of all your evil deeds that ye have committed.
Mpe kuna, bokokanisa lisusu bizaleli na bino mpe misala na bino nyonso oyo na nzela na yango, bomikosaki mbindo mpe bokokoma komiyokela nkele likolo ya mabe nyonso oyo bosalaki.
44 And ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I deal with you for the sake of my name, not in accordance with your wicked ways, and in accordance with your corrupt doings, O ye house of Israel, saith the Lord Eternal.
Bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakosalela bino makambo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, kasi kolanda te nzela na bino ya mabe mpe misala na bino ya mbindo, oh libota ya Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe. › »
45 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Yawe alobaki na ngai:
46 Son of man, set thy face in the direction toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south.
« Mwana na moto, talisa elongi na yo na ngambo ya sude, loba mpo na kotelemela etuka ya sude mpe sakola mpo na kotelemela zamba ya mokili ya sude.
47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the glowing flame shall not be quenched, and there shall be burnt therein all faces from the south to the north.
Loba na zamba ya mokili ya sude: ‹ Yoka Liloba na Yawe. Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Nakopelisa moto kati na yo, mpe ekotumba banzete na yo nyonso, ezala banzete ya mobesu to ya kokawuka. Moto yango ya makasi ekotikala kokufa te mpe ekotumba bilongi nyonso, wuta na nor kino na sude.
48 And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Bato nyonso bakomona ete ezali Ngai Yawe nde napelisi yango; mpe ekotikala kokufa te. › »
49 Then said I, Ah Lord Eternal! they say of me, Behold, he speaketh but in parables!
Bongo nalobaki: « Ah! Nkolo Yawe, bazali kotonga ngai: ‹ Ezali ye te oyo alobaka na masese? › »
