2 Kings 7
1 Elisha replied to the king, “Listen to what Yahweh says: ‘He says that by this time tomorrow, at the marketplace here in Samaria, you will be able to buy (ten pounds/five kg.) of fine wheat or (20 pounds/ten kg.) of barley for [only] one piece of silver.’”
Elize alobaki: — Boyoka Liloba na Yawe! Tala makambo oyo Yawe alobi: « Lobi, na tango oyo, na ekuke ya Samari, bakoteka bakilo zomi na mibale ya farine na motuya ya mbongo moko ya ebende ya palata, mpe bakilo tuku mibale ya orje na motuya kaka wana. »
2 The king’s officer said to Elijah, “That cannot happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the windows of the sky [and send grain down to us], that certainly could not [RHQ] happen!” Elisha replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Mokonzi ya basoda, oyo mokonzi ya Isalaele azalaki kotiela motema alobaki na moto na Nzambe: — Tala, ata soki Yawe afungoli maninisa ya Lola, likambo ya boye ekoki penza kosalema? Elize azongisaki: — Okomona yango na miso na yo, kasi okolia yango te.
3 That day there were four men who had (leprosy/a dreaded skin disease) who were sitting outside the gate of Samaria [city. They said to each other, “(Why should we] wait here until we die?/[It is ridiculous for us to] wait here until we die.) [RHQ]
Na ekuke ya engumba, ezalaki na bato minei na maba. Bazalaki kolobana bango na bango: « Mpo na nini totikala awa kino tokokufa?
4 If we go into the city, we will die there, because there is no food there. If we remain sitting here, we will die here. So let’s go to where the army of Syria has set up their tents. If they kill us, we will die. But if they allow us to remain alive, we will not die.”
Soki tolobi: ‹ Tokota na engumba, › nzala makasi ezali kuna, tokokufa. Soki mpe totikali awa, tokokufa kaka. Boye, tika ete tokende na molako ya bato ya Siri mpe tomipesa epai na bango. Soki bayambi biso, tobiki; kasi soki babomi biso, tokufi kaka. »
5 So when it was getting dark, those four men went to the camp where the army of Syria had set up their tents. But when they reached the camp, they saw that there was no one there!
Na pokwa, batelemaki mpe bakendeki na molako ya bato ya Siri. Tango bakomaki na mondelo ya molako, bamonaki ata moto moko te,
6 What had happened was that Yahweh had caused the army of Syria to hear something that sounded like a large army marching with chariots and horses. So they said to each other, “Listen! The king of Israel has hired the kings of Egypt and the Heth people-group [and their armies], and they have come to attack us!”
pamba te Nkolo asalaki ete bato ya Siri bayoka lokito ya bashar, ya bampunda mpe ya mampinga minene ya basoda kino balobanaki bango na bango: « Tala, mokonzi ya Isalaele azwi mokonzi ya bato ya Iti mpe mokonzi ya bato ya Ejipito mpo na koya kobundisa biso. »
7 So they all ran away that evening and left their tents and their horses and donkeys there, because [they were afraid that] they would be killed [if they stayed there].
Boye batelemaki mpe bakimaki na pokwa, basundolaki bandako na bango ya kapo, bampunda na bango mpe ba-ane na bango. Batikaki molako ndenge ezalaki mpo na kobikisa bomoi na bango.
8 When those four lepers came to the edge of the area where the soldiers of Syria had set up their tents, they went into one tent, [and saw all the things that had been left there]. So they ate and drank what was there, and they took the silver and the gold and clothes. Then they went [outside the tent] and hid those things. Then they entered another tent, and took things from there, and then went outside and hid them, also.
Bato na maba bakomaki na mondelo ya molako, bakotaki na ndako moko ya kapo, baliaki mpe bamelaki. Bongo bamemaki palata, wolo, bilamba, mpe bakendeki kobomba yango. Sima, bazongaki, bakotaki na ndako mosusu ya kapo, bazwaki kuna biloko mpe bakendeki lisusu kobomba yango.
9 But then they said to each other, “We are not doing what is right. We have good news [to tell others] today. If we do not tell it to anyone now, and if we wait until morning to tell it, we will certainly be punished [by Yahweh]. So let’s go right now to the palace and tell it to the king’s officials!”
Bongo balobanaki bango na bango: « Tozali kosala malamu te: Mokolo ya lelo ezali mokolo ya sango malamu, mpe tozali kobomba sango yango mpo na biso moko! Soki tozeli kino lobi na tongo, tokozwa etumbu. Tokende sik’oyo kopesa sango na ndako ya mokonzi. »
10 So they went to the guards at the city gates and called out to them, “We went to where the army of Syria had set up their tents, but we did not see or hear anyone there. Their horses and donkeys were still tied up, but their tents were all deserted/abandoned!”
Boye bakendeki, babelelaki epai ya bakengeli bikuke ya engumba mpe bayebisaki bango: « Tokotaki na molako ya bato ya Siri, moto ata moko te azali kuna, toyoki ata mongongo ya moto te; etikali kaka bampunda mpe ba-ane bakanga, mpe bandako ya kapo basundola. »
11 The guards shouted the news, and some people [who heard it] went to the palace and reported it there.
Bakengeli ekuke ya engumba babengaki moto moko kati na engumba mpo na kokomisa sango na ndako ya mokonzi.
12 [When] the king [heard it, he] got up out of his bed and said to his officials, “I will tell you what the army of Syria is planning to do. They know that we have no food here, so they have left their tents and are hiding in the fields. They think that we will leave the city [to find some food], and then they will capture us and capture the city.”
Mokonzi alamukaki na butu mpe alobaki na bakalaka na ye: — Tika ete nayebisa bino makambo oyo bato ya Siri basali biso. Bayebi solo ete tozali kokufa nzala, yango wana batiki milako na bango mpo na kokende kobombama na zamba. Balobani bango na bango: « Bakobima solo, mpe tokokanga bango ya bomoi, bongo tokokota na engumba. »
13 But one of his officials said, “Many of our Israeli people have already died [from (hunger/not having anything to eat]). If those of us who are still alive all stay here, we also will die anyway. So let’s send some men with five of our horses that are still alive to go and see [what has really happened].”
Moko kati na bakalaka na ye azongisaki: — Bongisa ndambo ya mibali mpo ete bazwa bampunda mitano kati na oyo etikali kati na engumba. Tokobungisa ata eloko moko te, pamba te suka na bango ekozala ndenge moko na oyo ya bana nyonso ya Isalaele oyo batikali na engumba. Boye totinda bango kaka mpo toyeba makambo oyo ewuti kosalema.
14 So they chose some men and told them to go in a chariot and find out what had happened to the army of Syria.
Boye baponaki bashar mibale elongo na bampunda na yango, mpe mokonzi atindaki yango mpo na koluka mampinga ya bato ya Siri. Apesaki mitindo na batambolisi na yango: « Bokende mpe botala! »
15 They went as far as the Jordan [River]. All along the road they saw clothes and equipment that the soldiers from Syria had thrown away while they were running away very quickly. So the men returned to the king and reported [what they had seen].
Balandaki bilembo ya makolo ya bato ya Siri kino na ebale Yordani, mpe bamonaki ete nzela nyonso etondaki na bilamba mpe bibundeli oyo basoda ya Siri babwakaki tango bakimaki na mbalakata. Bongo bantoma bazongaki mpe bapesaki sango epai ya mokonzi.
16 Then many of the people of Samaria also went [out of the city and went] to where the army of Syria had previously set up their tents. They entered all the tents and took everything. [So there was now plenty of everything!] As a result people could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver, which was what Yahweh had said would happen!
Bongo bato ya Samari babimaki mpe bazwaki na makasi biloko kati na molako ya bato ya Siri. Boye bakomaki koteka bakilo zomi ya farine na motuya ya mbongo moko ya ebende ya palata, mpe bakilo tuku mibale ya orje na motuya ya mbongo moko ya ebende ya palata, ndenge kaka Yawe alobaki.
17 The king of Israel had appointed the officer who was his assistant to supervise what was happening at the marketplace. But as he was standing near the gate, all the people [who were rushing outside the city] trampled on him, and he died, which was what Elisha had said would happen to him when Elisha previously went to talk to the king.
Mokonzi ya Isalaele aponaki mokonzi ya basoda, oyo mokonzi agumbamaka mpo na loboko na ye, mpo na kokengela ekuke ya engumba, kasi bato banyataki ye mpe akufaki kolanda makambo oyo moto na Nzambe asakolaki tango mokonzi ayaki na ndako na ye.
18 Elisha had told him that by the next day there would be plenty of food, with the result that anyone could buy ten pounds of fine wheat or 20 pounds of barley for only one piece of silver.
Makambo oyo esalemaki ndenge moto na Nzambe alobaki na mokonzi: « Lobi, na tango oyo, bakoteka na ekuke ya Samari bakilo zomi ya farine na motuya ya mbongo moko ya ebende ya palata, mpe bakilo tuku mibale ya orje na motuya kaka wana. »
19 And the officer had answered, “That certainly cannot [RHQ] happen! Even if Yahweh himself would open the sky and send down some grain, that could not happen.” And Elisha had replied, “[Because you said that, ] you [SYN] will see it happen, but you will not be able to eat any of the food!”
Mokonzi ya basoda, oyo mokonzi agumbamaka mpo na loboko na ye, alobaki na moto na Nzambe: — Tala, ata soki Yawe afungoli maninisa ya Lola, likambo ya boye ekoki penza kosalema? Mpe Elize, moto na Nzambe, azongisaki: — Okomona yango na miso, kasi okolia yango te.
20 And that is what happened to him. The people [who were rushing out of] the city gate trampled on him, and he died.
Makambo yango esalemaki ndenge kaka elobamaki na tina na ye: bato banyataki ye na ekuke ya engumba, mpe akufaki.
