Revelation 7
1 After this I saw four angels. One was standing at the north, one at the east, one at the south, and one at the west. They were restraining the winds that blew from all directions [MTY] to keep them from blowing [destructively] on the earth or on the ocean or even on any tree.
Sima na makambo wana, namonaki ba-anjelu minei batelemi na basonge nyonso minei ya mokili, bazali kokanga mipepe nyonso minei ya mokili mpo ete mopepe ata moke te epepa na mokili to na ebale monene to mpe na banzete.
2 I saw another angel come up from the east. He was carrying God’s seal. [With this] seal God, who is all-powerful, marks [his own people to protect them]. The angel called out with a loud voice to the four angels to whom [he] had given [power] to harm the earth and the ocean. He said
Bongo namonaki anjelu mosusu azali komata longwa na este mpe asimbi kashe ya Nzambe na bomoi. Agangaki na mongongo makasi epai ya ba-anjelu minei oyo Nzambe apesaki nguya ya kosala mabe na mokili mpe na ebale monene.
3 [to them], “Do not harm the earth or the ocean or the trees until we [(exc)] have marked the servants of our [(inc)] God on their foreheads.”
Alobaki na bango: « Bosala mabe te na mokili to na ebale monene to mpe na banzete, kino tokosilisa kobeta kashe na bambunzu ya basali ya Nzambe na biso. »
4 [Then the angel and his fellow angels marked all God’s servants]. I heard the number of people who were marked {whom [the angels] marked} [because of their being God’s servants. The number was] 144,000. They were from all the tribes of Israel. [They symbolized the complete number of people whom God would protect].
Bongo nayokaki motango ya bato oyo babetamaki kashe: nkoto nkama moko na tuku minei na minei; bazalaki bato ya mabota nyonso ya bana ya Isalaele.
5 [The angels] marked 12,000 people from the tribe of Judah, 12,000 from the tribe of Reuben, 12,000 from the tribe of Gad,
Kati na libota ya Yuda, bato nkoto zomi na mibale babetamaki kashe; kati na libota ya Ribeni, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Gadi, bato nkoto zomi na mibale;
6 12,000 from the tribe of Asher, 12,000 from the tribe of Naphtali, 12,000 from the tribe of Manasseh,
kati na libota ya Aseri, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Nefitali, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Manase, bato nkoto zomi na mibale;
7 12,000 from the tribe of Simeon, 12,000 from the tribe of Levi, 12.000 from the tribe of Issachar,
kati na libota ya Simeoni, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Levi: bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Isakari, bato nkoto zomi na mibale;
8 12,000 from the tribe of Zebulun, 12,000 from the tribe of Joseph, and 12,000 from the tribe of Benjamin.
kati na libota ya Zabuloni, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; kati na libota ya Jozefi, bato nkoto zomi na mibale; mpe kati na libota ya Benjame, bato nkoto zomi na mibale. Bango nyonso babetamaki kashe.
9 After these things I saw a huge crowd. There were so [many people] that no one would be able to count them. [They were] from every nation, every tribe, every people-group, and every language [MTY]. They were standing before the throne and before [Jesus, the one who is like a] lamb. They were wearing white robes and held palm branches [to wave them in order to celebrate].
Sima na makambo wana, namonaki ebele ya bato oyo moto ata moko te akokaki kotanga; bazalaki bato ya bikolo nyonso, ya mabota nyonso, ya mikili nyonso mpe ya nkota nyonso. Batelemaki liboso ya Kiti ya Bokonzi mpe liboso ya Mpate, balataki banzambala ya pembe mpe basimbaki mandalala na maboko na bango;
10 They shouted loudly, “[O] our [(exc)] God, you who sit on the throne, and [Jesus, you who are like a] lamb, [you two] have delivered [us(exc) from Satan’s power]!”
bazalaki koganga na mongongo makasi: « Lobiko ezali ya Nzambe na biso, oyo avandi na Kiti ya Bokonzi, mpe ezali ya Mpate. »
11 All the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living [creatures]. They all bowed down before the throne with their faces [to the ground] and worshipped God.
Ba-anjelu nyonso oyo bazalaki kotelema zingazinga ya Kiti ya Bokonzi, ya bampaka mpe ya bikelamu minei ya bomoi, bagumbamaki, bilongi kino na mabele, liboso ya Kiti ya Bokonzi, mpe bagumbamelaki Nzambe
12 They said, “May it be so! [We(exc)] praise, thank, and honor [you], our [(exc)] God, forever! [We(exc) acknowledge] that you are completely wise, the powerful one, who is forever able to accomplish everything he wants to. (May everyone acknowlege that it is so!/Amen!)” (aiōn g165)
na koloba: « Amen! Tika ete masanzoli, nkembo, bwanya, matondi, lokumu, nguya mpe makasi ezala ya Nzambe na biso, mpo na libela na libela! Amen! » (aiōn g165)
13 Then one of the elders asked me, “These [people] who are wearing white robes, [do you know] who they are, and where they come from?”
Bongo moko kati na bampaka atunaki ngai: — Bato oyo balati banzambala ya pembe bazali banani mpe bawuti wapi?
14 I answered him, “Sir, [I do not know. Surely] you know [who they are]!” He said to me, “These are the people (whom [others] have caused to suffer greatly/who [have been persecuted]). [Because they believed that Jesus, the one who is like a sacrificial] lamb, [atoned for our sin when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died, it is as though] [MET] they have washed their robes and have made them [clean and] white.
Nazongiselaki ye: — Nkolo na ngai, yo nde oyebi. Bongo alobaki na ngai: — Ezali ba-oyo bawuti na minyoko makasi. Basukolaki banzambala na bango mpe bakomisaki yango pembe kati na makila ya Mpate.
15 Because of this, they are in front of God’s throne, and they serve him day and night in his [heavenly temple. God], the one who sits on the throne, will shelter/protect them [MTY].
Yango wana, batelemaka liboso ya Kiti ya Bokonzi ya Nzambe mpe basalelaka Ye kati na Tempelo na Ye, butu mpe moyi; mpe Ye oyo avandi na Kiti ya Bokonzi akobatela bango kati na evandelo na Ye.
16 [As a result], they will never again be hungry. They will never again be thirsty. The sun will never again (beat on/burn) them, nor will any heat [scorch them].
Bakoyoka lisusu nzala te, posa ya mayi mpe koswa ya moyi to molunge;
17 This is because the [one who is like a] lamb who is at the throne will [take care of them, just like] a shepherd [takes care of his sheep] [MET]. He will guide them [to the source of eternal life, just like a shepherd leads his sheep] to springs of water, [which enable the sheep] to live [MET]. God will [cause them to no longer be sad. It will be as if he were] wiping away all tears from their eyes [MTY].”
pamba te Mpate oyo azali na kati-kati ya Kiti ya Bokonzi akozala Mobateli na bango, akomema bango na bitima ya mayi ya bomoi, mpe Nzambe akopangusa mpinzoli nyonso ya miso na bango.
