1 Kings 8
1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, before himself in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, that is, Zion.
Salomo abengisaki, na Yelusalemi, bakambi nyonso ya mabota ya Isalaele, bakambi nyonso ya bituka mpe ya mabota ya bato ya Isalaele mpo na komema Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe wuta na Siona, engumba ya Davidi.
2 All the men of Israel assembled before King Solomon at the feast, in the month of Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
Bato nyonso ya Isalaele basanganaki pene ya mokonzi Salomo, na feti monene, na sanza ya Etanimi oyo ezali sanza ya sambo.
3 All the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
Tango bakambi nyonso ya Isalaele bakomaki, Banganga-Nzambe batombolaki Sanduku.
4 They brought up the ark of Yahweh, the tent of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tent. The priests and the Levites brought these things up.
Banganga-Nzambe mpe Balevi bamemaki Sanduku ya Yawe, Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani mpe bisalelo nyonso ya bule oyo ezalaki kati na yango.
5 King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel came together before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted.
Mokonzi Salomo mpe lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele oyo esanganaki epai na ye liboso ya Sanduku babonzaki lokola mbeka bameme mpe bangombe oyo balongaki kotanga te mpo na koyeba motango na yango, pamba te ezalaki ebele penza.
6 The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner room of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.
Banganga-Nzambe batiaki Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe na esika na yango, kati na Tempelo, kati na Esika-Oyo-Eleki-Bule, na se ya mapapu ya basheribe.
7 For the cherubim spread out their wings to the place of the ark, and they covered the ark and the poles by which it was carried.
Mapapu ya basheribe ezalaki ya kofungwama na likolo ya esika oyo Sanduku ezalaki, bongo ezipaki Sanduku mpe banzete ya komemela yango.
8 The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner room, but they could not be seen from outside. They are there to this day.
Mpo ete banzete yango elekaki milayi, basonge na yango ezalaki komonana wuta na Esika ya bule oyo ezali liboso ya Esika-Oyo-Eleki-Bule, kasi ezalaki komonana te wuta na libanda. Etikala wana kino na mokolo ya lelo.
9 There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone that Moses had put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the people of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.
Kati na Sanduku, ezalaki na eloko mosusu te longola kaka bitando mibale ya mabanga oyo Moyize atiaki na Orebi epai wapi Yawe asalaki boyokani elongo na bana ya Isalaele tango babimaki na Ejipito.
10 It came about that when the priests came out of the holy place, the cloud filled the temple of Yahweh.
Na tango Banganga-Nzambe babimaki na Esika-Oyo-Eleki-Bule, lipata ezipaki Tempelo ya Yawe;
11 The priests could not stand to serve because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled his house.
mpe Banganga-Nzambe bakokaki lisusu te kotelema kati na yango mpo na kosala mosala na bango mpo na lipata, pamba te nkembo na Yawe etondisaki Tempelo na Ye.
12 Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would live in thick darkness,
Bongo, Salomo alobaki: — Yawe alobaki ete akovanda kati na esika ya molili!
13 But I have built you a lofty residence, a place for you to live in forever.”
Mpe ngai natongeli Yo ndako ya lokumu, esika oyo okovanda mpo na libela.
14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.
Mokonzi abalukaki mpe apambolaki lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele. Lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele ezalaki ya kotelema.
15 He said, “May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised, who spoke to David my father, and has fulfilled it with his own hands, saying,
Alobaki: — Tika ete Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, akumisama; Ye oyo, na monoko na Ye moko, alobaki na Davidi, tata na ngai, mpe akokisi, na loboko na Ye moko, makambo oyo alakaki:
16 'Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, in order for my name to be there. However, I chose David to rule over my people Israel.'
« Wuta mokolo oyo nabimisaki bato na Ngai, Isalaele, na Ejipito, naponaki engumba moko te kati na mabota nyonso ya Isalaele mpo ete batonga kuna Tempelo epai wapi Kombo na Ngai ekozala; kasi naponaki Davidi mpo ete akamba bato na Ngai, Isalaele! »
17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Tata na ngai, Davidi, azalaki na makanisi ya kotonga Tempelo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo ya Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele.
18 But Yahweh said to David my father, 'In that it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well for it to be in your heart.
Kasi Yawe alobaki na Davidi, tata na ngai: « Osali malamu lokola ozwi makanisi ya kotonga Tempelo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai.
19 Nevertheless you will not build the house; instead, your son, one who will be born from your loins, will build the house for my name.'
Kasi ezali yo te moto okotonga Tempelo yango; ezali nde mwana na yo ya mobali, oyo akobima na mokongo na yo moko, moto akotonga Tempelo yango mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai. »
20 Yahweh has carried out the word that he had said, for I have arisen in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
Yawe akokisi elaka na Ye. Nakitani na Davidi, tata na ngai, navandi na kiti ya bokonzi ya Isalaele, ndenge kaka Yawe alobaki, mpe natongi Tempelo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo ya Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele.
21 I have made a place for the ark there, in which is Yahweh's covenant, which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”
Nabongisi kuna esika mpo na Sanduku ya Boyokani ya Yawe, boyokani oyo asalaki elongo na batata na biso tango abimisaki bango na mokili ya Ejipito.
22 Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh, before all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward the heavens.
Salomo atelemaki liboso ya etumbelo ya Yawe; mpe na miso ya lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele, atombolaki maboko likolo
23 He said, “Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no God like you in the heavens above or on the earth below, who keeps his covenant faithfulness with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;
mpe asambelaki: « Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, ezali na nzambe moko te oyo akokani na Yo, ezala kuna na likolo to awa na se! Obatelaka boyokani mpe bolingo na Yo mpo na basali na Yo, oyo batambolaka kolanda mokano na Yo na motema na bango mobimba.
24 you who have kept with your servant David my father, what you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.
Solo, okokisi bilaka oyo opesaki na Davidi, tata na ngai mpe mosali na Yo; makambo oyo olobaki na monoko na Yo, okokisi yango na nguya ya loboko na Yo, ndenge ezali komonana na mokolo ya lelo.
25 Now then, Yahweh, God of Israel, carry out what you have promised to your servant David my father, when you said, 'You will not fail to have a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful to walk before me, as you have walked before me.'
Sik’oyo, oh Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, kokisa mpe elaka mosusu oyo opesaki na Davidi, tata na ngai mpe mosali na Yo, tango olobaki na ye: ‹ Okozangaka te moto oyo akovanda na kiti ya bokonzi ya Isalaele, na miso na Ngai, soki bana na yo bakotambola malamu liboso na Ngai mpe bakotosa mibeko na Ngai, ndenge yo otamboli kolanda mokano na Ngai. ›
26 Now then, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David my father.
Sik’oyo, oh Nzambe ya Isalaele, nabondeli Yo, tika ete elaka yango oyo opesaki na Davidi, tata na ngai mpe mosali na Yo, ekokisama!
27 But will God actually live on the earth? Look, the entire universe and heaven itself cannot contain you—how much less can this temple that I have built!
Kasi, boni, Nzambe akoki solo kovanda na mokili? Soki kutu Likolo mpe Likolo oyo eleki likolo ekoki kokoka Yo te, bongo ekozala boni mpo na Tempelo oyo natongi!
28 Yet please respect this prayer of your servant and his request, Yahweh my God; listen to the cry and prayer that your servant prays before you today.
Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, yoka na bokebi losambo mpe libondeli na ngai, mowumbu na Yo! Yoka koganga mpe libondeli oyo mowumbu na Yo azali kotombola epai na Yo na mokolo ya lelo.
29 May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, to the place about which you have said, 'My name and my presence will be there'—in order to listen to the prayers that your servant will pray toward this place.
Tika ete, moyi mpe butu, miso na Yo ezala ya kofungwama mpo na kotala Tempelo oyo, esika oyo olobaki na tina na yango: ‹ Kombo na Ngai ekozala awa. › Yoka losambo oyo mowumbu na Yo azali kotombola na esika oyo.
30 So listen to the request of your servant and of your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, listen from the place where you live, from the heavens; and when you listen, forgive.
Okoyoka libondeli oyo mowumbu na Yo mpe bato na Yo, Isalaele, bakotombola epai na Yo na kotala na ngambo ya esika oyo! Tika ete oyoka biso wuta na Likolo, evandelo na Yo; yoka mpe limbisa!
31 If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house,
Soki moto asali lisumu epai ya mozalani na ye, mpe batindi ye na makasi ete alapa ndayi esangana na bilakeli mabe, liboso ya etumbelo na Yo kati na Tempelo oyo,
32 listen from the heavens and act. Judge your servants, condemning the guilty and bringing what he has done upon his own head. Declare the innocent not guilty and give to him according to his righteousness.
yoka wuta na Likolo; sala mpe kata makambo kati na bawumbu na Yo mpo na kokweyisa moto oyo asali mabe mpe komemisa ye ngambo ya mabe na ye, kolanda etamboli na ye, mpe mpo na kolongisa moto ya sembo mpe kosalela ye kolanda bosembo na ye.
33 When your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn back to you, confess your name, pray, and request forgiveness from you in this temple—
Tango banguna bakolonga bato na Yo, Isalaele, mpo ete basali lisumu liboso na Yo, soki babongoli mitema mpo na kozongela Yo, basanzoli Kombo na Yo, basambeli mpe babondeli Yo, kati na Tempelo oyo,
34 then please listen in the heavens and forgive the sin of your people Israel; bring them back to the land that you gave to their ancestors.
yoka wuta na Likolo, limbisa masumu ya Isalaele, bato na Yo, mpe zongisa bango na mabele oyo opesaki batata na bango.
35 When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because the people have sinned against you—if they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin when you have afflicted them—
Tango likolo ekokangama mpe mvula ekozala lisusu te mpo ete basali masumu liboso na Yo, soki basambeli na kotala na ngambo ya esika oyo, basanzoli Kombo na Yo mpe batiki masumu na bango, pamba te osili koyokisa bango soni,
36 then listen in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel, when you teach them the good way in which they should walk. Send rain on your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance.
yoka bango wuta na likolo, limbisa masumu ya bawumbu na Yo mpe ya Isalaele, bato na Yo, —tango osili kolakisa bango nzela malamu oyo basengeli kolanda— mpe tinda mvula na mokili na Yo, mokili oyo opesaki lokola libula epai ya bato na Yo.
37 Suppose there is famine in the land, or suppose that there is disease, blight or mildew, locusts or caterpillars; or suppose that an enemy attacks the city gates in their land, or that there is any plague or sickness—
Tango nzala makasi to bokono makasi to moto to bokawuki to kopola ya bambuma to mabanki to mankoko ekokota kati na mokili, tango banguna bakozingela bato na Yo kati na mokili na bango, na bikuke ya bingumba na bango; tango pasi to bokono ya lolenge nyonso ekokweyela bango,
38 and suppose then that prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel—each knowing the plague in his own heart as he spreads out his hands toward this temple.
soki, wana bato na Yo, Isalaele, bayoki mawa makasi kati na mitema na bango mpo na pasi to bokono yango, moko na moko atomboli maboko na ye na ngambo ya Tempelo oyo, asambeli to abondeli Yo,
39 Then listen from heaven, the place where you live, forgive and act, and reward every person for all he does; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of all human beings.
yoka ye wuta na Likolo, evandelo na Yo, limbisa, sala mpe zongisela moto na moto kolanda etamboli na ye, mpo ete oyebi motema ya moto moko na moko. Solo, Yo kaka nde oyebi mitema ya bato.
40 Do this so that they may fear you all the days that they live on the land that you gave to our ancestors.
Sala bongo mpo ete bana ya Isalaele batosa Yo mikolo nyonso oyo bakovanda na mabele oyo opesaki epai na batata na biso.
41 In addition, concerning the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel: When he comes from a distant country because of your name—
Ndenge moko mpe mpo na mopaya oyo azali te na molongo ya Isalaele, bato na Yo: wana akowuta na mokili ya mosika, mpo na Kombo na Yo,
42 for they will hear of your great name, your mighty hand, and your raised arm—when he comes and prays toward this temple,
pamba te bakoyoka sango ya Kombo monene na Yo, ya loboko na Yo ya nguya mpe esembolama; soki ayei mpe asambeli na kotala na ngambo ya Tempelo oyo,
43 then please listen from heaven, the place where you live, and do whatever the foreigner asks of you. Do this so that all the peoples on earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel. Do this so they might know that this house I have built is called by your name.
yoka wuta na Likolo, evandelo na Yo, mpe salela ye nyonso oyo akosenga Yo, mpo ete bikolo nyonso ya mokili bayeba Kombo na Yo, batosa Yo lokola Isalaele, bato na Yo, mpe bayeba ete Tempelo oyo natongi ebulisami nde mpo na Kombo na Yo.
44 Suppose that your people go out to battle against an enemy, by whatever way you may send them, and suppose that they pray to you, Yahweh, toward the city that you have chosen, and toward the house that I have built for your name.
Tango bato na Yo bakokende kobundisa banguna na bango na nzela oyo okolakisa bango, soki basambeli Yawe na kotala na ngambo ya engumba oyo oponaki mpe na ngambo ya Tempelo oyo natongi mpo na Kombo na Yo,
45 Then listen in the heavens to their prayer and their request, and help their cause.
yoka wuta na Likolo losambo mpe libondeli na bango, mpe longisa bango.
46 Suppose that they sin against you, since there is no one who does not sin, and suppose that you are angry with them and deliver them to the enemy, so that the enemy takes them away captive to their land, whether distant or near.
Tango bana ya Isalaele bakosala masumu liboso na Yo, pamba te moto nyonso asalaka masumu, bongo Yo osilikeli bango mpe okabi bango na maboko ya banguna oyo bamemi bango na bowumbu, na mokili ya banguna, ezala ya mosika to ya pene,
47 Then suppose that they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you from the land of their captors. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.'
mpe soki, wuta na mokili ya bowumbu, basosoli, babongoli mitema, babondeli Yo kati na mokili ya bato oyo bamemaki bango na bowumbu mpe balobi: ‹ Tosalaki masumu, tosalaki bambeba, tosalaki makambo mabe; ›
48 Suppose that they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies who captured them, and suppose that they pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their ancestors, and toward the city that you chose, and toward the house that I have built for your name.
soki, wuta na mokili ya banguna na bango epai wapi bamemaki bango lokola bawumbu, basengi Yo bolimbisi na mitema mpe na milimo na bango mobimba; soki basambeli Yo na kotala na ngambo ya mokili na bango, oyo opesaki epai na batata na bango, na ngambo ya engumba oyo oponaki mpe na ngambo ya Tempelo oyo natongi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Yo;
49 Then from heaven, the place where you live, listen to their prayer and their request for help, and you will make matters right for them.
yoka wuta na Likolo, evandelo na Yo; yoka losambo mpe mabondeli na bango, longisa bosembo na bango,
50 Forgive your people who have sinned against you, and all their transgressions that they have committed against you, and make them objects of compassion before their conquerors, and cause their conquerors to have compassion on them.
limbisa bato na Yo na masumu mpe mabe nyonso oyo basalaki liboso na Yo mpe sala ete banguna na bango bayokela bango mawa.
51 They are your people whom you have chosen, whom you rescued out of Egypt as if from the middle of a furnace where iron is forged.
Pamba te bazali bato na Yo mpe libula na Yo, oyo obimisaki na bowumbu wuta na Ejipito, wuta kati na libulu ya moto makasi oyo banyangwiselaka bibende.
52 May your eyes be open to the request of your servant and to the requests of your people Israel, to listen to them whenever they cry to you.
Tika ete miso na Yo efungwama wana mowumbu na Yo mpe Isalaele, bato na Yo, bakobondela Yo; yoka bango tango nyonso oyo bakotombola mingongo epai na Yo.
53 For you separated them from among all the peoples of the earth to belong to you and receive your promises, just as you explained by Moses your servant, when you brought our fathers out of Egypt, Lord Yahweh.”
Pamba te, Nkolo Yawe, Yo moko nde oponaki bango kati na mabota nyonso ya mokili mpe otiaki bango pembeni, mpo ete bazala libula na Yo ndenge olobaki na mowumbu na Yo, Moyize, tango obimisaki batata na biso na Ejipito. »
54 So it was that when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and request to Yahweh, he arose from before the altar of Yahweh, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread out toward the heavens.
Tango Salomo asilisaki kosambela mpe kobondela Yawe, atelemaki liboso ya etumbelo ya Yawe epai wapi afukamaki mpe atombolaki maboko na ye na likolo.
55 He stood and blessed all the assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying,
Wana atelemaki, apambolaki lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele na mongongo makasi mpe alobaki:
56 “May Yahweh be praised, who has given rest to his people Israel, keeping all his promises. Not one word has failed out of all Yahweh's good promises that he made with Moses his servant.
« Tika ete Yawe akumisama, Ye oyo apesi kimia na Isalaele, bato na Ye, ndenge alobaki. Kati na maloba na Ye ya kitoko, oyo alobaki na nzela ya Moyize, mowumbu na Ye, moko te ezangi kokokisama.
57 May Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or forsake us,
Tika ete Yawe, Nzambe na biso, azala elongo na biso ndenge azalaki elongo na batata na biso; atika biso te mpe abwaka biso te;
58 that he may incline our hearts to him, to live in all his ways and keep his commandments and his regulations and his statutes, which he commanded our fathers.
kasi abongola mitema na biso epai na Ye mpo ete tokoka kotambola na nzela na Ye, kobatela mibeko na Ye, malako na Ye mpe mitindo na Ye oyo apesaki na batata na biso.
59 Let these words I have spoken, by which I have made request before Yahweh, be near Yahweh our God day and night, so that he may help the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel, as every day will require;
Tika ete mabondeli na ngai oyo nawuti kotombola epai na Yawe, Nzambe na biso, ezala liboso na Ye butu mpe moyi; mpe tika ete alongisa mowumbu na Ye mpe Isalaele, bato na Ye, ndenge bosenga na bango ya mokolo na mokolo ezali;
60 that all the peoples of the earth may know that Yahweh, he is God, and there is no other God!
mpo ete bato nyonso kati na mokili bayeba solo ete Yawe azali Nzambe, mosusu lokola Ye azali te.
61 Therefore let your heart be true to Yahweh our God, to walk in his statutes and keep his commandments, as on this day.”
Tika ete mitema na bino ezala sembo epai na Yawe, Nzambe na biso, mpo ete botambola kolanda mibeko na Ye mpe bobatela malako na Ye ndenge bosali yango na mokolo ya lelo. »
62 So the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices to Yahweh.
Mokonzi mpe bana nyonso ya Isalaele babonzaki bambeka liboso ya Yawe.
63 Solomon offered a sacrifice of fellowship offerings to Yahweh: twenty-two thousand oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the people of Israel dedicated the house of Yahweh.
Salomo abonzaki lokola mbeka ya boyokani bangombe nkoto tuku mibale na mibale mpe bampate nkoto nkama moko na tuku mibale. Ezalaki ndenge wana nde mokonzi mpe bato nyonso ya Isalaele babulisaki Tempelo ya Yawe.
64 The same day the king set apart the middle of the courtyard in front of the temple of Yahweh, for there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings, because the bronze altar that was before Yahweh was too small to receive the burnt offering, the grain offerings, and the fat of the fellowship offerings.
Na mokolo yango, mokonzi abulisaki lopango ya kati oyo ezalaki liboso ya Tempelo ya Yawe mpe abonzaki wana mbeka ya kotumba, makabo ya gato mpe mafuta ya bambeka ya boyokani; pamba te etumbelo ya bronze oyo ezalaki liboso ya Yawe elekaki moke mpo na koyamba bambeka ya kotumba, makabo ya gato mpe mafuta ya bambeka ya boyokani.
65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo Hamath to the brook of Egypt, before Yahweh our God for seven days and also for another seven days, a total of fourteen days.
Na tango wana, Salomo elongo na Isalaele mobimba basalaki feti monene; mpe lisanga monene ya bato oyo bawutaki na Lebo-Amati kino na moluka ya Ejipito batelemaki liboso ya Yawe, Nzambe na biso, mikolo sambo mpe mikolo sambo mosusu, elingi koloba mikolo zomi na minei.
66 On the eighth day he sent the people away, and they blessed the king and went to their homes with joyful and glad hearts for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, his servant, and to Israel, his people.
Na mokolo ya mwambe, Salomo azongisaki bato. Bongo bato bapambolaki ye mpe bazongaki na bandako na bango ya kapo na esengo mpe na nsayi na mitema mpo na bolamu nyonso oyo Yawe asalelaki Davidi, mowumbu na Ye, mpe Isalaele, bato na Ye.
