Numbers 21
1 And the Canaanite — king Arad — dwelling in the south, heareth that Israel hath come the way of the Atharim, and he fighteth against Israel, and taketh [some] of them captive.
Tango moto ya mboka Kanana, mokonzi ya Aradi, oyo azalaki kovanda na Negevi ayokaki ete Isalaele azali koya pembeni ya nzela ya Atarimi, abundisaki bana ya Isalaele mpe akangaki bamosusu kati na bango na boloko.
2 And Israel voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, 'If Thou dost certainly give this people into my hand, then I have devoted their cities;'
Boye, bana ya Isalaele balapaki ndayi oyo epai na Yawe: « Soki okabi bato oyo na maboko na biso, tokobebisa bingumba na bango nyonso. »
3 and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Israel, and giveth up the Canaanite, and he devoteth them and their cities, and calleth the name of the place Hormah.
Yawe ayokaki kolela ya bana ya Isalaele mpe apesaki bango elonga likolo ya bato ya mboka Kanana elongo na bingumba na bango. Yango wana, babengaka esika yango « Orima » oyo elingi koloba: kobebisama.
4 And they journey from mount Hor, the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom, and the soul of the people is short in the way,
Bana ya Isalaele batikaki ngomba Ori mpe bakendeki pembeni-pembeni ya nzela ya ebale monene ya Barozo, mpo na kokima mokili ya Edomi. Kasi bato bakokaki lisusu te kokanga motema na nzela.
5 and the people speak against God, and against Moses, 'Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.'
Batombokelaki Nzambe mpe Moyize, balobaki: « Mpo na nini boye! Bobimisaki biso na Ejipito mpo ete toya kokufa na esobe? Bilei ezali te, mayi ezali te mpe tolembi kolia bilei oyo ya pamba-pamba! »
6 And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
Bongo Yawe atindelaki bango banyoka ya ngenge oyo ekomaki koswa bato mpe bana ya Isalaele ebele bakufaki.
7 and the people come in unto Moses and say, 'We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;' and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.
Bato bayaki epai ya Moyize mpe balobaki: « Tosalaki masumu tango totombokelaki Yawe mpe totombokelaki yo. Bondela Yawe ete alongola mosika na biso banyoka oyo. » Boye, Moyize abondelaki mpo na bato.
8 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Make for thee a burning [serpent], and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it — he hath lived.
Yawe alobaki na Moyize: — Salisa nyoka moko ya ebende mpe telemisa yango likolo ya nzete mpo ete moto nyonso oyo aswami, atala yango mpe abika.
9 And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass — he hath lived.
Boye, Moyize asalisaki nyoka moko ya ebende mpe atelemisaki yango na likolo ya nzete. Boye moto nyonso oyo nyoka eswaki, bongo atalaki nyoka ya ebende, abikaki.
10 And the sons of Israel journey, and encamp in Oboth.
Bana ya Isalaele balongwaki wana mpe bakendeki kotonga molako na bango na Oboti.
11 And they journey from Oboth, and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the wilderness that [is] on the front of Moab, at the rising of the sun.
Kolongwa na Oboti bakendeki kotonga molako na bango na Iye-Abarimi, na esobe oyo etalana na Moabi, na ngambo oyo moyi ebimaka.
12 From thence they have journeyed, and encamp in the valley of Zared.
Kolongwa wana, bakendeki kotonga molako na bango na lubwaku ya Zeredi.
13 From thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon [is] the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
Kolongwa wana, bakendeki kotonga molako na bango na ngambo mosusu ya Arinoni, mayi oyo elekela na esobe, wuta na etuka ya mokili ya bato ya Amori. Mayi ya Arinoni ezalaki na mondelo ya Moabi, na kati-kati ya mokili ya Moabi mpe ya Amori.
14 therefore it is said in a book, 'The wars of Jehovah,' — 'Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;
Yango wana, buku ya bitumba ya Yawe eloba: « Wahebi kati na Sufa mpe miluka na yango, Arinoni
15 And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'
mpe nzela ya miluka ya mabwaku oyo ekenda kino na engumba Ari mpe elekela pembeni-pembeni ya mondelo ya Moabi. »
16 And from thence [they journeyed] to Beer; it [is] the well [concerning] which Jehovah said to Moses, 'Gather the people, and I give to them — water.'
Kolongwa wana, bakobaki kokende kino na Beri oyo ezalaki libulu ya mayi epai wapi Yawe alobaki na Moyize: « Sangisa bato esika moko mpo ete nakopesa bango mayi. »
17 Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well — they have answered to it:
Boye, bana ya Isalaele bayembaki loyembo oyo: « Oh libulu, bimisa mayi! Boyembela yango!
18 'A well — digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.' And from the wilderness [they journeyed] to Mattanah,
Libulu oyo bana bakonzi batimola, oyo bato minene batobola na mangenda mpe banzete na bango. » Kolongwa na esobe, bakendeki kino na Matana;
19 and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
kolongwa na Matana bakendeki na Naalieli, kolongwa na Naalieli bakendeki kino na Bamoti;
20 and from Bamoth in the valley which [is] in the field of Moab [to] the top of Pisgah, which hath looked on the front of the wilderness.
mpe kolongwa na Bamoti bakendeki kino na lubwaku ya Moabi, na songe ya ngomba Pisiga, oyo eleki molayi na esobe.
21 And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
Bana ya Isalaele batindaki bantoma mpo na koyebisa Sikoni, mokonzi ya bato ya Amori:
22 'Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king's way we go, till that we pass over thy border.'
« Tika biso tolekela na mokili na yo. Tokokota te na elanga to na elanga ya vino moko, mpe tokomela te mayi ya mabulu na bino; tokoleka kaka na nzela ya monene ya mokonzi kino tokosilisa kokatisa mokili na yo. »
23 And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the wilderness, and cometh in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel.
Kasi Sikoni aboyaki kopesa bana ya Isalaele nzela ya kolekela na mokili na ye; asangisaki mampinga na ye nyonso ya basoda mpe abimaki na esobe mpo na kobundisa Isalaele. Abundisaki Isalaele tango akomaki na Yakatsi.
24 And Israel smiteth him by the mouth of the sword, and possesseth his land from Arnon unto Jabbok — unto the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon [is] strong.
Kasi Isalaele alongaki ye mpe akamataki mokili na ye wuta na Arinoni kino na Yaboki, mpe lisusu kino na mokili ya bato ya Amoni, mpo ete bazalaki kokengela mondelo yango makasi.
25 And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;
Isalaele abotolaki bingumba nyonso ya bato ya Amori mpe bakomaki kovanda kati na yango, bakisa Eshiboni mpe bamboka mike na yango nyonso ya zingazinga.
26 for Heshbon is a city of Sihon king of the Amorite, and he hath fought against the former king of Moab, and taketh all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon;
Eshiboni ezalaki engumba oyo Sikoni, mokonzi ya bato ya Amori, oyo abundisaki mokonzi ya kala ya Moabi mpe abotolaki na maboko na ye mokili nyonso, kino na Arinoni.
27 therefore those using similes say — 'Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,
Yango wana balobaka na masese: « Boya na Eshiboni! Tika ete etelema lisusu! Tika ete engumba Sikoni etongama lisusu!
28 For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.
Moto ebimaki wuta na Eshiboni, ndemo ya moto ebimaki wuta na engumba ya Sikoni, etumbaki Ari ya Moabi, bavandi ya bangomba ya Arinoni.
29 Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape — Also his daughters — Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite — Sihon!
Oh Moabi, mawa na yo! Oh bato ya Kemoshi, bobebisami! Bakomisaki bana na ye ya mibali bakimi; mpe bana basi na ye, bakangami ya mokonzi Sikoni, mokonzi ya Amori.
30 And we shoot them, Perished hath Heshbon unto Dibon, And we make desolate unto Nophah, Which [is] unto Medeba.'
Kasi tolongi bango; Eshiboni nyonso ebebisami kino na Diboni, topanzi yango nyonso kino na Nofaki, mpe kino na Medeba. »
31 And Israel dwelleth in the land of the Amorite,
Boye Isalaele avandaki na mokili ya bato ya Amori.
32 and Moses sendeth to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] there,
Sima na yango, Moyize atindaki banongi na Yaezeri, bana ya Isalaele babotolaki bamboka ya mike-mike oyo ya zingazinga na yango mpe babenganaki bato ya Amori oyo bazalaki kovanda kuna.
33 and turn and go up the way of Bashan, and Og king of Bashan cometh out to meet them, he and all his people, to battle, [at] Edrei.
Boye bana ya Isalaele babalukaki mpe bakendeki pembeni-pembeni ya nzela oyo ekenda kino na Bashani. Ogi, mokonzi ya Bashani, elongo na mampinga na ye nyonso babimaki mpo na kokutana na bango mpe kobundisa bango na Edreyi.
34 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Fear him not, for into thy hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon.'
Bongo Yawe alobaki na Moyize: « Kobanga ye te, pamba te nakabi ye elongo na mampinga na ye nyonso mpe mokili na ye na maboko na yo; sala ye ndenge osalaki Sikoni, mokonzi ya bato ya Amori, oyo azalaki kovanda na Eshiboni. »
35 And they smite him, and his sons, and all his people, until he hath not left to him a remnant, and they possess his land.
Boye, bana ya Isalaele babomaki ye elongo na bana na ye ya mibali mpe mampinga na ye nyonso; batikaki ata moto moko te na bomoi, mpe bakamataki mokili na ye.
