Amosi 5
1 Oh libota ya Isalaele, boyoka maloba oyo, eleli oyo nazali koloba na tina na bino:
Hear these words, which I utter concerning you; This lamentation, O house of Israel!
2 « Isalaele, mboka kitoko, ekweyi na mabele, ezali kokoka kotelema lisusu te! Basundoli yango kaka bongo, mpe moto akotelemisa yango azali te. »
She is fallen, she shall rise no more, The virgin of Israel! She is prostrate on her own ground, there is none to raise her up!
3 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: « Engumba oyo ekotinda basoda nkoto moko mpo na kobundela Isalaele ekotikala kaka na basoda nkama moko, mpe oyo ekotinda basoda nkama moko ekotikala kaka na basoda zomi. »
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah; The city which sent out a thousand shall have a hundred left, And that which sent out a hundred shall have ten left, To the house of Israel.
4 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi na libota ya Isalaele: « Bozonga epai na Ngai mpe bokobika!
For thus saith Jehovah to the house of Israel: Seek ye me, and ye shall live!
5 Bokende koluka na Beteli te, bokende na Giligali te, bosala mobembo na Beri-Sheba te. Pamba te Giligali ekokende na bowumbu, mpe Beteli ekokoma eloko pamba. »
Seek not Bethel, And go not to Gilgal, And pass not over to Beersheba! For Gilgal shall surely go into captivity! And Bethel shall come to naught.
6 Boluka Yawe mpe bokobika, soki te akokitela libota ya Jozefi lokola moto oyo ekozikisa yango, mpe moto moko te akozala na Beteli mpo na koboma yango.
Seek Jehovah, and ye shall live! Lest he rush like a fire on the house of Joseph, And it devour, and there be none to quench it in the house of Israel.
7 Bino bato oyo bobongolaka bosembo ngenge mpe bobwakaka bosolo na mabele,
Ye who turn justice into wormwood, And cast righteousness down to the ground.
8 boluka Ye oyo akela lisanga ya minzoto, oyo abongolaka molili pole mpe akomisaka moyi butu, oyo abengaka mayi ya ebale monene mpe asopaka yango na etando ya mokili; Kombo na Ye ezali: Yawe.
Seek him, that made the Pleiades and Orion; That changeth death-like darkness into morning, And darkeneth day into night; That calleth up the waters of the sea, And poureth them out upon the face of the earth; Jehovah is his name!
9 Akweyisaka bato ya makasi mpe abebisaka engumba ya makasi.
Who sendeth sudden destruction upon the strong, And bringeth desolation upon the fortress.
10 Bino bato boyinaka moto oyo akataka makambo na bosembo mpe botiolaka moto oyo alobaka solo,
They hate him that pleadeth in the gate, And abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
11 lokola bozali konyokola babola mpe kobotola bambuma na bango ya ble, bokovanda te na bandako oyo botongaki na mabanga bakata, bokomela te masanga ya vino ya bilanga kitoko ya vino oyo bolonaki.
Since, then, ye trample upon the poor, And take from him presents of wheat, Though ye build houses of hewn stone, ye shall not dwell in them; Though ye plant pleasant vineyards, ye shall not drink their wine.
12 Pamba te nayebi ndenge nini mabe na bino ezali ebele mpe ndenge nini masumu na bino ezali minene: bozali konyokola bato ya sembo mpe kozwa kanyaka, mpe lisusu bozali kokata makambo ya babola na bosembo te.
For I know that your sins are many, And your transgressions manifold, Ye who afflict the righteous, and take a bribe, And oppress the poor in the gate!
13 Boye, moto ya mayele alobaka te na tango ya boye, pamba te mikolo ezali mabe.
Therefore the wise man shall be silent at that time, For it shall be an evil time.
14 Bolukaka kosala bolamu, kasi mabe te, mpo ete bokoka kobika. Boye, Yawe Nzambe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, akozala elongo na bino, ndenge kaka bozali koloba yango.
Seek ye good, and not evil, that ye may live; Then shall Jehovah, the God of hosts, be with you, as ye boast.
15 Boyinaka kosala mabe, kasi bolingaka nde kosala bolamu; bolukaka bosembo tango bozali kosambisa. Tango mosusu Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, akoyokela ndambo ya bato oyo bamikomisaki mbindo te mawa kati na libota ya Jozefi.
Hate ye evil, and love good, And establish justice in the gate; It may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will have pity upon the remnant of Joseph.
16 Yango wana, tala liloba oyo Nkolo, Yawe, Nzambe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, alobi: « Kolela ekozala na babalabala nyonso, mpe koganga ya somo ekozala na bisika nyonso oyo bato bakutanaka. Bakobengisa basali bilanga na matanga, mpe bato oyo balelaka bibembe mpo na kolela.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, the Lord: In all the streets shall there be wailing, And in all the highways shall they cry, Alas! alas! They shall call the husbandmen to mourning, And those who are skilful in lamentation to wailing,
17 Kolela ekozala na bilanga nyonso ya vino, pamba te nakoleka kati na bino, » elobi Yawe.
And in all vineyards shall be sounds of woe, For I will pass through the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
18 Mawa na bino oyo bozali na posa ya mokolo ya Yawe! Bozali kozela nini na mokolo ya Yawe? Ekozala mokolo ya molili, kasi ya pole te.
Woe unto them that ask for the day of Jehovah! What is the day of Jehovah to you? It shall be darkness, and not light.
19 Ekozala lokola moto oyo azali kokima nkosi, bongo akutani na ngombolo; lokola moto oyo akoti na ndako na ye mpe atie loboko na ye na mir, bongo nyoka eswi ye.
As if a man fled from a lion, And a bear met him; Or went into a house and leaned his hand on a wall, And a serpent bit him;
20 Boni, mokolo ya Yawe ekozala te mokolo ya molili? Boni, ekozala te mokolo oyo ezanga pole? Ekozala penza mokolo ya molili makasi, ata kongenga moke ekozala te.
So shall the day of Jehovah be darkness, and not light, Even thick darkness, and no brightness in it.
21 Nayini bafeti na bino ya bule, nazali kosepela na yango ata moke te; mayangani na bino ya bule ezali kolumba solo mabe liboso na Ngai.
I hate, I despise your feasts; I have no delight in your solemn assemblies.
22 Ata soki bomemeli Ngai bambeka na bino ya kotumba to ya bambuma, nakondima yango te; ata soki bomemeli Ngai bambeka ya boyokani, oyo eleki mafuta, nakotala yango ata moke te.
When ye offer me burnt-offerings and flour-offerings, I will not accept them; And upon the thank-offerings of your fatlings I will not look.
23 Bolongola makelele ya banzembo na bino liboso na Ngai! Nakoyoka mindule ya mandanda na bino te.
Take ye away from me the noise of your songs, And the music of your harps let me not hear!
24 Kasi tika ete makambo ekatama na bosolo ndenge ebale etiolaka, mpe bosembo etambola lokola ebale oyo ekawukaka te.
Let justice flow forth as waters, And righteousness as a mighty stream!
25 Oh bato ya Isalaele, boni, bozalaki kobonzela Ngai mbeka mpe kopesa Ngai makabo na mibu tuku minei oyo bolekisaki na esobe?
Did ye offer me sacrifices and offerings In the wilderness, for forty years, O house of Israel?
26 Nzokande, botombolaki ndako ya kapo ya Sikuti, mokonzi na bino, mpe evandelo ya Kevani, nzambe na bino ya ekeko, monzoto ya nzambe na bino oyo bomisalelaki.
But ye bore the tabernacle of your king, And the shrine of your images, The star of your god, which ye made for yourselves.
27 Yango wana nakotinda bino na bowumbu, mosika koleka Damasi, elobi Ye oyo Kombo na Ye ezali: Yawe, Nzambe Mokonzi ya mampinga.
Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, Saith Jehovah, whose name is the God of hosts!
