Kobima 6
1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize: — Sik’oyo, okomona makambo oyo nakosala Faraon: na loboko na Ngai ya nguya, Faraon akotika bato na Ngai kokende mpe akobimisa bango na mokili na ye.
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Now you will see what I will do to the king [and his people]. I will powerfully [MTY] compel him to let my people go. In fact, by my power [MTY] [I will force] him to expel them from his land!”
2 Nzambe alobaki lisusu na Moyize: — Nazali Yawe.
God also said to Moses/me, “I am Yahweh.
3 Namimonisaki epai ya Abrayami, ya Izaki mpe ya Jakobi lokola Nzambe-Na-Nguya-Nyonso, kasi namimonisaki te epai na bango na Kombo na Ngai: Yawe.
I am the one who appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and [told them that I] was God Almighty, but I did not [tell] them that my name [was Yahweh].
4 Nasalaki boyokani na Ngai elongo na bango mpo na kopesa bango mokili ya Kanana epai wapi bazalaki kowumela lokola bapaya.
I also made my solemn agreement with them, promising to give them the Canaan region. That was the area in which they were living as foreigners.
5 Mpe lisusu nayoki kolela ya bana ya Isalaele oyo bato ya Ejipito bakomisi bawumbu, bongo nakanisi lisusu boyokani na Ngai.
Furthermore, I have heard the Israeli people as they were groaning [because of the hard work that] the Egyptians forced them to do as their slaves. I have thought about that solemn promise [that I made].
6 Yango wana, loba na bana ya Isalaele: « Nazali Yawe! Nakokangola bino na misala makasi oyo bato ya Ejipito bapesi bino. Nakokangola bino na se ya bowumbu na bango na loboko na nguya mpe na bitumbu ya makasi.
So tell the Israeli people that [I said this: ] ‘I am Yahweh. I will free you from the burdens [of heavy work] that the Egyptians [have given you]. I will free you from being their slaves. With my great power [MTY] and by punishing them [MTY] very severely, I will save you.
7 Nakozwa bino lokola bato na Ngai moko, bongo nakozala Nzambe na bino. Boye bokoyeba ete Ngai Yawe, nazali Nzambe na bino, oyo akangolaki bino na se ya misala makasi ya bato ya Ejipito.
I will cause you to be my own people, and I will be your God, [the one you worship]. You will truly know that I, Yahweh your God, am the one who has freed you from the burdens [of work as slaves] of the Egyptians.
8 Mpe nakokotisa bino na mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa yango epai ya Abrayami, epai ya Izaki mpe epai ya Jakobi; nakopesa bino yango mpo ete ekoma ya bino. Nazali Yawe. »
And I will bring you to the land that I solemnly promised to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. You will possess it [forever]. I, Yahweh, am [promising this].’”
9 Moyize alobaki makambo oyo epai ya bana ya Isalaele, kasi bayokaki ye te, pamba te misala makasi oyo bazalaki kopesa bango elembisaki mitema na bango.
Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, but they did not believe what he/I said. They were very discouraged [IDM] because of the hard work [that they had been forced to do as slaves].
10 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
11 — Kende koyebisa Faraon, mokonzi ya Ejipito, ete abimisa bana ya Isalaele na mokili na ye.
“Go and tell the king of Egypt [again] that he must allow the Israeli people to leave his land!”
12 Kasi Moyize azongiselaki Yawe: — Soki kutu bana ya Isalaele bayoki ngai te, ndenge nini Faraon ayoka ngai moto ya likukuma?
But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen [to what I am saying]. [Even] the Israeli people have not paid attention to what I [told them]. But I am a poor speaker. [MET, MTY] So (why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?/the king will certainly not pay attention to what I [tell him]!)” [RHQ]
13 Yawe alobaki na Moyize mpe Aron na tina na bana ya Isalaele mpe ya Faraon, mokonzi ya Ejipito, oyo epai ya nani apesaki mitindo ete abimisa bana ya Isalaele na Ejipito.
But Yahweh spoke to Aaron and Moses/me and commanded them/us, “Tell the Israeli people and the king of Egypt that I have [commissioned you two] to lead the Israeli people out of Egypt.”
14 Tala bakambi ya mabota na bango: Bana mibali ya Ribeni, mwana mobali ya liboso ya Isalaele: Enoki, Palu, Etsironi mpe Karimi. Wana nde mabota ya Ribeni.
(Here is/I will now give you) a list of the ancestors of [Moses/me and Aaron]: The sons of Reuben, who was Jacob’s oldest son, [were] Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. They were [ancestors of] the clans [that have those same names].
15 Bana mibali ya Simeoni: Yemuweli, Yamini, Owadi, Yakini, Tsoari mpe Saulo, mwana mobali oyo abotamaki na mwasi ya Kanana. Wana nde mabota ya Simeoni.
The sons of Simeon [were] Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul. Shaul’s mother was a woman from the Canaan people-group. Those men also were [ancestors of] clans [that have those same names].
16 Tala bakombo ya bana mibali ya Levi oyo awumelaki na bomoi mibu nkama moko na tuku misato na sambo kolanda ndenge babotamela: Gerishoni, Keati mpe Merari.
These are the names of the sons of Levi, in the order in which they were born: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi was 137 years old [when he died].
17 Bana mibali ya Gerishoni kolanda mabota na bango: Libini mpe Shimei.
The sons of Gershon [were] Libni and Shimei. They were ancestors of clans that have those names.
18 Bana mibali ya Keati oyo awumelaki na bomoi mibu nkama moko na tuku misato na misato: Amirami, Yitseari, Ebron mpe Uzieli.
The sons of Kohath [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath was 133 years old [when he died].
19 Bana mibali ya Merari: Maali mpe Mushi. Wana nde mabota ya Levi kolanda ndenge babotamela.
The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi. All of those people whose names [I have listed] belonged to tribes/clans descended from Levi, in the order in which they were born.
20 Amirami abalaki Yokebedi, tata mwasi na ye, oyo abotelaki ye Aron mpe Moyize. Amirami awumelaki na bomoi mibu nkama moko na tuku misato na sambo.
Amram married his father’s sister, Jochebed. She was the mother of Aaron and Moses/me. Amram was 137 years old [when he died].
21 Bana mibali ya Yitseari: Kore, Nefegi mpe Zikiri.
The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
22 Bana mibali ya Uzieli: Mishaeli, Elitsafani mpe Sitiri.
The sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri.
23 Aron abalaki Elisheba, mwana mwasi ya Aminadabi mpe ndeko mwasi ya Nashoni. Elisheba abotelaki Aron: Nadabi, Abiyu, Eleazari mpe Itamari.
Aaron married Elisheba. She was the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon. Elisheba gave birth to [four sons]: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
24 Bana mibali ya Kore: Asiri, Elikana mpe Abiazafi. Wana nde mabota ya Kore.
The sons of Korah [were] Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. They were the ancestors of the Korah people-group.
25 Eleazari, mwana mobali ya Aron, abalaki moko kati na bana basi ya Putieli, oyo abotelaki ye mwana mobali: Pineasi. Wana nde bakambi ya mabota ya Levi kolanda mabota ya botata na bango.
Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she gave birth to Phinehas. [That ends the list of] the families and clans that were descended from Levi.
26 Ezali epai ya Aron mpe Moyize nde Yawe alobaki: « Bobimisa bana ya Isalaele na Ejipito lokola mampinga oyo etandami na molongo. »
Aaron and Moses/I were the ones to whom Yahweh said, “Lead all the families and clans of the Israeli people out of Egypt.”
27 Ezali bango nde bakendeki kokutana na Faraon, mokonzi ya Ejipito, mpo na kobimisa bana ya Isalaele na mokili na ye. Ezali nde Moyize mpe Aron wana.
They/We were the ones who spoke to the king of Egypt about bringing the Israeli people out of Egypt.
28 Tala makambo oyo ekomaki tango Yawe alobaki na Moyize, na Ejipito:
On the day that Yahweh spoke to Moses/me in Egypt,
29 Yawe ayebisaki Moyize: — Nazali Yawe. Loba na Faraon, mokonzi ya Ejipito, makambo nyonso oyo nayebisi yo.
he said, “I am Yahweh. You must tell the king everything that I say to you.”
30 Kasi Moyize azongiselaki Yawe: — Tala, nazali na likukuma; ndenge nini Faraon akoyoka ngai?
But Moses/I said to Yahweh, “Listen to me. I am not a good speaker. [MET, MTY] So (the king will certainly not pay attention to what I say/why should the king pay attention to what I tell him?)!” [RHQ]
