Ezekieli 17
1 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Yahweh gave me another message. [He said, ]
2 « Mwana na moto, bongisa sambole moko mpe loba yango lokola lisese epai ya libota ya Isalaele.
“You human, tell this story/parable [DOU] to the people [MTY] of Israel.
3 Loba na bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Mpongo moko ya monene oyo ezalaki na mapapu milayi soki efungwami, na basala ebele ya balangi ya ndenge na ndenge, ekendeki kotelema na Libani. Tango etutaki songe ya nzete moko ya sedele,
[Say to them, ] ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: A huge eagle that had strong wings and long beautiful feathers of many colors flew to Lebanon. It grasped the top of a cedar [tree]
4 ebukaki etape moko ya moke oyo ezalaki na songe ya nzete yango mpe ememaki yango na mokili ya bato ya mombongo, epai wapi elonaki yango kati na engumba ya bateki.
and broke it off. Then the eagle carried it away to [Babylonia], a country that had many merchants/businessmen, and planted it in one of the cities there.
5 Ekamataki ndambo ya milona ya mokili wana, ekendeki kolona yango na mabele ya malamu, lokola nzete oyo elingaka esika ya mayi, pene ya mayi.
Then that eagle took a seedling from [your] country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside [a stream that had] plenty of water.
6 Nkona yango ekolaki mpe ekomaki nzete ya vino; ezalaki penza mokuse, kasi bitape na yango ezalaki efungwama mpe etala na ngambo ya mpongo. Bongo misisa na yango ezalaki kaka etikala na se na yango. Ekomaki nzete ya vino, ebotaki bitape mpe ebimisaki makasa ebele.
It grew and became a low grapevine that spread [along the ground]. Its branches turned up towards the eagle, but its roots grew down into the ground. So it became a [good] vine and produced [lots of] branches and leaves.
7 Kasi ezalaki lisusu na mpongo mosusu ya monene oyo ezalaki na mapapu ya milayi mpe basala ebele. Nzokande, nzete ya vino wana ebimisaki misisa na yango na ngambo ya mpongo wana, longwa na esika oyo balonelaki yango mpe epanzaki bitape na yango kino epai na mpongo wana, mpo na kosopela yango mayi.
But there was another huge eagle that had strong wings and beautiful feathers. And [some of] the roots of the vine grew toward that eagle, and its branches [also] turned toward it, hoping that the eagle would bring more water to it.
8 Balonaki yango na mabele ya malamu, lokola nzete oyo elingaka esika ya mayi, pene ya mayi ebele mpo ete ebota bitape mpe bambuma, mpe ekoma nzete monene ya vino. ›
[That happened in spite of the fact that] the vine had [already] been planted in good soil, where there was plenty of water, with the result that it had produced branches and produced grapes and had become a very healthy/productive vine.’
9 Loba na bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, ekokoma solo monene? Boni, mpongo ya liboso ekopikola yango te mpo ete ezanga kobota mbuma mpe ekawuka? Makasa na yango nyonso ya sika ekokawuka; ekoluka na yango makasi mingi te mpe bato ebele te mpo na kopikola yango.
Then [after you have told that to the people, say to them, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: That vine] will certainly not [RHQ] remain healthy/productive. It will be [RHQ] pulled up by its roots by the eagle [that planted it], and all its fruit will be stripped off and its leaves will wither. And it will not need someone with strong arms or many people to pull it out by its roots.
10 Ata soki bakei kolona yango esika mosusu, okanisi ete ekokola? Ekokawuka nyonso tango mopepe ya este ekoya kobeta yango; solo ekokawuka ata na esika oyo ezalaki kokola malamu. › »
Even if that vine is transplanted, it certainly will not continue to grow [RHQ]. When the hot wind from the east blows against it, it will completely wither, there where it was planted! [RHQ]’”
11 Bongo Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Then Yahweh gave this message to me:
12 « Loba na ndako ya batomboki oyo: ‹ Boni, bozali solo koyeba soki makambo oyo elakisi nini? › Loba na bango: ‹ Mokonzi ya Babiloni ayaki na Yelusalemi, akangaki mokonzi elongo na bakalaka na yango mpe amemaki bango na mokili na ye, elingi koloba na Babiloni.
“Ask these rebellious [Israeli] people, ‘Do you know what this parable/story means?’ Tell them that it signifies that the King of Babylon went to Jerusalem [with his army] and captured the King of Judah and his officials, and took them back to Babylon.
13 Akamataki moko kati na libota ya bokonzi, asalaki boyokani elongo na ye mpe alapisaki ye ndayi; mpe amemaki lisusu bankumu ya mokili
Then he took one of the king’s close relatives [and appointed him to be the king], and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise [to remain loyal]. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,
14 mpo ete bokonzi ekweya, ekoka lisusu kotelema te mpe ewumela kobika kaka na kobatela mibeko ya boyokani na ye.
in order that the kingdom of Judah would not be able to become powerful again. The King of Babylon intended that the kingdom [of Judah] would not continue to exist if the people did not obey that agreement [that he made with the King of Babylon].
15 Kasi atombokelaki mokonzi ya Babiloni mpe atindaki bantoma na ye, na Ejipito mpo ete bapesa ye bampunda mpe basoda ebele. Akolonga solo? Moto oyo azali kosala makambo ya boye akobika solo? Boni, abuka solo boyokani mpe abika?
But the King of Judah rebelled against the King of Babylon by sending officials to Egypt to request from them horses and a large army [to fight against the army of Babylonia]. But the King of Judah will certainly not [RHQ] be sucessful. Rulers who [rebel like that and] and refuse to obey solemn agreements will never [RHQ] escape.
16 Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, akokufa kati na Babiloni, kati mokili ya mokonzi oyo atiaki ye na bokonzi; pamba te atosaki te ndayi oyo alapaki liboso na ye mpe abukaki boyokani oyo asalaki elongo na ye.
[I], Yahweh the Lord, declare that [as surely] as I am alive, the King of Judah will die in Babylon, in the city where the King of Babylon appointed him to be the King [MTY] [of Judah]. He will die because he despised the solemn agreement and refused to do what he promised to do.
17 Faraon elongo na ebele ya basoda na ye ya mpiko mpe basoda na ye mosusu ebele bakokoka kosunga ye te na tango ya bitumba; tango bato ya Babiloni bakotonga bamir ya zelo mpo na kobatamela mpe bakotimola mabulu mpo na koboma bato ebele.
The King of Egypt with all his very huge army [DOU] will not [be able to] help the King of Judah: [The soldiers from Babylonia] will build ramps up against the walls of Jerusalem and set up devices to batter the walls. They will [enter Jerusalem and] kill many of its people.
18 Atosaki te ndayi oyo alapaki mpe abukaki boyokani. Lokola atombolaki loboko na ye na ndayi mpe asali makambo ya boye, akobika te!
The King of Judah despised the solemn agreement by disregarding the treaty. Although he had solemnly promised to be under the control of the King of Babylon, [he sent officials to request help from Egypt]. Therefore he will not escape being punished [by the King of Babylon].
19 Mpo na yango, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na Kombo na Ngai, nakomemisa ye ngambo ya ndayi na Ngai, oyo atioli mpe ya boyokani na Ngai, oyo abuki.
Therefore this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say: 'Just as surely as I am alive, I will cause the King of Judah to be punished [IDM] for ignoring the solemn agreement that he made [with the King of Babylon] and then refusing to obey it.
20 Nakotiela ye motambo na Ngai, mpe akokangama na motambo na Ngai; nakomema ye na Babiloni mpe nakosambisa ye kuna, pamba te atambolaki na boyengebene te liboso na Ngai.
[It will be as though] I will spread a net to capture him, and he will be caught in it. He will [be captured and] taken to Babylon and punished because he rebelled against me.
21 Basoda na ye nyonso ya mpiko bakokufa na mopanga mpe bato oyo bakotikala na bomoi bakopanzana bisika nyonso. Na bongo, bokoyeba solo ete ezali Ngai Yawe nde nalobaki.
Most [HYP] of his soldiers who try to escape will be killed by [their enemies’] swords, and those who survive will be scattered in all directions. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].'”
22 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Ngai moko nakokamata etape ya songe ya nzete ya sedele mpe nakolona yango; nakobuka na songe ya etape yango moto ya nzete moko, oyo nakolona na likolo ya ngomba oyo eleki molayi.
This is [also] what Yahweh the Lord says: “[It will be as though] I will take a shoot from the top of a very tall cedar [tree] and plant it [DOU] in another place. I will plant it on a very high [DOU] mountain.
23 Nakolona yango na likolo ya ngomba ya Isalaele oyo eleki molayi; ekopanza bitape na yango mpe ekobota bambuma, ekokoma nzete ya sedele moko ya kitoko; bandeke ya ndenge na ndenge ekotonga bazala na yango kuna mpe ekopema na se ya pio ya bitape na yango.
[It will be as though] I will plant it on a mountain in Israel, and it will grow and become a beautiful cedar [tree]. Many [HYP] kinds of birds will make their nests in the tree, and they will have shade in its branches.
24 Banzete nyonso ya zamba ekoyeba solo ete Ngai Yawe nde nakweyisaka nzete ya molayi mpe nakomisaka nzete ya mokuse molayi, nakawusaka nzete ya mobesu mpe nakomisaka nzete ya kokawuka nzete ya mobesu. Ngai Yawe nde nalobi mpe nakosala oyo nalobi. › »
And [it will be as though] all the trees in the field will know that I, Yahweh, get rid of tall trees and make little ones grow. I cause [big] green trees to wither, and I cause dry trees to become green. I, Yahweh have said this, and I will [certainly] do what I have said that I will do.”
