Ezekieli 20
1 Na mokolo ya zomi, na sanza ya mitano ya mobu oyo ya sambo, ndambo ya bakambi ya Isalaele bayaki kotuna toli ya Yawe mpe bavandaki liboso na ngai.
And it came to pass in the seventh year, on the fifteenth day of the month, there came men of the elders of the house of Israel to enquire of the Lord, and they sat before me.
2 Bongo, Yawe alobaki na ngai:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3 « Mwana na moto, loba na bakambi ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, boyei solo kotuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, nakomitika te ete botuna toli epai na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe. ›
Son of man, speak to the elders of the house of Israel, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; Are you come to enquire of me? [As] I live, I will not be enquired of by you, says the Lord.
4 Boni, mwana na moto, okosambisa bango? Okosambisa bango solo? Tutanisa bango na misala ya mbindo ya batata na bango
Shall I utterly take vengeance on them, son of man? testify to them of the iniquities of their fathers:
5 mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na mokolo oyo naponaki Isalaele, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, epai ya bakitani ya libota ya Jakobi ete nakomimonisa Ngai moko epai na bango kati na Ejipito, nalapaki ndayi mpe nayebisaki bango: ‘Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord; From the day that I chose the house of Israel, and became known to the seed of the house of Jacob, and was known to them in the land of Egypt, and helped them with my hand, saying, I am the Lord your God;
6 Na mokolo wana, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakobimisa bango na Ejipito mpe nakomema bango na mokili oyo nalukelaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko.
in that day I helped them with my hand, to bring them out of the land of Egypt into the land which I prepared for them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is abundant beyond every land.
7 Nalobaki na bango: ‘Tika ete moto na moto alongola bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezali liboso ya miso na ye! Bomikomisa mbindo te, na nzela ya banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito! Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
And I said to them, Let every one cast away the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the devices of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
8 Kasi batombokelaki Ngai mpe baboyaki koyokela Ngai, balongolaki te bililingi ya mbindo oyo ezalaki liboso na bango, babwakaki te banzambe ya bikeko ya Ejipito. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai, kati na Ejipito.
But they revolted from me, and would not listen to me: they cast not away the abominations of their eyes, and forsook not the devices of Egypt: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them, to accomplish my wrath upon them in the midst of Egypt.
9 Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo epai wapi bazalaki kovanda. Ngai moko namimonisaki epai ya bana ya Isalaele na miso ya bikolo wana, mpo na kobimisa bango na Ejipito.
But I wrought [so] that my name should not be at all profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in the midst of whom they are, among whom I was made known to them in their sight, to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
10 Yango wana nabimisaki bango na Ejipito mpe namemaki bango na esobe.
And I brought them into the wilderness.
11 Napesaki bango bikateli na Ngai mpe nalakisaki bango mibeko na Ngai mpo ete moto oyo akotosa yango abika na nzela na yango.
And I gave them my commandments, and made known to them mine ordinances, all which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them.
12 Napesaki bango mpe mikolo na Ngai ya Saba lokola elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bango, mpo bayeba ete Ngai Yawe nde nabulisaki bango.
And I gave them my sabbaths, that they should be for a sign between me and them, that they should know that I am the Lord that sanctify them.
13 Kasi bana ya Isalaele batombokelaki Ngai kati na esobe; batosaki bikateli na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto oyo asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango. Mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakobebisa bango kati na esobe.
And I said to the house of Israel in the wilderness, Walk you in my commandments: but they walked not [in them], and they rejected mine ordinances, which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them; and they grievously profaned my sabbaths: and I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.
14 Kasi mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
But I wrought [so] that my name should not be at all profaned before the Gentiles, before whose eyes I brought them out.
15 Kati na esobe, nalapaki lisusu ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakokotisa bango lisusu te na mokili oyo nabongiselaki bango, mokili oyo ebimisaka miliki mpe mafuta ya nzoyi, mokili oyo eleki mikili nyonso na kitoko;
But I lifted up my hand against them in the wilderness once for all, that I would not bring them into the land which I gave them, a land flowing with milk and honey, it is sweeter than all lands:
16 pamba te babwakaki mibeko na Ngai, batosaki bikateli na Ngai te mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba: mitema na bango ekangamaki na banzambe na bango ya bikeko.
because they rejected mine ordinances, and walked not in my commandments, but profaned my sabbaths, and went after the imaginations of their hearts.
17 Kasi lokola natalaki bango na liso ya mawa, yango wana nabebisaki bango te mpe nasilisaki koboma bango te kati na esobe.
Yet mine eyes spared them, so as [not] to destroy them utterly, and I did not make an end of them in the wilderness.
18 Nalobaki na bana na bango kati na esobe: ‘Bolanda bikeko ya batata na bino te, botosa mibeko na bango te to bomikomisa mbindo te na banzambe na bango ya bikeko!
And I said to their children in the wilderness, Walk not you in the customs of your fathers, and keep not their ordinances, and have no fellowship with their practices, nor defile yourselves [with them].
19 Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino. Bolanda bikateli na Ngai mpe bobatela na bokebi mibeko na Ngai.
I [am] the Lord your God; walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them;
20 Bobulisa mikolo na Ngai ya Saba mpo ete ezala elembo ya boyokani kati na Ngai mpe bino. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe, Nzambe na bino.’
and hallow my sabbaths, and let them be a sign between me and you, that you may know that I am the Lord your God.
21 Kasi bana mpe batombokelaki Ngai, balandaki bikateli na Ngai te, babatelaki te na bokebi mibeko na Ngai, oyo moto asengeli kotosa mpo ete abika na nzela na yango, mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba. Boye, namilobelaki ete nakotombokela bango makasi mpe nakopelisela bango kanda na Ngai kati na esobe.
But they provoked me, and their children walked not in my commandments, and they took no heed to mine ordinances to do them, which [if] a man shall do, he shall even live in them, and they profaned my sabbaths: then I said that I would pour out my wrath upon them in the wilderness, to accomplish mine anger upon them.
22 Kasi nazongisaki loboko na Ngai sima, mpe mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, nasalaki bongo mpo ete Kombo na Ngai etiolama te na miso ya bikolo oyo liboso na bango, nabimisaki bango na Ejipito.
But I wrought so that my name might not be at all profaned before the Gentiles; and I brought them out in their sight.
23 Nzokande, kati na esobe, nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopanza bango kati na bikolo mpe kati na mikili ya bapaya;
I lifted up my hand against them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the Gentiles, [and] disperse them in the countries;
24 pamba te batosaki mibeko na Ngai te, kasi babwakaki bikateli na Ngai mpe babebisaki bosantu ya mikolo na Ngai ya Saba, mpe miso na bango ekobaki kotala kaka banzambe ya bikeko ya batata na bango.
because they kept not mine ordinances, and rejected my commandments, and profaned my sabbaths, and their eyes went after the imaginations of their fathers.
25 Mpe lisusu, Ngai moko napesaki bango bikateli ya malamu te mpe mibeko oyo epesaka bomoi te,
So I gave them commandments [that were] not good, and ordinances in which they should not live.
26 natikaki ete bamikomisa mbindo na nzela ya makabo na bango, mbeka ya mwana ya liboso nyonso, mpo ete natondisa bango na somo mpe bayeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe. ›
And I will defile them by their [own] decrees, when I pass through upon every one that opens the womb, that I may destroy them.
27 Yango wana, mwana na moto, loba na bana ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Ezalaki mpe kaka boye nde batata na bino bafingaki Ngai, wana batambolaki na boyengebene te na miso na Ngai.
Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord: Hitherto have your fathers provoked me in their trespasses in which they transgressed against me.
28 Tango nakotisaki bango na mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa bango, mpe tango bamonaki bangomba milayi mpe banzete ya mibesu, bakomaki kobonza kuna bambeka mpe bakado oyo etumbolaki kanda na Ngai, kopesa makabo na bango ya solo kitoko mpe kosopa makabo na bango ya masanga.
Whereas I brought them into the land concerning which I lifted up mine hand to give it them; and they looked upon every high hill, and every shady tree, and they sacrificed there to their gods, and offered there sweet smelling savor, and there they poured out their drink-offerings.
29 Boye, natunaki bango: Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba epai wapi bozali kokende elakisi nini? › Mpe babengaki yango, kino na mokolo ya lelo: ‹ Esambelo ya likolo ya ngomba. ›
And I said to them, What is Abama, that you go in there? and they called its name Abama, until this day.
30 Yango wana, loba na libota ya Isalaele: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, bomikomisi solo mbindo mpo na kolanda nzela ya batata na bino mpe kosalela banzambe na bango ya bikeko?
Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord, Do you pollute yourselves with the iniquities of your fathers, and do you go a-whoring after their abominations,
31 Tango bozali kobonza makabo na bino, mbeka ya bana na bino ya mibali na moto, bozali kokoba komikomisa mbindo na nzela ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko kino na mokolo ya lelo. Oh libota ya Isalaele; boni, namitika ete botuna toli epai na Ngai? Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakotika te ete botuna Ngai.
and [do you pollute yourselves] with the first fruits of your gifts, in the offerings wherewith you pollute yourselves in all your imaginations, until this day; and shall I answer you, O house of Israel? [As] I live, says the Lord, I will not answer you, neither shall this thing come upon your spirit.
32 Bozali koloba: ‘Tolingi kozala lokola bato ya bikolo mosusu, lokola bituka ya mikili mosusu; tolingi na biso kosalaka mpo na banzete mpe mabanga.’ Kasi eloko oyo bozali kokanisa ekosalema te.
And it shall not be as you say, We will be as the nations, and as the tribes of the earth, to worship stocks and stones.
33 Na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Nkolo Yawe, nakokonza bino, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai, oyo esembolama, mpe na kanda makasi;
Therefore, [as] I live, says the Lord, I will reign over you with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath:
34 nakozongisa bino wuta na bikolo ya bapaya mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana, na nguya ya loboko na Ngai oyo esembolama mpe na kanda makasi.
I will bring you out from the nations, and will take you out of the lands wherein you were dispersed, with a strong hand, and with a high arm, and with outpoured wrath.
35 Nakomema bino na esobe ya bikolo, mpe kuna, tokotalana na miso mpe nakopesa bino etumbu.
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, and will plead with you there face to face.
36 Nakopesa bino etumbu ndenge napesaki batata na bino etumbu na esobe ya mokili ya Ejipito, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
As I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I judge you, says the Lord.
37 Nakobatela bino na se ya lingenda na Ngai mpe nakomema bino na mokili na Ngai ya boyokani.
And I will cause you to pass under my rod, and I will bring you in by number.
38 Nakolongola kati na bino bato oyo batombokelaka Ngai mpe bato oyo batelemelaka Ngai. Bongo nakobimisa bango na mokili oyo bazali kovanda lokola bapaya; kasi bakokota na mokili ya Isalaele te. Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe.
And I will separate from among you the ungodly and the revolters; for I will lead them forth out of their place of sojourning, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am the Lord, [even] the Lord.
39 Kasi mpo na bino, oh libota ya Isalaele, tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Tika ete moko na moko kati na bino akende kosalela banzambe na ye ya bikeko! Kasi na mikolo ekoya, bokotosa Ngai kaka mpe bokotika kobebisa bosantu ya Kombo na Ngai na nzela ya makabo mpe ya banzambe na bino ya bikeko.
And [as to] you, O house of Israel, thus says the Lord, [even] the Lord; Put away each one his [evil] practices, and hereafter if you listen to me, then shall you no more profane my holy name by your gifts and by devices.
40 Pamba te na ngomba na Ngai ya bule, ngomba oyo eleki molayi kati na Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe, kuna na mokili wana, bato nyonso ya libota ya Isalaele bakosalela Ngai, mpe Ngai nakoyamba bango kaka kuna. Kuna, nakosepela koyamba mbeka mpe makabo na bino oyo eleki kitoko mpe mbeka na bino nyonso ya bule.
For upon my holy mountain, on the high mountain, says the Lord, [even] the Lord, there shall all the house of Israel serve me for ever: and there will I accept [you], and there will I have respect to your first fruits, and the first fruits of your offerings, in all your holy things.
41 Nakoyamba bino malamu, lokola makabo ya solo kitoko, tango nakobimisa bino longwa na bikolo mpe nakosangisa bino longwa na mikili epai wapi bozalaki ya kopanzana. Mpe Ngai moko nakomonisa bosantu na Ngai kati na bino na miso ya bikolo.
I will accept you with a sweet smelling savor, when I bring you out from the nations, and take you out of the countries wherein you have been dispersed; and I will be sanctified among you in the sight of the nations.
42 Boye, bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakokotisa bino na mokili ya Isalaele, mokili oyo nalapaki ndayi, na kotombola loboko, ete nakopesa epai ya batata na bino.
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have brought you into the land of Israel, into the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to give it to your fathers.
43 Mpe kuna, bokokanisa lisusu bizaleli na bino mpe misala na bino nyonso oyo na nzela na yango, bomikosaki mbindo mpe bokokoma komiyokela nkele likolo ya mabe nyonso oyo bosalaki.
And you shall there remember your ways, and your devices wherewith you defiled yourselves; and you shall bewail yourselves for all your wickedness.
44 Bokoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe tango nakosalela bino makambo mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Ngai, kasi kolanda te nzela na bino ya mabe mpe misala na bino ya mbindo, oh libota ya Isalaele, elobi Nkolo Yawe. › »
And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have done thus to you, that my name may not be profaned in your evil ways, and in your corrupt devices, says the Lord.
45 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
46 « Mwana na moto, talisa elongi na yo na ngambo ya sude, loba mpo na kotelemela etuka ya sude mpe sakola mpo na kotelemela zamba ya mokili ya sude.
Son of man, set your face against Thaeman, and look toward Darom, and prophesy against the chief forest of Nageb,
47 Loba na zamba ya mokili ya sude: ‹ Yoka Liloba na Yawe. Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Nakopelisa moto kati na yo, mpe ekotumba banzete na yo nyonso, ezala banzete ya mobesu to ya kokawuka. Moto yango ya makasi ekotikala kokufa te mpe ekotumba bilongi nyonso, wuta na nor kino na sude.
and you shall say to the forest of Nageb, Hear the word of the Lord; thus says the Lord, [even] the Lord; Behold, I [will] kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour in you every green tree, and every dry tree: the flame that is kindled shall not be quenched, and every face shall be scorched with it from the south to the north.
48 Bato nyonso bakomona ete ezali Ngai Yawe nde napelisi yango; mpe ekotikala kokufa te. › »
And all flesh shall know that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
49 Bongo nalobaki: « Ah! Nkolo Yawe, bazali kotonga ngai: ‹ Ezali ye te oyo alobaka na masese? › »
And I said, Not so, O Lord God! they say to me, Is not this that is spoken a parable?
