Ebandeli 49
1 Jakobi abengaki bana na ye ya mibali mpe alobaki: — Bosangana mpo ete nakoka koyebisa bino makambo oyo ekokomela bino na mikolo oyo ekoya.
Jacob called his sons together, and said, “Gather round so I can tell you what's going to happen to you in the future.
2 Bosangana mpe boyoka, bana mibali ya Jakobi! Boyoka oyo tata na bino Isalaele akoloba:
Come here, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
3 « Ribeni, ozali mwana na ngai ya liboso, makasi na ngai, elembo ya liboso ya makasi na ngai; oleki na lokumu mpe na nguya.
Reuben. You are my firstborn, conceived when I was strong, born when I was vigorous! You were above all others is position, above all others in power.
4 Mobulu lokola mayi, okokende liboso te, pamba te omataki na mbeto ya tata na yo, esika oyo ngai nalalaka, mpe okomisi yango mbindo.
But you boil over like water, so you won't be above anyone anymore, because you went and slept with my concubine; you violated my marriage bed.
5 Simeoni mpe Levi bazali bandeko, mipanga na bango ezali bibundeli mpo na kotia mobulu.
Simeon and Levi are two of the same kind—they use their weapons for destructive violence.
6 Molimo na ngai, kosangana te na mabongisi na bango ya kosala mabe! Lokumu na ngai, kokota te na lisanga na bango! Pamba te na kanda na bango, babomaki bato; mpe na esengo na bango, basepelaki kokata misisa ya makolo ya bangombe ya mibali.
I refuse to be part of their decisions; I refuse to participate in what they do. For they killed men in their anger; they crippled cattle just for fun.
7 Tika ete kanda na bango elakelama mabe, pamba te ezali makasi! Tika ete kotomboka na bango elakelama mabe, pamba te ezanga mawa! Nakokabola bango na Jakobi mpe nakopanza bango kati na Isalaele.
I curse their anger because it is too harsh; I curse their fury because it is too cruel! I will separate their descendants throughout Jacob; I will scatter them throughout Israel.
8 Yuda, bandeko na yo ya mibali bakokumisa yo, loboko na yo ekozala na kingo ya banguna na yo; bana mibali ya tata na yo bakogumbama liboso na yo.
Judah, your brothers will praise you. You will defeat your enemies. Your father's sons shall bow down to you in respect.
9 Yuda, ozali mwana ya nkosi; mwana na ngai ya mobali, owuti na bokila. Agunzami mpe alali lokola nkosi ya mobali; mpe lokola nkosi ya mwasi, nani akomeka kotelemisa ye?
My son Judah is a young lion coming back from eating its prey. He crouches and lies down like a lion. Like a lion, who would dare to disturb him?
10 Nzete ya bokonzi ekolongwa te na Yuda, lingenda mpe ekolongwa te kati na makolo na ye, kino tango nkolo na ye akoya, nkolo oyo bikolo nyonso ekotosa.
Judah will always hold the scepter, and the staff of authority will always be at his feet until Shiloh comes; the nations will obey him.
11 Akokanga ane na ye na nzete ya vino, mpe mwana ya ane na etape oyo ye akopona; akosukola bilamba na ye na vino; mpe kazaka na ye, na masanga ya vino ya motane.
He ties his donkey to the vine, his donkey's colt to the best vine. He washes his clothes in wine, his robes in the red juice of grapes.
12 Miso na ye ekozala motane koleka vino, mpe minu na ye ekozala pembe koleka miliki.
His eyes sparkle more than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
13 Zabuloni akowumela pene ya ebale monene, eteni ya mabele na ye ekozala libongo ya masuwa, mpe mabele na ye ekokende kino na Sidoni.
Zebulun will live on the seashore and provide a harbor for ships; his territory will extend towards Sidon.
14 Isakari azali ane ya makasi oyo elali kati na mapango mibale.
Issachar is a strong donkey, lying down between two saddle bags.
15 Amonaki ete bopemi ezali malamu, mpe mokili na ye ezali kitoko; boye mapeka na ye ekomema mikumba mpe abongi mpo na misala ya bowumbu.
He sees that the place where he's resting is good, and the land is lovely, so he's willing to lower his back to accept the burden and to work as a slave.
16 Dani akokamba bato na ye lokola moko kati na bikolo ya Isalaele.
Dan will judge his people as one of the tribes of Israel.
17 Dani akozala lokola nyoka na balabala to lokola etupa na nzela, oyo eswaka litindi ya mpunda mpo ete motambolisi na yango akweya.
Dan will be as dangerous as a snake beside the road, a viper by the path that bites the horse's heel, throwing its rider off backwards.
18 Oh Yawe, nazali na elikya ete okobikisa ngai!
I trust in you to save me, Lord.
19 Gadi, banguna ebele bakobundisa ye, kasi ye mpe akobundisa bango kino kobengana bango.
Raiders will attack Gad, but he will attack their heels.
20 Bilei oyo ekobima na mokili ya Aseri ekozala ebele penza; mabele na ye ekobota biloko oyo ebongi mpo na bakonzi.
Asher will have delicious food—he'll produce fancy food for royalty.
21 Nefitali azali lokola mboloko ya nsomi, oyo ebotaka bana kitoko.
Naphtali is a deer that's free to run; it gives birth to beautiful fawns.
22 Jozefi azali lokola nzete oyo ebotaka mbuma mingi, nzete oyo ezalaka pembeni ya etima, mpe oyo bitape na yango elekaka bosanda ya mir.
Joseph is a fruitful tree, a fruitful tree beside a spring, whose branches climb over the wall.
23 Banguna batumbolaki ye, babwakelaki ye makonga mpe babundisaki ye;
The archers viciously attacked him; they shot their arrows at him with hate.
24 kasi ye asimbaki kaka makasi tolotolo na ye, mpe maboko na ye etikalaki kolenga te mpo na loboko ya Elombe ya Jakobi, oyo azali Mobateli mpate, Libanga ya Isalaele.
But he held his bow steady, and his arms and hands moved quickly in the strength of the Mighty One of Jacob, who is called the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.
25 Mpo na Nzambe ya tata na yo, tika ete asungaka yo! mpo na Nkolo-Na-Nguya-Nyonso, tika ete apambola yo, apambola yo na mapamboli ya Lola, wuta na likolo; na mapamboli ya bozindo, na se; na mapamboli ya mabele mpe ya libumu.
The God of your father will help you and the Almighty will bless you with blessings from the heavens above, with blessings from the depths below, with blessings for many children.
26 Mapamboli ya tata na yo ezali na motuya koleka mapamboli ya bangomba ya kala, koleka bomengo ya bangomba mike ya kala; tika ete mapamboli nyonso ekita na moto ya Jozefi, ekitela ye oyo atombolami kati na bandeko na ye!
The blessings your father received were greater than the blessings of his forefathers, more than the blessings of the eternal mountains. May they be upon the head of Joseph, on the forehead of the one set apart as a leader from his brothers.
27 Benjame azali lokola mbwa ya zamba; na tongo, apasolaka mosuni na ye; na pokwa, akabolaka bomengo ya bitumba. »
Benjamin is a vicious wolf. In the morning he destroys his enemies, in the evening he divides the loot.”
28 Bango nyonso nde basali bikolo zomi na mibale ya Isalaele; mpe oyo ezali maloba oyo tata na bango alobaki na bango tango apambolaki bango. Apesaki na moko na moko lipamboli oyo ekoki na ye.
These are all of the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father told them as he blessed them, each according to their respective blessings.
29 Jakobi apesaki bango malako oyo: « Nakomi pene ya kokende kokutana na batata na ngai. Bokunda ngai esika moko na bango, na lilita oyo ezali na elanga ya Efroni, moto ya Iti,
Then he gave them the following instructions: “I'm going to die soon. Bury me with my forefathers in the cave in the field of Ephron the Hittite.
30 kati na lidusu ya mabanga ya Makipela, pembeni ya Mamire, na mokili ya Kanana, elanga oyo Abrayami asombaki na Efroni, moto ya Iti, lokola lilita.
This is the cave in the field of Machpelah, near Mamre in Canaan, that Abraham bought together with the field from Ephron the Hittite to own as a burial site.
31 Ezalaki kuna nde bakundaki Abrayami mpe Sara, mwasi na ye; Izaki mpe Rebeka, mwasi na ye. Ezali kuna nde ngai nakundaki Lea.
Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there, Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there, and I buried Leah there.
32 Elanga mpe lidusu ya mabanga oyo ezali kati na yango esombamaki epai ya bato ya Iti. »
The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites.”
33 Tango Jakobi asilisaki kopesa malako epai ya bana na ye, asembolaki makolo na ye na mbeto, akataki motema mpe akendeki kokutana na batata na ye.
When Jacob finished giving these instructions he pulled up his feet into the bed, breathed his last, and joined his forefathers in death.
