Ezayi 49
1 Boyoka ngai, bino bisanga; boyoka maloba oyo, bino bikolo oyo ezali mosika: Yawe abengaki ngai wuta na libumu ya mama na ngai, azalaki kolobela kombo na ngai wuta mbotama na ngai;
Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: the LORD has called me from the womb; from the body of my mother has he made mention of my name:
2 akomisi monoko na ngai lokola mopanga ya minu makasi, abombi ngai na se ya elili ya loboko na Ye, akomisi ngai lokola tolotolo mpe abombi ngai kati na ebombelo batolotolo na Ye;
and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me; and he has made me a polished arrow, in his quiver has he kept me close:
3 alobaki na ngai: « Oh Isalaele, ozali mosali na ngai, nakomonisa nkembo na ngai na nzela na yo. »
and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
4 Kasi ngai, nalobaki: « Nabimisaki motoki na ngai se pamba, nasilisaki makasi na ngai na pamba mpe nazwaki litomba moko te. Nzokande, lifuti na ngai ezali na maboko ya Yawe, mpe litomba na ngai ezali epai ya Nzambe na ngai. »
But I said, "I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to me is with the LORD, and my reward with my God."
5 Mpe sik’oyo, Yawe oyo asalaki ngai wuta na libumu ya mama na ngai mpo ete nazala mosali na Ye, mpo na kozongisa Jakobi epai na Ye mpe kosangisa Isalaele pene na Ye, pamba te nazali na lokumu na miso ya Yawe mpe Nzambe na ngai azali makasi na ngai,
Now says the LORD who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him; for I am honorable in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength.
6 Ye, Yawe, alobi: « Ezali penza likambo moke mpo na yo kozala mosali na Ngai mpo na kotelemisa mabota ya Jakobi mpe kozongisa bana ya Isalaele oyo nabombaki. Mpe lisusu, nakokomisa yo pole mpo na bikolo mosusu mpo ete omema lobiko na Ngai kino na suka ya mokili. »
And he says, "Is it too insignificant a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel? I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may bring salvation to the farthest part of the earth."
7 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mosikoli mpe Mosantu ya Isalaele, alobi epai na ye oyo atiolami mpe amonani lokola eloko pamba na miso ya ekolo, na miso ya mowumbu ya bakonzi mabe: « Bakonzi bakomona yo mpe bakotelema, bakambi bakomona yo mpe bakogumbama, likolo na Yawe oyo azali Sembo, Mosantu ya Isalaele, oyo aponaki yo. »
Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to the one who is despised, to those abhorred as a nation, the servant of rulers: "Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of the LORD who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you."
8 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Na tango ya malamu, nakoyanola yo; mpe na mokolo ya lobiko, nakosunga yo; nakobatela yo mpe nakotombola yo mpo ete osala boyokani elongo na bato, osala ete mokili etombwama mpe ozongisela yango libula na yango oyo ebebisamaki;
Thus says the LORD, "In an acceptable time I have answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you, and give you as a covenant to the people, to raise up the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritage:
9 mpo ete oloba na bakangami: ‹ Bobima, › mpe na bato oyo bazali kati na molili: ‹ Bokoma bansomi! › Boye bakozala lokola bibwele oyo ezali kolia matiti pene ya nzela, mpe bakozwa bilei na bangomba nyonso oyo ebotaka matiti te.
saying to those who are bound, 'Come out.'; to those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' "They shall feed in the ways, and on all bare heights shall be their pasture.
10 Bakoyoka lisusu nzala te mpe posa ya mayi te; molunge ya esobe to moyi makasi ekomonisa bango pasi te, pamba te Ye oyo alingaka bango akolakisa bango nzela mpe akomema bango pene ya miluka.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water he will guide them.
11 Nakobongola bangomba na Ngai nyonso nzela, mpe nakokunda mabulu ya banzela na Ngai ya minene.
I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted.
12 Tala, bakowuta penza mosika, ndambo moko na ngambo ya nor, ndambo mosusu na ngambo ya weste, mpe ndambo mosusu na etuka ya Sinimi. »
Look, these shall come from far; and look, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Syene."
13 Oh likolo, ganga na esengo! Oh mabele, sepela! Oh bangomba, boyemba banzembo! Pamba te Yawe abondisi bato na Ye mpe ayokeli mawa bato oyo banyokwamaki.
Sing, heavens; and be joyful, earth; and break forth into singing, mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his afflicted.
14 Kasi Siona alobaki: « Yawe asundoli ngai, Nkolo na ngai abosani ngai! »
But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me."
15 Boni, mama akoki solo kobosana bebe na ye oyo azali komelisa mabele, to kozanga bolingo epai ya mwana oyo ye aboti? Ata soki akoki kobosana, ngai nakoki kobosana yo te!
"Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you.
16 Tala, nakoma yo na matandu ya maboko na ngai; bamir na yo ya makasi ezalaka tango nyonso liboso na ngai.
Look, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.
17 Bana na yo bakozonga na lombangu, kasi babebisi na yo bakokende mosika na yo.
Your builders hurry; your destroyers and those who devastated you shall depart from you.
18 Tombola miso na yo mpe tala na zingazinga: bana na yo nyonso basangani mpe bazali koya epai na yo. Nalapi ndayi na Kombo na Ngai, elobi Yawe, ete bakozala mpo na yo lokola babiju ya talo, mpe okolata bango lokola mokaba ya mwasi mobandami na libala.
Lift up your eyes all around, and see: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. As I live," says the LORD, "you shall surely clothe yourself with them all as with an ornament, and dress yourself with them, like a bride.
19 Ata soki mokili na yo ekomaki lokola mipiku ya mabanga, bongo ebebisamaki mpe etikalaki lisusu na bato te; sik’oyo, ekokoma moke mpo na bato na yo, mpe bato oyo bazalaki komonisa yo pasi bakozala mosika na yo.
"For, as for your waste and your desolate places, and your land that has been destroyed, surely now you shall be too small for the inhabitants, and those who swallowed you up shall be far away.
20 Okanisaki ete ozangaki bana, kasi okoyoka bango koloba na matoyi na yo: « Esika oyo ezali penza moke mpo na biso; pesa biso esika oyo eleki monene mpo ete tokoka kovanda. »
The children of your bereavement shall yet say in your ears, The place is too small for me; give place to me that I may dwell.
21 Boye, okomilobela na motema: « Nani abotelaki ngai bana nyonso oyo? Nazangaki bana mpe nazalaki kobota te, nazalaki mowumbu mpe moto basundola. Bongo nani abokolaki bango? Natikalaki kaka ngai moko, bongo bana oyo bawuti wapi? »
Then you will say in your heart, 'Who has conceived these for me, since I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering back and forth? Who has brought up these? Look, I was left alone; these, where were they?'"
22 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: « Tala, nakotombola loboko na Ngai liboso ya bikolo, nakotelemisa bendele na Ngai liboso ya bato; bakomema bana na yo ya mibali na maboko na bango mpe oyo ya basi, na mapeka na bango.
Thus says the LORD, "Look, I will lift up my hand to the nations, and set up my banner to the peoples; and they shall bring your sons in their bosom, and your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders.
23 Bakonzi bakozala batata babokoli na yo, mpe basi na bango, basungi na yo; bakofukama liboso na yo na bilongi etala na mabele, bakolembola putulu ya makolo na yo. Boye, okoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe; ete bato oyo batielaka Ngai motema bayokisamaka soni te. »
Kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD; and those who wait for me shall not be disappointed."
24 Boni, bakoki solo kobotola bomengo ya bitumba na maboko ya basoda ya mpiko to kokangola mokangami wuta na maboko ya monyokoli na ye?
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
25 Kasi tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Solo, mokangami akokangolama na maboko ya basoda ya mpiko, mpe bomengo ya bitumba ekokangolama na maboko ya monyokoli. Nakotelemela bato oyo bakotelemela yo, mpe nakobikisa bana na yo.
But thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the tyrant shall be delivered; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.
26 Nakosala ete banyokoli na yo balia misuni na bango moko; bakolangwa makila na bango moko ndenge balangwaka masanga ya vino. Boye, moto nyonso akoyeba ete Ngai Yawe, nazali Mobikisi na yo, Mosikoli na yo, Elombe ya Jakobi. »
I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunk with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."
