Jeremi 2
1 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
The word of Jehovah came to me, saying:
2 « Kende kotatola na matoyi ya Yelusalemi: Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: ‹ Nakanisi lisusu bolingo oyo ozalaki na yango epai na Ngai tango ozalaki elenge; ozalaki kolinga Ngai makasi ndenge kaka mwasi mpe mobali balinganaka, mpe ozalaki kolanda Ngai na esobe, kati na mokili oyo ekawuka.
Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember the kindness shown thee in thy youth, The love with which I espoused thee, When thou wast led by me through the wilderness, Through a land that was not sown.
3 Isalaele abulisamaki mpo na Yawe lokola mbuma ya liboso ya milona na Ye: moto nyonso oyo azalaki kolia yango azalaki komema ngambo, mpe pasi ezalaki kokomela ye, › » elobi Yawe.
Israel was a sacred thing to Jehovah, His first ripe fruit. All that devoured him were held guilty; Evil came upon them, saith Jehovah.
4 Oh libota ya Jakobi, bino bituka nyonso ya Isalaele, boyoka Liloba na Yawe!
Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, And all the families of the house of Israel!
5 Tala liloba oyo Yawe alobi: « Mabe nini batata na bino bazwaki Ngai mpo ete basundola Ngai? Basepelaki kolanda banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina, mpe bango moko bakomaki bato pamba.
Thus saith Jehovah: What fault did your fathers find in me, That they went far from me, And walked after vanity, and practised folly?
6 Bamitunaki te: ‹ Wapi Yawe oyo abimisaki biso na Ejipito mpe amemaki biso kati na esobe? Wapi Yawe oyo atambolisaki biso na mokili oyo ekawuka mpe ya mabulu, mokili ya molili mpe ya kufa, mokili oyo baleki nzela balekelaka te mpe mokili oyo bato bavandaka soki moke te? ›
They said not, Where is Jehovah, Who brought us up from the land of Egypt, Who led us through the wilderness, Through a land of deserts and pits, Through a land of drought and deathlike gloom, Through a land which no man passed through, And where no man dwelt?
7 Namemaki bino na mokili oyo mabele na yango ebotaka malamu mpo ete bolia mbuma na yango ya kitoko; kasi boyaki nde kokomisa mokili na Ngai mbindo mpe kokomisa libula na Ngai eloko ya nkele.
I brought you to a land of fruitful fields, To eat the fruit thereof, and the good thereof; But when ye had come in, ye defiled my land, And made my inheritance an abomination.
8 Banganga-Nzambe bamitunaki te mpo na koluka koyeba: ‹ Yawe azali wapi? › Balakisi ya Mobeko balukaki koyeba Ngai te, bakambi batombokelaki Ngai; basakoli bazalaki kosakola na kombo ya Bala mpe balandaki banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina.
The priests said not, Where is Jehovah? And the teachers of the law knew me not; The rulers also rebelled against me; The prophets prophesied in the name of Baal, And walked after things that could not profit.
9 Yango wana, nakosambisa bino, » elobi Yawe. « Nakosambisa bino elongo na bakitani na bino,
Therefore I will yet contend with you, saith Jehovah; Yea, with your children's children will I contend.
10 Bokatisa na ngambo ya bisanga ya kitimi mpe botala malamu, botinda bato na Kedari mpe botala malamu; botala malamu penza soki likambo ya boye esila kosalema.
For pass over to the islands of the Chittaeans, and see; Send ye to Kedar, and inform yourselves well; And see if such a thing hath been done!
11 Boni, ezali na ekolo oyo etikaka banzambe na yango mpo na kosambela banzambe mosusu? Nzokande, banzambe yango ezalaka kutu banzambe ya solo te. Kasi bato na Ngai basundoli Ye oyo azali Nkembo na bango mpo na kolanda banzambe ya bikeko oyo ezanga tina.
Hath any nation changed their gods, even those that are no gods? But my people have changed their glory for that which cannot profit.
12 Oh likolo, tika ete likambo oyo ekamwisa yo mpe epesa yo somo makasi, » elobi Yawe.
Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this! Shudder, and be amazed! saith Jehovah.
13 « Bato na Ngai basali masumu mibale: Basundoli Ngai oyo nazali etima ya bomoi, mpe batimoli bango moko mabulu ya mayi, mabulu oyo ekawukaka noki.
For my people have committed two evils; Me have they forsaken, the fountain of living water, And they have hewn out for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
14 Boni, Isalaele azali solo mowumbu to abotama kati na ndako ya bowumbu? Mpo na nini akomi lokola eloko pamba na miso ya bikolo mosusu?
Is Israel a slave? Is he a home-born servant? Why then hath he become a spoil?
15 Bankosi engalaki na koganga mpo na kolengisa ye, ekomisaki mokili na ye lokola esobe; batumbaki bingumba na ye mpe etikalaki lisusu na bato te.
The young lions roar over him; They lift up their voice; They have made his land a desolation; His cities are burned so as to be without an inhabitant.
16 Mpe lisusu, bato ya Mefisi mpe ya Dafine babuki moto na yo.
Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have consumed the crown of thy head.
17 Mpo na nini makambo oyo nyonso ezali kokomela yo? Boni, ezali te mpo ete osundulaki Yawe, Nzambe na yo, tango azalaki nanu kotambolisa yo na nzela?
Hath not this come upon thee, Because thou didst forsake Jehovah thy God, When he would have led thee in the way?
18 Bongo sik’oyo, mpo na nini ozali kokende komela mayi ya ebale Nili kati na Ejipito? Mpo na nini ozali kokende komela mayi ya ebale Efrate kati na Asiri?
And now what hast thou to do with the way of Egypt, To drink the waters of the Nile? Or what hast thou to do with the way of Assyria, To drink the waters of the Euphrates?
19 Mabe na yo ekomemela yo etumbu, kotomboka na yo ekomemela yo pamela. Tala malamu mpe sosola ete ezali penza mabe mpe bololo mpo na yo kosundola Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpe kozanga kotosa Ngai, » elobi Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga.
Thy wickedness shall chasten thee, And thy transgressions reprove thee; And thou shalt know and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, And that the fear of me is not with thee, Saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
20 « Wuta kala, ozalaki kobuka ekangiseli na yo mpe kokata minyololo na yo. Ozalaki koloba: ‹ Nakozala lisusu mowumbu na yo te. › Yango wana, okomaki komilalisa na bangomba nyonso ya milayi mpe na se ya banzete nyonso ya mibesu lokola mwasi ya ndumba.
Of old hast thou broken thy yoke, And burst thy bands, And said, “I will not be in subjection!” For upon every high hill, And under every green tree, Hast thou reclined, playing the harlot.
21 Nzokande, Ngai nalonaki yo lokola nzete kitoko ya vino mpo ete obotaka mbuma ya malamu na tembe te. Bongo, ndenge nini sik’oyo obalukeli Ngai mpe okomi nzete oyo nayebi te, nzete oyo ebotaka mbuma mabe?
Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, Wholly a genuine seed; How then art thou changed to the degenerate shoot of a strange vine?
22 Ata soki omisukoli na kisi oyo basalelaka sabuni to omipakoli sabuni ndenge nini, masumu na yo ekolongwa te liboso na Ngai, » elobi Nkolo Yawe.
For though thou wash thee with nitre, And take thee much soap, Yet is thine iniquity black before me, saith Jehovah.
23 « Ndenge nini okoki penza koloba: ‹ Namikomisi na ngai mbindo te, nazali kolanda banzambe ya Bala te? › Tala nanu ndenge ozalaki kotambola kati na lubwaku mpe kanisa malamu makambo oyo ozalaki kosala. Okomaki lokola shamo ya mwasi oyo eyengaka-yengaka bisika nyonso;
How canst thou say, “I am not polluted,” “I have not gone after Baals”? Behold thy way in the valley! Know what thou hast done, A swift young camel, traversing her ways.
24 lokola ane ya zamba oyo emesana na esobe, oyo ebendaka mopepe na zolo soki ekomi na posa ya kosangisa nzoto. Bongo, nani akoki kokanga posa na yango ya kosangisa nzoto na mpunda ya mobali? Mpunda nyonso ya mobali oyo ekolanda yango ekomona pasi te, pamba te ekozwa yango na tango ya posa ya kosangisa nzoto na mpunda ya mobali.
A wild ass, used to the wilderness, That in her desire snuffeth up the wind, In her occasion, who can turn her aside? All that seek her do not weary themselves; In her month they will find her.
25 Sala keba! Noki te okotikala makolo ngulu mpe okokawuka mongongo likolo ya bitambola-tambola! Kasi ozali koloba: ‹ Tika na yo! Ngai nalingaka banzambe ya bapaya mpe nakolanda kaka bango. ›
Withhold thy feet from being unshod, And thy throat from thirst! But thou sayest, There is no remedy! No! For I love strangers, And after them I will go.
26 Ndenge basambwisaka moyibi soki bakangi ye, ndenge wana mpe ekosalema mpo na libota ya Isalaele: bakonzi mpe bakambi na bango, Banganga-Nzambe mpe basakoli na bango bakosambwa.
As a thief is ashamed when he is taken, So is the house of Israel ashamed, They, their kings, and their princes, And their priests, and their prophets;
27 Balobaka na nzete: ‹ Ozali tata na ngai, › mpe na libanga: ‹ Yo nde obotaki ngai. › Bapesaki Ngai mikongo, kasi bilongi na bango te. Nzokande soki bakomi na pasi, babelelaka: ‹ Yaka kobikisa biso! ›
That say to a stock, Thou art my father, And to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth! For they turn the back to me, and not the face. Yet in the time of their trouble they say, Arise and save us!
28 Wapi sik’oyo banzambe na bino, banzambe oyo bosalaki na maboko na bino? Tika ete eya kobikisa bino na tango ya pasi, soki penza ekokoka! Pamba te, oh bato na Yuda, ndenge motango ya bingumba na bino ezali, ndenge wana mpe motango ya banzambe na bino ezali.
But where are thy gods, which thou hast made thee? Let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble! For according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah!
29 Mpo na nini bozali kosambisa Ngai? Nzokande, ezali bino nyonso nde botombokelaki Ngai, » elobi Yawe.
Why do ye enter into controversy with me? Ye have all rebelled against me, saith Jehovah.
30 « Napesaki bato na yo etumbu ya pamba; pamba te bazwaki na bango kaka mayele te. Mopanga na yo ebomi basakoli na yo ndenge nkosi ebomaka bato.
In vain have I smitten your children; They would receive no correction; Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, Like a destroying lion.
31 Bino bato ya tango oyo, boyoka Liloba na Yawe: Boni, nazali lokola esobe to mokili ya molili makasi mpo na mokili ya Isalaele? Mpo na nini bato na Ngai bazali koloba: ‹ Tozali na bonsomi ya kokende epai tolingi mpe tokoya lisusu epai na yo te? ›
O generation! Behold ye the word of Jehovah! Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of darkness? Why then say my people, “We will rove at pleasure, We will come no more to thee”?
32 Boni, elenge mwasi abosanaka penza biloko na ye ya monzele? Boni, mobandami ya libala abosanaka solo mayaka na ye? Nzokande, bato na Ngai babosani Ngai mikolo ebele.
Can a virgin forget her ornaments, Or a bride her belt? Yet my people have forgotten me, days without number!
33 Oh, tala ndenge otondi na mayele ya koluka bolingo! Na etamboli na yo, okoki ata kopesa mayele yango ezala na basi oyo baleki mabe!
Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? On this account hast thou accustomed thy ways to wickedness.
34 Kino na bilamba na yo, bato bamonaka makila ya babola, ya bato oyo bayebi likambo te mpe okangi bango na mabe te.
Upon thy skirts is found the blood of the innocent poor, Whom thou didst not find committing violence.
35 Kati na makambo oyo nyonso, ozali koloba: ‹ Nayebi ata likambo moko te, kanda ya Nzambe ekokweyela ngai te. › Kasi Ngai nakopesa yo etumbu mpo ete ozali koloba: ‹ Nasali masumu te. ›
But notwithstanding all this, thou sayest, I am innocent; Surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, Because thou sayest, “I have not sinned.”
36 Mpo na nini omipesi na koyengayenga na nzela nyonso? Okosambwa mpo na Ejipito ndenge osambwaki mpo na Asiri.
Why dost thou run so eagerly, changing thy way? By Egypt also shalt thou be put to shame, Even as thou hast been put to shame by Assyria.
37 Okotika lisusu esika yango, maboko na moto, pamba te Yawe asundoli bato oyo ozalaki kotiela motema; mpe bango bakosunga yo te. »
From Egypt also shalt thou go forth With thy hands upon thy head. For Jehovah hath rejected the objects of thy confidence, Therefore shalt thou not prosper in them.
