Jeremi 42

1 Bongo, bakonzi nyonso ya basoda mpe Yoanani, mwana mobali ya Karea; Yezania, mwana mobali Oshaya, mpe bato nyonso, kobanda na ye oyo aleki moke kino na ye oyo aleki monene, bapusanaki

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

2 pene ya mosakoli Jeremi mpe balobaki na ye: — Tosengi na yo, tika ete libondeli na biso ekoma liboso na yo: « Sambela Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpo na biso bato oyo totikali; pamba te ndenge ozali komona yango, tozalaki ebele, kasi sik’oyo totikali kaka moke.

And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us: )

3 Bondela Yawe, Nzambe na yo, mpo ete ayebisa biso esika nini tosengeli kokende mpe makambo nini tosengeli kosala. »

That the LORD thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk, and the thing that we may do.

4 Mosakoli Jeremi alobaki na bango: — Nayoki bino! Nakobondela Yawe, Nzambe na bino, ndenge ezali bosenga na bino; mpe nakoyebisa bino makambo nyonso oyo Yawe akoloba, nakobombela bino ata likambo moko te.

Then Jeremiah the prophet said unto them, I have heard [you; ] behold, I will pray unto the LORD your God according to your words; and it shall come to pass, [that] whatsoever thing the LORD shall answer you, I will declare [it] unto you; I will keep nothing back from you.

5 Balobaki na Jeremi: — Tika ete Yawe azala motatoli ya solo mpe ya sembo mpo na kopesa biso etumbu soki toboyi kotosa makambo nyonso oyo Yawe, Nzambe na yo, akopesa yo mokumba ya koyebisa biso.

Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.

6 Ezala esepelisi biso to te, tokotosa kaka Yawe, Nzambe na biso, oyo topesi yo mokumba ya kotuna. Na bongo, makambo nyonso ekotambola malamu mpo na biso, pamba te tokotosa Yawe, Nzambe na biso.

Whether [it be] good, or whether [it be] evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the LORD our God.

7 Sima na mikolo zomi, Yawe alobaki na Jeremi;

And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.

8 mpe Jeremi abengaki Yoanani, mwana mobali ya Karea; bakonzi nyonso ya basoda oyo bazalaki elongo na ye mpe bato nyonso, kobanda na ye oyo aleki moke kino na ye oyo aleki monene.

Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which [were] with him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest,

9 Alobaki na bango: — Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi, Ye oyo epai ya nani botindaki ngai mpo na kokomisa libondeli na bino:

And said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto whom ye sent me to present your supplication before him;

10 « Soki botikali kati na mokili oyo, nakobikisa bino mpe nakobebisa bino te; nakolona bino mpe nakopikola bino te, pamba te etumbu ya pasi oyo natindeli bino esali Ngai pasi na motema.

If ye will still abide in this land, then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant you, and not pluck [you] up: for I repent me of the evil that I have done unto you.

11 Bobanga lisusu te mokonzi ya Babiloni, oyo bozali kobanga lelo; bobanga ye te, » elobi Yawe, « pamba te nazali elongo na bino mpo na kobikisa bino mpe mpo na kokangola bino na maboko na ye.

Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom ye are afraid; be not afraid of him, saith the LORD: for I [am] with you to save you, and to deliver you from his hand.

12 Nakotalisa bino ngolu mpo ete ayokela bino mawa mpe azongisa bino na mokili na bino. »

And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.

13 Nzokande, soki bolobi: « Tokovanda na biso kati na mokili oyo te, » soki botosi te Yawe, Nzambe na bino,

But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the LORD your God,

14 mpe soki bolobi: « Te! Tokokende nde kovanda na Ejipito epai wapi tokomona lisusu bitumba te, tokoyoka lisusu lolaka ya kelelo te mpe tokokufa lisusu nzala te; »

Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:

15 wana bino batikali ya Yuda, boyoka malamu Liloba na Yawe: « Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: ‹ Soki botingami kaka kokende na Ejipito mpe soki bokeyi kovanda kuna,

And now therefore hear the word of the LORD, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;

16 mopanga oyo bozali kobanga ekokweyela bino kuna, na Ejipito; nzala oyo bozali kobanga ekolanda bino kuna, na Ejipito, mpe ezali kuna nde bokokufa.

Then it shall come to pass, [that] the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.

17 Solo, bato nyonso oyo bakotingama kokende kaka kovanda na Ejipito bakokufa na mopanga, na nzala makasi mpe na bokono oyo ebomaka; moko te kati na bango akotikala na bomoi mpe akobika na pasi oyo nakotindela bango. ›

So shall it be with all the men that set their faces to go into Egypt to sojourn there; they shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: and none of them shall remain or escape from the evil that I will bring upon them.

18 Tala liloba oyo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, Nzambe ya Isalaele, alobi: ‹ Ndenge kanda mpe kotomboka na Ngai epelelaki bavandi ya Yelusalemi, ndenge wana mpe nakopelisela bino kanda na Ngai tango bokokende na Ejipito. Bokokoma ndakisa mpo na koloba maloba ya bosoloka, eloko ya koyoka somo, eloko ya lisuma mpe ya kotiola; mpe bokotikala komona lisusu esika oyo te. ›

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

19 Oh bino batikali ya Yuda, Yawe azali koloba na bino: ‹ Bokende na Ejipito te! › Bososola malamu likambo oyo: ngai nazali nde kokebisa bino lelo

The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.

20 ete bozali kosala libunga monene tango bozali kotinda ngai epai na Yawe, Nzambe na bino, na maloba oyo: ‹ Bondela mpo na biso Yawe, Nzambe na biso, mpe yebisa biso makambo nyonso oyo Yawe akoloba; tokosalela yango. ›

For ye dissembled in your hearts, when ye sent me unto the LORD your God, saying, Pray for us unto the LORD our God; and according unto all that the LORD our God shall say, so declare unto us, and we will do [it].

21 Na mokolo kaka ya lelo, nayebisi bino yango, kasi boboyi lisusu kotosa Yawe, Nzambe na bino, na nyonso oyo atindi ngai koyebisa bino.

And [now] I have this day declared [it] to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God, nor any [thing] for the which he hath sent me unto you.

22 Boye, boyeba sik’oyo malamu likambo oyo: bokokufa na mopanga, na nzala makasi mpe na bokono oyo ebomaka na esika oyo bolingi kokende mpo na kovanda. »

Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go [and] to sojourn.