Jozue 22

1 Boye, Jozue abengisaki bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase;

Then Joshua called together the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse,

2 mpe alobaki na bango: « Bosili kosala makambo nyonso oyo Moyize, mowumbu na Yawe, atindaki bino, mpe botosaki ngai na makambo nyonso oyo natindaki bino.

and said to them, Ye have heard all that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, and ye have hearkened to my voice in all that he commanded you.

3 Pamba te wuta tango molayi kino na mokolo ya lelo, botikalaki kosundola bandeko na bino te, kasi bobatelaki malamu mokumba oyo Yawe, Nzambe na bino, apesaki bino.

Ye have not deserted your brethren these many days: until this day ye have kept the commandment of the Lord your God.

4 Lokola Yawe, Nzambe na bino, asili kopesa bandeko na bino bopemi, ndenge alakaki, bokoki sik’oyo kozonga na bandako na bino, kati na mokili oyo Moyize, mowumbu ya Yawe, apesaki bino, na ngambo mosusu ya Yordani.

And now the Lord our God has given our brethren rest, as he told them: now then return and depart to your homes, and to the land of your possession, which Moses gave you on the other side Jordan.

5 Kasi bosala keba ete bobatela mitindo mpe mobeko oyo Moyize, mowumbu ya Yawe, Nzambe na bino, apesaki bino: kolinga Yawe, Nzambe na bino; kotambola na banzela na Ye nyonso, kotosa mitindo na Ye, kokangama na Ye, mpe kosalela Ye na motema mpe na molimo na bino mobimba. »

But take great heed to do the commands and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you to do; to love the Lord our God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commands, and to cleave to him, and serve him with all your mind, and with all your soul.

6 Jozue apambolaki bango mpe azongisaki bango. Boye, bazongaki na bandako na bango.

And Joshua blessed them, and dismissed them; and they went to their homes.

7 Moyize apesaki na ndambo moko ya libota ya Manase, eteni ya mabele kati na Bashani; mpe Jozue apesaki na ndambo mosusu ya libota ya Manase elongo na bandeko na bango, eteni ya mabele, na ngambo ya weste ya Yordani. Tango Jozue azongisaki bango na bandako na bango, apambolaki mpe bango.

And to [one] half the tribe of Manasse Moses gave a portion in the land of Basan, and to [the other] half Joshua gave a portion with his brethren on the other side of Jordan westward: and when Joshua sent them away to their homes, then he blessed them.

8 Alobaki na bango: « Bozonga na bandako na bino na bozwi ebele, na bibwele ebele, na palata, na wolo, na bronze, na bibende, mpe na bilamba ebele. Bokabola elongo na bandeko na bino bomengo ya bitumba oyo bosili kozwa epai ya banguna na bino. »

And they departed with much wealth to their houses, and they divided the spoil of their enemies with their brethren; very much cattle, and silver, and gold, and iron, and much raiment.

9 Boye bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi, mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase batikaki bana mosusu ya Isalaele, na Silo, kati na mokili ya Kanana mpo na kozonga na Galadi, mokili na bango moko, oyo basilaki kozwa, kolanda mitindo oyo Yawe apesaki na nzela ya Moyize.

So the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse, departed from the children of Israel in Selo in the land of Chanaan, to go away into Galaad, into the land of their possession, which they inherited by the command of the Lord, by the hand of Moses.

10 Tango bakomaki na Geliloti, pene ya Yordani, kati na mokili ya Kanana, bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase batongaki etumbelo moko ya monene penza na esika wana, pene ya Yordani.

And they came to Galaad of Jordan, which is in the land of Chanaan: and the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to look at.

11 Mpe tango bana ya Isalaele bayokaki ete bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase batongi etumbelo na ngambo ya mokili ya Kanana, na Geliloti pene ya Yordani, na ngambo ya bana mosusu ya Isalaele,

And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse have built an altar at the borders of the land of Chanaan at Galaad of Jordan, on the opposite side to the children of Israel.

12 lisanga mobimba ya bana ya Isalaele esanganaki na Silo mpo na kobundisa bango.

And all the children of Israel gathered together to Selo, so as to go up and fight against them.

13 Boye bana mosusu ya Isalaele batindaki na mokili ya Galadi, Pineasi, mwana mobali ya Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari, epai ya bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase.

And the children of Israel sent to the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and to the sons of the half tribe of Manasse into the land of Galaad, both Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,

14 Batindaki elongo na ye bakambi zomi, lokola mokambi moko mpo na libota moko na moko ya bana ya Isalaele: moko na moko azalaki mokambi ya libota na ye kolanda mabota ya bana ya Isalaele.

and ten of the chiefs with him; [there was] one chief of every household out of all the tribes of Israel; (the heads of families are the captains of thousands in Israel.)

15 Tango bakomaki na mokili ya Galadi, epai ya bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase, balobaki na bango:

And they came to the sons of Ruben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasse into the land of Galaad; and they spoke to them, saying,

16 — Tala liloba oyo lisanga mobimba ya Yawe elobi: « Ndenge nini bokoki penza kosala lisumu ya boye na miso ya Nzambe ya Isalaele? Ndenge nini penza bokoki kopesa Yawe mokongo mpe komitongela etumbelo mpo na kotombokela Ye na mokolo ya lelo?

Thus says the whole congregation of the Lord, What [is] this transgression that ye have transgressed before the God of Israel, to turn away today from the Lord, in that ye have built for yourselves an altar, so that ye should be apostates from the Lord?

17 Boni, lisumu ya Peori ekoki te mpo na biso? Kutu, kino na mokolo ya lelo, nanu tosilisi kopetolama na yango te, atako etumbu ekweyelaki lisanga ya Yawe!

Is the sin of Phogor too little for you, whereas we have not been cleansed from it until this day, though there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord?

18 Mpe bino bopesi Yawe lelo mokongo? Soki bino botombokeli Yawe lelo, lobi Ye nde akotombokela lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele.

And ye have this day revolted from the Lord; and it shall come to pass if ye revolt this day from the Lord, that to-morrow there shall be wrath upon all Israel.

19 Soki mokili oyo bosili kozwa ezali mbindo, boleka na mokili ya Yawe, epai wapi Mongombo ya Yawe ezali mpe bokabola mabele elongo na biso. Kasi botombokela Yawe te, botombokela mpe biso te na komitongela etumbelo mosusu pene ya etumbelo ya Yawe, Nzambe na biso.

And now if the land of your possession [be too] little, cross over to the land of the possession of the Lord, where the tabernacle of the Lord dwells, and receive ye an inheritance among us; and do not become apostates from God, neither do ye apostatize from the Lord, because of your having built an altar apart from the altar of the Lord our God.

20 Tango Akana, mwana mobali ya Zera, asalaki lisumu, na koyiba biloko ya bule, boni, etumbu yango ekweyaki te likolo ya lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele? Akufaki kaka ye moko te likolo ya lisumu na ye. »

Lo! did not Achar the [son] of Zara commit a trespass [taking] of the accursed thing, and there was wrath on the whole congregation of Israel? and he himself died alone in his own sin.

21 Bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi, mpe ya ndambo ya libota ya Manase bazongiselaki bakambi ya mabota ya Isalaele:

And the sons of Ruben, and the sons of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse answered, and spoke to the captains of the thousands of Israel, saying,

22 — Nzambe ya banzambe! Yawe! Nzambe ya banzambe! Yawe! Ayebi nyonso! Tika ete Isalaele ayeba mpe yango! Soki tosali yango mpo na kotombokela Yawe to mpo na kosala lisumu na miso na Ye, tika ete abikisa biso te na mokolo ya lelo!

God [even] God is the Lord, and God [even] God himself knows, and Israel he shall know; if we have transgressed before the Lord by apostasy, let him not deliver us this day.

23 Soki tomitongeli etumbelo mpo na kopesa Yawe mokongo to mpo na kobonza mbeka ya kotumba mpe makabo ya mbuma na likolo na yango to mpe mpo na kobonza bambeka ya boyokani na likolo na yango, tika ete Yawe asambisa biso!

And if we have built to ourselves an altar, so as to apostatize from the Lord our God, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of whole-burnt-offerings, so as to offer upon it a sacrifice of peace-offering, —the Lord shall require it.

24 Te, ezali bongo te! Tosalaki bongo mpo na kobanga ete lobi bakitani na bino baloba na bakitani na biso: « Eloko nini ezali kosangisa bino na Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele?

But we have done this for the sake of precaution [concerning this] thing, saying, Lest hereafter your sons should say to our sons, What have ye to do with the Lord God of Israel?

25 Yawe atiaki ebale Yordani lokola mondelo kati na biso mpe bino; bino bakitani ya Ribeni mpe ya Gadi! Bozali na libula moko te epai na Yawe! » Boye, bakitani na bino bakoki kosala ete bakitani na biso batika kobanga Yawe.

Whereas the Lord has set boundaries between us and you, even Jordan, and ye have no portion in the Lord: so your sons shall alienate our sons, that they should not worship the Lord.

26 Yango wana tomilobelaki: « Tika ete tomitongela etumbelo oyo noki, kasi ezali te mpo na kobonza mbeka ya kotumba to mbeka mosusu.

And we gave orders to do thus, to build this altar, not for burnt-offerings, nor for meat-offerings;

27 Ezali nde lokola litatoli kati na biso mpe bino, mpe mpo na milongo oyo ekoya, ete tokosalela Yawe na nzela ya mbeka ya kotumba mpe na nzela ya mbeka ya boyokani, na Esika na Ye ya bule. Boye lobi, bakitani na bino bakoloba na bakitani na biso te: ‹ Bozali na libula te epai na Yawe! › »

but that this may be a witness between you and us, and between our posterity after us, that we may do service to the Lord before him, with our burnt-offerings and our meat-offerings and our peace-offerings: so your sons shall not say to our sons, hereafter, Ye have no portion in the Lord.

28 Tomilobelaki: « Soki lobi bameki koloba na biso to na bakitani na biso bongo, tokozongisela bango: ‹ Botala elilingi ya etumbelo ya Yawe, oyo batata na biso batongaki; basalaki yango te mpo na kobonza mbeka ya kotumba to mbeka mosusu, kasi mpo ete ezala lokola litatoli kati na biso mpe bino. › »

And we said, If ever it should come to pass that they should speak [so] to us, or to our posterity hereafter; then shall they say, Behold the likeness of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for the sake of burnt-offerings, nor for the sake of meat-offerings, but it is a witness between you and us, and between our sons.

29 Tozali te na likanisi ya kotombokela Yawe to ya kopesa Ye lelo mokongo, na kotonga etumbelo mpo na kobonza mbeka ya kotumba, makabo ya mbuma mpe bambeka mosusu pembeni ya etumbelo ya Yawe, Nzambe na biso, oyo ezali liboso ya Mongombo na Ye.

Far be it from us therefore that we should turn away from the Lord this day so as to apostatize from the Lord, so as that we should build an altar for burnt-offerings, and for peace-offerings, besides the altar of the Lord which is before his tabernacle.

30 Tango Nganga-Nzambe Pineasi, bakambi ya lisanga mpe bakambi ya mabota ya Isalaele bayokaki makambo oyo bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya Manase balobaki, batondisamaki na esengo.

And Phinees the priest and all the chiefs of the congregation of Israel who were with him heard the words which the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse spoke; and it pleased them.

31 Mpe Pineasi, mwana mobali ya Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari, alobaki na bakitani ya Ribeni, ya Gadi mpe ya Manase: — Lelo, tososoli ete Yawe azali kati na biso, pamba te bosali likambo moko te ya mabe liboso ya Yawe. Sik’oyo bokangoli nde bana ya Isalaele wuta na loboko na Yawe.

And Phinees the priest said to the sons of Ruben, and to the sons of Gad, and to the half of the tribe of Manasse, To-day we know that the Lord [is] with us, because ye have not trespassed grievously against the Lord, and because ye have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.

32 Pineasi, mwana mobali ya Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari, mpe bakambi ya bato nyonso ya Ribeni mpe ya Gadi balongwaki na Galadi epai wapi bazalaki na mayangani, bazongaki na Kanana epai ya bana ya Isalaele mpe bapesaki bango sango ya makambo oyo elekaki.

So Phinees the priest and the princes departed from the children of Ruben, and from the children of Gad, and from the half tribe of Manasse out of Galaad into the land of Chanaan to the children of Israel; and reported the words to them.

33 Bana ya Isalaele batondisamaki na esengo na koyoka sango yango mpe bakumisaki Nzambe. Boye, batikaki likanisi ya kobundisa mokili oyo bakitani ya Ribeni mpe ya Gadi bazalaki kovanda.

And it pleased the children of Israel; and they spoke to the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, and told them to go up no more to war against the others to destroy the land of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse: so they dwelt upon it.

34 Bakitani ya Ribeni mpe ya Gadi babengaki etumbelo yango « Edi » oyo elingi koloba: Litatoli kati na biso ete Yawe azali Nzambe.

And Joshua gave a name to the altar of the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half tribe of Manasse; and said, It is a testimony in the midst of them, that the Lord is their God.