Malako 11
1 Wana bazalaki kopusana pene ya Yelusalemi, bakomaki na Betifaje mpe Betani oyo ezalaki pene ya ngomba ya banzete ya olive, Yesu atindaki bayekoli na Ye mibale,
When they had almost reached Jerusalem, as far as Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent on two of his disciples.
2 alobaki na bango: — Bokende na mboka oyo ezali liboso na bino. Tango kaka bokokota na mboka yango, bokomona mwana ya ane bakanga na singa, oyo moto ata moko te asila kosalela; bofungola yango mpe bomema yango awa.
“Go to the village facing you,” he said, “and, as soon as you get there, you will find a foal tethered, which no one has ever ridden; untie it, and bring it.
3 Soki moto moko atuni bino: « Mpo na nini bozali kofungola yango? » Bozongisela ye: « Nkolo azali na bosenga na yango. » Mpe na mbala moko, akotinda yango awa.
And, if anyone says to you ‘Why are you doing that?’, say ‘The Master wants it, and will be sure to send it back here at once.’”
4 Bakendeki mpe bakutaki mwana ya ane ekangama na libanda, pembeni ya ekuke; mpe bafungolaki yango.
The two disciples went, and, finding a foal tethered outside a door in the street, they untied it.
5 Ndambo ya bato oyo bazalaki wana batunaki: — Nini ezwi bino mpo ete bofungola mwana oyo ya ane?
Some of the bystanders said to them, “What are you doing, untying the foal?”
6 Bayekoli bazongiselaki bango ndenge kaka Yesu alobaki na bango, mpe bato yango batikaki bayekoli kokende elongo na yango.
And the two disciples answered as Jesus had told them; and they allowed them to go.
7 Bamemaki mwana yango ya ane epai ya Yesu, batandaki bilamba na bango na mokongo na yango; mpe Yesu avandaki na likolo na yango.
Then they brought the foal to Jesus, and, when they had laid their cloaks on it, he seated himself on it.
8 Bato ebele batandaki bilamba na bango na nzela; bamosusu batandaki bitape ya mobesu, oyo bawutaki kokata na likolo ya banzete kati na bilanga.
Many of the people spread their cloaks on the road, while some strewed boughs which they had cut from the fields;
9 Bato oyo bazalaki kotambola liboso ya Yesu mpe ba-oyo bazalaki kolanda sima bazalaki koganga: « Ozana! Tika ete apambolama, Ye oyo ayei na Kombo ya Nkolo!
and those who led the way, as well as those who followed, kept shouting, “God save him! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
10 Tika ete bokonzi oyo eyei epambolama, bokonzi ya Davidi, tata na biso! Ozana na bisika oyo eleki Likolo! »
Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! God save him from on high!”
11 Tango kaka Yesu akotaki na Yelusalemi, akendeki kati na Tempelo. Mpe kuna, atalaki na bokebi ndenge makambo nyonso ezalaki kosalema; kasi lokola tango elekaki, abimaki mpe akendeki na Betani elongo na bayekoli na Ye zomi na mibale.
Jesus entered Jerusalem, and went into the Temple Courts; and, after looking around at everything, as it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.
12 Mokolo oyo elandaki, wana bazalaki kotika Betani, Yesu ayokaki nzala.
The next day, after they had left Bethany, Jesus became hungry;
13 Na mosika, amonaki nzete moko ya figi etonda na makasa; apusanaki pene na yango mpo na kotala soki ezali na mbuma. Kasi tango akomaki pene, amonaki kaka makasa mpo ete ezalaki eleko ya bambuma ya figi te.
and, noticing a fig tree at a distance in leaf, he went to it to see if by any chance he could find something on it; but, on coming up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
14 Yesu alobaki na nzete yango: « Tika ete, mpo na libela, moto moko te alia lisusu mbuma kowuta na yo! » Bayekoli na Ye bayokaki Ye koloba maloba yango. (aiōn g165)
So, addressing the tree, he exclaimed, “May no one ever again eat of your fruit!” And his disciples heard what he said. (aiōn g165)
15 Tango bakomaki na Yelusalemi, Yesu akotaki kati na lopango ya Tempelo mpe akomaki kobengana bato oyo bazalaki koteka mpe kosomba kati na Tempelo; abalolaki bamesa ya bato oyo bazalaki kobongola mbongo mpe bakiti ya ba-oyo bazalaki koteka bibenga;
They came to Jerusalem. Jesus went into the Temple Courts, and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers, and the seats of the pigeon-dealers,
16 mpe apesaki nzela te na bato oyo bazalaki kotambola kati na lopango ya tempelo ete bamema biloko.
and would not allow anyone to carry anything across the Temple Courts.
17 Bongo akomaki koteya bango: « Boni, ekomama te: ‹ Ndako na Ngai ekobengama Ndako ya losambo mpo na bikolo nyonso? › Kasi bino, bokomisaki yango penza nganda ya miyibi! »
Then he began to teach. “Does not scripture say,” he asked, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it a den of robbers.”
18 Bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe mpe balakisi ya Mobeko bayokaki makambo yango mpe bakomaki koluka nzela ya koboma Ye; bazalaki kobanga Ye, pamba te ebele ya bato bazalaki kokamwa malakisi na Ye.
Now the chief priests and the teachers of the Law heard this and began to look for some way of putting Jesus to death; for they were afraid of him, since all the people were greatly impressed by his teaching.
19 Tango pokwa ekomaki, Yesu mpe bayekoli na Ye babimaki na engumba.
As soon as evening fell, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
20 Na tongo ya mokolo oyo elandaki, wana bazalaki koleka, bamonaki ete nzete ya figi ekawuki kino na misisa.
As they passed by early in the morning, they noticed that the fig tree was withered up from the roots.
21 Petelo akanisaki likambo oyo esalemaki mpe alobaki na Yesu: — Moteyi, tala! Nzete ya figi oyo olakelaki mabe ekawuki!
Then Peter recalled what had occurred. “Look, Rabbi,” he exclaimed, “the fig tree which you doomed is withered up!”
22 Yesu alobaki na bayekoli na Ye: — Bozala na kondima kati na Nzambe.
“Have faith in God!” replied Jesus.
23 Nazali koloba na bino penza ya solo: soki moto alobi na ngomba wana: « Longwa wana mpe mibwaka na ebale; » soki atie tembe te kati na motema na ye, kasi andimi ete makambo oyo alobi ekosalema, solo, akomona yango kokokisama.
“I tell you that if anyone should say to this hill ‘Be lifted up and hurled into the sea!’, without ever a doubt in his mind, but in the faith that what he says will be done, he would find that it would be.
24 Yango wana nazali koloba na bino: eloko nyonso oyo bokosenga wana bozali kosambela, bondima ete bosili kozwa yango mpe bokomona yango kokokisama.
And therefore I say to you ‘Have faith that whatever you ask for in prayer is already granted you, and you will find that it will be.’
25 Mpe tango botelemaka mpo na kosambela, soki bozali na likambo oyo bozwaki na yango moto songolo, bolimbisa ye mpo ete Tata na bino, oyo azali na Likolo alimbisa mpe masumu na bino. [
“And, whenever you stand up to pray, forgive any grievance that you have against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven also may forgive you your offenses.”
26 Kasi soki bolimbisi te, Tata na bino oyo azali kati na Likolo mpe akolimbisa masumu na bino te.]
27 Bakendeki lisusu na Yelusalemi. Wana Yesu azalaki kotambola kati na lopango ya Tempelo, bakonzi ya Banganga-Nzambe, balakisi ya Mobeko mpe bakambi ya bato bapusanaki pene na Ye mpe batunaki Ye:
They came to Jerusalem again. While Jesus was walking about in the Temple Courts, the chief priests, the teachers of the Law, and the elders came up to him.
28 — Na kombo ya bokonzi nini ozali kosala biloko oyo? Mpe nani apesi Yo bokonzi ya kosala yango?
“What authority have you to do these things?” they said. “Who gave you the authority to do them?”
29 Yesu azongiselaki bango: — Nazali kotuna bino motuna moko kaka. Bopesa Ngai nanu eyano, bongo Ngai nakoyebisa bino soki na kombo ya bokonzi nini nazali kosala makambo yango.
“I will put one question to you,” said Jesus. “Answer me that, and then I will tell you what authority I have to act as I do.
30 Libatisi ya Yoane ewutaki na Nzambe to ewutaki na bato? Boyebisa Ngai!
It is about John’s baptism. Was it of divine or human origin? Answer me that.”
31 Bakomaki kokabola makanisi bango na bango: « Soki tolobi ete ewutaki na Nzambe, akotuna biso lisusu: bongo mpo na nini bondimaki ye te?
They began arguing together. “If we say ‘divine,’ he will say ‘Why then didn’t you believe him?’
32 Soki mpe tolobi ete ewutaki na bato, wana… » Solo, bazalaki kobanga bato, pamba te bato nyonso bazalaki kozwa Yoane lokola mosakoli.
Yet can we say ‘human’?” They were afraid of the people, for everyone regarded John as undoubtedly a prophet.
33 Boye, bazongiselaki Yesu: — Toyebi te! Yesu mpe alobaki na bango: — Ngai mpe, nakoyebisa bino te soki na kombo ya bokonzi nini nazali kosala makambo yango.
So their answer to Jesus was – “We do not know.” “Then I,” replied Jesus, “refuse to tell you what authority I have to do these things.”
