Mitango 5
1 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Yahweh said to Moses/me,
2 « Pesa mitindo epai na bana ya Isalaele ete babimisa libanda ya molako moto nyonso oyo azali na bokono ya poso ya nzoto, moto nyonso oyo atangaka makila, mpe moto nyonso oyo akomi mbindo mpo ete asimbi ebembe.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘You must send away from your (camp/area where you have your tents) any man or woman who has leprosy and anyone who has a discharge [of some fluid from his body], and anyone who has become unacceptable to God because of [having touched] a corpse.
3 Azala mobali to mwasi, bobengana ye, bobimisa ye libanda ya molako mpo ete bakomisa molako na bango mbindo te, pamba te Ngai nazali kowumela elongo na bango. »
Send them away from there in order that they will not [touch people in the camp area] where I live among you and cause them to become unacceptable to me.’”
4 Bana ya Isalaele basalaki bongo; babimisaki bango libanda ya molako. Basalaki ndenge kaka Yawe atindaki na nzela ya Moyize.
So [Moses/I told that to the Israeli people, and] the Israeli people obeyed what Yahweh commanded Moses/me.
5 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
6 « Loba na bana ya Isalaele: ‹ Soki moto, azala mobali to mwasi, atamboli na boyengebene te liboso ya Yawe wana asali moninga na ye mabe, azali na ngambo.
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If someone (commits a crime against/does something wrong to) another person, [I consider that] that person has done wrong to me.
7 Boye asengeli koyambola lisumu oyo asalaki. Asengeli kozongisa epai ya moto oyo ye asali mabe: nyonso oyo azwaki mpe akobakisa likolo na yango, ndambo moko kati na mitano.
That person must confess that he or she is guilty, and he or she must pay to the person to whom wrong was done [what others consider to be a suitable/proper payment] for what he has done, and he must pay an extra 20 percent.
8 Kasi soki moto yango azali na ndeko te oyo akoki kozwa eloko oyo bakozongisa mpo na mabe oyo basalaki ye, bakopesa eloko oyo basengelaki kozongisela ye epai na Yawe na nzela ya Nganga-Nzambe, bakisa meme moko ya mobali oyo Nganga-Nzambe akosala na yango mosala ya bolimbisi masumu mpo na moto oyo asalaki mabe.
If the person against whom the wrong was done [has died and] there is no relative to whom the money can be paid, then the money belongs to me, and it must be paid to the priest. In addition, the one who did the wrong must give a male sheep to the priest [to sacrifice] in order that (that person’s sin may be forgiven/I can forgive that person for his sin).
9 Biloko nyonso kati na makabo ya bule oyo bana ya Isalaele bakomema epai ya Nzambe ekozala ya Nganga-Nzambe.
All the sacred offerings that the Israelis bring to the priest belong to the priest.
10 Biloko oyo moto nyonso akotia pembeni mpo na Yawe ekopesama epai ya Nganga-Nzambe; kasi eloko nyonso oyo moto akokabela Nganga-Nzambe ekokoma ya Nganga-Nzambe. › »
The priest can keep those gifts.’”
11 Bongo Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
12 « Loba na bana ya Isalaele mpe yebisa bango: ‹ Soki mwasi akosi mobali na ye, wana abimi na mobali mosusu
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘Suppose a man thinks that his wife has slept with another man,
13 mpe asangisi na ye nzoto, amikomisi mbindo atako esalemi na nkuku mpe moto moko te amoni ye; mpe ezala mobali na ye ayebi eloko te.
but neither he nor anyone else knows if it is true or not, because no one saw her doing that.
14 Soki mobali asali zuwa mpe akomi kokanisa ete mwasi na ye akomi mbindo, azala mbindo to mbindo te,
But if the woman’s husband is jealous, and if he suspects that she has committed adultery, and he wants to know whether that is true or not,
15 mobali asengeli komema mwasi na ye epai ya Nganga-Nzambe mpe kopesa mpo na ye likabo ya bakilo misato ya farine ya orje; akosopela yango mafuta te mpe akotia yango ansa te, pamba te ezali likabo oyo epesami mpo na zuwa, likabo mpo na kokanisa mbeba.
he should take his wife to the priest. He must take along as an offering two quarts/liters of barley flour. The priest must not pour [olive] oil or incense on it, because this is an offering that the man has brought because he (is jealous/wants his wife to sleep only with him). It is an offering to find out if she is guilty or not. [Neither olive oil nor incense should be used because are associated with joy and this is not a time for joy.]
16 Nganga-Nzambe akobenga mwasi mpe akomema ye liboso ya Yawe.
The priest must tell the woman to stand [in front of the altar] in my presence.
17 Nganga-Nzambe akotoka mayi ya bule, na mbeki basala na mabele batumba mpe akozwa putulu ya mabele ya Mongombo mpo na kotia yango kati na mayi yango.
He must put some sacred water in a clay jar, and then he must put some dirt from the floor of the Sacred Tent into the water.
18 Nganga-Nzambe akotia mwasi ya kotelema liboso ya Yawe, akofungola ye suki mpe akotia na maboko na ye likabo ya zuwa, wana ye moko Nganga-Nzambe akobatela na maboko na ye mayi ya bololo oyo ememaka elakeli mabe.
He must untie/unfasten the woman’s hair. Then he must put in her hands the grain that her jealous husband is offering to determine whether she has committed adultery or not. The priest must hold [the bowl that contains] bitter water that will cause (the woman to be cursed/bad things to happen to the woman) [if she is guilty].
19 Nganga-Nzambe akolapisa mwasi yango ndayi, akoloba na ye: ‘Soki mobali mosusu asangisaki na yo nzoto te, mpe soki omikomisaki mbindo te na kokosa mobali na yo wuta bobalana, wana tika ete mayi oyo ya bololo mpe ememaka elakeli mabe esala yo eloko moko te!
The priest must require her to solemnly declare [that she will tell the truth]. Then he must say to her, “Has another man had sex [EUP] with you? Have you faithfully [slept only with your husband] or not? If you have not slept with another man, nothing bad will happen to you if you drink the water.
20 Kasi soki, wana ozali ya kobala, okosaki mobali na yo mpe omikomisaki mbindo na kosangisa nzoto na mobali mosusu,’
But if you have had sex with another man, [Yahweh will curse you].
21 Nganga-Nzambe asengeli awa kolapisa mwasi yango ndayi ya kondima kokweyela bilakeli mabe kowuta na maloba oyo: ‘tika ete Yawe akomisa yo elakeli mabe mpe eloko ya nkele kati na bato na yo! Tika ete akomisa yo ekomba mpe avimbisa yo libumu!
Your womb will shrivel up and your stomach will swell up. You will never be able to give birth to children, and as a result, everyone will curse you and avoid you. If you have committed adultery, [when you drink] this water, that is what will happen to you.” Then the woman must answer, “[If I am guilty], I will not object if that happens.”
22 Tika ete mayi oyo ezali komema elakeli mabe ekota kati na yo mpo ete libumu na yo evimba mpe okoma ekomba.’ Mwasi akozongisa: ‘Amen! Tika ete esalema bongo!’
23 Nganga-Nzambe akokoma maloba yango ya bilakeli mabe kati na buku mpe akokotisa yango kati na mayi ya bololo mpo na kolongola makomi yango.
‘Then the priest must write [with ink] on a small scroll these (curses/bad things that will happen to her if she is guilty) [and then wash the ink off into the bitter water].
24 Bongo akomelisa mwasi mayi oyo ya bololo, oyo ezali komema elakeli mabe mpo ete ekokota kati na ye.
The priest must take from her the offering of barley flour [that she is holding], and lift it up to dedicate it to me. Then he must put it on the altar
25 Nganga-Nzambe akozwa wuta na maboko ya mwasi likabo ya zuwa, akotombola yango liboso ya Yawe mpe akomema yango na etumbelo.
26 Nganga-Nzambe akotondisa na loboko na ye, bambuma oyo akozwa kati na likabo yango ya zuwa lokola ekaniseli, mpe akotumba yango na likolo ya etumbelo; sima na yango, akomelisa mwasi mayi.
and burn part of it as a sacrifice. Then the woman must drink the bitter water.
27 Soki penza amikomisaki mbindo na kosangisa nzoto na mobali mosusu, mayi oyo ememaka elakeli mabe ekokota kati na ye, ekovimbisa libumu na ye, akokoma ekomba mpe akolakelama mabe kati na bato na ye.
If the woman has committed adultery, the water will cause her to suffer greatly. Her stomach will swell up and her womb will shrink, [and she will be unable to give birth to children]. And then her (relatives/fellow Israelis) will curse her.
28 Kasi soki mwasi amikomisaki mbindo te, soki azali penza peto, akomona pasi ata moko te mpe akoki kobota bana.
But if she (is innocent/has not committed adultery), her body will not be harmed, and she will still be able to give birth to children.
29 Wana nde ezali mobeko na tina na zuwa; ekokanga mwasi ya libala oyo akosi mobali na ye mpe amikomisi mbindo.
‘That is the ritual that must be performed when a woman who is married has been unfaithful to her husband,
30 Bakosalela yango mpe soki mobali asali zuwa mpe akanisi penza ete mwasi na ye abimi na mobali mosusu: mobali akomema mwasi mpe akotelemisa ye liboso ya Yawe; bongo Nganga-Nzambe akosalela mobeko oyo na mobimba na yango epai ya mwasi.
or when a man is jealous and suspects that his wife [has had sex with another man]. The priest must tell that woman to stand [at the altar] in my presence and obey these instructions.
31 Mobali akomema ngambo ata moke te kasi mwasi akozwa etumbu ya lisumu na ye. › »
Even if the woman has not done what the husband suspected, he will not be punished [MTY] for doing something wrong [by bringing his wife to the priest]. But if his wife is guilty, she will suffer as a result.’”
