Banzembo 109
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya Davidi. Nzambe, Yo oyo ngai nakumisaka, kovanda kimia te!
For the end, a Psalm of David. For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;
2 Bato mabe bazali koloba lokuta mpo na kofunda ngai, bazali mpe kokosela ngai makambo.
for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty [man] have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue.
3 Bazingeli ngai na maloba ya koyina mpe bazali kobundisa ngai kaka pamba.
And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
4 Bato oyo ngai nalingaka bafundi ngai, kasi ngai namipesi na ngai kaka na mabondeli.
Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.
5 Bazali kozongisela ngai mabe na bolamu, mpe koyina na bolingo.
And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Kaba ye na maboko ya moto mabe! Bimisela ye monguna, na ngambo ya loboko na ye ya mobali!
Set you a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.
7 Tika ete bazwa ye lokola moto mabe na tango ya kosamba, mpe libondeli na ye etangama lokola masumu!
When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
8 Tika ete mikolo ya bomoi na ye ekoma moke, tika ete moto mosusu azwa mokumba na ye!
Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.
9 Tika ete bana na ye bakoma bana bitike, mpe tika ete mwasi na ye akoma mwasi akufisa mobali!
Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.
10 Tika ete bana na ye batelengana mpe bakoma bisengasenga, tika ete bakende kosenga mosika ya ndako na bango oyo ebukana-bukana!
Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
11 Tika ete moto oyo adefisaki ye mbongo akanga ye biloko nyonso, mpe tika ete bapaya babotola ye bambuma ya mosala na ye!
Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.
12 Tika ete moko te atalisa ye bolingo, tika ete moko te ayokela bana bitike na ye mawa!
Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.
13 Tika ete bakitani na ye basila na kokufa, mpe bakombo na bango elongwa na ekeke oyo ezali kolanda!
Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.
14 Tika ete Yawe alandela masumu ya batata na ye mpe alimbisa te masumu ya mama na ye!
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Tika ete Yawe akanisaka masumu yango tango nyonso mpe asala ete babosana bango libela na mokili!
Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.
16 Lokola atikalaki te kotambola na boboto, mpe lokola anyokolaki mobola mpe moto na mawa kino kobomisa moto oyo azoka na motema;
Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to kill him that was pricked in the heart.
17 lokola azalaki kolinga mingi kolakela bato mabe, tika ete bilakeli mabe ekweyela ye! Lokola azalaki kosepela te kopambola bato, tika ete mapamboli ezala mosika na ye!
He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.
18 Tika ete alata elakeli mabe lokola kazaka, tika ete ekota kati na ye lokola mayi, mpe kati na mikuwa na ye lokola mafuta!
Yes, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.
19 Tika ete elakeli mabe yango elata ye lokola elamba oyo alati, mpe ekangama ye na loketo lokola mokaba mpo na tango nyonso!
Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.
20 Tala ndenge Yawe akofuta banguna na ngai mpe bato oyo balobaka mabe na tina na ngai.
This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 Kasi Yo Nkolo Yawe, salela ngai bolamu mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Yo, kangola ngai kolanda boboto ya bolingo na Yo.
But you, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for your name's sake: for your mercy is good.
22 Solo, nazali mobola mpe moto na mawa, mpe motema na ngai ezali ya kozoka kati na ngai.
Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.
23 Nazali kokende lokola elili oyo ezali kolimwa; bazali kobengana ngai lokola mabanki.
I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
24 Mabolongo na ngai elembi mpo na kokila mingi bilei, nzoto na ngai mpe ebukani mpo ete nakondi makasi.
My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the lack of] oil.
25 Mpo na bango, nakomi eloko ya nkele; soki kaka bamoni ngai, baningisi mito.
I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads.
26 Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, sunga ngai; bikisa ngai kolanda bolingo na Yo!
Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to your mercy.
27 Tika ete banguna na ngai bayeba ete Yo Yawe nde osalaki bongo.
And let them know that this is your hand; and [that] you, Lord, have wrought it.
28 Ata balakeli ngai mabe, Yo okopambola ngai; soki mpe bameki kotelema mpo na kobundisa ngai, bakokufa soni. Nzokande ngai mosali na Yo, nakozala moto ya esengo.
Let them curse, but you shall bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
29 Tika ete bayini na ngai bazanga lokumu mpe bamizipa na soni lokola kazaka.
Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
30 Nakosanzola Yawe na mongongo makasi, nakokumisa Ye kati na ebele ya bato.
I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him.
31 Pamba te atelemaka na ngambo ya loboko ya mobali ya mobola mpo na kokangola ye wuta na maboko ya bato oyo bakatela ye etumbu.
For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.
