Banzembo 35
1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Yawe, kota likambo na ngai liboso ya bayini na ngai; bundisa bato oyo bazali kobundisa ngai.
BY DAVID. Strive, YHWH, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,
2 Kamata nguba ya moke mpe ya monene, mpe telema mpo na kosunga ngai.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise for my help,
3 Tombola likonga ya monene mpe ya moke mpo na kobundisa bato oyo bazali kolanda ngai. Loba na ngai: « Nazali lobiko na Yo. »
And draw out spear and lance, To meet my pursuers. Say to my soul, “I [am] your salvation.”
4 Tika ete bato oyo bazali komeka bomoi na ngai basambwa mpe bayoka soni; tika ete bato oyo bazali kokana kosala ngai mabe bazonga sima mpe bakoma mawa-mawa!
They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.
5 Tika ete bakoma lokola matiti ya kokawuka oyo mopepe ezali kopumbwisa, tango anjelu ya Yawe akotindika bango;
They are as chaff before wind, And a messenger of YHWH driving away.
6 tika ete nzela na bango ekoma molili mpe moselu tango anjelu ya Yawe akobengana bango.
Their way is darkness and slipperiness, And a messenger of YHWH—their pursuer.
7 Mpo ete, na kozanga tina, mpo na kokanga ngai, batielaki ngai mitambo mpe batimolaki mabulu,
For without cause they hid their net [in] a pit for me, Without cause they dug for my soul.
8 tika ete libebi ekweyela bango na mbalakata, bakangama bango moko na mitambo oyo batielaki ngai mpe bakweya kati na mabulu yango!
Desolation meets him—he does not know, And his net that he hid catches him, He falls into it for desolation.
9 Nakotonda na esengo kati na Yawe mpe nakosepela kati na lobiko na Ye.
And my soul is joyful in YHWH, It rejoices in His salvation.
10 Mikuwa na ngai nyonso ekoloba: « Oh Yawe, nani akoki kokangola, lokola Yo, mobola wuta na maboko ya moto oyo aleki ye na makasi, mobola mpe mokeleli wuta na maboko ya banyokoli na bango? »
All my bones say, “YHWH, who is like You, Delivering the poor from the [one] stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.”
11 Batatoli oyo bamipesa na kanza batelemi, bazali kopesa ngai mituna na tina na makambo oyo nayebi te.
Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.
12 Bazali kozongisela ngai mabe mpo na bolamu oyo nasalaki, mpe kosundola ngai lokola monyokolami.
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
13 Nzokande tango bango babelaki, ngai nalataki saki, namikitisaki na kokila bilei, nazalaki kobondela mpo na bango.
And I—in their sickness my clothing [is] sackcloth, I have humbled my soul with fastings, And my prayer returns to my bosom.
14 Nazalaki kotambola na mawa lokola mpo na moninga to mpo na ndeko; nazalaki kokitisa moto na se mpo na mawa lokola moto oyo azali kolela mama na ye.
As [if] a friend, as [if] my brother, I habitually walked, As a mourner for a mother, I have bowed down mourning.
15 Kasi awa ngai nakomi na pasi, bango bazali kosepela mpe kosangana; wana ngai nayebi te, bango bazali kosangana mpo na kotonga ngai, bazali kolemba te kofinga ngai.
And they have rejoiced in my halting, And have been gathered together, The strikers were gathered against me, And I have not known, They have torn, and they have not ceased;
16 Lokola bapagano, bazali koseka ngai, bazali kolia minu na tina na ngai.
With profane ones, mockers in feasts, Gnashing their teeth against me.
17 Yawe, kino tango nini okotala kaka boye? Kangola ngai wuta na misala na bango ya mabe, bomoi na ngai wuta na manzaka ya bankosi oyo.
Lord, how long do You behold? Keep my soul back from their desolations, My only one from young lions.
18 Nakokumisa Yo kati na mayangani monene, nakosanzola Yo kati na ebele ya bato.
I thank You in a great assembly, I praise You among a mighty people.
19 Tika ete banguna na ngai basepela te na tina na ngai; tika ete bayini na ngai na kozanga tina bakanga miso te.
Do not let my enemies rejoice over me [with] falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.
20 Pamba te balobaka te maloba ya kimia, kasi babongisaka lokuta mpo na kokosela bato ya kimia makambo kati na mboka.
For they do not speak peace, And against the quiet of the land, They devise deceitful words,
21 Balobaka na mongongo makasi: « Eh! Eh! Tomonaki ye! »
And they enlarge their mouth against me, They said, “Aha, aha, our eye has seen.”
22 Yawe, omoni nyonso wana; kovanda nye te! Nkolo, kozala mosika na ngai te!
You have seen, O YHWH, Do not be silent, O Lord—do not be far from me,
23 Lamuka mpe telema mpo na kolongisa ngai! Nzambe na ngai mpe Nkolo na ngai, kota likambo na ngai.
Stir up, and wake to my judgment, My God, and my Lord, to my plea.
24 Yawe, Nzambe na ngai, longisa ngai na bosembo na Yo; kotika bango te kosepela na tina na ngai.
Judge me according to Your righteousness, O YHWH my God, And they do not rejoice over me.
25 Tika ete bamilobela te: « Ah! Tala makambo oyo tozalaki koluka! » Tika ete baloba te: « Tolie ye. »
They do not say in their heart, “Aha, our desire.” They do not say, “We swallowed him up.”
26 Tika ete bato nyonso oyo basepelaka na pasi na ngai, bango nyonso lisanga, bayoka soni mpe basambwa! Tika ete bato oyo batombokelaka ngai balata soni mpe bazala kati na yikiyiki!
They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.
27 Tika ete bato oyo basepelaka na bosembo na ngai baganga na esengo mpe basepela; tika ete balobaka tango nyonso: « Tika ete Yawe anetolama, Ye oyo asepelaka na kimia ya mowumbu na Ye! »
They sing and rejoice, who are desiring my righteousness, And they continually say, “YHWH is magnified, Who is desiring the peace of His servant.”
28 Nakosakola bosembo na Yo, nakokumisa Yo mikolo nyonso.
And my tongue utters Your righteousness, All the day Your praise!
