Banzembo 37
1 Nzembo ya Davidi. Kosilikela bato ya mabe te, kosalela bato oyo basalaka mabe zuwa te;
BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] Do not fret because of evildoers, Do not be envious against doers of iniquity,
2 pamba te bakokawuka noki lokola makasa, mpe bakolemba noki lokola matiti.
For they are cut off speedily as grass, And fade as the greenness of the tender grass.
3 Tia elikya na yo kati na Yawe mpe sala bolamu, vanda kati na mokili mpe lia na kimia.
Trust in YHWH, and do good, Dwell [in] the land, and enjoy faithfulness,
4 Komisa Yawe bilengi na yo ya makasi, mpe akokokisela yo posa ya motema na yo.
And delight yourself on YHWH, And He gives to you the petitions of your heart.
5 Kaba bomoi na yo epai na Yawe, tia elikya kati na Ye, mpe akosala:
Roll your way on YHWH, And trust on Him, and He works,
6 akongengisa bosembo na yo lokola pole, makoki na yo lokola moyi ya midi.
And has brought out your righteousness as light, And your judgment as noon-day.
7 Batela kimia liboso ya Yawe mpe talela Ye; kosilikela te moto oyo alongaka na misala na ye, mpe oyo asalaka mabongisi ya mabe.
Be silent for YHWH, and stay yourself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making his way prosperous, Because of a man doing wicked schemes.
8 Boya kanda mpe kosilika te; kotomboka te, noki te okosala mabe.
Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Do not fret yourself to only do evil.
9 Pamba te bato oyo basalaka mabe bakolimwa, kasi bato oyo batielaka Yawe motema bakozwa mokili lokola libula na bango.
For evildoers are cut off, As for those waiting on YHWH, they possess the land.
10 Etikali tango moke kaka, moto mabe akozala lisusu te; ata oluki ye, okomona ye te.
And yet a little [while], and the wicked is not, And you have considered his place, and it is not.
11 Kasi bato oyo bamikitisa bakozwa mokili lokola libula na bango mpe bakozala na kimia makasi.
And the humble possess the land, And they have delighted themselves In the abundance of peace.
12 Bato mabe basalelaka bato ya sembo makita mpe baliaka minu mpo na kotelemela bango.
The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing his teeth against him.
13 Kasi Yawe asekaka bato mabe, pamba te ayebi ete mokolo na bango ezali kobelema.
The Lord laughs at him, For He has seen that his day comes.
14 Bato mabe babimisi mipanga mpe babongisi batolotolo mpo na kokweyisa mobola mpe moto oyo akelela, mpo na koboma bato oyo batambolaka alima.
The wicked have opened a sword, And they have bent their bow, To cause the poor and needy to fall, To slaughter the upright of the way.
15 Kasi mipanga na bango ekotobola mitema na bango moko, mpe batolotolo na bango ekobukana.
Their sword enters into their own heart, And their bows are shattered.
16 Mwa biloko ya moto ya sembo eleki bozwi ya bato ebele ya mabe,
Better [is] the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.
17 pamba te nguya ya bato mabe ekosila, kasi Yawe alendisaka bato ya sembo.
For the arms of the wicked are shattered, And YHWH is sustaining the righteous.
18 Yawe ayebi mikolo ya bato bazangi pamela, mpe libula na bango ekowumela mpo na seko.
YHWH knows the days of the perfect, And their inheritance is for all time.
19 Na tango ya pasi, bakokawuka te; na mikolo ya nzala, bakozala na bilei ebele.
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And they are satisfied in days of famine.
20 Kasi bato mabe bakokufa, banguna ya Yawe bazali lokola fololo ya elanga, bakolimwa lokola molinga.
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, They have been consumed in smoke.
21 Moto mabe adefaka mpe azongisaka te, kasi moto ya sembo ayokaka mawa mpe akabaka.
The wicked is borrowing and does not repay, And the righteous is gracious and giving.
22 Bato oyo Yawe apambolaka bakozwa mokili lokola libula na bango, kasi ba-oyo alakelaka mabe bakolimwa.
For His blessed ones possess the land, And His reviled ones are cut off.
23 Soki Yawe asepeli na etamboli ya moto, alendisaka bomoi na ye;
The steps of a man [are] from YHWH, They have been prepared, And He desires his way.
24 ezala akweyi, akotikala kaka ya kokweya te; pamba te Yawe asimbaka ye na loboko.
When he falls, he is not cast down, For YHWH is sustaining his hand.
25 Nazalaki elenge, mpe sik’oyo nakomi mobange, namoni nanu te moto ya sembo kosundolama to bana na ye kokoma kosenga-senga bilei.
I have been young, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.
26 Akabaka tango nyonso mpe adefisaka, bana na ye bakozalaka kati na mapamboli.
All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed [is] for a blessing.
27 Zala mosika na mabe mpe sala bolamu, okovanda na mokili mpo na libela;
Turn aside from evil, and do good, and dwell for all time.
28 pamba te Yawe alingaka bosembo, mpe asundolaka te bayengebene na Ye. Babatelamaka mpo na seko, kasi bana ya bato mabe bakolimwa.
For YHWH is loving judgment, And He does not forsake His saintly ones, They have been kept for all time, And the seed of the wicked is cut off.
29 Bato ya sembo bakozwa mokili lokola libula na bango mpe bakovanda kuna seko na seko.
The righteous possess the land, And they dwell on it forever.
30 Monoko ya moto ya sembo ebimisaka bwanya, mpe lolemo na ye elobaka kolanda bosembo.
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, And his tongue speaks judgment.
31 Mobeko ya Nzambe na ye ezali kati na motema na ye, makolo na ye ebetaka libaku te.
The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
32 Moto mabe atalaka moto ya sembo na miso mabe mpe alukaka nzela ya koboma ye,
The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.
33 kasi Yawe akosundola moto ya sembo te kati na maboko ya moto mabe, mpe akokweyisa ye te na kosambisama.
YHWH does not leave him in his hand, Nor condemn him in his being judged.
34 Zala na elikya kati na Yawe mpe batela nzela na Ye; akonetola Yo mpo ete ozwa mboka lokola libula na yo, mpe okomona tango bato mabe bakolimwa.
Look to YHWH, and keep His way, And He exalts you to possess the land, In the wicked being cut off—you see!
35 Namonaki moto mabe mpe na kanza kokoma na nguya mpe kofuluka lokola nzete oyo ezali kokola na mabele na yango,
I have seen the wicked terrible, And spreading as a green native plant,
36 kasi alekaki noki mpe azalaki lisusu te; nalukaki ye, kasi namonaki ye lisusu te.
And he passes away, and behold, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
37 Tala malamu moto oyo azangi pamela, landela bomoi ya moto ya sembo; tango oyo ezali koya ezali kozela moto ya kimia.
Observe the perfect, and see the upright, For the latter end of each [is] peace.
38 Kasi batomboki bakobebisama, tango oyo ezali koya ezali te mpo na bato mabe.
And transgressors were destroyed together, The latter end of the wicked was cut off.
39 Lobiko ya bato ya sembo ewutaka epai ya Yawe oyo, na tango ya pasi, azali ndako na bango, oyo batonga makasi.
And the salvation of the righteous [is] from YHWH, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
40 Yawe asungaka mpe akangolaka bango, akangolaka bango wuta na maboko ya bato mabe mpe abikisaka bango, pamba te babombamaka kati na Ye.
And YHWH helps them and delivers them, He delivers them from the wicked, And saves them, Because they trusted in Him!
