Banzembo 44
1 Nzembo ya bana ya Kore. Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzambe, toyokaki na matoyi na biso; bakoko na biso babetelaki biso lisolo ya makambo oyo osalaki na tango na bango, na tango ya kala.
To him that excelleth. A Psalme to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah. We haue heard with our eares, O God: our fathers haue tolde vs the workes, that thou hast done in their dayes, in the olde time:
2 Na nguya na Yo, obenganaki bikolo mpe otiaki bakoko na biso; obetaki bikolo ya bapaya mpe ofulukisaki bakoko na biso.
Howe thou hast driuen out the heathen with thine hand, and planted them: how thou hast destroyed the people, and caused them to grow.
3 Pamba te ezalaki na mopanga na bango te nde babotolaki mokili, ezalaki mpe maboko na bango te nde ebikisaki bango; kasi ezalaki nde loboko na Yo ya mobali, nguya na Yo mpe pole ya elongi na Yo, pamba te ozalaki kolinga bango.
For they inherited not the lande by their owne sworde, neither did their owne arme saue them: but thy right hand, and thine arme and the light of thy countenance, because thou didest fauour them.
4 Oh Nzambe, Yo oyo ozali Mokonzi na ngai, pesa mitindo mpo na elonga ya Jakobi.
Thou art my King, O God: send helpe vnto Iaakob.
5 Na lisungi na Yo, tolongaka banguna na biso, mpe na Kombo na Yo, tonyataka bayini na biso.
Through thee haue we thrust backe our aduersaries: by thy Name haue we troden downe them that rose vp against vs.
6 Pamba te natiaka elikya te na tolotolo na ngai, mpe mopanga na ngai ebikisaka ngai te.
For I do not trust in my bowe, neither can my sworde saue me.
7 Kasi ezali Yo nde obikisaka biso wuta na maboko ya bayini na biso, mpe oyokisaka bayini na biso soni.
But thou hast saued vs from our aduersaries, and hast put them to confusion that hate vs.
8 Tomikumisaka mikolo nyonso kati na Nzambe mpe tokokumisa Kombo na Yo mpo na libela.
Therefore will wee praise God continually, and will confesse thy Name for euer. (Selah)
9 Kasi obwaki biso, oyokisi biso soni mpe ozali lisusu kotambola te elongo na mampinga na biso.
But now thou art farre off, and puttest vs to confusion, and goest not forth with our armies.
10 Otiki biso kokima liboso ya banguna na biso; mpe bayini na biso bazwi biloko na biso na makasi.
Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersary, and they, which hate vs, spoile for theselues.
11 Osundoli biso na maboko na bango lokola bameme ya koboma mpe opanzi biso kati na bikolo.
Thou giuest vs as sheepe to bee eaten, and doest scatter vs among the nations.
12 Oteki bato na Yo na pamba mpe ozwi ata litomba te kowuta na boteki yango.
Thou sellest thy people without gaine, and doest not increase their price.
13 Okomisi biso eloko ya lisuma na miso ya bato oyo bazali pembeni na biso, eloko ya litio mpe ya liseki na miso ya bato oyo bazali zingazinga na biso.
Thou makest vs a reproche to our neighbours, a iest and a laughing stocke to them that are round about vs.
14 Okomisi biso lisapo kati na bikolo, mpe bato bakomi koningisa mito na bango mpo na biso.
Thou makest vs a prouerbe among the nations, and a nodding of the head among the people.
15 Kosambwa ekomi tango nyonso liboso na ngai mpe soni ezipi elongi na ngai,
My confusion is dayly before me, and the shame of my face hath couered me,
16 mpo na litio ya bato oyo bazali kofinga mpe kopamela ngai, mpe ya monguna oyo akangela ngai kanda.
For the voyce of the slaunderer and rebuker, for the enemie and auenger.
17 Makambo wana nyonso ekweyeli biso atako tobosanaki Yo te mpe tobebisaki Boyokani na Yo te,
All this is come vpon vs, yet doe wee not forget thee, neither deale wee falsly concerning thy couenant.
18 atako mitema na biso epengwaki te mpe totamboli libanda ya nzela na Yo te.
Our heart is not turned backe: neither our steps gone out of thy paths,
19 Pamba te onyokolaki biso kati na etando ya bambwa ya zamba mpe ozipaki biso na molili makasi.
Albeit thou hast smitten vs downe into the place of dragons, and couered vs with the shadow of death.
20 Soki tobosanaki Kombo ya Nzambe na biso to totombolaki maboko na biso epai ya nzambe ya mopaya,
If wee haue forgotten the Name of our God, and holden vp our hands to a strange god,
21 boni, Nzambe na biso alingaki koyeba yango te, lokola asosolaka mozindo ya mitema?
Shall not God searche this out? for hee knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Pamba te, likolo na Yo, babomaka biso mikolo nyonso mpe bazwaka biso lokola bameme ya koboma.
Surely for thy sake are we slaine continually, and are counted as sheepe for the slaughter.
23 Nkolo, lamuka! Mpo na nini ozali kolala? Lamuka, kobwaka biso te mpo na libela.
Vp, why sleepest thou, O Lord? awake, be not farre off for euer.
24 Yawe, mpo na nini ozali kobomba elongi na Yo? Mpo na nini ozali kobosana pasi mpe minyoko na biso?
Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our miserie and our affliction?
25 Pamba te tokweyi na putulu, mpe nzoto na biso ekangami na mabele.
For our soule is beaten downe vnto the dust: our belly cleaueth vnto the ground.
26 Telema, yaka kosunga biso, kangola biso mpo na bolingo na Yo!
Rise vp for our succour, and redeeme vs for thy mercies sake.
