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 the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, [what] work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
2 Na nguya na Yo, obenganaki bikolo mpe otiaki bakoko na biso; obetaki bikolo ya bapaya mpe ofulukisaki bakoko na biso.
[How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and didst plant them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
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 obtained not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thy arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor to them.
4 Oh Nzambe, Yo oyo ozali Mokonzi na ngai, pesa mitindo mpo na elonga ya Jakobi.
Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
5 Na lisungi na Yo, tolongaka banguna na biso, mpe na Kombo na Yo, tonyataka bayini na biso.
Through thee will we push down our enemies: through thy name we will tread them under that rise up against us.
6 Pamba te natiaka elikya te na tolotolo na ngai, mpe mopanga na ngai ebikisaka ngai te.
For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me.
7 Kasi ezali Yo nde obikisaka biso wuta na maboko ya bayini na biso, mpe oyokisaka bayini na biso soni.
But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.
8 Tomikumisaka mikolo nyonso kati na Nzambe mpe tokokumisa Kombo na Yo mpo na libela.
In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. (Selah)
9 Kasi obwaki biso, oyokisi biso soni mpe ozali lisusu kotambola te elongo na mampinga na biso.
But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; 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 us to turn back from the enemy: and they who hate us plunder for themselves.
11 Osundoli biso na maboko na bango lokola bameme ya koboma mpe opanzi biso kati na bikolo.
Thou hast given us like sheep [appointed] for food; and hast scattered us among the heathen.
12 Oteki bato na Yo na pamba mpe ozwi ata litomba te kowuta na boteki yango.
Thou sellest thy people for naught, and dost not increase [thy wealth] by 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 us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn and a derision to them that are around us.
14 Okomisi biso lisapo kati na bikolo, mpe bato bakomi koningisa mito na bango mpo na biso.
Thou makest us a by-word among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
15 Kosambwa ekomi tango nyonso liboso na ngai mpe soni ezipi elongi na ngai,
My confusion [is] continually before me, and the shame of my face hath covered me,
16 mpo na litio ya bato oyo bazali kofinga mpe kopamela ngai, mpe ya monguna oyo akangela ngai kanda.
For the voice of him that reproacheth and blasphemeth; by reason of the enemy and avenger.
17 Makambo wana nyonso ekweyeli biso atako tobosanaki Yo te mpe tobebisaki Boyokani na Yo te,
All this is come upon us; yet we have not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
18 atako mitema na biso epengwaki te mpe totamboli libanda ya nzela na Yo te.
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
19 Pamba te onyokolaki biso kati na etando ya bambwa ya zamba mpe ozipaki biso na molili makasi.
Though thou hast severely broke us in the place of dragons, and covered us with the shades of death.
20 Soki tobosanaki Kombo ya Nzambe na biso to totombolaki maboko na biso epai ya nzambe ya mopaya,
If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;
21 boni, Nzambe na biso alingaki koyeba yango te, lokola asosolaka mozindo ya mitema?
Will not God search out this? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
22 Pamba te, likolo na Yo, babomaka biso mikolo nyonso mpe bazwaka biso lokola bameme ya koboma.
Yes, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
23 Nkolo, lamuka! Mpo na nini ozali kolala? Lamuka, kobwaka biso te mpo na libela.
Awake, why sleepest thou, O LORD? arise, cast [us] not off for ever.
24 Yawe, mpo na nini ozali kobomba elongi na Yo? Mpo na nini ozali kobosana pasi mpe minyoko na biso?
Why hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?
25 Pamba te tokweyi na putulu, mpe nzoto na biso ekangami na mabele.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth to the earth.
26 Telema, yaka kosunga biso, kangola biso mpo na bolingo na Yo!
Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy mercies' sake.
