Banzembo 69
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya Davidi: ezali ya koyemba lokola « lisi. » Nzambe, bikisa ngai, pamba te mayi ekomi na kingo na ngai.
To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of David. Be my saviour, O God; because the waters have come in, even to my neck.
2 Nazali kozinda na potopoto, na mozindo makasi epai wapi eloko ya kosimba ezali te; nakiti na mozindo ya mayi, mbonge ememi ngai.
My feet are deep in the soft earth, where there is no support; I have come into deep waters, the waves are flowing over me.
3 Nalembi nzoto likolo ya kobelela lisungi; mongongo na ngai ekawuki, miso na ngai elembi mpo na kotalela Nzambe na ngai.
I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
4 Bato oyo bayinaka ngai na kozanga tina bazali ebele koleka motango ya suki ya moto na ngai; ba-oyo balukaka kobebisa bomoi na ngai, oyo bazali banguna na ngai kaka pamba, bazali bato na nguya; bazali kosenga ngai na makasi ete nazongisa eloko oyo nayibaki te.
Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.
5 Nzambe, oyebi bozoba na ngai, mpe mabe na ngai ezali ya kobombama te na miso na Yo.
O God, you see how foolish I am; and my wrongdoing is clear to you.
6 Nkolo Yawe, Mokonzi ya mampinga, tika ete ba-oyo batiaka elikya kati na Yo basila lokumu te likolo na ngai! Nzambe ya Isalaele, tika ete bato oyo balukaka Yo bayokisama soni te likolo na ngai!
Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.
7 Pamba te nandimi kofingama mpo na Yo, mpe soni ezipi ngai elongi.
I have been wounded with sharp words because of you; my face has been covered with shame.
8 Bandeko na ngai bakomi kozwa ngai lokola moto oyo bayebi te, nakomi lokola mopaya na miso ya bana ya mama na ngai.
I have become strange to my brothers, and like a man from a far country to my mother's children.
9 Pamba te bolingo oyo nazali na yango mpo na ndako na Yo ezali kozikisa ngai, mpe mafinga ya bato oyo bafingaka Yo ezali kokweya na moto na ngai.
I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
10 Soki naleli mpe nakili bilei, nasengeli kaka kofingama;
My bitter weeping, and my going without food, were turned to my shame.
11 soki nalati saki, bato basalaka masapo mpo na kotiola ngai.
When I put on the clothing of grief, they said evil of me.
12 Bato oyo bavandi na ekuke batiolaka ngai, balangwi masanga bayembaka kombo na ngai kati na banzembo na bango.
I am a cause of wonder to those in authority; a song to those who are given to strong drink.
13 Yawe, nabondeli Yo! Nzambe, tango ekoki, tango ya kotalisa ngai bolingo monene na Yo! Yanola ngai na nzela ya boyengebene mpe lobiko na Yo!
But as for me, let my prayer be made to you, O Lord, at a time when you are pleased; O God, give me an answer in your great mercy, for your salvation is certain.
14 Bimisa ngai na potopoto, sala ete nazinda lisusu te, nakangolama wuta na maboko ya bayini na ngai mpe nabima na mayi ya mozindo!
Take me from the grip of the sticky earth, so that I may not go down into it; let me be lifted up from the deep waters.
15 Tika ete mbonge ya mayi emema ngai lisusu te, mozindo emela lisusu ngai te, mpe libulu ekangamela ngai te!
Let me not be covered by the flowing waters; let not the deep waters go over my head, and let me not be shut up in the underworld.
16 Yawe, yanola ngai, pamba te bolingo na Yo ezali malamu; baluka epai na ngai, na mawa monene na Yo.
Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.
17 Kobombela lisusu mosali na Yo te elongi na Yo. Yanola ngai noki, pamba te nazali na pasi.
Let not your face be covered from your servant, for I am in trouble; quickly give me an answer.
18 Pusana pene na ngai, mpe sikola ngai; kangola ngai wuta na maboko ya bayini na ngai.
Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.
19 Oyebi ndenge nini nazali kofingama, oyebi soni mpe kosambwa na ngai; banguna na ngai nyonso bazali liboso na Yo.
You have seen my shame, how I was laughed at and made low; my haters are all before you.
20 Mafinga ezokisi motema na ngai, mpe pota yango ezali kosila te; nazelaki elembo ya mawa kowuta na bato, kasi namonaki yango te; nalukaki babondisi, kasi namonaki bango te.
My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
21 Batiaki ngenge kati na bilei na ngai, mpe bamelisaki ngai vino ya ngayi tango nayokaki posa ya mayi.
They gave me poison for my food; and bitter wine for my drink.
22 Tika ete mesa na bango ekoma motambo liboso na bango, mpe kimia na bango ekoma monyama.
Let their table before them be for their destruction; let their feasts become a net to take them.
23 Tika ete miso na bango ekufa mpo ete bamona lisusu te, mpe babela mikongo mpo na libela.
Let their eyes be blind so that they may not see; let their bodies for ever be shaking.
24 Sopela bango kanda makasi na Yo, mpe tika ete kanda na Yo ya makasi ekanga bango.
Let your curse come on them; let the heat of your wrath overtake them.
25 Tika ete molako na bango etikala polele, mpe ete moto moko te avanda na bandako na bango ya kapo.
Give their houses to destruction, and let there be no one in their tents.
26 Pamba te bazali konyokola bato oyo ozokisaki, mpe bazali kopanza sango ya pasi ya bato oyo oyokisaki pasi.
Because they are cruel to him against whom your hand is turned; they make bitter the grief of him who is wounded by you.
27 Bakisa mabe na likolo ya mabe na bango, mpe kokota likambo na bango te na bosembo na Yo.
Let their punishment be increased; let them not come into your righteousness.
28 Tika ete bakombo na bango elongwa na buku ya bomoi, mpe batangama te na molongo ya bato ya sembo.
Let their names be taken from the book of the living, let them not be numbered with the upright.
29 Solo, nazali mobola mpe moto ya pasi; kasi lobiko na Yo, oh Nzambe, ebatelaka ngai.
But I am poor and full of sorrow; let me be lifted up by your salvation, O Lord.
30 Nakoyemba mpo na lokumu ya Kombo ya Nzambe, mpe nakopesa Ye nkembo elongo na matondi.
I will give praise to the name of God with a song; I will give glory to him for what he has done.
31 Yango nde ekosepelisa Yawe, koleka ngombe oyo ezali na maseke mpe na makolo ekabwana.
This will be more pleasing to the Lord than an ox, or a young ox of full growth.
32 Babola bamoni mpe bazali kosepela. Tika ete mitema na bino oyo bolukaka Nzambe ezala na bomoi!
The poor will see it and be glad: you who are lovers of God, let your hearts have life.
33 Pamba te Yawe ayokaka bato oyo bakelela, mpe atiolaka bato na Ye te ata bazali bakangami kati na boloko.
For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
34 Tika ete likolo mpe mabele, bibale minene mpe nyonso oyo ezali kati na yango ekumisa Ye!
Let the heavens and the earth give praise to him, the seas, and everything moving in them.
35 Pamba te Nzambe akobikisa Siona mpe akotonga lisusu bingumba ya Yuda. Bato bakovanda kuna mpe bakozwa yango lokola libula na bango.
For God will be the saviour of Zion, and the builder of the towns of Judah; so that it may be their resting-place and heritage.
36 Bakitani ya basali na Ye bakozwa yango lokola libula, mpe bato oyo balingaka Kombo na Ye bakovanda kati na yango.
The seed of his servants will have their part in it, and there the lovers of his name will have rest.
