Banzembo 81
1 Wuta na buku ya mokambi ya bayembi. Nzembo ya Azafi. Ezali ya koyemba na lindanda ya bato ya Gati. Boganga na esengo epai ya Nzambe, makasi na biso! Bobetela Nzambe ya Jakobi maboko!
To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength: make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
2 Boyemba banzembo, bobeta bambunda mike, lindanda oyo ebimisaka lokito kitoko mpe nzenze!
Take a psalm, and strike the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
3 Bobeta kelelo na ebandeli ya sanza, na tango oyo sanza mobimba engengaka, mpo na mokolo ya feti na biso!
Blow the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.
4 Pamba te ezali mobeko mpo na Isalaele, mpe mokano ya Nzambe ya Jakobi.
For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.
5 Atiaki yango lokola mobeko mpo na Jozefi tango abundisaki Ejipito. Nazali koyoka lokota oyo nayebi te:
This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: where I heard a language that I understood not.
6 « Nalongolaki mokumba oyo ezalaki na mapeka na ye, mpe maboko na ye elongwaki na bowumbu ya kosimba bitunga. »
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
7 Tango ozalaki koganga mpo na pasi, nakangolaki yo, nayanolaki yo kati na kake epai wapi nabombamaki, namekaki yo pembeni ya mayi ya Meriba.
Thou didst call in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)
8 Bato na ngai, boyoka ngai! Mpe nakokebisa bino. Ah Isalaele, soki kaka ozalaki koyokela ngai!
Hear, O my people, and I will testify to thee: O Israel, if thou wilt hearken to me;
9 Okozala na nzambe ya mopaya te kati na yo, okogumbamela nzambe mosusu te, longola kaka ngai!
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
10 Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, oyo abimisaki yo na Ejipito; fungola malamu monoko na yo, mpe nakotondisa yango.
I am the LORD thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.
11 Kasi bato na ngai bayokaki mongongo na ngai te, Isalaele aboyaki kotosa ngai.
But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would not obey me.
12 Mpo na yango, natikaki bango kotambola kolanda baposa ya mitema makasi na bango; mpe balandaki makanisi na bango.
So I gave them up to their own hearts’ lust: and they walked in their own counsels.
13 Soki bato na ngai bazalaki koyokela ngai, soki Isalaele azalaki kolanda banzela na ngai,
O that my people had hearkened to me, and Israel had walked in my ways!
14 nalingaki mbala moko koyokisa banguna na bango soni mpe kobundisa bayini na bango.
I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries.
15 Mpe bato oyo bayinaka Yawe balingaki komikitisa liboso na Ye, mpe etumbu na bango elingaki kowumela mpo na libela.
The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves to him: and their time should have endured for ever.
16 Yawe alingaki koleisa Isalaele bilei ya kitoko mpe kotondisa bango na mafuta ya nzoyi.
He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock I should have satisfied thee.
