Ezekieli 38
1 Yawe alobaki na ngai:
Yahweh gave me another message. He said to me,
2 « Mwana na moto, talisa elongi na yo na ngambo ya Gogi, ya mokili ya Magogi, mokambi ya liboso ya Mesheki mpe ya Tubali! Sakola na tina ye mpo na kotelemela ye!
“You human, turn and face Magog, the country where Gog [is the king]. He is [also] the ruler of [the nations of] Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy about [the terrible things that will happen to] him,
3 Loba: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Natombokeli yo, Gogi, mokambi ya liboso ya Mesheki mpe ya Tubali!
and say, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: Gog, you who rule Meshech and Tubal, I am opposed to you.
4 Nakokembisa yo, nakotia yo bibende na mbanga, nakobimisa yo elongo na basoda na yo nyonso, mpunda na yo elongo na basoda oyo babundaka likolo ya bampunda: bango nyonso balata kitoko mpe batondi ebele, bamemi banguba minene mpe ya mike mpe bayebi malamu kosalela mipanga.
[It will be as though] I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws and bring you [to Israel]—you and all of your army, [including your] horses and men carrying weapons who ride the horses, and many other soldiers carrying large shields and small shields, all of them carrying swords.
5 Basoda ya Persi, ya Kushi mpe ya Puti, ba-oyo nyonso bamemaka banguba ya mike mpe balataka bikoti ya bibende, bakosangana na bango;
[Armies from] Persia, Ethiopia, and Put/Libya will also come, all of them with shields and helmets.
6 Gomeri mpe mampinga na ye nyonso ya basoda; libota ya Togarima, wuta na suka ya etuka ya nor, elongo na mampinga na ye nyonso ya basoda, ebele ya bato ya bikolo, bakosangana na yo mpo na kosunga yo.
An army from Gomer [north of Israel] will come, and an army from Togarmah far north [of Israel] will come. Armies of many nations will accompany you.’
7 Milengela malamu mpe bongama, yo elongo na mampinga nyonso oyo esangani na yo! Yo nde okozala mokengeli na bango.
[Tell Gog, ] ‘Get ready and be prepared to be the commander of all those groups of soldiers.
8 Na mikolo ekoya, okobengama mpo na kobunda; na mibu oyo ekoya, okokende kobundisa mokili oyo bavandi na yango, sima na bango kobika na mopanga, basangisaki bango kati na bikolo ebele, na likolo ya bangomba ya Isalaele, oyo ekufa mpe etikala lisusu na bato te wuta kala. Bakobima wuta na bikolo mosusu mpe bakovanda na kimia.
At some future time, I will command you to lead those armies to attack [Israel], a country whose [buildings] have been rebuilt after [they were destroyed in] wars. Their people will have been brought back from many nations [to live again] on the hills of Israel, which had been deserted for a long time. They had been brought back from [other] nations and will be living peacefully.
9 Yo mpe mampinga na yo nyonso, elongo na bikolo ebele oyo esanganaki na yo, bokomata mpe bokopusana lokola mopepe makasi, lokola lipata oyo ezipi mokili.
You and all those armies from many nations will go up to Israel, advancing like [SIM] a big storm. Your army will be like a huge cloud that covers the land.
10 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na mokolo wana, makanisi ekobotama na motema na yo mpe okosala mabongisi ya mabe.
But this is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say: On that day, you will have an idea about [DOU] doing an evil thing.
11 Okoloba: ‘Nakobundisa mikili oyo ebatelama malamu te, nakokende kino epai ya bato oyo bavandaka na boboto kati na kimia, bavandaka kati na bingumba oyo ezanga bamir, ezanga bikangelo mpe bikuke;
You will say [to yourself], “My [army] will invade a country where the villages do not have walls around them. We will attack people who are peaceful and do not suspect/think [that they will be attacked]. Their towns and villages do not have walls with gates and bars.
12 nakokende koyiba mpe kozwa na makasi bomengo ya bitumba. Okobalola loboko na yo mpo na kobundisa bisika oyo ebeba, bongo bato bakoma lisusu kovanda kuna, bato oyo basangisa wuta na bikolo, oyo batonda na bibwele mpe na biloko ebele, oyo bavandaka na kati-kati ya mokili oyo.’
So [it will be easy for] us to attack the people who are living again in those towns that were previously destroyed. They are people who have been gathered from many countries [where they had lived for many years], people who now live safely in their land with all their livestock and other possessions. They are living in the country that is in the middle of the most important countries (OR, [that they think is] [IRO] the most important country) in the world. Our soldiers will take away [DOU] all their valuable possessions.”
13 Bato ya Seba, ya Dedani, bato ya mombongo ya Tarsisi, elongo na bamboka na yango nyonso ya mike bakoloba na yo: ‘Boni, oyei solo mpo na kozwa na makasi bomengo ya bitumba? Boni, osangisi mampinga na yo mpo na kobotola palata mpe komema wolo, mpo na kozwa bibwele mpe kobotola biloko to mpo na kozwa biloko ebele?’ ›
[Then people of] Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and nearby villages will come and say to you, “Are you gathering all your soldiers in order to [attack Israel and] take away all their silver and gold? [Do you plan] to take away their livestock and all their other valuable possessions [DOU]?”’
14 Yango wana, mwana na moto, sakola! Loba na Gogi: ‹ Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Na mokolo wana, tango bato na Ngai, Isalaele, bakovanda na kimia, boni, okoyeba yango te?
Therefore, you human, prophesy about Gog and say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: At that time, when my people of Israel are living safely, you will certainly think about that.
15 Okowuta na bisika na yo, mosika kuna na etuka ya nor, yo mpe bikolo ebele elongo na yo; bango nyonso likolo ya bampunda, bato ebele, mampinga ya basoda ebele ya nguya.
So you will come from your place far north [of Israel], with the armies of many [other] nations, all riding horses, a huge army.
16 Okoya kobundisa libota na Ngai, Isalaele, ndenge mapata ezipaka mokili. Oh Gogi, na mikolo ekoya, nakosala ete obundisa mokili na Ngai mpo ete bikolo mosusu eyeba Ngai tango Ngai moko nakomonisa bosantu na Ngai na nzela na yo na miso na bango.
You will march toward my Israeli people, and [your soldiers] will cover the land like a huge cloud. Gog, I will bring your army to attack the country that belongs to me, but [what I do] for you will show the people of other nations that I am holy.
17 Tala liloba oyo Nkolo Yawe alobi: Boni, ezali yo te oyo na tina na nani nalobelaki na tango ya kala na nzela ya basali na Ngai, basakoli ya Isalaele, oyo basakolaki na tango wana, na mibu ebele, ete nakotinda yo mpo ete obundisa bato na Ngai?
This is what [I], Yahweh the Lord, say to Gog: In past years, when I gave messages to my servants, the prophets [in Israel], there were messages [RHQ] about you. At that time, they prophesied for [many] years that I would bring your [armies] to attack my people.
18 Na mokolo yango, mokolo oyo Gogi akobundisa mabele ya Isalaele, tala makambo oyo ekosalema: kanda na Ngai ekopela makasi, elobi Nkolo Yawe.
[So] this is what I, Yahweh the Lord, say will happen: When your [army] attacks Israel, I will be very angry with you.
19 Na zuwa mpe kanda na Ngai ya makasi, nalobi ete na tango wana, mabele ekoningana makasi kati na Isalaele.
I will be very furious, and to show that I am angry, there will be a great earthquake in Israel, [where your armies will be].
20 Bambisi ya ebale, bandeke ya likolo, banyama ya zamba, bikelamu nyonso oyo etambolaka na libumu mpe bato nyonso oyo bazali awa na mabele bakolenga liboso na Ngai; bangomba ekopanzana, mabanga minene ekobukana mpe bamir nyonso ekokweya na mabele.
The fish in the sea, the birds, the wild animals, and the animals/creatures that crawl on the ground, and all the people on the earth will tremble because of what I [am doing]. Mountains will fall down, cliffs will crumble, and walls everywhere will fall to the ground.
21 Nakobengisa mopanga mpo na kobundisa Gogi, na bangomba na Ngai nyonso, elobi Nkolo Yawe. Mopanga ya moto na moto ekoboma ndeko na ye.
Gog, on all the mountains in the country that belongs to me I will cause your soldiers to fight against each other with their swords.
22 Nakotindela ye bokono oyo ebomaka mpe nakotangisa makila na ye lokola etumbu; nakotindela mampinga na ye mpe bikolo oyo ekosangana na ye mvula makasi, mvula ya mabanga mpe ya moto.
I will punish [MTY] you [and your soldiers] with plagues and murders [MTY]. And I will send down [from the sky], on you and your troops that have come from many nations, huge amounts of rain and hail and burning sulfur.
23 Na nzela wana, nakomonisa monene mpe bosantu na Ngai, mpe nakosala ete bato ya bikolo ebele bayeba Ngai; boye bakoyeba solo ete Ngai, nazali Yawe. ›
By doing that, I will cause [the people of] many nations to know that I am very great and holy, and they will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do the things that I say that I will do].’”
