Psalms 81

1 For the music director. On the gittith. A psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud to God our strength; shout for joy to the God of Jacob.

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!

2 Start the song! Play the tambourine, sweet-sounding lyre, and harp.

Boyemba banzembo, bobeta bambunda mike, lindanda oyo ebimisaka lokito kitoko mpe nzenze!

3 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, and at full moon, to begin our festivals,

Bobeta kelelo na ebandeli ya sanza, na tango oyo sanza mobimba engengaka, mpo na mokolo ya feti na biso!

4 for this is a rule for Israel, a regulation of the God of Jacob.

Pamba te ezali mobeko mpo na Isalaele, mpe mokano ya Nzambe ya Jakobi.

5 God made this statute for Joseph when he opposed the land of Egypt. I heard a voice I didn't know, saying:

Atiaki yango lokola mobeko mpo na Jozefi tango abundisaki Ejipito. Nazali koyoka lokota oyo nayebi te:

6 “I took the load from your shoulders; I freed your hands from carrying heavy baskets.

« Nalongolaki mokumba oyo ezalaki na mapeka na ye, mpe maboko na ye elongwaki na bowumbu ya kosimba bitunga. »

7 In your suffering you cried out to me, and I saved you. I answered you from the thundercloud. I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Selah)

Tango ozalaki koganga mpo na pasi, nakangolaki yo, nayanolaki yo kati na kake epai wapi nabombamaki, namekaki yo pembeni ya mayi ya Meriba.

8 My people, listen to my warnings! Israel, please listen to me!

Bato na ngai, boyoka ngai! Mpe nakokebisa bino. Ah Isalaele, soki kaka ozalaki koyokela ngai!

9 There must not be a strange god among you; you must never bow down to foreign gods and worship them.

Okozala na nzambe ya mopaya te kati na yo, okogumbamela nzambe mosusu te, longola kaka ngai!

10 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide and I will fill it.

Nazali Yawe, Nzambe na yo, oyo abimisaki yo na Ejipito; fungola malamu monoko na yo, mpe nakotondisa yango.

11 But my people didn't listen to me. Israel didn't want anything to do with me.

Kasi bato na ngai bayokaki mongongo na ngai te, Isalaele aboyaki kotosa ngai.

12 So I sent them away to follow their stubborn thinking, living as they chose.

Mpo na yango, natikaki bango kotambola kolanda baposa ya mitema makasi na bango; mpe balandaki makanisi na bango.

13 If only my people would listen to me; if only Israel would follow my ways!

Soki bato na ngai bazalaki koyokela ngai, soki Isalaele azalaki kolanda banzela na ngai,

14 It wouldn't take me long to conquer their enemies, to strike down their foes.

nalingaki mbala moko koyokisa banguna na bango soni mpe kobundisa bayini na bango.

15 Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, forever doomed.

Mpe bato oyo bayinaka Yawe balingaki komikitisa liboso na Ye, mpe etumbu na bango elingaki kowumela mpo na libela.

16 But I would feed you the best wheat and satisfy you with honey from the rock.”

Yawe alingaki koleisa Isalaele bilei ya kitoko mpe kotondisa bango na mafuta ya nzoyi.