2 Samuele 22
1 Davidi ayembelaki Yawe nzembo na maloba oyo, tango Yawe akangolaki ye wuta na maboko ya banguna na ye nyonso mpe na loboko ya Saulo.
David sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 Alobaki: Yawe azali libanga na ngai, ndako na ngai ya makasi mpe mokangoli na ngai;
He prayed, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who rescues me.
3 azali Nzambe na ngai, libanga na ngai mpe ebombamelo na ngai; azali nguba na ngai, nguya oyo ebikisaka ngai, ekimelo na ngai, mpe Mobikisi na ngai. Okangolaka ngai wuta na maboko ya bato mabe.
God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, the one who saves me from violence.
4 Nabelelaki Yawe oyo abongi na lokumu, mpe nakangolamaki wuta na maboko ya banguna na ngai.
I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 Mbonge ya kufa efinaki ngai, mpela ya libebi epesaki ngai somo,
For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death trapped me. (Sheol h7585)
7 Kati na pasi na ngai, nabelelaki Yawe, nagangaki epai ya Nzambe na ngai mpo ete asunga ngai. Yawe ayokaki mongongo na ngai wuta na Tempelo na Ye, koganga na ngai mpo na kosenga lisungi ekomaki kino na matoyi na Ye.
In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called to my God; he heard my voice from his temple, and my call for help went into his ears.
8 Mabele ekomaki koningana makasi, miboko ya Lola elengaki mpe ebukanaki, pamba te Yawe asilikaki.
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, because God was angry.
9 Milinga ekomaki kobima na zolo na Ye, moto makasi elongo na makala ya moto ekomaki kobima na monoko na Ye.
Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
10 Afungolaki Lola mpe akitaki, mapata ya mwindo ezalaki na se ya matambe na Ye.
He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Amataki na likolo ya Sheribe mpe apumbwaki, apepaki na mapapu ya mopepe.
He rode on a cherub and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 Akomisaki molili oyo ezingelaki Ye mpe mapata ya mwindo ya likolo, Ndako na Ye.
He made darkness a tent around him, gathering heavy rain clouds in the skies.
13 Kongenga oyo ezalaki liboso na Ye ezalaki kobimisa makala ya moto.
From the lightning before him coals of fire fell.
14 Yawe agangaki wuta na Lola, mongongo ya Ye-Oyo-Aleki-Likolo eyokanaki.
Yahweh thundered from the heavens. The Most High shouted.
15 Abwakaki makonga na Ye, mpe atindaki yango na bangambo nyonso; abakisaki motango ya mikalikali mpo na kopalanganisa yango.
He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— lightning bolts and dispersed them.
16 Na koganga ya Yawe mpe na pema ya zolo na Ye, nzela oyo mayi ya ebale elekelaka ebimaki, mpe miboko ya mokili emonanaki na libanda.
Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 Atandaki loboko na Ye wuta na likolo, akamataki ngai mpe abimisaki ngai na likama oyo nazalaki na yango kati na mayi ya mozindo makasi.
He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
18 Akangolaki ngai wuta na maboko ya monguna na ngai ya nguya mpe ya bayini na ngai, pamba te balekaki ngai na makasi.
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19 Babundisaki ngai na mokolo oyo pasi ezalaki kokanga ngai, kasi Yawe azalaki eyekamelo na ngai.
They came against me on the day of my distress, but Yahweh was my support.
20 Abimisaki ngai mpo na kokomisa ngai nsomi, akangolaki ngai, pamba te alingaka ngai.
He also brought me out to a wide open place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.
21 Yawe asalelaki ngai makambo wana kolanda bosembo na ngai, afutaki ngai kolanda bopeto ya maboko na ngai.
Yahweh has rewarded me to the measure of my righteousness; he has restored me to the measure of the cleanness of my hands.
22 Pamba te nabateli banzela ya Yawe, napesi Nzambe na ngai mokongo te lokola bato mabe.
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not acted wickedly by turning from my God.
23 Natosaka mibeko na Ye nyonso mpe nabatelaka bikateli na Ye.
For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
24 Epai na Ye, nazalaki moto oyo azangi pamela mpe namibatelaki mpo ete nasala masumu te.
I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
25 Yawe afuti ngai kolanda bosembo na ngai, kolanda bopeto na ngai na miso na Ye.
Therefore Yahweh has restored me to the measure of my righteousness, to the degree of my cleanness in his sight.
26 Solo, otalisaka bosembo na Yo epai ya moto oyo atambolaka na bosembo, mpe bolamu na Yo, epai ya moto oyo azangi pamela.
To one who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
27 Otalisaka bopeto na Yo epai ya moto ya peto, kasi omibombaka liboso ya moto oyo atambolaka nyoka-nyoka.
With the pure you show yourself pure, but you are perverse to the twisted.
28 Obikisaka banyokolami, otalaka mpe okitisaka bato na lofundu.
You save afflicted people, but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down.
29 Oh Yawe, ozali mwinda na ngai; obongolaka molili na ngai pole.
For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh lights up my darkness.
30 Elongo na Yo, nabundisaka mampinga oyo elati bibundeli; mpe na lisungi ya Nzambe na ngai, nakatisaka bamir.
For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
31 Nzela ya Nzambe ezali ya kokoka, Liloba na Yawe ezali na mbeba te; azali nguba mpo na bato nyonso oyo bazwaka Ye lokola ebombamelo na bango.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is pure. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
32 Nani azali Nzambe soki Yawe te? Nani azali libanga soki Nzambe na biso te?
For who is God except Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
33 Ezali Nzambe nde azali ndako na ngai ya makasi, abatelaka nzela na ngai mpe akomisaka yango polele liboso na ngai;
God is my refuge, and he leads the blameless person on his path.
34 akomisaka makolo na ngai lokola ya mboloko mpe avandisaka ngai na bisika ya likolo;
He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the high hills.
35 alakisaka ngai kobunda, mpe maboko na ngai ekoki kobenda tolotolo ya bronze.
He trains my hands for war, and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
36 Okomisaka lobiko na Yo nguba na ngai, mpe lisungi na Yo ekomisaka ngai makasi.
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your favor has made me great.
37 Otambolisaka ngai na kimia, mpe makolo na ngai elengaka te.
You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me, so my feet have not slipped.
38 Nalandaka banguna na ngai mpe nabomaka bango, nazongaka kaka soki nasilisi koboma bango.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 Nabebisaka bango nye, mpe bakokaka lisusu kotelema te; bakweyaka na se ya matambe na ngai.
I devoured them and smashed them; they cannot rise. They have fallen under my feet.
40 Opesaka ngai makasi ya bitumba, ogumbaka banguna na ngai mpe otiaka bango na se ya matambe na ngai.
You put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
41 Okimisaka banguna na ngai mosika na ngai, mpe nabebisaka bayini na ngai.
You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
42 Bagangaka mpo na koluka lisungi, kasi moto oyo akokaki kobikisa bango azalaka te; babelelaka Yawe, kasi ayanolaka bango te.
They cried for help, but no one saved them; they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
43 Nanikaka bango lokola putulu ya mabele, nafinaka bango, nanyataka bango lokola potopoto ya nzela.
I beat them into fine pieces like dust on the ground, I pulverized them like mud in the streets.
44 Olongisaka ngai na bitumba ya bato, obatelaka ngai mpo ete nazala mokambi ya bikolo. Bato oyo nayebaki te bakomi kosalela ngai.
You also have rescued me from the disputes of my own people. You have kept me as the head of nations. A people that I have not known serves me.
45 Bapaya bazali koya mpo ete nasepela na bango; soki kaka bayoki ngai, batosaka ngai.
Foreigners were forced to bow to me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46 Bango nyonso balembi nzoto mpe bakomi kobima na kolenga wuta na bandako na bango ya makasi.
The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
47 Longonya na Yawe! Tika ete Ye oyo azali libanga na ngai akumisama! Tika ete Nzambe, libanga ya lobiko na ngai, anetolama!
Yahweh lives! May my rock be praised. May God be exalted, the rock of my salvation.
48 Azali Nzambe oyo abundelaka ngai, oyo atiaka bikolo na se ya matambe na ngai,
This is the God who executes vengeance for me, the one who brings down peoples under me.
49 akangolaka ngai wuta na maboko ya banguna na ngai. Olongisaka ngai liboso ya banguna na ngai, obikisaka ngai na maboko ya banguna na ngai.
He sets me free from my enemies. Indeed, you lifted me up above those who rose up against me. You rescue me from violent men.
50 Yango wana, nakosanzola Yo, Yawe, kati na bikolo, nakoyemba mpo na lokumu ya Kombo na Yo.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
51 Yawe apesaka elonga monene epai ya mokonzi na Ye, atalisaka bolingo na Ye epai ya mopakolami na Ye, epai ya Davidi mpe libota na ye mpo na libela.
God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.”
