Zaburi 17
1 Lamo mar Daudi. Yaye Jehova Nyasaye, yie iwinj kwayona makare; chik iti ne ywakna, chik iti ne lemona, lamona ok aa e dhok mawuondo ji.
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
2 Mad chwak michwakago oa kuomi; mad wengeni nee gima kare.
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
3 Kata obedo ni inono chunya kendo itema gotieno, kata ka itema to ok ibi yudo gimoro kuoma; asengʼado e chunya ni dhoga ok bi timo richo.
Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
4 To kuom gik ma joma moko timo, kaluwore gi wach mowuok e dhogi, an awuon asepogora gi yore jo-mahundu.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
5 Tienda osesiko e yoreni; tiendena pok okier.
When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
6 Aluongi, yaye Nyasaye, nikech ibiro dwoka; chik iti kendo winj lamona.
I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7 Nyisie teko mar herani maduongʼ, in ma ireso ji gi lweti ma korachwich, joma pondo ne wasikgi kuomi.
Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
8 Rita adimba kaka tong wangʼi, panda e bwo tipo mar bwombi,
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 mondo atony e lwet joma richo ma lawa, mondo atony e lwet wasika ma dhano molwora.
From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 Chunjegi odinore matek, kendo dhogi wuoyo gi wich teko.
They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Giselawa kuonde duto, mi koro gilwora, ka wengegi ochiek, mondo gidira piny.
They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
12 Gichalo sibuor ma nigi kech mar mako le, mana ka sibuor maduongʼ mopondo kokichore.
He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Aa malo, yaye Jehova Nyasaye, chomgi tir, mi igogi piny; resa e lwet joma richo gi liganglani.
Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
14 Yaye Jehova Nyasaye, resa e lwet joma kamago gi lweti, resa e lwet jopinyni ma pokgi ni e pinyni. Itieko kech ma joma ihero nigo; yawuotgi nigi chiemo mangʼeny, kendo gikano mwandu ne nyithindgi.
From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
15 To anane wangʼi ka ngimana nikare; ka achiewo, abiro romo ka aneno kiti kaka ichal.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
