Zaburi 56
1 Kuom jatend wer. E dwol mar “Akuru mopiyo e onera man mabor.” Miktam mar Daudi. Kane jo-Filistia osemake Gath. Kecha, yaye Nyasacha, nikech wasika dwaro monja; odiechiengʼ duto gidiya ma ok aywe.
God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
2 Joketh nyinga lawa odiechiengʼ duto; ji mangʼeny monja ka sunga omakogi.
My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
3 Ka luoro omaka to abiro geno kuomi.
But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
4 Kuom Nyasaye ma apako wachne, in Nyasaye ema aketo genona kuomi omiyo ok abi bedo maluor. Dhano adhana to nyalo timona angʼo?
God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!
5 Odiechiengʼ duto gimino koda wach; kinde duto gichano kaka digihinya.
All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.
6 Gikuotho kendo gijimbo wach, ginono okangʼ ka okangʼ ma agoyo, ka gidwaro kawo ngimana.
In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
7 Kik iyie gitony kata matin nikech richo mag-gi, dwok ogendini piny, yaye Nyasaye, gi mirimbi;
So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
8 Ndik ywak ma aywakgo kwan pi wangʼa machwer e kitapi, donge iketogi e kitabu mari?
You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.
9 Eka wasika biro gomo dok ka aluongo kony moa kuomi. Mano ema abiro ngʼeyogo ni Nyasaye en jakora.
When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
10 Kuom Nyasaye ma apako wachne, in Jehova Nyasaye ema apako wachne,
I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
11 kendo Nyasaye ema aketo genona kuome; omiyo ok abi bedo maluor. Dhano adhana to nyalo timona angʼo?
I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
12 Asetimo kodi singruok, yaye Nyasaye; abiro chiwoni chiwo maga mag erokamano.
I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
13 Nikech iseresa e tho kendo isegengʼo tienda mi ok ochwanyore, mondo mi awuothi e nyim Nyasaye ma en e ler makelo ngima.
because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).
