Psalms 94
1 O Jehovah, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, thou God to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth.
Yahwe, Ee Mungu ulipaye kisasi, Mungu ulipaye kisasi, utuangazie sisi.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth. Render to the proud a recompense.
Inuka, muhukumu wa nchi, uwape wenye majivuno kile wanachosahili.
3 Jehovah, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Mpaka lini waovu, Yahwe, mpaka lini waovu watafurahia?
4 They prate, they speak arrogantly. All the workers of iniquity boast themselves.
Wanamwaga maneno yao ya kiburi; wote watendao uovu wanajivuna.
5 They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thy heritage.
Wanawaangamiza watu wako, Yahwe; wanalitesa taifa ambao ni milki yako.
6 They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless.
Wanamuua mjane na mgeni aishiye nchini mwao, na wanamuua yatima.
7 And they say, Jehovah will not see, nor will the God of Jacob consider.
Nao husema, “Yahwe hawezi kuona, Mungu wa Yakobo hayagundui haya.”
8 Consider, ye brutish among the people, and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Tambueni, ninyi watu wajinga! Enyi wapumbavu, mtajifunza lini?
9 He who planted the ear, shall he not hear? He who formed the eye, shall he not see?
Yeye aliye liumba sikio, hasikii? Yeye aliye litengeneza jicho, haoni?
10 He who chastises the nations, shall he not correct, even he who teaches man knowledge?
Yeye awaadhibuye mataifa, hayuko sahihi? Yeye ndiye ampaye maarifa mwanadamu.
11 Jehovah knows the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Yahwe anayajua mawazo ya wanadamu, kuwa ni mvuke.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chasten, O Jehovah, and teach out of thy law,
Amebarikiwa yule ambaye umuongozaye, Yahwe, yule ambaye wewe humfundisha kutoka katika sheria yako.
13 that thou may give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit is dug for a wicked man.
Wewe humpa pumziko wakati wa shida mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya waovu.
14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, nor will he forsake his inheritance.
Maana Yahwe hatawaacha watu wake wala kutelekeza warithi wake.
15 For judgment shall return to righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Kwa kuwa tena hukumu itakuwa ya haki; na wote walio wanyoofu wa moyo wataifuata.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ni nani atainuka kunitetea dhidi ya watendao uovu? Ni nani atasimama dhidi ya waovu kwa ajili yangu?
17 Unless Jehovah had been my help, my soul would have soon dwelt in silence.
Kama Yahwe asingelikuwa msaada wangu, haraka ningekuwa nimelala mahali pa ukimya.
18 When I said, My foot slips, thy loving kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Niliposema, mguu wangu unateleza,” Uaminifu wa agano lako, Yahwe, uliniinua.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Wasiwasi uwapo mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako hunifurahisha.
20 Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frames mischief by statute?
Kiti cha uharibifu chaweza kushirikiana nawe, kitungacho madhara kwa njia ya sheria?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of a righteous man, and condemn innocent blood.
Wao kwa pamoja hupanga njama kuwaua wenye haki na kuwahukumu adhabu ya kifo wenye haki.
22 But Jehovah has been my high tower, and my God the rock of my refuge.
Lakini Yahwe amekuwa mnara wangu mrefu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba wa kimbilio langu.
23 And he has brought upon them their own iniquity, and will cut them off in their own wickedness. Jehovah our God will cut them off.
Yeye atawarudishia uovu wao wenyewe na atawaangamiza katika uovu wao wenyewe. Yahwe Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
