Psalms 31
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Kwa kiongozi wa muziki. Zaburi ya Daudi. In wewe, Yahwe, nakimbilia usalama; usiniache niaibishwe. Katika haki yako uniokoe.
2 Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Unisikie; uniokoe haraka; uwe mwamba wangu wa usalama, ngome ya kuniokoa.
3 For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
Kwa kuwa wewe ni mwamba wangu na ngome yangu; kwa hiyo kwa ajili ya jina lako, uniongoze na unielekeze.
4 You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
Unitoe katika mtego ambao wameuficha kwa ajili yangu, kwa kuwa wewe ni usalama wangu.
5 Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.
Mikononi mwako naikabidhi roho yangu; nawe utaniokoa, Yahwe, mwenye kuaminika.
6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.
Ninawachukia wale wanaotumikia miungu isiyo na maana, bali ninaamini katika Yahwe.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.
Nitafurahi na kushangilia katika uaminifu wa agano lako, kwa kuwa uliyaona mateso yangu; wewe uliijua dhiki ya moyo wangu.
8 You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
Wewe haujaniweka kwenye mkono wa maadui zangu. Nawe umeiweka miguu yangu mahali pa wazi papana.
9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
Uniurumie, Yahwe, kwa maana niko katika dhiki; macho yangu yanafifia kwa huzuni pamoja na moyo wangu na mwili wangu.
10 For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.
Kwa kuwa maisha yangu yamechoshwa kwa huzuni na miaka yangu kwa kuugua kwangu. Nimekuwa dhaifu kwa sababu ya dhambi zangu, na mifupa yangu inachakaa.
11 Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends— they flee when they see me on the street.
Kwa sababu ya maadui zangu wote, watu wananibeza; majirani zangu wanaishangaa hali yangu, na wale wanao nifahamu wanashtuka. Wale wanionao mitaani hunikimbia.
12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
Nimesahaulika kama mtu aliye kufa ambaye hakuna mtu anaye mfikiria. Niko kama chungu kilicho pasuka.
13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Kwa maana nimesikia minong'ono ya wengi, habari za kutisha kutoka pande zote kwa pamoja wamepanga njama kinyume na mimi. Wao wanapanga njama ya kuniua.
14 But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.”
Bali mimi ninakuamini wewe, Yahwe; Ninasema, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu.”
15 My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
Hatima yangu iko mikononi mwako. Uniokoe mikononi mwa maadui zangu na wale wanao nifukuzia.
16 Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.
Nuru ya uso wako imuangazie mtumishi wako; uniokoe katika uaminifu wa agano lako.
17 O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
Usiniache niaibishwe, Yahwe; kwa maana ninakuita wewe! Waovu waaibishwe! Na wanyamaze kimya kuzimuni. (Sheol h7585)
18 May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Na inyamazishwe midomo midanganyifu ambayo husema maneno mabaya kuhusu watu wenye haki huku wakiwa na kiburi na dharau.
19 How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
Uzuri wako ni wa namna gani nao umeuhifadhii kwa ajili ya wale wanao kuheshimu sana, ambao wewe huufanya kwa ajili ya wale ambao hukimbilia kwako kwa ajili ya usalama mbele ya watoto wote wa wanadamu!
20 You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
Katika makao ya uwepo wako, wewe huwaficha mbali na njama za watu. Wewe huwaficha mahali salama na ndimi zenye vurugu.
21 Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
Atukuzwe Yahwe, kwa maana yeye alinionesha maajabu ya uaminifu wa agano lake mahali nilipoishi.
22 In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.
Ingawa kwa haraka zangu nilisema, “Nimeondolewa machoni pako,” bali wewe ulisikia kusihi kwangu nilipokulilia wewe.
23 Love the LORD, all His saints. The LORD preserves the faithful, but fully repays the arrogant.
Enyi wafuasi waaminifu, mpendeni Yahwe, Yahwe huwalinda waaminifu, lakini huwalipa wakaidi ipasavyo.
24 Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.
Iweni imara na jasiri, ninyi nyote mnao mwamini Mungu kuwasaidia.
