Psalms 55
1 For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
Uyategee sikio maombi yangu, Mungu; nawe usijifiche mbali na kusihi kwangu.
2 Attend to me and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and distraught
Unitazame kwa makini na unijibu; Sina pumziko katika shida zangu
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
kwa sababu ya sauti ya adui zangu, kwa sababu ya ukandamizaji wa waovu; maana wananiletea matatizo na kunitesa wakiwa na hasira.
4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
Moyo wangu wasumbuka ndani yangu, na hofu ya kifo imeniangukia.
5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
Uwoga na kutetemeka kumenijia, nayo hofu imenielemea.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
Nikasema, “Oh, kama tu ningekuwa na mabawa kama njiwa! Ningelipaa mbali na kupata pumziko.
7 How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain.
Tazama, ningeenda mbali; ningekaa jangwani. (Selah)
8 I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
Ningefanya haraka kuja mafichoni mwako kuzikimbia dhoruba na tufani.”
9 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Uwaangamize, Bwana, vuruga lugha zao! Kwa maana nimeona vurugu na ugomvi katika mji.
10 Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
Mchana na usiku wao huenda kwenye kuta zake; uchafu na ufisadi uko katikati yake.
11 Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
Uovu uko katikati yake; ukandamizaji na uongo hauiachi mitaa yake.
12 For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
Kwa maana hakuwa adui aliye nikemea, hivyo ningevumilia; wala ingekuwa ni yule aliye nichukia aliyejiinua mwenyewe dhidi yagu, hivyo ningejificha asinione.
13 But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend.
Lakini ulikuwa wewe, mtu sawa na mimi, mwenzangu na rafiki yangu.
14 We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Tulikuwa na ushirika mtamu pamoja; tuliingia katika nyumba ya Mungu tukiwa na umati mkubwa.
15 Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes. (Sheol h7585)
Kifo na kiwapate ghafla; na washuke wakiwa hai kuzimuni, maana ndiko waishiko waovu, hapo hapo kati yao. (Sheol h7585)
16 But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
Lakini kwangu mimi, nitamwita Mungu, na Yahwe ataniokoa.
17 Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
Wakati wa jioni, asubuhi na mchana ninalalamika na kuomboleza; yeye atasikia sauti yangu.
18 He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
Kwa usalama kabisa atayaokoa maisha yangu na vita dhidi yangu, kwa maana wale waliopigana nami walikuwa ni wengi.
19 God will hear and humiliate them— the One enthroned for the ages— (Selah) because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
Mungu, yule unayetawala milele, atawasikia na kuwaaibisha wao. (Selah) Hawabadiliki, na hawamhofu Mungu.
20 My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Rafiki yangu ameinua mikono yake dhidi ya wale waliokuwa na amani naye; Hakuheshimu agano alilokuwa nalo.
21 His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
Mdomo wake ulikuwa laini kama siagi, lakini moyo wake ulikuwa adui; maneno yake yalikuwa laini kuliko mafuta, lakini yalikuwa ni panga zilizochomolewa.
22 Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Umtwike mizigo yako Yahwe, naye atakusaidia; yeye hataruhusu mtu mwenye haki kuyumbayumba.
23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Bali wewe, Mungu, utawaleta waovu chini kwenye shimo la uharibifu; watu wenye kiu ya kumwaga damu na waongo hawataishi hata nusu ya maisha kama wengine, lakini mimi nitakuamini wewe.
