Psalms 81
1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob.
Mwimbieni Mungu aliye nguvu yetu kwa sauti; pigeni kelele za furaha kwa Mungu wa Yakobo.
2 Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.
Imbeni wimbo na pigeni matari, kinubi chenye sauti nzuri pamoja na kinanda.
3 Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and at the full moon on the day of our Feast.
Pigeni panda mwandamo wa mwezi, katika siku ya mbalamwezi, mwanzoni mwa sikukuu.
4 For this is a statute for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob.
Kwa kuwa ni agizo kwa Israeli, amri iliyotolewa na Mungu wa Yakobo.
5 He ordained it as a testimony for Joseph when he went out over the land of Egypt, where I heard an unfamiliar language:
Aliitoa kama maelekezo kwa Yusufu alipoenda katika nchi ya Misri, ambako nilisikia sauti ambayo sikuweza kuitambua:
6 “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
“Niliutua mzigo kutoka mabegani mwake; mikono yake ilipumzishwa kubeba kikapu.
7 You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Katika dhiki yako uliniita, nami nikakusaidia; nilikujibu kutoka katika wingu jeusi la radi. Nilikujaribu kwenye maji ya Meriba. (Selah)
8 Hear, O My people, and I will warn you: O Israel, if only you would listen to Me!
Sikilizeni, watu wangu, nami nitawaonya, Israeli, kama tu ugalinisikiliza!
9 There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Lazima kati yenu kusiwepo na mungu wa kigeni; haupaswi kumwabudu mungu wa kigeni.
10 I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.
Mimi ni Yahwe niliyekutoa katika nchi ya Misri, fungua sana kinywa chako, nami nitakijaza.
11 But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
Lakini watu wangu hawakusikiliza maneno yangu; Israeli hawakunitii.
12 So I gave them up to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.
Nikawaacha waende katika katika njia yao wenyewe ya ukaidi ili kwamba waweze kufanya kinachoonekana sahihi kwao.
13 If only My people would listen to Me, if Israel would follow My ways,
Oh, laiti watu wangu wangenisikiliza mimi; oh, watu wangu wangelitembea katika njia yangu.
14 how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
Kisha ningewatiisha adui zao haraka na kugeuzia mkono wangu dhidi ya watesi wao.
15 Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
Wale wanaomchukia Yahwe katika hofu na waanguke chini mbele zake! Wawe wanyonge milele.
16 But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
Ningewalisha Israeli kwa ngano bora; Ningewatosheleza kwa asali itokayo mwambani.”
