Psalms 94
1 O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
Yahwe, Ee Mungu ulipaye kisasi, Mungu ulipaye kisasi, utuangazie sisi.
2 Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Inuka, muhukumu wa nchi, uwape wenye majivuno kile wanachosahili.
3 How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
Mpaka lini waovu, Yahwe, mpaka lini waovu watafurahia?
4 They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
Wanamwaga maneno yao ya kiburi; wote watendao uovu wanajivuna.
5 They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
Wanawaangamiza watu wako, Yahwe; wanalitesa taifa ambao ni milki yako.
6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
Wanamuua mjane na mgeni aishiye nchini mwao, na wanamuua yatima.
7 They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Nao husema, “Yahwe hawezi kuona, Mungu wa Yakobo hayagundui haya.”
8 Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Tambueni, ninyi watu wajinga! Enyi wapumbavu, mtajifunza lini?
9 He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Yeye aliye liumba sikio, hasikii? Yeye aliye litengeneza jicho, haoni?
10 He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
Yeye awaadhibuye mataifa, hayuko sahihi? Yeye ndiye ampaye maarifa mwanadamu.
11 The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
Yahwe anayajua mawazo ya wanadamu, kuwa ni mvuke.
12 Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Amebarikiwa yule ambaye umuongozaye, Yahwe, yule ambaye wewe humfundisha kutoka katika sheria yako.
13 to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
Wewe humpa pumziko wakati wa shida mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya waovu.
14 For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
Maana Yahwe hatawaacha watu wake wala kutelekeza warithi wake.
15 Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will 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 wicked? Who will stand 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 the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Kama Yahwe asingelikuwa msaada wangu, haraka ningekuwa nimelala mahali pa ukimya.
18 If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Niliposema, mguu wangu unateleza,” Uaminifu wa agano lako, Yahwe, uliniinua.
19 When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
Wasiwasi uwapo mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako hunifurahisha.
20 Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
Kiti cha uharibifu chaweza kushirikiana nawe, kitungacho madhara kwa njia ya sheria?
21 They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Wao kwa pamoja hupanga njama kuwaua wenye haki na kuwahukumu adhabu ya kifo wenye haki.
22 But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
Lakini Yahwe amekuwa mnara wangu mrefu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba wa kimbilio langu.
23 He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
Yeye atawarudishia uovu wao wenyewe na atawaangamiza katika uovu wao wenyewe. Yahwe Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
