Psalms 120

1 A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

3 What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

4 Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

5 Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

6 My soul has long been a sojourner;

Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

7 I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.

Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.