Psalms 31
1 To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Kwa kiongozi wa muziki. Zaburi ya Daudi. In wewe, Yahwe, nakimbilia usalama; usiniache niaibishwe. Katika haki yako uniokoe.
2 Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.
Unisikie; uniokoe haraka; uwe mwamba wangu wa usalama, ngome ya kuniokoa.
3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me.
Kwa kuwa wewe ni mwamba wangu na ngome yangu; kwa hiyo kwa ajili ya jina lako, uniongoze na unielekeze.
4 Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength.
Unitoe katika mtego ambao wameuficha kwa ajili yangu, kwa kuwa wewe ni usalama wangu.
5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, Jehovah, [thou] God of truth.
Mikononi mwako naikabidhi roho yangu; nawe utaniokoa, Yahwe, mwenye kuaminika.
6 I have hated them that observe lying vanities; and as for me, I have confided in Jehovah.
Ninawachukia wale wanaotumikia miungu isiyo na maana, bali ninaamini katika Yahwe.
7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy loving-kindness, for thou hast seen mine affliction; thou hast known the troubles of my soul,
Nitafurahi na kushangilia katika uaminifu wa agano lako, kwa kuwa uliyaona mateso yangu; wewe uliijua dhiki ya moyo wangu.
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.
Wewe haujaniweka kwenye mkono wa maadui zangu. Nawe umeiweka miguu yangu mahali pa wazi papana.
9 Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.
Uniurumie, Yahwe, kwa maana niko katika dhiki; macho yangu yanafifia kwa huzuni pamoja na moyo wangu na mwili wangu.
10 For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted.
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 More than to all mine oppressors, I am become exceedingly a reproach, even to my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that see me without flee from me.
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 in [their] heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.
Nimesahaulika kama mtu aliye kufa ambaye hakuna mtu anaye mfikiria. Niko kama chungu kilicho pasuka.
13 For I have heard the slander of many — terror on every side — when they take counsel together against me: they plot to take away 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 confided in thee, Jehovah; I said, thou art my God.
Bali mimi ninakuamini wewe, Yahwe; Ninasema, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu.”
15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from my persecutors.
Hatima yangu iko mikononi mwako. Uniokoe mikononi mwa maadui zangu na wale wanao nifukuzia.
16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.
Nuru ya uso wako imuangazie mtumishi wako; uniokoe katika uaminifu wa agano lako.
17 Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
Usiniache niaibishwe, Yahwe; kwa maana ninakuita wewe! Waovu waaibishwe! Na wanyamaze kimya kuzimuni. (Sheol h7585)
18 Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Na inyamazishwe midomo midanganyifu ambayo husema maneno mabaya kuhusu watu wenye haki huku wakiwa na kiburi na dharau.
19 [Oh] how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men!
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 Thou keepest them concealed in the secret of thy presence from the conspiracies of man; thou hidest them in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Katika makao ya uwepo wako, wewe huwaficha mbali na njama za watu. Wewe huwaficha mahali salama na ndimi zenye vurugu.
21 Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city.
Atukuzwe Yahwe, kwa maana yeye alinionesha maajabu ya uaminifu wa agano lake mahali nilipoishi.
22 As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes; nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.
Ingawa kwa haraka zangu nilisema, “Nimeondolewa machoni pako,” bali wewe ulisikia kusihi kwangu nilipokulilia wewe.
23 Love Jehovah, all ye his saints. Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully requiteth the proud doer.
Enyi wafuasi waaminifu, mpendeni Yahwe, Yahwe huwalinda waaminifu, lakini huwalipa wakaidi ipasavyo.
24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all ye that hope in Jehovah.
Iweni imara na jasiri, ninyi nyote mnao mwamini Mungu kuwasaidia.
