Psalms 94
1 O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
Ee Bwana, ulipizaye kisasi, Ee Mungu ulipizaye kisasi, uangaze sasa.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.
Ee Mhukumu wa dunia, inuka, uwalipize wenye kiburi kama wanavyostahili.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Hata lini, waovu, Ee Bwana, hata lini waovu watashangilia?
4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
Wanamimina maneno ya kiburi, watenda mabaya wote wamejaa majivuno.
5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;
Ee Bwana, wanawaponda watu wako, wanawaonea urithi wako.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
Wanamchinja mjane na mgeni, na kuwaua yatima.
7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard [it].
Nao husema, “Bwana haoni, Mungu wa Yakobo hafahamu.”
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Sikizeni, enyi wajinga miongoni mwa watu; enyi wapumbavu, lini mtakuwa na hekima?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Je, aliyeweka sikio asisikie? Aliyeumba jicho asione?
10 He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?
Je, anayeadhibisha mataifa asiadhibu? Je, awafundishaye wanadamu asiwe na maarifa?
11 Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Bwana anajua mawazo ya mwanadamu; anajua kwamba ni ubatili.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
Ee Bwana, heri mtu anayeadhibishwa na wewe, mtu unayemfundisha kwa sheria yako,
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
unampa utulivu siku za shida, mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya mwovu.
14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
Kwa kuwa Bwana hatawakataa watu wake, hatauacha urithi wake.
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Hukumu itasimamishwa tena kwenye haki, wote walio na mioyo minyofu wataifuata.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ni nani atakayeinuka dhidi ya mwovu kwa ajili yangu? Ni nani atakayenikinga dhidi ya watenda maovu?
17 If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Kama Bwana asingelinisaidia upesi, ningelikuwa ninaishi katika ukimya wa kifo.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Niliposema, “Mguu wangu unateleza,” Ee Bwana, upendo wako ulinishikilia.
19 In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.
Wakati wasiwasi ulipokuwa mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako ilinipa furaha nafsini mwangu.
20 Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Je, kiti cha utawala wa udhalimu kitajiunga nawe, ule utawala uletao taabu kutokana na sheria zake?
21 They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
Huungana kuwashambulia wenye haki, kuwahukumu kufa wasio na hatia.
22 But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge.
Lakini Bwana amekuwa ngome yangu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba ninaoukimbilia.
23 And he will bring upon them their iniquity, and will cut them off in their own evil: Jehovah our God will cut them off.
Yeye atawalipa kwa ajili ya dhambi zao na atawaangamiza kwa ajili ya maovu yao; Bwana Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
