< Psalms 94 >

1 O God of vengeances, Jehovah, God of vengeances, shine forth;
Yahwe, Ee Mungu ulipaye kisasi, Mungu ulipaye kisasi, utuangazie sisi.
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth, render the reward to the proud.
Inuka, muhukumu wa nchi, uwape wenye majivuno kile wanachosahili.
3 How long shall the wicked, O Jehovah, how long shall the wicked triumph?
Mpaka lini waovu, Yahwe, mpaka lini waovu watafurahia?
4 [How long] shall they utter [and] speak insolence — all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
Wanamwaga maneno yao ya kiburi; wote watendao uovu wanajivuna.
5 They crush thy people, O Jehovah, and afflict thine inheritance;
Wanawaangamiza watu wako, Yahwe; wanalitesa taifa ambao ni milki yako.
6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless,
Wanamuua mjane na mgeni aishiye nchini mwao, na wanamuua yatima.
7 And say, Jah will not see, neither will the God of Jacob regard [it].
Nao husema, “Yahwe hawezi kuona, Mungu wa Yakobo hayagundui haya.”
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Tambueni, ninyi watu wajinga! Enyi wapumbavu, mtajifunza lini?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Yeye aliye liumba sikio, hasikii? Yeye aliye litengeneza jicho, haoni?
10 He that instructeth the nations, shall not he correct — he that teacheth man knowledge?
Yeye awaadhibuye mataifa, hayuko sahihi? Yeye ndiye ampaye maarifa mwanadamu.
11 Jehovah knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
Yahwe anayajua mawazo ya wanadamu, kuwa ni mvuke.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Jah, and whom thou teachest out of thy law;
Amebarikiwa yule ambaye umuongozaye, Yahwe, yule ambaye wewe humfundisha kutoka katika sheria yako.
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of evil, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Wewe humpa pumziko wakati wa shida mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya waovu.
14 For Jehovah will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
Maana Yahwe hatawaacha watu wake wala kutelekeza warithi wake.
15 For judgment shall return unto righteousness, and all the upright in heart shall 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 evil-doers? 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 If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Kama Yahwe asingelikuwa msaada wangu, haraka ningekuwa nimelala mahali pa ukimya.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Niliposema, mguu wangu unateleza,” Uaminifu wa agano lako, Yahwe, uliniinua.
19 In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.
Wasiwasi uwapo mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako hunifurahisha.
20 Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?
Kiti cha uharibifu chaweza kushirikiana nawe, kitungacho madhara kwa njia ya sheria?
21 They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.
Wao kwa pamoja hupanga njama kuwaua wenye haki na kuwahukumu adhabu ya kifo wenye haki.
22 But Jehovah will be my high tower; and my God the rock of my refuge.
Lakini Yahwe amekuwa mnara wangu mrefu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba wa kimbilio langu.
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 atawarudishia uovu wao wenyewe na atawaangamiza katika uovu wao wenyewe. Yahwe Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.

< Psalms 94 >