< Psalms 124 >

1 A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:
“Kama Yahwe asingekuwa upande wetu,” Israeli na aseme sasa,
2 If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?
“Kama asingekuwa Yahwe ambaye alikuwa upande wetu wakati watu walipoinuka dhidi yetu,
3 They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.
basi wangekuwa wametumeza tungali hai hasira yao lipozidi dhidi yetu.
4 Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.
Maji yangetugharikisha; mto ungetuzidia.
5 They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.
Kisha maji yafurikayo yangetuzamisha.”
6 Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.
Atukuzwe Yahwe, ambaye hajaruhusu tuwe mawindo kwa meno yao.
7 We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!
Tumetoroka kama ndege mtegoni mwa wawindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tumetoroka.
8 Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Msaada wetu uko katika Yahwe, aliyeziumba mbingu na nchi.

< Psalms 124 >