Psalms 84
1 For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah. On the gittith. How wonderful is the place where you live, Lord Almighty!
Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa gitithi. Zaburi ya wana wa Kora. Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, makao yako yapendeza kama nini!
2 I long, I ache, to be in the courts of the Lord. My mind and my body sing for joy to the living God.
Nafsi yangu inatamani sana, naam, hata kuona shauku, kwa ajili ya nyua za Bwana; moyo wangu na mwili wangu vinamlilia Mungu Aliye Hai.
3 Even a sparrow finds a home there, and a swallow builds a nest for herself where she can raise her chicks near to your altars, Lord Almighty, my king and my God.
Hata shomoro amejipatia makao, mbayuwayu amejipatia kiota mahali awezapo kuweka makinda yake: mahali karibu na madhabahu yako, Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, Mfalme wangu na Mungu wangu.
4 How happy are those who live in your house—they are always praising you! (Selah)
Heri wale wanaokaa nyumbani mwako, wanaokusifu wewe daima.
5 How happy are those whose strength is in you, those who are determined to make a pilgrimage.
Heri wale ambao nguvu zao ziko kwako, na njia ziendazo Sayuni zimo mioyoni mwao.
6 As they walk through the Valley of Tears it becomes a spring of water; autumn rains cover it with pools.
Wanapopita katika Bonde la Baka, hulifanya mahali pa chemchemi, pia mvua za vuli hulijaza kwa madimbwi.
7 They go from strength to strength, and each one will appear before God in Jerusalem.
Huendelea toka nguvu hadi nguvu, hadi kila mmoja afikapo mbele za Mungu huko Sayuni.
8 Lord God Almighty, please hear my prayer; please listen, God of Jacob. (Selah)
Ee Bwana Mungu Mwenye Nguvu Zote, sikia maombi yangu; nisikilize, Ee Mungu wa Yakobo.
9 Please God, look at our defender, look at the face of your anointed one.
Ee Mungu, uitazame ngao yetu, mtazame kwa wema mpakwa mafuta wako.
10 One day in your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else. I'd rather stand as a doorkeeper in the house of my God than live comfortably in the homes of the wicked.
Siku moja katika nyua zako ni bora kuliko siku elfu mahali pengine; afadhali ningekuwa bawabu katika nyumba ya Mungu wangu kuliko kukaa katika mahema ya waovu.
11 For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.
Kwa kuwa Bwana ni jua na ngao, Bwana hutoa wema na heshima; hakuna kitu chema anachowanyima wale ambao hawana hatia.
12 Lord Almighty, how happy are those who trust in you.
Ee Bwana Mwenye Nguvu Zote, heri ni mtu yule anayekutumaini wewe.
