Psalms 94
1 A Psalm of David for the fourth [day] of the week. The Lord is a God of vengeance; the God of vengeance has declared himself.
Yahwe, Ee Mungu ulipaye kisasi, Mungu ulipaye kisasi, utuangazie sisi.
2 Be you exalted, you that judge the earth: render a reward to the proud.
Inuka, muhukumu wa nchi, uwape wenye majivuno kile wanachosahili.
3 How long shall sinners, O Lord, how long shall sinners boast?
Mpaka lini waovu, Yahwe, mpaka lini waovu watafurahia?
4 They will utter and speak unrighteousness; all the workers of iniquity will speak [so].
Wanamwaga maneno yao ya kiburi; wote watendao uovu wanajivuna.
5 They have afflicted your people, O Lord, and hurt your heritage.
Wanawaangamiza watu wako, Yahwe; wanalitesa taifa ambao ni milki yako.
6 They have slain the widow and fatherless, and murdered the stranger.
Wanamuua mjane na mgeni aishiye nchini mwao, na wanamuua yatima.
7 And they said, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob understand.
Nao husema, “Yahwe hawezi kuona, Mungu wa Yakobo hayagundui haya.”
8 Understand now, you simple among the people; and you fools, at length be wise.
Tambueni, ninyi watu wajinga! Enyi wapumbavu, mtajifunza lini?
9 He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?
Yeye aliye liumba sikio, hasikii? Yeye aliye litengeneza jicho, haoni?
10 He that chastises the heathen, shall not he punish, [even] he that teaches man knowledge?
Yeye awaadhibuye mataifa, hayuko sahihi? Yeye ndiye ampaye maarifa mwanadamu.
11 The Lord knows the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
Yahwe anayajua mawazo ya wanadamu, kuwa ni mvuke.
12 Blessed is the man whoever you shall chasten, O Lord, and shall teach him out of your law;
Amebarikiwa yule ambaye umuongozaye, Yahwe, yule ambaye wewe humfundisha kutoka katika sheria yako.
13 to give him rest from evil days, until a pit be digged for the sinful one.
Wewe humpa pumziko wakati wa shida mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya waovu.
14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance;
Maana Yahwe hatawaacha watu wake wala kutelekeza warithi wake.
15 until righteousness return to judgment, and all the upright in heart shall follow it. (Pause)
Kwa kuwa tena hukumu itakuwa ya haki; na wote walio wanyoofu wa moyo wataifuata.
16 Who will rise up for me against the transgressors? or who will stand up with 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 the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
Kama Yahwe asingelikuwa msaada wangu, haraka ningekuwa nimelala mahali pa ukimya.
18 If I said, My foot has been moved;
Niliposema, mguu wangu unateleza,” Uaminifu wa agano lako, Yahwe, uliniinua.
19 your mercy, O Lord, helped me. O Lord, according to the multitude of my griefs within my heart, your consolation have soothed my soul.
Wasiwasi uwapo mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako hunifurahisha.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by an ordinance?
Kiti cha uharibifu chaweza kushirikiana nawe, kitungacho madhara kwa njia ya sheria?
21 They will hunt for 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 the Lord was my refuge; and my God the helper of my hope.
Lakini Yahwe amekuwa mnara wangu mrefu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba wa kimbilio langu.
23 And he will recompense to them their iniquity and their wickedness: the Lord our God shall utterly destroy them.
Yeye atawarudishia uovu wao wenyewe na atawaangamiza katika uovu wao wenyewe. Yahwe Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
