Psalms 120

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. I have called to YHWH in my distress, And He answers me.

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

2 O YHWH, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

3 What does He give to you? And what does He add to you? O deceitful tongue!

Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

4 Sharp arrows of a mighty one, with coals of broom trees.

Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

5 Woe to me, for I have inhabited Mesech, I have dwelt with tents of Kedar.

Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

6 My soul has dwelt too much with him who is hating peace.

Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

7 I—peace, and when I speak they [are] for war!

Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.