Psalms 140
1 TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. Deliver me, O YHWH, from an evil man, Keep me from one of violence.
Ya mukulu w’okuyimba. Zabbuli ya Dawudi. Omponye abakola ebibi, Ayi Mukama, omponye abantu abakambwe;
2 Who have devised evils in the heart, All the day they assemble [for] wars.
abateesa mu mitima gyabwe okukola ebibi; abanoonya entalo buli kiseera.
3 They sharpened their tongue as a serpent, Poison of a viper [is] under their lips. (Selah)
Ebigambo byabwe byogi ng’ennimi z’emisota; ebiva mu kamwa kaabwe busagwa ng’obw’essalambwa.
4 Preserve me, YHWH, from the hands of the wicked, Keep me from one of violence, Who have devised to overthrow my steps.
Onkuume abakola ebibi baleme okunkwatako, Ayi Mukama; omponye abantu abakambwe abateesa okunkyamya.
5 The proud hid a snare for me—and cords, They spread a net by the side of the path, They have set snares for me. (Selah)
Abantu ab’amalala banteze omutego; banjuluzza ekitimba kyabwe; ne batega emitego mu kkubo lyange.
6 I have said to YHWH, “You [are] my God, Hear, YHWH, the voice of my supplications.”
Nagamba Mukama nti, “Ggwe oli Katonda wange.” Wulira okwegayirira kwange, onsaasire, Ayi Mukama!
7 O YHWH, my Lord, strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of armor.
Ayi Mukama, Mukama wange, ggw’omponya n’amaanyi go, ggwe engabo yange mu lutalo.
8 Do not grant, O YHWH, the desires of the wicked, Do not bring forth his wicked scheme, They are high. (Selah)
Ayi Mukama, abakola ebibi tobawa bye beetaaga, era tokkiriza ntekateeka zaabwe kutuukirira; baleme kuba na malala wadde okwenyumiriza.
9 The chief of my surrounders, The perverseness of their lips covers them.
Abanneetoolodde baleke enkwe zaabwe zibeekyusizeeko baboneebone.
10 They cause burning coals to fall on themselves, He casts them into fire, Into deep pits—they do not arise.
Amanda agaaka omuliro gabagwire; basuulibwe mu muliro, bakasukibwe mu bunnya obutakoma mwe bataliva emirembe gyonna.
11 A talkative man is not established in the earth, One of violence—evil hunts to overflowing.
Tokkiriza balimba kweyongera bungi; abakambwe bayigganyizibwe bazikirire.
12 I have known that YHWH executes The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.
Mmanyi nga Mukama ayamba abo ababonaabona, y’ayamba abanaku okuyisibwa mu bwenkanya.
13 Surely the righteous give thanks to Your Name, The upright dwell with Your presence!
Abatuukirivu banaakutenderezanga, era w’oli we banaabeeranga.
