Psalms 94
1 God of vengeance—YHWH! God of vengeance, shine forth.
Ee Bwana, ulipizaye kisasi, Ee Mungu ulipizaye kisasi, uangaze sasa.
2 Be lifted up, judging the earth, Send back a repayment on the proud.
Ee Mhukumu wa dunia, inuka, uwalipize wenye kiburi kama wanavyostahili.
3 Until when do the wicked, O YHWH—Until when do the wicked exult?
Hata lini, waovu, Ee Bwana, hata lini waovu watashangilia?
4 They utter—they speak arrogance, All working iniquity boast [about] themselves.
Wanamimina maneno ya kiburi, watenda mabaya wote wamejaa majivuno.
5 Your people, O YHWH, they bruise, And they afflict Your inheritance.
Ee Bwana, wanawaponda watu wako, wanawaonea urithi wako.
6 They slay widow and sojourner, And they murder fatherless ones.
Wanamchinja mjane na mgeni, na kuwaua yatima.
7 And they say, “YAH does not see, And the God of Jacob does not consider.”
Nao husema, “Bwana haoni, Mungu wa Yakobo hafahamu.”
8 Consider, you brutish among the people, And you foolish, when do you act wisely?
Sikizeni, enyi wajinga miongoni mwa watu; enyi wapumbavu, lini mtakuwa na hekima?
9 He who plants the ear, does He not hear? He who forms the eye, does He not see?
Je, aliyeweka sikio asisikie? Aliyeumba jicho asione?
10 He who is instructing nations, does He not reprove? He who is teaching man knowledge [is] YHWH.
Je, anayeadhibisha mataifa asiadhibu? Je, awafundishaye wanadamu asiwe na maarifa?
11 He knows the thoughts of man, that they [are] vanity.
Bwana anajua mawazo ya mwanadamu; anajua kwamba ni ubatili.
12 O the blessedness of the man Whom You instruct, O YAH, And teach him out of Your law,
Ee Bwana, heri mtu anayeadhibishwa na wewe, mtu unayemfundisha kwa sheria yako,
13 To give rest to him from days of evil, While a pit is dug for the wicked.
unampa utulivu siku za shida, mpaka shimo litakapokuwa limechimbwa kwa ajili ya mwovu.
14 For YHWH does not leave His people, And does not forsake His inheritance.
Kwa kuwa Bwana hatawakataa watu wake, hatauacha urithi wake.
15 For judgment turns back to righteousness, And after it all the upright of heart.
Hukumu itasimamishwa tena kwenye haki, wote walio na mioyo minyofu wataifuata.
16 Who rises up for me with evildoers? Who stations himself for me with workers of iniquity?
Ni nani atakayeinuka dhidi ya mwovu kwa ajili yangu? Ni nani atakayenikinga dhidi ya watenda maovu?
17 Unless YHWH [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
Kama Bwana asingelinisaidia upesi, ningelikuwa ninaishi katika ukimya wa kifo.
18 If I have said, “My foot has slipped,” Your kindness, O YHWH, supports me.
Niliposema, “Mguu wangu unateleza,” Ee Bwana, upendo wako ulinishikilia.
19 In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
Wakati wasiwasi ulipokuwa mwingi ndani yangu, faraja yako ilinipa furaha nafsini mwangu.
20 Is a throne of mischief joined [with] You? A framer of perverseness by statute?
Je, kiti cha utawala wa udhalimu kitajiunga nawe, ule utawala uletao taabu kutokana na sheria zake?
21 They decree against the soul of the righteous, And declare innocent blood wicked.
Huungana kuwashambulia wenye haki, kuwahukumu kufa wasio na hatia.
22 And YHWH is for a high place to me, And my God [is] for a rock—my refuge,
Lakini Bwana amekuwa ngome yangu, na Mungu wangu amekuwa mwamba ninaoukimbilia.
23 And He turns back their iniquity on them, And in their wickedness cuts them off; Our God YHWH cuts them off!
Yeye atawalipa kwa ajili ya dhambi zao na atawaangamiza kwa ajili ya maovu yao; Bwana Mungu wetu atawaangamiza.
