Psalms 1

1 O the blessedness of that one, Who has not walked in the counsel of the wicked, And has not stood in the way of sinners, And has not sat in the seat of scorners;

Amebarikiwa mtu yule asiye enenda katika ushauri wa waovu, au kusimama katika njia ya wenye dhambi, au kukaa katika kusanyiko la wenye mizaha.

2 But his delight [is] in the Law of YHWH, And in His law he meditates by day and by night:

Bali yeye huifurahia sheria ya Yahwe, na huitafakari sheria yake mchana na usiku.

3 And he has been as a tree, Planted by streams of water, That gives its fruit in its season, And its leaf does not wither, And all that he does he causes to prosper.

Atakuwa kama mti uliopandwa karibu na mkondo wa maji ambao huzaa matunda yake kwa majira yake, ambao majani yake hayakauki; lolote afanyalo litafanikiwa.

4 Not so the wicked: But [they are] as chaff that wind drives away!

Waovu hawako hivyo, wao badala yake ni kama makapi yapeperushwayo na upepo.

5 Therefore the wicked do not rise in judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous,

Kwa hivyo waovu hawatasimama katika hukumu, wala wenye dhambi katika kusanyiko la wenye haki.

6 For YHWH is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

Kwa kuwa Yahweh huikubali njia ya wenye haki, njia ya waovu itaangamizwa.