Psalms 10
1 Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?
Kwa nini, Ee Bwana, unasimama mbali? Kwa nini unajificha wakati wa shida?
2 Through the haughtiness of the wicked the poor are in distress; They are caught in the wiles which are contrived for them.
Katika kiburi chake, mwovu humtesa maskini, waovu na wanaswe katika hila wanazozitunga.
3 The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire; The rapacious renounceth and contemneth Jehovah.
Hujivunia tamaa za moyo wake; humbariki mlafi na kumtukana Bwana.
4 The wicked [[saith]] in his haughtiness, “He careth not!” All his thoughts are, “There is no God.”
Katika kiburi chake, mwovu hamtafuti Mungu, katika mawazo yake yote hakuna nafasi ya Mungu.
5 His course is always prosperous; Far in the heights are thy judgments from him; As for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
Njia zake daima hufanikiwa; hujivuna na amri zako ziko mbali naye, huwacheka kwa dharau adui zake wote.
6 He saith in his heart, “I shall never fall; I shall never be in adversity.”
Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Hakuna kitakachonitikisa, daima nitakuwa na furaha, kamwe sitakuwa na shida.”
7 His mouth is full of perjury, deceit, and oppression; Mischief and injustice are upon his tongue.
Kinywa chake kimejaa laana, uongo na vitisho; shida na ubaya viko chini ya ulimi wake.
8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; In secret places doth he murder the innocent; His eyes are secretly fixed upon the poor.
Huvizia karibu na vijiji; kutoka mafichoni huwanasa wasio na hatia, akivizia wapitaji.
9 He secretly lieth in wait, like a lion in a thicket; He lieth in wait to seize upon the helpless; He catcheth the poor, drawing him into his net.
Huvizia kama simba aliye mawindoni; huvizia kumkamata mnyonge, huwakamata wanyonge na kuwaburuza katika wavu wake.
10 He croucheth, and lowereth himself, And the wretched fall into his paws.
Mateka wake hupondwa, huzimia; wanaanguka katika nguvu zake.
11 He saith in his heart, “God doth forget; He hideth his face; he doth never see it.”
Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Mungu amesahau, huficha uso wake na haoni kabisa.”
12 Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the distressed!
Inuka Bwana! Inua mkono wako, Ee Mungu. Usiwasahau wanyonge.
13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God, And say in his heart, “He careth not for it”?
Kwa nini mtu mwovu anamtukana Mungu? Kwa nini anajiambia mwenyewe, “Hataniita nitoe hesabu?”
14 Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Lakini wewe, Ee Mungu, unaona shida na huzuni, umekubali kuyapokea mkononi mwako. Mhanga anajisalimisha kwako, wewe ni msaada wa yatima.
15 Break thou the arm of the unjust and wicked man; Seek out his wickedness, till thou canst find none!
Vunja mkono wa mtu mwovu na mbaya, mwite atoe hesabu ya maovu yake ambayo yasingejulikana.
16 Jehovah is king for ever and ever; The gentiles shall perish out of his land.
Bwana ni Mfalme milele na milele, mataifa wataangamia watoke nchini mwake.
17 Thou, O LORD! wilt hear the desires of the distressed; Thou wilt strengthen their hearts; Thou wilt lend a listening ear!
Unasikia, Ee Bwana, shauku ya wanaoonewa, wewe huwatia moyo, na kusikiliza kilio chao,
18 Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
ukiwatetea yatima na walioonewa, ili mwanadamu, ambaye ni udongo, asiogopeshe tena.
