Psalms 129

1 “A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Much have they afflicted me from my youth, May Israel now say;

Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wamenionea mno tangu ujana wangu; Israeli na aseme sasa:

2 Much have they afflicted me from my youth, Yet have they not prevailed against me.

wamenionea mno tangu ujana wangu, lakini bado hawajanishinda.

3 The ploughers ploughed up my back; They made long their furrows;

Wakulima wamelima mgongo wangu, na kufanya mifereji yao mirefu.

4 But the LORD was righteous; He cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Lakini Bwana ni mwenye haki; amenifungua toka kamba za waovu.

5 Let all be driven back with shame Who hate Zion!

Wale wote waichukiao Sayuni na warudishwe nyuma kwa aibu.

6 Let them be as grass upon the house-tops, Which withereth before one pulleth it up;

Wawe kama majani juu ya paa, ambayo hunyauka kabla hayajakua;

7 With which the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom!

kwa hayo mvunaji hawezi kujaza vitanga vyake, wala akusanyaye kujaza mikono yake.

8 And they who pass by do not say, “The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!”

Wale wapitao karibu na wasiseme, “Baraka ya Bwana iwe juu yako; tunakubariki katika jina la Bwana.”