Psalms 17
1 A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
Maombi ya Daudi. Sikia ombi langu kwa ajili ya haki, Yawhe; uusikilize mwito wangu wa msaada. Uyasikilize maombi yangu yatokayo katika midomo isiyo na udanganyifu.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes look upon equity.
Uthibitisho wangu na uje kutoka uweponi mwako; macho yako na yaone kile kilicho sahihi!
3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Kama utaujaribu moyo wangu, kama utakuja kwangu wakati wa usiku, wewe utanitakasa na hautapata mipango yeyote ya uovu; mdomo wangu hautavunja sheria.
4 As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
Kama kwa matendo ya binadamu, ni katika neno la midomo yako ya kuwa nimejiepusha na njia za wahalifu.
5 My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
Mwenendo wangu umeshikila kwa umakini mwenendo wako; miguu yangu haija teleza.
6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt answer me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, [and] hear my speech.
Nakuita wewe, kwa kuwa unanijibu, Mungu; geizia sikio lako kwangu na usikilize ninapo ongea.
7 Shew thy marvelous lovingkindness, O thou that savest them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them], by thy right hand.
Onyesha uaminifu wa agano lako katika namna ya ajabu, wewe uokoaye kwa mkono wa haki yako wale wanao kukimbilia wewe kutoka kwa adui zao.
8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
Unilinde kama mboni ya jicho lako; unifiche katika kivuli cha mbawa zako
9 From the wicked that spoil me, my deadly enemies, that compass me about.
kutoka katika uwepo wa waovu ambao wananitusi, adui zangu wanizungukao.
10 They are enclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
Wao hawana huruma kwa yeyote; midomo yao huongea kwa majivuno.
11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they set their eyes to cast [us] down to the earth.
Wao wame zizunguka hatua zangu. Wamekaza macho yao wanishambulie mpaka ardhini.
12 He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
Wao ni kama mfano wa hasira ya simba mawindoni. Ni kama simba kijana anapotokea mafichoni.
13 Arise, O LORD, confront him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked by thy sword;
Inuka, Yahwe! Uwashambulie! Uwaangushe chini kwenye nyuso zao! Uyaokoe maisha yangu kutokana na waovu kwa upanga wako!
14 From men, by thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: they are satisfied with children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Uniokoe kutoka kwa watu hawa kwa mkono wako, Yahwe, kutoka kwa watu wa dunia hii ambao utajiri wao ni maisha haya pekee! Wewe utayajaza matumbo ya wale uwathaminio na utajiri; watakuwa na watoto wengi na wataacha utajiri wao kwa watoto wao.
15 As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
Bali mimi, nitauona uso wako katika haki; Nitashuhudiwa, pale nitakapo amka, na macho yako.
