Psalms 69
1 O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].
Uniokoe, Mungu; maana maji yameweka uhai wangu hatarini.
2 I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.
Ninazama kwenye kina cha matope, pasipo na hahari pa kusimama; nimekuja kwenye kina kirefu cha maji, ambako mafuriko yananifunika.
3 I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.
Nimechoka sana kwa kulia kwangu; koo langu ni kavu; macho yangu yanafifia wakati namngoja Mungu wangu.
4 Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!
Wale wanichukiao bila sababu wako zaidi ya nywele za kichwa changu; wale ambao wangeweza kuniua, wakiwa adui zangu kwa sababu zisizo sahihi, ni wengi mno; wanalazimisha nirudishe kile ambacho sijaiba.
5 O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].
Mungu, wewe unaujua ujinga wangu, na dhambi zangu hazifichiki kwako.
6 O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.
Usiwaache wale wanao kungoja wewe waaibishwe kwa sababu yangu, Bwana Yahwe wa majeshi; usiwaache wale wanaokutafuta wewe wadharauliwe kwa sababu yangu, Mungu wa Israeli.
7 People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.
Kwa ajili yako nimestahimili lawama; aibu imeufunika uso wangu.
8 Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.
Nimekuwa mgeni kwa ndugu zangu, nisiye fahamika wala kuaminika kwa watoto wa mama yangu.
9 [Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.
Kwa maana bidii ya nyumba yako imenila, na laumu zao wanao kulaumu wewe zimeniangukia mimi.
10 When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.
Wakati nilipolia na kutokula chakula, walinitukana.
11 When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.
Nilipoteneneza mavazi ya gunia, nikawa kituko kwao.
12 Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.
Wale wakaao katika lango la mji huniseng'enya; mimi ni wimbo wa walevi.
13 But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.
Lakini kwangu mimi, maombi yangu ni kwako, Yahwe, wakati ambao wewe utayapokea; unijibu katika uaminifu wa wokovu wako.
14 Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!
Unitoe matopeni, na usiniache nizame; uniondoe mbali na wale wanaonichukia na uniokoe katika kina cha maji.
15 Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].
Usiache mafuliko ya maji yanielemee, wala kina kisinimeze. Usiache mdomo wa shimo unimeze.
16 O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.
Unijibu, Yahwe, maana uaminifu wa agano lako ni mwema; kwa maana rehema zako kwangu ni nyingi, unigeukie.
17 Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.
Usiufiche uso wako mbali na mtumishi wako, maana niko katika dhiki; unijibu haraka.
18 Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.
Uje kwangu na unikomboe. Kwa sababu ya adui zangu, uwe fidia yangu.
19 You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].
Wewe wajua kulaumiwa kwangu, kuaibishwa kwangu, na kudharauliwa kwangu; wapinzani wangu wote wako mbele yako.
20 [Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.
Lawama imevunja moyo wangu; nimejawa na huzuni kubwa; nilitafuta mtu wa kunihurumia, lakini hakuwepo; nilitafuta wafariji, lakini sikupata.
21 [Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.
Walinipa sumu kwa ajili ya chakula changu; katika kiu yangu walinipa siki ninywe.
22 I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.
Meza yao mbele yao na iwe mtego; wafikiripo wako kwenye usalama, iwe kitanzi.
23 I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.
Macho yao na yatiwe giza ili kwamba wasiweze kuona; uvifanye viuno vyao kutetemeka daima.
24 Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.
Wamwagie gadhabu yako, ukali wa hasira yako uwafikie wao.
25 Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.
Sehemu yao na iwe ukiwa; mtu yeyote asiishi katika hema yao.
26 [Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.
Kwa kuwa walimtesa yule uliyempa adhabu. Mara kwa mara walihesabu maumivu ya wale walioumizwa.
27 Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].
Wakiwashtaki kuwa wamefanya uovu juu ya uovu; usiwaache waje kwenye ushindi wa haki yako.
28 Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.
Uwafute kwenye Kitabu cha Uzima na wasiandikwe pamoja na wenyehaki.
29 As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.
Lakini mimi ni maskini na mwenye huzuni; uruhusu wokovu wako, Mungu, uniweke juu sana.
30 When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.
Nitalisifu jina la Mungu kwa wimbo na nitamtukuza yeye kwa shukrani.
31 My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.
Nitamsifu Yahwe zaidi kuliko ng'ombe au ndama aliye na mapembe na kwato.
32 Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.
Wanyenyekevu wameona na kufurahi; ninyi mnao matafuta Mungu, mioyo yenu itiwe nguvu.
33 Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.
Maana Yahwe husikia wenye uhitaji naye hawadharau wafungwa wake.
34 I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.
Mbingu na nchi zimsifu yeye, bahari na vyote vitembeavyo majini.
35 God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.
Kwa maana Mungu ataiokoa Sayuni na ataujenga tena mji wa Yuda; watu wataishi huko na kupata umiliki wao.
36 The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].
Ukoo wa watumishi wake watairithi; nao walipendao jina lake wataishi humo.
