Psalms 68
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Wimbo. Mungu na ainuke, watesi wake watawanyike, adui zake na wakimbie mbele zake.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
Kama vile moshi upeperushwavyo na upepo, vivyo hivyo uwapeperushe mbali, kama vile nta iyeyukavyo kwenye moto, vivyo hivyo waovu na waangamie mbele za Mungu.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
Bali wenye haki na wafurahi, washangilie mbele za Mungu, wafurahi na kushangilia.
4 Sing to God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
Mwimbieni Mungu, liimbieni sifa jina lake, mtukuzeni yeye aendeshwaye juu ya mawingu: jina lake ni Bwana, furahini mbele zake.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
Baba wa yatima, mtetezi wa wajane, ni Mungu katika makao yake matakatifu.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those who are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Mungu huwaweka wapweke katika jamaa, huwaongoza wafungwa wakiimba, bali waasi huishi katika nchi kame.
7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; (Selah)
Ee Mungu, ulipowatangulia watu wako, ulipopita nyikani,
8 The earth shook, the heavens also rained at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
dunia ilitikisika, mbingu zikanyesha mvua, mbele za Mungu, Yule wa Sinai, mbele za Mungu, Mungu wa Israeli.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, by which thou didst confirm thy inheritance, when it was weary.
Ee Mungu, ulinyesha mvua nyingi na kuiburudisha ardhi iliyokuwa imechoka.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt in it: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Ee Mungu, watu wako waliishi huko, nawe kwa wingi wa utajiri wako uliwapa maskini mahitaji yao.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that proclaimed it.
Bwana alitangaza neno, waliolitangaza neno hilo walikuwa kundi kubwa:
12 Kings of armies fled apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil.
“Wafalme na majeshi walikimbia upesi, watu waliobaki kambini waligawana nyara.
13 Though ye lie among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Hata ulalapo katikati ya mioto ya kambini, mabawa ya njiwa wangu yamefunikwa kwa fedha, manyoya yake kwa dhahabu ingʼaayo.”
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
Wakati Mwenyezi alipowatawanya wafalme katika nchi, ilikuwa kama theluji iliyoanguka juu ya Salmoni.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
Milima ya Bashani ni milima iliyotukuka, milima ya Bashani ina vilele vilivyochongoka.
16 Why leap ye, ye lofty hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
Enyi milima yenye vilele vilivyochongoka, kwa nini mnakazia macho kwa wivu, katika mlima Mungu anaochagua kutawala, ambako Bwana mwenyewe ataishi milele?
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Magari ya Mungu ni makumi ya maelfu, na maelfu ya maelfu; Bwana amekuja kutoka Sinai hadi katika patakatifu pake.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Ulipopanda juu, uliteka mateka, ukapokea vipawa kutoka kwa wanadamu, hata kutoka kwa wale walioasi, ili wewe, Ee Bwana Mungu, upate kuishi huko.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. (Selah)
Sifa apewe Bwana, Mungu Mwokozi wetu, ambaye siku kwa siku hutuchukulia mizigo yetu.
20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and to GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
Mungu wetu ni Mungu aokoaye, Bwana Mwenyezi hutuokoa na kifo.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Hakika Mungu ataponda vichwa vya adui zake, vichwa vya hao waendao katika njia za dhambi.
22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
Bwana alisema, “Nitawarudisha kutoka Bashani; nitawarudisha kutoka vilindi vya bahari,
23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
ili uweze kuchovya miguu yako katika damu ya adui zako, huku ndimi za mbwa wako zikiwa na fungu lake.”
24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
Ee Mungu, maandamano yako yameonekana, maandamano ya Mungu wangu, Mfalme wangu, yakielekea patakatifu pake.
25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.
Mbele wako waimbaji, baada yao wapiga vinanda, pamoja nao wako wanawali wakipiga matari.
26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel.
Msifuni Mungu katika kusanyiko kubwa, msifuni Bwana katika kusanyiko la Israeli.
27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the princes of Judah and their counsel, the princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali.
Liko kabila dogo la Benyamini likiwaongoza, wakifuatwa na kundi kubwa la watawala wa Yuda, hatimaye watawala wa Zabuloni na Naftali.
28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Ee Mungu, amuru uwezo wako, Ee Mungu tuonyeshe nguvu zako, kama ulivyofanya hapo awali.
29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to thee.
Kwa sababu ya Hekalu lako Yerusalemu wafalme watakuletea zawadi.
30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one shall submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
Mkemee mnyama aliyeko kwenye manyasi, kundi la mafahali katikati ya ndama za mataifa. Na walete minara ya madini ya fedha wakinyenyekea. Tawanya mataifa yapendayo vita.
31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Cush shall soon stretch out her hands to God.
Wajumbe watakuja kutoka Misri, Kushi atajisalimisha kwa Mungu.
32 Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises to the Lord; (Selah)
Mwimbieni Mungu, enyi falme za dunia, mwimbieni Bwana sifa,
33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
mwimbieni sifa yeye apandaye mbingu za kale zilizo juu, yeye angurumaye kwa sauti kuu.
34 Ascribe ye strength to God: his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds.
Tangazeni uwezo wa Mungu, ambaye fahari yake iko juu ya Israeli, ambaye uwezo wake uko katika anga.
35 O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.
Ee Mungu, wewe unatisha katika mahali patakatifu pako, Mungu wa Israeli huwapa watu wake uwezo na nguvu. Mungu Asifiwe!
