Psalms 58
1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
Je, ninyi watawala mnaongea haki? Mnahukumu kwa haki, ninyi watu?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.
Hapana, mnafanya uovu mioyoni mwenu; munaeneza vurugu nchi yote kwa mikono yenu.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Waovu huenenda katika upotovu hata walipokuwa tumboni; wao wanaenenda katika upotovu tangu kuzaliwa, wakiongea uongo.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake, like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Sumu yao ni kama sumu ya nyoka; wako kama fira kiziwi azibaye masikio yake,
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be.
ambaye hasikilizi sauti ya waganga, haijalishi ustadi walio nao.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh.
Vunja meno yao midomoni mwao, Mungu; uyatoe meno ya mwana simba, Yahwe.
7 Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
Wayeyuke kama maporomoko ya maji; wafyatuapo mishale yao, iwe kama haina ncha.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun.
Wawe kama konokono ambaye huyeyuka na kutoweka, kama mtoto aliye zaliwa kabla ya wakati ambaye hakuona jua.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike.
Kabla ya vyungu vyenu kupata joto la kuungua kwa miiba, yeye ataviondosha kwa upepo mkali, miiba ya kijani yote na ile inayoungua.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
Mwenye haki atafurahia atakapoona kisasi cha Mungu; ataiosha miguu yake kwenye damu ya waovu,
11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”
hivyo watu watasema, “Hakika kuna tuzo kwa ajili ya mtu wenye haki; hakika kuna Mungu ahukumuye ulimwengu.”
