Psalms 79
1 A Psalm of Asaph. O God, nations have come into Thy inheritance, They have defiled Thy holy temple, They made Jerusalem become heaps,
Zaburi ya Asafu. Ee Mungu, mataifa yameuvamia urithi wako, wamelinajisi Hekalu lako takatifu, wameifanya Yerusalemu kuwa magofu.
2 They gave the dead bodies of Thy servants Food for the fowls of the heavens, The flesh of Thy saints For the wild beast of the earth.
Wametoa maiti za watumishi kuwa chakula cha ndege wa angani na nyama ya watakatifu wako kwa wanyama wa nchi.
3 They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
Wamemwaga damu kama maji kuzunguka Yerusalemu yote, wala hakuna yeyote wa kuwazika.
4 We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
Tumekuwa kitu cha aibu kwa jirani zetu, cha dharau na mzaha kwa wale wanaotuzunguka.
5 Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
Hata lini, Ee Bwana? Je, wewe utakasirika milele? Wivu wako utawaka kama moto hadi lini?
6 Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
Mwaga ghadhabu yako kwa mataifa yasiyokukubali, juu ya falme za hao wasioliitia jina lako,
7 For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
kwa maana wamemrarua Yakobo na kuharibu nchi ya makao yake.
8 Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
Usituhesabie dhambi za baba zetu, huruma yako na itujie hima, kwa maana tu wahitaji mno.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, Because of the honour of Thy name, And deliver us, and cover over our sins, For Thy name's sake.
Ee Mungu Mwokozi wetu, utusaidie, kwa ajili ya utukufu wa jina lako; tuokoe na kutusamehe dhambi zetu kwa ajili ya jina lako.
10 Why do the nations say, 'Where [is] their God?' Let be known among the nations before our eyes, The vengeance of the blood of Thy servants that is shed.
Kwa nini mataifa waseme, “Yuko wapi Mungu wenu?” Mbele ya macho yetu, dhihirisha kati ya mataifa kwamba unalipiza kisasi damu iliyomwagwa ya watumishi wako.
11 Let the groaning of the prisoner come in before Thee, According to the greatness of Thine arm, Leave Thou the sons of death.
Kilio cha huzuni cha wafungwa kifike mbele zako; kwa nguvu za mkono wako hifadhi wale waliohukumiwa kufa.
12 And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
Walipize jirani zetu mara saba vifuani mwao aibu walizovurumisha juu yako, Ee Bwana.
13 And we, Thy people, and the flock of Thy pasture, We give thanks to Thee to the age, To all generations we recount Thy praise!
Ndipo sisi watu wako, kondoo wa malisho yako, tutakusifu milele; toka kizazi hadi kizazi tutasimulia sifa zako.
