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. Mungu, Mataifa ya kigeni yameingia kwenye urithi wako; wamelinajisi hekalu lako takatifu; wameigeuza Yerusalemu kuwa chungu cha 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.
Wamezitoa maiti za watumishi wako ziwe chakula cha ndege wa angani, miili ya watakatifu wako iwe chakula cha wanyama wa nchi.
3 They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none burying.
Wamemwaga damu zao kama maji sehemu zote za Yesrusalemu, na hakuwepo wa kuwazika.
4 We have been a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to our surrounders.
Sisi tumekuwa aibu kwa majirani zetu, tukidhihakiwa na kuzomewa na wale wanaotuzunguka.
5 Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.
Mpaka lini Yahwe? Utabaki kuwa na hasira milele? Ni kwa muda gani hasira yako ya wivu itawaka kama moto?
6 Pour Thy fury on the nations who have not known Thee, And on kingdoms that have not called in Thy name.
Mwaga hasira yako juu ya mataifa ambayo hayakujui wewe na ufalme ambao hauliiti jina lako.
7 For [one] hath devoured Jacob, And his habitation they have made desolate.
Kwa maana walimvamia Yakobo na waliharibu kijiji chake.
8 Remember not for us the iniquities of forefathers, Haste, let Thy mercies go before us, For we have been very weak.
Usiendelee kukumbuka dhambi za baba zetu dhidi yetu; matendo yako ya huruma yaje kwetu, maana tuko chini.
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.
Utusaidie, Mungu wa wokovu wetu, kwa ajili ya utukufu wa jina lako; utuokoe na usamehe 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 yalazimike kusema, “Mungu wao yuko wapi?” Damu ya watumishi wako ambayo ilimwagwa na ilipize kisasi juu ya mataifa mbele ya macho yako.
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 wafungwa na kije mbele zako; kwa uweza wa nguvu zako uwaweke ai wana wa mauti.
12 And turn Thou back to our neighbours, Sevenfold unto their bosom, their reproach, Wherewith they reproached Thee, O Lord.
Uwalipize majirani zetu vifuani mwao mara saba zaidi ya walivyo kutukana wewe, 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!
Hivyo sisi watu wako na kondoo wa malisho yako tutakushukuru milele. Tutazisimulia sifa zako kwa vizazi vyote.
