Psalms 90
1 A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, a habitation Thou — Thou hast been, To us — in generation and generation,
Maombi ya Mose, mtu wa Mungu. Bwana, wewe umekuwa makao yetu katika vizazi vyote.
2 Before mountains were brought forth, And Thou dost form the earth and the world, Even from age unto age Thou [art] God.
Kabla ya kuzaliwa milima au hujaumba dunia na ulimwengu, wewe ni Mungu tangu milele hata milele.
3 Thou turnest man unto a bruised thing, And sayest, Turn back, ye sons of men.
Huwarudisha watu mavumbini, ukisema, “Rudini mavumbini, enyi wanadamu.”
4 For a thousand years in Thine eyes [are] as yesterday, For it passeth on, yea, a watch by night.
Kwa maana kwako miaka elfu ni kama siku moja iliyokwisha pita, au kama kesha la usiku.
5 Thou hast inundated them, they are asleep, In the morning as grass he changeth.
Unawatowesha wanadamu katika usingizi wa kifo, nao ni kama majani machanga ya asubuhi:
6 In the morning it flourisheth, and hath changed, At evening it is cut down, and hath withered.
ingawa asubuhi yanachipua, ifikapo jioni huwa yamenyauka na kukauka.
7 For we were consumed in Thine anger, And in Thy fury we have been troubled.
Tumeangamizwa kwa hasira yako na tumetishwa kwa ghadhabu yako.
8 Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, Our hidden things at the light of Thy face,
Umeyaweka maovu yetu mbele yako, dhambi zetu za siri katika nuru ya uwepo wako.
9 For all our days pined away in Thy wrath, We consumed our years as a (meditation)
Tumeishi siku zetu zote chini ya ghadhabu yako, tunamaliza miaka yetu kwa kuomboleza.
10 Days of our years, in them [are] seventy years, And if, by reason of might, eighty years, Yet [is] their enlargement labour and vanity, For it hath been cut off hastily, and we fly away.
Siku zetu za kuishi ni miaka sabini, au miaka themanini ikiwa tuna nguvu, lakini yote ni ya shida na taabu, nazo zapita haraka, nasi twatoweka.
11 Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear — Thy wrath?
Ni nani ajuaye nguvu za hasira yako? Kwa maana ghadhabu yako ni kubwa kama hofu tunayopaswa kuwa nayo kwako.
12 To number our days aright let [us] know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.
Tufundishe kuzihesabu siku zetu vizuri, ili tujipatie moyo wa hekima.
13 Turn back, O Jehovah, till when? And repent concerning Thy servants.
Ee Bwana, uwe na huruma! Utakawia hata lini? Wahurumie watumishi wako.
14 Satisfy us at morn [with] Thy kindness, And we sing and rejoice all our days.
Tushibishe asubuhi kwa upendo wako usiokoma, ili tuweze kuimba kwa shangwe na kufurahi siku zetu zote.
15 Cause us to rejoice according to the days Wherein Thou hast afflicted us, The years we have seen evil.
Utufurahishe kulingana na siku ulizotuadhibu, kulingana na miaka tuliyotaabika.
16 Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thine honour on their sons.
Matendo yako na yaonekane kwa watumishi wako, utukufu wako kwa watoto wao.
17 And let the pleasantness of Jehovah our God be upon us, And the work of our hands establish on us, Yea, the work of our hands establish it!
Wema wa Bwana Mungu wetu uwe juu yetu; uzithibitishe kazi za mikono yetu: naam, uzithibitishe kazi za mikono yetu.
