Zabura 72
1 Ta Solomon. Ka tanada sarki da shari’arka ta gaskiya, ya Allah, ɗan sarki da adalcinka.
A psalm written by Solomon. O God, enable [me, ] the king [whom you appointed in Israel], to rule justly. Show/Teach me how to judge matters fairly
2 Zai shari’anta mutanenka da adalci, marasa ƙarfinka da shari’ar gaskiya.
in order that I will judge your people fairly, that I will govern your oppressed people justly.
3 Duwatsu za su kawo wadata ga mutane, tuddai kuma su ba da amfani na adalci.
I desire that [all over the country—even] on the hills and mountains [DOU]— people will live peacefully and righteously.
4 Zai kāre marasa ƙarfi a cikin mutane yă kuma cece’ya’yan masu bukata; zai murƙushe masu danniya.
Help [me], your king, to defend the poor people and to rescue needy people and to defeat those who oppress them.
5 Zai jimre muddin rana tana nan, muddin akwai wata, har dukan zamanai.
I desire that your people will revere you as long as the moon shines, [forever].
6 Zai zama kamar ruwan sama mai fāɗuwa a filin ciyayin da aka yanka, kamar yayyafi mai ba wa duniya ruwa.
I desire that my rule will [be enjoyed by the people] [SIM] like [they enjoy] rain on growing crops, like [they enjoy] showers that fall on the land.
7 A kwanakinsa adalai za su haɓaka wadata za tă yalwata har sai babu sauran wata.
I hope/desire that people will live righteously during the years that I rule, and that my people will live peacefully and prosperously as long as the moon shines.
8 Zai yi mulki daga teku zuwa teku kuma daga Kogi zuwa iyakar duniya.
I hope/desire that the kings [of Israel] will rule [the people] in all the area from one sea [in the east] to another [in the west], and from the [Euphrates] River to the most remote/distant places on earth.
9 Kabilun hamada za su rusuna a gabansa abokan gābansa kuwa za su lashe ƙura.
I hope/desire that those who live in the desert will bow down before them, and that their enemies will throw themselves on the ground [in submission] to them.
10 Sarakunan Tarshish da na bakin kogi masu nisa za su ba da gandu gare shi; sarakunan Sheba da Seba za su ba shi kyautai.
I hope/desire that the kings of Spain and of the islands [in the Mediterranean Sea] will bring (tribute money/taxes) to the kings [of Israel], and that the kings of Sheba [to the south] and of Seba [to the southwest] will bring them gifts.
11 Dukan sarakuna za su rusuna masa kuma dukan al’ummai za su bauta masa.
I hope/desire that all the [other] kings [in the world] will bow before the kings [of Israel], and that [people of] all nations will serve them.
12 Gama zai ceci masu bukatan da suka yi kuka, marasa ƙarfin da ba su da mai taimako.
They will rescue poor people when they (cry out/plead) for help, and help those who are needy and those who have no one to help them.
13 Zai ji tausayin gajiyayyu da masu bukata yă ceci masu bukata daga mutuwa.
They will pity those who are weak and needy; he saves the people’s lives.
14 Zai kuɓutar da su daga danniya da rikici, gama jininsu yake a gabansa.
Our kings will rescue the people from being oppressed and from being treated cruelly, [because] (their lives/they) [MTY] are precious to our kings.
15 Bari yă yi doguwar rayuwa! Bari a ba shi zinariya daga Sheba. Bari mutane su riƙa yin addu’a dominsa su kuma albarkace shi dukan yini.
I hope/desire that our kings will live a long time! I hope/desire that they will be given gold from Sheba. I desire that people will always pray for our kings and praise them all the time, [every day].
16 Bari hatsi yă yalwata a duk fāɗin ƙasar; bari yă cika bisan tuddai. Bari’ya’yan itatuwansa su haɓaka kamar Lebanon; bari yă bazu kamar ciyayi a gona.
I hope/desire that the fields will produce plenty of grain [everywhere, even] on the tops of the hills in the land where they rule, like the grain that grows [on the hills] in Lebanon. I hope/desire that the cities [in Israel] will be full of people like the fields are full of grass.
17 Bari sunansa yă dawwama har abada; bari yă ci gaba muddin rana tana nan. Dukan al’ummai za su sami albarka ta wurinsa, za su kuma ce da shi mai albarka.
I desire that the names of our kings will never be forgotten. I hope/desire that people will remember them as long as the sun shines. I hope/desire that people of all nations will ask (God to bless them/that they will be blessed by God) just like he has blessed the kings [of Israel].
18 Yabo ya tabbata ga Ubangiji Allah, Allah na Isra’ila, wanda shi kaɗai ya aikata abubuwa masu banmamaki.
Praise Yahweh, the God whom [we] Israelis [worship]; he is the only one who does wonderful things.
19 Yabo ya tabbata ga sunansa mai ɗaukaka har abada; bari dukan duniya ta cika da ɗaukakarsa.
Praise him forever! I desire that (his glory will fill the whole world/people all over the world may see that he is very great) [MTY]! Amen! May it be so!
20 Wannan ya kammala addu’o’in Dawuda ɗan Yesse.
That is the end of this group of prayers/songs written by David, the son of Jesse.
