Zabbuli 107
1 Mwebaze Mukama, kubanga mulungi; okwagala kwe kubeerera emirembe gyonna.
Give thanks to Yahweh, because he always does good [things for us] His faithful love [for us] lasts forever!
2 Kale abanunule ba Mukama boogere bwe batyo; abo be yanunula mu mikono gy’abalabe;
Those whom Yahweh has saved should tell others that he has rescued them from their enemies.
3 abo be yakuŋŋaanya mu mawanga; okuva Ebugwanjuba n’Ebuvanjuba, n’okuva obukiikakkono ne mu bukiikaddyo.
He has gathered [those of you] who were [(exiled/taken forcefully)] to many lands; [he has gathered you together from] the east and the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Abamu baataataaganira mu malungu nga babuliddwa ekkubo eribatwala ku kibuga gye banaabeeranga.
Some of those [who returned from those countries] wandered in the desert; they were lost and had no homes to live in.
5 Baalumwa ennyonta n’enjala, obulamu bwabwe ne butandika okusereba.
They were hungry and thirsty, and they were very discouraged.
6 Bwe batyo ne bakaabira Mukama nga bali mu kabi; n’abawonya mu kweraliikirira kwabwe.
When they were in trouble, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from (being distressed/their difficulties).
7 Yabakulembera butereevu n’abatuusa mu kibuga mwe baabeera.
He led them along a straight road [where they walked safely] to cities [in Canaan] where they could live.
8 Kale singa beebazanga Mukama olw’okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo, n’olw’eby’ekitalo by’akolera abaana b’abantu!
They should praise/thank Yahweh for loving them faithfully and for the wonderful things that he does for people.
9 Kubanga abalina ennyonta abanywesa, n’abayala abakkusa ebirungi.
He gives thirsty people plenty [of water] to drink, and he gives hungry people plenty of good things [to eat].
10 Abamu baatuulanga mu kizikiza ne mu kisiikirize eky’okufa; abasibiddwa mu byuma era abali mu nnaku ennyingi;
Some of them were in very dark [HEN] (places [in Babylonia/other countries]); they were prisoners, suffering because of chains [fastened to their hands and feet].
11 kubanga baajeemera ekigambo kya Katonda, ne banyoomoola amagezi g’oyo Ali Waggulu Ennyo.
They were in prison because they had (rebelled against/not obeyed) the message of God; they were there because they had despised the advice given by God, who is greater than all other gods.
12 Baakozesebwa emirimu egy’amaanyi, emitima gyabwe ne gijjula obuyinike; baagwanga wansi, naye nga tebalina abasitulawo.
[That is why] their bodies were worn out from hard labor; when they fell down, there was no one who would help them.
13 Bwe batyo ne bakaabirira Mukama nga bali mu bizibu byabwe, era n’abawonya;
In their troubles, they called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
14 n’abaggya mu kizikiza ne mu kisiikirize eky’okufa; n’enjegere ezaali zibasibye n’azikutula.
He broke the chains that were on their hands and feet; and brought them out of those very dark [prisons].
15 Kale singa beebazanga Mukama olw’okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo, n’olwebikolwa bye eby’ekitalo by’akolera abaana b’abantu!
He broke down the [prison] gates that were made of bronze, and cut through the [prison] bars that were made of iron. [So they also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
16 Kubanga enzigi ez’ebikomo azaasaayasa, n’emitayimbwa egy’ekyuma agimenyamu.
17 Abamu baafuuka basirusiru olw’obujeemu bwabwe; ne babonaabona olw’ebikolwa byabwe ebibi.
Some of them foolishly rebelled [against God], so they suffered for their sins.
18 Ne batamwa emmere yonna, ne babulako katono ddala okufa.
They did not want to eat any food, and they almost died.
19 Bwe batyo ne bakaabirira Mukama nga bali mu buzibu obwo, n’abawonya.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their being distressed.
20 Yabatumira ekigambo kye, n’awonya endwadde zaabwe; n’abalokola mu kuzikirira.
When he commanded that they be healed, they were healed; he saved them from dying.
21 Kale singa beebazanga Mukama olw’okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo, n’olw’ebikolwa bye eby’ekyewuunyo by’akolera abaana b’abantu!
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving them, and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
22 Bamuleeterenga ebiweebwayo eby’okwebaza, era batendenga ebikolwa bye n’ennyimba ez’essanyu.
They should give offerings to him to show that they are thankful, and they should sing joyfully about the miracles that he has performed.
23 Abalala baasaabalira mu maato ku nnyanja; baali basuubuzi b’oku gayanja aganene.
Some of them sailed in ships; they were selling things [in ports] throughout the world.
24 Baalaba Mukama bye yakola, ebikolwa bye eby’ekitalo mu buziba bw’ennyanja.
[As they were sailing], they also saw the miracles that Yahweh performed, the wonderful things that he did [when they were] on very deep seas.
25 Kubanga yalagira omuyaga ne gusitula amayengo waggulu.
He commanded the winds, and they became strong and (stirred up high waves/caused waves to rise high).
26 Ne gagulumira okutuuka ku ggulu, ate ne gakka wansi mu ddubi; akabenje ne kabayitirira, ne baggwaamu amaanyi.
The ships [in which they were sailing] were tossed high in the air, and [then] they sank into the (troughs/low places) [between the high waves]; then the sailors were terrified.
27 Ne beesunda, eruuyi n’eruuyi ne baba ng’omutamiivu atagala; n’amagezi ne gabaggwaako.
They stumbled about and staggered like drunken men, and they did not know what to do.
28 Bwe batyo ne bakaabira Mukama nga bali mu buzibu; n’abawonya mu kweraliikirira kwabwe.
In their troubles, they [also] called out to Yahweh, and he rescued them from their distresses.
29 Omuyaga yagusirisa, ennyanja n’etteeka.
He (calmed the storm/caused the wind to stop blowing), and he caused the waves to completely subside.
30 Ne bajjula essanyu kubanga ennyanja yateeka; n’abakulembera n’abatuusa bulungi ku mwalo gwabwe.
They were [very] glad when it became calm; and Yahweh brought them safely into a harbor.
31 Kale singa abantu beebazanga Mukama olw’okwagala kwe okutaggwaawo, n’olw’ebikolwa bye eby’ekyewuunyo by’akolera abaana b’abantu!
They [also] should praise/thank Yahweh for faithfully loving [them], and for [all] the wonderful things that he does for people.
32 Bamugulumizenga ng’abantu bakuŋŋaanye, era bamutenderezenga mu lukiiko lw’abakulu.
They should praise him among the [Israeli] people when they have gathered together, and they should praise him in front of the leaders [of the country].
33 Afuula emigga amalungu, n’emikutu gy’amazzi ne giba ng’ettaka ekkalu,
[Sometimes] Yahweh causes rivers [to become dry], [with the result that the land] becomes a desert, and springs of water become dry land.
34 ensi engimu n’agifuula olukoola olw’olunnyo olw’obwonoonyi bw’abantu baamu.
[Sometimes] he causes land that has produced lots of crops to become salty wastelands, [with the result that they do not produce crops]. He does that because the people who live there are [very] wicked.
35 Eddungu yalijjuza ebidiba by’amazzi, n’ensi enkalu n’agikulukusizaamu amazzi,
[But sometimes] he causes pools of water to appear in deserts, and he causes springs to flow in very dry ground.
36 abalina enjala n’abateeka omwo, ne beezimbira ekibuga eky’okubeeramu,
He brings hungry [people] into that land, to live there and build cities [there].
37 ennimiro zaabwe ne bazisigamu emmere, ne basimba emizabbibu, ne bakungula ebibala bingi.
They plant seeds in their fields, and they plant grapevines that produce big crops [of grapes].
38 Yabawa omukisa gwe, ne beeyongera obungi; n’ebisibo byabwe n’atabiganya kukendeera.
He blesses the people, and the women give birth to many children, and they have large herds of cattle.
39 Ate ne bakendeera obungi, ne bakkakkanyizibwa olw’okujeezebwa, n’okujoogebwa n’okulaba ennaku;
When the number of people becomes smaller and they have been humiliated [by their enemies] by being oppressed and caused to suffer [DOU],
40 oyo anyooma n’abakungu, n’ababungeetanyiza mu lukoola omutali kantu.
Yahweh shows contempt for the leaders who oppress them, and causes them to wander in deserts where there are no roads.
41 Naye abaali mu kwetaaga yabamalako ennaku n’okubonaabona, n’ayaza ezzadde lyabwe ng’ebisibo.
But he rescues poor [people] from (being in misery/suffering), and causes their families [to increase in number] like flocks of sheep.
42 Abagolokofu, bino babiraba ne basanyuka; naye abakola ebibi bo basirika busirisi.
Godly/Righteous [people will (see/hear about)] these things, and they will rejoice, and wicked people [will hear about these things, too], [but] they will have nothing to say in reply.
43 Abalina amagezi bonna, bagondere ebigambo bino era bategeere okwagala kwa Mukama okutaggwaawo.
Those who are wise should think carefully about those things; they should consider [all the things] that Yahweh [has done to show that he] faithfully loves [them].
