Zaburi 10
1 Kwa nini, Ee Bwana, unasimama mbali? Kwa nini unajificha wakati wa shida?
Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
2 Katika kiburi chake, mwovu humtesa maskini, waovu na wanaswe katika hila wanazozitunga.
People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
3 Hujivunia tamaa za moyo wake; humbariki mlafi na kumtukana Bwana.
They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
4 Katika kiburi chake, mwovu hamtafuti Mungu, katika mawazo yake yote hakuna nafasi ya Mungu.
Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
5 Njia zake daima hufanikiwa; hujivuna na amri zako ziko mbali naye, huwacheka kwa dharau adui zake wote.
But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
6 Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Hakuna kitakachonitikisa, daima nitakuwa na furaha, kamwe sitakuwa na shida.”
They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
7 Kinywa chake kimejaa laana, uongo na vitisho; shida na ubaya viko chini ya ulimi wake.
When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
8 Huvizia karibu na vijiji; kutoka mafichoni huwanasa wasio na hatia, akivizia wapitaji.
They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
9 Huvizia kama simba aliye mawindoni; huvizia kumkamata mnyonge, huwakamata wanyonge na kuwaburuza katika wavu wake.
They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
10 Mateka wake hupondwa, huzimia; wanaanguka katika nguvu zake.
Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
11 Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Mungu amesahau, huficha uso wake na haoni kabisa.”
Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
12 Inuka Bwana! Inua mkono wako, Ee Mungu. Usiwasahau wanyonge.
Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
13 Kwa nini mtu mwovu anamtukana Mungu? Kwa nini anajiambia mwenyewe, “Hataniita nitoe hesabu?”
Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
14 Lakini wewe, Ee Mungu, unaona shida na huzuni, umekubali kuyapokea mkononi mwako. Mhanga anajisalimisha kwako, wewe ni msaada wa yatima.
But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
15 Vunja mkono wa mtu mwovu na mbaya, mwite atoe hesabu ya maovu yake ambayo yasingejulikana.
(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
16 Bwana ni Mfalme milele na milele, mataifa wataangamia watoke nchini mwake.
Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
17 Unasikia, Ee Bwana, shauku ya wanaoonewa, wewe huwatia moyo, na kusikiliza kilio chao,
You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
18 ukiwatetea yatima na walioonewa, ili mwanadamu, ambaye ni udongo, asiogopeshe tena.
You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
