Zaburi 105
1 Mshukuruni Bwana, liitieni jina lake, wajulisheni mataifa yale aliyoyatenda.
Give ye thanks to Yahweh, Call upon his Name, Make known, among the peoples, his doings;
2 Mwimbieni yeye, mwimbieni yeye sifa, waambieni matendo yake yote ya ajabu.
Sing ye to him, Make ye music to him, Speak ye of all his wonders.
3 Lishangilieni jina lake takatifu, mioyo ya wale wamtafutao Bwana na ifurahi.
Make your boast in his holy Name, Joyful be the heart of them who are seeking Yahweh.
4 Mtafuteni Bwana na nguvu zake, utafuteni uso wake siku zote.
Search out Yahweh and his strength, Seek diligently his face at all times.
5 Kumbuka matendo ya ajabu aliyoyafanya, miujiza yake na hukumu alizozitamka,
Remember his wonders which he hath done, His portents, and the just decisions of his mouth.
6 enyi wazao wa Abrahamu mtumishi wake, enyi wana wa Yakobo, wateule wake.
O ye Seed of Abraham—his servants, Sons of Jacob—his chosen ones:
7 Yeye ndiye Bwana Mungu wetu, hukumu zake zimo duniani pote.
Yahweh himself, is our God, Through all the land, are his just decision.
8 Hulikumbuka agano lake milele, neno ambalo aliamuru, kwa vizazi elfu,
He hath remembered, unto times age-abiding, his covenant, The word he commanded, to a thousand generations;
9 agano alilolifanya na Abrahamu, kiapo alichomwapia Isaki.
Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;
10 Alilithibitisha kwa Yakobo kuwa amri, kwa Israeli liwe agano la milele:
And confirmed it unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel, as a covenant age-abiding;
11 “Nitakupa wewe nchi ya Kanaani kuwa sehemu utakayoirithi.”
Saying, To thee, will I give the land of Canaan, As your inherited portion;
12 Walipokuwa wachache kwa idadi, wachache sana na wageni ndani yake,
While as yet they were men easily counted, —A very few, and sojourners therein;
13 walitangatanga kutoka taifa moja hadi jingine, kutoka ufalme mmoja hadi mwingine.
And they wandered from nation to nation, From a kingdom, to another people.
14 Hakuruhusu mtu yeyote awaonee; kwa ajili yao aliwakemea wafalme, akisema:
He suffered no son of earth to oppress them, And reproved—for their sakes—[even] kings!
15 “Msiwaguse niliowatia mafuta; msiwadhuru manabii wangu.”
Ye may not touch mine Anointed ones, And, to my Prophets, may ye do no wrong.
16 Akaiita njaa juu ya nchi na kuharibu chakula chao chote,
Then called he a famine over the land, All the staff of bread, he brake;
17 naye akatuma mtu mbele yao, Yosefu, aliyeuzwa kama mtumwa.
He sent before them a man, For a slave, was he sold—[even] Joseph;
18 Walichubua miguu yake kwa minyororo, shingo yake ilifungwa kwa chuma,
They forced, into a fetter, his foot, Into the iron, entered his soul;
19 hadi yale aliyotangulia kusema yalipotimia, hadi neno la Bwana lilipomthibitisha.
Until the time when his word came to pass, Speech of Yahweh, proved him;
20 Mfalme alituma watu wakamfungua, mtawala wa watu alimwachia huru.
The king sent, and set him free, One having dominion over peoples, yet loosed he his bonds;
21 Alimfanya mkuu wa nyumba yake, mtawala juu ya vyote alivyokuwa navyo,
He appointed him lord to his household, And one having dominion over all he possessed;
22 kuwaelekeza wakuu wa mfalme apendavyo na kuwafundisha wazee wake hekima.
That he might bind his rulers as he pleased, And, his elders, he might embue with wisdom.
23 Kisha Israeli akaingia Misri, Yakobo akaishi kama mgeni katika nchi ya Hamu.
So Israel came into Egypt, And, Jacob, sojourned in the land of Ham;
24 Bwana aliwafanya watu wake kuzaana sana, akawafanya kuwa wengi sana kuliko adui zao,
And he made his people exceeding fruitful, —And caused them to become stronger than their adversaries.
25 ndiye aliigeuza mioyo yao iwachukie watu wake, wakatenda hila dhidi ya watumishi wake.
He let them turn their heart—To hate his people, To deal treacherously with his servants;
26 Akamtuma Mose mtumishi wake, pamoja na Aroni, aliyemchagua.
He sent Moses his servant, Aaron, whom he had chosen.
27 Walifanya ishara zake za ajabu miongoni mwao, miujiza yake katika nchi ya Hamu.
He set among them his threatening signs, And his wonders, in the land of Ham;
28 Alituma giza na nchi ikajaa giza, kwani si walikuwa wameyaasi maneno yake?
He sent darkness, and made it dark, But they rebelled against his words;
29 Aligeuza maji yao kuwa damu, ikasababisha samaki wao kufa.
He turned their waters into blood, And so caused their fish to die;
30 Nchi yao ilijaa vyura tele, ambao waliingia hadi kwenye vyumba vya kulala vya watawala wao.
Their land swarmed with frogs, In the chambers of their kings!
31 Alisema, yakaja makundi ya mainzi, na viroboto katika nchi yao yote.
He spake, and there came in the gad-fly, Gnats, in all their bounds;
32 Alibadilisha mvua yao ikawa mvua ya mawe, yenye umeme wa radi nchini yao yote,
He made their showers—hail, A fire flaming throughout their land;
33 akaharibu mizabibu yao na miti ya tini, na akaangamiza miti ya nchi yao.
And he smote their vines, and their fig-trees, And brake in pieces the trees of their bounds;
34 Alisema, nzige wakaja, tunutu wasio na idadi,
He spake—then came the swarming locust, —The devouring locust, and that without number;
35 wakala kila jani katika nchi yao, wakala mazao ya ardhi yao.
And devoured all the herbage in their land, And devoured the fruit of their ground.
36 Kisha akawaua wazaliwa wote wa kwanza katika nchi yao, matunda ya kwanza ya ujana wao wote.
Then smote he every firstborn in their land, The beginning of all their strength;
37 Akawatoa Israeli katika nchi wakiwa na fedha na dhahabu nyingi, wala hakuna hata mmoja kutoka kabila zao aliyejikwaa.
Thus brought he them forth, with silver and gold, Nor was there, throughout his tribes, one that faltered;
38 Misri ilifurahi walipoondoka, kwa sababu hofu ya Israeli ilikuwa imewaangukia.
Egypt rejoiced when they went out, For the dread of them had fallen upon them.
39 Alitandaza wingu kama kifuniko, na moto kuwamulikia usiku.
He spread out a cloud as a covering, And fire, to give light by night,
40 Waliomba, naye akawaletea kware, akawashibisha kwa mkate wa mbinguni.
They asked, and he brought in the quail, —And, with the bread of the heavens, he satisfied them;
41 Alipasua mwamba, maji yakabubujika, yakatiririka jangwani kama mto.
He opened the rock, and there gushed forth waters, They flowed along, through parched places, as a river;
42 Kwa maana alikumbuka ahadi yake takatifu, aliyompa Abrahamu mtumishi wake.
For he remembered his holy word, With Abraham his servant.
43 Aliwatoa watu wake kwa furaha, wateule wake kwa kelele za shangwe,
Thus brought he forth his people with gladness, —With shouts of triumph, his chosen ones;
44 akawapa nchi za mataifa, wakawa warithi wa mali wengine walikuwa wameitaabikia:
And gave them, the lands of the nations, And, of the toil of the peoples, took they possession:
45 alifanya haya ili wayashike mausia yake na kuzitii sheria zake. Msifuni Bwana.
In order that they might observe his statutes, And, over his laws, might keep watch, Praise ye Yah.
