Zaburi 120

1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Katika dhiki yangu namwita Bwana, naye hunijibu.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he hearkened to me.

2 Ee Bwana, uniokoe kutoka midomo ya uongo na ndimi za udanganyifu.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Atakufanyia nini, au akufanyie nini zaidi, ewe ulimi mdanganyifu?

What should be given to thee, and what should be added to thee, for [thy] crafty tongue?

4 Atakuadhibu kwa mishale mikali ya shujaa, kwa makaa yanayowaka ya mti wa mretemu.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 Ole wangu kwa kuwa naishi Mesheki, kwamba naishi katikati ya hema za Kedari!

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled among the tents of Kedar.

6 Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 Mimi ni mtu wa amani; lakini ninaposema, wao wanataka vita.

I was peaceable among them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.