Zaburi 120

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

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. I called out to the Lord for help in all my troubles, and he answered me.

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

Lord, please save me from liars and cheats!

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

What will the Lord do to you, you liars? How will he punish you?

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

With the sharp arrows of a warrior and burning coals made from a broom tree.

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

I'm sorry for myself, because I live as a foreigner in Meshech, or among the tent-dwellers of Kedar.

6 Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

I have lived for far too long among people who hate peace.

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

I want peace, but when I talk of peace, they want war.