Zaburi 120

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

A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried to the LORD, and he heard me.

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

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given to thee? or what shall be done to thee, thou false tongue?

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

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 Nimeishi muda mrefu mno miongoni mwa wale wanaochukia amani.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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

I [am] for peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.