Zaburi 124

1 Wimbo wa kwenda juu. Wa Daudi. Kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu; Israeli na aseme sasa:

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. A psalm of David. If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened? Let everyone in Israel say:

2 kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

If the Lord hadn't been for us, what would have happened when people came and attacked us?

3 wakati hasira yao ilipowaka dhidi yetu, wangalitumeza tungali hai,

They would have swallowed us alive when their anger raged against us.

4 mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

Like a flood they would have swept over us; like a rushing torrent they would have submerged us.

5 maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

They would have rushed over us like raging waters, drowning us.

6 Bwana asifiwe, yeye ambaye hakuruhusu turaruliwe kwa meno yao.

Praise the Lord, who didn't hand us over to them as prey to be ripped apart by their teeth.

7 Tumeponyoka kama ndege kutoka mtego wa mwindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tukaokoka.

We escaped from them like a bird flying out of a hunter's trap. The trap was broken and we flew away!

8 Msaada wetu ni katika jina la Bwana, Muumba wa mbingu na dunia.

Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.