Zaburi 124

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

A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. BY DAVID. If YHWH had not been for us (Pray, let Israel say),

2 kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

If YHWH had not been for us, In the rising up of man against us,

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

Then they had swallowed us alive, In the burning of their anger against us,

4 mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

Then the waters had overflowed us, The stream passed over our soul,

5 maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

Then proud waters had passed over our soul.

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

Blessed [is] YHWH who has not given us, [As] prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul has escaped as a bird from a snare of fowlers, The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

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

Our help [is] in the Name of YHWH, Maker of the heavens and earth!