Zaburi 124

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

A song of ascents. Of David. ‘Had it not been the Lord who was for us’ let Israel say

2 kama Bwana asingalikuwa upande wetu, wakati watu walipotushambulia,

‘Had it not been the Lord who was for us when enemies rose against us,

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

then alive they’d have swallowed us up, when their anger was kindled against us.

4 mafuriko yangalitugharikisha, maji mengi yangalitufunika,

Then the waters would’ve swept us away, and the torrent passed over us clean:

5 maji yaendayo kasi yangalituchukua.

then most sure would’ve passed over us clean the wild seething waters.’

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

Blest be the Lord who has given us not to be torn by their teeth.

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

We are like a bird just escaped from the snare of the fowler. The snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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

Our help is the name of the Lord, the Creator of heaven and earth.