Zaburi 140
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Ee Bwana, niokoe, kutoka kwa watu waovu; nilinde na watu wenye jeuri,
To the leader. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, Lord, from evil people; from the violent guard me
2 ambao hupanga mipango mibaya mioyoni mwao, na kuchochea vita siku zote.
from those who plot evil in their heart, and stir up war continually:
3 Wao hufanya ndimi zao kali kama za nyoka, sumu ya nyoka iko midomoni mwao.
who make their tongue as sharp as a serpent’s, and under whose lips is the poison of adders. (Selah)
4 Ee Bwana, niepushe na mikono ya waovu; nilinde na watu wenye jeuri wanaopanga kunikwaza miguu yangu.
Preserve me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked, from the violent guard me from those who are plotting to trip up my feet.
5 Wenye kiburi wameficha mtego wa kuninasa, wametandaza kamba za wavu wao, wametega mitego kwenye njia yangu.
The proud have hidden a trap for me, cords they have spread as a net for my feet: snares they have set at the side of my track. (Selah)
6 Ee Bwana, ninakuambia, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu.” Ee Bwana, usikie kilio changu na kunihurumia.
I have said to the Lord, “My God are you; attend, Lord, to my loud plea.
7 Ee Bwana Mwenyezi, Mwokozi wangu mwenye nguvu, unikingaye kichwa changu siku ya vita:
O Lord my Lord, my savior mighty, you did cover my head in the day of battle.
8 Ee Bwana, usiwape waovu matakwa yao, usiache mipango yao ikafanikiwa, wasije wakajisifu.
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; and what they have purposed, promote you not.” (Selah)
9 Vichwa vya wanaonizunguka vifunikwe na shida zinazosababishwa na midomo yao.
Let them not lift up their heads against me. May the mischief they prate bring themselves to destruction,
10 Makaa ya mawe ya moto na yawaangukie! Na watupwe motoni, katika mashimo ya matope, wasiinuke tena kamwe.
may he rain upon them coals of fire, may he strike them down swiftly, to rise no more,
11 Wasingiziaji wasifanikiwe katika nchi; maafa na yawawinde watu wenye jeuri.
no place in the land may there be for the slanderer: may the violent be hunted from sorrow to sorrow.
12 Najua kwamba Bwana huwapatia maskini haki, na kuitegemeza njia ya mhitaji.
I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
13 Hakika wenye haki watalisifu jina lako, na waadilifu wataishi mbele zako.
Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.
