Zaburi 17
1 Sala ya Daudi. Sikia, Ee Bwana, kusihi kwangu kwa haki, sikiliza kilio changu. Tega sikio kwa ombi langu, halitoki kwenye midomo ya udanganyifu.
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
2 Hukumu yangu na itoke kwako, macho yako na yaone yale yaliyo haki.
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
3 Ingawa unauchunguza moyo wangu na kunikagua usiku, ingawa umenijaribu, hutaona chochote. Nimeamua kwamba kinywa changu hakitatenda dhambi.
Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
4 Kuhusu matendo ya wanadamu: kwa neno la midomo yako, nimejiepusha na njia za wenye jeuri.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
5 Hatua zangu zimeshikamana na njia zako; nyayo zangu hazikuteleza.
When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
6 Ee Mungu, ninakuita, kwa kuwa utanijibu, nitegee sikio lako na usikie ombi langu.
I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7 Uonyeshe ajabu ya upendo wako mkuu, wewe uokoaye kwa mkono wako wa kuume wale wanaokukimbilia kutokana na adui zao.
Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
8 Nilinde kama mboni ya jicho lako, unifiche chini ya kivuli cha mbawa zako
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 kutokana na waovu wanaonishambulia, kutokana na adui wauaji wanaonizunguka.
From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 Huifunga mioyo yao iliyo migumu, vinywa vyao hunena kwa majivuno.
They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Wamenifuatia nyayo zangu, sasa wamenizingira, wakiwa macho, waniangushe chini.
They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
12 Wamefanana na simba mwenye njaa awindaye, kama simba mkubwa anyemeleaye mafichoni.
He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Inuka, Ee Bwana, pambana nao, uwaangushe, niokoe kutokana na waovu kwa upanga wako.
Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
14 Ee Bwana, mkono wako uniokoe na watu wa jinsi hii, kutokana na watu wa ulimwengu huu ambao fungu lao liko katika maisha haya. Na wapate adhabu ya kuwatosha. Watoto wao na wapate zaidi ya hayo, hukumu na iendelee kwa watoto wa watoto wao.
From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
15 Na mimi katika haki nitauona uso wako, niamkapo, nitaridhika kwa kuona sura yako.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
