Zaburi 22
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa utenzi wa “Kulungu wa Alfajiri.” Zaburi ya Daudi. Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha? Kwa nini uko mbali hivyo kuniokoa? Mbali hivyo na maneno ya kuugua kwangu?
TO THE OVERSEER. [SET] ON “DOE OF THE MORNING.” A PSALM OF DAVID. My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Far from My salvation, The words of My roaring?
2 Ee Mungu wangu, ninalia mchana, lakini hunijibu, hata usiku, sinyamazi.
My God, I call by day, and You do not answer, And by night, and am not silent.
3 Hata hivyo umesimikwa katika kiti cha enzi kama Uliye Mtakatifu; wewe ni sifa ya Israeli.
And You [are] holy, Sitting—the Praise of Israel.
4 Kwako wewe baba zetu waliweka tumaini lao, walikutumaini nawe ukawaokoa.
In You our fathers trusted; They trusted, and You deliver them.
5 Walikulilia wewe na ukawaokoa, walikutegemea wewe nao hawakuaibika.
To You they cried, and were delivered, In You they trusted, and were not disappointed.
6 Mimi ni mnyoo wala si mwanadamu, wanaume wamenibeza, na watu wamenidharau.
And I [am] a worm, and no man, A reproach of man, and despised of the people.
7 Wote wanionao hunidhihaki, hunivurumishia matusi, wakitikisa vichwa vyao:
All beholding Me mock at Me, They make free with the lip—shake the head,
8 Husema, “Anamtegemea Bwana, basi Bwana na amwokoe. Amkomboe basi, kwa maana anapendezwa naye.”
“Roll to YHWH, He delivers Him, He delivers Him, for He delighted in Him.”
9 Hata hivyo ulinitoa tumboni, ukanifanya nikutegemee, hata nilipokuwa ninanyonya matiti ya mama yangu.
For You [are] He bringing Me forth from the womb, Causing Me to trust, On the breasts of My mother.
10 Nimekabidhiwa kwako tangu kuzaliwa, toka tumboni mwa mama yangu umekuwa Mungu wangu.
On You I have been cast from the womb, From the belly of My mother You [are] My God.
11 Usiwe mbali nami, kwa maana shida iko karibu na hakuna wa kunisaidia.
Do not be far from Me, For adversity is near, for there is no helper.
12 Mafahali wengi wamenizunguka, mafahali wa Bashani wenye nguvu wamenizingira.
Many bulls have surrounded Me, Mighty ones of Bashan have surrounded Me,
13 Simba wangurumao wanaorarua mawindo yao hupanua vinywa vyao dhidi yangu.
They have opened their mouth against Me, A lion tearing and roaring.
14 Nimemiminwa kama maji, mifupa yangu yote imetoka katika viungo vyake. Moyo wangu umegeuka kuwa nta, umeyeyuka ndani yangu.
I have been poured out as waters, And all my bones have separated themselves, My heart has been like wax, It is melted in the midst of My bowels.
15 Nguvu zangu zimekauka kama kigae, ulimi wangu umegandamana na kaakaa la kinywa changu, kwa sababu umenilaza katika mavumbi ya kifo.
My power is dried up as an earthen vessel, And My tongue is cleaving to My jaws.
16 Mbwa wamenizunguka, kundi la watu waovu limenizingira, wametoboa mikono yangu na miguu yangu.
And You appoint Me to the dust of death, For dogs have surrounded Me, A company of evildoers has surrounded Me, Piercing My hands and My feet.
17 Naweza kuhesabu mifupa yangu yote, watu wananikodolea macho na kunisimanga.
I count all My bones—they look expectingly, They look on Me,
18 Wanagawana nguo zangu wao kwa wao, na vazi langu wanalipigia kura.
They apportion My garments to themselves, And they cause a lot to fall for My clothing.
19 Lakini wewe, Ee Bwana, usiwe mbali. Ee Nguvu yangu, uje haraka unisaidie.
And You, O YHWH, do not be far off, O My strength, hurry to help Me.
20 Okoa maisha yangu na upanga, uhai wangu wa thamani kutoka nguvu za mbwa.
Deliver My soul from the sword, My only one from the paw of a dog.
21 Niokoe kutoka kinywani mwa simba, niokoe kutoka pembe za mafahali mwitu.
Save Me from the mouth of a lion And You have answered Me from the horns of the high places!
22 Nitalitangaza jina lako kwa ndugu zangu, katika kusanyiko nitakusifu wewe.
I declare Your Name to My brothers, In the midst of the assembly I praise You.
23 Ninyi ambao mnamcha Bwana, msifuni! Ninyi nyote wazao wote wa Yakobo, mheshimuni yeye! Mcheni yeye, ninyi wazao wote wa Israeli!
You who fear YHWH, praise Him, All the seed of Jacob, honor Him, And be afraid of Him, all you seed of Israel.
24 Kwa maana hakupuuza wala kudharau mateso ya aliyeonewa; hakumficha uso wake bali alisikiliza kilio chake ili amsaidie.
For He has not despised, nor detested, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor has He hidden His face from Him, And in His crying to Him He hears.
25 Kwako wewe hutoka kiini cha sifa zangu katika kusanyiko kubwa, nitatimiza nadhiri zangu mbele ya wale wakuchao wewe.
Of You My praise [is] in the great assembly. I complete My vows before His fearers.
26 Maskini watakula na kushiba, wale wamtafutao Bwana watamsifu: mioyo yenu na iishi milele!
The humble eat and are satisfied, Those seeking Him praise YHWH, Your heart lives forever.
27 Miisho yote ya dunia itakumbuka na kumgeukia Bwana, nazo jamaa zote za mataifa watasujudu mbele zake,
Remember and return to YHWH, Do all the ends of the earth, And bow themselves before You, Do all families of the nations,
28 kwa maana ufalme ni wa Bwana naye hutawala juu ya mataifa.
For to YHWH [is] the kingdom, And He is ruling among nations.
29 Matajiri wote wa dunia watasherehekea na kuabudu. Wote waendao mavumbini watapiga magoti mbele yake, wote ambao hawawezi kudumisha uhai wao.
And the fat ones of earth have eaten, And they bow themselves, All going down to dust bow before Him, And he [who] has not revived his soul.
30 Wazao wa baadaye watamtumikia yeye; vizazi vijavyo vitajulishwa habari za Bwana.
A seed serves Him, It is declared of the Lord to the generation.
31 Watatangaza haki yake kwa watu ambao hawajazaliwa bado, kwa maana yeye ametenda hili.
They come and declare His righteousness, To a people that is born, that He has made!
