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?
“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “The hind of the morning.” A psalm of David.” My God, my God! why hast thou forsaken me? Why so far from mine aid, and from the words of my cry?
2 Ee Mungu wangu, ninalia mchana, lakini hunijibu, hata usiku, sinyamazi.
O my God! I cry during the day, but thou hearest not; In the night also, but I have no rest.
3 Hata hivyo umesimikwa katika kiti cha enzi kama Uliye Mtakatifu; wewe ni sifa ya Israeli.
And yet thou art holy, Dwelling amid the praises of Israel!
4 Kwako wewe baba zetu waliweka tumaini lao, walikutumaini nawe ukawaokoa.
Our fathers trusted in thee; They trusted, and thou didst save them.
5 Walikulilia wewe na ukawaokoa, walikutegemea wewe nao hawakuaibika.
They called upon thee, and were delivered; They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 Mimi ni mnyoo wala si mwanadamu, wanaume wamenibeza, na watu wamenidharau.
But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
7 Wote wanionao hunidhihaki, hunivurumishia matusi, wakitikisa vichwa vyao:
All who see me scoff at me; They open wide the lips; they shake the head.
8 Husema, “Anamtegemea Bwana, basi Bwana na amwokoe. Amkomboe basi, kwa maana anapendezwa naye.”
“He trusted in the LORD, let him help him; Let him deliver him, since he delighted in him!”
9 Hata hivyo ulinitoa tumboni, ukanifanya nikutegemee, hata nilipokuwa ninanyonya matiti ya mama yangu.
Surely thou art he that didst bring me into the world; Thou didst make me lie secure upon my mother's breast!
10 Nimekabidhiwa kwako tangu kuzaliwa, toka tumboni mwa mama yangu umekuwa Mungu wangu.
Upon thee have I cast myself from my birth; Thou hast been my God from my earliest breath!
11 Usiwe mbali nami, kwa maana shida iko karibu na hakuna wa kunisaidia.
Oh, be not far from me, for trouble is near; For there is none to help!
12 Mafahali wengi wamenizunguka, mafahali wa Bashani wenye nguvu wamenizingira.
Many bulls surround me; Strong bulls of Bashan close me in on every side.
13 Simba wangurumao wanaorarua mawindo yao hupanua vinywa vyao dhidi yangu.
They open their mouths wide against me, Like a ravening and roaring lion.
14 Nimemiminwa kama maji, mifupa yangu yote imetoka katika viungo vyake. Moyo wangu umegeuka kuwa nta, umeyeyuka ndani yangu.
I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint; My heart is become like wax; It melteth in my bosom.
15 Nguvu zangu zimekauka kama kigae, ulimi wangu umegandamana na kaakaa la kinywa changu, kwa sababu umenilaza katika mavumbi ya kifo.
My strength is dried up like an earthen vessel, And my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; Thou hast brought me to the dust of death!
16 Mbwa wamenizunguka, kundi la watu waovu limenizingira, wametoboa mikono yangu na miguu yangu.
For dogs have surrounded me; Bands of evil-doers have encompassed me, —Like lions my hands and my feet.
17 Naweza kuhesabu mifupa yangu yote, watu wananikodolea macho na kunisimanga.
I can count all my bones; They gaze, and feast their eyes upon me.
18 Wanagawana nguo zangu wao kwa wao, na vazi langu wanalipigia kura.
They divide my garments among them, And for my vesture they cast lots.
19 Lakini wewe, Ee Bwana, usiwe mbali. Ee Nguvu yangu, uje haraka unisaidie.
But be not thou far from me, O LORD! O my strength! make haste to mine aid!
20 Okoa maisha yangu na upanga, uhai wangu wa thamani kutoka nguvu za mbwa.
Deliver my life from the sword; My blood from the power of the dog;
21 Niokoe kutoka kinywani mwa simba, niokoe kutoka pembe za mafahali mwitu.
Save me from the lion's mouth; Shield me from the horns of the buffaloes!
22 Nitalitangaza jina lako kwa ndugu zangu, katika kusanyiko nitakusifu wewe.
I will proclaim thy name to my brethren; In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 Ninyi ambao mnamcha Bwana, msifuni! Ninyi nyote wazao wote wa Yakobo, mheshimuni yeye! Mcheni yeye, ninyi wazao wote wa Israeli!
Praise him, ye worshippers of Jehovah! Extol him, all ye race of Jacob. And fear him, all ye race of Israel!
24 Kwa maana hakupuuza wala kudharau mateso ya aliyeonewa; hakumficha uso wake bali alisikiliza kilio chake ili amsaidie.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the misery of the afflicted. Nor hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
25 Kwako wewe hutoka kiini cha sifa zangu katika kusanyiko kubwa, nitatimiza nadhiri zangu mbele ya wale wakuchao wewe.
My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation; I will pay my vows before them that fear him!
26 Maskini watakula na kushiba, wale wamtafutao Bwana watamsifu: mioyo yenu na iishi milele!
The afflicted shall eat, and be satisfied; They that seek the LORD shall praise him; Your hearts shall be glad for ever and ever!
27 Miisho yote ya dunia itakumbuka na kumgeukia Bwana, nazo jamaa zote za mataifa watasujudu mbele zake,
All the ends of the earth shall remember, and turn to Jehovah; All the families of the nations shall worship before thee!
28 kwa maana ufalme ni wa Bwana naye hutawala juu ya mataifa.
For the kingdom is Jehovah's; He is the governor of the nations.
29 Matajiri wote wa dunia watasherehekea na kuabudu. Wote waendao mavumbini watapiga magoti mbele yake, wote ambao hawawezi kudumisha uhai wao.
All the rich of the earth shall eat and worship; Before him shall they also bow, who are going down to the dust, Who cannot keep themselves alive.
30 Wazao wa baadaye watamtumikia yeye; vizazi vijavyo vitajulishwa habari za Bwana.
The future generation shall serve him; The race which is to come shall hear of Jehovah.
31 Watatangaza haki yake kwa watu ambao hawajazaliwa bado, kwa maana yeye ametenda hili.
They shall come, and declare his righteousness; His mighty deeds to the people that shall be born.
