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 chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so far] from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring?
2 Ee Mungu wangu, ninalia mchana, lakini hunijibu, hata usiku, sinyamazi.
O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.
3 Hata hivyo umesimikwa katika kiti cha enzi kama Uliye Mtakatifu; wewe ni sifa ya Israeli.
But thou [art] holy, [O thou] that inhabitest 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 deliver them.
5 Walikulilia wewe na ukawaokoa, walikutegemea wewe nao hawakuaibika.
They cried to thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
6 Mimi ni mnyoo wala si mwanadamu, wanaume wamenibeza, na watu wamenidharau.
But I [am] a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 Wote wanionao hunidhihaki, hunivurumishia matusi, wakitikisa vichwa vyao:
All they that see me deride me: they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, [saying],
8 Husema, “Anamtegemea Bwana, basi Bwana na amwokoe. Amkomboe basi, kwa maana anapendezwa naye.”
He trusted on the LORD [that] he would deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him.
9 Hata hivyo ulinitoa tumboni, ukanifanya nikutegemee, hata nilipokuwa ninanyonya matiti ya mama yangu.
But thou [art] he that brought me forth into life: thou didst make me hope [when I was] upon my mother's breasts.
10 Nimekabidhiwa kwako tangu kuzaliwa, toka tumboni mwa mama yangu umekuwa Mungu wangu.
I was cast upon thee from my birth: thou [art] my God from the time I was born.
11 Usiwe mbali nami, kwa maana shida iko karibu na hakuna wa kunisaidia.
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 have compassed me: strong [bulls] of Bashan have beset me round.
13 Simba wangurumao wanaorarua mawindo yao hupanua vinywa vyao dhidi yangu.
They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a 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 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 strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
16 Mbwa wamenizunguka, kundi la watu waovu limenizingira, wametoboa mikono yangu na miguu yangu.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
17 Naweza kuhesabu mifupa yangu yote, watu wananikodolea macho na kunisimanga.
I may number all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.
18 Wanagawana nguo zangu wao kwa wao, na vazi langu wanalipigia kura.
They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture.
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, haste thee to help me.
20 Okoa maisha yangu na upanga, uhai wangu wa thamani kutoka nguvu za mbwa.
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling 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: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
22 Nitalitangaza jina lako kwa ndugu zangu, katika kusanyiko nitakusifu wewe.
I will declare 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!
Ye that fear the LORD, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed 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 affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried to 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 meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
27 Miisho yote ya dunia itakumbuka na kumgeukia Bwana, nazo jamaa zote za mataifa watasujudu mbele zake,
All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 kwa maana ufalme ni wa Bwana naye hutawala juu ya mataifa.
For the kingdom [is] the LORD'S: and he [is] the governor among the nations.
29 Matajiri wote wa dunia watasherehekea na kuabudu. Wote waendao mavumbini watapiga magoti mbele yake, wote ambao hawawezi kudumisha uhai wao.
All [they that are] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
30 Wazao wa baadaye watamtumikia yeye; vizazi vijavyo vitajulishwa habari za Bwana.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the LORD for a generation.
31 Watatangaza haki yake kwa watu ambao hawajazaliwa bado, kwa maana yeye ametenda hili.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].
