Zaburi 29

1 Zaburi ya Daudi. Mpeni Bwana, enyi mashujaa, mpeni Bwana utukufu na nguvu.

You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.

2 Mpeni Bwana utukufu unaostahili jina lake; mwabuduni Bwana katika uzuri wa utakatifu wake.

Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].

3 Sauti ya Bwana iko juu ya maji; Mungu wa utukufu hupiga radi, Bwana hupiga radi juu ya maji makuu.

Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].

4 Sauti ya Bwana ina nguvu; sauti ya Bwana ni tukufu.

His voice is powerful and majestic.

5 Sauti ya Bwana huvunja mierezi; Bwana huvunja vipande vipande mierezi ya Lebanoni.

The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.

6 Hufanya Lebanoni irukaruke kama ndama, Sirioni urukaruke kama mwana nyati.

He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.

7 Sauti ya Bwana hupiga kwa miali ya umeme wa radi.

Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.

8 Sauti ya Bwana hutikisa jangwa; Bwana hutikisa Jangwa la Kadeshi.

His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].

9 Sauti ya Bwana huzalisha ayala, na huuacha msitu wazi. Hekaluni mwake wote wasema, “Utukufu!”

Yahweh’s voice shakes the huge oak trees and strips the leaves from the trees while the people in the temple shout, “Praise [God]!”

10 Bwana huketi akiwa ametawazwa juu ya gharika; Bwana ametawazwa kuwa Mfalme milele.

Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.

11 Bwana huwapa watu wake nguvu; Bwana huwabariki watu wake kwa kuwapa amani.

Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.