Zaburi 36
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi mtumishi wa Bwana. Kuna neno moyoni mwangu kuhusu hali ya dhambi ya mwovu. Hakuna hofu ya Mungu mbele ya macho yake.
[Wicked people continually desire to] sin. They consider [IDM] that they do not need to revere God.
2 Kwa kuwa machoni pake mwenyewe hujisifu mno hata hawezi kugundua au kuichukia dhambi yake.
Because they are very proud, they do not think that God will discover their sins and condemn them (OR, they do not think about their sins and hate themselves for it).
3 Maneno ya kinywa chake ni maovu na ya udanganyifu, ameacha kuwa mwenye hekima na kutenda mema.
[Everything] that they say is deceitful and full of lies; they no longer do what is good and are no longer wise.
4 Hata kitandani mwake hupanga hila mbaya, hujitia katika njia ya dhambi na hakatai lililo baya.
While they are lying on their beds, they plan to do things to harm [others]; they are determined to do things that are not good, and they never refuse [to do what is] evil.
5 Upendo wako, Ee Bwana, unafika hadi mbinguni, uaminifu wako hadi kwenye anga.
Yahweh, your faithful love for us reaches as high as the heavens, you faithfully [do what you have promised]; [it is as though your doing that] extends up to the clouds.
6 Haki yako ni kama milima mikubwa, hukumu zako ni kama kilindi kikuu. Ee Bwana, wewe huwahifadhi mwanadamu na mnyama.
Your righteous behavior is [as permanent as] the highest mountains [MET], your acting justly [will continue as long as] the deepest oceans [exist]. You take care of people and you take care of animals.
7 Upendo wako usiokoma ni wa thamani mno! Watu wakuu na wadogo hujificha uvulini wa mbawa zako.
God, your faithful love for us is very precious. You protect us like birds protect their baby birds under their wings [MET].
8 Wanajifurahisha katika wingi nyumbani mwako, nawe utawanywesha katika mto wa furaha zako.
You provide for us plenty of food from the abundant supply [IDM] that you have; your great blessings for us [flow] like a river.
9 Kuwa pamoja nawe ni kijito cha uzima, katika nuru yako twaona nuru.
You are the one who causes everything to live; your light is what enables us to see.
10 Dumisha upendo wako kwa wale wanaokujua wewe, haki yako kwa wale walio wanyofu wa moyo.
Continue to faithfully love those who have experienced a relationship with you, and bless those who act righteously/justly.
11 Mguu wa mwenye kiburi usije dhidi yangu, wala mkono wa mwovu usinifukuze.
Do not allow proud people [SYN] to attack me, or allow wicked people to chase me away.
12 Angalia jinsi watenda mabaya walivyoanguka: wametupwa chini, hawawezi kuinuka!
Look where evil people have fallen on the ground, defeated; they were thrown down, and they will never rise again.
