Zaburi 41

1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Heri mtu yule anayemjali mnyonge, Bwana atamwokoa wakati wa shida.

For the end, a Psalm of David. Blessed [is the man] who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

2 Bwana atamlinda na kuyahifadhi maisha yake, atambariki katika nchi na hatamwacha katika tamaa ya adui zake.

May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

3 Bwana atamtegemeza awapo mgonjwa kitandani, atamwinua kutoka kitandani mwake.

May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; you have made all his bed in his sickness.

4 Nilisema, “Ee Bwana nihurumie, niponye, maana nimekutenda dhambi wewe.”

I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against you.

5 Adui zangu wanasema kwa hila, “Lini atakufa, na jina lake litokomee kabisa.”

Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, [saying], When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 Kila anapokuja mtu kunitazama, huzungumza uongo, huku moyo wake hukusanya masingizio; kisha huondoka na kuyasambaza huku na huko.

And if he came to see [me], his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

7 Adui zangu wote hunongʼonezana dhidi yangu, hao huniwazia mabaya sana, wakisema,

All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

8 “Ugonjwa mbaya sana umempata, kamwe hatainuka tena kitandani mwake.”

They denounced a wicked word against me, [saying], Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

9 Hata rafiki yangu wa karibu niliyemwamini, yule aliyekula chakula changu ameniinulia kisigino chake.

For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up [his] heel against me.

10 Lakini wewe, Ee Bwana, nihurumie, ukaniinue tena, ili niweze kuwalipiza kisasi.

But you, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

11 Najua kwamba wapendezwa nami, kwa kuwa adui yangu hanishindi.

By this I know that you have delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

12 Katika uadilifu wangu unanitegemeza na kuniweka kwenye uwepo wako milele.

But you did help me because of [mine] innocence, and have established me before you for ever.

13 Msifuni Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, tangu milele na hata milele.

Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.