Zaburi 41
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Heri mtu yule anayemjali mnyonge, Bwana atamwokoa wakati wa shida.
For the leader; for Jeduthun. A psalm of David. Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.
2 Bwana atamlinda na kuyahifadhi maisha yake, atambariki katika nchi na hatamwacha katika tamaa ya adui zake.
He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.
3 Bwana atamtegemeza awapo mgonjwa kitandani, atamwinua kutoka kitandani mwake.
The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.
4 Nilisema, “Ee Bwana nihurumie, niponye, maana nimekutenda dhambi wewe.”
For this cause I say, “Lord, show me your favor; heal me, because I have sinned against you.”
5 Adui zangu wanasema kwa hila, “Lini atakufa, na jina lake litokomee kabisa.”
My enemies speak of me nothing but evil, “When will he die, and his name pass away?”
6 Kila anapokuja mtu kunitazama, huzungumza uongo, huku moyo wake hukusanya masingizio; kisha huondoka na kuyasambaza huku na huko.
When one comes to see me, their words ring hollow; their heart keeps gathering mischief the while; and when they go out, they give it speech.
7 Adui zangu wote hunongʼonezana dhidi yangu, hao huniwazia mabaya sana, wakisema,
In secret they whisper together against me, all those who hate me plot evil against me.
8 “Ugonjwa mbaya sana umempata, kamwe hatainuka tena kitandani mwake.”
“Some fatal disease has fastened upon him; and now that he lies, he will rise up no more.”
9 Hata rafiki yangu wa karibu niliyemwamini, yule aliyekula chakula changu ameniinulia kisigino chake.
My most trusted friend, on whom I relied, who ate of my bread, has turned against me.
10 Lakini wewe, Ee Bwana, nihurumie, ukaniinue tena, ili niweze kuwalipiza kisasi.
But do you, Lord, graciously raise me up, that I may pay them their due reward.
11 Najua kwamba wapendezwa nami, kwa kuwa adui yangu hanishindi.
By this will I know you delight in me: if my foes may not shout over me in triumph.
12 Katika uadilifu wangu unanitegemeza na kuniweka kwenye uwepo wako milele.
For my innocence you uphold me, and set me forever before your face.
13 Msifuni Bwana, Mungu wa Israeli, tangu milele na hata milele.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting, Amen and Amen.
