Zaburi 49
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya wana wa Kora. Sikieni haya, enyi mataifa yote, sikilizeni, ninyi wote mkaao dunia hii.
“To the chief musician, by the sons of Korach, a psalm.” Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the perishable world:
2 Wakubwa kwa wadogo, matajiri na maskini pamoja:
Both the sons of the low and the sons of the high, rich and needy, altogether.
3 Kinywa changu kitasema maneno ya hekima, usemi wa moyo wangu utatoa ufahamu.
My mouth shall speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4 Nitatega sikio langu nisikilize mithali, nitafafanua kitendawili kwa zeze:
I will incline my ear to a parable: I will open with the harp my riddle.
5 Kwa nini niogope siku mbaya zinapokuja, wakati wadanganyifu waovu wanaponizunguka,
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my oppressors encompasseth me?—
6 wale wanaotegemea mali zao na kujivunia utajiri wao mwingi?
Of those that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves of the multitude of their riches?
7 Hakuna mwanadamu awaye yote awezaye kuukomboa uhai wa mwingine, au kumpa Mungu fidia kwa ajili yake.
No one can in any wise redeem his brother, nor can he give to God redemption money for himself;
8 Fidia ya uhai ni gharama kubwa, hakuna malipo yoyote yanayotosha,
For the ransom of their soul is too costly, and it is omitted for ever.
9 ili kwamba aishi milele na asione uharibifu.
And should he still live for ever? not see the pit?
10 Wote wanaona kwamba watu wenye hekima hufa; wajinga na wapumbavu vivyo hivyo huangamia na kuwaachia wengine mali zao.
For he must see that wise men die, that together the fool and the brutish person perish and leave to others their wealth.
11 Makaburi yao yatabaki kuwa nyumba zao za milele, makao yao vizazi vyote; ingawa walikuwa na mashamba na kuyaita kwa majina yao.
Their inward thought is, that their houses are to be for ever, their dwelling-places, from generation to generation; they call them by their own names in [various] countries.
12 Lakini mwanadamu, licha ya utajiri wake, hadumu; anafanana na mnyama aangamiaye.
Nevertheless man in [his] splendor endureth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
13 Hii ndiyo hatima ya wale wanaojitumainia wenyewe, pia ya wafuasi wao, waliothibitisha misemo yao.
This is their way, their folly: yet their posterity will take pleasure in their sayings. (Selah)
14 Kama kondoo, wamewekewa kwenda kaburini, nacho kifo kitawala. Wanyofu watawatawala asubuhi, maumbile yao yataozea kaburini, mbali na majumba yao makubwa ya fahari. (Sheol h7585)
Like flocks are they thrust into the nether world; death will feed them; but the upright shall have dominion over them in that morning, and their form wasteth away in the nether world, [taken away] from their own dwelling. (Sheol h7585)
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the nether world; for he will take me away. (Selah) (Sheol h7585)
16 Usitishwe mtu anapotajirika, fahari ya nyumba yake inapoongezeka,
Be not thou afraid when a man becometh rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 kwa maana hatachukua chochote atakapokufa, fahari yake haitashuka pamoja naye.
For when he dieth he can take nothing away; his glory will not descend after him.
18 Ingawa alipokuwa akiishi alijihesabu kuwa heri, na wanadamu wanakusifu unapofanikiwa,
For though he bless his soul during his life, and men praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself:
19 atajiunga na kizazi cha baba zake, ambao hawataona kamwe nuru ya uzima.
She shall go to the generation of his fathers, unto eternity will these never see light.
20 Mwanadamu mwenye utajiri bila ufahamu ni kama wanyama waangamiao.
Man, though in splendor, who understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. °
