Zaburi 56
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Mtindo wa “Njiwa mkimya wa mbali.” Utenzi wa Daudi. Baada ya kukamatwa na Wafilisti huko Gathi. Ee Mungu unihurumie, maana watu wananifuatia vikali; mchana kutwa wanazidisha mashambulizi yao.
God, be merciful to me because men have harassed me; all day my enemies pursue me.
2 Wasingiziaji wangu wananifuatia mchana kutwa, wengi wananishambulia kwa kiburi chao.
My enemies harass me all day long; there are many of them who proudly attack me.
3 Wakati ninapoogopa, nitakutumaini wewe.
But whenever I am afraid, I trust in you.
4 Katika Mungu, ambaye neno lake ninalisifu, katika Mungu ninatumaini; sitaogopa. Mwanadamu apatikanaye na kufa, atanitenda nini?
God, I praise/thank you because you do what you have promised; I trust in you, and then I am not afraid. Ordinary humans certainly cannot [RHQ] harm me!
5 Mchana kutwa wanayageuza maneno yangu, siku zote wanapanga shauri la kunidhuru.
All day long my enemies claim that I said things that I did not say (OR, try to destroy what I am doing); they are always thinking of ways to harm me.
6 Wananifanyia hila, wanajificha, wanatazama hatua zangu, wakiwa na shauku ya kuutoa uhai wangu.
In order to cause trouble for me, they hide and watch everything that I do, waiting for [an opportunity] to kill me [MTY].
7 Wasiepuke kwa vyovyote, Ee Mungu, katika hasira yako yaangushe mataifa.
So, God, punish them for the wicked things that they are doing; show that you are angry by defeating those people!
8 Andika maombolezo yangu, orodhesha machozi yangu katika gombo lako: je, haya hayapo katika kumbukumbu zako?
You have counted [all] the times that I have been wandering alone/distressed; [it is as though] you have put [all] my tears in a bottle [in order that you can see how much I have cried]. [You have counted my tears and written] the number in your book.
9 Ndipo adui zangu watarudi nyuma ninapoita msaada. Kwa hili nitajua kwamba Mungu yuko upande wangu.
When I call out to you, [my] God, my enemies will be defeated; I know that will happen, because you are fighting for me.
10 Katika Mungu, ambaye neno lake ninalisifu, katika Bwana, ambaye neno lake ninalisifu,
I praise/thank you that you do what you have promised; Yahweh, I [will always] praise you for that [DOU].
11 katika Mungu ninatumaini, sitaogopa. Mwanadamu anaweza kunitenda nini?
I trust in you, and as a result, I will not be afraid. I know that humans cannot really [RHQ] harm me!
12 Ee Mungu, nina nadhiri kwako, nitakutolea wewe sadaka zangu za shukrani.
I will bring to you the offering that I promised; I will bring an offering to you to thank you,
13 Kwa kuwa umeniokoa toka kwenye mauti na miguu yangu kwenye kujikwaa, ili niweze kuenenda mbele za Mungu katika nuru ya uzima.
because you have rescued me from being killed; you have kept me from stumbling. As a result, I will continue to live in your presence in the light that [shines on those who are still] alive (OR, in the light that [enables people to] live).
