Zaburi 68
1 Kwa mwimbishaji. Zaburi ya Daudi. Wimbo. Mungu na ainuke, watesi wake watawanyike, adui zake na wakimbie mbele zake.
To the Chief Musician. David’s. A Melody, a Song. Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered, Yea let them that hate him flee before him:
2 Kama vile moshi upeperushwavyo na upepo, vivyo hivyo uwapeperushe mbali, kama vile nta iyeyukavyo kwenye moto, vivyo hivyo waovu na waangamie mbele za Mungu.
As smoke is driven about, Let them be driven about, —As wax is melted before a fire, Let the lawless perish before God.
3 Bali wenye haki na wafurahi, washangilie mbele za Mungu, wafurahi na kushangilia.
But let, the righteous, be glad, let them exult before God, Yea let them rejoice with gladness.
4 Mwimbieni Mungu, liimbieni sifa jina lake, mtukuzeni yeye aendeshwaye juu ya mawingu: jina lake ni Bwana, furahini mbele zake.
Sing ye to God, Make music of his Name, —Lift up (a song), to him that rideth through the waste plains, —Since Yah is his name, exult ye before him.
5 Baba wa yatima, mtetezi wa wajane, ni Mungu katika makao yake matakatifu.
The father of the fatherless, And the advocate of widows, Is God, in his holy habitation.
6 Mungu huwaweka wapweke katika jamaa, huwaongoza wafungwa wakiimba, bali waasi huishi katika nchi kame.
God, is he that causeth the solitary to dwell in a home, That bringeth out prisoners into prosperity, But, the rebellious, have made their habitation in a sunburnt land.
7 Ee Mungu, ulipowatangulia watu wako, ulipopita nyikani,
O God! When thou camest forth before thy people, When thou didst stride through the wilderness, (Selah)
8 dunia ilitikisika, mbingu zikanyesha mvua, mbele za Mungu, Yule wa Sinai, mbele za Mungu, Mungu wa Israeli.
Earth, trembled, Yea, the heavens, dripped at the presence of God, —This Sinai—at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Ee Mungu, ulinyesha mvua nyingi na kuiburudisha ardhi iliyokuwa imechoka.
A bounteous rain, dost thou shed abroad, O God, upon thine inheritance, When exhausted, thou thyself, hast supported it:
10 Ee Mungu, watu wako waliishi huko, nawe kwa wingi wa utajiri wako uliwapa maskini mahitaji yao.
Thy living host, have remained therein, Thou dost provide, in thy bounty, for the humbled ones—O God!
11 Bwana alitangaza neno, waliolitangaza neno hilo walikuwa kundi kubwa:
Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:
12 “Wafalme na majeshi walikimbia upesi, watu waliobaki kambini waligawana nyara.
Kings of armies, they flee! they flee! And, she that stayeth at home, shall share the spoil.
13 Hata ulalapo katikati ya mioto ya kambini, mabawa ya njiwa wangu yamefunikwa kwa fedha, manyoya yake kwa dhahabu ingʼaayo.”
Though ye rest between the folds, The wings of the dove, shall be covered with silver, And, her pinions, with green-shimmering gold.
14 Wakati Mwenyezi alipowatawanya wafalme katika nchi, ilikuwa kama theluji iliyoanguka juu ya Salmoni.
When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, It will gleam like snow in the gloom:
15 Milima ya Bashani ni milima iliyotukuka, milima ya Bashani ina vilele vilivyochongoka.
A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan!—
16 Enyi milima yenye vilele vilivyochongoka, kwa nini mnakazia macho kwa wivu, katika mlima Mungu anaochagua kutawala, ambako Bwana mwenyewe ataishi milele?
Wherefore start ye up, ye mountains, ye peaks? The mountain God hath coveted for his habitation, Surely, Yahweh will inhabit it ever!
17 Magari ya Mungu ni makumi ya maelfu, na maelfu ya maelfu; Bwana amekuja kutoka Sinai hadi katika patakatifu pake.
The chariots of God, are two myriads—thousands repeated, My Lord, is among them Sinai, is in the sanctuary!
18 Ulipopanda juu, uliteka mateka, ukapokea vipawa kutoka kwa wanadamu, hata kutoka kwa wale walioasi, ili wewe, Ee Bwana Mungu, upate kuishi huko.
Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led in procession a body of captives, Thou hast received gifts consisting of men, Yea even the rebellious, That, Yah, Elohim, might settle down to rest.
19 Sifa apewe Bwana, Mungu Mwokozi wetu, ambaye siku kwa siku hutuchukulia mizigo yetu.
Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. (Selah)
20 Mungu wetu ni Mungu aokoaye, Bwana Mwenyezi hutuokoa na kifo.
The GOD we have, is a GOD of saving deeds, And, due to Yahweh, My Lord, are escapes from death.
21 Hakika Mungu ataponda vichwa vya adui zake, vichwa vya hao waendao katika njia za dhambi.
Yea, God himself, will smite through the head of his foes, —The hairy crown of him that is marching on in his guilty deeds.
22 Bwana alisema, “Nitawarudisha kutoka Bashani; nitawarudisha kutoka vilindi vya bahari,
Said My Lord, From Bashan, will I bring back, —I will bring back from the depths of the sea:
23 ili uweze kuchovya miguu yako katika damu ya adui zako, huku ndimi za mbwa wako zikiwa na fungu lake.”
That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, —The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.
24 Ee Mungu, maandamano yako yameonekana, maandamano ya Mungu wangu, Mfalme wangu, yakielekea patakatifu pake.
They have seen thy progress O God, The progress of my GOD, my king into the sanctuary:
25 Mbele wako waimbaji, baada yao wapiga vinanda, pamoja nao wako wanawali wakipiga matari.
In front are the singers, Behind are the harpers, In the midst of damsels playing on timbrels:
26 Msifuni Mungu katika kusanyiko kubwa, msifuni Bwana katika kusanyiko la Israeli.
In the congregations, bless ye God, My Lord, from among the called of Israel:
27 Liko kabila dogo la Benyamini likiwaongoza, wakifuatwa na kundi kubwa la watawala wa Yuda, hatimaye watawala wa Zabuloni na Naftali.
There, is Benjamin, the Diminutive—ruling them, The princes of Judah—their throng, The princes of Zebulun, The princes of Naphtali.
28 Ee Mungu, amuru uwezo wako, Ee Mungu tuonyeshe nguvu zako, kama ulivyofanya hapo awali.
Thy God hath commanded thy strength, —The strength, O God, which thou hast wrought for us.
29 Kwa sababu ya Hekalu lako Yerusalemu wafalme watakuletea zawadi.
Because of thy temple above Jerusalem, Unto thee, shall kings bear along a gift—
30 Mkemee mnyama aliyeko kwenye manyasi, kundi la mafahali katikati ya ndama za mataifa. Na walete minara ya madini ya fedha wakinyenyekea. Tawanya mataifa yapendayo vita.
Rebuke thou, The wild beast of the reeds, The herd of mighty oxen among the calves of the peoples—Each one bowing down with bars of silver, —Scatter thou the peoples, who in wars take delight.
31 Wajumbe watakuja kutoka Misri, Kushi atajisalimisha kwa Mungu.
Ambassadors come out of Egypt, The Ethiopian, eagerly stretcheth out his hands, unto God.
32 Mwimbieni Mungu, enyi falme za dunia, mwimbieni Bwana sifa,
Ye kingdoms of the earth, sing unto God, Praise in song Adonay. (Selah)
33 mwimbieni sifa yeye apandaye mbingu za kale zilizo juu, yeye angurumaye kwa sauti kuu.
Unto him that rideth upon the most ancient heavens, Lo! he uttereth his voice, a voice of strength.
34 Tangazeni uwezo wa Mungu, ambaye fahari yake iko juu ya Israeli, ambaye uwezo wake uko katika anga.
Ascribe ye strength unto God, —Over Israel, is his majesty, And his strength, in the skies. To be revered is God, for his sanctuary, —
35 Ee Mungu, wewe unatisha katika mahali patakatifu pako, Mungu wa Israeli huwapa watu wake uwezo na nguvu. Mungu Asifiwe!
As for the GOD of Israel, he, is giving strength and abundant might to the people. Blessed be God!
