Zaburi 74
1 Utenzi wa Asafu. Ee Mungu, mbona umetukataa milele? Mbona hasira yako inatoka moshi juu ya kondoo wa malisho yako?
A psalm (maskil) of Asaph. God, why have you rejected us? Is it forever? Why does your anger burn so hot against the sheep of your own field?
2 Kumbuka watu uliowanunua zamani, kabila la urithi wako, ambao uliwakomboa: Mlima Sayuni, ambamo uliishi.
Remember the people you made your own long ago, the tribe you redeemed and made your own. Remember too Mount Zion, the place where you live.
3 Geuza hatua zako kuelekea magofu haya ya kudumu, uharibifu wote huu ambao adui ameuleta pale patakatifu.
Come and walk through the complete devastation. The enemy has totally destroyed your Temple.
4 Adui zako wamenguruma pale ulipokutana nasi, wanaweka bendera zao kama alama.
The enemy shouted in triumph right where you met with us. There they set up their war banners as signs of their victory.
5 Walifanya kama watu wanaotumia mashoka kukata kichaka cha miti.
They acted like men chopping down a forest with axes.
6 Walivunjavunja milango yote iliyonakshiwa kwa mashoka na vishoka vyao.
With axes and hammers they smashed in the carved wooden panels.
7 Waliteketeza kabisa mahali pako patakatifu, wakayanajisi makao ya Jina lako.
Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.
8 Walisema mioyoni mwao, “Tutawaponda kabisa!” Walichoma kila mahali ambapo Mungu aliabudiwa katika nchi.
They said to themselves, “Let's destroy it all!” So they burned down every place where God was worshiped throughout the land.
9 Hatukupewa ishara za miujiza; hakuna manabii waliobaki, hakuna yeyote kati yetu ajuaye hali hii itachukua muda gani.
We no longer see any signs. There are no prophets left. And no one among us knows how long this will last.
10 Ee Mungu, mtesi atakudhihaki mpaka lini? Je, adui watalitukana jina lako milele?
How long will the enemy ridicule you, God? Will they insult your character forever?
11 Kwa nini unazuia mkono wako, mkono wako wa kuume? Uutoe kutoka makunjo ya vazi lako na uwaangamize!
Why do you hold back from doing something? Take action and destroy them!
12 Lakini wewe, Ee Mungu, ni mfalme wangu tangu zamani, unaleta wokovu duniani.
But you, God, are our king from long ago. You have saved us many times in the land.
13 Ni wewe uliyeigawanya bahari kwa uweza wako; ulivunja vichwa vya wanyama wakubwa wa kutisha katika maji.
You were the one who split apart the sea by your strength; you broke the heads of the sea monsters.
14 Ni wewe uliyeponda vichwa vya Lewiathani nawe ukamtoa kama chakula kwa viumbe vya jangwani.
You were the one who crushed the heads of Leviathan, and you gave its body to the desert animals to eat.
15 Ni wewe uliyefungua chemchemi na vijito, ulikausha mito ambayo ilikuwa ikitiririka daima.
You were the one who made springs and rivers flow with water. You made permanent rivers dry up.
16 Mchana ni wako, nao usiku ni wako pia, uliziweka jua na mwezi.
You created the day, and also the night; you made the moon and the sun.
17 Ni wewe uliyeiweka mipaka yote ya dunia, ulifanya kiangazi na masika.
You set the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter.
18 Ee Bwana, kumbuka jinsi mtesi alivyokudhihaki, jinsi watu wapumbavu walivyolitukana jina lako.
So keep in mind how the enemy ridiculed you, Lord, and how irreverent people insulted your reputation.
19 Usiukabidhi uhai wa njiwa wako kwa wanyama wakali wa mwitu; usisahau kabisa uhai wa watu wako wanaoteseka milele.
Don't let wild animals kill your turtledoves! Don't abandon your people forever!
20 Likumbuke agano lako, maana mara kwa mara mambo ya jeuri yamejaa katika sehemu za giza nchini.
Remember your promises in the agreement, because the land is full of dark places and violence.
21 Usiruhusu walioonewa warudi nyuma kwa aibu; maskini na wahitaji hebu walisifu jina lako.
Don't let those who suffer be mistreated again. Let the poor and needy praise you for you who are.
22 Inuka, Ee Mungu, ujitetee; kumbuka jinsi wapumbavu wanavyokudhihaki mchana kutwa.
Stand up, God, and plead your case. Don't forget how these foolish people insulted you all the time.
23 Usipuuze makelele ya watesi wako, ghasia za adui zako, zinazoinuka mfululizo.
Don't ignore what your enemies have said, for their loud accusations against you are getting worse and worse!
