Zaburi 10
1 Kwa nini, Yahweh, unasimama mbali? Kwa nini unajificha wakati wa shida?
Yahweh, (why are you far away [from us]?/it seems that you are far away [from us].) [RHQ] Why do you not pay attention when we have troubles [RHQ]?
2 Kwa sababu ya majivuno yao, watu waovu waawakimbiza wanyonge; Basi tafadhari uwafanye waovu kunaswa kwa mipango yao wenyewe walioipanga.
People who are proud gladly cause poor people to suffer. So [cause what they do to others to happen to them]! May they be caught in the [same] traps that they set to catch others [MET]!
3 Kwa kuwa mtu mwovu hujivuna kwa tamaa yake ya ndani; yeye hufurahisha tamaa na kumtusi Yahweh.
They brag about the [evil] things that they want to do. They praise people who seize from others things that do not belong to them, and they curse you, Yahweh.
4 Mtu mwovu ameinua uso wake; naye hamtafuti Mungu. Yeye hamfikilii Mungu kamwe kwa kuwa hamjali kabisa Mungu.
Wicked people are very proud. As a result, they do not (seek help from/are not concerned about) God; they do not even think that God exists.
5 Yeye yuko salama wakati wote, amri zako za haki ziko juu sana kwake; naye huwadharau adui zake wote.
But [it seems that] they succeed in everything that they do. They do not think that they will be condemned/punished for their deeds, and they (sneer at/make fun of) their enemies.
6 Yeye husema moyoni mwake, “Siwezi kamwe kushindwa; katika kizazi chote sitakutana na shida.”
They think, “Nothing bad will happen to us! We will never have troubles!”
7 Mdomoni mwake kumejaa kulaani na udanganyifu, maneno yenye sumu; ulimi wake unajeruhi na kuharibu.
When they talk [MTY], they are always cursing, lying, and threatening to harm others. They constantly say [MTY] evil things that show that they are ready to do cruel things to others.
8 Yeye husubilia kwenye shambulio karibu na kijiji; mahali pa siri huwauwa watu wasio na hatia; macho yake huwatazama wasionahatia.
They hide in villages, ready to (ambush/suddenly attack) and kill people who (are innocent/have done nothing wrong). They constantly search for people who will not be able to (resist/defend themselves) [when they are attacked].
9 Hujibanza mahari pa siri kama simba katika kichaka; yeye hulala akisubiri kumkamata mnyonge. Humkamata pale anapokwisha mweka mtegoni mwake.
They are like [MET] lions that crouch down and hide, waiting to pounce on their prey. They are like hunters that catch their prey with a net and then drag it away.
10 Wanyonge wake hugandamizwa chini na kupigwa; wao huangukia katika mtego imara.
Just like helpless animals are crushed, people who cannot defend themselves are killed because wicked people are very strong.
11 Yeye husema katika moyo wake, “Mungu amesahau; huficha uso wake; hawezi kujishughulisha kutazama.”
Wicked people say, “God will not pay any attention [to what we do]. His eyes are covered, so he never sees anything.”
12 Inuka, Yahweh! Inua mkono wako, Mungu! Usiwasahau wanyonge.
Yahweh God, arise [and help us] Punish [IDM] those wicked people! And do not forget those who are suffering!
13 Kwa nini mtu mwovu anamkataa Mungu na kusema moyoni mwake, “Hautanipata katika hatia?”
Wicked people revile you [RHQ] continually. They think, “God will never punish us!”
14 Umeona, maana mara zote unaangalia mtu aletaye madhara na jeuri. Mtu asiye na msaada hukuachia nafsi yake; maana wewe huwaokoa yatima.
But you see the trouble and the distress [that they cause]. People who are suffering expect that you will help them; and you help orphans, [also].
15 vunja mkono wa mwovu lo na mtu mwovu. Umuajibishe kwa matendo yake maovu, ambayo kwayo alifikiri hautayagundua.
(Break the arms/Destroy the power) of wicked [DOU] people! Continue to pursue and punish them for the wicked things that they do, until they stop doing those things.
16 Yahweh ni mfalme milele daima; mataifa yanaondolewa katika aridhi yake.
Yahweh, you are our king forever, but [wicked] nations will disappear from the earth.
17 Yahweh, umesikia uhitaji wa wanyonge; nawe umeitia nguvu mioyo yao, wewe unasikia maombi;
You have listened to afflicted/suffering people when they cry out to you. You hear them [when they pray], and you encourage [IDM] them.
18 Unawatetea yatima na wanyonge ili kusudi pasiwepo na mtu katika dunia hii atakaye leta hofu tena.
You show that orphans and oppressed people have not done things that are wrong, with the result that human beings will not cause people to be terrified any more.
