Zaburi 10
1 Kwa nini, Yahweh, unasimama mbali? Kwa nini unajificha wakati wa shida?
Why, Yahweh, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?
2 Kwa sababu ya majivuno yao, watu waovu waawakimbiza wanyonge; Basi tafadhari uwafanye waovu kunaswa kwa mipango yao wenyewe walioipanga.
Because of their arrogance, wicked people chase the oppressed; but please let the wicked be trapped by their own schemes that they have devised.
3 Kwa kuwa mtu mwovu hujivuna kwa tamaa yake ya ndani; yeye hufurahisha tamaa na kumtusi Yahweh.
For the wicked person boasts of his deepest desires; he blesses the greedy and insults Yahweh.
4 Mtu mwovu ameinua uso wake; naye hamtafuti Mungu. Yeye hamfikilii Mungu kamwe kwa kuwa hamjali kabisa Mungu.
The wicked man has a raised face; he does not seek God. He never thinks about God because he does not care at all about him.
5 Yeye yuko salama wakati wote, amri zako za haki ziko juu sana kwake; naye huwadharau adui zake wote.
He is secure at all times, but your righteous decrees are too high for him; he snorts at all his enemies.
6 Yeye husema moyoni mwake, “Siwezi kamwe kushindwa; katika kizazi chote sitakutana na shida.”
He says in his heart,” I will never fail; throughout all generations I will not meet adversity.”
7 Mdomoni mwake kumejaa kulaani na udanganyifu, maneno yenye sumu; ulimi wake unajeruhi na kuharibu.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.
8 Yeye husubilia kwenye shambulio karibu na kijiji; mahali pa siri huwauwa watu wasio na hatia; macho yake huwatazama wasionahatia.
He waits in ambush near the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes look for some helpless victim.
9 Hujibanza mahari pa siri kama simba katika kichaka; yeye hulala akisubiri kumkamata mnyonge. Humkamata pale anapokwisha mweka mtegoni mwake.
He lurks in secret like a lion in the thicket; he lies in wait to catch the oppressed. He catches the oppressed when he pulls in his net.
10 Wanyonge wake hugandamizwa chini na kupigwa; wao huangukia katika mtego imara.
His victims are crushed and beaten down; they fall into his strong nets.
11 Yeye husema katika moyo wake, “Mungu amesahau; huficha uso wake; hawezi kujishughulisha kutazama.”
He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; he covers his face; he will not bother to look.”
12 Inuka, Yahweh! Inua mkono wako, Mungu! Usiwasahau wanyonge.
Arise, Yahweh! Lift up your hand, God! Do not forget the oppressed.
13 Kwa nini mtu mwovu anamkataa Mungu na kusema moyoni mwake, “Hautanipata katika hatia?”
Why does the wicked man reject God and say in his heart, “You will not hold me accountable”?
14 Umeona, maana mara zote unaangalia mtu aletaye madhara na jeuri. Mtu asiye na msaada hukuachia nafsi yake; maana wewe huwaokoa yatima.
You have taken notice, for you always see the one who inflicts the misery and sorrow. The helpless entrusts himself to you; you rescue the fatherless.
15 vunja mkono wa mwovu lo na mtu mwovu. Umuajibishe kwa matendo yake maovu, ambayo kwayo alifikiri hautayagundua.
Break the arm of the wicked and evil man. Make him account for his evil deeds, which he thought you would not discover.
16 Yahweh ni mfalme milele daima; mataifa yanaondolewa katika aridhi yake.
Yahweh is King forever and ever; the nations are driven out of his land.
17 Yahweh, umesikia uhitaji wa wanyonge; nawe umeitia nguvu mioyo yao, wewe unasikia maombi;
Yahweh, you have heard the needs of the oppressed; you strengthen their heart, you listen to their prayer;
18 Unawatetea yatima na wanyonge ili kusudi pasiwepo na mtu katika dunia hii atakaye leta hofu tena.
You defend the fatherless and the oppressed so that no man on the earth will cause terror again.
