Zaburi 107
1 Mshukuruni Yahwe, maana ni mwema, na uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.
2 Waseme hivi waliokombolewa na Yahwe, wale aliowaokoa toka mkononi mwa adui.
Let the redeemed by the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from the hand of the adversary,
3 Yeye amewakusanya kutoka nchi za kigeni, kutoka mashariki na magharibi, kutoka kaskazini na kusini.
and gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
4 Walitanga-tanga janwani katika njia ya nyika hawakuona mji wa kuishi.
They wandered in the wilderness in a desert way. They found no city to live in.
5 Kwa sababu walikuwa na njaa na kiu, walikata tamaa kutokana na uchovu.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
6 Kisha walimuita Yahwe katika shida yao, naye aliwaokoa toka katika dhiki yao.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.
7 Aliwaongoza kupitia njia ya moja kwa moja waweze kwenda mjini kuishi humo.
He led them also by a straight way, that they might go to a city to live in.
8 Oh ili watu wamsifu Yahwe kwa ajili ya uaminifu wa agano lake na kwa mambo ya ajabu aliowatendea wanadamu!
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
9 Maana hutosheleza shauku za walio na kiu, na hamu ya wale wenye njaa yeye huwashibisha kwa mambo mema.
For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
10 Baadhi walikaa katika giza na uvuli wa mauti, walifungwa katika mateso na minyororo.
Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron,
11 Hii ni kwa sababu walikuwa wameliasi neno la Mungu na walikataa maelekezo ya Aliye Juu.
because they rebelled against the words of God, and condemned the counsel of the Most High.
12 Aliinyenyekesha mioyo yao kupitia magumu; walipata mashaka na hakukuwa na mmoja wa kuwasaidia.
Therefore he brought down their heart with labour. They fell down, and there was no one to help.
13 Kisha wakamwita Yahwe katika shida yao, naye akawatoa katika dhiki yao.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.
14 Aliwatoa gizani na kwenye uvuli wa mauti na kuvunja vifungo vyao.
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke away their chains.
15 Oh ili watu wamsifu Yahwe kwa ajili ya uaminifu wa agano lake na kwa mambo ya ajabu aliyoyatenda kwa wanadamu!
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
16 Kwa maana amevunja malango ya shaba na kukata mapingo ya chuma.
For he has broken the gates of bronze, and cut through bars of iron.
17 Walikuwa wapumbavu katika njia zao za uasi na kuteswa kwa sababu ya dhambi zao.
Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
18 Walipoteza hamu yao ya kula chakula chochote, na waliyakaribia malango ya kifo.
Their soul abhors all kinds of food. They draw near to the gates of death.
19 Kisha walimlilia Yahwe katika shida yao, naye akawatoa katika dhiki yao.
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.
20 Alituma neno lake na likawaponya, na akawaokoa kutoka katika uharibifu wao.
He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
21 Oh ili watu wamsifu Yahwe kwa ajili ya uaminifu wa agano lake na kwa mambo ya ajabu aliyoyatenda kwa wanadamu!
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds to the children of men!
22 Na watoe dhabihu ya shukrani na kutangaza matendo yake kwa kuimba.
Let them offer the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his deeds with singing.
23 Baadhi husafiri baharini katika meli na kufanya biashara juu ya bahari.
Those who go down to the sea in ships, who do business in great waters,
24 Hawa huona matendo ya Yahwe na maajabu yake baharini.
these see the LORD’s deeds, and his wonders in the deep.
25 Kwa maana aliamuru na alivumisha upepo wa dhoruba ambao uliyainua juu mawimbi ya baharini.
For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up its waves.
26 Walipanda juu mawinguni na kushuka vilindini. Nafsi zao ziliyeyuka katika dhiki.
They mount up to the sky; they go down again to the depths. Their soul melts away because of trouble.
27 Waliyumba-yumba na kupepesuka kama walevi na hawakujua la kufanya.
They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
28 Kisha walimlilia Yahwe katika shida yao, naye akawatoa katika dhiki yao.
Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he brings them out of their distress.
29 Aliituliza dhoruba, na mawimbi yakatulia.
He makes the storm a calm, so that its waves are still.
30 Ndipo walifurahia kwa sababu bahari ilikuwa shwali, na aliwaleta kwenye bandari waliyoitamani.
Then they are glad because it is calm, so he brings them to their desired haven.
31 Oh, ili watu wamsifu Yahwe kwa ajili ya uaminifu wa agano lake na kwa mambo ya ajabu aliyowatendea wanadamu!
Let them praise the LORD for his loving kindness, for his wonderful deeds for the children of men!
32 Wamtukuze yeye katika kusanyiko la watu na wamsifu yeye katika baraza la viongozi.
Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, and praise him in the seat of the elders.
33 Aligeuza mito ikwa jangwa, chemchem ya maji ikawa nchi kame,
He turns rivers into a desert, water springs into a thirsty ground,
34 na nchi ya matunda mengi ikawa nchi isiyozaa kwa sababu ya uovu wa watu wake.
and a fruitful land into a salt waste, for the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
35 Aligeuza jangwa likawa ziwa la maji na nchi kame ikawa chemchem ya maji.
He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs.
36 Aliwakalisha huko wenye njaa, nao walijenga mji na kuishi humo.
There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to live in,
37 Walijenga mji ili kupanda mimea shambani, kupanda mizabibu, na kuleta humo mazao tele.
sow fields, plant vineyards, and reap the fruits of increase.
38 Yeye huwabariki wameongezeka sana katika hesabu. Haachi mifugo yao ipungue katika hesabu.
He blesses them also, so that they are multiplied greatly. He doesn’t allow their livestock to decrease.
39 Kisha wakapungua na kudhilika kwa dhiki na mateso.
Again, they are diminished and bowed down through oppression, trouble, and sorrow.
40 Akawamwagia viongozi dharau na akawafanya wazunguke katika jangwa, mahali pasipo na njia.
He pours contempt on princes, and causes them to wander in a trackless waste.
41 Lakini aliwalinda wahitaji dhidi ya mateso na kujali kwa ajili ya familia yake kama kundi la kondoo.
Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
42 Wenye haki wataona hili na kufurahi, na uovu wote utaona na kufunga kinya chake.
The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.
43 Yeyote mwenye hekima anapaswa kuyaangalia haya na kutafakari juu ya matendo ya uaminifu wa agano la Yahwe.
Whoever is wise will pay attention to these things. They will consider the loving kindnesses of the LORD.
