Zaburi 11

1 Ni kwako Yahweh ninapata usalama; ni kwa namna gani utasema na mimi, “Ruka kama ndege hadi mlimani”?

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. I trust in the Lord. How can you say to my soul, “Sojourn to the mountain, like a sparrow.”

2 Tazama! Waovu wana andaa pinde zao. Wana tayarisha gizani mishale yao kwenye kamba ili kufyatua mioyo ya wenye haki.

For behold, the sinners have bent their bow. They have prepared their arrows in the quiver, so as to shoot arrows in the dark at the upright of heart.

3 Ikiwa misingi imeharibiwa, mwenye haki atafanya nini?

For they have destroyed the things that you have completed. But what has the just one done?

4 Yahweh yuko katika hekalu takatifu; macho yake yanatazama, yakiuchunguza ubinadamu.

The Lord is in his holy temple. The Lord’s throne is in heaven. His eyes look upon the poor. His eyelids question the sons of men.

5 Yahweh huwachunguza wote wenye haki na waovu, bali huwachukia wapendao kuwaumiza wengine.

The Lord questions the just and the impious. Yet he who loves iniquity, hates his own soul.

6 Yeye huwanyeshea waovu makaa ya mawe na moto wa jehanamu; upepo uunguzao utakuwa ni sehemu yao kutoka katika kikombe chake!

He will rain down snares upon sinners. Fire and brimstone and windstorms will be the portion of their cup.

7 Kwa kuwa Yahweh ni mwenye haki, Naye hupenda haki; wenye haki watauona uso wake.

For the Lord is just, and he has chosen justice. His countenance has beheld equity.