Zaburi 118
1 Mshukuruni Yahwe, kwa kuwa ni mwema, kwa maana uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.
Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.
2 Israeli na aseme, “Uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.”
Let Israel now say: For he is good, for his mercy is forever.
3 Nyumba ya Haruni na iseme, “Uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.”
Let the house of Aaron now say: For his mercy is forever.
4 Wafuasi waaminifu wa Yahwe na waseme, “Uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.”
Let those who fear the Lord now say: For his mercy is forever.
5 Katika dhiki yangu nilimuita Yahwe; Yahwe alinijibu na kuniweka huru.
In my tribulation, I called upon the Lord. And the Lord heeded me with generosity.
6 Yahwe yuko pamoja nami; sitaogopa; mwanadamu atanifanya nini? Yahwe yuko upande wangu kama msaidizi;
The Lord is my helper. I will not fear what man can do to me.
7 nitawatazama kwa ushindi wale walio nichukia.
The Lord is my helper. And I will look down upon my enemies.
8 Ni bora kuwa na makazi katika Yahwe kuliko kumtumainia mwanadamu.
It is good to trust in the Lord, rather than to trust in man.
9 Ni bora kukimbilia katika Yahwe kuliko kuamini katika wakuu.
It is good to hope in the Lord, rather than to hope in leaders.
10 Mataifa yote walinizunguka; kwa jina la Yahwe niliwakatilia mbali.
All the nations have surrounded me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.
11 Walinizunguka; naam, walinizunguka; kwa jina la Yahwe niliwakatilia mbali.
Surrounding me, they closed in on me. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.
12 Walinizunguka kama nyuki; walitoweka haraka kama moto kati ya miiba; kwa jina la Yahwe niliwakatilia mbali.
They surrounded me like a swarm, and they burned like fire among the thorns. And, in the name of the Lord, I have been avenged over them.
13 Walinishambulia ili waniangushe, lakini Yahwe alinisaidia.
Having been pushed, I was overturned so as to fall. But the Lord took me up.
14 Yahwe ni nguvu yangu na furaha yangu, na ndiye anaye niokoa.
The Lord is my strength and my praise. And he has become my salvation.
15 Kelele za ushindi zimesikika katika maskani ya wenye haki; mkono wa kuume wa Mungu umeshinda.
A voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the just.
16 Mkono wa kuume wa Mungu umetukuka; mkono wa kuume wa Yahwe umeshinda.
The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue. The right hand of the Lord has exalted me. The right hand of the Lord has wrought virtue.
17 Sitakufa, bali nitaishi na kuyatangaza matendo ya Yahwe.
I will not die, but I will live. And I will declare the works of the Lord.
18 Yahwe ameniadhibu vikali; lakini hajaruhusu nife.
When chastising, the Lord chastised me. But he has not delivered me over to death.
19 Unifungulie milango ya haki; nitaingia na nitamshukuru Yahwe.
Open the gates of justice to me. I will enter them, and I will confess to the Lord.
20 Hili ni lango la Yahwe; wenye haki hupitia kwalo.
This is the gate of the Lord. The just will enter by it.
21 Nitakushukuru wewe, kwa kuwa ulinijibu, na umekuwa wokovu wangu.
I will confess to you because you have heard me. And you have become my salvation.
22 Jiwe ambalo wajenzi walilikataa wajenzi limekuwa msingi.
The stone which the builders have rejected, this has become the head of the corner.
23 Yahwe ndiye afanyaye hili; ni la ajabu machoni petu.
By the Lord has this been done, and it is a wonder before our eyes.
24 Hii ni siku ambayo Yahwe ametenda; tutaifurahia na kuishangilia.
This is the day that the Lord has made. Let us exult and rejoice in it.
25 Tafadhali, Yahwe, utupe ushindi! Tafadhali, Yahwe, utupe mafanikio!
O Lord, grant salvation to me. O Lord, grant good prosperity.
26 Amebarikiwa yule ajaye katika jina la Yahwe; tunakubariki kutoka katika nyumba ya Yahwe.
Blessed is he who arrives in the name of the Lord. We have blessed you from the house of the Lord.
27 Yahwe ni Mungu, na ametupa sisi nuru; ifungeni dhabihu kwa kamba pembeni mwa madhabahu.
The Lord is God, and he has enlightened us. Establish a solemn day amid a dense crowd, even to the horn of the altar.
28 Wewe ni Mungu wangu, nami nitakushukuru; wewe ni Mungu wangu; nitakutukuza wewe.
You are my God, and I will confess to you. You are my God, and I will exalt you. I will confess to you, for you have heeded me. And you have become my salvation.
29 Oh, mshukuruni Yahwe; kwa kuwa ni mwema; kwa maana uaminifu wa agano lake wadumu milele.
Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.
