Zaburi 120

1 Katika dhiki yangu nilimuita Yahwe, naye akanijibu.

A Song of Degrees. In mine affliction I cried to the Lord, and he listened to me.

2 Uiokoe nasfi yangu, yahwe, dhidi ya wale wadanganyao kwa midomo yao na wanenao hila kwa ndimi zao.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from unjust lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

3 Yahwe atawaadhibu vipi, na atawafanyia kitu gani zaidi, ninyi mlio na ulimi mdanganyifu?

What should be given to you, and what should be added to you, for [your] crafty tongue?

4 Atawaadhibu kwa mishale ya shujaa iliyo nolewa kwa makaa ya moto ya mretemu.

Sharpened weapons of the mighty, with coals of the desert.

5 Ole wangu mimi kwa sababu ninaishi kwa muda Mesheki; huko nyuma niliishi kati ya maskani ya Kedari.

Woe is me, that my sojourning is prolonged; I have tabernacled amongst the tents of Kedar.

6 Kwa muda mrefu sana niliisha na wale waichukiao amani.

My soul has long been a sojourner;

7 Nipo kwa ajili ya amani, lakini ninenapo, wao wako kwa ajili ya vita.

I was peaceful amongst them that hated peace; when I spoke to them, they warred against me without a cause.