Zaburi 120

1 Katika dhiki yangu nilimuita Yahwe, naye akanijibu.

A Song of degrees. In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard 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 lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

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

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

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

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

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

Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, [that] I dwell in the tents of Kedar!

6 Kwa muda mrefu sana niliisha na wale waichukiao amani.

My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.

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

I [am for] peace: but when I speak, they [are] for war.