< Zaburi 124 >
1 “Kama Yahwe asingekuwa upande wetu,” Israeli na aseme sasa,
A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
2 “Kama asingekuwa Yahwe ambaye alikuwa upande wetu wakati watu walipoinuka dhidi yetu,
if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
3 basi wangekuwa wametumeza tungali hai hasira yao lipozidi dhidi yetu.
when their anger flared against us, then they would have swallowed us alive,
4 Maji yangetugharikisha; mto ungetuzidia.
then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us,
5 Kisha maji yafurikayo yangetuzamisha.”
then the raging waters would have swept us away.
6 Atukuzwe Yahwe, ambaye hajaruhusu tuwe mawindo kwa meno yao.
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
7 Tumetoroka kama ndege mtegoni mwa wawindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tumetoroka.
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
8 Msaada wetu uko katika Yahwe, aliyeziumba mbingu na nchi.
Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.