Zaburi 124

1 “Kama Yahwe asingekuwa upande wetu,” Israeli na aseme sasa,

A Canticle in steps. If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel now say it:

2 “Kama asingekuwa Yahwe ambaye alikuwa upande wetu wakati watu walipoinuka dhidi yetu,

if the Lord had not been with us, when men rose up against us,

3 basi wangekuwa wametumeza tungali hai hasira yao lipozidi dhidi yetu.

perhaps they would have swallowed us alive. When their fury was enraged against us,

4 Maji yangetugharikisha; mto ungetuzidia.

perhaps the waters would have engulfed us.

5 Kisha maji yafurikayo yangetuzamisha.”

Our soul has passed through a torrent. Perhaps, our soul had even passed through intolerable water.

6 Atukuzwe Yahwe, ambaye hajaruhusu tuwe mawindo kwa meno yao.

Blessed is the Lord, who has not given us into the harm of their teeth.

7 Tumetoroka kama ndege mtegoni mwa wawindaji; mtego umevunjika, nasi tumetoroka.

Our soul has been snatched away like a sparrow from the snare of the hunters. The snare has been broken, and we have been freed.

8 Msaada wetu uko katika Yahwe, aliyeziumba mbingu na nchi.

Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.