Zaburi 124

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

A Song of degrees of David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

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

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

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

Then they had swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us:

4 Maji yangetugharikisha; mto ungetuzidia.

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 Kisha maji yafurikayo yangetuzamisha.”

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

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

Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.

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

Our soul hath escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

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