Zaburi 124

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

A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, let Israel now 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 would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us,

4 Maji yangetugharikisha; mto ungetuzidia.

then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul.

5 Kisha maji yafurikayo yangetuzamisha.”

Then the proud waters would have gone over our soul.

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

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

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

Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.

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

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