Zaburi 139
1 Ee Yahwe, wewe umenichunguza, na unanijua.
To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
2 Wewe unajua nikaapo na niinukapo; unayajua mawazo yangu tokea mbali sana.
Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off;
3 Unachunguza wenendo wangu na kulala kwangu; unazijua njia zangu zote.
Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways;
4 Kabla hakujawa na neno kwenye ulimi wangu, wewe unalijua kabisa, Yahwe.
For there is not yet a word on my tongue, [but] lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Nyuma yangu na mbele yangu unanizunguka na kuniwekea mkono wako.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
6 Maarifa hayo ni mengi yananizidi mimi; yako juu sana, nami siwezi kuyafikia.
O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
7 Niende wapi mbali na roho yako? Niende wapi niukimbie uwepo wako?
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
8 Kama nikipaa mbinguni, uko huko; kama nikifanya kitanda changu Kuzimuni, tazama, uko huko. (Sheol h7585)
If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou [art there]; (Sheol h7585)
9 Kama nikipaa kwa mbawa za asubuhi na kwenda kuishi pande za mwisho wa bahari,
[If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 hata huko mkono wako utaniongoza, mkono wako wa kuume utanishika.
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 Kama nikisema, “Hakika giza litanifunika, na nuru inizungukayo itakuwa usiku,”
And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
12 Hata giza lisingweza kuwa giza kwako. Usiku ungeng'aa kama mchana, maana giza na nuru kwako vinafanana.
Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
13 Wewe uliumba sehemu zangu za ndani; uliniumba tumboni mwa mama yangu.
For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
14 Nitakusifu, kwa maana nimeumbwa kwa jinsi ya ajabu. Nafsi yangu yalijua hili vizuri sana.
I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
15 Mifupa yangu haikusitirika kwako nilipoumbwa kwa siri, nilipoumbwa kwa ustadi pande za chini za nchi.
My bones were not hidden from thee when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth.
16 Uliniona ndani ya tumbo; siku zote zilizo pangwa kwangu ziliandikwa kitabuni mwako hata kabla ya siku ya kwanza kutokea.
Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all [my members] were written; [during many] days were they fashioned, when [as yet] there was none of them.
17 Ni jinsi gani mawazo yako ni ya thamani kwangu, Mungu! Njinsi ilivyo kubwa jumla zake!
But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 Kama nikijaribu kuyahesabu ni mengi kuliko mchanga. Niamkapo bado niko na wewe.
[If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Ee Mungu, kama ungewaua waovu; ondokeni kwangu enyi watu wenye vurugu.
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
20 Wanakuasi wewe na kutenda udanganyifu; adui zako wananena uongo.
For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies.
21 Je, siwachukii hao, wale wakuchukiao Yahwe? Je, siwadharau wale wanao inuka dhidi yako?
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
22 Nawachukia kabisa; wamekuwa adui zangu.
I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies.
23 Ee Mungu, unichunguze na kuujua moyo wangu; unijaribu na uyajue mawazo yangu.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;
24 Uone kama kuna njia ya uovu ndani yangu, na uniongoze katika njia ya milele.
And see if there be any grievous way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting.
