Zaburi 140
1 Yahwe, uniokoe dhidi ya waovu; unikinge dhidi ya watu wenye vurugu.
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.
2 Wao wanapanga uovu mioyoni mwao; wanasababisha mapigano kila siku.
They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.
3 Ndimi zao zinajeruhi kama nyoka; sumu ya fira imo midomoni mwao. (Selah)
Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)
4 Ee Yahwe, unilinde dhidi ya mikono ya waovu; unikinge na vurugu za watu wanaopanga kuniangusha.
Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.
5 Wenye majivuno wameweka mtego kwa ajili yangu; wameeneza nyavu; wameweka kitanzi kwa ajili yangu. (Selah)
The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)
6 Nilimwambia Yahwe, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu; usikie kilio changu unihurumie.”
I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”
7 Ee Yahwe, Bwana wangu, wewe ni mwenye nguvu uwezaye kuniokoa; hunifunika ngao kichwa changu siku ya vita.
Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.
8 Ee Yahwe, usiyatimize matakwa ya waovu; usiruhusu njama zao kufanikiwa. (Selah)
Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)
9 Wale wanao nizunguka huinua vichwa vyao; madhara ya midomo yao wenyewe na yawafunike.
Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
10 Makaa ya moto na yawaangukie; uwatupe motoni, kwenye shimo refu, wasiweze kuinuka tena.
Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.
11 Watu wenye ndimi na wasifanywe salama juu ya nchi; na uovu umuwinde kumpiga mtu mwenye vurugu mpaka afe.
May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.
12 Ninajua kuwa Yahwe atahukumu kwa haki walioteswa, na kuwa atawapa haki wahitaji.
I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.
13 Hakika watu wenye haki watalishukuru jina lako; watu wanyoofu wataishi uweponi mwako.
Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.
