Zaburi 17
1 Maombi ya Daudi. Sikia ombi langu kwa ajili ya haki, Yawhe; uusikilize mwito wangu wa msaada. Uyasikilize maombi yangu yatokayo katika midomo isiyo na udanganyifu.
A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
2 Uthibitisho wangu na uje kutoka uweponi mwako; macho yako na yaone kile kilicho sahihi!
Let my judgment come forth from thy presence, let thine eyes regard equity.
3 Kama utaujaribu moyo wangu, kama utakuja kwangu wakati wa usiku, wewe utanitakasa na hautapata mipango yeyote ya uovu; mdomo wangu hautavunja sheria.
Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
4 Kama kwa matendo ya binadamu, ni katika neno la midomo yako ya kuwa nimejiepusha na njia za wahalifu.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept from the paths of the violent [man].
5 Mwenendo wangu umeshikila kwa umakini mwenendo wako; miguu yangu haija teleza.
When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
6 Nakuita wewe, kwa kuwa unanijibu, Mungu; geizia sikio lako kwangu na usikilize ninapo ongea.
I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
7 Onyesha uaminifu wa agano lako katika namna ya ajabu, wewe uokoaye kwa mkono wa haki yako wale wanao kukimbilia wewe kutoka kwa adui zao.
Shew wondrously thy loving-kindnesses, O thou that savest by thy right hand them that trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
8 Unilinde kama mboni ya jicho lako; unifiche katika kivuli cha mbawa zako
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 kutoka katika uwepo wa waovu ambao wananitusi, adui zangu wanizungukao.
From the wicked that destroy me, my deadly enemies, who compass me about.
10 Wao hawana huruma kwa yeyote; midomo yao huongea kwa majivuno.
They are enclosed in their own fat; with their mouth they speak proudly.
11 Wao wame zizunguka hatua zangu. Wamekaza macho yao wanishambulie mpaka ardhini.
They have now encompassed us in our steps; their eyes have they set, bowing down to the earth.
12 Wao ni kama mfano wa hasira ya simba mawindoni. Ni kama simba kijana anapotokea mafichoni.
He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
13 Inuka, Yahwe! Uwashambulie! Uwaangushe chini kwenye nyuso zao! Uyaokoe maisha yangu kutokana na waovu kwa upanga wako!
Arise, Jehovah, anticipate him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, thy sword;
14 Uniokoe kutoka kwa watu hawa kwa mkono wako, Yahwe, kutoka kwa watu wa dunia hii ambao utajiri wao ni maisha haya pekee! Wewe utayajaza matumbo ya wale uwathaminio na utajiri; watakuwa na watoto wengi na wataacha utajiri wao kwa watoto wao.
From men [who are] thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this age: their portion is in [this] life, and their belly thou fillest with thy hid [treasure]; they have their fill of sons, and leave the rest of their [substance] to their children.
15 Bali mimi, nitauona uso wako katika haki; Nitashuhudiwa, pale nitakapo amka, na macho yako.
As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.
