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.
Yahweh, listen to me while I plead with you to act justly toward me. Hear me while I call out to you to help me. Pay attention to what I say while I pray because I am speaking [MTY] honestly/truthfully.
2 Uthibitisho wangu na uje kutoka uweponi mwako; macho yako na yaone kile kilicho sahihi!
You are the one who is able to declare that I (am innocent/have not done anything that was wrong) because you see/know that I am telling the truth.
3 Kama utaujaribu moyo wangu, kama utakuja kwangu wakati wa usiku, wewe utanitakasa na hautapata mipango yeyote ya uovu; mdomo wangu hautavunja sheria.
You know what I think, [even] at night; you have examined what I say and do, and you know that I have determined to never tell any lies.
4 Kama kwa matendo ya binadamu, ni katika neno la midomo yako ya kuwa nimejiepusha na njia za wahalifu.
I have not done like others do; I have always done what is right [IDM], and I have not acted cruelly toward others.
5 Mwenendo wangu umeshikila kwa umakini mwenendo wako; miguu yangu haija teleza.
I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have (never failed to do/always done) [LIT] those things.
6 Nakuita wewe, kwa kuwa unanijibu, Mungu; geizia sikio lako kwangu na usikilize ninapo ongea.
O God, I pray to you because you answer me; please listen [MTY] to what I am saying.
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.
Show me that you faithfully love me. By your great power [MTY] rescue those who (run to/trust in) you to protect them from their enemies.
8 Unilinde kama mboni ya jicho lako; unifiche katika kivuli cha mbawa zako
Protect me as people carefully protect their own eyes; protect me like [birds] protect [their babies] under their wings [MET].
9 kutoka katika uwepo wa waovu ambao wananitusi, adui zangu wanizungukao.
Do not allow wicked people to attack me; my enemies surround me, wanting to kill me.
10 Wao hawana huruma kwa yeyote; midomo yao huongea kwa majivuno.
They never pity [IDM] anyone, and they are always boasting.
11 Wao wame zizunguka hatua zangu. Wamekaza macho yao wanishambulie mpaka ardhini.
They have hunted/searched for me and found me. They surround me, watching for an opportunity to throw me to the ground.
12 Wao ni kama mfano wa hasira ya simba mawindoni. Ni kama simba kijana anapotokea mafichoni.
They are like lions [SIM] that are ready to tear apart the animals that they capture; they are like young lions that are hiding, waiting to pounce [on their prey].
13 Inuka, Yahwe! Uwashambulie! Uwaangushe chini kwenye nyuso zao! Uyaokoe maisha yangu kutokana na waovu kwa upanga wako!
Yahweh, come and (oppose/fight against) my enemies and defeat them! Use your sword to save me from those wicked people!
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.
Yahweh, by your power [MTY] rescue me from those people who are interested [only] in things here in this world. But you provide plenty of food for those whom you love dearly; their children also have many things that their grandchildren will inherit.
15 Bali mimi, nitauona uso wako katika haki; Nitashuhudiwa, pale nitakapo amka, na macho yako.
Yahweh, because I act righteously, I will [some day] see you [SYN]. When I awake, I will see you face-to-face, and then I will be happy.
