< Zaburi 21 >
1 Kwa kiongozi wa muziki. Zaburi ya Daudi. Mfalme anashangilia katika uweza wako, Yahwe! Ni kwa namna kuu anashangilia katika wokovu uliouleta!
For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O LORD, in Thy strength the king rejoiceth; and in Thy salvation how greatly doth he exult!
2 Wewe umempa yeye matamanio ya moyo wake na hauja mkatalia maombi midomo yake.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and the request of his lips Thou hast not withholden. (Selah)
3 Kwa kuwa wewe unamletea baraka nyingi; wewe uliweka katika kichwa chake taji ya dhahabu iliyo safi kabisa.
For Thou meetest him with choicest blessings; Thou settest a crown of fine gold on his head.
4 Yeye alikuomba wewe maisha; ukampatia maisha; wewe ulimpatia maisha malefu milele na milele.
He asked life of Thee, Thou gavest it him; even length of days for ever and ever.
5 Yeye utukufu wake ni mkuu kwa sababu ya ushindi wako; wewe umemuwekea mapambo na enzi.
His glory is great through Thy salvation; honour and majesty dost Thou lay upon him.
6 Kwa kuwa unampatia yeye baraka za kudumu; unamfurahisha kwa furaha ya uwepo wako.
For Thou makest him most blessed for ever; Thou makest him glad with joy in Thy presence.
7 Kwa kuwa Mfalme humwamini Yahwe; kwa kupitia uaminifu wa agano la aliye juu zaidi yeye hataondolewa.
For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.
8 Mkono wako utawakamata adui zangu wote wote; mkono wako wa kuume utawakamata wale wote wanao kuchukia.
Thy hand shall be equal to all thine enemies; thy right hand shall overtake those that hate thee.
9 Wakati wa hasira yako, wewe utawachoma kama katika tanuru la moto. Yahwe atawamaliza wao katika hasira yake, na moto utawateketeza upesi wao.
Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger; the LORD shall swallow them up in His wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
10 Wewe utawaangamiza watoto wao duniani na ukoo wao kutoka katika mrorongo wa wanadamu.
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
11 Kwa kuwa walikusudia kukufanyia mambo maovu wewe; wao walitunga njama ambayo kwayo hawawezi kufanikiwa!
For they intended evil against thee, they imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.
12 Kwa kuwa wewe utawarudisha nyuma; wewe utafyatua upinde wako mbele yao.
For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.
13 Uninuliwe, Yahwe, katika uweza wako; tutaimba na kusifu nguvu zako.
Be Thou exalted, O LORD, in Thy strength; so will we sing and praise Thy power.