Zaburi 21

1 Kwa kiongozi wa muziki. Zaburi ya Daudi. Mfalme anashangilia katika uweza wako, Yahwe! Ni kwa namna kuu anashangilia katika wokovu uliouleta!

THE king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!

2 Wewe umempa yeye matamanio ya moyo wake na hauja mkatalia maombi midomo yake.

Thou hast given him his heart’s desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. (Selah)

3 Kwa kuwa wewe unamletea baraka nyingi; wewe uliweka katika kichwa chake taji ya dhahabu iliyo safi kabisa.

For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.

4 Yeye alikuomba wewe maisha; ukampatia maisha; wewe ulimpatia maisha malefu milele na milele.

He asked life of thee, and 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 in thy salvation: honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him.

6 Kwa kuwa unampatia yeye baraka za kudumu; unamfurahisha kwa furaha ya uwepo wako.

For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.

7 Kwa kuwa Mfalme humwamini Yahwe; kwa kupitia uaminifu wa agano la aliye juu zaidi yeye hataondolewa.

For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through 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.

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out 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 oven 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 mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.

12 Kwa kuwa wewe utawarudisha nyuma; wewe utafyatua upinde wako mbele yao.

Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

13 Uninuliwe, Yahwe, katika uweza wako; tutaimba na kusifu nguvu zako.

Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.