Zaburi 22
1 Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha? Kwa nini uko mbali na wokovu wangu na mbali na maneno yangu yenye uchungu?
My God, my God, why have thou forsaken me, far from helping me, and the words of my groaning?
2 Mungu wangu, ninalia mchana kutwa, lakini haunijibu, na wakati wa usiku sinyamazi!
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou answer not, and in the night season, and I am not silent.
3 Bado wewe ni mtakatifu; wewe umekaa kama mfalme pamoja na sifa za Israeli.
But thou are holy, O thou who inhabit the praises of Israel.
4 Mababu zetu walikuamini wewe, na wewe uliwaokoa wao.
Our fathers trusted in thee. They trusted, and thou delivered them.
5 Walikulilia wewe nao waka okolewa. Wao walikuamini wewe na hawakuvunjwa moyo.
They cried to thee, and were delivered. They trusted in thee, and were not put to shame.
6 Bali mimi ni funza na sio mtu, nisiye faa kwa ubinadamu na hudharauliwa na watu.
But I am a worm, and no man, a reproach of men, and despised by the people.
7 Wale wote wanionao hunisuta; hunidhihaki; hunitikisia vichwa vyao.
All those who see me laugh me to scorn. They shoot out the lip. They shake the head, saying,
8 Wao husema, “Yeye anamwamini Yahwe; mwache Yahwe amuokoe. Mwache amuokoe yeye, kwa kuwa yeye anampendeza sana Yeye.”
He trusted on Jehovah. Let him deliver him. Let him rescue him, since he delights in him.
9 Kwa kuwa wewe ulinileta kutoka tumboni; wewe ulinifanya nikuamini wewe wakati nikiwa nanyonya matiti ya mama yangu.
But thou are he who took me out of the womb. Thou made me trust upon my mother's breasts.
10 Nimekwisha tupwa kwako wewe tokea tumboni; wewe ni Mungu wangu tangu nikiwa tumboni mwa mama yangu!
I was cast upon thee from the womb. Thou are my God since my mother bore me.
11 Usiwe mbali na mimi, kwa kuwa shida ikaribu; hayupo hata mmoja wa kusaidia.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near, for there is none to help.
12 Maksai wengi wananizunguka mimi; maksai wenye nguvu ya Bashan wananizunguka mimi.
Many bulls have encompassed me. Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me around.
13 Wao wanafungua midomo yao kwangu kama simba aungurumaye akirarua windo lake.
They gape upon me with their mouth, as a ravening and a roaring lion.
14 Ninamwagwa nje kama maji, na mifupa yangu yote imeteguka. Moyo wangu ni kama nta; nao unayeyuka ndani ya sehemu zangu za ndani.
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax; it is melted within me.
15 Nguvu zangu zimekaushwa kama kipande cha ufinyanzi; ulimi wangu unanata juu ya mdomo wangu. Wewe umenilaza mimi katika vumbi la mauti.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws, and thou have brought me into the dust of death.
16 Kwa maana mbwa wamenizunguka; kundi la watu waovu limenizunguka; wamenitoboa mikono yangu na miguu yangu.
For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evildoers have enclosed me. They pierced my hands and my feet.
17 Nami ninaweza kuihesabu mifupa yangu. Wao wananitazama na kunishangaa.
I may count all my bones. They look and stare upon me.
18 Wao wanagawa mavazi yangu kati yao wenyewe, wanapiga kura kwa ajili ya mavazi yangu.
They part my garments among them, and upon my vesture do they cast a lot.
19 Usiwe mbali, Yahwe; tafadhali harakisha kunisaidia mimi, nguvu yangu!
But be thou not far off, O Jehovah. O thou my succor, hasten thee to help me.
20 Uiokoe roho yangu na upanga, maisha yangu mwenyewe na makucha ya mbwa mwitu.
Deliver my soul from the sword, the only one of me from the power of the dog.
21 Uniokoe na mdomo wa simba; uniokoe na mapembe ya ng'ombe wa porini.
Save me from the lion's mouth, yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen. Thou have answered me.
22 Nami nitalitangaza jina lako kwa ndugu zangu; katikati ya kusanyiko la watu nitakusifu wewe.
I will declare thy name to my brothers. In the midst of the congregation I will praise thee.
23 Ninyi mnao mwogopa Yahwe, msifuni yeye! Ninyi nyote kizazi cha Yakobo, muheshimuni yeye! Simameni katika hofu yake, ninyi nyote kizazi cha Israeli!
Ye who fear Jehovah, praise him. All ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him, and stand in awe of him, all ye the seed of Israel.
24 Kwa kuwa haja dharau au kuchukia mateso ya aliye taabishwa; Yahwe hajamficha uso wake yeye; pindi wale walio taabishwa walipo mlilia yeye, yeye alisikia.
For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, neither has he hid his face from him, but when he cried to him, he heard.
25 Yahwe, katika kusanyiko la watu wako nitakusifu kwa yale uliyo tenda; nami nitatimiza nadhiri zangu mbele ya wale wanao muhofu yeye.
From thee comes my praise in the great assembly. I will pay my vows before those who fear him.
26 Walio onewa watakula na kutosheka; wale ambao humtafuta Yahwe watamsifu yeye. Mioyo yenu iishi milele.
The meek shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Jehovah who seek after him. Let your heart live forever.
27 Watu wote wa duniani watakumbuka na kumrudia Yahwe; familia zote za mataifa watapiga magoti chini mbele yako.
All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Jehovah, and all the kinfolk of the nations shall worship before thee.
28 Kwa kuwa utawala ni wa Yahwe; yeye ni mtawala wa mataifa.
For the kingdom is Jehovah's, and he is the ruler over the nations.
29 Watu wote wa duniani waliofanikiwa wata sherekea na wata abudu; wale wote washukao katika mavumbi watapiga magoti mbele zake, wale ambao hawawezi kulinda maisha yao wenyewe.
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who cannot keep his soul alive.
30 Kizazi kijacho kitamtumikia yeye; wao watakiambia kizazi kinachofuatia kuhusu Bwana.
A seed shall serve him. It shall be told of the Lord to the next generation.
31 Wao watakuja na kuzungumza kuhusu haki yake; wao watawaambia watu ambao bado hawaja zaliwa yale ambayo Yahwe ameyafanya!
They shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, that he has done it.
