Zaburi 22
1 Mungu wangu, Mungu wangu, mbona umeniacha? Kwa nini uko mbali na wokovu wangu na mbali na maneno yangu yenye uchungu?
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Doe of the Dawn.” A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why have You forsaken me? Why are You so far from saving me, so far from my words of groaning?
2 Mungu wangu, ninalia mchana kutwa, lakini haunijibu, na wakati wa usiku sinyamazi!
I cry out by day, O my God, but You do not answer, and by night, but I have no rest.
3 Bado wewe ni mtakatifu; wewe umekaa kama mfalme pamoja na sifa za Israeli.
Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
4 Mababu zetu walikuamini wewe, na wewe uliwaokoa wao.
In You our fathers trusted; they trusted and You delivered them.
5 Walikulilia wewe nao waka okolewa. Wao walikuamini wewe na hawakuvunjwa moyo.
They cried out to You and were set free; they trusted in You and were not disappointed.
6 Bali mimi ni funza na sio mtu, nisiye faa kwa ubinadamu na hudharauliwa na watu.
But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
7 Wale wote wanionao hunisuta; hunidhihaki; hunitikisia vichwa vyao.
All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
8 Wao husema, “Yeye anamwamini Yahwe; mwache Yahwe amuokoe. Mwache amuokoe yeye, kwa kuwa yeye anampendeza sana Yeye.”
“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD 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.
Yet You brought me forth from the womb; You made me secure at my mother’s breast.
10 Nimekwisha tupwa kwako wewe tokea tumboni; wewe ni Mungu wangu tangu nikiwa tumboni mwa mama yangu!
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
11 Usiwe mbali na mimi, kwa kuwa shida ikaribu; hayupo hata mmoja wa kusaidia.
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
12 Maksai wengi wananizunguka mimi; maksai wenye nguvu ya Bashan wananizunguka mimi.
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
13 Wao wanafungua midomo yao kwangu kama simba aungurumaye akirarua windo lake.
They open their jaws against me like lions that roar and maul.
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 disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away 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 sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
16 Kwa maana mbwa wamenizunguka; kundi la watu waovu limenizunguka; wamenitoboa mikono yangu na miguu yangu.
For dogs surround me; a band of evil men encircles me; they have pierced my hands and feet.
17 Nami ninaweza kuihesabu mifupa yangu. Wao wananitazama na kunishangaa.
I can count all my bones; they stare and gloat over me.
18 Wao wanagawa mavazi yangu kati yao wenyewe, wanapiga kura kwa ajili ya mavazi yangu.
They divide my garments among them and cast lots for my clothing.
19 Usiwe mbali, Yahwe; tafadhali harakisha kunisaidia mimi, nguvu yangu!
But You, O LORD, be not far off; O my Strength, come quickly to help me.
20 Uiokoe roho yangu na upanga, maisha yangu mwenyewe na makucha ya mbwa mwitu.
Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of wild dogs.
21 Uniokoe na mdomo wa simba; uniokoe na mapembe ya ng'ombe wa porini.
Save me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
22 Nami nitalitangaza jina lako kwa ndugu zangu; katikati ya kusanyiko la watu nitakusifu wewe.
I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
23 Ninyi mnao mwogopa Yahwe, msifuni yeye! Ninyi nyote kizazi cha Yakobo, muheshimuni yeye! Simameni katika hofu yake, ninyi nyote kizazi cha Israeli!
You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
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 or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
25 Yahwe, katika kusanyiko la watu wako nitakusifu kwa yale uliyo tenda; nami nitatimiza nadhiri zangu mbele ya wale wanao muhofu yeye.
My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
26 Walio onewa watakula na kutosheka; wale ambao humtafuta Yahwe watamsifu yeye. Mioyo yenu iishi milele.
The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts 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 will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
28 Kwa kuwa utawala ni wa Yahwe; yeye ni mtawala wa mataifa.
For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules 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 rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him— even those unable to preserve their lives.
30 Kizazi kijacho kitamtumikia yeye; wao watakiambia kizazi kinachofuatia kuhusu Bwana.
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
31 Wao watakuja na kuzungumza kuhusu haki yake; wao watawaambia watu ambao bado hawaja zaliwa yale ambayo Yahwe ameyafanya!
They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
