Zaburi 55
1 Uyategee sikio maombi yangu, Mungu; nawe usijifiche mbali na kusihi kwangu.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
2 Unitazame kwa makini na unijibu; Sina pumziko katika shida zangu
Attend to me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
3 kwa sababu ya sauti ya adui zangu, kwa sababu ya ukandamizaji wa waovu; maana wananiletea matatizo na kunitesa wakiwa na hasira.
Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
4 Moyo wangu wasumbuka ndani yangu, na hofu ya kifo imeniangukia.
My heart is severely pained within me: and the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
5 Uwoga na kutetemeka kumenijia, nayo hofu imenielemea.
Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
6 Nikasema, “Oh, kama tu ningekuwa na mabawa kama njiwa! Ningelipaa mbali na kupata pumziko.
And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! [for then] I would fly away, and be at rest.
7 Tazama, ningeenda mbali; ningekaa jangwani. (Selah)
Lo, [then] I would wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. (Selah)
8 Ningefanya haraka kuja mafichoni mwako kuzikimbia dhoruba na tufani.”
I would hasten my escape from the windy storm [and] tempest.
9 Uwaangamize, Bwana, vuruga lugha zao! Kwa maana nimeona vurugu na ugomvi katika mji.
Destroy, O LORD, [and] divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
10 Mchana na usiku wao huenda kwenye kuta zake; uchafu na ufisadi uko katikati yake.
Day and night they go about it upon its walls: mischief also and sorrow [are] in the midst of it.
11 Uovu uko katikati yake; ukandamizaji na uongo hauiachi mitaa yake.
Wickedness [is] in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
12 Kwa maana hakuwa adui aliye nikemea, hivyo ningevumilia; wala ingekuwa ni yule aliye nichukia aliyejiinua mwenyewe dhidi yagu, hivyo ningejificha asinione.
For [it was] not an enemy [that] reproached me; then I could have borne [it]: neither [was it] he that hated me [that] magnified [himself] against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
13 Lakini ulikuwa wewe, mtu sawa na mimi, mwenzangu na rafiki yangu.
But [it was] thou, a man my equal, my guide, and my acquaintance.
14 Tulikuwa na ushirika mtamu pamoja; tuliingia katika nyumba ya Mungu tukiwa na umati mkubwa.
We took sweet counsel together, [and] walked to the house of God in company.
15 Kifo na kiwapate ghafla; na washuke wakiwa hai kuzimuni, maana ndiko waishiko waovu, hapo hapo kati yao. (Sheol h7585)
Let death seize upon them, [and] let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness [is] in their dwellings, [and] among them. (Sheol h7585)
16 Lakini kwangu mimi, nitamwita Mungu, na Yahwe ataniokoa.
As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me.
17 Wakati wa jioni, asubuhi na mchana ninalalamika na kuomboleza; yeye atasikia sauti yangu.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.
18 Kwa usalama kabisa atayaokoa maisha yangu na vita dhidi yangu, kwa maana wale waliopigana nami walikuwa ni wengi.
He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle [that was] against me: for there were many with me.
19 Mungu, yule unayetawala milele, atawasikia na kuwaaibisha wao. (Selah) Hawabadiliki, na hawamhofu Mungu.
God will hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. (Selah) Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
20 Rafiki yangu ameinua mikono yake dhidi ya wale waliokuwa na amani naye; Hakuheshimu agano alilokuwa nalo.
He hath put forth his hands against such as are at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
21 Mdomo wake ulikuwa laini kama siagi, lakini moyo wake ulikuwa adui; maneno yake yalikuwa laini kuliko mafuta, lakini yalikuwa ni panga zilizochomolewa.
[The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords.
22 Umtwike mizigo yako Yahwe, naye atakusaidia; yeye hataruhusu mtu mwenye haki kuyumbayumba.
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved.
23 Bali wewe, Mungu, utawaleta waovu chini kwenye shimo la uharibifu; watu wenye kiu ya kumwaga damu na waongo hawataishi hata nusu ya maisha kama wengine, lakini mimi nitakuamini wewe.
But thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
