Zaburi 59
1 Uniokoe dhidi ya adui zangu, Mungu wangu; uniweke mahali pa juu mbali na wale wanaoinuka dhidi yangu.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.
2 Uniweke salama mbali na wafanyao kazi ya uovu, na uniokoe dhidi ya watu wenye kiu ya damu.
Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed.
3 Maana, tazama, wanasubiria uvamizini waniue. Wafanya maovu wenye nguvu hujikusanya wenyewe pamoja dhidi yangu, lakini sio kwa sababu ya makosa yangu au dhambi yangu, Yahwe.
See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.
4 Wao wanajiandaa kunikimbiza ingawa sina kosa; amka unisaidie na unitazame.
For no fault of my own, they move swiftly to attack me. Arise to help me, and take notice.
5 Ewe, Yahwe Mungu wa majeshi, Mungu wa Israeli, inika uwaadhibu mataifa yote; usiwe na huruma kwa mhalifu mwovu yeyote. (Selah)
O LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, rouse Yourself to punish all the nations; show no mercy to the wicked traitors.
6 Wao wanarudi jioni, wanabweka kama mbwa na kuuzungukia mji.
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
7 Tazama, wanapiga kelele mbaya kwa midomo yao; panga ziko kwenye midomo yao, maana wanasema, “Ni nani anaye tusikia?”
See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
8 Lakini wewe, Yahwe, utawacheka; wewe huwadhihaki mataifa yote.
But You, O LORD, laugh at them; You scoff at all the nations.
9 Mungu, nguvu yangu, nitakuwa msikivu kwako; wewe ni mnara wangu mrefu.
I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
10 Mungu atakutana nami akiwa na uaminifu wa agano lake; Mungu atanifanya nione shauku yangu juu ya adui zangu.
My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
11 Usiwaue, hivyo watu watasahau. Uwatawanye kwa nguvu zako na uwaangushe, Bwana ngao yetu.
Do not kill them, or my people will forget. Scatter them by Your power, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.
12 Kwa ajili ya dhambi za midomo yao na maneno ya midomo yao, wakamatwe katika majivuno yao, na kwa laana na uongo ambao wao huelezea.
By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.
13 Uwamalize katika gadhabu yako, uwamalize ili kwamba wasiwepo tena; wajue kuwa Mungu anatawala katika Yakobo na mwisho wa nchi. (Selah)
Consume them in wrath; consume them till they are no more, so it may be known to the ends of the earth that God rules over Jacob.
14 Wakati wa jioni wao hurudi, wakibweka kama mbwa wakiuzungukia mji.
They return in the evening, snarling like dogs and prowling around the city.
15 Wanatangatanga wakitafuta chakula na wanabweka kama mbwa kama hawajatosheka.
They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
16 Lakini nitaimba kuhusu nguvu zako, na asubuhi nitaimba kuhusu upendo wako imara! maana umekuwa mnara wangu mrefu na kimbilio la usalama katika siku ya taabu.
But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
17 Kwako, nguvu yangu, nitaimba sifa; kwa kuwa Mungu ni mnara wangu mrefu, Mungu wa uaminifu wa agano.
To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
