Zaburi 69
1 Uniokoe, Mungu; maana maji yameweka uhai wangu hatarini.
To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies,' by David. Save me, O God, for come have waters unto the soul.
2 Ninazama kwenye kina cha matope, pasipo na hahari pa kusimama; nimekuja kwenye kina kirefu cha maji, ambako mafuriko yananifunika.
I have sunk in deep mire, And there is no standing, I have come into the depths of the waters, And a flood hath overflown me.
3 Nimechoka sana kwa kulia kwangu; koo langu ni kavu; macho yangu yanafifia wakati namngoja Mungu wangu.
I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
4 Wale wanichukiao bila sababu wako zaidi ya nywele za kichwa changu; wale ambao wangeweza kuniua, wakiwa adui zangu kwa sababu zisizo sahihi, ni wengi mno; wanalazimisha nirudishe kile ambacho sijaiba.
Those hating me without cause Have been more than the hairs of my head, Mighty have been my destroyers, My lying enemies, That which I took not away — I bring back.
5 Mungu, wewe unaujua ujinga wangu, na dhambi zangu hazifichiki kwako.
O God, Thou — Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.
6 Usiwaache wale wanao kungoja wewe waaibishwe kwa sababu yangu, Bwana Yahwe wa majeshi; usiwaache wale wanaokutafuta wewe wadharauliwe kwa sababu yangu, Mungu wa Israeli.
Let not those waiting on Thee be ashamed because of me, O Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, Let not those seeking Thee Blush because of me, O God of Israel.
7 Kwa ajili yako nimestahimili lawama; aibu imeufunika uso wangu.
For because of Thee I have borne reproach, Shame hath covered my face.
8 Nimekuwa mgeni kwa ndugu zangu, nisiye fahamika wala kuaminika kwa watoto wa mama yangu.
A stranger I have been to my brother, And a foreigner to sons of my mother.
9 Kwa maana bidii ya nyumba yako imenila, na laumu zao wanao kulaumu wewe zimeniangukia mimi.
For zeal for Thy house hath consumed me, And the reproaches of Thy reproachers Have fallen upon me.
10 Wakati nilipolia na kutokula chakula, walinitukana.
And I weep in the fasting of my soul, And it is for a reproach to me.
11 Nilipoteneneza mavazi ya gunia, nikawa kituko kwao.
And I make my clothing sackcloth, And I am to them for a simile.
12 Wale wakaao katika lango la mji huniseng'enya; mimi ni wimbo wa walevi.
Those sitting at the gate meditate concerning me, And those drinking strong drink, Play on instruments.
13 Lakini kwangu mimi, maombi yangu ni kwako, Yahwe, wakati ambao wewe utayapokea; unijibu katika uaminifu wa wokovu wako.
And I — my prayer [is] to Thee, O Jehovah, A time of good pleasure, O God, In the abundance of Thy kindness, Answer me in the truth of Thy salvation.
14 Unitoe matopeni, na usiniache nizame; uniondoe mbali na wale wanaonichukia na uniokoe katika kina cha maji.
Deliver me from the mire, and let me not sink, Let me be delivered from those hating me, And from deep places of waters.
15 Usiache mafuliko ya maji yanielemee, wala kina kisinimeze. Usiache mdomo wa shimo unimeze.
Let not a flood of waters overflow me, Nor let the deep swallow me up, Nor let the pit shut her mouth upon me.
16 Unijibu, Yahwe, maana uaminifu wa agano lako ni mwema; kwa maana rehema zako kwangu ni nyingi, unigeukie.
Answer me, O Jehovah, for good [is] Thy kindness, According to the abundance Of Thy mercies turn Thou unto me,
17 Usiufiche uso wako mbali na mtumishi wako, maana niko katika dhiki; unijibu haraka.
And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, For I am in distress — haste, answer me.
18 Uje kwangu na unikomboe. Kwa sababu ya adui zangu, uwe fidia yangu.
Be near unto my soul — redeem it, Because of mine enemies ransom me.
19 Wewe wajua kulaumiwa kwangu, kuaibishwa kwangu, na kudharauliwa kwangu; wapinzani wangu wote wako mbele yako.
Thou — Thou hast known my reproach, And my shame, and my blushing, Before Thee [are] all mine adversaries.
20 Lawama imevunja moyo wangu; nimejawa na huzuni kubwa; nilitafuta mtu wa kunihurumia, lakini hakuwepo; nilitafuta wafariji, lakini sikupata.
Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am sick, And I look for a bemoaner, and there is none, And for comforters, and I have found none.
21 Walinipa sumu kwa ajili ya chakula changu; katika kiu yangu walinipa siki ninywe.
And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.
22 Meza yao mbele yao na iwe mtego; wafikiripo wako kwenye usalama, iwe kitanzi.
Their table before them is for a snare, And for a recompence — for a trap.
23 Macho yao na yatiwe giza ili kwamba wasiweze kuona; uvifanye viuno vyao kutetemeka daima.
Darkened are their eyes from seeing, And their loins continually shake Thou.
24 Wamwagie gadhabu yako, ukali wa hasira yako uwafikie wao.
Pour upon them Thine indignation, And the fierceness of Thine anger doth seize them.
25 Sehemu yao na iwe ukiwa; mtu yeyote asiishi katika hema yao.
Their tower is desolated, In their tents there is no dweller.
26 Kwa kuwa walimtesa yule uliyempa adhabu. Mara kwa mara walihesabu maumivu ya wale walioumizwa.
For they have pursued him Thou hast smitten, And recount of the pain of Thy pierced ones.
27 Wakiwashtaki kuwa wamefanya uovu juu ya uovu; usiwaache waje kwenye ushindi wa haki yako.
Give punishment for their iniquity, And they enter not into Thy righteousness.
28 Uwafute kwenye Kitabu cha Uzima na wasiandikwe pamoja na wenyehaki.
They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.
29 Lakini mimi ni maskini na mwenye huzuni; uruhusu wokovu wako, Mungu, uniweke juu sana.
And I [am] afflicted and pained, Thy salvation, O God, doth set me on high.
30 Nitalisifu jina la Mungu kwa wimbo na nitamtukuza yeye kwa shukrani.
I praise the name of God with a song, And I magnify Him with thanksgiving,
31 Nitamsifu Yahwe zaidi kuliko ng'ombe au ndama aliye na mapembe na kwato.
And it is better to Jehovah than an ox, A bullock — horned — hoofed.
32 Wanyenyekevu wameona na kufurahi; ninyi mnao matafuta Mungu, mioyo yenu itiwe nguvu.
The humble have seen — they rejoice, Ye who seek God — and your heart liveth.
33 Maana Yahwe husikia wenye uhitaji naye hawadharau wafungwa wake.
For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.
34 Mbingu na nchi zimsifu yeye, bahari na vyote vitembeavyo majini.
The heavens and earth do praise Him, Seas, and every moving thing in them.
35 Kwa maana Mungu ataiokoa Sayuni na ataujenga tena mji wa Yuda; watu wataishi huko na kupata umiliki wao.
For God doth save Zion, And doth build the cities of Judah, And they have dwelt there, and possess it.
36 Ukoo wa watumishi wake watairithi; nao walipendao jina lake wataishi humo.
And the seed of His servants inherit it, And those loving His name dwell in it!
