Zaburi 88
1 Yahwe, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, ninalia mchana na usiku mbele zako.
O Jehovah, the God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.
2 Sikiliza maombi yangu; utazame kulia kwangu.
Let my prayer enter into thy presence. Incline thine ear to my cry.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. (Sheol h7585)
4 Watu hunichukulia kama wale waendao chini shimoni; mimi ni mtu asiye na nguvu.
I am reckoned with those who go down into the pit. I am as a man who has no help,
5 Nimetelekezwa miongoni mwa wafu; niko kama mfu alalaye katika kaburi, wao ambao wewe huwajari tena kwa sababu wametengwa mbali na nguvu zako.
cast off among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom thou remember no more, and they are cut off from thy hand.
6 Wewe umeniweka katika sehemu ya chini kabisa ya shimo, sehemu yenye giza na kilindini.
Thou have laid me in the lowest pit, in dark places, in the deeps.
7 Gadhabu yako yanielemea, na mawimbi yako yote yanatua juu yangu. (Selah)
Thy wrath lays hard upon me, and thou have afflicted me with all thy waves. (Selah)
8 Kwa sababu yako, wale wanijuao wote hunikwepa. Umenifanya wakutisha machoni pao. Nimefungwa na siwezi kutoroka.
Thou have put my acquaintances far from me. Thou have made me an abomination to them. I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9 Macho yangu yamefifia kutokana na shida; kila siku nakuita wewe, Yahwe; ninakunyoshea wewe mikono yangu.
My eye wastes away because of affliction. I have called daily upon thee, O Jehovah, I have spread forth my hands to thee.
10 Je! utafanya miujiza kwa ajili ya wafu? Wale waliokufa watafufuka na kukusifu wewe? (Selah)
Will thou show wonders to the dead? Shall those who are deceased arise and praise thee? (Selah)
11 Uaminifu wa agano lako utatangazwa kaburini? au uaminifu wako mahali pa wafu?
Shall thy loving kindness be declared in the grave, or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12 Matendo yako ya ajabu yatajulikana gizani? au haki yako katika mahali pa usahaulifu?
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13 Lakini ninakulilia wewe, Yahwe; wakati wa asubuhi maombi yangu huja kwako.
But to thee, O Jehovah, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer shall come before thee.
14 Yahwe, kwa nini unanikataa? Kwa nini unauficha uso wako mbali nami?
Jehovah, why do thou cast off my soul? Why do thou hide thy face from me?
15 Nimekuwa nikiteswa kila siku na hatihati ya kifo tangu ujana wangu. Nimeteseka dhidi ya hofu yako kuu; ninakata tamaa.
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer thy terrors I am confounded.
16 Matendo yako ya hasira yamepita juu yangu, na matendo yako ya kutisha yameniangamiza.
Thy fierce wrath has gone over me. Thy terrors have cut me off.
17 Siku zote yananizingira mimi kama maji; yote yamenizunguka mimi.
They came round about me like water all the day long. They encompassed me around together.
18 Wewe umemuondoa kwangu kila rafiki na anijuaye. Na sasa anijuaye pekee ni giza.
Thou have put beloved and friend far from me, and my acquaintances into darkness.
