Zaburi 88
1 Yahwe, Mungu wa wokovu wangu, ninalia mchana na usiku mbele zako.
A Song, a Melody. For the Sons of Korah. To the Chief Musician. On "Mahalath." For alternate Song. An Instructive Psalm. By Heman the Ezrahite. O Yahweh, God of my salvation, By day, have I made outcry, In the night, [also] before thee.
2 Sikiliza maombi yangu; utazame kulia kwangu.
Let my prayer, come into thy presence, Bow down thine ear to my loud cry.
For my soul, is sated with misfortunes, And, my life—unto Hades, hath drawn near; (Sheol h7585)
4 Watu hunichukulia kama wale waendao chini shimoni; mimi ni mtu asiye na nguvu.
I am counted with them who descend into the pit, I have become as a man that is without help;
5 Nimetelekezwa miongoni mwa wafu; niko kama mfu alalaye katika kaburi, wao ambao wewe huwajari tena kwa sababu wametengwa mbali na nguvu zako.
Among the dead, is my couch, —Like the slain that lie in the grave, Where thou rememberest them no more, Yea, they, from thy hand, are cut off;
6 Wewe umeniweka katika sehemu ya chini kabisa ya shimo, sehemu yenye giza na kilindini.
Thou hast laid me, In the lowest pit, In dark places, In the deeps:
7 Gadhabu yako yanielemea, na mawimbi yako yote yanatua juu yangu. (Selah)
Upon me, hath rested thine indignation, And, with all thy breakers, hast thou caused affliction. (Selah)
8 Kwa sababu yako, wale wanijuao wote hunikwepa. Umenifanya wakutisha machoni pao. Nimefungwa na siwezi kutoroka.
Thou hast far removed mine acquaintances from me, —Thou hast made me an abomination unto them, Shut up, and I cannot go forth!
9 Macho yangu yamefifia kutokana na shida; kila siku nakuita wewe, Yahwe; ninakunyoshea wewe mikono yangu.
Mine eye, hath dimmed through affliction; I have called upon thee, O Yahweh, all day long, I have spread out, unto thee, my hands.
10 Je! utafanya miujiza kwa ajili ya wafu? Wale waliokufa watafufuka na kukusifu wewe? (Selah)
For the dead, wilt thou perform a wonder? Or shall, the shades, arising, give thee thanks? (Selah)
11 Uaminifu wa agano lako utatangazwa kaburini? au uaminifu wako mahali pa wafu?
Shall Thy lovingkindness be recounted in the grave? Thy faithfulness, in destruction?
12 Matendo yako ya ajabu yatajulikana gizani? au haki yako katika mahali pa usahaulifu?
Shall any wonder of thine, be known in the dark? Or, thy righteousness, in the land of forgetfulness?
13 Lakini ninakulilia wewe, Yahwe; wakati wa asubuhi maombi yangu huja kwako.
But, I, unto thee, O Yahweh, have cried for help, And, in the morning, my prayer will confront thee!
14 Yahwe, kwa nini unanikataa? Kwa nini unauficha uso wako mbali nami?
Wherefore, O Yahweh, shouldst thou reject my soul? shouldst 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.
Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!
16 Matendo yako ya hasira yamepita juu yangu, na matendo yako ya kutisha yameniangamiza.
Over me, have passed thy bursts of burning anger, The alarms of thee have put an end to me;
17 Siku zote yananizingira mimi kama maji; yote yamenizunguka mimi.
They have surrounded me like waters, all the day, They have come circling against me together:
18 Wewe umemuondoa kwangu kila rafiki na anijuaye. Na sasa anijuaye pekee ni giza.
Thou hast far removed from me, lover and friend, Mine acquaintances, are in darkness.
