Zaburi 9
1 Nitamshukuru Yahweh kwa moyo wangu wote; nitayasimulia matendo yako makuu.
For the leader;’almuth labben. A psalm of David. With all my heart I will praise the Lord, all your wonders I will rehearse.
2 Nitafurahi na kushangilia katika wewe; nitaliimbia jina lako, Wewe uliye juu.
I will rejoice and exult in you, singing praise to your name, Most High;
3 Maadui zangu wanaponirudia, hujikwaa na kuangamia mbele zako.
because backward my foes were turned, they stumbled and perished before you.
4 Kwa kuwa umenitetea kwa haki; unakaa kwenye kiti chako cha enzi, ukihukumu kwa haki!
My right and my claim you have upheld, you did sit on the throne as a fair judge,
5 Uliwakemea mataifa; umewaharibu waovu; na kuwa futilia mbali jina lao milele na milele.
rebuking the nations, destroying the wicked, and blotting their name out forever and ever.
6 Maadui wamebomoka kama magofu ulipo pindua miji yao. Kumbukumbu yao yote imepotea.
The foe is vanished, ruined forever, their cities destroyed, their memory perished.
7 Bali Yahweh anadumu milele; ameweka kiti chake cha enzi kwa ajili ya haki.
See! The Lord is seated forever on the throne he established for judgment,
8 Naye atauhukumu ulimwengu kwa haki, na atatekeleza hukumu kwa ajili ya mataifa kwa haki.
ruling the world with justice, and judging the nations with equity.
9 Yahweh pia atakuwa ngome kwake aliye onewa, na ngome wakati wa shida.
So the Lord proves a haven to the oppressed, a haven in times of trouble.
10 Wale wakujuao jina lako wanaamini katika Wewe, kwa ajili yako, Yahweh, usiwaache wale wakutafutao.
Well may they trust you who know your name, for those who seek you, you never abandon.
11 Mwibieni sifa Yahweh, anaye tawala katika Sayuni; waambieni mataifa yale aliyo yatenda.
Sing praise to the Lord, whose home is in Zion, declare his deeds among the nations.
12 Kwa kuwa Mungu alipizae kisasi cha damu hukumbuka; naye hasahau kilio cha anayeonewa.
As avenger of blood, he keeps them in mind, he does not forget the cry of the wretched.
13 Unihurumie, Yahweh; tazama vile ninavyo onewa na wale wanao nichukia, wewe ambaye unaweza kunikwapua katika lango la kifo.
Show me favour, Lord, see how my foes afflict me, lift me up from the gates of death;
14 Oh, ili niweze kutangaza sifa zako. Katika lango la binti sayuni nitaufurahia wokovu wako!
so I may, in your help exulting, tell forth your praise at the gates of Zion.
15 Mataifa yamedidimia chini katika shimo ambalo walilolitengeneza; miguu yao imenaswa kwenye nyavu walioificha wenyewe.
The nations are sunk in the pit which they made, in the net that they hid, their own foot is entangled.
16 Yahweh amejidhihilisha; na kutekeleza hukumu; waovu wameangamia kwa matendo yao wenyewe. (Selah)
The Lord is revealed in the judgment he wrought, the wicked are snared in their own handiwork. (Selah)
Let the wicked depart to Sheol, all the nations that live forgetful of God. (Sheol h7585)
18 Kwa kuwa mhitaji hata sahauliwa siku zote, wala matumaini ya wanyonge hayatapotea milele.
For the needy will not be always forgotten, nor the hope of the helpless be lost forever.
19 Inuka, Yahweh, usimruhusu mtu kutushinda; mataifa na wahukumiwe mbele zako.
Arise, Lord; don’t let them triumph: before your face let the nations be judged.
20 Bwana, waogopeshe; mataifa waweze kutambua kuwa ni wanadamu tu. (Selah)
Strike them with fear, Lord: show the nations how frail they are. (Selah)
