Mga Awit 69

1 Iligtas mo ako, Oh Dios; sapagka't ang tubig ay tumabon sa aking kaluluwa.

O God, save me, because [I am in great danger]. [It is as though] flood water is up to my neck, [and I am about to drown] [MET].

2 Ako'y lumulubog sa malalim na burak na walang tayuan: ako'y lumulubog sa malalim na tubig, na tinatabunan ako ng agos.

I continue to sink in the deep mud, and there is no solid ground for me to stand on. I am in deep water, and flood waters are swirling around me.

3 Ako'y hapo sa aking daing; ang lalamunan ko'y tuyo: ang mga mata ko'y nangangalumata habang hinihintay ko ang aking Dios.

I am exhausted from calling out [for help]; my throat is very dry. Because I have cried so much as I have waited for God [to help me], my eyes are swollen.

4 Silang nangagtatanim sa akin ng walang anomang kadahilanan ay higit kay sa mga buhok ng aking ulo: silang ibig maghiwalay sa akin, na mga kaaway kong may kamalian, ay mga makapangyarihan: akin ngang isinauli ang hindi ko kinuha.

Those who hate me when there is no reason to hate me are more than the number of hairs on my head [HYP]! Those who want to get rid of me are strong, and they tell lies about me. They demand that I return to them things that I did not steal!

5 Oh Dios, kilala mo ang kamangmangan ko; at ang mga kasalanan ko'y hindi lihim sa iyo.

O God, (you see the sins that I have committed/my sins are not hidden from you). You know that I have foolishly [disobeyed your laws].

6 Huwag mangapahiya dahil sa akin ang nangaghihintay sa iyo, Oh Panginoong Dios ng mga hukbo: huwag mangalagay sa kasiraang puri dahil sa akin ang nagsisihanap sa iyo, Oh Dios ng Israel.

O Yahweh God, [you who are the commander] of the armies [of heaven], do not allow the [wrong things that] I [have done] to cause those who trust in you to be disappointed/disillusioned. O God, you whom [we] Israeli people [worship], do not allow me to cause your people to be humiliated.

7 Sapagka't dahil sa iyo ay nagdala ako ng kadustaan; kahihiyan ay tumakip sa aking mukha.

People have insulted/ridiculed me because [I am devoted to] you. They have thoroughly humiliated [IDM] me.

8 Ako'y naging iba sa aking mga kapatid, at taga ibang lupa sa mga anak ng aking ina.

Even my own [older] brothers act as if they do not know me; they treat me like a foreigner.

9 Sapagka't napuspos ako ng sikap sa iyong bahay; at ang mga pagduwahagi nila na nagsisiduwahagi sa iyo ay nangahulog sa akin.

[Some people have despised your temple]; but my zeal for [keeping] your temple [holy] is like a fire burning inside me. So [it is as though] those who are insulting you are also insulting me.

10 Pag umiiyak ako at pinarurusahan ko ng pagaayuno ang aking kaluluwa, yao'y pagkaduwahagi sa akin.

When I have humbled myself and (fasted/abstained from eating food) [to show my sadness about the disgraceful things that they have done to your temple], they just insult me.

11 Nang magsuot ako ng kayong magaspang, ay naging kawikaan ako sa kanila.

When I put on [rough] sackcloth [to show that I am sad], they laugh at [IDM] me.

12 Pinag-uusapan ako nilang nangauupo sa pintuang-bayan; at ako ang awit ng mga lango.

Even the elders [of the city] say bad things about me. The drunkards of the city sing [disgusting] songs about me.

13 Nguni't tungkol sa akin, ang dalangin ko'y sa iyo, Oh Panginoon, sa isang kalugodlugod na panahon: Oh Dios, sa karamihan ng iyong kagandahang-loob,

But Yahweh, I will [continue] praying to you. At the time that you choose, answer me and rescue me because you faithfully love me.

14 Iligtas mo ako sa burak, at huwag mo akong ilubog: maligtas ako sa kanila na nangagtatanim sa akin, at sa malalim na tubig.

Do not allow me to sink any more in the mud. Rescue me from those who hate me! Lift me up out of these deep waters!

15 Huwag akong tangayin ng baha, ni lamunin man ako ng kalaliman: at huwag takpan ng hukay ang kaniyang bunganga sa akin.

Do not allow flood waters to swirl around me, do not allow the deep [mud] to swallow me; keep me from sinking into the pit [of death] [MET].

16 Sagutin mo ako, Oh Panginoon; sapagka't ang iyong kagandahang-loob ay mabuti: ayon sa karamihan ng iyong mga malumanay na kaawaan ay bumalik ka sa akin.

O Yahweh, answer my prayer and help me because you are good and love me faithfully.

17 At huwag mong ikubli ang iyong mukha sa iyong lingkod; sapagka't ako'y nasa kahirapan; sagutin mo akong madali.

Do not (hide yourself from/refuse to hear) me; answer me quickly because I am in great trouble.

18 Lumapit ka sa aking kaluluwa, at tubusin mo: Iligtas mo ako dahil sa aking mga kaaway.

Come near to me and save me; rescue me from my enemies.

19 Talastas mo ang aking kadustaan, at ang aking kahihiyan, at ang aking kasiraang puri: ang aking mga kaaway, ay pawang nangasa harap mo.

You know that I am insulted and that [people cause] me [to feel] ashamed and dishonored; you know [who] all my enemies [are].

20 Kaduwahagihan ay sumira ng aking puso; at ako'y lipos ng kabigatan ng loob: at ako'y naghintay na may maawa sa akin, nguni't wala; at mga mangaaliw, nguni't wala akong masumpungan.

[Their] insults have deeply offended me, and I (feel helpless/am in despair). I searched for [someone who would] pity [me], but there was no one. I wanted someone to encourage/comfort me, but there were none.

21 Binigyan naman nila ako ng pagkaing mapait; at sa aking kauhawan ay binigyan nila ako ng suka na mainom.

[Instead], they gave me food [that tasted like] poison, and when I was thirsty, they gave me sour wine to drink.

22 Maging lalang sa harap nila ang kanilang dulang; at maging isang silo kung sila'y nasa kapayapaan.

I hope/desire that the feasts [MTY] [that they enjoy] will (become a snare for/bring trouble to) them, and that [those whom they invite to] the sacrificial feasts will also be trapped.

23 Manglabo ang kanilang mga mata, na sila'y huwag makakita; at papanginigin mong palagi ang kanilang mga balakang.

I hope/desire that their eyesight will become dim so that they cannot see anything, and that their backs/bodies will become weaker and weaker.

24 Ibugso mo ang iyong galit sa kanila, at datnan (sila) ng kabangisan ng iyong galit.

Show them that you are very angry with them! Because of your great/furious anger, chase after them and catch them.

25 Magiba ang tahanan nila; walang tumahan sa kanilang mga tolda.

Cause their towns to become abandoned/deserted and that there will be no one left to live in their tents/houses.

26 Sapagka't kanilang hinabol siya na iyong sinaktan, at sinaysay nila ang damdam niyaong iyong sinugatan.

[Do this] because they persecute those whom you have punished, (they talk about the sins of/they want to hurt even more) those whom you have wounded.

27 At dagdagan mo ng kasamaan ang kanilang kasamaan: at huwag silang masok sa iyong katuwiran.

Keep making a record of all their sins, do not acquit/pardon them [for the evil things that they have done].

28 Mapawi (sila) sa aklat ng buhay, at huwag masulat na kasama ng matuwid.

Erase their names [SYN] from the book [containing the names of those who have eternal] life; do not include them in the list of righteous people.

29 Nguni't ako'y dukha at mapanglaw: sa pamamagitan ng pagliligtas mo, Oh Dios, ay iahon mo nawa ako.

As for me, I have pain and am suffering. O God, protect me and rescue me.

30 Aking pupurihin ng awit ang pangalan ng Dios, at dadakilain ko siya ng pasalamat.

When God does that, I will sing as I praise God, and I will honor him by thanking him.

31 At kalulugdan ng Panginoon na higit kay sa isang baka, o sa toro na may mga sungay at mga paa.

My doing that will please Yahweh more than [sacrificing] oxen, more than offering him full-grown bulls.

32 Nakita ng mga maamo, at nangatuwa: mabuhay ang puso, ninyong nagsisihanap sa Dios.

Oppressed/Afflicted people will see [that God has rescued me], and they will be glad. I want all of you who ask God [to help you] to be encouraged.

33 Sapagka't dinidinig ng Panginoon ang mapagkailangan, at hindi hinahamak ang kaniyang mga bilanggo.

Yahweh listens to those who are needy; He does not ignore/forget those who are oppressed/imprisoned.

34 Purihin siya ng langit at lupa, ng mga dagat, at ng bawa't bagay na gumagalaw roon.

I desire that everything will praise God— everything that is in heaven and on earth, and all the creatures that are in the seas.

35 Sapagka't ililigtas ng Dios ang Sion, at itatayo ang mga bayan ng Juda; at sila'y magsisitahan doon, at tatangkilikin nila na pinakaari.

God will rescue the people of Jerusalem [from their enemies], and he will rebuild the towns that are in Judah. His people will live there and [again] possess the land.

36 Mamanahin naman ng binhi ng kaniyang mga lingkod; at silang nagsisiibig ng kaniyang pangalan ay magsisitahan doon.

The descendants of his people will inherit it, and those who love him will live there [safely].