1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth;
O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Ee Bwana, Mungu wa kisasi, Mungu wa kisasi, uangaze,
2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth:
Render a reward to the proud.
Mwenye kuihukumu nchi, ujitukuze, Uwape wenye kiburi stahili zao.
3 LORD, how long shall the wicked,
How long shall the wicked triumph?
Bwana, hata lini wasio haki, Hata lini wasio haki watashangilia?
4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things?
And all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
Je! Wote watendao uovu watatoa maneno, Na kusema majivuno, na kufanya kiburi?
5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD,
And afflict thine heritage.
Ee Bwana, wanawaseta watu wako; Wanautesa urithi wako;
6 They slay the widow and the stranger,
And murder the fatherless.
Wanamwua mjane na mgeni; Wanawafisha yatima.
7 Yet they say, The LORD shall not see,
Neither shall the God of Jacob regard it .
Nao husema, Bwana haoni; Mungu wa Yakobo hafikiri.
8 Understand, ye brutish among the people:
And ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Enyi wajinga miongoni mwa watu, fikirini; Enyi wapumbavu, lini mtakapopata akili?
9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear?
He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Aliyelitia sikio mahali pake asisikie? Aliyelifanya jicho asione?
10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct?
He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
Awaadibuye mataifa asikemee? Amfundishaye mwanadamu asijue?
11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man,
That they are vanity.
Bwana anajua mawazo ya mwanadamu, Ya kuwa ni ubatili.
12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD,
And teachest him out of thy law;
Ee Bwana, heri mtu yule umwadibuye, Na kumfundisha kwa sheria yako;
13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity,
Until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Upate kumstarehesha siku za mabaya, Hata asiye haki atakapochimbiwa shimo.
14 For the LORD will not cast off his people,
Neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Kwa kuwa Bwana hatawatupa watu wake, Wala hutauacha urithi wake,
15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness:
And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
Maana hukumu itairejea haki, Na wote walio wanyofu wa moyo wataifuata.
16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers?
Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Ni nani atakayesimama Kwa ajili yangu juu ya wabaya? Ni nani atakayenisaidia Juu yao wafanyao maovu?
17 Unless the LORD had been my help,
My soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Kama Bwana asingalikuwa msaada wangu, Nafsi yangu kwa upesi ingalikaa penye kimya.
18 When I said, My foot slippeth;
Thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
Niliposema, Mguu wangu unateleza; Ee Bwana, fadhili zako zilinitegemeza.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me
Thy comforts delight my soul.
Katika wingi wa mawazo ya moyoni mwangu, Faraja zako zaifurahisha roho yangu.
20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee,
Which frameth mischief by a law?
Je! Kiti cha udhalimu kishirikiane nawe, Kitungacho madhara kwa njia ya sheria?
21 They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous,
And condemn the innocent blood.
Huishambulia nafsi yake mwenye haki, Na kuihukumu damu isiyo na hatia.
22 But the LORD is my defence;
And my God is the rock of my refuge.
Lakini Bwana amekuwa ngome kwangu, Na Mungu wangu mwamba wangu wa kukimbilia.
23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness;
Yea , the LORD our God shall cut them off.
Naye atawarudishia uovu wao, Atawaangamiza katika ubaya wao, Naam, Bwana, Mungu wetu, atawaangamiza.
