To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand.
1 O God, thou hast cast us off, thou has scattered us,
Thou hast been displeased; O turn thyself to us again.
Ee Mungu, umetutupa na kututawanya, Umekuwa na hasira, uturudishe tena.
2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou hast broken it:
Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketh.
Umeitetemesha nchi na kuipasua, Upaponye palipobomoka, maana inatikisika.
3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things:
Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.
Umewaonyesha watu wako mazito, Na kutunywesha mvinyo ya kutuyumbisha.
4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.
Umewapa wakuogopao bendera, Ili itwekwe kwa ajili ya kweli.
5 That thy beloved may be delivered;
Save with thy right hand, and hear me.
Ili wapenzi wako waopolewe, Uokoe kwa mkono wako wa kuume, utuitikie.
6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem,
And mete out the valley of Succoth.
Mungu amenena kwa utakatifu wake, Nami nitashangilia. Nitaigawanya Shekemu, Nitalipima bonde la Sukothi.
7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine;
Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;
Gileadi ni yangu, na Manase ni yangu, Na Efraimu ni nguvu ya kichwa changu. Yuda ni fimbo yangu ya kifalme,
8 Moab is my washpot; Over Edom will I cast out my shoe:
Philistia, triumph thou because of me.
Moabu ni bakuli langu la kunawia. Nitamtupia Edomu kiatu changu, Na kumpigia Filisti kelele za vita.
9 Who will bring me into the strong city?
Who will lead me into Edom?
Ni nani atakayenipeleka hata mji wenye boma? Ni nani atakayeniongoza hata Edomu?
10 Wilt not thou, O God, which hadst cast us off?
And thou , O God, which didst not go out with our armies?
Ee Mungu, si Wewe uliyetutupa? Wala, Ee Mungu, hutoki na majeshi yetu?
11 Give us help from trouble:
For vain is the help of man.
Utuletee msaada juu ya mtesi, Maana wokovu wa binadamu haufai.
12 Through God we shall do valiantly:
For he it is that shall tread down our enemies.
Kwa msaada wa Mungu tutatenda makuu, Maana Yeye atawakanyaga watesi wetu.
