A Psalm of Asaph.
1 Truly God is good to Israel,
Even to such as are of a clean heart.
Hakika Mungu ni mwema kwa Israeli, Kwa hao walio safi mioyo yao.
2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone;
My steps had well nigh slipped.
Nami miguu yangu ilikuwa karibu na kupotoka, Hatua zangu zilikuwa karibu na kuteleza.
3 For I was envious at the foolish,
When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Maana naliwaonea wivu wenye kujivuna, Nilipoiona hali ya amani ya wasio haki.
4 For there are no bands in their death:
But their strength is firm.
Maana hawana maumivu katika kufa kwao, Na mwili wao una nguvu.
5 They are not in trouble as other men;
Neither are they plagued like other men.
Katika taabu ya watu hawamo, Wala hawapati mapigo pamoja na wanadamu.
6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain;
Violence covereth them as a garment.
Hivyo kiburi kimekuwa mkufu shingoni mwao, Jeuri huwavika kama nguo.
7 Their eyes stand out with fatness:
They have more than heart could wish.
Macho yao hutokeza kwa kunenepa, Wameipita kadiri ya mawazo ya mioyo yao.
8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression:
They speak loftily.
Hudhihaki, husimulia mabaya, Husimulia udhalimu kana kwamba wako juu.
9 They set their mouth against the heavens,
And their tongue walketh through the earth.
Wameweka kinywa chao mbinguni, Na ulimi wao hutanga-tanga duniani.
10 Therefore his people return hither:
And waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.
Kwa hiyo watu wake hugeuka huko, Na maji yaliyojaa humezwa nao.
11 And they say, How doth God know?
And is there knowledge in the most High?
Nao husema, Mungu ajuaje? Yako maarifa kwake aliye juu?
12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase in riches.
Fahamu, ndivyo walivyo wasio haki, Na kwa kustarehe sikuzote wamepata mali nyingi.
13 Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency.
Hakika nimejisafisha moyo wangu bure, Nimenawa mikono yangu kwa kutokukosa.
14 For all the day long have I been plagued,
And chastened every morning.
Maana mchana kutwa nimepigwa, Na kuadhibiwa kila asubuhi.
15 If I say, I will speak thus;
Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
Kama ningalisema, Nitasimulia kama hayo; Kumbe! Ningaliwadanganya kizazi cha wana wako.
16 When I thought to know this,
It was too painful for me;
Nami nalifikiri jinsi ya kufahamu hayo; Ikawa taabu machoni pangu;
17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God;
Then understood I their end.
Hata nilipoingia katika patakatifu pa Mungu, Nikautafakari mwisho wao.
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places:
Thou castedst them down into destruction.
Hakika Wewe huwaweka penye utelezi, Huwaangusha mpaka palipoharibika.
19 How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment!
They are utterly consumed with terrors.
Namna gani wamekuwa ukiwa mara! Wametokomea na kutoweshwa kwa utisho.
20 As a dream when one awaketh;
So , O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
Ee Bwana, kama ndoto wakati wa kuamka, Uondokapo utaidharau sanamu yao.
21 Thus my heart was grieved,
And I was pricked in my reins.
Moyo wangu ulipoona uchungu, Viuno vyangu viliponichoma,
22 So foolish was I, and ignorant:
I was as a beast before thee.
Nalikuwa kama mjinga, sijui neno; Nalikuwa kama mnyama tu mbele zako.
23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee:
Thou hast holden me by my right hand.
Walakini mimi ni pamoja nawe daima, Umenishika mkono wa kuume.
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,
And afterward receive me to glory.
Utaniongoza kwa shauri lako, Na baadaye utanikaribisha kwa utukufu.
25 Whom have I in heaven but thee?
And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
Ni nani niliye naye mbinguni, Wala duniani sina cha kupendeza ila Wewe.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth:
But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Mwili wangu na moyo wangu hupunguka, Bali Mungu ni mwamba wa moyo wangu Na sehemu yangu milele.
27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish:
Thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.
Maana wajitengao nawe watapotea; Umewaangamiza wote waliokuacha Wewe.
28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD,
That I may declare all thy works.
Nami kumkaribia Mungu ni kwema kwangu; Nimefanya kimbilio kwa Bwana MUNGU, Niyahubiri matendo yako yote.
