Hymn of Praise
1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
Basi Daudi akamwambia Bwana maneno ya wimbo huu, siku ile Bwana alipomwokoa mikononi mwa adui zake zote, na mkononi mwa Sauli;
2 and he said,
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
akasema, Bwana ndiye jabali langu, na ngome yangu, na mwokozi wangu, naam, wangu;
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust:
He is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge,
My saviour; thou savest me from violence.
Mungu wa mwamba wangu, nitamwamini yeye; Ngao yangu, na pembe ya wokovu wangu, mnara wangu, na makimbilio yangu; Mwokozi wangu, waniokoa na jeuri.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:
So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Nitamwita Bwana astahiliye kusifiwa; Hivyo nitaokoka na adui zangu.
5 When the waves of death compassed me,
The floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
Maana mawimbi ya mauti yalinizunguka, Mafuriko ya uovu yakanitia hofu.
6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about;
The snares of death prevented me;
Kamba za kuzimu zilinizunguka; Mitego ya mauti ikanikabili.
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD,
And cried to my God:
And he did hear my voice out of his temple,
And my cry did enter into his ears.
Katika shida yangu nalimwita Bwana, Naam, nikamlalamikia Mungu wangu;
8 Then the earth shook and trembled;
The foundations of heaven moved
And shook, because he was wroth.
Ndipo nchi ilipotikisika na kutetemeka, Misingi ya mbinguni ikasuka-suka Na kutikisika, kwa sababu alikuwa na ghadhabu.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils,
And fire out of his mouth devoured:
Coals were kindled by it.
Kukapanda moshi kutoka puani mwake, Moto ukatoka kinywani mwake ukala; Makaa yakawashwa nao.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down;
And darkness was under his feet.
Aliziinamisha mbingu akashuka; Kukawa na giza kuu chini ya miguu yake.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly:
And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
Akapanda juu ya kerubi akaruka; Naam, alionekana juu ya mabawa ya upepo.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him,
Dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
Akafanya giza hema zake za kumzunguka, Makusanyiko ya maji, mawingu makuu ya mbinguni.
13 Through the brightness before him
Were coals of fire kindled.
Toka mwangaza uliokuwa mbele zake Makaa ya moto yakawashwa.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered his voice.
Bwana alipiga radi toka mbinguni, Naye Aliye juu akaitoa sauti yake.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them;
Lightning, and discomfited them.
Akapiga mishale, akawatawanya; Umeme, naye akawatapanya.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were discovered,
At the rebuking of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Ndipo ilipoonekana mikondo ya bahari, Misingi ya ulimwengu ikafichuliwa, Kwa kukemea kwake Bwana, Kwa mvumo wa pumzi ya puani mwake.
17 He sent from above, he took me;
He drew me out of many waters;
Alipeleka kutoka juu, akanishika; Akanitoa katika maji mengi;
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
And from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Akaniokoa na adui yangu mwenye nguvu, Na wale walionichukia; Maana walikuwa na nguvu kuliko mimi.
19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity:
But the LORD was my stay.
Walinikabili siku ya msiba wangu; Lakini Bwana alikuwa tegemeo langu.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place:
He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Akanitoa akanipeleka panapo nafasi; Aliniponya kwa kuwa alipendezwa nami.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness:
According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Bwana alinitendea sawasawa na haki yangu; Sawasawa na usafi wa mikono yangu akanilipa.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Maana nimezishika njia za Bwana, Wala sikumwasi Mungu wangu.
23 For all his judgments were before me:
And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
Maana hukumu zake zote zilikuwa mbele yangu; Na kwa habari za amri zake, sikuziacha.
24 I was also upright before him,
And have kept myself from mine iniquity.
Nami nalikuwa mkamilifu kwake, Nikajilinda na uovu wangu.
25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness;
According to my cleanness in his eye sight.
Basi Bwana amenilipa sawasawa na haki yangu; Sawasawa na usafi wa mikono yangu mbele zake.
26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful,
And with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
Kwa mtu mwenye fadhili utakuwa mwenye fadhili Kwa mkamilifu utajionyesha kuwa mkamilifu;
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure;
And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
Kwake ajitakasaye utajionyesha kuwa mtakatifu; Na kwa mpotovu utajionyesha kuwa mkaidi.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save:
But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
Na watu wanaoonewa wewe utawaokoa; Ila macho yako ni juu ya wenye kiburi, uwadhili.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD:
And the LORD will lighten my darkness.
Kwa kuwa wewe u taa yangu, Ee Bwana; Na Bwana ataniangazia giza langu.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop:
By my God have I leaped over a wall.
Maana kwa msaada wako nafuatia jeshi; Kwa msaada wa Mungu wangu naruka ukuta.
31 As for God, his way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is tried:
He is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
Mungu njia yake ni kamilifu; Ahadi ya Bwana imehakikishwa; Yeye ndiye ngao yao Wote wanaomkimbilia.
32 For who is God, save the LORD?
And who is a rock, save our God?
Maana ni nani aliye Mungu, ila Bwana? Ni nani aliye mwamba, ila Mungu wetu?
33 God is my strength and power:
And he maketh my way perfect.
Mungu ndiye ngome yangu yenye nguvu; Naye huwaongoza wakamilifu katika njia yake.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet:
And setteth me upon my high places.
Huifanya miguu yangu kuwa kama ya kulungu; Na kunisimamisha mahali pangu pa juu.
35 He teacheth my hands to war;
So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Ananifundisha mikono yangu vita; Hata mikono yangu yaupinda upinde wa shaba.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation:
And thy gentleness hath made me great.
Nawe umenipa ngao ya wokovu wako; Na unyenyekevu wako umenikuza.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me;
So that my feet did not slip.
Umezifanyizia nafasi hatua zangu, Wala miguu yangu haikuteleza.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them;
And turned not again until I had consumed them.
Nimewafuatia adui zangu, na kuwaangamiza; Wala sikurudi nyuma hata walipokomeshwa.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise:
Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
Nami nimewakomesha na kuwapiga-piga wasiweze kusimama; Naam, wameanguka chini ya miguu yangu.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle:
Them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
Maana umenifunga mshipi wa nguvu kwa vita; Umenitiishia chini yangu walioniondokea.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies,
That I might destroy them that hate me.
Naam, adui zangu umewafanya wanipe visogo, Ili niwakatilie mbali wanaonichukia.
42 They looked, but there was none to save;
Even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Walitazama, lakini hakuna wa kuokoa; Walimwita Bwana, lakini hakuwajibu.
43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth,
I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
Ndipo nikawaponda kama mavumbi ya nchi, Nikawakanyaga kama matope ya njiani, nikawatawanya.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people,
Thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen:
A people which I knew not shall serve me.
Nawe umeniokoa na mashindano ya watu wangu; Umenihifadhi niwe kichwa cha mataifa; Watu nisiowajua watanitumikia.
45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me:
As soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
Wageni watanijia wakinyenyekea; Kwa kusikia tu habari zangu, Mara watanitii.
46 Strangers shall fade away,
And they shall be afraid out of their close places.
Wageni nao watatepetea, Watatoka katika ngome zao wakitetemeka.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Bwana ndiye aliye hai; Na ahimidiwe mwamba wangu; Na atukuzwe Mungu wa mwamba wa wokovu wangu;
48 It is God that avengeth me,
And that bringeth down the people under me,
Naam, Mungu anipatiaye kisasi, Na kuwatweza watu chini yangu,
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies:
Thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me:
Thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Na kunileta nje nitoke kwa adui zangu; Naam, waniinua juu yao walioniinukia; Waniponya na mtu wa jeuri.
50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen,
And I will sing praises unto thy name.
Basi, Bwana, nitakushukuru kati ya mataifa, Nami nitaliimbia jina lako.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king:
And sheweth mercy to his anointed,
Unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
Ampa mfalme wake wokovu mkuu; Amfanyia fadhili masihi wake Daudi na mzao wake, hata milele.
