A Psalm of Asaph.
1 O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance;
Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem on heaps.
Ee Mungu, mataifa wameingia katika urithi wako, Wamelinajisi hekalu lako takatifu. Wamefanya Yerusalemu chungu chungu.
2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven,
The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth.
Wameziacha maiti za watumishi wako Ziwe chakula cha ndege wa angani. Na miili ya watauwa wako Iwe chakula cha wanyama wa nchi.
3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem;
And there was none to bury them .
Wamemwaga damu yao kama maji Pande zote za Yerusalemu, Wala hapakuwa na mzishi.
4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours,
A scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Tumekuwa lawama kwa jirani zetu, Mzaha na dhihaka kwao wanaotuzunguka.
5 How long, LORD? Wilt thou be angry for ever?
Shall thy jealousy burn like fire?
Ee Bwana, hata lini? Utaona hasira milele? Wivu wako utawaka kama moto?
6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee,
And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.
Ukali wako uwamwagie mataifa wasiokujua, Na falme za hao wasioliitia jina lako.
7 For they have devoured Jacob,
And laid waste his dwelling place.
Kwa maana wamemla Yakobo, Na matuo yake wameyaharibu.
8 O remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us:
For we are brought very low.
Usikumbuke juu yetu maovu ya baba zetu, Rehema zako zije kutulaki hima, Kwa maana tumedhilika sana.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name:
And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake.
Ee Mungu wa wokovu wetu, utusaidie, Kwa ajili ya utukufu wa jina lako. Utuokoe, utughofiri dhambi zetu, Kwa ajili ya jina lako.
10 Wherefore should the heathen say,
Where is their God?
Let him be known among the heathen in our sight
By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.
Kwa nini mataifa kusema, Yuko wapi Mungu wao? Kisasi cha damu ya watumishi wako iliyomwagika Kijulike kati ya mataifa machoni petu.
11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee;
According to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;
Kuugua kwake aliyefungwa Na kuingie mbele zako. Kwa kadiri ya uweza wa mkono wako Uwahifadhi wana wa mauti.
12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom
Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Uwalipe jirani zetu mara saba vifuani mwao Laumu zao walizokulaumu, Ee Bwana.
13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever:
We will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
Na sisi tulio watu wako, Na kondoo za malisho yako, Tutakushukuru milele; Tutazisimulia sifa zako kizazi kwa kizazi.
