To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David.
1 Give ear to my prayer, O God;
And hide not thyself from my supplication.
Ee Mungu, uisikilize sala yangu, Wala usijifiche nikuombapo rehema.
2 Attend unto me, and hear me:
I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Unisikilize na kunijibu, Nimetanga-tanga nikilalama na kuugua.
3 Because of the voice of the enemy,
Because of the oppression of the wicked:
For they cast iniquity upon me,
And in wrath they hate me.
Kwa sababu ya sauti ya adui, Kwa sababu ya dhuluma yake yule mwovu. Kwa maana wananitupia uovu, Na kwa ghadhabu wananiudhi.
4 My heart is sore pained within me:
And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Moyo wangu unaumia ndani yangu, Na hofu za mauti zimeniangukia.
5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,
And horror hath overwhelmed me.
Hofu na tetemeko limenijia, Na hofu kubwa imenifunikiza.
6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!
For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Nikasema, Ningekuwa na mbawa kama njiwa, Ningerukia mbali na kustarehe.
7 Lo, then would I wander far off,
And remain in the wilderness. Selah.
Ningekwenda zangu mbali, Ningetua jangwani.
8 I would hasten my escape
From the windy storm and tempest.
Ningefanya haraka kuzikimbia Dhoruba na tufani.
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues:
For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Ee Bwana, uwaangamize, uzichafue ndimi zao, Maana nimeona dhuluma na fitina katika mji.
10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof:
Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
Mchana na usiku huzunguka kutani mwake; Uovu na taabu zimo ndani yake;
11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof:
Deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Tamaa mbaya zimo ndani yake; Dhuluma na hila haziondoki mitaani mwake.
12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me;
Then I could have born it:
Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me;
Then I would have hid myself from him:
Kwa maana aliyetukana si adui; Kama ndivyo, ningevumilia. Aliyejitukuza juu yangu siye anichukiaye; Kama ndivyo, ningejificha asinione.
13 But it was thou, a man mine equal,
My guide, and mine acquaintance.
Bali ni wewe, mtu mwenzangu, Rafiki yangu, niliyejuana nawe sana.
14 We took sweet counsel together,
And walked unto the house of God in company.
Tulipeana shauri tamu; na kutembea Nyumbani mwa Mungu pamoja na mkutano.
15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell:
For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
Mauti na iwapate kwa ghafula, Na washuke kuzimu wangali hai, Maana uovu u makaoni mwao na katikati yao.
16 As for me, I will call upon God;
And the LORD shall save me.
Nami nitamwita Mungu, Na Bwana ataniokoa;
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
Jioni, asubuhi, na adhuhuri nitalalama na kuugua, Naye ataisikia sauti yangu.
18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me:
For there were many with me.
Ameiokoa nafsi yangu iwe salama, asinikaribie mtu, Maana walioshindana nami walikuwa wengi.
19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah.
Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
Mungu atasikia na kuwajibu; Ndiye Yeye akaaye tangu milele. Mageuzi ya mambo hayawapati hao, Kwa hiyo hawamchi Mungu.
20 He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him:
He hath broken his covenant.
Amenyosha mkono awadhuru waliopatana naye, Amelihalifu agano lake.
21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart:
His words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Kinywa chake ni laini kuliko siagi, Bali moyo wake ni vita. Maneno yake ni mororo kuliko mafuta, Bali hayo ni panga wazi.
22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee:
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Umtwike Bwana mzigo wako naye atakutegemeza, Hatamwacha mwenye haki aondoshwe milele.
23 But thou,
O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction:
Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days;
But I will trust in thee.
Nawe, Ee Mungu, utawatelemsha, Walifikilie shimo la uharibifu; Watu wa damu na hila hawataishi nusu ya siku zao, Bali mimi nitakutumaini Wewe.
