Zaburi 79
1 Zaburi ya Asafu. Mungu, Mataifa ya kigeni yameingia kwenye urithi wako; wamelinajisi hekalu lako takatifu; wameigeuza Yerusalemu kuwa chungu cha magofu.
A Melody of Asaph. O God, nations, Have entered thine inheritance, Have profaned thy holy temple, —Have laid Jerusalem in heaps:
2 Wamezitoa maiti za watumishi wako ziwe chakula cha ndege wa angani, miili ya watakatifu wako iwe chakula cha wanyama wa nchi.
They have given, The dead bodies of thy servants, As food for the birds of the heavens, The flesh of thy men of lovingkindness, Unto the wild beast of the earth:
3 Wamemwaga damu zao kama maji sehemu zote za Yesrusalemu, na hakuwepo wa kuwazika.
They have poured out their blood like water, Round about Jerusalem, With none to bury.
4 Sisi tumekuwa aibu kwa majirani zetu, tukidhihakiwa na kuzomewa na wale wanaotuzunguka.
We have become, A reproach to our neighbours, —A mockery and a derision, to them who are round about us.
5 Mpaka lini Yahwe? Utabaki kuwa na hasira milele? Ni kwa muda gani hasira yako ya wivu itawaka kama moto?
How long, O Yahweh, wilt thou be angry utterly? Shall thy jealousy, burn like fire?
6 Mwaga hasira yako juu ya mataifa ambayo hayakujui wewe na ufalme ambao hauliiti jina lako.
Pour out thy wrath, Upon the nations that have not known thee—and, Upon the kingdoms that, on thy Name, have not called.
7 Kwa maana walimvamia Yakobo na waliharibu kijiji chake.
For he hath devoured Jacob, —And, his dwelling-place, have they laid waste.
8 Usiendelee kukumbuka dhambi za baba zetu dhidi yetu; matendo yako ya huruma yaje kwetu, maana tuko chini.
Do not remember against us former iniquities, —Haste thee, let thy compassions, come to meet us, For we have been brought very low!
9 Utusaidie, Mungu wa wokovu wetu, kwa ajili ya utukufu wa jina lako; utuokoe na usamehe dhambi zetu kwa ajili ya jina lako.
Help us, O God of our salvation, on account of the glory of thy Name, —Rescue us then, and put a propitiatory-covering over our sins, For the sake of thy Name.
10 Kwa nini mataifa yalazimike kusema, “Mungu wao yuko wapi?” Damu ya watumishi wako ambayo ilimwagwa na ilipize kisasi juu ya mataifa mbele ya macho yako.
Wherefore should the nations say—Where is their God? Let him be known among the nations before our eyes! [Yea! By] the avenging of the blood of thy servants which hath been shed!
11 Kilio cha wafungwa na kije mbele zako; kwa uweza wa nguvu zako uwaweke ai wana wa mauti.
Let the groaning of the prisoner, come in before thee, —According to the greatness of thine arm, Set free them who are appointed to death.
12 Uwalipize majirani zetu vifuani mwao mara saba zaidi ya walivyo kutukana wewe, Bwana.
Return, therefore, unto our neighbours—Sevenfold, into their own bosom, The reproach wherewith they have reproached thee, O Adonay!
13 Hivyo sisi watu wako na kondoo wa malisho yako tutakushukuru milele. Tutazisimulia sifa zako kwa vizazi vyote.
So, we, thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks unto thee, to times age-abiding, —To generation after generation, will we recount thy praise.
