Psalms 1

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers:

Heri mtu yule ambaye haendi katika shauri la watu waovu, wala hasimami katika njia ya wenye dhambi, au kuketi katika baraza la wenye mizaha.

2 But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

Bali huifurahia sheria ya Bwana, naye huitafakari hiyo sheria usiku na mchana.

3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Mtu huyo ni kama mti uliopandwa kando ya vijito vya maji, ambao huzaa matunda kwa majira yake na majani yake hayanyauki. Lolote afanyalo hufanikiwa.

4 The wicked are not so, But are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Sivyo walivyo waovu! Wao ni kama makapi yapeperushwayo na upepo.

5 Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Kwa hiyo waovu hawatastahimili hukumu, wala wenye dhambi katika kusanyiko la wenye haki.

6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Kwa maana Bwana huziangalia njia za mwenye haki, bali njia ya waovu itaangamia.