Psalms 140

1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Deliuer me, O Lord, from the euill man: preserue me from the cruel man:

Yahwe, uniokoe dhidi ya waovu; unikinge dhidi ya watu wenye vurugu.

2 Which imagine euill things in their heart, and make warre continually.

Wao wanapanga uovu mioyoni mwao; wanasababisha mapigano kila siku.

3 They haue sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poyson is vnder their lips. (Selah)

Ndimi zao zinajeruhi kama nyoka; sumu ya fira imo midomoni mwao. (Selah)

4 Keepe mee, O Lord, from the handes of the wicked: preserue mee from the cruell man, which purposeth to cause my steppes to slide.

Ee Yahwe, unilinde dhidi ya mikono ya waovu; unikinge na vurugu za watu wanaopanga kuniangusha.

5 The proude haue layde a snare for me, and spred a nette with cordes in my pathway, and set grennes for me. (Selah)

Wenye majivuno wameweka mtego kwa ajili yangu; wameeneza nyavu; wameweka kitanzi kwa ajili yangu. (Selah)

6 Therefore I saide vnto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare, O Lord, the voyce of my prayers.

Nilimwambia Yahwe, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu; usikie kilio changu unihurumie.”

7 O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.

Ee Yahwe, Bwana wangu, wewe ni mwenye nguvu uwezaye kuniokoa; hunifunika ngao kichwa changu siku ya vita.

8 Let not the wicked haue his desire, O Lord: performe not his wicked thought, least they be proude. (Selah)

Ee Yahwe, usiyatimize matakwa ya waovu; usiruhusu njama zao kufanikiwa. (Selah)

9 As for the chiefe of them, that compasse me about, let the mischiefe of their owne lippes come vpon them.

Wale wanao nizunguka huinua vichwa vyao; madhara ya midomo yao wenyewe na yawafunike.

10 Let coles fal vpon them: let him cast them into the fire, and into the deepe pits, that they rise not.

Makaa ya moto na yawaangukie; uwatupe motoni, kwenye shimo refu, wasiweze kuinuka tena.

11 For the backbiter shall not be established vpon the earth: euill shall hunt the cruell man to destruction.

Watu wenye ndimi na wasifanywe salama juu ya nchi; na uovu umuwinde kumpiga mtu mwenye vurugu mpaka afe.

12 I know that the Lord will auenge the afflicted, and iudge the poore.

Ninajua kuwa Yahwe atahukumu kwa haki walioteswa, na kuwa atawapa haki wahitaji.

13 Surely the righteous shall prayse thy Name, and the iust shall dwell in thy presence.

Hakika watu wenye haki watalishukuru jina lako; watu wanyoofu wataishi uweponi mwako.