Psalms 18
1 To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Thaburi ya Daudi Nĩngwendete, Wee Jehova, o Wee hinya wakwa.
2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.
Jehova nĩwe rwaro rwakwa rwa ihiga, na rũirigo rwakwa rwa hinya, na mũkũũri wakwa; Mũrungu wakwa nĩwe rwaro rwakwa rwa ihiga, o we rĩũrĩro rĩakwa. Nĩwe ngo yakwa, na rũhĩa rwa ũhonokio wakwa, o na kĩĩhitho gĩakwa kĩrũmu.
3 I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Ngayagĩra Jehova, ũrĩa wagĩrĩire nĩkũgoocwo, na ngahonokio kuuma kũrĩ thũ ciakwa.
4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Mĩhĩndo ya gĩkuũ nĩyandigiicire; kĩguũ kĩa mwanangĩko gĩkĩĩhubĩkania.
Mĩhĩndo ya mbĩrĩra ĩgĩĩthiororokeria; nayo mĩtego ya gĩkuũ ĩkĩnjĩhotorera. (Sheol h7585)
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, [even] into his ears.
Mĩnyamaro-inĩ yakwa ndakaĩire Jehova; ngĩrĩrĩra Ngai wakwa aandeithie. Arĩ hekarũ-inĩ yake nĩ aaiguire mũgambo wakwa; kĩrĩro gĩakwa gĩgĩkinya harĩ we, o matũ-inĩ make.
7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Thĩ ĩkĩinaina na ĩgĩthingitha, nayo mĩthingi ya irĩma ĩkĩenyenya; ĩkĩinaina tondũ aarĩ mũrakaru.
8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Ndogo ĩkiuma maniũrũ-inĩ make ĩkĩambata na igũrũ; mwaki wa kũniinana ũkiuma kanua-inĩ gake, kanua-inĩ gake hakiuma makara mekũrĩrĩmbũka.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness [was] under his feet.
Aahingũrire igũrũ agĩikũrũka thĩ; matu matumanu maarĩ rungu rwa makinya make.
10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Aathiire akuuĩtwo nĩ ikerubi akĩũmbũka; akĩambata na igũrũ na mathagu ma rũhuho.
11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him [were] dark waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
Aatuire nduma kĩndũ gĩake gĩa kwĩhumbĩra, hema ya kũmũthiũrũrũkĩria, o matu marĩa mathimbu ma mbura.
12 At the brightness [that was] before him his thick clouds passed, hail [stones] and coals of fire.
Kuuma ũkengi ũrĩa warĩ harĩ we, mbura ya mbembe na heni igũtũrĩkanĩria matu-inĩ make.
13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail [stones] and coals of fire.
Jehova akĩruruma arĩ kũu igũrũ; mũgambo wa Ũrĩa-ũrĩ-Igũrũ-Mũno ũkĩiguuo.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Aikirie mĩguĩ yake, akĩharagania thũ, agĩciikĩria heni nene, agĩcingatithia.
15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Mĩkuru ya iria ĩkĩguũrio, nayo mĩthingi ya thĩ ĩkĩhumbũrio nĩ ũndũ wa irũithia rĩaku, Wee Jehova, na nĩ ũndũ wa ihurutana rĩa mĩhũmũ ya maniũrũ maku.
16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
Agĩtambũrũkia guoko gwake kuuma o kũu igũrũ, akĩĩnyiita; akĩnguucia, akĩnduta maaĩ-inĩ kũrĩa kũriku.
17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Andeithũrire harĩ thũ yakwa ĩrĩ hinya, akĩndeithũra kũrĩ arĩa maathũire, o acio maangĩrĩtie hinya.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
Manjĩhotoreire mũthenya ũrĩa ndaarĩ na mũtino, no Jehova nĩwe warĩ mũtiirĩrĩri wakwa.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Andeehire kũndũ kwariĩ; akĩndeithũra nĩ tondũ nĩakenetio nĩ niĩ.
20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Jehova anjĩkĩire maũndũ kũringana na ũthingu wakwa; andĩhĩte kũringana na ũtheru wa moko makwa.
21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Nĩgũkorwo nĩnũmĩtie njĩra cia Jehova; ndiĩkĩte ũũru ngahutatĩra Ngai wakwa.
22 For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Mawatho make mothe marĩ mbere yakwa; ndihutatĩire irĩra cia watho wake wa kũrũmĩrĩrwo.
23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Ngoretwo itarĩ na ũcuuke ndĩ mbere yake, na ngemenyerera ndikehie.
24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.
Jehova andĩhĩte kũringana na ũthingu wakwa, akandĩha kũringana na ũtheru wa moko makwa maitho-inĩ make.
25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Kũrĩ mũndũ ũrĩa mwĩhokeku ũrĩĩonanagia ũrĩ mwĩhokeku, na kũrĩ ũrĩa ũtarĩ ũcuuke ũrĩĩonanagia ndũrĩ ũcuuke,
26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.
kũrĩ ũrĩa wĩtheragia, ũrĩĩonanagia ũrĩ mũtheru, no kũrĩ ũrĩa ũrĩ mĩthiĩre mĩogomu, ũrĩĩonanagia ũrĩ mũmũhutatĩri.
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Wee ũhonokagia andũ arĩa enyiihia, no arĩa marĩ maitho ma mwĩtĩĩo ũkamaconorithia.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
Wee Jehova, ũigaga tawa wakwa wakanĩte; Ngai wakwa atũmaga nduma yakwa ĩtuĩke ũtheri.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
Ndĩ na ũteithio waku no hote gũtharĩkĩra mbũtũ ya ita; ndĩ na Ngai wakwa no hote kũrũga rũthingo.
30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.
Mũrungu-rĩ, njĩra ciake nĩnginyanĩru; kiugo kĩa Jehova gĩtirĩ ihĩtia. We nĩwe ngo ya arĩa othe mehithaga harĩ we.
31 For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?
Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, nũũ Mũrungu tiga Jehova? Na nũũ Rwaro rwa Ihiga tiga Ngai witũ?
32 [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Nĩ Mũrungu ũũheaga hinya na agatũma njĩra yakwa ĩkinyanĩre.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
Atũmaga magũrũ makwa magĩe ihenya ta ma thwariga; aahotithagia kũrũgama kũndũ kũrĩa kũraihu.
34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
We nĩwe wonagia moko makwa mũrũĩre wa mbaara; moko makwa no mageete ũta wa gĩcango.
35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Ũũheaga ngo yaku ya ũhootani, guoko gwaku kwa ũrĩo nĩkuo kũndiiragĩrĩra; ũinamagĩrĩra ũkaanenehia.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Ũnjaramagĩria njĩra ya kũrĩa thiiagĩra, nĩgeetha magũrũ makwa matigatirũke.
37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
Ndaingatithirie thũ ciakwa ngĩcikinyĩra; ndiacookire na thuutha nginya rĩrĩa cianiinirwo.
38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
Ndacihehenjire ikĩremwo nĩ gũũkĩra; ciagũire thĩ wa magũrũ makwa.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Wee waheire hinya wa kũrũa mbaara; ũgĩgĩtũma thũ ciakwa ciinamĩrĩre magũrũ-inĩ makwa.
40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Watũmire thũ ciakwa ihũndũke ciũre, na niĩ ngĩniina arĩa maathũire.
41 They cried, but [there was] none to save [them: even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Maakaire mateithio, no hatiarĩ na wa kũmahonokia, maakaĩire Jehova no ndaametĩkire.
42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Ndaamahũũrire makĩhinya ta rũkũngũ rũmbũrĩtwo nĩ rũhuho; ngĩmaita njĩra-inĩ ta ndooro.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; [and] thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people [whom] I have not known shall serve me.
Nĩũũhonoketie ngaaga gũtharĩkĩrwo nĩ andũ; ũnduĩte mũtongoria wa ndũrĩrĩ; andũ itooĩ nĩmandungatagĩra.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
O rĩrĩa maigua ngumo yakwa, nĩmanjathĩkagĩra; andũ a kũngĩ mehetaga marĩ mbere yakwa.
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Othe makuuaga ngoro; mookaga makĩinainaga moimĩte ciĩhitho ciao cia hinya.
46 The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Jehova atũũraga muoyo! O we Rwaro rwakwa rwa Ihiga arogoocwo! Ngai o we Mũhonokia wakwa arotũgĩrio!
47 [It is] God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
We nĩwe Mũrungu ũrĩa ũndĩhagĩria, agatooria ndũrĩrĩ, agaciiga rungu rwakwa,
48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
o we ũũhonokagia kuuma kũrĩ thũ ciakwa. Wandũgĩririe igũrũ rĩa andũ arĩa maathũire; ũkĩndeithũra kuuma kũrĩ andũ arĩa mahũthagĩra hinya.
49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Wee Jehova, nĩndĩrĩkũgoocaga ndĩ gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ, ndĩrĩinaga ngagooca rĩĩtwa rĩaku.
50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Aheaga mũthamaki wake ũhootani mũnene; onanagia ũtugi wake ũtathiraga kũrĩ ũcio wake mũitĩrĩrie maguta, kũrĩ Daudi na njiaro ciake nginya tene.
