Psalms 140
1 For the chief musician. A psalm of David. Yahweh, rescue me from the wicked; preserve me from violent men.
Yahwe, uniokoe dhidi ya waovu; unikinge dhidi ya watu wenye vurugu.
2 They plan evil in their hearts; they cause battles every day.
Wao wanapanga uovu mioyoni mwao; wanasababisha mapigano kila siku.
3 Their tongues wound like serpents; vipers' poison is on their lips. (Selah)
Ndimi zao zinajeruhi kama nyoka; sumu ya fira imo midomoni mwao. (Selah)
4 Keep me from the hands of the wicked, Yahweh; preserve me from violent men who plan to knock me over.
Ee Yahwe, unilinde dhidi ya mikono ya waovu; unikinge na vurugu za watu wanaopanga kuniangusha.
5 The proud have set a trap for me; they have spread a net; they have set a snare for me. (Selah)
Wenye majivuno wameweka mtego kwa ajili yangu; wameeneza nyavu; wameweka kitanzi kwa ajili yangu. (Selah)
6 I said to Yahweh, “You are my God; listen to my cries for mercy.”
Nilimwambia Yahwe, “Wewe ni Mungu wangu; usikie kilio changu unihurumie.”
7 Yahweh, my Lord, you are powerfully able to save me; you shield my head in the day of battle.
Ee Yahwe, Bwana wangu, wewe ni mwenye nguvu uwezaye kuniokoa; hunifunika ngao kichwa changu siku ya vita.
8 Yahweh, do not grant the desires of the wicked; do not let their plots succeed. (Selah)
Ee Yahwe, usiyatimize matakwa ya waovu; usiruhusu njama zao kufanikiwa. (Selah)
9 Those who surround me raise their heads; let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Wale wanao nizunguka huinua vichwa vyao; madhara ya midomo yao wenyewe na yawafunike.
10 Let burning coals fall on them; throw them into the fire, into bottomless pits, never more to rise.
Makaa ya moto na yawaangukie; uwatupe motoni, kwenye shimo refu, wasiweze kuinuka tena.
11 May men of tongues not be made secure on the earth; may evil hunt down the violent man to strike him dead.
Watu wenye ndimi na wasifanywe salama juu ya nchi; na uovu umuwinde kumpiga mtu mwenye vurugu mpaka afe.
12 I know that Yahweh will judge in favor of the afflicted, and that he will give justice to the needy.
Ninajua kuwa Yahwe atahukumu kwa haki walioteswa, na kuwa atawapa haki wahitaji.
13 Surely the righteous people will give thanks to your name; the upright people will live in your presence.
Hakika watu wenye haki watalishukuru jina lako; watu wanyoofu wataishi uweponi mwako.
