Psalms 10

1 Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

1 Kwa nini, Ee Bwana, unasimama mbali? Kwa nini unajificha wakati wa shida?

2 In pride the wicked pursue the needy; let them be caught in the schemes they devise.

2 Katika kiburi chake, mwovu humtesa maskini, waovu na wanaswe katika hila wanazozitunga.

3 For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

3 Hujivunia tamaa za moyo wake; humbariki mlafi na kumtukana Bwana.

4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

4 Katika kiburi chake, mwovu hamtafuti Mungu, katika mawazo yake yote hakuna nafasi ya Mungu.

5 He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

5 Njia zake daima hufanikiwa; hujivuna na amri zako ziko mbali naye, huwacheka kwa dharau adui zake wote.

6 He says to himself, “I will not be moved; from age to age I am free of distress.”

6 Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Hakuna kitakachonitikisa, daima nitakuwa na furaha, kamwe sitakuwa na shida.”

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

7 Kinywa chake kimejaa laana, uongo na vitisho; shida na ubaya viko chini ya ulimi wake.

8 He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.

8 Huvizia karibu na vijiji; kutoka mafichoni huwanasa wasio na hatia, akivizia wapitaji.

9 He lies in wait like a lion in a thicket; he lurks to seize the oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.

9 Huvizia kama simba aliye mawindoni; huvizia kumkamata mnyonge, huwakamata wanyonge na kuwaburuza katika wavu wake.

10 They are crushed and beaten down; the helpless fall prey to his strength.

10 Mateka wake hupondwa, huzimia; wanaanguka katika nguvu zake.

11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”

11 Anajisemea mwenyewe, “Mungu amesahau, huficha uso wake na haoni kabisa.”

12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.

12 Inuka Bwana! Inua mkono wako, Ee Mungu. Usiwasahau wanyonge.

13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”

13 Kwa nini mtu mwovu anamtukana Mungu? Kwa nini anajiambia mwenyewe, “Hataniita nitoe hesabu?”

14 But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

14 Lakini wewe, Ee Mungu, unaona shida na huzuni, umekubali kuyapokea mkononi mwako. Mhanga anajisalimisha kwako, wewe ni msaada wa yatima.

15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call him to account for his wickedness until none is left to be found.

15 Vunja mkono wa mtu mwovu na mbaya, mwite atoe hesabu ya maovu yake ambayo yasingejulikana.

16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

16 Bwana ni Mfalme milele na milele, mataifa wataangamia watoke nchini mwake.

17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

17 Unasikia, Ee Bwana, shauku ya wanaoonewa, wewe huwatia moyo, na kusikiliza kilio chao,

18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

18 ukiwatetea yatima na walioonewa, ili mwanadamu, ambaye ni udongo, asiogopeshe tena.