Psalms 16

1 A Miktam of David. Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.

1 Ee Mungu, uniweke salama, kwa maana kwako nimekimbilia.

2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”

2 Nilimwambia Bwana, “Wewe ndiwe Bwana wangu; pasipo wewe sina jambo jema.”

3 As for the saints in the land, they are the excellence in whom all my delight resides.

3 Kwa habari ya watakatifu walioko duniani, ndio walio wa fahari ambao ninapendezwa nao.

4 Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.

4 Huzuni itaongezeka kwa wale wanaokimbilia miungu mingine. Sitazimimina sadaka zao za damu au kutaja majina yao midomoni mwangu.

5 The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.

5 Bwana umeniwekea fungu langu na kikombe changu; umeyafanya mambo yangu yote yawe salama.

6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.

6 Alama za mipaka zimeniangukia mahali pazuri, hakika nimepata urithi mzuri.

7 I will bless the LORD who counsels me; even at night my conscience instructs me.

7 Nitamsifu Bwana ambaye hunishauri, hata wakati wa usiku moyo wangu hunifundisha.

8 I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

8 Nimemweka Bwana mbele yangu daima. Kwa sababu yuko mkono wangu wa kuume, sitatikisika.

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

9 Kwa hiyo moyo wangu unafurahia, na ulimi wangu unashangilia; mwili wangu nao utapumzika salama,

10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

10 kwa maana hutaniacha kaburini, wala hutamwacha Mtakatifu Wako kuona uharibifu.

11 You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

11 Umenijulisha njia ya uzima; utanijaza na furaha mbele zako, pamoja na furaha za milele katika mkono wako wa kuume.